Moscow, the capital of Buru. But now, the whole of Moscow had already fallen under German military encirclement. Following a string of defeats in battle, the German military had successfully wiped out the main force of the Russian military. Although the Russian military still had quite a few troops left, most were newly mobilized units. Many had not even been fully equipped, let alone possessed any fighting strength.
The battle in which several German Army Groups encircled and annihilated the Russian Western Front Army and Northwestern Front Army lasted a full week before ending. The Russian Northwestern Front Army was completely wiped out. Its commander, General Kilponos, and the others were all killed in battle. More than two hundred thousand men from the Western Front Army successfully broke out, and Marshal Voroshilov and the others were fortunate enough to escape back to Moscow. However, after losing so many troops, Marshal Voroshilov and the others would likely be unable to account for it to Joseph.
Now, the German Army Group A, Army Group B, and Army Group C had encircled Moscow from the north, south, and west. As for the east of Moscow, the German military had not yet sent troops to block off that direction as well. It was not that the German military lacked the capability. After all, the three German Army Groups combined had more than eight million troops. Even after deducting the forces protecting supply lines and maintaining order in occupied territories, they could still concentrate at least five million combat troops around Moscow. Thus, the reason the German military had not sealed off Moscow's eastern side was entirely due to other considerations. Or rather, the German military had done so deliberately.
Several million German troops stood at the gates of Moscow. Although they were still being