At night, the sky above the town of Lodgeinoyebole was once again shrouded by stars. In the Northern Front Command not far from the center of the town, there were people everywhere. The heads of various army groups under the entire Front were all concentrated here at this time, and the pre-war front arrangement and military mobilization meeting were held.

As the military member of the Front Army's "Tianzi No. 1" military committee member, Chu Sinan first gave a speech on the meeting. His speech was simple and clear, and it was divided into two basic aspects: one was the importance and overall nature of this battle, and the other was the attitude of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Supreme Command on this battle. This was Chu Sinan's first appearance at the Front Army-level combat conference. Although everyone knew his identity at the top of the central government, it was rare to see people who could know his identity on this military front line of Germany. Because of this, when he and Cui Kov appeared side by side at the venue, almost everyone's faces were surprised. Then, after Cui Kov gave a brief introduction to everyone, the expressions on everyone's faces suddenly changed - from surprise to alert.

In fact, it is no wonder that everyone reacted like this. In the Soviet army, military committee members have always been not very popular. Their role is not only to mobilize combat, boost morale, and handle the military's party affairs. In addition, military supervision and general investigation are also within their purview. In the words of those generals, military committee members are "not able to fight, but only know how to mix with", and "a bastard who has no ability to kill enemies but has the ability to kill their own people". Unfortunately, Chu Sinan's position is a military committee member, so most military generals stay away from him. In fact, this is also not familiar with him. Chu Sinan may be a military committee member in his position, but he cannot be regarded as the master of "not able to fight, but only know how to mix with". At least the overall plan for this Northern Front battle was finalized after discussion with Cui Kefu.

After Chu Sinan's speech, it was Cui Kefu's turn to delegate the combat mission.

In this northern attack, Chu Sinan and Cui Kov made the overall decision to adopt the strategy of "two-line advancement and roundabout encirclement". The specific content is: to arrange the main advantageous forces on the east bank of Lake Ladoga and the west bank of Lake Onega. These are the two sharp knives initiated by the entire battle. Their role is to break through the defensive positions of the German Finnish cluster east-west line in the shortest time. After that, the main attacking troops on the western front were along Ladoga.

The lake strives to rush northward and launches a strategic feint attack on Ortavala, the logistics support base of Finnish cluster in the north. The main attack troops on the eastern front advance northwest along the western bank of Lake Onega, with the goal directly aimed at the German Finnish cluster base, Petrozavodsk. Cuikov issued a death order to the main attack troops on the eastern front. The entire eastern front offensive must advance to the remote suburbs of Petrozavodsk before No. 15, and then build a defense line in the area.

Chu Sinan and Cuikov had thought several times before this combat plan, and finally reached an unanimous agreement. From this perspective on the Western Front, the military feint attack on the Finnish cluster logistics support base Ortavala will inevitably force the cluster to draw troops to support the battle on the front battlefield of Ortavala. Ortavala is crucial to the entire northern front of the German army. If this base is lost, the German army will not only lose its absolute control over the Ladoga Railway, but also the right rear wing of the southeast Finnish cluster attacking Leningrad will also be directly threatened by the Soviet army.

Once the Finnish cluster draws troops from the middle to the western aid, the Soviet army's eastern battlefield will be protected from threats from the left flank, and the battlefield propulsion speed can be greatly increased. If it can advance the main front to the far suburbs of Petrozavodsk before the fifteenth, then the strategic purpose of the first phase of the battle will be achieved.

By the end of the first strategic offensive phase, the main force of the Northern Front Army formed an offensive front similar to the U-shaped shape in the narrow zone between the Ladoga Lake District and the Onega Lake District. This is a "pocket". If the main force of the German Finnish cluster in the pocket cannot implement strategic contraction before the second strategic offensive of the Soviet army begins, the eastward detour of the main attack forces on the western front of the Soviet army will completely seal them in this pocket.

Chu Sinan has been considering this strategic plan for a long time, and even the key is this. If the Northern Front Army wants to encircle the German Finnish cluster in this area, it must ensure one thing, that is, the rapid advancement and rapid detour in the main attack direction of the Western Front, otherwise, it will be easy to be searched for opportunities by the enemy's main force to escape.

In addition, Chu Sinan also roughly estimated that if the war was defeated according to this plan, the losses of the Northern Front Army would definitely not be small, and there is no doubt that the two sharp swords that advanced would inevitably face the crazy attack of the German army on the flanks. In this case, without a large number of casualties, it would not be a war.

However, Cui Kev disagreed with this. His goal was to take the battle, encircle the German Finnish cluster on the front line, and eventually destroy them. Apart from that, he would not consider anything. What Cui Kev wants now is the result, not the process of this battle, nor a mere casualty report.

Although Chu Sinan has the right to reject Cui Kov's combat plan with his identity as a military commissioner, he did not use this right. After all, this plan is the best at present.

"Does all units know their tasks?" After arranging the attack tasks of each group army, Cui Kefu opened his eyes wide, patrolled the venue for a while, and then asked in a deep voice.

"It's clear." A neat shout of response sounded in the venue.

"Okay," Cui Kefu turned around and looked at Chu Sinan with inquiring eyes, meaning to ask him if he had anything else to say.

"I'll add the last point," Chu Sinan stood up, pondered slightly, "How much impact does this battle have on the overall situation? I've said just now, and I won't repeat it anymore. But I want to say that since everyone understands the importance of the battle and knows their own tasks, I must do the best for me. Everyone's combat tasks are linked together. If any side has problems, it will affect the success or failure of the entire battle. Therefore, I want to say ugly things.

Previously, as a military committee member, I will implement the Shangshu accountability system. If the company-level combat mission is not completed, I will hold the regiment-level generals accountable; if the regiment-level combat mission is not completed, I will hold the brigade-level generals accountable; if the brigade-level combat mission is not completed, I will hold the division-level generals accountable. Therefore, if everyone does not want to sit in the dock of the military court, they must do their best to implement every step of the combat mission. Do you all know this?"

"I'm clear!" The venue was silent for a moment, and then the generals answered one after another.

A smile appeared on Chu Sinan's face. He looked at Cui Kefu, then waved his hand and said loudly: "After a meeting!"
Chapter completed!