Although the heavy snow prevented the German reconnaissance plane from taking off and the troops moving towards the station had to slow down, it had a great impact on the guerrillas. Because the snow was too heavy, the fully loaded car quickly fell into the snow pile and could not move, and only the motor was heard buzzing in vain.
After learning about this situation, Mixiga decisively ordered the captains: "Immediately transfer all the supplies on the car to the sled. With such weather and road conditions, only the sled transportation is the fastest."
After listening to Mixiga's orders, a captain said with emotion: "Comrade Mixiga, I have long wanted to use sleds to transport supplies, so that the supplies can be directly pulled into the camp without unloading trucks outside the forest and then organizing the transport of people."
Mixiga saw the other party with a complicated expression, and then told everyone, "Time is tight, everyone should hurry up. Although it is impossible for us to transport all the supplies in the station, under the current circumstances, you can transport as much as you can. After all, you will use these supplies yourself in the future."
Hearing Mixiga say this, everyone agreed, then dispersed, and each called their subordinates to transport all the supplies from the car to the sled.
"Comrade Mixiga," said Mixiga as soon as she returned to the stationmaster's office from the outdoors. Tavlin came towards him and said with a serious expression: "I just received a telegram from Captain Guchakov. After the enemy heading north found out that he was deceived, he had already started to return to defense quickly. I guess he would be able to arrive at the station before dark."
"What can you arrive before dark?" Mixiga originally felt that even if she spent all night to move the supplies in the station, she would not be able to move much. When she was feeling regretful, she suddenly heard Tavlin say that the enemy might arrive before dark. She was shocked and sweated coldly: "What should I do with the supplies in the station?"
"The supplies that were too late to move can only be burned or blown up," Tavlin sighed and said, "We must not let the Germans take back these supplies."
"Comrade Sergeant," Mixiga asked unwillingly: "Are we not able to delay the enemy for a few hours? You know that the more supplies we can move back to the camp now, the higher the chance of survival in the next battle."
"Captain Guchakov has sent several guerrillas to lay mines on the roads that the enemy has traveled." Tavlin shrugged and said helplessly: "You should know that the Germans have engineers accompanying them. Even if we buried mines on the roads, it will not be able to stop them for long."
"What about you?" Mixiga continued, "What are you going to do after you evacuate the station?"
"I don't know." Taflin shook his head, gave a negative answer, and said in an uncertain tone: "Maybe he will continue to stay behind enemy lines to attack important targets, and may withdraw from Mamayev's hill."
When Mixiga learned that the team might return to Mamayevgang, he felt a little disappointed. From the bottom of his heart, he hoped that the team could stay, at least in the area where his guerrillas were active, and led his own troops to continue to attack the Germans. If they really retreated Mamayevgang, the Germans would definitely clear the nearby areas. Many camps hidden in the forest would definitely be taken away by the enemy. Although there were many subordinates, it would be very difficult to preserve them intact.
It was precisely for this consideration that he asked Tavlin tentatively: "Comrade Sergeant, can't you stay?" Seeing the other party's surprise look, he added, "Look, how smooth the battle was organized to organize dozens of guerrillas to seize the 564th Mile Station occupied by the Germans. I hope we still have the opportunity to continue to cooperate."
"There will be a chance, comrade captain." Taflin couldn't hear what Mixiga meant, and hurriedly said to him: "It's just whether to stay or return to Mamayev, not only me or Captain Guchakov, we can't make the decision. Everything is decided by the division headquarters." He turned his head and looked at the wall clock on the wall and urged, "Comrade captain, there is not much time left for us. You should arrange for people to place explosives and oil barrels in the warehouse as soon as possible, so that we can turn this place into a sea of ​​fire when we evacuate, so that the Germans cannot use this station for a month or two."
Not only the stations where Taflin and Mishiga were located began to place explosives and oil barrels in warehouses everywhere, but the same work was carried out at Kotluban Station where Guchakov was located.
After seeing Vovga heard his order, Guchakov looked reluctant and comforted him, saying, "Comrade Vovga, we have to put explosives in the warehouse. The enemy in the north will soon arrive at the station. With the combat power of the guerrillas, it is impossible to stop the enemy for long. Instead of letting the enemy take back these materials, it is better to completely destroy them."
"I understand, comrade commander." Fufuga nodded and said with a reluctant look: "I understand what you said, but I just feel a little reluctant. After all, there are a large amount of supplies here. If we really move them to the camp, we can maintain it for at least one or two years without the need for supply."
"Comrade Vovga, since we can seize it once, it is possible to seize more materials from other places in the future." After saying this, Guchakov raised his hand and looked at the time, "I will send a telegram to the division headquarters immediately to ask for our next action direction. And you, hurry up and arrange for people to place explosives and oil barrels."
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After receiving the telegram from Guchakov, Sokov felt that since the enemy heading north had returned south, if the guerrillas occupying the station did not quickly leave contact, they would easily be entangled by the enemy. Don’t see that the number of guerrillas was large and all replaced with new equipment, they had no advantage in front of the battle-hardened German troops. Since this is the case, they should not evacuate the station as soon as possible, and they can save more viable forces and prepare for the next large counterattack.
Thinking of this, he handed over the telegram he had just received to Sidolin and Ivanov for circulating, and at the same time expressed his opinion: "Chief of Staff, Deputy Division Commander, I plan to let Guchakov and the guerrillas evacuate the station as soon as possible. I don't know what your opinions are?"
Cidolin had no objection to Sokov's idea. Instead, Ivanov was a little worried: "Comrade Commander, the two stations we occupy have stockpiled a large amount of supplies. If you want to give up, do you need to ask your superiors for instructions? After obtaining the permission of your superiors, it is not too late for us to order Guchakov to evacuate."
"I don't think there is any need to ask for instructions." Sokov knew very well that the evacuation of the station would definitely be different in the Army Command. If the disputes in the headquarters caused Guchakov and others to evacuate in time and caused unnecessary losses, it would be a bit unworthy of the loss. It was precisely for this consideration that Sokov decided to take action first and then report to make a decision himself: "No matter what, Guchakov is our subordinate. How to decide their next action should be decided by us."
Seeing that Sokov's attitude was so firm, Ivanov no longer insisted on his opinion, but said rationally: "Well, comrade, since you said that, then follow your wishes. The Chief of Staff immediately sent a report to Captain Guchakov to prepare for evacuation; at the same time, before leaving the station, all the supplies that were not too late to be moved must be destroyed, and it must not be left to the Germans."
Chapter completed!