It turned out that the distance between the German army and them was so close... It turned out that the place not far from their left a few days ago is now the area controlled by the German army.

"The Germans have captured Tula, and this is absolutely true." The officer stopped and repeated the secretary's exclamation.

"Continue reading! I want to see how many such ghost news there are? How many more places can they throw? Ah? How many places can they throw?" Stalin was a little out of control and shouted loudly on the table.

"The great leader Comrade Stalin...why, let's be here today?" Vatujing persuaded.

Stalin waved his hand and said hatefully: "No! Keep reading! Keep reading for me! I want to see! How many more places can they throw! Reading!"

The officer was willing to go out at this time and continued to chant: "On June 5th! The German army has approached Lake Onega... Our defense line collapsed and is retreating westward."

The telegram finally turned to the last page, and everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. The officer was as if he had been amnesty and quickly read the contents above.

As a result, the above content is not good news, but another bad news about the Southern Rokosovsky cluster.

The officer had to continue to recite: "Just today, the German army south of Moscow has occupied Mikhailov! After crossing the Plonia River, our army was broken along the river defense line and lost 5,000 people."

Stalin no longer had the strength to rise again. After listening to these damn reports, even he realized the dangers of Moscow.

"We should continue to go south. When we arrive at Stalingrad, we can resume our command over the whole country." The secretary spoke and persuaded Stalin.

Stalin glanced at the telegrams placed on his desk, lowered his head and said nothing, as if he was in deep thought.

At this moment, Moscow can be almost considered to be surrounded on three sides. The scene that Stalin least wanted to see happened, and the capital was about to fall.

"The telegram sent by Comrade Khrushchev, asking civilians to leave Moscow. How do we deal with this matter?" The secretary lowered his voice and asked Stalin's attitude.

Although this matter needs to be decided after a meeting to discuss, Stalin's personal opinion is still very important.

At this time, the so-called committee members were not around Stalin at all, so the so-called meetings and discussions and voting cannot be carried out.

Even if these members of Chelyabinsk voted to reach a conclusion, as long as Stalin disagreed, the conclusion would still not work.

Hearing the secretary's question, Stalin thought for a while, then looked at Vatujing next to him and asked, "Do you think Khrushchev's request is reasonable?"

"Comrade Stalin, the great leader!" After considering the words, Vatujing spoke, "Your decision to not allow them to retreat before is reasonable."

"If civilians are allowed to retreat, their departure will occupy the road, affect the development of the army, and cause large-scale refugees to be difficult to resettle." After thinking about it, he spoke out the benefits of preventing civilians from leaving the war zone.

Stalin was very satisfied with Vatutin's statement, and he was unwilling to put a cruel hat on himself. He also cared about other people's opinions.

After all, it is very bad to be accused of forcing civilians to stand in the enemy-occupied area. Stalin also hopes that someone will understand him and excuse him.

"So, I should reject Khrushchev's opinion?" Stalin finally brought some peace on his face and asked Vatujing.

Vatujing said, "On the contrary, Comrade Stalin, the great leader... At this time of the war, the impact of civilian retreat has been very small."

"The soldiers all know that behind them is Moscow, the great capital behind them, and they cannot take a step back...so the impact of civilian retreat on the morale of the military has become negligible." Vatujing spoke, explaining word by word.

While he said, he secretly observed Stalin's face and said, "The civilians are of little use in urban warfare, and they must waste food supply. Comrade Khrushchev asked them to retreat, which was also considered in this regard."

As long as Stalin's face changed a little, he would be ready to close his mouth and stop fighting for Khrushchev.

Fortunately, Stalin, who trusted Vatutin, listened carefully, and his face did not look ugly.

So Vatuting kept saying that he was trying to win something for Khrushchev: "It was mainly a problem with food. There were millions of people in the city, and the food that these people needed to consume was huge."

This is not because Vatuting really has any connection with Khrushchev, but because he analyzes from a purely war perspective that civilians should retreat.

After all, he was a Soviet general. In addition to intrigue, he also had basic things that he needed to care about.

If the Soviet Union was destroyed, he would no longer exist. So he wanted to prosper the Soviet Union and strive for victory in the war.

In his opinion, letting civilians retreat will help defend against Moscow. So he supports Khrushchev from this point of view, hoping that Khrushchev can hold on for a longer time.

Only when Khrushchev persisted for a longer time could he regain his power in the south and lead Soviet troops to win the Soviet-German war.

Therefore, Vatujing continued to speak: "If we cannot control the civilians and provide them with food to keep them alive... then these people will starve to death or become thugs and affect the operations of regular troops."

"What a hell!" Stalin thought about it for a few seconds, then stood up reluctantly, pinched his pipe, and ordered the secretary: "Call back to Khrushchev and let him see the arrangement! I agree with his suggestion to evacuate civilians."

Then, he added: "Only men over 60 and women over 40 are allowed to leave! Children under 10 years old! The rest must participate in the battle for the motherland!"

"Your wisdom is our hope! Comrade Stalin, the great leader!" Vatujing took the opportunity to flatter him quickly, very skillful.

The secretary also quickly praised: "Your mercy and greatness are worth remembering by the people of the Soviet Union! Comrade Stalin, the great leader!"

A telegram was sent to Moscow, and Khrushchev and Konev were finally relieved.

They can get rid of a large number of civilians who can't help, which allows the food in their hands to last longer.

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Chapter completed!