Smolensk's Russian army stopped resisting, which made German military and its allies, who were preparing to attack, look at each other, wondering what was going on. But when the Russian envoys arrived at the German military controlled area, they learned that these Russian troops were ready to surrender.
German military Commander of the 3rd Army Corps Fedor von General Bock ordered German 3rd Army Corps, 1st Polish Army Corps and 2nd Army Corps, 1st Belarusian Army Corps to stop attacking. At the same time, report this situation to General Guderian.
General Guderian was also shocked when he learned that Russians was going to surrender. In their previous understanding, the officers and soldiers of the Russian army were almost brainwashed. How could they surrender to the enemy when they fought bravely without fear of death?
However, this is undoubtedly a good thing for German military. If the Russian army surrenders, they can immediately occupy Smolensk. At the same time, German military's casualties can also be minimized.
At the same time, this seems to prove that the Russian army's fighting will is not unshakable. After getting into trouble, they will also surrender. In this case, it may be easier in the next war.
Germany General Staff Headquarters, German military Chief of General Staff Field Marshal Manstein immediately went to the palace after receiving Telegram from General Guderian to report the situation to the Emperor Qin Tian of the Empire.
"Your Majesty, General Guderian's troops have already defeated Smolensk's Russian army and there is nothing they can do. Now, Russian Western Front Army Commander General Timoshenko has officially requested surrender from us!" Field Marshal Manstein said.
"Timoshenko demands surrender?" Oscar was stunned. He did not expect such a thing to happen. After all, generally speaking, few of Buru's generals surrendered. Even if they are trapped in a tight siege on the battlefield, they will often fight to the end.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, do you think we should accept General Timoshenko's surrender?" Oscar asked.
"Your Majesty, I think we can accept it. There are hundreds of thousands of Russian troops in Smolensk. If they don't surrender, it will take us several days to capture it. Moreover, the casualties will be huge. If General Timoshenko surrenders, these problems will be solved." Field Marshal Manstein said.
Oscar nodded. From these two aspects, accepting General Timoshenko's surrender is undoubtedly very beneficial.
"In addition, the surrender of Your Majesty and Timoshenko will also be a great shock to other Buru officers and soldiers. I believe that in the next war, many Buru officers and soldiers will choose to surrender when they are in desperate situations. In this case, the war will be relatively easier." Field Marshal Manstein continued.
"Well, tell General Guderian that we accept General Timoshenko's surrender!" Oscar said.
"Yes, Your Majesty. After the Russian Western Front Army surrenders, Army Group B's first phase of combat missions can be considered completed. Next, they will shift to defense and winter preparations. Wait until next spring, and launch the next phase of combat." Field Marshal Manstein said.
Next spring, German Army Group B and Army Group C, will be Encirclement Offensive Moscow. It will be a massive battle. If they can win, then the battle against Buru will almost guarantee victory.
General Timoshenko would choose to surrender, which was somewhat beyond Oscar's expectations. Another person appeared in his mind, namely Vlasov. Vlasov is a senior general of the Russian army in another time and space. After being captured by German military, he surrendered to Germany and came forward to form Russian Liberation Army to cooperate with German military in combat.
Now, General Timoshenko has chosen to surrender, which seems to be something that can be exploited. After all, the influence of General Timoshenko is much greater than that of Vlasov. If Germany can form Russian Liberation Army and General Timoshenko takes over as Russian Liberation Army Commander, it will undoubtedly attract more Russian generals, officers and soldiers to join it.
Oscar believes that the officers and soldiers of the Russian Liberation Army will be more ruthless than German military when dealing with Russians. At that time, they will become an important support for German military to attack Buru. Even when German military attacks other countries in the future, Russian Liberation Army can come in handy.
"Chief of Staff, I have a plan. If it can be successfully implemented, it will play a certain role in our next attack on Buru!" Oscar said.
"Your Majesty Please speak."
"We select those who are willing to serve for us among the captured Russian officers and soldiers, and form Russian Liberation Army, so that they can cooperate with us in attacking Buru. The Commander candidates for the Russian Liberation Army can be filled by General Timoshenko." Oscar said.
"Russian Liberation Army? Let Russians fight Russians by himself? This is a very good plan!" Field Marshal Manstein nodded repeatedly.
"In this case, let Guderian go talk to Timoshenko! If he can accept it, then we will accept their surrender!" Oscar said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Field Marshal Manstein nodded.
When General Guderian conveyed Germany's request to Timoshenko, Timoshenko almost didn't hesitate and immediately agreed to Germany's request.
In fact, this result is many times better than what he expected.
Originally, Timoshenko was worried that after surrendering to Germany, he would be detained in a prisoner of war camp for the rest of his life. Unexpectedly, Germany would give him such a good opportunity now. Although, Russian Liberation Army will become a force controlled by Germany. However, as Commander, he can be regarded as having a high position of authority. If you can perform well in the war, you may be able to obtain more benefits in the future.
What's more, their families are already dead for this surrender. If you want to take revenge on Joseph, it is impossible without an army. Now, Germany has undoubtedly given them a chance to take revenge on Joseph, and Timoshenko will certainly seize this opportunity.
On the morning of October 2, 1919, Russian Western Front Army commander General Timoshenko led more than 100,000 remaining troops stationed in Smolensk to surrender to Germany. Smolensk also completely fell into the control of German military. This means that Moscow's portal has been opened. German military only needs to attack a few hundred kilometers further east to reach Moscow's city.