Twenty transport planes, escorted by more than a dozen fighter jets, departed from Kiev and were already flying over the swamp.
Yang Mingzhi only gave the friendly forces an exact location, that is, after passing Chenobi, they continued to advance along the Pripet River, and when they saw the thick black smoke, that was their destination.
In Catfish Village, the pilots finally found this place. Black smoke was billowing from the ground, and there were many people on the ground. It could be seen from the sky that these people were building an airport. Building a small airport in swamps and dense forests, how could such a
They are the only ones doing it.
At this moment, at the headquarters of the 284th Division, the radio operator remained on standby. Many Soviet aircraft also had onboard radios, which were used to quickly transmit instructions during battle.
"Swamp, swamp, I am Albatross, and you are the 284th Guards Infantry Division? Over."
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The air transport team repeated the words, and Yevlov stayed beside the radio operator, listening to this exciting plain language broadcast.
"Tell them we are the ones! Ask them to airdrop the supplies quickly."
In an instant, the transport plane used black smoke as a target and flew over the village. The cabin door opened and bundles of supplies were kicked down. Their parachutes opened one after another, and the breeze blew. They were like giant "jellyfish" floating in the air.
Swinging from side to side and slowly falling.
The soldiers watched the cargo falling from the sky, and they danced excitedly.
Yang Mingzhi held up the telescope and saw that there seemed to be people jumping out of the plane. Did they send consultants or something here so early?
He called to a few people around him: "Stop shouting! A friendly paratrooper has jumped down, go find him quickly!"
On the other side, the air transport team briefly explained the composition of this cargo via radio. Here are some blankets and some daily necessities. There are no weapons and ammunition in this transport, and some of them will arrive in the next wave of airdrops. The transport team emphasized in particular
, a special correspondent from Kiev will arrive first.
Nikita Fomin, a Jew and a political commissar, was the liaison sent by the Southwest Front. Compared with marching by land, it was faster to come from the sky.
There was a swamp under the cabin door. If you jumped into the mud or hung on the treetops, your life would be in danger. In the end, Fuming still jumped. He was shouldering an important mission.
The cargo dropped by the transport plane was concentrated in the woods. After all, it really fell into the mire, which was really bad. There were a lot of clothes and blankets in these packages.
Yang Mingzhi mobilized everyone who could be mobilized outdoors, including the children who helped in the blacksmith shop and the chemist Ivanov, as well as the girls who were still sorting bullet casings. Everyone had to mobilize, and the first
Pull back what you found in a moment.
The soldiers danced towards the direction of the parachute fall. Most of them ignored that there was an uninvited guest who was also slowly landing.
The woods in the swamp area are still dense. Many parachute covers were blocked by branches, and many supplies were forced to hang on the trees. Some branches were crushed, and the cargo was smashed to the ground.
Yang Mingzhi only wore a white shirt. He greeted a dozen soldiers, holding a shovel, dagger and some hemp rope in his hand, just to facilitate the transportation of goods.
Starfruit naturally followed her husband closely, and she was forced to run very fast. Wasn't it because these men were crazy with excitement? Could it be that this wave of airdrops brought vodka and cigarettes?
When everyone arrived under a cedar tree, Yang Mingzhi raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"It's really bad. It's at least five meters. How are we going to get that package at such a height?"
When everyone was in trouble, a soldier volunteered. He rolled up his sleeves and introduced himself: "I picked pine nuts when I was in the Far East. The pine pickers had to climb trees and pull down the pine cones."
Yang Mingzhi looked at this young guy. He should be the original Far East Infantry Regiment. Not many such people survived.
"Okay, you go up. Pay attention to safety."
Yang Mingzhi wanted to give one more instruction, but this talented man was so bold. He was like a monkey, he would lie down very high after just two rubs. This man also had a dagger in his mouth, and he held the sharp blade very dexterously.
The canvas rope bag on the package was slightly scratched, and the goods fell down.
It seemed quite heavy, and it stirred up a burst of dust when it landed on the soft humus.
"Come on, let's see what our guys gave us." Yang Mingzhi said as if he was slicing the package with a dagger, and a soldier stepped forward to stop him.
"Sir, the opening of this sack is tied with hemp rope. There is no need for us to waste such a good sack."
Yang Mingzhi scratched his head and knocked in the direction pointed by the soldier. It was really like that.
All of Lao Maozi's sacks, and even the soldiers' military bags, everyone seems to be particularly fond of this structure. All types of backpacks are tightened with hemp ropes.
Of course, for the purpose of airborne landing, the sack was tied firmly enough, and Yang Mingzhi also spent a lot of effort to loosen the hemp rope, and now he could clearly see the materials inside.
He pulled hard, and it was clearly a soldier's upper body uniform.
"That's great! My clothes are full of tears. I didn't expect our comrades to be so thoughtful. They must have guessed that everyone has been walking in the forest for too long and has no new clothes." A soldier
Said happily.
Yang Mingzhi turned his head and smiled at the man, and out of the corner of his eye he also saw the small figure of Yang Tao. Alas, I wonder if there are any clothes for the small female soldiers in this batch of supplies. The young girls of the group of young soldiers must also have them.
Military uniform.
Several soldiers struggled to dismantle the package. The entire package was filled with military uniforms. The quantity could be worn by a company. The clothes were compressed tightly. If the package was carried in one piece, it would take at least two squads of people to carry it.
With.
One transport plane cannot transport a lot of supplies. The military uniforms dropped this time are enough for a thousand people to change their uniforms. The rest are basically all kinds of bedding and some daily hygiene products. There is only one package of medicines, which is mostly gauze, and
A glass bottle wrapped in a pile of gauze.
Fortunately, this package was also discovered by Yang Mingzhi. He first asked the soldiers to carry the supplies back, and he and his wife continued to search. They soon met a group of soldiers and jointly discovered the package.
The soldier opened the package and saw a white mass inside.
"Great! These are all absorbent cotton and gauze! The field hospital needs it the most!" Carambola was very excited. She persisted and found that there were precious medicines in it. She remembered some Russian proper nouns, mainly about medicines.
. After being trained by the doctors and nurses in the field hospital, she at least knew the names of the most commonly used drugs.
Penicillin, erythromycin, and even morphine were found in the package. This was very important for wounded soldiers. She even found a set of professional medical equipment, including many lancets.
"Xiao Tao, are you satisfied now?" Yang Mingzhi asked.
"Satisfied! Of course I am satisfied! You men need guns and ammunition, and we health workers especially need medicines."
These words are all spoken in Russian and the soldiers can understand them. For soldiers, as long as they receive adequate protection after being injured, they will have no more worries. With the delivery of new medicines, morale will be significantly improved. .
Under Carambola's concern, the soldiers asked to pay special attention to the bottles and jars containing medicine.
Yang Ming was determined. This time, the whole army went to search for the airdropped supplies. Now all the landing points should be determined. All that was left was to transport the supplies back. Therefore, he no longer chose to search, and ordered everyone to go to the building under construction. airport retreat.
That is to say, on the way to retreat, Yang Mingzhi vaguely heard someone calling for help.
"Stop! If there is a noise, please stop whispering." Yang Mingzhi raised his right fist and ordered everyone to stop.
"Maybe it's the cry of a magpie." A soldier joked.
"do not speak."
Yang Mingzhi closed his eyes slightly. After the other soldiers calmed down, they heard the voice one after another, and it seemed to be a Russian word - help.
Yang Mingzhi called someone and walked in the direction of the sound. After walking forty meters in the forest, he saw an unlucky guy hanging on a high branch.
"Thank God! Finally someone is here! Come and save me! I don't want to be with birds."
"Then you still want to be with someone?" Yang Mingzhi joked. This person obviously came with the transport team. He was unlucky enough. The breeze blew him over the forest, and he was sadly blocked by the branches. To make matters worse, this place is many meters above the ground.
How to get him down? The soldier who could climb trees came up with a clever trick, and Yang Mingzhi couldn't control it so much and ordered it to be followed. The soldier climbed up the tree, carrying a hemp rope with him. He tied the rope behind the trunk of the tree and named it this The unlucky guy held on to the rope tightly, and the parachute strap behind him was cut.
The unlucky guy finally slipped down along the rope, and his palms were bruised by this.