After a hill just a few hundred meters away from the Sveri River, Chu Sinan used the telescope in his hand to carefully check the Finnish army beachhead position on the other side of the river. The enemies on the other side of the river obviously also noticed the tension of the atmosphere. In the telescope, you can see that people's heads flashed from time to time in the crisscrossing trenches. And in farther places, the defensive barriers that the enemy has repaired are like scattered stars, everywhere.

"Comrade Chu Sinan, we should start." Meletskov put down the telescope in his hand, looked at his pocket watch, turned his head to Chu Sinan and said.

"Oh?" Chu Sinan took out his pocket watch and looked at it. The beating second hand was passing through the last gap and merged with the tall minute hand. "Give the order, Comrade Meletskov."

"Start." Meletskov did not refuse. He waved his hand behind him and said lightly.

"The offense begins!" "The offense begins!" The two callers behind shouted at the microphone at the same time.

"Coax!" The sound of cannons that shook the sky and the earth sounded behind everyone. Chu Sinan clearly felt the violent trembling of the ground under his feet at the moment when the first round of cannons sounded. He understood that such a strong effect was only produced in a while because the first round of cannons was generally very neat, and the loaders who were waiting for the troops must have paid close attention to the commander's hand before this. When the flag was swung, the shells would be launched neatly, and the effect they produced was naturally amazing.

Using the telescope in his hand, Chu Sinan looked at the other side of the river again. At this time, what he saw was a picture similar to hell on earth.

On the other side of the river, the enemy's position that had just been silent, instantly a cluster of fire rose. The landing shells easily lifted up red clouds mixed with blood mist and broken limbs. At the same time, they also scattered dense and sharp shrapnel around, like the sickle of the god of death, harvesting every life that could reach.

In the telescope, Chu Sinan looked at the Finnish army trenches near the river bank, figures were thrown out by the shock waves of shells, wrapped in flames, and fell on the empty river beach in a mess. A little further away, the scattered barrier offensive collapsed and caught fire after the baptism of artillery fire. Occasionally, one or two figures with fire were escaping from the offensive ruins, struggling and swaying, and finally falling into the dust filled with smoke.

Chu Sinan sighed in his heart that war is like this. When you don’t come into contact with it, you will try your best to imagine its beauty and spectacle. Once you feel its cruelty and bloodiness in the scene, you will begin to try your best to forget it.

Sighing, Chu Sinan handed the telescope to Ulanova who was standing beside him, and said, "Look, Comrade Ulanova, I think there are some things you want to see on the other side of the river."

Ulanova took the telescope and nodded silently. In fact, the moment the sound of running just now, she had already felt something that shocked and palpitations.

"Comrade Chu Sinan," said Meletskov on the other side at this time, "I suggest that we should not be here anymore. According to conventional rules, the enemy will start to organize artillery fire and fight back within about ten minutes. The position here is too high and too dangerous."

Chu Sinan glanced at the other side of the river, then shook his head. Just as he was about to say something, he saw a communication soldier running towards him in a hurry.

"Comrade Chu Sinan, the front command called." The communications soldier ran to the front in panting and reported.

"Oh?" Chu Sinan was stunned and took the telegram manuscript.

"I have learned that I have partially realized my strategic intentions. The southeast cluster has recently allocated the fifth and seventh air force to east to support it. In order to cooperate with the river crossing operations on the east and west fronts, Wang Chu urged 13 episodes to strengthen the offensive efforts, and Hebei can mobilize the enemy's fleet to enter the battlefield in advance to alleviate the pressure on the east and west fronts offensive. Cui Kefu."

Chu Sinan frowned, and then handed the telegram to Meletskov beside him.

"This..." Meletskov received the telegram, looked at it, and shook his head and said, "Comrade Chu Sinan, this is really too difficult, and if this order is implemented, our middle front will face greater risks."

Chu Sinan also knew this. If such an order is executed, the direct consequence is that Meletskov must transfer attacking teams to the other side to the maximum extent. The purpose of his attack can no longer be limited to capturing the opponent's beachhead and landing ground, but to advance further to form a threat to the enemy's strategic depth. In this way, the original feint attack will become a formal attack in a sense. There is no doubt that the further the area that breaks into the 13th episode, the more likely it is to mobilize the enemy's air force. In proportion to this, the losses suffered in the 13th episode.

Cui Kov's strategic intention is very obvious, that is, to call on episode 13 to transfer the enemy's air teams out before the east and west fronts formal attack tomorrow, so that they cannot support the defensive operations between the east and west fronts in time. This is to fight a time difference, so the speed of the 13-sided episode is crucial.

To make large-scale advancements on the battlefield, it is necessary to make rapid advancements, and the losses that will be suffered in the entire 13 episodes can be imagined.

The losses of soldiers on a certain front may not dominate the success or failure of the entire battle situation under certain circumstances, but the situation is not the case now. From a strategic perspective, if the loss on the Blaevsky line in episode 13 is too great, then when the assault attack on the east and west lines is carried out, the enemy will likely carry out counter-assault operations against the positions with huge losses of 13 episodes, tearing the "strategic pocket" organized by the Soviet army in one fell swoop. To make an image metaphor, it is like a pocket that has not yet been tied, but suddenly being penetrated by the nail in the bag. The direct consequence is that a large string of nails are leaked from the pocket. By then, the assault on the east and west lines will become rootless grass, without any meaning of existence. If one is not done well, the Northern Front Army will also lose the strategic defense line on the south bank of the Sveri River, resulting in the entire war situation being uncontrollable.

Chu Sinan understood that Cuikov was taking risks and bet on Meletskov, who was good at fighting tough battles.

"Comrade Meletskov," Chu Sinan reached out to pat the short and fat general's shoulder, "Accept the order, this is the trust of Comrade Cui Kov and the entire Front Command in you. As a military committee member, I believe you can survive this difficult period, and I will also work with you here. I think this is the only thing I can do for you."

"Okay," Meletskov looked at Chu Sinan deeply. He was very grateful for what Chu Sinan said in the end. As a military member, Chu Sinan was able to agree to stay in this battle, which was equivalent to saying that he and Meletskov would share the responsibility for combat.
Chapter completed!