Chapter Nineteen: Encounter with the Glasses Snake

  This action Ali didn't know how many times he had done, the tank made a turn with the smallest radius to change combat direction, which also played an important role in actual combat.

  But now, this action has become an undisguised suicide.

  Tanks can travel in swamps because the tracks exert a low pressure on the ground, which the ground can withstand.

  But now, one track is moving forward while the other is stationary and turning in place, with only one result: this side's track gets stuck in the mud!

  Just halfway through the transfer, Ali felt something was wrong. Based on his experience, he knew that the left side had sunk and the vehicle had become tilted.

  He released the control stick, wanting the left track to move again, possibly getting away from this danger.

  Unfortunately, it was useless. The 580-horsepower engine was emitting black smoke, the tracks were rotating weakly in vain, but the vehicle itself did not budge.

  Hang upside down!

  After falling into it, since advancing doesn't work, let's try retreating instead.

  Ali put it into reverse gear, stepped on the accelerator hard, and suddenly released the clutch. The tank only moved a little before stopping again.

  Here, tanks can't even pass through. This big shot who came from above doesn't know what he was thinking and came up with this idea. Now, this is the best example!

  Ali thought anxiously, this place is simply impassable!

  Now, let's think of a way to get the tank out, or else it will probably sink to the bottom soon.

  "Open up and use our armored vehicle to tow it, see if it works," said Zhang Feng.

  The purpose of calling this tank over was that if one's own vehicle got stuck, the tank could be used to pull it out. Now, however, the situation has reversed itself: a 14-ton tank is stuck and only an armored car weighing just over ten tons can attempt to pull it out.

  No one dares to guarantee, but now no matter what, we have to try it out. Otherwise, if the sky gets dark, this tank can only be abandoned, and this is not a battle loss, but due to an accident, resulting in damage to weapons and equipment, which is a very serious responsibility.

  And in front of Kusayagawa, witnessing the damage to the weapon due to operational errors is even more unacceptable. Later on, today's events might be compiled into a training outline and written into the operating manual, at which point the 35th Armored Brigade will have made a complete fool of itself.

  Zhang Feng didn't have those thoughts, what's most important now is to get this tank back, having already ventured over a hundred kilometers into the swampy area, can't let those poor tank soldiers walk back, right?

  The armored vehicle drove up front, Zhang Feng jumped off the car, untied the towing rope from the rear of the armored vehicle and hung it on the tank. All technical movements were very familiar.

  Zhang Feng's behavior has won the favor of everyone, this Kusakabe down, without the nobility of those high-ranking officials, a kind of noble feeling, not pointing fingers, but personally taking care of everything, with such people around, they feel very close.

  Unconsciously, Zhang Feng narrowed the distance with them, and they felt that this unassuming Kusayagai was very easy to get along with.

  Even Ali, with his gray head and mustache, said: "Kusayb, it's all because I didn't drive the tank well."

  "Don't blame yourself, if it wasn't for protecting me, you wouldn't have sent the tank to take a mud bath either." Zhang Feng said with a hint of teasing.

  Ali's face turned even redder, and his depression from the day was swept away. He felt extremely fortunate to have such a superior.

  "Rumble, rumble." The armored vehicle panted heavily, the engines of the two tanks simultaneously revving up to full power. Finally, the tank escaped the danger it had just faced and emerged from the muddy pit.

  At this time, Zhang Feng, who was standing aside, had already been splashed with mud by the tracks.

  The engines of the two chariots fell silent again, and in the low hum of the engines, Zhang Feng suddenly heard a sound like a propeller cutting through the air.

  "Quickly, be careful of ambush, shut down the engine!" Zhang Feng shouted.

  The commotion just now actually helped a lot. Now, both cars are covered in mud and from a distance, they blend in with the swamp as one. Plus, it's getting dark, so the helicopters in the sky probably won't be able to spot them.

  If it were the 21st century, with infrared detectors widely equipped, then two tanks would have no place to hide, and the engine temperature would reveal their location. However, for now, Iranian planes may not be fully equipped with such devices yet.

  Zhang Feng hid under a low withered wisteria vine, looking up at the sky.

  An Iranian AH-1 Cobra helicopter painted in a grey camouflage scheme appeared in the western sky.

  A flat head with two rocket nests on either side of the temples, a weapon capable of knocking down two tanks.

  Everyone was shocked in their hearts, and from its appearance, they could tell that this was an Iranian armed helicopter. What did it come here for?

  Moreover, this plane has been circling at low altitude all the time. If we wait for it to get closer and discover everything here, I'm afraid we can only take measures to shoot it down.

  The Type 63 armored vehicle and T-62 tank both have anti-aircraft machine guns that may be used to counter helicopters.

  However, Zhang Feng didn't want to do that, the helicopter was a natural enemy of tanks. If the other side really discovered it, the only thing they could do was run as far as possible and get away from the tank.

  The two pilots flying the helicopter were members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.

  After the war began, Iraq's army occupied large parts of Iran's territory.

  After initial setbacks, Iranian forces finally regrouped and stemmed the Iraqi advance; they are now plotting a counterattack.

  On the southern front, Iraqis occupied the key city of Horramshahr and besieged Abadan. A counterattack on Abadan was being planned, with headquarters devising a bold plan: to launch an armored strike from the northern Susangerd wetlands, complete the encirclement of Iraqi troops that had invaded Iran, and annihilate the invaders on their own soil!

  An elite armored regiment has quietly arrived at the other end of the swamp in Ramadi, where they are now waiting for fuel resupply and a chance to dry out.

  To break through this swamp and give the enemy a sudden blow, we must plan carefully. Now, the swamp is too muddy, which is not conducive to the mobility of the commander's main battle tank. However, as long as we wait for a few days with little rain, we can boldly infiltrate.

  And in swampy areas, it's not all muddy everywhere, some highlands are still relatively dry. In these places, fuel needs to be stored in advance.

  The scene of the armored troops' charge was magnificent, but the consumption of fuel was also astronomical. If they drove directly through the swamp, by the time they emerged from the swamp, their fuel would be depleted. At that point, what could they use to capture the position?

  So, we must first advance to the center of the swamp and find a suitable place for the tank to refuel, so that it has the strength to break through and occupy the Susangerd region, and then move south to counterattack Ahvaz and Khorramshahr.

  So, several helicopters on reconnaissance missions have been searching for suitable locations in the marshes over the past few days. In order to avoid being detected by Iraqis, their reconnaissance near the western edge was conducted before sunset.

  The cement, their reconnaissance, unfortunately just missed Zhang Feng's convoy by a hair.

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