Chu Sinan got some inspiration in the sickle pattern in the dawn. He wanted to adjust his strategy and make a bigger move at a time, so as to end the stalemate on the battlefield in the North Line in the shortest time.

Chu Sinan himself felt that his own somewhat sudden strategic concept was too risky, and... very, very cruel. Perhaps it was precisely because of these reasons that Chu Sinan did not immediately decide whether to take this measure. He planned to meet Lieutenant General Popov first and discuss the feasibility of this strategy with each other.

With Kulikov's leadership, it was not difficult for Chu Sinan to find Lieutenant General Popov's location again. However, he did not expect that it was only two months since the last time he met Popov in Moscow, and Popov seemed to have changed his person at this time.

The white, fat and energetic general at the time actually looked like an old and haggard scholar. The stubborn man on his face was much more than Chu Sinan. Needless to say, the general's life was very difficult during this period.

In fact, even when Chu Sinan was in Moscow, he had never said a few words to this general who came from the navy. How could he say that Popov belonged to that kind of absolute centrist, whether it was Stalin at that time, Tukhachevsky later, or Buluhell, who was deeply the minister of the National Defense Committee, he was not close to anyone. Perhaps because of this, not many people paid attention to him, and Chu Sinan naturally had no interaction with him.

But now, when the two met in this difficult and crisis-ridden time, they seemed to be old friends who had not met for many years and had suddenly met again, especially Popov, who even gave Chu Sinan a warm hug with excitement. If Popov had seen some sketches from the future of China, he might have blurted out: "Where are relatives..."

After the two exchanged simple greetings for a while, Chu Sinan directly shifted the topic to future strategic issues.

Chu Sinan's idea is like this. Let's first hear what Popov has plans. Although he is the commander of the front army at present and Popov has been dismissed, he is a lieutenant general after all. He is one level higher than his rank, and respect for etiquette is still indispensable. In addition, Chu Sinan has another unspeakable idea, that is, if Popov has a plan and is feasible, then you might as well listen to him, at least in that way, you can take less responsibility for the progress of the war in the war zone.

However, although Chu Sinan's abacus was quarreling, Popov was not a fool. Otherwise, how could he become an evergreen tree in the Soviet military? The senior management could not wash his head even after several cleanings?

Facing Chu Sinan's problem, Popov didn't even think about it, so he replied directly to Chu Sinan: "Comrade Chu Sinan, you are the commander of the Beloye Lake Front Army now, and I am a sinner. If it weren't for my negligence, the war now would not have reached this point. Therefore, now I must hand over the command of the troops to you. As for future combat strategies, you can make a decision in one sentence. I, Popov, can assist you until the above decision on my punishment."

Faced with Popov's refusal, Chu Sinan had no choice. After he raised some things, he finally expressed his considerations in front of the "sickle map".

Chu Sinan's combat plan obviously scared Lieutenant General Popov, who had been through the battlefield for a long time, widened his eyes, first looked at Chu Sinan, then looked down at the map on the table, then looked up for a while, then looked up to see Chu Sinan... After repeating this several times, he hesitated and said: "Comrade Chu Sinan, you, are you really going to do this?"

Chu Sinan didn't say anything, but just nodded firmly.

"Then you have to think clearly that this is a unit of nearly 100,000 people, and it is the main force of our Lenin army," Popov reached out and drew a circle on the map, and said, "If it is carried out according to your combat arrangement, then I guess we will have at least one or two armies in the end that we must cancel the number. This is not a little loss..."

"Comrade Popov," Chu Sinan interrupted Popov and said calmly, "I have considered this combat plan. I admit that we have to take great risks for it, and even if it is successful, the price we pay will be quite heavy. But we might as well think about how many people we lost in the Battle of Smolensk? More than 400,000, and what did we gain in that battle? Let's look at the Battle of Kiev, how many people we lost? That's a full 700,000, and what did we gain in that battle? Let's look back at us. That's right, if we have any link in the arrangements of this battle, there is any link in the arrangements of this battle.

If we fail to do it, then what awaits us will not be the loss of a mere 100,000 people. We will also lose the entire Lake Beloye War Zone, and even the entire Karelia territory and the entire Northern Front Army that was fighting there at this time. At such a heavy price, I, you, and even the entire Lake Beloye Front Army, cannot afford it, but then again, if we do not take this risk, but let the current unfavorable situation continue, what will we gain? I think if the Germans were not very conscience and suddenly gave us a way out, the losses we had worried about before would have to bear sooner or later."

Popov also knew that Chu Sinan was right. Judging from the current situation, if you don’t find a way or even take risks to break this deadlock with one move, then as many as one month or as many as ten days later, all the Soviet Leningrad Front troops who were wandering in the German War Zone would probably be trapped to death. By then, the Beloye Lake War Zone, the Northern Front Army, and the Karelia narrow territory would all be honestly handed over to the Germans.

Thinking that the current unfavorable situation was caused by his own actions, Popov couldn't help but sigh with concern.

"Comrade Popov, the situation has reached this point and we can no longer choose," saw that Popov was a little moved, Chu Sinan continued, "Look, if our plan is successful, then we can not only protect the Beloye Lake War Zone, but also directly reverse the decline in this area in the previous stage. If the war progresses smoothly, we can even eat the main force of the German northern cluster in one fell swoop, thereby lifting the siege of Leningrad. Comrade Popov, do you think such a huge potential battle is not worth our fight?"

Popov was completely silent. In fact, he had agreed to Chu Sinan's combat plan now. The only thing he couldn't control was whether he should also sign the battle formula. If he signed this word, it means that there is one of his in the battle plan. In the future, he will have a military merit that no one can ignore. Once he fails, the result...

"Comrade Chu Sinan, I've thought about it," Popov said gritting his teeth after a long silence, "I agree with your combat plan and are willing to share the potential responsibilities with you. Give the order."
Chapter completed!