After listening to the report of his subordinates, the sergeant looked full of surprise. He turned his head and asked Sokov: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, are there only these four enemies entering the freight center?"

Before Sokov could speak, Zhu Kewen said first: "That's right, there are only these four people."

"It's really only four people?"

"Yes, comrade Sergeant." Sokov felt that he should use this matter to criticize the sergeant so that he would not make similar mistakes in future reconnaissance operations: "As a scout, it is correct to find out the enemy's whereabouts and report them to his superiors in a timely manner. However, before reporting, it is best to understand the specific situation of the enemy first, so as not to make a wrong judgment after receiving your report, and thus make a wrong decision."

After hearing Sokov said this, the sergeant's face turned red to his ears. He lowered his head and said embarrassedly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I was wrong. I will remember this lesson and avoid making similar mistakes in the future."

Seeing that the other party's attitude of admitting his mistake was pretty good, Sokov nodded slightly, and then said, "Comrade Sergeant, you have to do two things next."

"What two things?"

"First, send someone back to report the actual situation of the freight center to Colonel Polytic," Sokov said. "Secondly, let your men check the other locomotives to see if they can be used."

"Okay, comrade Lieutenant Colonel." The sergeant nodded and said, "I will take someone to check the locomotive first, confirm whether it can be used, and then send someone to report the situation here to the division commander."

Seeing the sergeant personally bringing people to check the train station, Zhu Kowen approached Sokov and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Brigade Commander, what are we going to do next? Should we stay here or follow the scouts back to the division headquarters?"

"I think we'll stay here." Sokov looked at the locomotive and the wig in front of him and said to Zhu Kowen: "Since we have decided to transfer the troops from here, we will follow the scouts back to the division headquarters and will come back later. Instead of going back and forth, it's better to stay here and wait."

The sergeant quickly finished checking the locomotive and came over to Sokov and said, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I have checked it carefully. There are a total of six locomotives, and there are four locomotives that can be used, which is enough to pull 20 car skins."

"Since the inspection has been completed, please send someone back and report to Colonel Polytic." Sokov said to the sergeant: "Don't let your division commander wait in a hurry."

Because of the newly seized motorcycle, the scouts who went back to report the news no longer ran back on foot, but drove the motorcycle to the location of the division headquarters as fast as possible.

Half an hour later, Haranchuk led a company of soldiers to the freight center.

After arriving at the local area, Halanchuk arranged troops to establish defenses near the freight center so that any German scouts would break in.

After doing all this, Khalanchuk came to Sokov: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, thank you. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have known the situation in the freight center until now. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the commander of the division."

"Don't be polite, after all, it's my duty to bring you back." Sokov asked back after saying this: "Lieutenant Colonel Harlanchuk, I wonder how long it will take for all your troops to arrive here?"

"The troops are too dispersed and inconvenient to contact. If they are to be put together, it will take at least four or five hours."

"Ah, it will take so long?" Sokov said in shock after hearing this: "When the troops gather, will it be dark?"

"There's no way." Haranchuk replied with a bitter face: "Lieutenant Colonel, this is the fastest speed. You know, we still have hundreds of minor and serious wounded people, and it may take a lot of time to transfer them here."

Sokov began to think in his mind that it would take four or five hours just to assemble the troops. If the wounded were transferred, two or three hours would be wasted, and the troops would be able to get on board, it would probably be in the middle of the night. Thinking of this, he said to Haranchuk: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I'll go to Colonel Polytic to discuss how to speed up the troops' aggregation. And you are here to be responsible for the work of marshalling."

"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, leave the matter here to me, and you can go and find the division commander with peace of mind."

Sokov called Zhukowen and Chursin back into the car. As soon as the car drove far away, Sokov asked Chursin to stop the car.

Upon hearing this, Churxin immediately stopped the car.

"Comrade Brigade Commander, do you have anything else to explain?" Zhu Kewen asked.

Sokov shook his head and explained to the two: "We are wearing German uniforms and driving a German car, so we go back to the division headquarters directly. If we encounter troops coming here on the way, we might have misunderstandings."

"What should I do?"

"This is easy to deal with." Sokov called the scout sergeant standing not far away and said politely: "Comrade Sergeant, I want to ask you to do my best."

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, please give me some instructions if you have any matter."

"We are going to return to the division headquarters." Sokov pointed to the German uniform on his body: "We are wearing German uniforms. If we encounter troops who are coming to gather on the road, there may be misunderstandings, so I would like to ask you to send two people to ride motorcycles in front of us."

After figuring out what Sokov wanted to do, the sergeant agreed very readily: "I will arrange personnel for you immediately."

In this way, the tricycle carrying two scouts opened the road in front, and the German sedan driven by Chursin followed closely and headed towards the position where the division headquarters was.

Sokov returned to the church where the division command was located.

Polytic saw Sokov's appearance, nodded at him, and then said, "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, I have sent a communications soldier to inform those troops who cannot contact by phone and let them arrive at the freight center immediately."

"Comrade Colonel, I'm rushing over to see you. There is something important to discuss with you."

Polytic showed a shocked expression on his face, and he immediately said, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, if you have anything to do, just speak."

"Lieutenant Colonel Halanchuk just now told me that it would take four or five hours to assemble the troops. And it would take longer to deliver all the wounded to the freight center." Sokov looked at Polytic and said, "At this speed, after all the commanders and soldiers boarded the train, it would probably be in the middle of the night. There would probably be many accidents in the army marching in unfamiliar areas at night, so we must find ways to shorten the time for the troops to assemble."

"Lieutenant Colonel, Harlanchuk is right. Four or five hours is the fastest speed." Polytic said with a wry smile: "After all, the troops are too dispersed, and there are so many wounded people, which will definitely affect the speed of the troops' aggregation."

"Comrade Colonel, I was in a hurry to return to the division headquarters, but I thought of a way to shorten the time for the troops to assemble."

When Polytic heard Sokov say this, his eyes suddenly shone, and then he asked: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, hurry up and talk, what's the solution?"

"College, come and see," Sokov pointed to the map on the table and said to Polytic: "Some of your division's troops are distributed along the railway line. I don't think they have to go to the freight center, but choose a boarding point nearby and wait until the train passes by, and let them get on the train in the area. In this way, the assembly time of the troops can be greatly shortened."

After listening to Sokov's proposal, Politic stared at the map in front of him and began to think. That's right, some troops were originally along the railway line, but now they gathered and went to the freight center to board the train, which would definitely take a lot of time. But if they followed Sokov's advice, they could set up a boarding point near the station and boarded when the train arrived, it would greatly shorten the time for the troops to assemble.

Thinking of this, Polytic nodded vigorously, then gave Sokov a thumbs up and said, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, your suggestion is good, I have adopted it. I will send a new correspondent soldier immediately to inform the troops along the railway that no longer have to rush to the freight center to assemble, but choose to board the bus nearby."

Seeing that Polytic agreed to his suggestion, Sokov breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Polytic: "Comrade Colonel, can you borrow your radio station?"

"Is the radio station?" Polytic was stunned at first when he heard Sokov say this, and then understood the reason why the other party wanted to borrow the radio station. He nodded quickly and said, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the radio station is there, please give me the convenience."

"Morozova!" After receiving Politic's reply, Sokov called Morozova to the deputy in front of him and ordered: "You immediately send a telegram to the brigade headquarters, saying that we plan to take the train to return to the defense zone, and will get off at the small station a few kilometers away from the defense zone, and ask him to arrange for a mandate to respond."

"Okay, comrade comrade brigade commander, I will send a report immediately."

Just a few minutes after the telegram was sent, Morozova received a call from the brigade department.

"Comrade Brigade Commander," Morozova handed it to Sokov after translating the telegram: "This is a call from the brigade department."

Sokov quickly browsed the telegram, and the content on it was very simple: "It is known that personnel will be sent to answer the news."

After Politak arranged the correspondents to convey the order, he came to Sokov and asked curiously: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, how did your subordinates answer you?"

"They said they would send people to pick them up at that time." After Sokov finished speaking the contents of the telegram, he continued to say: "Comrade Colonel, in order to successfully pass through the German defense zone, you need to find some German uniforms and replace them with your subordinates."

"Don't worry, I've prepared more than 100 sets, and after I boarded the bus, I'll arrange for personnel to change them."

"In addition, German flags must be hung on the train." Sokov continued to remind the other party: "In this way, the train we are riding looks like a German army, avoiding the alertness of the German army along the way."

"This is natural." Polytic said, "In addition to the front of the car, there will be several flags hanging on the rear compartment to dispel the Germans' suspicion."

Sokov smiled and nodded: "That's great, so the chance of our smooth passage through the German defense zone will be greatly improved."

Polytic waited for Sokov to finish speaking, but he still expressed his concerns: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, your plan is so bold. If there is any mistake along the way, my army will probably have the result of annihilation."

"Comrade Colonel, so we can only have a bet." Sokov said with a smile: "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must find a way to return to our defense zone. It is better than staying here and waiting for death. Do you think so?"

"Yes, you're very reasonable."

Under the arrangement of Polytic, one and a half hours later, the first troops who arrived at the freight center boarded the train one after another.

After the train started, the troops waiting at the boarding point were asked to board the train along the way.

Three hours later, all the troops of the 315th Division successfully boarded the train.

Halanchuk, who was staying in the last car, had a shocked expression on his face when he heard the news. He said to Polytic and Sokov who were sitting next to him: "I really didn't expect that it would take at least six hours for the troops to board the bus. But after adjusting according to Lieutenant Colonel Sokov's proposal, we only took half of the time to get all the troops to board the bus."

"All the troops boarded the bus, but they only completed the first step of retreat." Although all the troops boarded the bus, Sokov's spirit was still tense. He said with a serious expression: "Next, it depends on whether we can successfully pass through several German lines of defense."

Politak agreed with Sokov's statement very much. He said to Haranchuk: "Comrade Haranchuk, have you explained to the commanders and soldiers before the troops boarded the car that no one could approach the semi-open door except soldiers in German uniforms before they arrived at their destination?"

"All of them have been explained." Faced with Politic's concerns, Haranchuk replied: "A commander is arranged next to each semi-open door. Once they find that any soldiers in German uniforms are approaching the door, they will take the initiative to stop them."

Polytic nodded: "Whether the commanders and soldiers obey our orders is directly related to whether the troops can safely pass through the German defense line and return to our army's defense zone."

"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." Khalanchuk turned his head and looked at Sokov, asking with some confidence: "It only takes three hours to get to the get off the train. When you arrive, it is dark. Have you arranged a manpower to pick it up?"

"Of course." Sokov nodded vigorously and said in a positive tone: "The troops arrived at strange areas at night. If there was no guide, they would probably lose their defense line. You must know that now the positions of our army and the German army are intertwined, and once they lose their direction, it will lead to extremely serious consequences. Therefore, I contacted my subordinates long before departure and asked them to arrange personnel to go to the area where we got off the train to pick them up."

When Haranchuk learned that Sokov's subordinates were coming back to pick him up, he felt much more at ease. His eyes turned out the window and murmured: "Wait a while, we may have to pass through the German defense zone. Can we really pass smoothly?"

Faced with Khalanchuk's concern, Sokov smiled slightly and then said, "Don't worry, comrade Lieutenant Colonel. Our train was hung with German flags, and at the door of the tank carriage were soldiers wearing German uniforms. Even if the Germans along the way saw it, they would think that the train was carrying troops sent to the front, and there was a high probability that they would not have doubts."
Chapter completed!