When Sokov heard the direction of the transfer station, there were dense gunfire sounds, and he could not stay there. He hurriedly rushed over with several soldiers who were protecting him.
By the time he arrived at the transfer station, the battle had ended. Andre was taking people to count the results of the battle, and there was no arrangement for people to load the supplies. Sokov was furious when he saw this and cursed at Andre angrily: "Lieutenant Andre, don't you know the sound of gunfire, which has alarmed the nearby enemies. The enemy's reinforcements are coming soon, but you are still in the mood to stand here to count the spoils."
Andrei, who was scolded by Sokov, shyly lowered his head and said ashamedly: "I'm sorry, comrade battalion commander, I was wrong. I will arrange for people to carry the supplies onto the sled."
"Apart from weapons, ammunition, medicine and food," Sokov said while listening to the movement outside, and told Andre: "The military uniforms, quilts and other supplies will be burned to me later when we evacuate. The Germans can't imagine what we can't get."
The fifty sleds pulled by the Second Company were neatly placed next to the cargo yard. The soldiers played temporary guest roles in porters. They lifted the tarpaulin covered with ammunition and moved the neatly stacked wooden boxes to the sled one by one.
Just as seven or eight sleds were filled, dense gunshots rang out from a distance. Sokov quickly called Andre to his presence and asked loudly: "Comrade Lieutenant, how long does it take for you to fill all the sleds?"
Andre turned his head and glanced at the busy soldiers, estimated for a moment in his heart, and then replied: "Report to the battalion commander, it will take at least half an hour to fill all these sleds. You know, in addition to looking for ammunition, we also need to find food and medicine..."
"I'll give you fifty minutes," Sokov interrupted the words behind him without waiting for Andre to finish. He knew that half an hour was the minimum time limit, and he could barely fill the sled, but it was not enough to burn the remaining German supplies, so he added twenty minutes: "If the task is not completed by then, what consequences will be? Even if I don't say it, you should understand in your heart."
"I understand, Comrade Battalion Commander." Andre nodded in a hurry, then turned around and shouted at the soldiers who were carrying things: "Comrades, the enemy is rushing towards us, and the comrades in the machine cannon company are stubbornly blocking the enemy. They are bleeding and sacrificed every minute. You can save a comrade's life in every minute! Everyone move quickly, don't be too slow!"
Andre walked around, repeating what he had shouted. After hearing his shouts clearly, the soldiers of the Second Company accelerated the transport speed.
Sokov trotted to the wooden house of the radio station. After experiencing battles not long ago, there was still a strong smell of blood in the house. When he saw the radio operator sitting by the window, he told him: "Comrade radio operator, contact Lieutenant Vasily of the machine gun company immediately. I want to talk to him."
The radio operator wearing headphones nodded, picked up the message and started calling: "Owl, owl, I am Hongxing, I am Hongxing, please answer if you hear it! Please answer if you hear it!..."
After calling five or six times, the other party finally responded. Sokov took the headphones and the sender handed over to the radio operator and put them on his head. Because time was tight, he didn't care about using the proxy noun that had been agreed in advance, and called directly to the sender in a plain language: "Lieutenant Vasily, listen, the Second Company is carrying supplies at the transfer station, which will take at least an hour. I order you to be sure to stay for an hour, do you understand?"
"I understand, comrade Battalion Commander." In addition to Vasily's voice, there were also clear and audible gunshots and explosions, which shows how intense the battle was. "In an hour, we will never let the Germans go further."
After all the sleds were filled, the soldiers of the Second Company took a group of three, pulling the loaded sleds and walking outside the transit station. The remaining soldiers carried gasoline barrels and poured gasoline into the remaining pile of supplies, preparing to burn the place clean with a fire, leaving no supplies for the Germans.
Andrei walked to Sokov and asked him for instructions: "Comrade Battalion Commander, and there are more than a dozen German prisoners, what do you think? Should I take it away or shoot it on the spot?"
"We carry so many supplies. If we bring prisoners, it will inevitably slow down our speed." Sokov did not want the prisoners to become a burden, so he naturally did not want to bring them with him. But he asked him to give orders to shoot all the German soldiers who put down his weapons, but he could not do such a cruel thing.
After some thought, he pointed to the wooden house in the distance and said to Andre: "Tie them all and lock them in that wooden house. Whether they can survive depends on their luck."
After the soldiers locked the German prisoners who were tied up tightly into the wooden house, they thought the Soviet army was going to set fire to kill them, so they cried loudly and begged the soldiers to spare their lives. Unfortunately, none of the soldiers present could understand German and had no idea what they were calling. After closing the door, they returned to the cargo yard to set fire.
When the flames were rising at the freight yard of the transit station, although Sokov stood a few dozen meters away, he could still feel the heat coming from his face. He raised his hand and looked at his watch. He found that just after fifty minutes, he said to Andrei who was standing next to him: "Lieutenant Vasily must have seen such a big fire. If he was smart enough, he would take the troops to retreat in time. Well, it's getting late, let's hurry back to the nameless highland as soon as possible."
Just as Sokov and his friends followed the road and returned to the nameless highland, Vasily also saw a fire in the direction of the transit station. He knew in his heart that this must be the fire set by the Second Company after completing the material transport task, so he decisively ordered to retreat to the forest with alternating cover.
The German army, which was blocked, was eager to rush to the transit station for rescue. Seeing the Soviet army retreating into the forest, they were worried about ambushing and did not pursue it, but continued to rush to the transit station.
After Vasily's troops got rid of the enemy, they soon caught up with the Second Company marching in the forest. Seeing the excited soldiers of the Second Company, they were happily pulling sleds filled with sleds, talking and laughing. He quickly ordered his troops to help pull the cart to relieve some of the burden.
When Sokov saw Vasily and his troops rushed up, he asked with concern: "Comrade Lieutenant, thank you for your hard work. How about it, are there serious casualties in the army?"
"Our casualties are not serious." 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 the more than an hour of battle, we only suffered more than 30 casualties."
Chapter completed!