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The Iron-Blooded Republic Volume 2 The Art of Power Chapter 899 The Death of Trotsky Part 2

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    Pavlov's car drove through the busiest streets in Moscow in the past. There were no street scenes worth seeing on both sides, only broken walls, and some places simply turned into rubble. There were no pedestrians on the streets, and even  Not even the Red Army officers and soldiers defending the city were seen. They were probably all hiding in air-raid shelters all over Moscow, right?  Without these air raid shelters, the three nuclear bombs dropped by the Germans could have killed at least 1 million people!  Now, the number of casualties reported by the Moscow Front Army and the Moscow Municipal Committee is only more than 500,000, and they are mainly civilians. The Red Army and party members and cadres have been well preserved. This is the fire of the future revolution!

    As for property damage, it doesn't matter. In fact, there is no need for the Germans to drop expensive nuclear bombs. The Soviet people are already preparing to destroy their capital, because the upper echelons of the Soviet gcd already know the entire content of the Berlin Peace Conference and the Russian nation after the war.  They will be forced to leave the land of their ancestors and live in remote Africa, South Asia and the small island of Timor near Australia.  The city of Moscow and all the wealth now on the Soviet soil will become the spoils of the enemy, so it is better to destroy it as soon as possible.

    The air is filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke, which comes from the battlefields on the east, south and west sides of the city. The Chinese and German troops are still attacking fiercely, and the desperate resistance of the Red Army has not stopped, probably because the encirclement circle is getting tighter.  The tighter it is, the more nuclear bombs will be used, unavoidable accidental damage will inevitably occur. Therefore, the Chinese and German armies are now engaged in traditional siege warfare, deploying tens of thousands of cannons to bombard the city day and night, and dispatching aircraft to drop hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs.  Dropped on the Soviet position.

    But for such an attack.  The Red Army was quite happy to see this. After all, in this positional warfare mode, they wanted to seize a trench.  Thousands of infantry must be used to launch a charge with the support of tanks and artillery. A considerable number of them will inevitably be killed by the Red Army's artillery shells and bullets.  And as the Moscow encirclement shrinks, the Red Army's defense lines become closer and closer, and the positions become stronger and stronger. The communication problems that originally troubled the Red Army have also been partially solved due to the shrinkage of the front - that is, let  Signal soldiers can travel less distance by running to convey intelligence and orders.

    The car passed through the city center and drove to the Lenin International Conference Center on the Moscow River.  The headquarters of the Moscow Front is located in the bunker under the Lenin International Conference Center. Construction of this international conference center started in 1930.  Completed in 1932, it was used as a tribute to the 15th anniversary of the October Revolution.  It is also planned to convene the World Supreme Soviet Conference after the victory of the world revolution.  But now the conference center building has been destroyed by a nuclear bomb, and only the bunker buried deep underground still exists.  This bunker is also the largest of all bunkers in Moscow. It was expanded based on the three-story basement of the original Lenin International Conference Center.  It can accommodate tens of thousands of people.  The original plan was for Trotsky.  But in the end Trotsky still chose the Kremlin bunker as his burial place, so it belonged to Yakir and Ubolevich.

    Pavlov¡¯s car drove directly into the bunker from an entrance accessible to cars. When the car stopped, he suddenly heard a burst of music. It was not the passionate Internationale, but someone was playing a waltz!

    "What's going on? Who is listening to the music?" Pavlov frowned and asked a Red Army lieutenant who came to open the door for him.

    "Comrade General, it is Commander Yakir who is holding a birthday party."

    "A birthday party?!" Pavlov was stunned and thought carefully.  It seems that Aqil¡¯s birthday is August 15th, which is today.

    "What time is it already? I'm still in the mood to celebrate my birthday!" Pavlov muttered and walked straight into the passage leading to the third underground floor. In the restaurant of the bunker, Pavlov met Asia who was having a birthday party.  Kiel, the Red Army general, was already drunk and was dancing there with a blonde girl in his arms.

    "Comrade Pavlov, welcome to the ball! Hahaha let me introduce to you. This is Comrade Kalashnikova, my secretary. Isn't she beautiful?"

    The music at the scene has stopped, and the few officers who were not drunk yet let go of their dancing partners. Looking at Pavlov who suddenly arrived, everyone showed embarrassment on their faces, and a few others.  An officer wanted to leave quietly.  Pavlov glanced at everyone and said sternly: "What are you doing here? Is there no work? This is the headquarters of the Moscow Front, not a dance hall and brothel!"

    Most of the officers lowered their heads in shame, but Yakir had a nonchalant look on his face. He burped and said with a smile: "Comrade Pavlov, this is not my headquarters, but my grave! It's us.  Everyone's grave!" He staggered up to Pavlov, hugged him by the shoulders, and shouted with the breath of wine: "Now is the time to enjoy yourself in time, and you will not lose money if you die like this.  Do you think so?"

      Before he could finish his shouting, all the officers and the dancing female secretaries and nurses had dispersed like birds and beasts under Pavlov's cold eyes. No one dared to stay in the restaurant.  A wry smile slipped from the corner of Pavlov's mouth. Yakir's drunken words were also true. The whole thing was really a tomb, Trotsky's grave. He could have justifiably escaped, but Yakir and the others could only stay here.  Buried with Trotsky.  But what will happen when I get to the north?  It was just a larger tomb.  Although the north of Russia is very vast, the climate is really not suitable for human survival. Without food supplies imported from the south, how long can hundreds of thousands or millions of people survive?

    "Comrade Yakir," Pavlov helped Yakir to a chair aside and poured him another cup of cold water to sober him up. Seeing that the other person frowned after drinking the water, he exhaled and said:  "How's the situation on the front lines?"

    "The situation on the front line is not good. The Chinese and Germans have dispatched tanks and aircraft to cover the infantry attacks for days. There are emergencies everywhere on the southern, western and eastern fronts, and the casualties of the troops are also very serious. Fortunately, we have enough people, so we can still  It will last for a while.¡±

    "How long can we keep it?"

    Yakir shook his head lightly: "I don't know. The key depends on morale. You know, our Russian army is like this. When the morale is high, no one is afraid. In that case, there is no guarantee that we will stick to it until winter. If the morale becomes low.  It will collapse without a fight, just like in 1917"

    Pavlov nodded. He knew that the other party was telling the truth. There was an atmosphere of despair and pessimism in the army. If Russia could be saved by overthrowing the gcd, even if most of the country had to be cut off, there would probably be a mutiny.  .  However, now that the entire Russian nation has been pushed to the edge by China and Germany, the Moscow Front can continue to hold on.  He lowered his voice and said: "Comrade Trotsky asked me to convey a message to you. Once the enemy reaches within 3 kilometers of the Kremlin bunker, Comrade Trotsky must be informed of the enemy's situation immediately."

    "Okay, I understand" Yakir was suddenly stunned as he spoke. He looked at Pavlov and said: "Comrade Pavlov, Comrade Trotsky wants to"

    "Maybe he wants to commit suicide!" Pavlov said painfully: "He is unwilling to leave Moscow. It seems that he is determined to become a martyr."

    Yakir was silent for a long time and sighed: "This is probably the best way out." He shrugged with a wry smile: "Otherwise, what else can we do? Continue to fight against imperialism in court?"

    "There won't be any court trial." Pavlov said: "Britain and the United States want to set up a war criminals court, but China and Germany are not interested They are the real war criminals themselves, how can they have the nerve to interrogate others?"

    Pavlov paused and then continued: "Trotsky also asked me and Comrade Vacetis to take charge of the Northern Front If there is a chance to break out, go north of Moscow, where we still have  force."

    Yakir nodded and said nothing. Pavlov added: "If there is no such chance, don't fall into the hands of the Germans. There is news that all the gcd people who fell into their hands were killed!"

    The meaning of this statement is probably to ask Yakir to surrender to the Chinese. This is a way to save his life, and maybe he can get an official position in Yellow Russia.  Yakir took another sip of cold water to clear his mind further, and sighed: "It seems that this is the only way, Comrade Pavlov, when will you leave? By plane or by breakout?"

    "Let's go by plane. We'll leave tonight and fly directly to Scott Rome."

    "Okay, I'll see you off at the airport then." Yakir stood up, shook hands with Pavlov, and prepared to see him off.  At this time, I saw an officer hurriedly ran in. When he saw Yakir, he gave a military salute and loudly reported: "Comrade Commander, something has happened, something big has happened! Comrade Yegorov, Commander-in-Chief of the Western Front,  Report that the German army has broken through the defense line between Sontsevo and Bakovka, and their armored units have broken through to the vicinity of Moscow University!"

    "What!" Yakir and Pavlov shouted at the same time: "How is it possible? How come you broke through to Moscow University so quickly?"

    Pavlov asked: "Who is defending Sontsevo and Bakovka?"

    "It's Comrade Vlasov's 2nd Army!" Yakir gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "How did this Vlasov fight? His 2nd Army has only been up for two days, why can't it withstand it?  Where are you?" He yelled at the officer: "Order the political commissar of the 2nd Army to arrest Vlasov and bring him to me immediately!"
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