In the early morning of Kiev, a dense sound of gunfire suddenly came. The originally quiet night suddenly became lively.

Then, in the dark night sky where I couldn't see my fingers, the flares rose, replacing the sunrise in advance, illuminating the streets and alleys of Kiev.

The fierce street fighting suddenly began, attracting all the Soviet Red Army stationed in the city of Kiev off guard.

The German army suddenly broke through the periphery of Kiev, and the Soviet Red Army had no time to react and fell into despair and chaos.

Govorov was woken up from his sleep. Before he could figure out what was going on, he heard the sound of gunfire outside.

You know, where he is, the core position of the Kiev defense circle, and it is a semi-underground bunker.

He could hear the sound of gunfire, which meant that the enemy was very close to his position.

"What happened? Why are there guns and cannons in the city?" Govorov had just been promoted to Soviet marshal, but like Konev, he was surrounded and could not receive the extremely handsome marshal's uniform.

Therefore, he was wearing general uniforms. When he put on his clothes and stood up, an officer finally understood the situation and rushed over to report: "The Ukrainians surrendered to the Germans! They opened fire at us, and we caught us off guard and suffered heavy losses!"

Because the officer was too nervous, the officer didn't even speak respectfully, so he told the news.

While speaking, he looked at Govorov, his nervous face pale, which made the tension in the command center even more intense.

"Ukrainians? Haven't I broken them into the various troops? Why are there trouble?" Govorov asked with a frown.

He scattered these soldiers into several different troops to address the instability of Ukrainian soldiers. Although the proportion of the number is still very uneasy, he could monitor each other so that there would be no big trouble.

At this moment, Govorov did not expect that there were troops on the periphery to surrender. He just speculated in the direction of Ukrainian rebellion, thinking about how to quell such rebellion before the Germans could not react.

Unfortunately, before he could issue an order to suppress the rebellion, another officer rushed in in panic.

After standing next to Govorov panting, the officer stammered and reported a more surprising news: "There was a military report saying that he had run into a German soldier in the city!"

When German soldiers heard this, Govorov realized that the problem might be much more serious than he thought.

"Where did you see the German soldiers? Could it be that the gunfight was too fierce and you misread it?" the officer next to Govorov asked in disbelief.

His words were like a life-saving straw, which made Govorov somewhat relieved: That's right, maybe some soldier was too nervous and was scared by the gunfight. He might have read it wrong in panic.

However, the news that was summarized soon began to increase when the Germans saw more reports.

Finally, when someone claimed to have seen the German tanks, Govorov finally became convinced that the Germans had indeed invaded the city of Kiev.

"The German tanks are in the city! Some soldiers saw them moving towards the center of the city with their own eyes!" Although this was not good news, in the end, an officer reported the troops under his command and saw the German tank troops.

"Comrade Marshal Govorov, I think you should retreat quickly! Retreat to the eastern suburbs! Maybe you can break out!" After hearing this news, the captain of the guard in charge of Govorov's security suggested anxiously.

Depending on the situation, the west of the city is just a mess, and the Ukrainians cooperate with each other and introduce the Germans into the city.

Perhaps if you retreat to the eastern suburbs now, you can gather some troops and make a breakthrough attempt.

Unfortunately, the German army has captured too many areas around Kiev, and the encirclement has become thick enough to make people collapse. It is unlikely that they will succeed in breaking through in either direction.

"Kiev can't hold on! The Germans have opened the gap, our defense line is not ready to fight, everything is over!" Hearing the sound of gunfires closer and closer, a Soviet officer finally collapsed. He leaned against the wall and cried, looking like he had lost his soul.

His desperate state seemed to be a virus, and instantly spread in Govorov's command center.

"There are gunfire everywhere in the city, we're done! Comrade Marshal! We're done!" Another officer muttered in despair, slumped on the chair.

Not everyone in the Soviet army was a god of war. They also had times when they were afraid, despair, and collapsed.

Although at the top, Russia, a fighting nation, has a relatively firm belief. However, at this stage of the war, there are really fewer and fewer people who believe that the Soviets will win.

Those highly motivated troops have lost in Minsk, Smolensk, Leningrad, and Moscow.

Among the remaining people now, many people have not experienced the cruelty of war, and their will can easily collapse, which is also human nature.

Being surrounded in Kiev made these people lose hope of retreat. They didn't want to die here, so their confidence was shaken very much.

These days, Govorov has been pacifying the morale of the army, hoping to cheer up these soldiers.

Unfortunately, now it seems that his comforting does not work. The Soviet Red Army, surrounded by Kiev, had no hope, finally lost its last confidence.

This is already the case within the command center, and you can imagine what chaos will be like outside.

There will be no resistance at all, or the organized resistance has collapsed. The spontaneous battle will not last long, and the German army may control most of the neighborhoods in Kiev at dawn.

Govorov clenched his fists, forced himself to cheer up, and ordered: "Notify the field troops outside the city! Counterattack inside the city! Whether you see the German army or the ones who do not obey the orders, you will destroy them all!"

After giving the order, he turned around, looked at the panicked officer, and scolded: "What's the matter? Whose troops surrendered, and who put the Germans in?"

"It's Ukrainian!" The last officer who reported the development of the situation replied with a sad face-
Chapter completed!