Chapter 904 Soviet Military Parade (3)

"What? A military parade will be held on Red Square tomorrow?!"

Eisenhower, the commander of the US Expeditionary Force, who received the notice at short notice, couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Are these Soviets mentally ill? Why are they holding a military parade at this time? !

"Aren't they afraid that the German bombs will drop and wipe them out?!" This must be Stalin's idea again, right? When did these guys become so brave? So starting from tomorrow, will they all return to the ground and continue to work and live under the fierce bombing of the Germans?

The adjutant also explained helplessly. "It's Christmas, and the German bombing has stopped. The Soviets want to take this opportunity to hold a simple military parade, which may not even take an hour."

"..." Safety can be guaranteed, but the Germans displayed various advanced weapons at the military parade, and what did the Soviets have? All kinds of embarrassing things?

Just as Eisenhower was complaining in his heart, the adjutant scratched his head and spoke with some embarrassment. "Commander, the soldiers below are clamoring to celebrate Christmas and eat Christmas dinner."

Like Europe, Christmas is also a very important holiday in the United States, and its importance is comparable to their Independence Day. From the day after Thanksgiving, Americans began to get busy preparing for Christmas. At Christmas, most families will decorate Christmas trees, hang colorful lights, and buy decorations. These decorations can be accumulated all the time, from childhood to adulthood to old age, the decorations on the Christmas tree will increase.

And because the United States is a multi-ethnic immigrant country, immigrants from various countries still follow the customs of their homeland. It can be said that the Christmas customs of Americans are quite rich and colorful.

As for the Christmas dinner that the soldiers want to eat, it is mainly roast turkey.

Roast turkey is an indispensable dish for Americans' Christmas dinner. This custom comes from the United Kingdom, and the traditional custom of the United Kingdom during Christmas is to eat roast goose. The Europeans who immigrated to America at that time did not have the conditions to raise so many geese, so they used local turkeys as a substitute. Over time, eating turkey became an American tradition.

But where can you get so many turkeys at this time? If the transportation line between the Soviet Union and the United States still existed, they might be able to ship directly from China, but now not even a grain of rice or a bullet can get through, let alone turkey.

Eisenhower sighed helplessly. "Tell them that we are here to fight, not to eat turkey for Christmas. Next year, I will definitely treat them to a Christmas dinner!"

Of course, he was not sure whether he could fulfill this promise. The decisive battle between the Soviet Union and Germany will begin in the spring of next year. Based on the experience of the German army's capture of Leningrad, Stalingrad and other places, the Battle of Moscow will be decided in half a year at the shortest and a year at the longest. There is little hope of defeating the European coalition forces. Eisenhower only hopes to severely injure them and buy more time for the United States.

The next day, a group of US military officers and Soviet high-level officials came to Red Square to participate in the military parade.

Looking at the heavy snow falling from the sky, Eisenhower was slightly relieved and muttered. "It seems that the German bombers will not come today."

The commander of the expeditionary army air force on the side was nervous. "Commander Eisenhower, don't you know that the German bombers don't need visual aiming at all?" When the German army bombed the Kremlin for the first time, the sky was covered with thick clouds, but the bombs dropped by the German bombers still fell accurately into the Kremlin, and the continuous night bombing in recent days also showed that the Germans must have developed some kind of method that does not require visual aiming.

Eisenhower's face changed and he cursed softly. "Damn, how could I forget this!" Snow usually forms at an altitude of more than five or six thousand meters, and rarely exceeds ten thousand meters. The German bombers flying at an altitude of 14,000 meters will not be affected by the snow at all, and can come to bomb as usual.

Thinking of this, Eisenhower whispered to the officers around him. "Be smart, go back to the basement immediately if there is any change!"

Everyone sat on the viewing platform with some trepidation.

As expected, before Stalin's speech was over, there was a shocking explosion in the distance.

Everyone was startled, and Eisenhower ran towards the nearest underground air-raid shelter entrance. Fortunately, these Soviets were not too stupid, and the air-raid shelter entrance was only a few steps away. After rushing into the air-raid shelter entrance, Eisenhower did not dare to relax. Judging from the power of the explosion, it was at least a one-ton bomb.

He continued to run forward, rushed into the elevator, and returned to the underground several dozen meters deep, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Back to the office, he took out a small wine flask from the drawer of the desk and took a big gulp to calm down.

The adjutant who was standing next to him also looked frightened. "Is this a German missile?" The Soviets must have deployed a lot of guard posts and radars outside Moscow. But there was no air defense alarm, and the explosion came so suddenly. It must be the German ballistic missile with a terminal speed of more than ten times the speed of sound, right?

"How stupid!" After taking another sip of wine, Eisenhower cursed. "Now that's it, I wanted to show my face, but ended up showing my butt. It feels good to be whipped naked, right?!" I heard that Stalin's speech was broadcast to the whole world at the same time? Now the whole world knows that the Soviet military parade was ruined by the Germans. Maybe the rumor that Stalin was blown up is already flying everywhere.

The adjutant whispered with some gloating. "Do you think Stalin has been blown up?"

Eisenhower glared at him and said unhappily. "If he is really blown away, we will probably all become prisoners of the German army." If Stalin really has an accident, will his successor still resist firmly to the end? At that time, they will become prisoners of the German army like those friendly forces in the Far East.

"..." The adjutant scratched his head awkwardly.

The two of them just listened silently to the explosions coming from above their heads.

"Doesn't this thing cost money?" There have been dozens of explosions above, and the latest one seems to have exploded above their heads. The cost of this thing should not be cheap. So many of them were thrown at once, and the Germans didn't feel sorry for the money?

Although these missiles are aimed at the viewing platform of the Red Square military parade, it is a pity that with the current guidance technology, it is impossible to hit them accurately. The German missile force fired a hundred missiles in one breath, but only two landed near the viewing platform. When these two missiles fell, Stalin and a group of senior officials had already returned to the basement safely.

Several missiles landed among the troops on parade, causing heavy casualties.