This is, after all, a Soviet Project 1124 gunboat, and how it operates, the Soviets know very well.

The paratroopers got into the blood-stained wheelhouse, took control of the cockpit and engine room. The corpse and some debris were removed and thrown into the water, but the cab was still dirty, especially the glass was all shattered. Two huge cylindrical bullets embedded in the iron wall of the wheelhouse, like huge rivets, the paratroopers knew that they were from the anti-tank robbery, and tried to pull them off but found that they could not do anything.

The gunboat went up the river and reached the crossing point of the paratroopers.

This gunboat is really loved and hated by Tepunov, it has killed many of his soldiers, and it is back in the hands of the Soviets, it is a powerful fighting force, and it is clearly able to do things immediately.

Tepunov immediately decided, and the gunboat immediately served as a ferry!

Therefore, Yang Mingzhi, who was watching with a telescope in the distance, saw such a gratifying scene.

The gunboat advanced at a very slow pace, cancelling out the speed of the current. More than a dozen rafts approached, and some of the soldiers boarded the gunboat directly.

This is how Tepunov ordered his subordinates, and he knew very well that the gunboat had a regular establishment of twenty people, and if it was simply carrying people, there would be absolutely no problem in transporting fifty people. Considering that the riverbed of this section of the Dnieper is too shallow, it would have been wise to squeeze the gunboat's transport capacity frantically when the hydrology was unclear.

Only 30 people actually boarded the boat, and many more took rafts.

There were many of these rafts with reserve cables, and the soldiers threw the ropes onto the gunboats and tied them wherever they were loaded, so that the gunboats actually hung ten rafts in one go!

The gunboat towed the raft at a low speed of four knots, and carried away more than 200 people in one go. The gunboats did not land directly, and after the crew untied the ropes of the rafts, the rafts landed one after another, and more than 200 soldiers landed in a row.

This time Yang Mingzhi witnessed it all, he laughed completely, and threw aside the fact that Anatoly did not do a good job of investigating.

With the first success, when the gunboat returned, Tepunov simply came to try even bolder! He used all twenty rafts at once, and some rafts simply took the risk of taking thirty people. The gunboat was stunned and dragged a battalion of troops to the opposite shore in one go! It only took 10 minutes!

In this way, because of this capture, the paratrooper brigade arrived on the opposite shore before the last rays of the setting sun.

The sky was getting darker, and bonfires were lit on both sides of the ferry.

The 5,000 people who completed the task of escorting supplies brought enough potatoes for 7,000 people to eat for a week, as well as some spare ammunition. When they completed their mission, they returned straight away, and the mighty team finally returned safely to the blacksmith village where they had set out.

On the right bank of the ferry, the troops of Anatoly and Volmansky the Younger, were ordered to hold here. Their task was not only to hold the ferry, but also to meet the retreating officers and men of the 17th Guerrilla Brigade.

In fact, from Slavdzich directly west to the Dnieper, it is only necessary to make some rafts and float across the river for more than 600 meters to reach the control zone of the partisan republic in the broad sense. It's just that it was still so muddy that at the meeting, no one would have chosen it as a landing point. The 17th Guerrilla Brigade had to do the Missy Ferry!

In the future, the transportation of the Missy ferry port will also be normalized.

According to the previous plan of operations, the crossing of the river was to be carried out at eight o'clock in the evening, and at half past eight in the evening, the last ordnance was transported over the river.

The soldiers all landed on Ukrainian soil, and Yang Mingzhi was still waiting at the dock, and he had to wait until all the Exocet rocket launchers arrived before he was willing to leave.

The ten most powerful rocket launchers were transported in ten rafts, each of which was escorted by only ten fighters. Its overall weight reached forty kilograms, and when the raft landed, the soldiers worked together to carry it away.

It wasn't until the last one landed that Yang Mingzhi left the dock satisfied. And his subordinates have been waiting for the commander's next order for a long time.

At the camp of the ferry crossing of Missy, basically a squad of soldiers shared a bonfire. According to the principle of saving food, soldiers were allowed to eat biscuit flour with extremely high energy only in moments of intense combat. At present, the fighters generally eat the potatoes that are distributed. Some of them peeled their skins, while others were simply washed with river water, and then they were stabbed with branches before they were roasted on the flame. Now that it's almost done, sprinkle a little precious salt on top and eat it all in a few bites.

At present, the 63 Group Army can only rely on itself for logistical supply, and it is a blessing to have food to eat.

Eating this every day, the warriors were a little resentful, and they longed to eat bread every day. Flour is getting scarcer and scarcer, and everyone knows that if the flour is exhausted, if you want to eat more bread, you can only plunder it from the enemy.

Therefore, the issue of eating has also become an important topic of conversation before the campfire at night.

In a simple mobilization before the battle, the enemies of Slavzich were defined as traitors, and the so-called peaceful inhabitants did not exist at all. The grassroots soldiers naturally understood that after taking the city and destroying all the enemies and traitors, all the spoils of war would be taken away!

The loot is to be handed in, but if you find croutons, cheese, jam, or canned goods. The commissars and officers at the grassroots level couldn't control the supplies, and the soldiers were talking and laughing, and everyone was claiming that they were a big appetite and could eat all the food they found in one go.

These chats and jokes naturally reached Yang Mingzhi's ears, and he didn't care about these trivial things.

Escorted by the guards, he made a beeline for the farmhouse that Balzen claimed was "not bad."

At least the farmhouse has not collapsed, the fireplace inside is intact, and a bonfire has been lit. There were also four kerosene lamps hanging in the room, and the main officers involved in the operation were already waiting for it.

Yang Mingzhi entered the house, and he looked at the wild grass on the ground and some scattered pottery shards in the corner. There was nothing in the room, yes, here were a few officers standing here.

He didn't say any nonsense, and with anger, he directly questioned Anatoly, who had already arrived here: "Your reconnaissance information is wrong!" How did you not spot the enemy's patrol boats? We had just crossed the river and suffered losses! ”

Anatoly looked aggrieved and did not shirk responsibility.

"Yes! Comrade Commander! It is true that we did not detect the German patrol boats, and this was a mistake on our part, and I am willing to accept the punishment. ”

Seeing that his attitude of hooking his head and admitting his mistakes was very good, Yang Mingzhi was in a better mood. However, as a lieutenant general, he must be able to distinguish rewards and punishments.

"Alright! Anatoly, if this gunboat didn't exist, you would have done a great job in crossing the river! Now the enemy gunboats inflicted losses on us and, most likely, alarmed the Germans in advance! In this way, you have compensated for your demerits! Now it's your job to guard the Missy Ferry, and if anything goes wrong, a court-martial. ”

As soon as he heard this, Anatoly immediately stood with his legs together and saluted: "I...... I promise to complete the task. If there is any mishap, I ......"

"Oh? What do you want? ”

Anatoly pursed his lips: "I'll kill myself with a gun." ”

"Nope! I don't need you to die! What's more, if it is really because of your mistakes that lead to the fiasco of the operation, even if you die, you will not be responsible! If you have the consciousness to complete the task, you can do the rest. ”

After that, Yang Mingzhiyou hurriedly asked Tapunov: "Now tell me, how many people has your brigade lost?" ”

"It's 55 people!"

"So much?!" Yang Mingzhi was taken aback.

Tepinov shook his head helplessly, and he explained in detail: "We did lose 55 people, of which 10 were wounded and incapacitated, and 15 people found their bodies. The remaining 30 people, some of them were directly hit by the artillery, and some were injured and fell into the water, in short, these 30 people fell into the water regardless of whether they were killed or wounded. Like you said, there's no chance they'll survive! ”

"Equally, we have permanently lost 45 good paratroopers?"

"Yes! Comrade Commander! ”

This number is very bad, Yang Mingzhi looked up to the sky and sighed: "Alas! It's a terrible start! It's also a bad omen! He looked at the officers again: "Comrades, I have a hunch that we will definitely experience a bloody and tragic battle this time!" This time, it was not as simple as the 17th Brigade brought back! ”