Airborne in early April, the military and civilians formed a huge receiving field in the forest! Everything you can use, from airdropped supplies to crashed gliders, including the giant parachutes.

These parachutes are not waste after being dropped at all, and even if most of the canopy is cut and torn by tree branches, its huge effect cannot be ignored!

The weaving workshops of the collective farms cut the fabrics of these parachutes, and a large number of comfortable and soft shirts, underwear and dresses were made.

The parachute should be light enough, and its material is silk!

No one doubts the value of silk, which is now available in large quantities, and the clothing made from it is naturally a priority for the army. Even the square underwear that Yang Mingzhi himself wore was changed from a parachute. I have to say that silk is much more comfortable than linen.

The surface material of the parachute is silk, and its rope is more high-grade nylon.

The Soviet Union flourished during the Great Depression, and Stalin massively recruited scientific and technological talents from Western countries in economic crisis, so that some chemical experts came to the Soviet Union.

It was also during this era that the heavy industry of the Soviet Union began to take off, and chemical plants were established one after another, including chemical fiber materials, which were still at the forefront of science and technology in this era. The Soviet Union began to manufacture artificial resins, nylon, and so on, and these materials were also limited in supply to the army.

Kavitzki explained with great interest: "The ropes on those parachutes are really tough, they are completely new materials, even if they are the first time I have seen them. But I know that this is made of the material called henлoh, which symbolizes the scientific achievements of the great Soviet Fatherland. Don't underestimate this rope, I have done a survey, its strength is even comparable to steel wire, but it is very light! ”

"It's true?!" Yevlov couldn't believe it, "Could it be that there is something stronger than a steel wire?" ”

The commander of the paratrooper brigade, Tepunov, was here, and he immediately inquired, and received a positive answer.

"Comrade the village chief is quite right, we are paratroopers, and no one knows the construction and use of parachutes better than us," Tepnov explained. Those nylon ropes are really strong, in fact several times stronger than steel wire!

I'll give you a simple example, just fifty strands of nylon rope can pull a tank of nearly ten tons. That's how our BT tanks fell from the sky! ”

The example mentioned by Tepunov erases everyone's doubts, and then sink can there be a tank sinking? The BT3 bomber fought hard to bring the empty BT tank off the ground, but the parachute dropped it smoothly to the ground, and the nylon rope was not torn off.

With the explanation and support of the paratroopers, Kavitsky became more confident: "We in the blacksmith village have a large number of nylon ropes, some of which have been used for production and daily life, such as making a large number of fishing nets. Even so, our inventory is still huge!

I think that nylon rope, which is only one-sixth the thickness of a finger, is like a woman wearing braids, and suddenly braided into a strand to make it finger thick. Six of these ropes can be twisted into one strand, and this is our final cable.

I am sure that the existing nylon rope is braided into ten, and there is no rope of no less than 400 meters, no problem at all! ”

Yang Mingzhi had never paid attention to this situation, and he never expected that if this operation successfully completed all the plans, these parachutes would actually be heroes!

Kavitsky not only presented his rope, but also gave a set of solutions.

That is, the troops pulled out ten ropes on both sides of the great river at the Missy Ferry, each of which hung a large raft. The raft was tied with an ordinary hemp rope, and the warriors on both sides of the river pulled the hemp rope together, so that the raft could travel very quickly to and fro on the wide river.

The crowd rejoiced, could there be a better solution?

Yang Mingzhi was overjoyed, but he still had doubts: "Comrade Kavitzky, since the nylon rope is so strong, we can build a pontoon bridge so that the fighters can quickly cross the river, isn't this a better way?" ”

"That's right! We might as well build a pontoon bridge! Yevlov had a look of sudden realization, led by the two generals, and everyone's eyes were gathered on Kavitsky, just to see what else this man could explain.

Kavitzky was also prepared: "Actually, of course, we can build a pontoon bridge, but the enemy will not let us do it!" Although the pontoon bridge allowed our fighters to cross the river quickly, the preliminary preparation was very troublesome! The vast majority of our boats are on the Pripet, on the course of the Dnieper, where fishermen are on an adventure!

Nor is it the first time that our scouts have spotted the traces of enemy armed patrol ships! Patrol boats have always been the occasional one, and it's easy to destroy these enemies, but once they find out we're building pontoons, things get complicated! ”

Before he finished speaking, Yang Mingzhi slapped his head and shouted: "Oops! This pontoon bridge really can't be built! ”

"That's right! The rope we used for the ferry was deployed very quickly, and it was retracted even more quickly. This allows us to ensure that the ferry equipment is set up at night and that it is retrieved as soon as it is daylight. As far as I know, the enemy's patrol ships have not yet appeared at night, and it is absolutely safe for us at night! ”

Yang Mingzhi's anxious heart was completely relaxed, and this Kavitzky has been pragmatic so far, so his words are very credible.

However, Yang Mingzhi still had some concerns about trusting him so thoroughly, after all, crossing the river in this military operation can be said to be the most important beginning.

He stood up, frowned, and said, "Kavitzky, I intend to carry out the mission according to your advice. You must know that if the 5,000-strong troops cannot cross the river smoothly, it will affect the entire combat operation, and even the safety of the 17th Guerrilla Brigade! If you can't cross the river because of you, you are the biggest sinner! At that time! You will give your life to atonement! ”

Knowing the weight of the commander's order, Kavitzky immediately straightened up and said, "All the members of our blacksmith village promise to complete the task. ”

"Very well, Comrade Kavitsky, you sit down first! I can see that you attach great importance to the hydrological data in this area! It was just a casual remark, but Kavitzky was very serious.

"Yes, Comrade Commander! As you should be aware, I'm a native of Blacksmith Village, I grew up here, and I know the geography and hydrology here! ”

Kavitzki claimed that he had been to the village of Missy many times in peacetime. Because of the geography of the blacksmith village, twelve kilometers due east is the open surface of the Dnieper. The river grows wider the further downstream, usually 400 meters wide, and in some areas it is simply more than 600 meters. Because this is the upper reaches of the river, and the river is too wide, the water does not flow fast during the spring flood.

The blacksmith village is best placed on the other side of the river to land in the village of Misi, which is also a distribution center for inland fishing, where fresh fish is loaded and merged into the road along a dirt road to Chernihiv.

Kavitsky said eloquently: "The fish we catch can also be sold there, exchanged for some rubles from the exchange station. Then we can follow the dirt road to Slavzich, a dozen kilometers away, and go to the department store there to buy groceries. ”

"What?! You've also been to Slavdish! That's one of our operational goals! You actually know there?! Yang Mingzhi was extremely excited, he simply pointed at Kavitzki and shouted: "You! Chief of Blacksmith Village, I now appoint you as a temporary operational staff officer. After this combat operation is over, I will report to you, and I will give you credit! ”