The German troops attacking Roslavl broke through along the Warsaw Highway and captured Spastemensk from October 4 to 5. They detoured towards the Vyazma Group from the south and then encircled the third and fourth German tanks. The leading troops of the group army met east of Vyazma and closed the encirclement.
On the Bryansk side, the German Second Tank Group, after capturing Oril, moved along the highway toward Tula, a major town in the south of Moscow.
This was an exciting victory for Hitler, who was waiting in the wolf's den for good news.
On October 7, that is, the day when the German army closed the encirclement, Hitler did not even eat, and immediately signed an order in the name of the Supreme Commander: General Blog, the commander of Army Group Center, was not allowed to accept the surrender of Moscow, and the Soviet Union They would not accept the voluntary surrender of the Soviet Union, and the German troops would not enter Moscow. They would only encircle it and then destroy it with artillery and bombing.
When Hitler signed this order, he himself did not know that he was making the same mistakes he made at the Battle of Dunkirk and the Battle of London.
Since the Luftwaffe did whatever it wanted in the Soviet Union, Hitler believed that when his troops surrounded Moscow, Göring's fighter force could make it impossible for even a fly to fly in Moscow.
Before that, Green once again swore to Hitler that his fighter-bomber force could bring Stalin to his knees, because the Soviet air force was vulnerable. In just four months, the German Air Force shot down 16,000 Soviet fighter jets. , the Soviet fighter force has collapsed, and their rookie pilots are simply unable to protect Moscow.
Göring solemnly gave Hitler a military salute: "The engines of the powerful Luftwaffe fighter-bombers are about to resound over Moscow."
Everyone in the German High Command was inspired by the victory in front of them. They kept saying: It is no exaggeration to say that we have won the final victory.
The German newspaper "Volkswagen Observer" couldn't wait to publish a large map of Moscow, claiming that every loyal subject of the Third Reich could personally mark with a pencil and measuring tape every morning how many kilometers were left for the Imperial Legion to reach Moscow.
They said that, in all military senses, Soviet Russia was finished, and Britain's dream of fighting in two wars was gone.
Germany's top military strategists are already planning how, after they conquer the Soviet Union, they will return to beat that annoying fat penguin with a briefcase under his arm and a cane in his hand.
The whole of Germany has been plunged into the excitement of victory.
Mid-October 1941.
An intelligence officer quickly walked into Stalin's office, put a red folder on his desk, and simply said, "This is Sorge's intelligence." After that, he left.
Stalin had just struck a match and was about to light his pipe. When he heard the message from Sorge, he immediately put the match and pipe back into the ashtray, and immediately opened the folder. The message was very short, just one sentence:
It was reported that the Japanese government would not launch war against the Soviet Union before the autumn of 1942.
Stalin read this sentence several times and kept saying: "Well done, Sorge, well done. This is a timely help for the great Soviet Union."
Japan was an Axis power, bordering the Soviet Far East.
Japan's attitude towards the Soviet-German war directly determined whether the Soviet Union would fall into a two-front war.
The military question of whether Japan should attack the north or the south has been debated among the top brass of the Soviet army, and there has been no practical result until now.
Taking into account Japan's national policy and its relationship with Germany, the Soviet Union had to deploy a considerable portion of its troops in the Far East to respond to possible Japanese attacks at any time.
It is precisely because Japan's attitude almost determines the life or death of the Soviet Union, so all intelligence from Japan will be highly valued by the Soviet Union and immediately presented to Stalin!
Sorge's short piece of information was of particularly important significance to the Soviet Union. It even determined the fate of the Soviet Union. During the defense of Moscow, it was the troops transferred from the Far East that blocked the Germans at the critical moment. attack.
This information has also become the most important information in the 20th century.
When Stalin saw this intelligence, he immediately called Chief of General Staff Shaposhnikov: "I just got intelligence from Tokyo. It is said that the Japanese will not fight against the Soviet Union before the autumn of 1942. This is of great significance. It makes We can transfer some troops from the Far East Military Region to meet our urgent needs to some extent. Please contact the Far East troops quickly and ask them to mobilize several divisions to prepare for departure. The Supreme Command will arrange special military trains to transport everything. Everything must be done quickly. , can’t delay even a minute, understand.”
Sorge's telegram and Stalin's decisive order to transfer troops to Moscow to defend Kyoto laid a solid foundation for Moscow's victory.
The order signed by Hitler to "encircle Moscow and attack with artillery and aircraft" was also the first cornerstone of his path to destruction.
Starting from mid-October, the autumn rain in Moscow continued, which made the Soviet and German armies even more exhausted. Even so, the Soviet army still delayed the German advance at a huge cost.
From mid-October to the end of October, the temperature in Moscow dropped slightly, and there were a few light snowfalls during this period. At this time, the warring parties did not know yet. Ten days later, the fate of the Soviet and German armies was about to undergo earth-shaking changes.
November 1st.
The headquarters of the Soviet Army High Command in the Moscow Kremlin.
Members of the Soviet Union of All Wisdom and members of the Guofang Wei Committee sat around a long table and held a military meeting in secret.
Stalin was still sitting at one end of the table, holding his black pipe in his mouth and smoking continuously.
November 7th is coming soon, which is the anniversary of the great October Revolution.
According to tradition, Moscow holds grand parties and celebrations every year, but this year the enemy is approaching the city. From time to time, enemy fighter-bomber groups appear over the city and bomb indiscriminately. The whistling of bombs and the sharp screams of Stuka bombers are endless. , under such harsh circumstances, can these activities still be held as scheduled?
If the celebration is canceled under the threat of the enemy, it will undoubtedly be a big blow to the morale of the Soviet army and civilians. At this time, rumors are spreading in Moscow. Many people do not believe that the Red Army can hold Moscow. If the military parade is not held, this will intensify the panic of the people. Once someone escapes, it will cause panic throughout the city, and Moscow's defenses will be broken without attack;
On the contrary, if during the military parade, the parade is forced to interrupt due to frontline formation, or even suffers brutal air strikes from German fighter bombers, the consequences will be even more disastrous. The blow to the military and civilians will be huge, even devastating.
Despite the seriousness of the situation, Stalin decided to hold a meeting to discuss whether to hold October Revolution celebrations and military parades.
"I think the military parade should be held as scheduled."
The person who spoke was none other than Zhukov, the commander-in-chief responsible for protecting Moscow.
A few days before this meeting, Stalin had asked Zhukov about the Red Square military parade.
At that time, Zhukov clearly told Stalin that he needed to think about it carefully before giving him an answer.
So that night, Zhukov secretly met with Zhou Zhihan.
Zhukov directly asked Zhou Zhihan whether the Soviet Air Force would be able to block the full attack of the German Air Force if a military parade was held in Red Square.
