"Comrade Shaposhnikov, can our army withstand the attack of Germany people at Nizhny Novgorod?" Molotov asked.
"This..." Marshal Shaposhnikov hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head.
"Although the Germany people only dispatched a few divisions of troops, these German military are elite Armored Forces and mechanized troops. The number of tanks alone is more than a thousand. At the same time, German Air Force also dispatched a large number of A large number of fighter planes support them. This makes it very difficult for our army to resist the attack of the Germany people. Unless we can gather more troops to Nizhny Novgorod, it is impossible for us to withstand the attack of the Germany people.
However, the Germany people are not far away from Nizhny Novgorod. The troops we assembled were all attacked by Germany people, which gave us not enough time to assemble the troops. "
Marshal Shaposhnikov explained the difficulties we are facing one by one.
The Politburo members of Russia all looked even more ugly. From Marshal Shaposhnikov's words, they can understand that now they simply do not have enough military power to resist German offensive. Once German military hits Nizhny Novgorod, then they may all become prisoners.
Although, now Russia is heading towards destruction step by step. However, these Politburo members of Russia do not want to become prisoners of Germany people or even lose their lives. They still want to continue to hold on, and they will flee to Siberia no matter what. Although the conditions there are a little more difficult, for leaders like them, they will not endure hardship and can still enjoy better treatment.
"Comrade Shaposhnikov, since Nizhny Novgorod can no longer hold on, then we must make plans as soon as possible." Andreyev said.
"I agree, we must move east as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the Germany people come over, we will all be captured by them or even killed." Zhdanov also said.
Other Russian Politburo committee members also expressed their opinions. With German military getting closer and closer to Nizhny Novgorod, they don't want to stay here and die.
"What about Comrade Joseph?" Marshal Shaposhnikov asked.
"How about Comrade Shaposhnikov stay, command the army in combat, and support Comrade Joseph at the same time." Kaganovich said.
Marshal Shaposhnikov's face suddenly became very ugly, although he could be considered loyal to Joseph. However, that doesn't mean he is willing to give up his life. If he stayed, he would probably be dead.
"Everyone, if I stay, can you be sure that you can command the remaining army? Whether it is the army on Eastern European Plain or Siberia, will they accept your command?" Marshal Shaposhnikov said coldly.
Although, Marshal Shaposhnikov's status within the party is not as good as that of these Politburo members. But whoever holds the barrel of the gun holds real power. When Joseph came to power, control over the military was strengthened through the political system. Shaposhnikov, Joseph's confidant, also held great power. Now that Joseph is missing, Shaposhnikov can completely replace Joseph and continue to control these armies.
Suddenly, the faces of those Politburo members became ugly. They all know what Marshal Shaposhnikov means.
"Okay, everyone. The current situation is very unfavorable to us. It is the time when we should unite as one and not have internal strife. Otherwise, we will only be destroyed by the Germany people faster." Molotov stood up.
The other Politburo members also nodded. Although they held a high position of power, they did not control the army. It would obviously not do them any good to fall out with Marshal Shaposhnikov under such circumstances.
"Since Nizhny Novgorod can't hold it anymore, let's evacuate to Kazan together. Then evacuate to Ufa, climb over Ural Mountains, and go to Chelyabinsk." Andreyev said.
Marshal Shaposhnikov nodded, he now understood the faces of these guys. This also strengthened his determination to take control of the army. Otherwise, you might not even know when he was sold.
After reaching an agreement, Russian government agencies and troops began to quickly retreat from Nizhny Novgorod. This was beyond German military's expectation, and even made German military think that Joseph had arrived at Nizhny Novgorod. Otherwise, how could the Russian army make such changes?
Fortunately, according to the information obtained from the intelligence personnel, Joseph still has not shown up, which made German military feel relieved and began to continue the attack.
Moreover, when the Russian army began to retreat significantly, the advancement speed of German military was further increased.
When German military was rapidly advancing towards Nizhny Novgorod, Joseph was still dozens of kilometers away from Nizhny Novgorod.
Many of 4th Guards Infantry Division's troops have been separated, and now there are only a few hundred people left with Joseph. They stumbled along the muddy path.
Joseph is now covered in mud and looks very embarrassed, walking on the road with one foot deep and one foot shallow. After walking a few steps, I had to stop to catch my breath, which made me look very tired.
"Comrade Joseph, we are not far from Nizhny Novgorod, and we will arrive there in two days. At that time, we can change to the train and go to Kazan." Marshal Voroshilov said next to Joseph.
"Yeah!" Joseph nodded. He swore that this period of time was definitely the most difficult time for him, even more difficult than fighting guerrillas in the Caucasus Mountains.
At this moment, several Russian soldiers stumbled towards them. The most elite scouts in these troops, Joseph sent them to Nizhny Novgorod to convey his orders first.
"Comrade Joseph, something bad is going on. German military is advancing towards Nizhny Novgorod, and it's not far from us." A Russian soldier said.
"What? How could this happen? How could Germany people come here?" Joseph looked panicked.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph. The Germany people mobilized a large number of elite troops to advance towards Nizhny Novgorod. According to the information we learned, our army simply cannot resist them." said the scout.
"It's over, it's over now." Marshal Voroshilov looked desperate.