Kavitzky didn't know anything about the early hours of the morning, and he thought it would be an ordinary day until the herald of the army came to him.

He hurried to the headquarters with the heralds and was eager for future combat operations.

At this breakfast time, Fuming informed Salinchkin of the order from his superiors, and he never thought that the man already knew. For no other reason, Salinchkin's beloved communications department also deciphered the message and clearly understood Ponomarenko's orders.

This is a purely military order, and he put up a stand and said: "This is a military operation, and as a political worker, I have no authority to intervene." ”

"Now is not the time to make gestures! You are a commissioner sent by the leader, you can not interfere, but the military meeting has a reason to sit in! Also qualified to make recommendations. ”

At Formin's repeated requests, Salinchkin had no choice but to put off his morning's work and attend the military meeting, which had already been going on until the morning.

The people gradually arrived, and everyone who should have come came, and some guys who insisted on coming also moved to the bench.

Yang Mingzhi was not dissatisfied with Salinchkin's arrival in the slightest, on the contrary, he was also apologetic, such a big matter was not notified to him at the first time.

Fortunately, the Chin sent by Stalin was also quite polite, "You can preside over the meeting, I will fully support you." ”

Yang Mingzhi let go of all his vigilance, because there were quite a few new attendees, and these representatives would not participate in the military offensive, they would be in charge of logistics! Logistics was very important for this operation across the river.

After recounting the orders of his superiors, Yang Mingzhi briefly explained the specific plan for this operation again.

About the plans of the Exocet rocket artillery to shell Chernihiv, Salinchkin was taken aback.

This Berekov is too bold, the new weapon that has just been developed will be used in real combat immediately! This is not at all in the order of his superiors, he completely wants to expand the battle!

Salinchkin could not interfere with the plans of Yang Mingzhi, the commander of the lieutenant general, but he could question and urge the general to act according to the orders of his superiors, which was the authority given to him by Stalin. However, the man remained silent, he didn't say a word but his eyes were blazing, and this obviously excited expression was clearly seen by Yang Mingzhi.

What else is there to estimate? The current de jure leader of the guerrilla republic, Salinchkin, has already made a statement that the plan to bombard Chernihiv is completely out of worn.

Yang Mingzhi's mood was only for a moment, he paused for a moment, and continued: "Comrades! Now let's start talking about combat missions one by one. We continue to discuss the pre-breakfast topic, and if we are efficient, fast and safe, we can cross the Dnieper with two regiments of troops! ”

While eating, the officers were thinking about how to cross the river. Everyone thought about it, and the way they could think of was to build a raft to transport troops.

One by one, they talked, what made bigger rafts, what transported fishing boats cruising on the Pripet River to the Dnieper by land, all this was the product of linear thinking! There is nothing new in it.

Yang Mingzhi sighed, he stood up on the table, looked left and right, and asked regretfully, "Isn't there a better way for us?" ”

After the question, everyone still had a stiff face, but some squinted their eyes thoughtfully.

He continued: "If we can't think of a good solution, we really have to do it. We build some large rafts to cross the river from the Missy crossing, but our landing site will be very narrow and long due to the current. And in order to prevent possible enemy detection and attack, we have to operate at night! Undoubtedly, after the raft crossing, we need a long time to reorganize the army, which is not what I want. ”

Following his words, Fuming sighed: "What can we do? If we had a special ferry, we would be able to transport troops efficiently! Unfortunately, our ships are simply canoes, their carrying capacity is miserable, and they will also be swept away from the planned landing site by the current. But we can't do it, even if it's difficult, we have to do it. Otherwise, we won't be able to complete the task! ”

"That's the trouble!" Yang Mingzhi slammed the table.

After all, the current state of affairs in that Slavdish, the partisan republics do not know anything! They were occupied by the Germans, and no one knows how many enemies were stationed there. Small boats and rafts can carry a small number of troops, which are too risky to capture a small city. Even if it is defeated, I am afraid that it will be a serious casualty.

Just as everyone was frowning, one of them raised his right hand.

He was none other than Kavitzky.

The young village chief stood up and asked, "Comrade Commander, as long as our soldiers can cross the Dnieper River in a stable and efficient manner, and assemble in the village of Misi on the other side of the river as soon as they cross the river?" ”

"That's right! Five thousand! We're going to get 5,000 people there! ”

Yang Mingzhi came to the spirit, and he hoped that this man could get along, but there was really a way?

Kavitzky looked confident and said, "Why don't you use the ferry?" We tied ropes on both sides of the river, and the barges were tied to the ropes, so that our barges and rafts would not be affected by the current and deviate from the landing site, and the river crossing would be more efficient! ”

Is this a good idea? At least the silent reaction of the people poured cold water on Kavitsky.

Yang Mingzhi immediately asked: "Comrade! Do you know how wide the Dnieper is? The Missy Ferry is a relatively narrow area with a relatively gentle flow rate, and even then it is more than 200 meters wide. How do we manage to ferry such long distances? Do you have an extremely long rope? Can it exceed 400 meters? ”

"Absolutely! I can make even a thousand meters of rope! And, the rope will be very tough! ”

This man speaks with certainty, and his expression is full of confidence.

Yang Mingzhi sat down, he waved his hand, and ordered: "Comrade Kavitsky, I and the officers are very confused. Apparently you've already thought of a good idea, so I'm not going to question it. Now tell me how you made it happen! Especially what you said, tough rope. ”

So, the next time came Kavitsky's turn. In the eyes of the other officers, the guy seemed to be going to talk about it until he talked about his plan and completely attracted everyone's attention.

There are many ways to cross the river, and a ferry is the best way to do it when there are no bridges. Straighten the wire lock on both sides of the river, hang the ferry on the wire lock, and stir the wire through the diesel engine to drive the ferry forward. This method of crossing the river was not uncommon and strange to the Soviets at all. They even use some barges as ferries, which resemble floating docks, with huge loads and straight decks, which are really river crossing artifacts!

However, the wire lock is so strong, could it be that hemp rope can replace it?

Kavitsky's answer is yes, and when it comes to the origin of the rope, his explanation is even more refreshing!

The source of the rope is actually those parachutes!