Chapter 1004 Memories of Shame

For this particularly important test, an entire regiment of fully-organized Red Army artillery units was busy in Kubinka for half a month.

Because they did not know much about this captured super weapon, this newly formed special artillery regiment of the Red Army had to use the German prisoners of war transported by train from Stalingrad as tools to make these German prisoners of war Help with the work, and at the same time give guidance on how to operate this super weapon.

The Kubinka weapons testing site located west of Moscow has never been so lively. More than a thousand German prisoners of war and an entire regiment of Red Army artillery were busy working together.

In order to allow the test to proceed smoothly at the Kubinka Weapons Testing Ground, which did not have a suitable railway, specially dispatched railway engineering experts to come to the site for guidance. A dedicated two-way railway track was specially expanded at the Kubinka Testing Ground according to the specifications of the weapons.

All in all, it was just to make this super weapon roar and show its true power in front of the supreme leader, Comrade Stalin.

Not only the Red Army artillery soldiers and German prisoners of war were exhausted and busy all day long, but also the officials and experts who wanted to take the opportunity to show off and please Comrade Stalin stayed at the construction sites all day long and worked hard at their jobs. Professional work.

It took a lot of effort to transport it back from the Stalingrad front line. The Red Army soldiers who finally took a breath gradually began to realize that it was far more troublesome to actually assemble this thing than to dismantle it and transport it away.

It was not until the day before the scheduled test date, that is, yesterday, that all the basic debugging work of the weapons was completed.

Under the "teaching and instruction" of those German prisoners of war with guns held to their heads, the Red Army's special artillery regiment, which was specially assigned to this super weapon, is now basically able to complete the disassembly and assembly of the weapon independently.

Although it takes much longer than the skilled German army, it is always better to master it yourself than to help the enemy. If it continues to train and run in over time, this specialized Red Army special artillery regiment will definitely be able to get started with this super weapon as soon as possible and form combat effectiveness. Stalin, who supervised the entire plan and personally ordered the deployment, was very sure of this.

Standing under this majestic war machine that was huge enough to cover the sky and the sun, looking up, even Comrade Stalin, a loving father who thought he was well prepared after seeing the photos, was still deeply moved by the sight before him. He was so shocked that he spoke out.

“Hitler and his experts built a war machine so insane and terrifying that it’s impossible to even imagine how the Germans accomplished it.

No one in the entourage who followed Stalin said a word. Almost everyone was conquered by the oppressive, heavy and suffocating war machine in front of them.

As the loving father Comrade Stalin lamented, you cannot imagine how a war machine with a total combat weight of 1,350 tons, which is heavier than a lighter destroyer, can be driven onto land to show off its power.

If this super weapon hadn't been assembled and placed in front of our eyes in such a real way, people would have scorned even the idea and concept of such a weapon. We have to admit that Germany during World War II had the amazing motivation to dare to turn madness into reality. It seemed that nothing was impossible in the eyes of these crazy Nazis.

Comrade Stalin, the loving father who marveled that time had ended, took two steps back and took one last look at the last posture of this majestic super weapon before it fired, so that the true existence of the "Red Stalingrad" could be engraved in his mind. Going deeper, he turned around and stepped forward while randomly giving orders to the entourage around him.

"It's time to start. I'll wait for the moment when this cannon roars."

"Okay, Comrade Stalin, I'll make arrangements right away."

The captain of the guard who took the order again quickly disappeared from sight and rushed to convey the final order. When Stalin, surrounded by a group of entourage, came to the auditorium, Zhukov and Vasilevsky, who were sitting in the front row, immediately At the same time, he stood up and paid a solemn military salute to the Supreme Leader of the Soviet Union.

"I wish you good health! Comrade Stalin."

"Um"

Stalin, who was an old acquaintance with the two people in front of him, did not follow the polite conversation procedure, but directly expressed his true thoughts in a concise and concise manner.

"You both performed well at Stalingrad. This great victory inspired our people, boosted the morale of the Red Army soldiers, and gave the entire Soviet Union the opportunity to continue to resist the Nazi invaders until they were completely crushed. determination."

"I know the details of the whole story. Zhukov, you trained that young man named Malashenko very well. This is good! Our Red Army needs more such heroic grassroots commanders and fighters who are loyal to the Soviet Union and dedicated to the country. They You need courage and perseverance like Malashenko to continue doing what you should do.”

Stalin, who was holding hands with Zhukov, had an encouraging smile on his face, and there seemed to be nothing too serious. However, Zhukov, who was also smiling and echoing the leader and comrades, had something different in his heart than the expression on his face said. The content is exactly the same.

Stalingrad achieved a great victory, but Zhukov had just suffered the most humiliating defeat in his life.

The little-known Model, who was not very popular in the entire Wehrmacht, gave Zhukov a complete taste of failure.

Operation Mars caused greater casualties than expected to the Red Army. However, Zhukov, who was good at commanding large armies on the frontal battlefield, did not receive equal rewards for this huge cost, and the original strategic goal was not completed.

The huge force of nearly 700,000 men and 2,000 tanks was defeated by the less than 100,000 men and 200 tanks commanded by Model.

The blood of more than 300,000 casualties of the Red Army soldiers and the burning wreckage of thousands of our own tanks only killed at most three divisions under Model's command. None of the planned strategic goals were completed. Zhukov's hand in conducting post-war statistics Holding the bloody report, I felt intensely humiliated.

Zhukov, who reflected on every mistake in command and judgment he had made, vowed to regain the lost glory from this Model in the future.

Since Zhukov has been shaped into a war hero on the battlefield, wherever the Red Army's war god goes, great victories will follow. Under the personal instruction of Supreme Leader Comrade Stalin, the Soviet propaganda department did not mention too many details and reports about Operation Mars, but suppressed the matter as a secret.