They were like braiding their hair, three nylon strands were braided into one strand, three strands were gathered, and then one was braided according to the previous braid. Eventually, nine slender strands of nylon were braided into three finger-thick strands.

The more than 1,000 workers were divided into several groups with their own division of labor, and after lunch, the "rope braiding" action began in an all-round way.

In order to encourage these female workers to speed up their work, Kavitzky did not hesitate to offer incentives for each team to complete the task in good quality and quantity before dark, and each team member received an extra ten kilograms of potatoes.

What does this mean? Originally, only the most industrious workers could have been paid so much food in their daily work!

Nowadays, the hard-working team can not only get a good salary, but also get an extra part. Even people who are born with hands and feet are now full of strength.

According to the plan set by the meeting, ten ropes of more than 400 meters will be made. The requirements of the command were very simple, the rope was strong enough, and the absence of excessive requirements made the weaving work not difficult.

In order to supervise the work of the workers, Kavitsky was stationed in the workshop area, where he inspected and frequently checked the quality of the woven ropes.

So, when Yang Mingzhi came to check it out himself, Kavitzky was absolutely confident that his plan was going according to plan.

Coiled up like a giant snake was a rope, showing in front of Yang Mingzhi.

"You're doing a great job!" After some praise, he crouched down and tried to pull.

What does it feel like? This toughness is very good, and the thin nylon threads are coupled to each other, like snakeskin. It does look like a snake in appearance, and its length is amazing.

Kavitzky stood beside the commander and said proudly: "I think the workers are doing very well, these ropes are a hundred times more flexible than the hemp rope used by the slender man." ”

"Of course!" Yang Mingzhi shook his body and stood up, "It's really good!" I see, if possible, you ask the workers to make more ropes. If you make twenty, we will be twice as efficient in crossing the river. We can carry 10 people on a raft, and 200 people can be carried away with 200 ropes at a time! ”

"The commander is right, but I have always thought that since this rope is tougher than a steel wire, there is no problem at all with multiple rafts."

"Oh?" Yang Mingzhi was shocked, "So, you don't have to consider the flow rate of water? ”

"You can rest assured, we are in the upper reaches of the Dnieper, and even during the flood season, the water flow rate is quite slow."

"Alright! Two rafts are spliced together, and 20 people can be transported at a time. The more ropes you make, the more efficient we are, now keep up the good work! ”

"Yes! Comrade Commander! ”

Seeing him salute, Yang Mingzhi instructed again: "Remember, go and slaughter a sheep and boil soup, this is a reward for the workers." This is an order, you are not allowed to pity the sheep! ”

……

Kavitsky was busy, and the villagers of the blacksmith village were even busier. As soon as noon passed, Anatoly, the commander of the 3rd regiment, marched with his troops to the Missy crossing.

The 3rd Regiment of the 284th Guards Division, commander Anatoly, most of his men were Red Army prisoners of war who were liberated in 1941.

This person was originally a battalion commander, but due to the expansion of the unit, he naturally became the regiment commander. A significant number of the soldiers of the 3rd Regiment had the experience of being captured, and at one time they were considered politically unreliable. With the losses of other units, the regiment's troops were transferred out. Therefore, although the third regiment has the number of infantry regiments, it does not have many troops.

Especially after the battle in January, the regiment was forced to join the female soldiers.

The current women's unit has been reorganized into six battalions, and only the battalions of Joshua and Sashanova have real combat experience. The other four battalions spent more time as a military reclamation laborer, and were more capable of farming and weaving than shooting experience.

This was the status quo of the 3rd Regiment, with two male battalions at the core of Anatoly, but due to the long-term redeployment, the two battalions simply became one, and the other three battalions were all women. In this situation, even if there are 8,000 new people, these guys who have been captured have actually been formed into two independent regiments! Anatoly did not think that the commander had forgotten him, because his regiment was composed of four battalions, and female soldiers were also soldiers!

Unfortunately, these female soldiers were never mobilized, and even the superiors treated these female barracks differently.

Anatoly was eager to go to war, but his superiors didn't give him a chance. Or in other words, it has also been given the opportunity to be used as a strategic reserve.

The combat effectiveness of the friendly forces is too strong, the enemy is beaten and loses his armor, and the credit is reaped by the friendly forces, and he is still the so-called strategic reserve. Including this time, they were ordered to go to the Missy Ferry, where they built an outpost.

The women still sat in the factories and continued to weave, mass-producing munitions, and the men were still left to the men to march and fight.

In Anatoly's view, this notion is not sexist. "Who makes a woman weak for a week a month?"

In this way, more than 500 soldiers, plus more than 200 elderly villagers, drove the wagons to the Missy Ferry.

It is only a dozen kilometers from the blacksmith village to the destination, which is not a long distance on flat land, and it is definitely a painful journey in the swamp.

After a few days of continuous rainfall, the marshland has not only regained its muddy nature, it is really muddy everywhere. The geography of this area was surveyed in detail by the Soviet troops, so Anatoly's troops had a way to go.

The so-called road was purely a path that had been trodden before, and a few small dry mounds, and the road to the Missy Ferry, which had been quite winding in dry times, was now a disaster.

Soon after the carriage left the village, the wheels had to move through the ankle-length mud. Such a deep mud man can accept it, and the wheels are not affected too much.

But mud is just the beginning, their goal is the banks of the Dnieper, what does that mean? Swamps, small river channels and lots of reeds!

The existence of the carriage only allows the military and civilians to reduce the load, and it is impossible for the carriage to reach the riverbank! When the wheels suddenly sank into knee-deep mud, Anatoly gave a tough order.

"Everyone! Unload all the wagons and we're on foot! Before it gets dark, arrive at your target and set up camp! ”

Dry flat ground, the soldiers marched in a hurry, and this distance could be covered in an hour, and Anatoly simply took four hours!

The sun has set, and in the last afterglow of the sunset, the road ahead is gone! A crescent moon hangs high in the sky, and the broad river reflects the stars. The surface of the river is sparkling, and the sound of waves gently lapping on the riverside from time to time. A fresh breeze blew, filling the earth with the aroma of the earth.

Night was only one step away, and Anatoly was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

He immediately ordered the telegraph operator to immediately communicate with the command.

The accompanying telegraph operator was knocking on the transmitter, like Anatoly unloading his burden, and more than 700 people under his command were resting in the grass.

The reason why the Missy Ferry was used as a ferry port in peacetime was precisely because of its geographical environment. On the left bank of the river is the village of Missy, which is in ruins, but where many platforms exist. It has been left unattended for a year, some of the platforms and docks are badly damaged, and some are still functional.

Directly opposite the right bank of the river, there are also small platform piers and even a few dilapidated wooden houses.

Anatoly sits in an environment that a year ago was still frequented by fishermen. Today, the resting grounds are overgrown with grass that would have been barren a year ago – it's a fresh fish market!

It's a pity that things are wrong, the enemy is coming, and the good village has become a ruin, only the soul sighs in the wind.

Anatoly was somewhat superstitious, and before the battle, he drew a cross on his chest. This behavior was seen as a mistake in the Soviet army, and the officer even locked him up for it. It turned out that he survived, and he is still alive to this day. How ridiculous is that? Of course, he didn't have that much future, and if he survived because of the benefits of cross-making, then there was nothing wrong with moving his fingers more on his chest.

During the war years, there was nothing wrong with some thoughts, especially the fifty-year-old villagers in the procession, who were only afraid that after they were born, they were baptized in the church and praised by the patriarch. At least believe in God, and people still have a thought, so that when charging in the rain of German bullets, they can be a little less afraid. Moreover, the Church was defined as a patriotic group by the leader Stalin!

He ordered the rested troops to set up camp, and especially ordered that no fire should be lit at night.

This is because Anatoly also has a mission, starting from the night of the 16th, to carry out reconnaissance on the river section near the Missy Ferry, to keep a sentry presence at all times, and to find the presence of lighted boats on the river, and immediately send a telegram!