Chapter 2273:

  When the radio van carrying Weidling's speech began to drive on the streets of Berlin, the sound of guns and guns in the city became sparse, and finally fell completely silent.

The silence outside is not only unaccustomed to the Soviet and German officers and soldiers, but even the citizens of Berlin feel very disobedient. After all, for the past ten days or so, they have lived amidst the sound of guns and guns, and they are even worried that there will be a shell or The aerial bomb fell from the sky and killed himself on the spot.

But what many people feared did not happen. Although most of the city was turned into ruins, dead people could be seen everywhere on the streets, some were killed by Soviet bullets or shells, and some were deserters or cowards. , was shot dead in the street by the German law enforcement team. There are even corpses of Germans hanging on the poles on both sides of some lots, and a sign is hung on their chests, which says "Coward", "Traitor", "Runner" and so on. typeface.

  Since the city defense commander and propaganda minister of Berlin both announced their surrender, and the Soviet army on the opposite side stopped shelling and strafing the battlefield, the German officers and soldiers hiding inside came out tremblingly, preparing to surrender to the Soviet army. As soon as they came out, they heard a shout in German from the loudspeaker on the opposite side: "Attention all German officers and soldiers, according to the order of Marshal Zhukov, let you all go to the Brandenburg Gate immediately and hand over your weapons there. , and then wait for the arrangement of our army."

   It may be that the announcer who spoke in German was worried that the Germans could not hear clearly, and took the trouble to repeat what he just said over and over again. The German officers and soldiers who heard the broadcast on the opposite side turned their heads and headed towards the Brandenburg Gate with their weapons, preparing to disarm the Soviet army there.

   When it was noon, the adjutant came in and reported to Chuikov: "Comrade Commander, all the German troops in Berlin have been disarmed and have been placed in divisions by our army. What instructions do you have?"

   "I don't have any instructions!" Chuikov stood up with his hands on the armrest of the sofa, and said to the officer, "I want to go outside and have a look."

  Hearing that Chuikov said he wanted to go out for a walk, the adjutant quickly ordered someone to push a wheelchair, and planned to let Chuikov take the wheelchair to inspect the streets of Berlin.

  But when Chuikov saw the wheelchair, he waved his hand and said, "Comrade adjutant, I don't use a wheelchair. You ask someone to drive the jeep over, and I will sit in the car and see what Berlin looks like after the war."

   Upon hearing this, the adjutant felt that what Cuikov said made sense. If the Germans saw a Soviet general sitting in a wheelchair and being pushed on the streets of Berlin, they might have a bad relationship, so they quickly called the car squad and asked them to prepare a trip for Chuikov. jeep.

   Soon, the jeep carrying Chuikov was walking on the streets of Berlin. Seeing the collapsed houses on both sides of the street and the Berlin citizens digging things in the ruins, Chuikov felt as if he was in another world.

Once upon a time, he also saw this kind of scene, but it was on the territory of the Soviet Union. The cities belonging to the Soviet Union were turned into piles of ruins under the artillery fire and bombing of the German army. The surviving residents in the cities, They tried to pull some useful daily necessities from the ruins, or the food they stored so that their family could continue to live.

The adjutant sitting in the co-pilot's seat sneered after seeing all this, and then said to Chuikov: "Comrade commander, I really didn't expect that the Germans would be here today. When they bombed and shelled our cities, they may Never dreamed that their capital, Berlin, would one day suffer the same fate."

   "It deserves it!" Cuikov also sneered and said, "When they launch an aggression, they should be mentally prepared to know that the day they fail, they will also suffer the same fate."

   Just then, there was a burst of submachine gun shooting not far away. The adjutant was worried that Chuikov would be injured, so he quickly ordered the vehicle to stop, and at the same time let the guards on the two jeeps get off, and surrounded Chuikov in the middle.

  As soon as the security circle was set up, Cuikov waved his hands and said, "Adjutant, don't make such a fuss. I think some German soldiers who were unwilling to surrender were discovered by our soldiers, which triggered a gun battle."

A company came out from the Till Garden not far away. Chuikov saw that it was his subordinates, and quickly ordered the adjutant: "Go and call the commander of that unit, I want to ask what happened just now." , why there are gunshots."

   Soon, a lieutenant, led by an adjutant, came in front of Cuikov. After he stood at attention, he raised his hand and saluted, and reported loudly: "Comrade commander, Lieutenant Kruchinin, the battalion commander of the 79th Guards Infantry Division, is here to report to you. I am leading the troops on patrol. Please instruct me." !"

   "Captain Cruzinen, let me ask you, what happened to the gunshot just now?"

"Just now when we entered the Till Garden, we found a German soldier with a weapon. When I ordered him to hand over his weapon and surrender to us, he shot at us directly." Captain Kruchinin reported to Chuikov: "So I shot him dead."

   "So it is." Chuikov nodded after hearing this, and said, "Comrade Captain, you did the right thing. Now that the war is over, if there are still diehards who refuse to surrender to us, we will destroy them mercilessly."

  The broadcast of Weidling and Fritsch announcing their surrender was heard not only by the soldiers and civilians in Berlin, but also throughout Germany and Europe.

The German 25th Motorized Division, 5th Light Infantry Division, 3rd Marine Division, 156th Infantry Division, and 606th Special Forces Division, which were still confronting Sokov's 48th Army, all stopped firing. The white flag was raised.

Seeing the white flag raised on the opposite side, Nikitin, the commander of the 120th Guards Division who served as an assault force, was still full of surprise. He knew very well that although the five divisions on the opposite side were all remnants, if they wanted to resist stubbornly, Even if he suffered heavy casualties, he might not be able to break through their defensive positions.

  He hurriedly called Sokov and reported the situation to him: "Comrade Commander, a very strange thing happened."

   "What is it?" Sokov asked.

"The enemies in front of our division suddenly stopped firing and unanimously raised white flags." Nikitin frowned and said, "I don't know if this is some kind of conspiracy by the Germans, so I think we should call You report."

"General Nikitin, don't worry, the battle has come to this point, what kind of conspiracy can the Germans come up with?" Sokov asked back after saying this: "Did you see the white flag raised on the German position?" , Have you sent someone to contact them?"

   "No, Comrade Commander." Nikitin shook his head and said, "I didn't send anyone to contact them."

"General Nikitin, if I were you, I would definitely send someone to find out about the situation." When Sokov said this, he was muttering in his heart. In real history, the German army began to surrender on May 2. That is to say today. The German army in front of the 120th Guards Division suddenly stopped fighting and raised a white flag. Maybe it was the surrender order from Berlin. surrender."

   "This is impossible." Nikitin expressed doubts about Sokov's statement. The resistance of the German army in the past two days was so tenacious that every time the troops advanced, several soldiers were killed or injured. Now the five German divisions on the opposite side stopped shooting at the same time, and even raised the white flag. Waiting for us to jump in."

"General Nikitin, why are you so stubborn." Sokov heard that Nikitin still insisted that the Germans had a conspiracy, and couldn't help but explode: "Moustache committed suicide two days ago, the spiritual pillar of the Germans." It must have fallen, and after receiving the order to surrender from their superiors, do you think they can continue to fight?"

  Because of his excitement, Sokov spoke louder, and everyone in the headquarters heard it. When everyone heard the news of Mustache's suicide, they couldn't help but widen their eyes in surprise. After a while, everyone looked at the people around them, hoping to get useful information from each other, but unfortunately, everyone didn't understand. Everything is ignorant. Some people even wondered in their hearts whether this was due to the fact that Comrade Commander was unable to participate in the Battle of Berlin. The Germans still have so many troops, how could the mustache commit suicide like this?

On the other end of the phone, Nikitin was stunned for a long time when he heard what Sokov said, and finally asked with some stuttering: "Comrade commander, are you... all you said... all true? Mustache really ...really committed suicide?"

"That's right, General Nikitin, this is absolutely true. I don't think it will be long before all commanders and fighters in our army will know about it." Sokov urged on the phone: "If you want to catch more Take the prisoners, then immediately send someone to contact the Germans, disarm them all, and find a suitable area to lock them up. If you continue to dawdle like this, if other troops take your credit, don’t regret it. .”

  Sokov's words have reached this point. If Nikitin still hesitates, the day lily will be cold. He quickly replied: "Understood, Comrade Commander, I will personally take someone to communicate with the Germans. If it is true that they are ready to surrender as you said, then I will immediately order the troops to move forward to accept their surrender." .”

  When Sokov put down the phone, Lunev rushed over immediately and asked impatiently, "Misha, where did you get the news about Mustache's suicide?"

  Sokov naturally would not tell the other party that he saw it from the history books of later generations. He said vaguely: "I have my own news channel, so I can naturally know some gossip that you don't know. Only in this way can I avoid making some mistakes when commanding troops to fight."

   Lunev saw that Sokov didn't say anything, and thought that the other party really had some secret information channel, and got the news of Mustache's suicide. He didn't ask any more, but got up and walked to the communication room next door, and made a call himself to find out the situation.

  Ten minutes later, when Lunev returned to the headquarters, his face was filled with uncontrollable joy.

  Seeing this, Sidolin guessed that Lunev must have known some good news, otherwise he would not be so happy, and quickly asked: "Comrade Military Commissar, do you have any good news, can you tell us?"

   "Of course, Comrade Chief of Staff." When Lunev said this, he deliberately raised his voice: "Please stop what you're doing for a while, I'm announcing something very important to you."

  Hearing what Lunev said, the staff officers and communications soldiers in the headquarters stopped their work, stood up straight and cast urgent glances at Lunev, waiting for him to announce important things to everyone.

"Comrades, the first thing I want to tell you is that German Führer Mustache committed suicide by taking poison in his bunker on the afternoon of April 30. Dr. Goebbels, who was his right-hand man, also committed suicide last night. "Lunev said excitedly: "This morning, General Weidling, the commander of the German Berlin City Defense, and Fritsch, the Minister of Propaganda, jointly issued a surrender order, asking all German officers and soldiers to stop hostilities with our army and the Allies, and put down Weapons, unconditional surrender to us and the Allies!"

   "Comrades, we have won!"

   After Lunev finished speaking, the headquarters fell into a brief silence.

   Later, I don’t know who took the lead in cheering "Ulla", which immediately mobilized everyone's enthusiasm. Everyone yelled "Ulla" at the top of their voices without restraint, and the sound almost knocked the roof off.

  The commanders and fighters on duty outside or passing by, heard the cheers from the headquarters, and they didn't know what happened, and they all gathered around. When they heard the truth told by the staff officer or the communications soldier, they couldn't help cheering. All of a sudden, the entire headquarters garrison cheered one after another.

   After an unknown amount of time, the cheers finally stopped.

  Sidorin walked up to Sokov, wiped away the tears from his face, and said excitedly: "Comrade Commander, after four years, we finally won the final victory."

   "Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "We finally won. Next, we can go home."

"Yes, we will be able to go home soon." Lunev came over and added: "From the outbreak of the war to the present, I have not been home once. Haven't seen them for ages. Now that the damned war is over, I can go back and be with them again."

  Sokov originally wanted to say that the European battlefield was resolved, and the troops would move eastward to eliminate the Kwantung Army in the Far East. Only when the Japanese pirates completely surrendered, the world war would truly end. But seeing that everyone was so happy, he didn't bring up this disappointing topic, so as not to affect everyone's mood.