Chapter 1592

The failure of the Polish Army's attack has come to an end for the time being. What we want to study next is where to use Polish engineers to build a floating bridge for tanks and artillery to pass. First of all, trakov expressed his views: "comrades, I think the main purpose of building the bridge should be to strengthen the strength of our army at the landing site of magnusev. Our motorcade should not only transport weapons and ammunition to them, but also transport a large number of tanks and artillery through the pontoon, so that when attacked by the German armored division, our troops can have a stronger counterattack force. "“ Comrade commander, "general Tkachenko, the engineer's director, said anxiously, looking sideways at trakov," the group army has only one antiaircraft artillery regiment. They are unable to take on the air defense task of 25 km wide defense line. There is no way to spare forces to strengthen air defense in the river crossing areas. "“ General Tkachenko, you don't have to worry about that. " Trakov waved his hand to him and said: "originally, the two Polish colonels only exchanged politely with trakov. When they heard that they might get the title of" Soviet hero "as an exception, they immediately brightened their eyes and said to him in one voice:" Comrade General, please rest assured that we will live up to your trust. " After seeing off several Polish commanders, trakov called the chief of staff and the Minister of logistics to him and said to them, "Colonel lyubanski said that the construction of the pontoon can be completed before dawn. So the task of you two is to get the transport team to the river before daybreak and transport all the weapons and ammunition urgently needed on the other side. If possible, add the tank "yes, Comrade General." Polish captain looked at my epaulets, respectfully replied: "we are a regiment of anti-aircraft artillery division."“ Are all the antiaircraft guns here? " I continued. The captain shook his head. "There are only battalion one and battalion two, and battalion three's antiaircraft guns are hidden in other places. As soon as the pontoon is completed, they will be deployed across the river." After thanking the captain, I turned back to trakov and said to him, "Comrade General, it seems that Colonel prokopovich is very considerate. He has put anti-aircraft guns on both sides of the visva river. This kind of air defense effect is the best." When we came to the river, we saw that it was a busy scene. The engineers fixed the wooden boats with steel cables, and then paved them with boards. In order to prevent the floating bridge from moving under the impact of the current, they drilled wooden piles in many areas to fix the load-bearing wooden boats. Seeing that the floating bridge was forming little by little, there was a smile on his face. He turned to me and said, "look, Rita, the soldiers of the engineering brigade are very quick. If there is no accident, the pontoon will be built before dawn. Now let's go to see the transport teams and see that they are not ready to cross the river. " At daybreak, a floating bridge was laid across the visva river. In the cheers of the soldiers, a woman traffic warden standing at the end of the bridge waved the signal flag in her hand. When they saw the signal that they could pass, the military vehicles full of ammunition and materials that had been waiting on the bank started up one after another. One by one, they drove onto the pontoon and staggered toward the other bank.