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Chapter IX Fighting Braevsky (4)

At night, at 8:27. When the communications soldiers rushed into the temporary command of the group army with a tent of snow and snow, Chu Sinan and Meletskov, as well as many staff members and military members who were affiliated with the Thirteenth Episode, gathered in front of the table where the map was laid, and carefully studied the next combat plan.

Just half an hour ago, the first snow since the beginning of winter this year finally came quietly when the Mongolian warm current had just receded. This was undoubtedly a good phenomenon for the entire Soviet Union, which was trapped in the invasion of the German army.

Judging from the conventional climate, after a storm, the rapid decline in temperature is followed, which is particularly obvious in the far north of the Soviet Union. The drop in temperature requires more winter clothes to keep warm in the fighter's cold, which is equivalent to requiring timely and abundant logistics support. There is no doubt that at this point, the Soviet army had an absolute advantage, and because the German army's front line penetrated into the Soviet Union and the long transportation line was blocked by wind and snow again, its logistics support would inevitably be more difficult.

Just now, Chu Sinan realized one thing, that is, why the German military advisors on the other side of the river were all replaced by the Finnish army uniforms. This does not mean that they were planning any conspiracy, nor does it mean that the German military advisor was deliberately avoiding the Soviet sight. The reason for this situation is that there is an explanation: the German troops gathered in the Isthmus of Karelia encountered huge logistical difficulties, and their winter cold-resistance equipment was not able to be replenished in time, so this German military advisor was forced to wear the Finnish cold-resistance uniforms.

Chu Sinan's guess made Meletskov overjoyed. Assuming Chu Sinan's judgment was correct, that is, if the German military advisors on the other side of the river really lacked winter cold protection supplies, then the next few days will be the time when they completely fell into the region.

Leading troops to fight is definitely not an easy task. As a general of the commander, he must not only be well versed in the techniques of leading troops to fight, but also know all factors such as geographical environment, meteorology, etc. that can interfere with the progress of the war. As the commander of the second-level army, Meretskov undoubtedly made sufficient preparations in this regard.

The snow today came too suddenly, and it could be said that there was no sign of any sign. In the daytime, the warm current from Mongolia was still covering the entire Karelia Isthmus area. At night, heavy snow suddenly came. What happened to such an abnormal weather change? Not to mention Meletskov, a person who lived in the Soviet Union since childhood, even Chu Sinan knew what was going on. He had received training in this area.

Under normal circumstances, sudden heavy snowfall will only occur in two situations: one is the monsoon. The sudden monsoon brings a huge temperature difference between the continent and the ocean, causing the high-pressure clouds over the continent to rapidly condense, resulting in sudden large-scale snowfall. The second is the sudden intersection of the cold current and the warm current. The dry and cold air brought by the cold current quickly affects the humid air mass carried by the warm current itself, and creates a sudden arrival of blizzards in a large area where the two air currents meet.

Karelia isthmus is located in the far north of the Soviet Union, closely nestling with the Arctic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the outbreak of the cold current, and in the previous stage, the warm current formed in the Mongolian region had just passed here. Therefore, from this point of view, most of the factors caused by this blizzard are the latter. If this is the case, then anyone who knows the Arctic Ocean cold current will know that what will happen in the next few days is a sudden drop in temperature. Generally speaking, after an Arctic Ocean cold current hits, the temperature passing by will generally drop by more than ten degrees.

A German army under siege was still in a dangerous situation where logistics supplies were lacking. How much vitality could they have when this creepy cold current passed? To a certain extent, this battle was no longer necessary. Meletskov just ordered his troops to surround the almost crippled German army division. After the cold current passed, they could easily clean up the battlefield.

In addition to easily solving the German military advisors on the other side of the river, this heavy snow also brought another benefit, that is, the visibility in the air is low, and the enemy's air team cannot risk taking off the air in this situation and launching air strikes on the attacks on the east and west sides. In this way, Chu Sinan felt that the primary goal of the Battle of Blaevsky should also be adjusted in time: encircle and block the German military advisors' retreat and support supply routes, implement tactical strategies of encircling but not fighting, and strive to attract the military power of the Finnish Karelian cluster to move in and alleviate the difficulty of advancing on the east and west sides.

As a military member of the Front Army, Chu Sinan's suggestion was soon recognized by Melekovsky. The newly held army emergency combat meeting was to re-arrange the battlefield planning. Melekovsky's new decision was to urgently dispatch the 29th Division under his command in 13 episodes to cross the line north along Suchenes to support the 33rd Division that deviated to the rear wing of the German division's position, and jointly resist the advance support of the Finnish army in the north and the German army's breakthrough operations in the inside. At the same time, Baditsky was once again urged to increase the offensive efforts and must seize the German defensive positions along the river.

Just as the military meeting was about to end, the arrival of the communications soldiers brought another good news to everyone in the command center: Baditsky's 27th Division's vanguard finally successfully captured the landing ground on the north bank of the Sveri River after several hours of fierce fighting. In order to prevent the Soviet landing troops from carrying out deep advances, the German defense forces on the river front had moved north and formed a second defensive front in the offensive and dense bunker areas on the north bank of the river. Baditsky, the commander of the 27th Division, sent people to report on the progress of the battle and inquire about the next combat plan.

The news came, which made everyone in the command center happy. There was no doubt that the battle had already achieved the initial strategic purpose at this point. What was even more gratifying was that the German military advisor, as the "first lottery", was officially surrounded by 13 episodes. In the following days, they had to sit and wait for death besides committing their targets.

"Comrades, now our initial strategic goal has been achieved," said Meletskov excitedly. "Although in this Northern Line Battle, our 13th episode was not the main battlefield, God gave us a great opportunity to eat a reorganized German army in one fell swoop. Now it is still the best, and the Germans who are trapped in our siege will receive another severe cold that is unique to our great motherland. I can't think of it for long,

You will understand how stupid it is to invade our territory rashly. Our severe cold has driven out Napoleon's army back then, and now it will also help us to drive out Hitler's army. What we have to do now is to cheer up and to pluck up the Germans on the other side of the river tightly, and not give them the slightest chance to escape. I want them to die in great miserable tragedy under the baptism of the cold current and in the torment of fear and cold."
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