Chapter 2268:

The 756th Regiment of the 150th Division fought tenaciously with the enemy in the Capitol. Although they occupied the first to third floors, the remaining enemies refused to surrender and were still fighting tenaciously. Layer battles, fighting enemies in every room.

  As more and more Soviet commanders and fighters entered the Capitol, the occupation moved in a direction that favored the Soviet army. And the three soldiers who were in charge of inserting the assault flag on the top of the building followed the assault troop and carefully moved towards the top of the building. They were going to insert the red flag on the top of the building as quickly as possible.

  Berest, holding the red flag, bent over, and under the cover of Yegorov and Kantaria, rushed along the stairs to the roof. As soon as the three climbed onto the roof, they encountered two German soldiers. The other party did not expect that there would be a Soviet commander suddenly appearing at this moment. They were stunned and did not expect to shoot at all. However, Yegorov and Kantaria, who had been in a state of high nervousness, pulled the trigger on the enemy without hesitation and knocked each other to the ground.

  The sound of gunfire alarmed the nearby enemies, and they rushed from all directions, trying to wipe out the Soviet soldiers who rushed to the top of the building. But Berest and the others had already seized the favorable terrain, and used the submachine guns in their hands to shoot at the rushing enemies, and the enemies who were caught off guard immediately fell down.

Seeing that the enemy was setting up machine guns not far away, Perest was worried that the shooting of the machine gun would damage the assault flag, so he quickly handed the flag to Yegorov, and with the help of the roof pillars, he quickly touched the enemy's machine gun position. When the distance was about ten meters away, he pulled a grenade and threw it towards the opponent. After a loud bang, the enemy's machine gun position was wiped out.

  Berest rushed up quickly and found that although the enemy's machine gunner and deputy shooter were killed by the grenade, the machine gun was not blown up, and he couldn't help feeling ecstatic. He quickly set up his machine gun, aimed at the backs of the German soldiers rushing towards the entrance, and slammed the trigger. Da da da, amidst the sound of a series of shots, the running German soldier was shocked, convulsed like an electric shock, and soon fell to the ground.

  There were only more than 30 German soldiers upstairs. Under the attack of Berest and two comrades in arms, they were all wiped out soon.

   "Berest!" Yegorov ran over holding the assault flag, and asked Berest, "What should we do next?"

"Egorov, don't forget what our mission is? It is to plant the assault flag on the dome of the Capitol." Berest climbed up a sculpture, and then stretched out his hand to Yegorov in an orderly tone Say, "Give me the Assault Flag!"

   Yegorov handed the flag to Berest, and Berest took the flag, looked at the surrounding environment, and inserted it into the hole on the top of the statue. After inserting it, he shook it with his hand and found that it was inserted very securely, so he didn't have to worry about falling off, so he lowered the sculpture and said to the two comrades in arms: "We have completed the task of planting the flag, and the rest is to stay here , to prevent the Germans from rushing up and tearing down our flag."

   As soon as the flag was planted on the roof, Shajilov saw it. He put down the binoculars, clenched his fists and said excitedly: "Well done, brothers, the flag is finally planted on the top of the Capitol." The next moment, he said to the signal soldier, "Hurry up!" Get me the commander."

Soon, Kuznetsov received a call from Shadilov and learned that the flag had been planted on the roof of the Capitol. He couldn't help being overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Comrade Shadilov, you did a great job. I didn't expect you to plant the red flag on the roof of the Capitol so quickly." But soon, he thought of a question, and asked quickly, "By the way, is the battle in the building over?"

"Not yet, Comrade Commander." Shadilov said: "Although we have planted the flag on the top of the Capitol, the enemy in the building is still fighting fiercely. I am afraid it will take some time to complete it." .”

"That's really a pity." After hearing this, Kuznetsov said with annoyed expression on his face: "I learned that the Capitol was occupied, and I plan to go and see it myself. Now it seems that I don't know when I will have to wait." .”

   "Comrade Commander, even if our army completely occupies the Capitol, I don't recommend you go now."

"Why?"

"The reason is very simple," Shadilov explained: "There are still many buildings around, all of which are in the hands of the enemy. Maybe there are snipers in these buildings. Once they find a general appearing on the battlefield, they will definitely You will play cold shots, and your safety will not be guaranteed at that time. In my opinion, even if you want to inspect, you have to wait until we have completely eliminated all the enemies in the building."

   "Okay, General Shadilov, I will follow your orders and not go to the Capitol for the time being."

  After the conversation with Shadilov ended here, Kuznetsov immediately connected the Front Army Command, and reported to Zhukov about putting the red flag on the roof of the Capitol. Unexpectedly, Zhukov had already learned the news through other news channels. So after hearing what Kuznetsov had said, he said coldly: "General Kuznetsov, it's not enough just to plant the red flag on the roof of the Capitol, but also to destroy all the enemies inside. That's occupation in the true sense. Got it?"

"clear."

  "Now that you understand, then step up your attack and make sure to annihilate all enemies in the Capitol."

  The fighting lasted until four o'clock in the morning the next day, when a horn suddenly sounded from the direction of the Brandenburg Gate: "Cease fire, we request a ceasefire! Cease fire, we request a ceasefire!"

This direction happened to be the direction where Chuikov's 8th Guards Army was attacking. Hearing the shouts of the German army, the commander below immediately reported to Chuikov: "Comrade Commander, the Germans have issued a request for a ceasefire. What instructions do you have?"

   When Cuikov heard that the Germans couldn’t take it any longer, they might send people over to negotiate next time, so he decisively ordered: “Order the troops to stop attacking the Germans. I want to see what they want to do.”

As the gunfire on the Soviet positions stopped, the content of the German broadcast changed again: "We are about to send negotiators to your place for negotiations. A white flag is hoisted on the vehicle they are riding on. Please do not attack them." Shoot. Repeat, we are about to send negotiators..."

  Chuikov was amused when he heard it. As he guessed, the Germans requested a ceasefire just to send personnel to negotiate. While ordering the troops to let the negotiators of the German army arrive, he called Zhukov and reported to him that the German army was going to send people to negotiate.

Zhukov nodded after listening, and said: "If the Germans can take the initiative to lay down their weapons and surrender, then the casualties of our army can be reduced. Comrade Chuikov, you will receive the German negotiators in your headquarters. In addition, I Deputy Commander Sokolowski will be sent to assist you."

  The negotiator sent by the German army was General Hans Krebs, Chief of the Army General Staff. After the barrel cart he was riding in entered the Soviet defense zone, someone came up to greet him immediately. At the same time, the interpreter said with a serious expression: "Mr. General, before going to the negotiation site, please hand over your weapons."

  Krebs looked up at the interpreter in front of him, and said coldly, "I'm here to negotiate, not to fight. What kind of weapon do I bring?"

   Hearing what Krebs said, the translator could only turn his meaning back to the commander in charge of the response. After the other party listened, he waved his hand and said disapprovingly: "It's okay, even if he is armed, just with them alone, he can make big waves. All right, let them follow me, I will take them Go see the Commander."

   A quarter of an hour later, Krebs walked into Chuikov's headquarters with his adjutant.

  In the luxurious conference room, there was a long conference table. General Sokolovsky, deputy commander of the Belarusian First Front Army, and General Chuikov, commander of the 8th Guards Army, sat on the other side of the table.

  After introducing Sokolovsky and Chuikov to Krebs, the interpreter made a gesture of invitation to Krebs, indicating that he could speak in front of the two.

  Krebs nodded, stepped in front of Sokolovsky and Chuikov, bowed slightly and stood where he was, waiting for the other party to speak first. Sokolovsky nodded at him, and then said: "General Krebs, please explain your purpose."

   Krebs said: "Your Excellency, the two generals, I think I should inform you first: Adolf Hitler committed suicide in the bunker on April 30."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room fell silent. Both Sokolovsky and Chuikov stared at Krebs in amazement. They all thought that the other party was the negotiator sent by Mustache, but who knew that the other party had said such a shocking news, how could they not be shocked.

   After a while, Sokolovsky winked at Chuikov, signaling him to report the situation here to Zhukov. Chuikov nodded in understanding, got up and walked to the communication room next to him, preparing to report the shocking news to Zhukov by phone.

Sokolovsky, who remained in the conference room, greeted Krebs to sit down, and listened to him continue: "Admiral Dönitz was appointed as the new head of state, and Dr. Goebbels was appointed as the new head of state. Appointed Chancellor, the old Reichstag no longer exists."

   Speaking of this, Krebs was silent for a moment, and then said: "Dr. Goebbels authorizes me to ask Your Excellency to cease fighting for one day. In order to allow Admiral Dönitz and his new government to rush to Berlin."

"No, General Krebs." Sokolovsky stood up and said with a serious expression: "We will not cease fire, whether it is an hour or a day, we cannot promise it. Your only choice, It is total unconditional surrender."

  After listening to Krebs, a embarrassed expression appeared on his face: "But Your Excellency, my mission is to ask you to cease fire, and I have not received any authorization for surrender negotiations."

"Then a lot of people will die." Sokolovsky walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, and said, "I think you should understand that if you don't know how to fight, every minute and every second will be lost." People keep dying."

  Seeing that Sokolovsky rejected his request, Krebs asked unwillingly: "Your Excellency, may I convey our request for a ceasefire to Marshal Zhukov and Moscow?"

"The answer will still be the same." After speaking, Sokolovski issued an order to evict the other party: "General Krebs, since you do not have the authorization to negotiate the surrender, then replace it with a qualified person to negotiate. "

Krebs never dreamed that he crossed the line of fire and came to Chuikov's headquarters at the risk of danger. After a few words, he was unceremoniously kicked out by Sokolovsky. He stood up and smiled wryly. After a while, he said helplessly: "Okay, Your Excellency, since this is the case, then I will go back and convey your intention to Dr. Goebbels to see if he is willing to send authorized personnel to conduct new negotiations."

   "We will wait for your further reply." Sokolovski said: "Ending this battlefield as soon as possible is very beneficial to both you and me, and it can save more innocent lives."

Krebs bowed again to Sokolovsky, then turned around and left the conference room with his adjutant, preparing to rush back as soon as possible to report the results of the negotiations here to Goebbels to see if he would What a reaction.

  Looking at the back of Krebs leaving, Sokolovsky turned his head and asked Chuikov: "Chuikov, what did Marshal Zhukov say?"

"Comrade Deputy Commander, I think you must have grasped Comrade Marshal's intention." Chuikov replied, "His thinking is the same as yours, that is, he does not accept any proposal for a ceasefire, and must demand a full and unconditional surrender from the other side. bottom line."

"That's good, that's good." After listening to Chuikov's reply, Sokolovsky heaved a sigh of relief. He was deeply afraid that he would be blamed by Zhukov for his own opinion. Same, then there is nothing to worry about.

   "Comrade Deputy Commander," Chuikov asked somewhat unwillingly, "Is this the end of the negotiations between us and the Germans?"

"General Chuikov, this is just the first test." Sokolovsky said with a smile: "If I guess correctly, the Germans will send negotiators again tomorrow to discuss surrender with us." , I am very confident about it.”

   "Well, I also have such confidence." Since Cuikov learned that Mustache had committed suicide, he felt more confident. He knew the psychological pillar of the mustache Germans. Now that this pillar has collapsed, the resistance consciousness of the Berlin defenders will end. It seems that this battle will not last for a few days before it will be declared over.