Although the heavy snow prevented the German reconnaissance planes from taking off and the troops moving towards the station had to slow down, it also had a great impact on the guerrillas. Due to the heavy snow, the fully loaded cars soon became stuck in the snowdrifts and were unable to move.
All that was heard was the futile hum of the motor.
After Misiga learned of this situation, he decisively ordered the captains: "Immediately transfer all the materials in the car to the sled. In such weather and road conditions, only sled transportation is the fastest."
After listening to Mihiga's instructions, a captain said with emotion: "Comrade Mihiga, I have long wanted to use sleds to transport supplies, so that the supplies can be pulled directly into the camp instead of unloading the truck outside the forest.
, and then organize manpower to move it."
Mixiga glanced at the other party with a complicated expression, and then ordered everyone: "Time is running out, everyone hurry up. Although it is impossible for us to transport all the supplies in the station, under the current circumstances, we can transport as much as we can."
No matter how much you transport, after all, these supplies will be used by you in the future."
Hearing what Mihiga said, everyone roared in agreement, and then dispersed one after another, each calling his subordinates to carry the supplies from the car to the sled.
"Comrade Mihiga," as soon as Mihiga returned to the stationmaster's office from outside, Tavlin walked over to meet him and said with a serious expression: "I just received a telegram from Captain Guchakov.
After the enemy discovered that they had been tricked, they began to quickly return to defense, and it is estimated that they will be able to reach the station before dark."
"We can arrive before dark." Mihiga originally thought that even if he spent all night moving the supplies in the station, he wouldn't be able to move much. Just when he was feeling regretful, he suddenly heard Tavlin saying that the enemy might be there.
Arriving before dark, I was suddenly startled into a cold sweat: "What about the supplies at the station?"
"The supplies that are too late to be moved can only be burned or blown up." Tavlin sighed and said: "We must not let the Germans take these supplies back again."
"Comrade Sergeant," Mihiga asked reluctantly after learning that the countdown to the guerrillas' evacuation from the station had begun: "Don't we have the ability to delay the enemy for a few hours? You know, the more supplies we move back to the camp now, the more supplies we have to move back to the camp.
In the next battle, the chance of survival will be higher."
"Captain Guchakov has sent out several guerrillas to lay mines on the enemy's roads." Tavlin shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "You should know that the Germans are accompanied by engineers.
Even if we lay mines on the road, we won't be able to stop them for long."
"What about you?" Mihiga then asked, "What are you going to do after you evacuate the station?"
"I don't know." Taflin shook his head and gave a negative answer before saying in an uncertain tone: "Maybe he will continue to stay behind enemy lines to attack important targets, maybe he will withdraw to Mamayev Heights."
Knowing that the squad might return to Mamayev Heights, Michiga felt a sense of loss. From the bottom of his heart, he hoped that the squad could stay, at least within the area where his guerrillas were active, and lead his troops to continue to attack Germany.
People. If they really withdraw to Mamayev Heights, the Germans will definitely clear the nearby area. Many camps hidden in the forest will definitely be taken away by the enemy. Although they have many subordinates, if they want to
It is still very difficult to preserve it completely.
It was based on this consideration that he tentatively asked Tavlin: "Comrade Sergeant, can't you stay?" Seeing the surprised look on the other party's face, he added, "Look, this time the organization
Dozens of guerrilla groups jointly acted to seize the German-occupied Cote Luban station and the 564th kilometer station. The battle went so smoothly. I hope we still have the opportunity to continue to cooperate."
"There will be a chance, Comrade Captain." Tavlin couldn't understand the meaning of Mishiga's words, and quickly said to him: "It's just whether to stay or return to Mamayev Heights, it's not just me or Guchako
Captain Husband, none of us can make the decision, everything is decided by the division headquarters." He turned to look at the clock on the wall and urged, "Comrade Captain, we don't have much time left, you'd better arrange people as soon as possible.
Place explosives and oil barrels in the warehouse so that when we evacuate, we can turn this place into a sea of flames and make the Germans unable to use this station for a month or two."
Not only the stations where Tavlin and Mihiga are located have begun to place explosives and oil barrels in various warehouses, but even the Kotluban station where Guchakov is located is also carrying out the same work.
After Guchakov saw Vovka's reluctant expression after hearing his order, he comforted him and said: "Comrade Vovka, we have no choice but to place explosives in the warehouse.
The enemy from the north will arrive at the station soon, and with the combat effectiveness of the guerrillas, they will not be able to stop the enemy for long. Rather than letting the enemy recapture these supplies, it is better to completely destroy them."
"I understand, Comrade Commander." Vovka nodded and said with a reluctant look on his face: "I understand everything you said, but I just can't bear to part with it. After all, there are a lot of supplies here. If we really move them all
Going to the camp will at least allow us to sustain ourselves for a year or two without supplies."
"Comrade Vovka, since we can seize it once, it is possible to seize more materials in other places in the future." After Guchakov said this, he raised his hand and looked at the time, "I want to give him a report immediately.
The division headquarters sent a telegram to ask for our next course of action. As for you, hurry up and arrange for manpower to place explosives and oil barrels."
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After receiving the telegram requesting instructions from Guchakov, Sokov felt that since the enemies from the north had returned south, if the guerrillas occupying the station did not quickly break away from contact, they would easily be entangled by the enemies. Don't see the guerrillas.
There are a lot of people, and they have all been replaced with new equipment, but they have no advantage in front of the German troops who have experienced hundreds of battles. In this case, it is not possible to evacuate the station early and save more effective forces.
Prepare for the next major counterattack.
Thinking of this, he handed the telegram he had just received to Sidorin and Ivanov for circulation, and at the same time expressed his opinion: "Chief of Staff, Deputy Division Commander, I intend to have Guchakov and the guerrillas evacuate the station as soon as possible
, I wonder what your opinions are?”
Sidorin had no objection to Sokov's idea. On the contrary, Ivanov had some scruples: "Comrade division commander, the two stations we occupy have a large amount of supplies. If we want to give up, it is
Don’t we need to ask for instructions from our superiors? After getting permission from our superiors, it won’t be 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 there would definitely be different opinions in the army headquarters about the evacuation of the station. If the dispute in the headquarters prevented Guchakov and the others from being able to evacuate the station in time,
It would be a waste to evacuate and cause unnecessary losses. It is out of this consideration that Sokov decided to kill first and then make the decision himself: "Anyway, Guchakov is our subordinate, how to decide?"
Their next move should still be decided by us."
Seeing Sokov's resolute attitude, Ivanov did not insist on his opinion anymore, but said reasonably: "Okay, comrade division commander, since you said so, let's do what you want. Chief of Staff
, immediately send a message to Captain Guchakov to let them prepare for evacuation; at the same time, before leaving the station, all materials that cannot be moved in time must be destroyed and must not be left to the Germans."
After Sidorin waited for Ivanov to finish speaking, he did not take immediate action. Instead, he turned his attention to Sokov, wanting to hear if he had any different opinions. When he saw Sokov nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Ivanov
After receiving his husband's opinion, he nodded and said: "Okay, Comrade Deputy Division Commander, I will send a report to Captain Guchakov right away and let them prepare to evacuate and blow up the supplies."