"Comrade Zhukov, if I appoint you as Moscow Garrison Commander, can you ensure that you keep Moscow?" Joseph suddenly asked.
Zhukov was stunned, obviously not expecting Joseph to ask such a question. However, he obviously couldn't back down at this time. Otherwise, who knows what other orders Joseph will give.
"Comrade Joseph, I can't guarantee that we will be able to defend Moscow. But I can guarantee that the defenders of Moscow will fight to the last soldier. Either let the Germany people shed their blood in Moscow, or we will shed our own blood!" General Zhukov replied.
Joseph is quite satisfied with General Zhukov's answer. General Zhukov did not give an arrogant answer and would definitely keep Moscow. After all, in the face of such a powerful offensive from German military, even Joseph had no confidence that their troops would be able to defend Moscow. If General Zhukov guarantees that he will hold on, Joseph will think that he is talking nonsense. As long as General Zhukov can do his best, Joseph believes that Moscow's defensive battle will not be too ugly.
"Okay, Comrade Zhukov. Now, I officially appoint you as Moscow Garrison Commander. All the troops of the Reserve Front Army, all join Moscow Garrison District. In addition, I will find a way to recruit you from other places The party will mobilize more troops to reinforce Moscow. I have only one request, and that is to do everything possible to defend Moscow," Joseph said.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph, I promise you!" General Zhukov replied.
General Joseph nodded with satisfaction. He hoped that General Zhukov could create a miracle this time. If the Russian army can really resist German offensive at Moscow, maybe everything will turn around.
"Comrade Joseph, I suggest that the appointment of Comrade Zhukov should not be leaked for the time being. If Germany people learn about this appointment, I am afraid they will take targeted actions." Marshal Shaposhnikov suggested.
"Okay, this appointment will be kept secret for the time being. However, from now on, Comrade Zhukov will fulfill his obligations. I hope that you can create miracles at Moscow!" Joseph said.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph!" General Zhukov replied calmly. Although this position is also a challenge for him. If he couldn't defend Moscow, he would probably be dead. But if he can hold on, then it is certain that he will become the marshal.
After Joseph issued the order to blockade Moscow, the troops directly under Russian General Staff Headquarters were quickly distributed to Moscow's main exit route. They set up defensive horses, pulled up barbed wire fences, and even used sandbags to set up machine gun fire points to block the road.
From now on, Moscow can no longer enter or exit. No one is allowed to leave Moscow without a pass signed by Joseph, or unless the army receives an order from Joseph.
"Let us leave, we want to leave Moscow!" A large number of Moscow civilians gathered at an intersection. They dragged their families and wanted to leave here. However, it was intercepted by the army.
"Please go back! Joseph Stop has issued an order prohibiting anyone from leaving Moscow!" the officer in charge of this intersection said with a cold face.
In the machine gun firepower point, the muzzle of a Heavy Machine Gun gun was aimed at the crowd. If ordered to fire, they would fire without hesitation. Buru's army has never been merciful to these people.
"The Germany people are about to hit Moscow. If we stay here, we will be beaten to death by the Germany people. Please, let us leave!"
People who wanted to leave Moscow begged. However, the officer was unmoved.
Facing the troops carrying rifles with bayonets, the people did not dare to break through. Otherwise, who knows if those soldiers will actually shoot!
At this moment, a car arrived at the intersection. A man who looked like a driver jumped out of the cab.
"Move the roadblock quickly, we need to get out!" the driver ordered.
"Do you have a pass issued by Kremlin?" the officer asked.
"Pass? A pass issued by Kremlin?" The driver was stunned. Joseph's order has just been issued, and many people still don't know that Moscow has been blocked by Joseph's order.
"Comrade Joseph has issued an order, and no one is allowed to leave Moscow. So, if you don't have a pass issued by Kremlin, please go back!" As soon as the officer saw this situation, he knew that these people were probably seeing the situation going badly and wanted to escape Moscow's dignitaries. He has great contempt for those who want to escape in times of crisis.
"What's going on? Why are you still hanging around here?" A woman dressed in jewelry got out of the car with an impatient look on her face.
"Madam, the road is blocked. I heard it was the order from Comrade Joseph. Otherwise, we should go back." The driver persuaded.
"What? The road is blocked? It's forbidden to leave Moscow? Why didn't I know?" The woman jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on. Staying at Moscow at this time means a dead end! Of course she didn't want to stay here and wait to die.
"My husband is Deputy Head of Moscow District. I want to leave here and get out of the way immediately!" the lady shouted.
"I'm sorry, no one is allowed to leave without Kremlin's pass!" the officer replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
Deputy Head of Moscow District can be considered a high official. However, in times of war, those with guns in their hands will not be afraid of those people. Besides, they are executing the orders of Joseph.
"Asshole!" The lady was furious and took an extreme action.
"Pah!" A slap hit the officer's face.
Everyone was stunned, including the officers, who obviously did not expect that the other party would dare to take action.
"Wow!"
The soldiers also reacted, and there was a sound of gun bolts being pulled. More than a dozen rifles were aimed at the lady. Even that Heavy Machine Gun was targeting her.
The lady was also frightened by being pointed at so many black holes.
"What do you want to do?"
"Come here, arrest her and report General Staff Headquarters!" the officer ordered with a dark face.
No matter how much the lady resisted, she was dragged away by these wolf-like soldiers. Some soldiers even ate tofu secretly.
The civilians surrounding the intersection saw that even the deputy district chief's wife was caught, and they did not dare to stay any longer, so they had to return to Moscow.