Moscow with Nothing
Chapter 400:Moscow with Nothing
Zhukov, who left the defensive front, did not immediately return to Moscow.
In the face of the current situation in Moscow, Zhukov is more willing to carry these earthy trenches.
Slow down the well-excavated trenches, all the way to Soviet soldiers with rifles resting in the trenches.
Zhukov's arrival did not change these Soviet soldiers, one by one, they were listless, and even some did not see who came.
Only a few people saw Zhukov coming, stood up and saluted a military salute, and then continued to squat in the corner.
Tiredness and hunger are the norm inside and outside Moscow, and even the soldiers in the trenches are tired and hungry, which shows what kind of situation will be in the city.
The Soviet soldiers who were too lazy to move were not really lazy, but to save physical strength, which had nothing to do with their own quality and combat effectiveness.
Soldiers who do not eat enough every day have no interest in other things and can only gather together quietly, not to mention Zhukov, even if Stalin comes, it is estimated that they are too lazy to move.
Is there no food in Moscow?
No, there are plenty of grain reserves in Moscow, but due to the recent influx of people in Moscow, there have been limited distribution of grain.
Because the grain in Moscow will be the key to Moscow's defense, the huge force and a large population will increase the consumption of grain.
Stalin planned to last a year in Moscow, but the grain that was shipped to Moscow from each other was estimated to be difficult to reach, so he had to limit the daily supply of grain.
Zhukov, who was walking in front of the trenches, did not say a word and did not care about the reaction of these soldiers, but those who followed him did not have such a kind idea.
“Get up, one by one, what do you look like, haven’t eaten in a few days?”This is Marshal Zhukov, and he does not rise to salute."A staff officer next to Zhukov shouted loudly in the trenches.
In the trenches, a battalion commander on the front line shouted, "Get up and salute."
Without waiting for the battalion commander to raise his arm, Zhukov stopped him and asked, "This commander, your troops need to rest."
"Comrade marshal, we do not need to rest, the soldiers have not been full for several days, so they are saving energy and waiting for the enemy to arrive."The commander of the front line, explained.
"I feel guilty, as your superior, I cannot let you go hungry, if I have more grain, I will be sent to the front line, and now I hope you can rest, and maybe the battle will break out soon."Zhukov also had nothing to say, he was well aware of the situation below, more clearly why the soldiers could not eat, but it was not something he could control.
Bypassing these listless soldiers, Zhukov was full of helplessness deep inside.
Just as Zhukov was about to walk through this trench, he suddenly stood up, looked back at the trench defense, and turned back.
The battalion commander, who was about to sit down, saw Zhukov, who was returning, immediately stood up again.
“Why don’t you see the machine gun position here, your machine gun?”Zhukov asked the commander.
Instead of speaking, the battalion commander lifted the three Maxim heavy machine guns around him with canvas and said, "Comrade marshal, it is not that we have no machine guns, but we have no machine guns."And let's not say that we don't have machine-gun bullets, even if it's a soldier's hand, and everyone doesn't have three rifles."
“The gap between our weapons and equipment and the Red Police Empire is already very large and cannot be compared, and there is nothing to keep at this point.”
Zhukov heard the words and said to the follow-up behind him: "Let the logistics department count, all the weapons and ammunition in stock, all distributed to all the soldiers, not even bullets, how to fight?"
"Please rest assured, I will do it as soon as possible."In the class, an officer in charge of logistics immediately said.
In fact, Zhukov is also well aware that the front line lacks a large amount of weapons and ammunition in addition to food.
With the complete withdrawal of Soviet forces from the east, many things could not be taken away, and industry naturally said that many weapons and ammunition were abandoned on the battlefield.
Although a large number of troops were massed in Moscow, the supply of weapons and ammunition was pitiful.
For the Soviet army at this moment, the lack of advanced weapons and equipment is second, just as part of the emergency production of the Poposa submachine guns, it is completely no effect, there are weapons without bullets, the Poposa submachine guns, not as affordable as those of the Mosinagan rifles.
And there are still many problems plaguing the frontline defense forces, weapons and ammunition and food, but only one of them, as well as the problem of medicine and army morale, is the real key to the survival of Moscow.
Zhukov had long known that the food supply sector in Moscow had actually collapsed, with more than a million civilians, two or three million troops, and no more food for a year.
But Stalin could not hear it, so the food supply sector could only collapse and become a miserable situation with food but dare not be handed out.
The same is true of arms and ammunition, and it is not a tragedy that Stalin wanted the troops around him to quickly support Moscow, so that the nearby troops could only leave those heavy equipment and march to Moscow, and as a result, Moscow did not have weapons and ammunition to provide.
And this is only the beginning, Moscow may be surrounded by the Red Guard Empire at any time, and the future of Moscow will face the problem of food and weapons and ammunition, which will be even more serious.
Fortunately, Zhukov is gratified that there is no chaos in the army, and although the soldiers below are somewhat dissatisfied, they can maintain a certain order.
If there is no way, Zhukov will also do a good job of forcing the opening of the granary to alleviate the situation of the army food crisis.
As for weapons and ammunition, Zhukov is also at a loss.
At Zhukov's side, a bold general stood up and said to Zhukov, "Comrade Marshal, I believe that our soldiers can fight at the last moment, but more than a million civilians in Moscow have no obligation to accompany us to death..."
"Comrade Stalin has made this very clear, and need not say much more."
Zhukov was very clear about what his general was going to say, and without waiting for him to finish, Zhukov interrupted him, because here there were still many Stalin-suptro-ppe-drawn commissaries, and if he said it, he believed that the general under his command would be sent to the gallows without the next day.
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