Sokov heard intensive gunshots coming from the direction of the transfer station. There was no place where he could stay, so he hurriedly rushed over with a few soldiers protecting him.
By the time he arrived at the transfer station, the battle was over. Andre was taking his people to count the results of the battle, and no one was arranged to load the supplies into the truck. Sokov was furious when he saw this, and cursed Angrily at Andre:
"Second Lieutenant Andre, don't you know that the sound of gunfire has alerted the nearby enemies. Enemy reinforcements are coming soon, but you are still in the mood to stand here and count the loot."
After being scolded by Sokov, Andrei lowered his head in panic and said in shame: "I'm sorry, comrade battalion commander, I was wrong. I will arrange for people to move the supplies onto the sled."
"In addition to weapons and ammunition, medicine and food," Sokov told Andre while listening to the noise outside: "Those military uniforms, quilts and other supplies will be given to us when we evacuate later.
I'll burn it all. What we can't get, the Germans can't get either."
The fifty sleds brought by the second company were neatly placed next to the goods yard. The soldiers temporarily acted as porters. They lifted the tarpaulin covering the ammunition and moved the neatly stacked wooden boxes one after another.
Moved to the sleigh.
As soon as seven or eight sleds were loaded, intensive gunshots rang out in the distance. Sokov quickly called Andrei to him and asked loudly: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, how long do you need to get the sleds ready?"
Fully filled?"
Andre turned his head and glanced at the busy soldiers, secretly estimated for a moment, and then replied: "Report to Comrade Battalion Commander, it will take at least half an hour to fill all these sleds. You know, in addition to
In addition to looking for ammunition, we also need to find food and medicine..."
"I'll give you fifty minutes," Sokov interrupted Andre before he could finish. He knew that half an hour was the minimum time limit. He could barely fill the sled, but he had to burn the German army.
The remaining supplies and time were far from enough, so he added another twenty minutes: "If you fail to complete the task by then, what consequences will there be? Even if I don't say it, you should understand in your heart."
"Understood, comrade battalion commander." Andre nodded hastily, then turned and shouted to the soldiers who were carrying things: "Comrades, the enemy is rushing towards us, and the comrades in the machine gun company are fighting tenaciously."
They are bleeding and sacrificing every minute. Every minute you save, you can save the life of a comrade! Everyone, move quickly and don't waste time!"
Andre walked around and kept repeating what he shouted. After the soldiers of the second company heard his shout clearly, they all speeded up the transportation.
Sokov jogged to the wooden house where the radio station was broadcasting. It had experienced a battle not long ago, and the strong smell of blood could still be smelled in the house. When he saw the radio operator sitting by the window, he ordered him: "Comrade radio operator
, get in touch with Lieutenant Vasily of the machine gun company immediately, I want to speak to him."
The operator wearing the earphone nodded, picked up the microphone and started calling: "Owl, owl, I am Red Star, I am Red Star, if you hear me, please answer! If you hear me, please answer!..."
After calling five or six times in a row, the other party finally responded. Sokov took the earphone and microphone handed over by the operator and put the earphone on his head. Because time was tight, he did not bother to use the phone that he had agreed on in advance.
He called directly into the microphone in plain language: "Lieutenant Vasily, listen, the Second Company is moving supplies here at the transfer station. It will take at least another hour. I order you to hold on for an hour, understand.
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"Understood, comrade battalion commander." In addition to Vasily's voice, there were also clearly audible gunshots and explosions coming from the earphones, which showed how fierce the battle was. "Within one hour, we will definitely not
Let the Germans take one step forward."
After all the sleds were filled, the soldiers of the second company worked in groups of three and pulled the fully loaded sleds out of the transfer station. The remaining soldiers carried gasoline barrels and poured gasoline on the remaining supplies to prepare a fire.
The place was burned to the ground and no supplies were left for the Germans.
Andrei walked up to Sokov and asked him for instructions: "Comrade battalion commander, there are still a dozen German prisoners, what do you think we should do. Should we take them away or shoot them on the spot?"
"We are carrying so much supplies. If we bring any more prisoners, it will definitely slow us down." Sokov doesn't want the prisoners to become a burden, so naturally he doesn't want to take them with him. But if he gives the order, he will put down his weapons.
The German soldiers shot all of them, but he couldn't do such a cruel thing.
After some thought, he pointed to the wooden house in the distance and said to Andre: "Tie them all up and lock them in that wooden house. Whether they can survive depends on their luck."
After the soldiers put the tightly tied German prisoners into wooden houses, they thought that the Soviet army was going to set fire to kill them, so they cried loudly and begged the soldiers for their lives. Unfortunately, no soldier present could listen.
He knew German and had no idea what they were shouting. He closed the door and returned to the goods yard to set fire to the goods.
When the cargo yard of the transfer station burst into flames, although Sokov was standing dozens of meters away, he could still feel the scorching heat coming towards his face. He raised his hand and looked at his watch and found that fifty minutes had just passed.
, he said to Andrei who was standing next to him: "Such a big fire, Lieutenant Vasily must be able to see it. If he is smart enough, he will lead his troops to withdraw in time. Okay, it's getting late.
Let’s rush back to the unknown highlands as soon as possible.”
Just when Sokov and the others returned to the unknown highlands along the road they came from, Vasily also saw the fire in the direction of the transfer station. He knew in his heart that this must be the fire set by the second company after completing the task of transporting supplies, so
He decisively ordered to retreat into the forest using alternate cover.
The German troops who were blocked were eager to rush to the transfer station to rescue them. When they saw the Soviet army retreating into the forest, they worried that they were being ambushed, so they did not pursue them but continued to rush to the transfer station.
After Vasily's troops got rid of the enemy, they quickly caught up with the Second Company marching in the forest. When they saw the cheerful soldiers of the Second Company, they were happily pulling the fully loaded sleds.
Walking forward with a smile, he quickly ordered his men to help pull the cart to reduce some of the burden.
Seeing Vasily rushing up with the troops, Sokov quickly asked with concern: "Comrade Lieutenant, you have worked hard. How are you doing? Are there many casualties in the troops?"
"Our casualties are not large." Vasily shook his head and said: "In the darkness, the Germans who were blocked could not figure out our details, so they fought a little timidly. In more than an hour of fighting,
We only suffered more than thirty casualties."
"Lieutenant Vasily, you did a good job." Sokov was very satisfied with the performance of the cannon company in tonight's battle. He smiled and said: "If it weren't for you, we probably wouldn't have captured much supplies. You will