"Comrade Joseph, it seems that we have kept radio silent these days and missed a lot of news." 4th Guards Infantry Division commander Colonel Karlov said.
Joseph's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. "Comrade Karlov, are you accusing me?"
"Ah! Comrade Joseph, that's not what I meant." Colonel Karlov quickly denied.
Colonel Karlov is afraid that this will anger Joseph. If this leads to death, it will be tragic.
"Hmph!" Joseph snorted coldly. If it had been any other time, he would have killed such a little Colonel. However, at this juncture, he did not dare to do that. If a mutiny occurs, the consequences will be even more serious.
"Comrade Joseph, what should we do now?" Marshal Voroshilov asked.
"We are not far from Nizhny Novgorod now. If we turn on the radio now and contact them, can we ask them to send a car to pick us up?" Joseph asked.
"Comrade Joseph, in this case, our whereabouts are likely to be leaked. Germany people will definitely monitor the radio signals around Nizhny Novgorod." Marshal Voroshilov said.
"Comrade Joseph, we have received news that the government agencies and troops that have evacuated to Nizhny Novgorod have already evacuated there." A Russian scout reported.
Joseph's face became very ugly when he heard the news.
"Damn it, what are those guys doing? Are they going to betray me?" Joseph was shaking with anger. In his opinion, those Russia leaders and troops actually evacuated before he arrived, clearly abandoning him and betraying him. This gave Joseph a feeling of betrayal and alienation, making him want to kill all those guys.
"Comrade Joseph, the army has retreated, and the Germany people will have no resistance. They will definitely arrive at Nizhny Novgorod soon." Marshal Voroshilov said.
There is no doubt that the current situation has become more unfavorable to them. Once German military takes possession of Nizhny Novgorod, they can no longer escape. In fact, there is a high possibility that they will fall into the hands of Germany people.
"Keep going, take the small road through Nizhny Novgorod, all the way to Kazan." Joseph ordered.
With no other option, Joseph had no choice but to make a risky move. He could only hope that the Germany people's blockade would not be too strict. In that case, they can slip through German military's blockade and escape all the way.
"Yes, Comrade Joseph." Marshal Voroshilov gritted his teeth and could only adopt Joseph's suggestion.
Joseph and others continued on the road, and their speed improved a lot. Perhaps because the threat was imminent, even Joseph was gritting his teeth and persisting. He knew that if he stayed any longer, he would be dead if caught by German military. In order to survive, you must unleash your full potential.
German military's two Armored Division and four Mechanized Infantry Division are still rushing forward. Moreover, without the obstruction of the Russian army, they only needed to march along the road.
Although Russia's transportation facilities are very poor, it hinders the advancement of German military's troops. This even caused the damage of many tanks and armored vehicles. But even so, German military's advancement speed is still very fast.
On the afternoon of June 23, German military 9th Armored Division's troops entered Nizhny Novgorod. At this moment, Nizhny Novgorod has become an empty city. Russia's government agencies and troops have all evacuated here. Even the civilians in the city were all evacuated. This allowed German military to capture the city without any bloodshed.
"Search the nearby area with Nizhny Novgorod as the center. According to the information obtained by the intelligence agency, Joseph has not contacted the Russian government agency and the army. This means that they should still be around here. Even if we dig deep, we must find Joseph!" Lieutenant General Erich Hoppner ordered.
"Yes, Your Excellency, Chief of Staff!" replied the commanders of several divisions.
Except for a small number of German military's two Armored Division and four Mechanized Infantry Division who stayed at the headquarters, the rest of the troops were dispersed in company units, searching for traces of Joseph around Nizhny Novgorod.
At the same time, German Air Force also dispatched a large number of aircraft to participate in the search.
This kind of carpet-like search method in the sky and on the ground is enough to find any potential enemies.
The only trouble is probably that a large number of broken soldiers fled eastward, so many of the broken soldiers captured by German military actually have nothing to do with Joseph. They didn't even know that Joseph had escaped from Moscow.
But even so, German military did not relax and continued to search. Before receiving an order to stop the search, they will continue searching until they find Joseph.
On the morning of June 24, an FW-190 fighter jet was hovering in the airspace a little south of Nizhny Novgorod. In order to see the ground clearly, the pilot even lowered the altitude to about one thousand meters.
Just below the plane, hundreds of Russians are hiding in the bushes. Among them are Joseph and Marshal Voroshilov.
As the search for German military became more and more rigorous, they even had to resort to hiding during the day and going out at night in order to avoid the planes in the sky. However, this also made their retreat slower. If this continues, German military will soon be caught.
"Comrade Joseph, German aircraft have been hovering above our heads. We have no chance to get out of this bush. Once we go out, we will be discovered by the Germany people." Marshal Voroshilov looked anxious.
They have wasted a lot of time here. If they continue like this, they will soon be discovered by German military's ground troops. By then, I won't be able to leave even if I want to.
Joseph frowned tightly, and he had no other choice.
"Comrade Karlov, send a team of people to break out to the west! Lead German aircraft away." Joseph ordered.
At a time like this, he had no choice but to abandon his car and save his handsome man.
Colonel Karlov looked a little unhappy, but still nodded and chose to execute the command.
"Okay, Comrade Joseph, I'll make arrangements immediately." Colonel Karlov said.
Ten minutes later, more than a hundred Russian soldiers left the bushes and ran quickly westward.