Chapter Thirty-Eight: Unexpected Discovery
"Didn't your armored vehicle suffer any losses?" Zhang Feng felt too lucky.
"Yes, we were very lucky last night and dodged the storm, but unfortunately, our wireless is broken and we can't contact the captain," Marwan said.
"Alright, let's all get on the bus, this way we can hurry up, heaven knows how far those detestable Persians are from us." Zhang Feng said.
"We've got very little fuel left in our armored car, we can only run for another hour at most," Marwan said.
I should have known, when I abandoned the armored vehicle yesterday, I would have sucked out all the oil from the fuel tank and taken it with me. But who knows, maybe after running for half an hour, I'll encounter the Persian base I'm looking for?
"Get on the bus!" Zhang Feng said.
The small armored vehicle, wanting to cram in over thirty people and equipment, was impossible. Inevitably, ten people sat on top of the armored vehicle, but this also had its advantages. The people sitting on top had a broad view, plus binoculars, making it very easy to observe the surrounding situation.
In this way, it is possible to discover the enemy's base before alarming the Persian. However, the person sitting on top will also unfortunately become a target for snipers.
There is no other way but this under these circumstances.
Zhang Feng was the first to climb onto the top of the armored vehicle.
"Captain, you sit inside," Marwan said.
"The second and third teams got on the bus, while the first team was on top of it," Zhang Feng said.
"Captain..." Varick also said.
"Execute the order." Zhang Feng got on top of the armored vehicle without looking back.
In battle, luck is a mysterious thing. Zhang Feng didn't believe in it, but he felt that somehow, there was a will of heaven at work. Otherwise, why would he have ended up in this godforsaken place?
The next moment, Zhang Feng regretted it. The other soldiers of the first team tightly wrapped Zhang Feng inside, and no matter from which angle, there were human shields to protect him.
These great soldiers, Zhang Feng suddenly felt a kind of emotion.
Not enjoying privileges due to one's own noble status, training together with soldiers, when encountering danger, oneself rushes to the front, having such a leader, there will naturally be fearless soldiers, only such an army can win battles.
The armored vehicle started moving, and the soldier on top of it steadied himself by holding onto the handle, finally able to give his two legs a rest.
The 63-style armored vehicle started its fearless advance. If a rocket projectile flew in, it could wipe out all these people, so the soldiers sitting on top of the car also undertook the most important observation task.
Malwan in the car was worried about one thing, the fuel was getting less and less.
This time, I brought three days' worth of fuel and stored a few extra barrels in the car. Although it's not as much as a tank drinking oil, compared to off-road vehicles, the fuel consumption is still surprisingly high.
Now, the last bucket of fuel has long been added to the engine. If the Persian camp is still far from here, these people will probably have to walk.
The driver's nerves were stretched taut to the point where he didn't dare press the accelerator too much, and wherever his foot touched was everyone's hope!
Even so, the fuel gauge still drops bit by bit and is about to approach that red position.
"Park and prepare for battle." Just then, Zhang Feng's voice came from the intercom inside the car.
For the convenience of carrying infantry, both tanks and armored vehicles have a socket on top that can be plugged into an earpiece, allowing people outside to communicate with those inside without obstruction.
Zhang Feng leaned against the telescope and suddenly found that several kilometers away on the road in front, there were several armored vehicles moving around, doing something unknown.
Finally going to get in touch with each other! Zhang Feng's heart was excited.
The 63-style armored vehicle stopped immediately. Zhang Feng observed the terrain and decided to launch a surprise attack from two sides. If it didn't work, he would let the armored vehicle come to assist in the battle.
The other side has several tanks, but we only have one armored vehicle. If we go over like this, it's likely to startle the enemy and make things worse. It would be better for our personnel to sneak over instead.
This infiltration reconnaissance is also a strong point of special operations.
"First team, follow me and flank from the left. Second team, follow Captain Waleed and flank from the right. Third team, led by Captain Marwan, standby in the armored vehicle and be ready to provide firepower support at any time." Zhang Feng ordered.
"Yes!" The various squads had been stifling for several days, and now they finally encountered the Persians, with high morale.
After more than half a day of scorching sun, the water in many places has penetrated deep into the ground. Although it's muddy and dirty, walking through is no problem at all.
Zhang Feng led his team slowly from the left side.
Two scouts, armed with "Tabuk" 7.62mm assault rifles, walked at the forefront, followed by Zhang Feng and six team members, advancing while guarding against flank attacks.
Behind them were two snipers who, although in the rear, were responsible for the outermost vigilance task.
Finally, there were several heavy firepower support groups carrying missiles, AT-3 anti-tank missiles, which made them no longer sheep to be slaughtered even when facing the T-55 main battle tank. The SAM-7 portable air defense missile allowed them to resist armed helicopters as well.
With varying degrees of intensity and range, different firepower can be effectively combined, making combat power grow exponentially.
Through the grass, Zhang Feng slowly approached his target.
The first thing that caught his eye was two off-road trucks, their wheels spinning idly and emitting black smoke. What excited Zhang Feng the most was that one of the trucks was carrying an oil tank.
What are these two trucks doing here? Zhang Feng looked back and found the huge object behind: a Chieftain tank stuck in the swamp.
What a great opportunity! Zhang Feng looked at the Iranian soldiers standing on the ground, then looked at the tank with only one driver inside, half of its tracks already stuck in the mud. The two trucks also had only one driver each. Everyone was exposed in plain sight, apparently they didn't think there was any danger here.
These fools, even when conducting towing operations, should have left a few soldiers on lookout duty. Where is it like now, just standing by and directing with their hands and feet? This is war! Lacking vigilance in preventing danger has only one outcome: death.
They were more unlucky, during yesterday's march, another tank got stuck in the mud ten kilometers away from the last supply point, and just by crossing the swamp, they lost five or six tanks one after another. Rajavi also felt painful, fortunately there were a few off-road trucks that had finished transporting oil and ammunition and were about to return, so Rajavi assigned them a new task: pulling out the stuck tank!
The superior's order cannot be disobeyed, so they had to come to the side of this tank, from noon until now, the tank is sinking deeper and deeper.
They were all exhausted and neglected their vigilance of the surrounding environment, even if they received information that the armored battalion at the forefront had already exchanged fire with the Iraqis. But here was the rear, deep in the marshes, where there was no danger. If anything, the greatest danger was probably the horned vipers in the marshes. In recent days, non-combat casualties caused by snake bites had occurred from time to time.
They were making a last-ditch effort, trying every means possible to pull the tank out, otherwise they would return in vain and get scolded by their superiors.
They didn't know that the god of death had already descended upon their heads.
Thanks for the reward from the unfilial rogue!
