At this time, Stalin had a bad temper, and could even be said to call Zhukov's battlefield phone in anger.

"What is the situation? Why did you send me a telegram saying that the snowstorm in Leningrad is so terrible that it has stopped attacking now?"

"Are you joking to me? Or are you waiting for the Germans to fight back? Give them a chance to defeat you? Marshal Zhukov! I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer!"

"I need to hear your explanation right now!"

When Zhukov frowned and answered the phone, Stalin's harsh roaring sound came from the phone, and he roared fiercely and loudly.

"Comrade Stalin, I know very well my combat mission and combat purpose. I will try my best to complete the combat mission assigned to me by the Party and the people!"

"Especially Comrade Stalin's expectations for me and our troops! I will never let you down!"

When Zhukov listened to Stalin venting his violent and irritable temper, he immediately replied with a serious and loud voice.

"Okay! Marshal Zhukov! I trust you, but I hope you know that our chances are not many, especially those cunning and scheming Germans will not give us much breathing and counterattacking!"

"So we must not be able to take advantage of us like in the previous few battles. They can successfully attack us and cause heavy casualties!"

"We must end this damn war by the end of 1944, and we must fight to Berlin to destroy Hitler and his devilish nations!"

"We must never give this devil the opportunity to counterattack our army again. This is also to avenge the millions of people and soldiers who were murdered by them!"

After hearing Zhukov's unexpected reply, Stalin remained silent for a moment before he said in a gentle tone.

For Stalin, he had just thought that his insult to Zhukov with such loud and irritableness would make Zhukov retort with him with an explosive temper.

But in the end, Zhukov did not verbally as he thought, but responded to him seriously and promised.

So for Stalin, who was soft but not hard, he liked those generals who obeyed his orders and were talented, so he suddenly changed his tone to respond to Zhukov.

"Thank you for your trust, I will definitely defeat the Germans and drive them out of Leningrad!"

"I will never let down the trust of the leaders and the party!"

After hearing Stalin's tone become gentle, Zhukov made another promise to Stalin in a more respectful tone.

"Well! If something unexpected happens to Leningrad, then I really hope you can report it to me in a timely manner!"

"I will also fully support you in winning Leningrad. The German army will never allow them to stay in Leningrad again! Because this time we have invested a lot of troops, and even most of our Baltic fleet and fleet have been invested in this Leningrad-Novgorod battle!"

"But the most important thing is that the British and American aircraft carrier fleets have also invested a large number of fleets and amphibious marines, and they have also begun to set out to support you in the battle against Germany!"

"As long as the blizzard stops, I believe you can see this fleet immediately!"

Stalin said in a more peaceful tone with satisfaction.

"Yes! Leader!"

Zhukov replied briefly.

"What are you going to do after the blizzard stops?"

Stalin suddenly changed the subject and asked.

"I plan to follow the original plan, the 61st Army and the 2nd Assault Army will continue to launch counterattacks from the south and north respectively. The two fronts of Leningrad and Volkhov will do their best to break through the German defensive positions, enter the workers' villages No. 1 and No. 5 and the people and guerrillas in Leningrad to cooperate with the guerrillas in the inside and outside, and meet with the troops!"

Zhukov replied without hesitation.

"Okay! But during the blizzard, you must let the troops below defend Lake Radoga for me, Tihvin and the road from Zaborier Railway Station north bypass Tihvin and then to No. 1 Ladoga!"

"These are important lifelines for us to transport food, weapons and equipment, as well as ammunition to the people and guerrillas in Leningrad, so we must not be occupied and destroyed by the German army!"

"Otherwise, the people and guerrillas in Leningrad will be starved to death!"

Stalin suddenly remembered.

"Yes! Leader!"

"I have deployed certain garrison troops on those important transportation lines, and they should not be occupied by the German army!"

Zhukov agreed seriously.

"That's good! The battle between Leningrad and Novgorod will be given to you with full command! Marshal Zhukov!"

Stalin responded with satisfaction again.

"Thank you for your trust!"

Zhukov also smiled happily.
Chapter completed!