Yang Mingzhi didn't talk nonsense with him and continued to ask Anatoly: "Since there is no problem with the arrangement of the ropes, let's talk about the rafts! We need twenty lines and at least forty large rafts! If you are not prepared enough, our transportation
The quantity will be greatly reduced! You must know that tonight, we must ensure that five thousand people are sent to the other side!"
"I know very well! Comrade Commander! This is indeed a job with a lot of work! Fortunately, our cavalry comrades were brought in early and joined in the raft making!" Anatoly glanced at little Volmansky and continued to smile.
Narrated: "We divided people into groups, and the rafts we made in a short period of time were placed directly on the river bank, and some of them were already put into the river. The number of finished rafts is as high as fifty-two, and they are all large in area. We have just conducted an experiment
, its maximum carrying capacity is close to thirty people!”
"Thirty people? If two rafts are connected in series, it won't be a problem to take fifty people at once." Yang Mingzhi pinched his chin, "So, how long do you estimate it will take for a ferry transport?"
This Anatole did not experiment, he could only rely on speculation.
"Based on the experience of just crossing the river, it took about ten minutes for the raft with the cables to reach the other side. We are about to ferry. Not only is the route fixed, we are not just using wood pulp. On the shore, there is also a group of soldiers working together to pull the traction rope.
.I think the raft can reach the other shore in five minutes."
"Is this data reliable?" Yang Mingzhi asked excitedly.
"Not necessarily! But if you don't mind, we can try it."
"Now?! There is no trace of German patrol boats in your report, but that doesn't mean they will show up! If we do it now..." Yang Mingzhi wanted to continue, but he thought about it a little more and agreed decisively.
Natoli's request.
What he is most worried about is, of course, the large-scale ferry crossing on his side, and a patrol boat suddenly appears. A small boat is not a big threat, but he is afraid that they will report it to their superiors! By then, who knows what the German army will do
What kind of measures, such as air strikes? It is completely reasonable for them to fly Stukas with bombs for 200 to 300 kilometers and attack them all at once!
This worry is now somewhat unnecessary. Let’s not talk about whether the German patrol boats will appear. There are obviously rafts on the current river - it is the raft that Anatoly described, and the cables are being laid!
Yang Mingzhi temporarily changed his mind.
Fortunately, the officers were all here, and he gave the order decisively!
"According to the plan, I plan to start crossing the river at eight o'clock in the evening! The plan seems to be carried out ahead of schedule. According to Anatoly's wishes, we will start an experimental crossing of the river now! Balzen! Your reconnaissance battalion will be the first to cross the river.
!Others, notify your troops immediately and prepare to cross the river!"
"As ordered! Comrade Commander!" everyone shouted in unison.
This operation was so hasty that the soldiers arrived early, and many heavy weapons were escorted by civilians and slowly transported to the ferry! But now, the soldiers and their light equipment have to cross the river in advance again!
Yang Mingzhi knew that it was quite risky for him to do this. The order from above was too harsh. Taking Slavdzic on May 19 was a fatal order. In this case, he could only take risks.
For him, commanding this military operation was of great adventure. For the officers and soldiers, crossing the river itself was also an adventure, wasn't it?
The soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion are good at everything, but there is one thing, the proportion of landlubbers is still quite large. Although there are many rivers and ponds in Belarus, there are not many people who are really willing to swim in the water. The reason is for no other reason than that the latitude of Belarus is too high.
In summer, the highest temperature can only exceed 30 degrees in the afternoon, and the current highest temperature is only around 15 or 16 degrees Celsius. Swimming in this kind of weather is easy to get sick.
Many soldiers are like this. For the paratrooper battalion, they have no worries about the river water. The paratroopers are very good at water. Even if they fall into the water, they can quickly throw away their equipment and let themselves float on the water, unless they fall into the water.
Mud pond swamp.
Anatoly immediately carried out the order, and his soldiers sent an emergency notification to the other side in a flag language.
Although I don’t know why the regiment leader suddenly ordered the ferry mission, a squad of soldiers who were already in Misi Village immediately began to pull the rope, causing the nylon rope buried in the water to surface. Finally, the relatively tight rope was firmly fixed.
On the trunk of a big tree.
Yang Mingzhi saw this scene clearly with his binoculars. He even noticed that there was a slender nylon rope on the ferry raft, which extended to the other side. Apparently, the soldiers on the other side were pulling this traction rope.
The people in the raft successfully reached the other side.
While he was fascinated by what he was watching, Balzen also organized his team.
At this moment, at the abandoned dock on the right bank of Missi Ferry, the entire reconnaissance battalion stood at attention, and battalion commander Balzen came running quickly.
"Report to Comrade Commander! The entire reconnaissance battalion has been lined up, please give instructions!"
"Well done! Order the troops to take a break!"
After all, this is a river crossing, crossing a river that is more than 200 meters wide! The soldiers of the reconnaissance camp are fighting for their own lives!
Yang Mingzhi stood in front of these soldiers and simply emphasized.
"Brothers of the Reconnaissance Battalion! This is your first organized crossing of the Dnieper River. This crossing is of great significance! I have nothing impassioned to say, but just a warning. You must be careful, your equipment is very heavy, and the clothes on your body are very heavy.
If it touches water, it is better like hundreds of kilograms of lead! Some of you may say, I am very good at swimming! Of course, some of you are good at swimming, while others are not!
I must emphasize that you must be careful, as long as you fall into the water, you will definitely die! Unless such a person can hold his breath and walk on the river bed until he reaches the other side of the river."
"Haha! This is something only catfish can do!" A soldier roared a little wildly, causing all the soldiers to laugh.
Yang Mingzhi was not angry, he roared along: "Yes! This is indeed what catfish did! You also know that there are some giant catfish in the waters of our generation, and we have killed several with bombs! Catfish eat
Meat, you must not fall into the river, because not only will you suffocate, but you will become the prey of these big fish!
I don’t want the fishermen to pick up such a big fish during fishing operations again, cut open the belly of the fish, and see the remains of the unfortunate guy!”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another burst of wanton laughter from the reconnaissance camp.
Yang Mingzhi raised his head slightly, thinking, these soldiers are all old guys. They despise the enemy and despise death. These guys are not even afraid of death, so what else are they afraid of?
He raised his head again, put away his smile and continued to have a dull face, pointing his right arm to the east: "Okay! You men who are not afraid of death! Start taking action now! Those idiots who fell into the water, kill the catfish at the bottom of the river.
Then pull the big fish to the shore and see if the brothers can eat grilled fish tonight!"
Those who are laughing know that this is a joke. The commander is right to remind you that each person's equipment currently weighs 20 kilograms, and the equipment is fixed on the shoulders and waist with ropes. Even people with good water resistance cannot guarantee
, after they really drown, can they untie all the ropes before suffocating and float up to escape.
The river-crossing operation was three hours ahead of schedule. With excitement, anxiety, infinite expectations, and a strong desire to kill the enemy, the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion began to form a team.
Excluding those who did not participate in the operation for various reasons, the current strength of the entire battalion is 540 people, divided into 3 companies and 18 platoons.
As a guinea pig in the river-crossing experiment, a platoon of soldiers stood up.
Looking at this reconnaissance platoon, their equipment is quite sophisticated. Although this operation was rushed, there was no rush in terms of conventional ordnance. The output of Feiyu rocket launchers was only ten rounds, and they had just arrived, while the output of Catfish rocket launchers was much better.
When going to capture Slavdich, Catfish rocket launchers still had excess firepower, so the entire reconnaissance battalion only had one rocket launcher squad with only five rounds of ammunition.
The reconnaissance battalion is equipped with a large number of RPGs and recoilless rifles. As the fist weapons of the troops, their huge inventory, mature manufacturing, and high output can be said to be a guarantee of combat effectiveness.