The Chinese army, which broke through the overwhelming momentum in the Far East battlefield, encountered some troubles only in one small place:
Moscow!
The previously formulated plan was to end all operations in Russia before the end of 1940. There were no problems in the previous operations. The Chinese Army won successive victories in Russia and quickly advanced the front to Moscow, forming an attack on Moscow.
However, the determination and strength of the Bolsheviks to maintain this "Red Temple" far exceeded the imagination of the Chinese people.
President Wang Hengyue once said to the command palace on the front line that no matter how smooth the previous battles were, once they reach Moscow, they must be prepared for a hard and fierce battle. No one is willing to give up their last place of survival to the Soviet Union without resistance.
one's own enemy.
At that time, the victorious Chinese government did not take the Battle of Moscow too seriously. However, in Moscow, they encountered the most tenacious and crazy resistance.
After more than two months of continuous siege, Moscow was still firmly in the hands of the Bolsheviks.
At the end of November 1940, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense ordered a temporary halt to the offensive and all troops prepared to face the coming cold winter.
Those veterans are well aware of the harsh climate in Russia. It may not kill anyone on the battlefield, but the cruel winter in Russia is enough to make even the best soldier leave this world forever in his sleep.
The Chinese are preparing for the winter, and Moscow is also preparing for the winter...
Although Moscow is still in the hands of the Bolsheviks, their Japanese hands are actually not easy. The Chinese took advantage of the absolute advantages of aircraft and artillery to destroy the city. The artillery fire almost completely reorganized Moscow, every inch of the land
All were bombed.
The casualties were very high, and all men, women, and children in Moscow devoted themselves to the battle to defend this last "temple"...
Although there may be no hope...
Moscow has lost all its foreign aid, and now the only one they can rely on is themselves...
Winter is coming, and the Chinese have temporarily stopped attacking, but Moscow is still facing the same problem, how to survive the cruelest Russian winter...
Moscow now lacks food, lacks supplies for winter, lacks everything. However, you have to admit the Bolsheviks' propaganda and agitation to their own people. Even in such a bad situation, these Muscovites still did not give up hope. In fact, they even
Not much complaints
"It doesn't matter." Although the first attack on Moscow did not achieve the expected victory, President Wang Hengyue of the Republic of China did not particularly care: "They can withstand the first round of attacks. When spring comes, they
I can’t hold on no matter what…”.
Wang Hengyue firmly believes in his judgment.
Yes, the current Battle of Moscow and the other Battle of Moscow known to Wang Hengyue are wars in two completely different senses.
Moscow now has no retreat, no support, and no material supplies. As each battle progresses, their strength will inevitably be reduced until they can no longer continue the war.
As for China, all they have to do is wait patiently for spring to arrive, and then a battle that completely destroys Moscow will finally begin.
Wang Hengyue and Stalin, the leaders of the two regimes, although one is in Nanjing and the other is in Moscow, they are staring at each other, watching to finally achieve the victory they hope to see.
Stalin also took advantage of the temporary cessation of the offensive to organize Moscow according to his own wishes. He hoped that a miracle could be created by his own hands.
On December 21, 1940, Stalin took a breather and broadcast the long-awaited message to the people on the radio!
"Comrades, citizens! Brothers and sisters! Soldiers of our army and navy! My friends, I appeal to you," he began. The word "comrade" appears together with the revolutionary title, which is Christian.
"Brothers and sisters" brothers and sisters..."... ordinary people... should defend the mother of the renting country...
He declared: The Patriotic War, a people's holy war against the invaders, is now underway. Just as Tsar Alexander I once opposed the invading Napoleon.
Of course, Stalin mentioned the party in his speech and called on people to "unite around the party of Lenin and Stalin." "Let's talk to Shaposh about the defense of Moscow." Stalin said after delivering his speech.
Shaposhnikov, Chief of General Staff of the Soviet Red Army.
Stalin always addressed Shaposhnikov respectfully by his given name and patronymic, and never raised his voice when talking to him. He was the only person Stalin allowed to smoke in his office.
Shaposhnikov was a former colonel in the Tsarist army and he was openly religious. Another leader of the General Staff, Vasilevsky, was also a priest's son-in-law. In the first days of the war, they
Very close to Stalin.
It was from their mouths that Stalin learned something that shocked the entire Orthodox world.
Metropolitan Ilya of the Lebanese mountains locked himself in an underground stone cell, neither eating nor drinking, and knelt on the ground for a long time to pray to the Virgin to bless Russia.
Later he saw a miracle. He talked about this miracle in a letter sent to Russia to the leaders of the Russian Church: After he prayed for three days and nights, the Virgin appeared in a ball of fire and told him God's will:
"Churches and monasteries across the country must be opened, and priests must be released from prison. Leningrad cannot give up. The statue of Our Lady of Mount Shashan must be invited, and the statue must be carried around the city, and then the icon must be brought to Moscow.
And hold a prayer ceremony there..."
Stalin believed it, even though he had previously announced that he would completely complete "atheism"!
But now, Stalin decided to fulfill the wishes of the god who appeared to Ilya.
Of this group, he surprisingly and obediently returned to the embrace of God. Was it a change of heart? Was it enlightenment? Was it fear that threw him to God? Was it a Marxist god among men who just decided to take advantage of people's belief in God?
?Or regardless of these factors, on the surface he was reconciled with God.
So, according to his order, a large number of priests were released from the concentration camps...
Stalin seemed to believe that God could help him win the war
For Stalin and all the Bolsheviks, Moscow was a city with a long history and a place that could never be abandoned. It was completely meaningful to defend it with the blood of many people.
Moscow was the capital of the Principality of Muscovy in the early 13th century. In the 1a century, the Russians took Moscow as the center and gathered surrounding forces to fight against the rule of the Mongolian aristocracy, thereby unifying Russia and establishing a centralized feudal state. In the mid-15th century, Moscow
It became the capital of the unified Russian state until the early 18th century. Peter the Great moved the capital to St. Petersburg in 1712, but Moscow is still the largest economic, political and cultural center of Russia and still plays the role of the second capital of Russia. Russia was established in 1755
The first university - Moscow State University.
After the French army led by Napoleon occupied Moscow in 1812, the city was burned down in fires, but it was quickly rebuilt. In 1813, the Moscow City Construction Committee was established and large-scale urban reconstruction began. In 1851, the railway was opened.
During the October Revolution of 1q17, Moscow also held an armed uprising following Petrograd and established the Soviet regime. The Soviet government and the Communist Central Committee moved from Petrograd to Moscow in March 1918.
In December 1922, Moscow officially became the capital of the Soviet Union and the capital of the world's first socialist country, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
However, before the Bolsheviks cheered, the Chinese appeared here. First, they launched a large-scale attack on Soviet Russia with the help of the European and American powers, completely killing the Bolsheviks' dream of unifying Russia.
Then after a long confrontation, the Chinese ** team launched a new attack...
Although he issued an order to defend Moscow, Stalin's brows were still tightly knitted together. To be honest, he had no idea whether he could defend Moscow!
"Comrade Shaposhnikov." Stalin's expression was extremely serious, and he stared at his trusted Chief of General Staff: "You must tell me clearly, how sure are we of holding Moscow?"
"Comrade General Secretary." Shaposhnikov looked equally grim: "In the previous series of battles, we have defeated the enemy's attacks countless times and caused heavy damage to the enemy. With the arrival of winter, the enemy has temporarily stopped.
Offensive. The enemy is very difficult now, but our difficulties are even greater. The soldiers lack winter clothes, weapons and ammunition, and food. We lack everything in Moscow, and we must find a way to solve it."
Having said this, he paused and continued: "However, you can completely believe in our determination to fight to the end. As long as there is one Red Army soldier, the enemy will not be able to occupy Moscow. Even if the enemy enters this city, we will use
We will fight to the end with the firmest determination.”
"I believe, Comrade Shaposhnikov." Stalin did not feel relieved by his subordinates' words. On the contrary, his worries became deeper: "The enemy is crazy. I hope we can carry out this war according to our wishes."
Go down, great Moscow must not fall into the hands of the enemy!"
Stalin was not sure that he could do this! (To be continued