The sunset is infinitely beautiful. This time should be pleasant. In this riverside forest, it would be great to put up a barbecue blanket.
However, who would even think about eating barbecue? You can’t even eat!
Yang Mingzhi only hoped that the troops could cross the Dnieper River quickly and then capture Slavdich quickly, so as to report victory to his superiors in advance.
The river-crossing operation started so early. He knew that the efficiency of crossing the river would be particularly fast while it was still bright. Once night fell, even if there was a moon in the sky, the efficiency would still plummet.
Of course, there were some risks in taking early action. Considering that the sun would completely set by 7:30, he naturally relaxed his vigilance. Not only Yang Mingzhi relaxed his vigilance, but also all the soldiers and civilians present relaxed their vigilance.
In this case, once the enemy appears, it only takes a dozen machine gun shots to cause chaos for tens of thousands of people inside and outside the river crossing site.
In fact, as the river-crossing operation continued, the troops were in good order at first, but after nearly half an hour, the scene became increasingly chaotic.
There were a total of thirty-five rafts and canoes controlled by the paratroopers. Their transport capacity was limited, and only three hundred people were transported in one operation. These rafts were affected by the current and shifted to the south. Except for the landing point of the troops to the south, after their return
, the soldiers on the shore also had to pull the docked raft back to the starting point. This went back and forth, and the paratroopers only carried out one wave of transportation in half an hour.
Compared to the ferry, the efficiency is really three times slower!
In just half an hour, the reconnaissance battalion and their equipment were all ferried across the river, and they set up a temporary camp in the ruins of Mixi Village.
Yang Mingzhi was also ready to cross the river within half an hour! He, his guards, and even his beloved Natasha, together with his loyal 284th Division Second Regiment, would step onto the ferry raft and begin boarding.
Upper Ukrainian land.
Therefore, crossing the river this time is also of great significance to Yang Mingzhi. He has never been to Ukraine. Now, on the other side of the river is the village of Misi, the Chernihiv Oblast, and Ukraine.
He was so confident and ambitious about bombing Chernihiv.
There were ten Exocet rocket launchers planned for the bombing, and they were neatly placed on the lawn behind the pier. The two larger launchers were in parts form and packed in a large wooden box that looked like a coffin.
He took a few more glances at these heavy weapons and said to Anatoly: "These new types of Exocet rockets are our secret weapons. You must escort them. If one of them falls into the water, you will commit a serious crime."
Wrong! As long as they cross the river safely, you will have made new achievements!"
The rocket launcher accidentally killed Homnich's men. Anatoly was surprised and excited by this incident. He saluted and promised: "Even if I sink to the bottom of the water, these bullets will not!"
Yang Mingzhi said no more, and under the protection of the guards, he began to walk down the simple wooden ladder and boarded the raft.
Compared with other soldiers, Yang Mingzhi was more cautious. He tied a hemp rope around his waist, and he did not forget to tie one for Natasha. The girl didn't quite understand the officer's intention until she waited for the raft and saw the officer taking it.
With this hemp rope, a live buckle was tied to the ferry cable.
"Sir! You..."
Yang Mingzhi checked the rope one last time and made sure it was very strong. He softened Natasha's little face again: "That's it! Although I don't know whether you can swim, no matter what happens, you won't fall in."
In the water.”
"That's it! Sir, thank you!"
"You don't need to say thank you! I have said before that I am not only your commander, but also your uncle! Now, sit tight and let us cross the river smoothly."
This ferry line was not full, because the commander was sitting here! Only twenty people were seated in the two rafts, and they quietly started to leave the shore.
Yang Mingzhi felt quite relaxed. When he actually sat on the raft, he really realized that the buoyancy of these pine trees was really amazing! The crossing took up to ten minutes, and he did not have more time to appreciate the river surface.
Yang Mingzhi thought about it, and when the army arrived on the other side, he set up camp in Misi Village. Only the reconnaissance battalion began to advance towards Slavdich at midnight for reconnaissance.
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It was at this moment that the accident happened!
The reason why the accident was an accident was because it came so suddenly. A sudden low whistle shocked everyone on both sides of the ferry!
Yang Mingzhi's good mood suddenly disappeared. He stood up suddenly, his eyes were like lightning, staring southward, and shouted loudly: "Everyone stand up, there is a situation!"
The whistle sounded once, and then a second time. There was nothing in the entire ferry that could make such a sound, and many people easily guessed what it was - a motorboat.
This is indeed a motorboat, specifically, a Soviet Type 1124 river gunboat! And its driver is naturally a German army.
The reason why the German army obtained this Soviet weapon is also very simple. In July 1941, the German army arrived at the Dnieper River. After the German army occupied Kremenchug in the south of Kiev, they used the city's large bridges to massacre
Passed the Dnieper River and finally completed the encirclement of the Soviet army in the huge encirclement.
The Soviet army collapsed in a short period of time. The Soviet river fleet, which was running rampant on the Dnieper River at 500 to 600 meters, was unable to defend the entire river. After weighing the pros and cons, they had to withdraw to the safety of the Black Sea.
These river fleets are widely equipped with Type 1124 gunboats. Its tonnage is small, but its firepower is not weak! Two T28 medium tank turrets are installed on the boat. That is, the main weapons are two 76mm caliber tank guns, one at the front and one at the front. In addition to
In addition, it is also equipped with four Maxim machine guns. This makes the gunboat with a displacement of only 52 tons have the same firepower as two tanks!
However, the fiasco on land also determined the fate of these gunboats. Only some of the gunboats of the Soviet River Fleet successfully escaped, and the rest were either sunk or captured by the Germans.
Let’s say that this Type 1124 gunboat was captured by the German army in Kiev. With the sudden collapse of the city’s outer defense line, the Soviet army did not have time to fortify the city on a large scale. There were only sporadic street battles here, and the German army occupied the entire Kiev!
This Ukrainian economic, cultural and military center, an important land and water transportation hub, was simply occupied by the German army. All the ships on the dock were easily captured by the German army, including five gunboats of the Inland Fleet.
For the German army, this kind of gunboat is of little use. It does not provide firepower, but it is more defensive. Now that the German army has pushed the front through the Donbas, the gunboats on the Dnieper River have suddenly degenerated into patrol boats.
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Let’s talk about the sudden appearance of the gunboat. Its home port was in Chernobyl, later the city of Chernobyl. It was captured in the city of Kiev, and the occupying forces immediately formed a river patrol and were attacked by the 284th Division in Chernobyl.
Later, two boats went north along the Kiev Reservoir and arrived here to strengthen the defense and also conduct water patrols.