At noon on December 18, the Bellower Lakes Front Army was located in the temporary command of the town of Royalawic.

The sleeping Chu Sinan woke up from a series of huge explosions. The emergency marching for several consecutive days made him tired to the peak. Last night, because he studied tactics with a group of combat staff at the command headquarters and waited for callbacks from the command headquarters, he didn't close his eyes all night. It was dawn that he could take a nap for a while, but he didn't know that he had been awakened in just a few hours.

He hurriedly put on his military boots, Chu Sinan put his military coat on his body, and quickly walked out of the room.

Outside the house, the world covered with thick snow was vast, and above the gloomy sky, a few white dots were hovering back and forth not far away - it was a German plane.

"What's going on?" Chu Sinan looked at the sky and said to Lucoonki, who was guarding the door.

"I don't know," Lucoonki said, shaking his head, "two German bombers came over and threw a few bombs in the town, probably tentatively."

"Has the anti-aircraft artillery position been counterattacked?" Chu Sinan frowned and said.

"No, Comrade Suslov thought that this would expose our position, so he ordered a ban on fighting back." Lukoonki replied.

Nodded in approval, Chu Sinan obviously Suslov's order. The reason why the German air force bombed the town was probably looking for the hidden main force of the Soviet army in this way to implement the next step of the advancement plan. The rash anti-aircraft gun counterattack could only point out the direction for the Germans to advance.

"It seems that this place cannot be kept for a long time," Chu Sinan muttered, and then asked, "Have the commander-in-chief approved the telegram yet?"

"It seems that there is news from the command," Lukoonki replied hurriedly, "Comrade Suslov came to see you just now, but he saw you resting, so he didn't bother you, just let me wake you up..."

"Okay, okay," Chu Sinan waved his hand before he could finish his words, and said impatiently, "Go immediately and find Suslov for me."

"Yes, Comrade Chu Sinan." Lukoongji responded and ran away hurriedly.

About five or six minutes later, Suslov, who was in a hurry, rushed over with a group of staff. Seeing his red and swollen eyes, he obviously had just taken a nap for a while and was screamed by Lukoonki. Suslov was extremely depressed now. He had just come to find Chu Sinan, but he was sleeping. Now, he had just returned to sleep for a few minutes and was called by Chu Sinan's guards. This... the senior official level was crushed to death, not to mention that Chu Sinan is not higher than him. According to the practice of the Soviet army in the past, in military positions, the commander of the front army was one level higher than the commander of the front army, but in party positions, the military members were one level higher than the commander of the front army. It is precisely because of this that the two positions can restrain each other and achieve the balance of power.

But now, Chu Sinan has been inexplicably appointed as the commander of the Front Army in the Beloye Lake District. He is not qualified to hold this position in terms of military positions, and in terms of party positions, it is more than enough to hold this position. In this way, Suslov, as a military member, is very embarrassed. What made Suslov feel powerless is that Chu Sinan's other central position is the first secretary of the National Security Commission. This title alone can already make all military members feel headache. Now, such a person has served as the commander of the Front Army, and Suslov is unfortunately the military member who plays a role in it, but can his role in it be able to achieve it? If so, I'm afraid Suslov himself cannot believe it.

"Comrade Suslov, has the command from the commander come down?" Chu Sinan asked in the room.

"Oh, I'm down, I'm just now..." Suslov hurriedly took out the telegram from his pocket on his chest and said.

"Take it and see it." Chu Sinan walked to the conference table and sat down, saying impatiently. He was waiting for this approval now. If his proposal was approved by the Supreme Command, then the subsequent series of combat resolutions could be implemented immediately.

Suslov handed over the telegram and felt relieved. The reply to the telegram was to some extent to eliminate his embarrassment. Although from now on, the power of his military committee member will be limited to a very small range, at least he will not have to be responsible for the success or failure of the battle.

"In view of the complexity of the current battle on the Northern Front, after the resolution of the Command Department, it was approved by Comrade Chu Sinan to agree to the request of independent decision-making power of the front-level command headquarters. From now on, your department can decide the battle organization method based on the actual situation on the battlefield, and can also seek strategic cooperation between the front troops on the left and right wings. Remember: While you do not gain absolute control of the battle, you will also bear joint responsibility for the success or failure of the battle. The development status after the war will be borne by the commander. I hope Comrade Chu Sinan uses troops carefully to avoid further deterioration of the situation on the Northern Front. The Supreme Command, the Supreme Soviet National Defense Committee, and the Buluhell telegram."

Chu Sinan felt very heavy after reading this telegram. There is no doubt that judging from the suffix of the telegram, this resolution was obviously the product of Tukhachevsky's compromise with Buluheer. Buluheer regarded him as a member of his own faction, so he tried his best to fight for the decision-making power of war for him. At the same time, this also shows that Buluheer is optimistic about him, so he put a heavy focus on him. If this battle is won, Chu Sinan will definitely be able to gain momentum and become a big card in Buluheer's hands. If he is defeated, Chu Sinan will naturally not be able to escape the punishment of the military court, and Buluheer's face may not look good either.

The situation has reached such a terrible point. These politicians who have escaped from military origins cannot forget to fight for power and profit from each other, and even regard a war that concerns the life and death of the country as a game to increase their political chips. Isn’t this a nonsense? Did these people forget all their original ideals and bloodliness of soldiers?

"Have you studied this telegram?" Chu Sinan sighed in his heart, slapped the telegram heavily on the table, and then said, "What do you think about that? You might as well say it now."

"Well, since the command has given you independent decision-making power," Suslov coughed dryly, and then said, "Let's arrange according to the strategy you decided earlier. I, the military committee member, will definitely cooperate with your decision every step of your decision."

"Okay," Chu Sinan nodded and said in a deep voice, "Give me three things right away: First, generate electricity for all the army commands we can contact now, and tell them that from today on, all the troops under our front army in the German-occupied area will implement independent combat methods. I want every division, brigade, regiment, even battalion, and company-level units to have the power to independently choose fighter jets, decide to advance or retreat, and to hide the power;

Second, Comrade Cui Khov, who informed the Northern Front Army, hoped that they would step up their offensive against the Finnish Karelia cluster, and make sure that this part of the enemy army feels the danger of being encircled and annihilated at all times, so as to mobilize the main force of the German northern cluster to accelerate the advancement; Third, order us to hold on to the three divisions in Volkhov city, immediately withdraw from the position and retreat to the water net area of ​​the Beloye Lake District. You and the General Staff will retreat north with these troops, but leave the security division and the Second Battalion of the Communications Battalion for me."

"What about you?" Suslov's body shook and his eyes were blurred.

"I want to stay here," Chu Sinan stood up, looked at the combat map on the wall, and said with a firm tone, "This is the core of the entire war zone. Only here can I better command my troops to fight, so I can't leave."

"But..." Suslov hesitated.

"There is nothing more, execute the order, Comrade Suslov." Chu Sinan interrupted him and said in an unquestionable tone.

"Yes, Comrade Chu Sinan, take care of yourself!" Suslov stood up and said sincerely while giving Chu Sinan a standard military salute.
Chapter completed!