Oil drum transportation is relatively simple for supplies, after all, supplies do not need air, as long as ammunition and guns are packed into oil drums and sealed, it is necessary to pay attention not to load too many things to cause it to sink to the bottom of the river and not float.

It was more cumbersome to transport a soldier, the problem was that the person needed air, and at the same time did not dare to ensure that the oil drum would always keep one end of the river upwards and float in the river...... But this problem was quickly solved by filling the bottom of the barrel with some ammunition and fixing it to the bottom with a partition.

In this way, even if a person gets into some movements, because the center of gravity is lower so that the oil drum always stands upright in the water like a tumbler, and then the upper oil drum lid can open a few small holes for breathing.

Of course, the relatively gentle flow of the Volga River is also one of the conditions for the success of this method, otherwise there is a high risk that the oil drum will be knocked over and rolled in the water in the turbulent current.

However, a gentle flow can be a good thing or a bad thing.

The good thing is that it's safer.

The bad thing is that it takes more time to drift from Reynolds to the sandbar...... The average flow speed of the Volga River is about 2 meters per second, and the distance between Reynolds and the sandbar on the river cannot be accurately calculated, but can only be calculated by the distance of 21 kilometers from Reynolds to the central crossing of Stalingrad, multiplied by one and divided, and finally it takes three hours to float from Reynolds to the sandbank.

"Three hours?" Qin Chuan didn't expect it to take so long, he couldn't help but ask, "Can they do it?" ”

"That's not a problem, Major!" Alexander replied: "Everyone thinks it's a good way, it's like staying in the position for three hours without moving, it's not a big deal!" ”

Qin Chuan nodded.

In fact, Qin Chuan knew that this task would not be as easy as they said, on the one hand, because the oil drum had to float under the enemy's nose, and there were many other unknown dangers, on the other hand, although the oil drum could stand upright in the water, it would inevitably spin, which was completely different from lying in the position for three hours, and he would be dizzy after a few turns, especially if he would be seasick...... Spit out in an oil drum is not a good thing, because as long as one person is detected by the Soviets, everyone else, including supplies, will be in danger.

But there is nothing to say about the fighting spirit and will of the German soldiers, and although they knew the danger involved, they resolutely participated in this plan.

The first oil barrels were transported to the middle of the Volga at ten o'clock in the night and secretly laid down, a total of one hundred and fifty barrels, of which one hundred barrels contained people and fifty barrels contained ammunition. In order to facilitate salvage, these oil drums are tied together with ropes every ten barrels, that is, as long as one is hooked, a string will be brought up.

Then everyone waited anxiously.

In fact, it can't be said to be waiting, and both ends have begun to make some preparations.

On Qinchuan's side, it is to prepare signal flares, fishing nets, long rods and other things to facilitate the fishing of oil drums flowing through the sandbar, and Qinchuan even organized a salvage team with good water quality to prepare to salvage oil drums that are far away.

Alexander, on his side, sent reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter over the Volga River, and if Soviet fishing boats were found, he immediately sent fighter planes to bomb, strafe, and drive them away...... The Luftwaffe usually does the same, but tonight was special.

Because Alexander was afraid that the Soviets would salvage these oil drums when they found them...... The Soviets were short of oil, especially Stalingrad, so it is not surprising that they would do this.

Later, I learned that this had indeed happened, and a string of oil drums was picked up by a Soviet fishing boat.

Unfortunately, there were ten German soldiers in these ten oil drums...... The dozen or so Soviets on the fishing boat were armed civilians, and their rifles were not with them when they were salvage.

The result was predictable, as the German soldiers easily captured the fishing boat and sank it, and then drifted back down the oil drum...... It is said that they were tempted to sail the fishing boat to the sandbank, but after discussing it for a while, they felt that it was too dangerous before giving up.

They were right, the target of the fishing boat was too large, and when it approached the sandbar, it would alert both the enemy and the enemy, and it was likely to be shot and killed by both the enemy and the enemy.

When the time finally reached three hours, Qin Chuan ordered three flares to be fired in the direction of the Soviet army, and at the same time, a mortar, anti-aircraft machine gun and anti-aircraft gun were also fired indiscriminately at the opposite side.

On the one hand, this is to signal the German troops drifting in the oil barrels, and on the other hand, it is also to cover the sound of salvage with the sound of gunfire or it can be said to attract the attention of the Soviet army.

Everything went very smoothly, and one hundred and fifty oil drums scooped up one hundred and thirty...... A string of oil drums containing supplies was leaked, and although a string of oil drums containing people was not salvaged, the soldiers inside voluntarily climbed out and swam to the sandbar.

So from this point of view, on the contrary, it is easier to succeed in transporting people.

Because they have the initiative to interact with the soldiers who come to search, they are easy to spot even in the dark.

Therefore, the next batch immediately changed the delivery method, and each batch of supplies was mixed with two oil drums for people, so that even the supplies would not be missed.

That night, the Germans transported three batches of reinforcements in this way, each batch of 100 men and 50 barrels of supplies, but did not dare to carry more because they were afraid that too many oil drums would float over the river and arouse the suspicion of the Soviet army.

As a result, the personnel and supplies of Shazhou Island were immediately replenished.

When two friendly armies met on a sandbank, it was even closer than brothers...... As soon as they met, they hugged each other tightly, and the excitement was unspeakable.

It's easy to understand why they would feel that way.

For the reinforcements, these German troops on Sandbank Island were heroes and role models for the German army, and it was undoubtedly a pride for them to be here and fight with them.

And for the original commandos, these reinforcements solved the problem of their survival and whether they could hold out to the end to complete the mission.

This life-and-death relationship determines a solid friendship between them, not to mention that they share the same goal...... Stalingrad.

After counting the list of materials received and the list of personnel, Qin Chuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the personnel received were the 115th Infantry Regiment stationed in Reynolds, and their quality was not as good as that of the 1st Infantry Regiment, the addition of 300 men injected fresh blood into the sandbar and solved the problem of insufficient troops on the sandbar.

What Qin Chuan and the others have to do now is to let these soldiers learn to use some Soviet-made equipment on the sandbar as soon as possible, such as anti-aircraft machine guns.