837 Busy Harbor
"Slow down! Decelerate! Right! Lean this way! Over there on the barge! Decelerate! "Standing on an almost messy dock, German sappers were trying to get a floating dock ashore.
Although the port of Leningrad was not deliberately shelled, it was still affected by the war.
After the decisive battle, the Soviet army bombarded its own port with all the shells, causing a lot of damage.
It's a pity that they have only a small number of shells and no large artillery, so they don't have the ability to destroy the entire dock.
"Quick! Move fast! Secure these floating boxes! Fast! Don't go wrong! Stay safe! Watch your step! The commander of the sappers stood on the shore and shouted loudly to his men.
Directly in front of him, hundreds of German sappers were working quickly to get the floating dock up and running as soon as possible.
"Woo......!" Farther away, a steamer had begun to dock, and it sounded its whistle with a low, melodious sound.
"The Endeavor is coming to port! Let's meet the stevedores at Pier 3! Fast! In the distance, the dispatcher shouted loudly, and countless German soldiers with soft hats began to flock to Pier 3.
Many areas have been cleared, and in some places simple sheds have been erected. Everywhere there were piles of supplies, as if this was an important distribution center.
"Who's going to take these damn tents and bedding away? They take up too much space. Another dispatcher complained with a clipboard with a thick stack of recording documents on it.
"Who knows why, and what exactly is the purpose of transporting cotton clothes and bedding from this time?" Pointing to the thickened tent in front of him, he asked with some annoyance.
"Maybe the big guys think we can't end the war before winter comes." One of his colleagues replied with a wry smile.
In the beginning, many people thought that this war would be over in just one month, just like fighting Poland or France.
But now, two months have passed, and it seems that the war is far from over. Some began to get depressed, they didn't know how long the war would last.
"It's definitely not going to end, right...... That's why so many supplies for the winter were transported. Their commander shook his head and said, "Get the truck over there!" Hurry up! We need to transport the shells first. ”
"Canned! Cannonball! These are the first and foremost items to transport! Prioritize! Send it out as quickly as you can! He pointed to a pile of supplies in the distance and commanded his men in a loud voice.
Just in front of him, another of his men instructed the carrying soldiers: "Watch out for those cans!" Don't break it! And dried vegetables! Be careful! Be careful! Leave a few bundles at the end and improve your life for everyone at night! ”
The whole dock was like a battlefield, everyone was busy, everyone was shouting.
It is not an easy task to distribute supplies that have just been transported from the motherland, but also from Denmark and even the United Kingdom.
The British brought textiles and clothing, as well as some shells of special calibers. It was also a military port, and the Navy stipulated that at least 4 destroyers and 2 cruisers should be deployed here.
The ships also patrol regularly and are responsible for training a number of naval sailors. Of course, the main thing is more than 20 minesweepers, whose work is the most important.
The Baltic Sea is already an inland lake of Germany, and there is no need to lay any mines at all. It will henceforth be an important shipping route, as important as Germany's main arteries.
"What about the food waiting for food on the front line, as well as weapons and ammunition, as for the rest, it can be distributed more slowly!" Looking at the confusion of the transport troops in the distance, the dispatch officer shouted loudly again.
He had only rested for a few seconds before he had to speak out again to remind his men to sort the items in front of them as quickly as possible.
"We don't have that many trucks, and we don't have railroads! Report our difficulties here, and let the upper side transport the construction personnel and construction materials as much as possible! "He has been overwhelmed by what is in front of him, and now that the port is not fully opened, there are already so many supplies that make people's scalp tingle.
His men nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's right! What is most urgently needed are rails, and well-made sleepers! By the way, cement and steel bars are in short supply! Maybe we should prioritize transporting cement, there is a shortage of cement everywhere......"
Halfway through his speech, he suddenly saw some Army soldiers who had come to help on a rotating basis, piling up boxes of cotton clothes in an open space by the sea.
Then he was so frightened that he quickly pointed over there and shouted, "Oh! Damn it! A couple of idiots over there! What do you do by stacking padded clothes on the beach? Can you afford to pay if you get wet? ”
Leningrad, now changed back to its original name St. Petersburg. Although this move is quite friendly to the locals, it is still full of devastation.
There are 3 divisions and about 60,000 people stationed here on rotation. In the process of resting and replenishing here, the soldiers had to go to the docks to help rebuild and load.
With such a large number of people, of course, it also brings uneven levels of professionalism. Finally, this group of personnel was just taught, and as a result, they were transferred back to the front line to fight.
And those troops who have just been exchanged are all careless, and they need to keep telling and scolding.
It was not easy to educate those who threw their cotton clothes to the beach, and there was a problem over there.
The person in charge of dispatching was busy wanting to cry, and finally walked into the distance, pointing to the other side and shouting weakly: "Over there! Did you know it was a grenade? Handle with care! Do you want to kill everyone? ”
"Let the vigilant force send 100 people to help! There are too many supplies to be dispatched! I need manpower, and there are no machinery here, so I have to hold it up with people! He muttered as he walked.
On the sea, on the floating dock that had just been installed, the German sappers had already laid down the parts to connect the floating dock to the shore.
This floating dock is specially built, and cranes have been installed on it, so its arrival will allow St. Petersburg to handle more cargo.
It's just that what St. Petersburg needs now is not more ships to bring more goods, but more supplies and roads to the outside world.
The roads and railways have not yet been fully repaired, and there are countless crowded refugees on the roads, and everything is just beginning, far from the best of times.