On the highway in southeastern Iran, an armored unit consisting of dozens of bizarre tanks in tawny desert camouflage and armored vehicles in the same camouflage is speeding on the road, and the cars driving on the road see the armored unit from a distance and get out of the way.

No one knows why such an advanced elite tank unit appeared in this position.

But they knew that the odious Iraqis had invaded.

Six hours later, the tank had already left the Iranian Shahr at a distance of three hundred kilometers from the place of departure! However, it is still more than 2,000 kilometers away from the western battlefield.

The tank's butt exhaust pipe spews out black smoke weakly, like some tank soldiers in the tank who can't stand it. The speed dropped so much that the commander, who was watching the situation from inside the command vehicle, had to give the order to rest.

"Go fast! Iraqis are wreaking havoc on our land! "The Iran-Iraq war, from the beginning of the outbreak to the present, has passed three days!

After resting for half an hour, letting the fighters solve problems on the side of the road, and moving their bodies, numb from sitting in the tank for too long, Khojatyi gritted his teeth and gave the order.

Iraq's army, inflicting heavy losses on the old troops stationed on the border, is rapidly moving from the border area to the western border.

However, the distance is simply too far.

Although a battalion of 33 tanks supplied by China had been assembled in Shahr, Iran, a transportation hub in the southeastern region, before the start of the war, it was too far from the border.

The order of the supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini ordered the 1st Armored Division of the Revolutionary Guards, which had not yet been reorganized and formed into combat effectiveness, to quickly rush to the western town of Avas! The Revolutionary Guard Infantry Division in the capital has been rapidly rushing towards the border battlefield.

"Battalion commander. The tank was already running out of fuel and had to stop replenishing it first. I propose to continue the march in the evening. The maximum range of these tanks is 550 km, if all at the highest speed. It can only reach 430 km...... "said the deputy battalion commander with a frown.

For these new tanks, he knew, much more powerful than the tanks that the Pahlavi Shah had once bought from the United States, as well as from France.

If you keep marching at top speed like this, without maintenance, without waiting for them to reach the battlefield, you will lose a lot. The Chinese did not complete all the tests, and long-distance raids could easily cause non-combat attrition.

"Ansar, we must get to the border as soon as possible. Drive the Iraqis back! In the past three days, we have lost a lot of territory! The guys from the old army suffered heavy casualties...... "Faced with the advice of this experienced deputy who had been mobilized from the old army, Khojatyi knew he should take it, but he couldn't let the soldiers stop.

Everyone is tired.

These tanks are all new tanks, and the soldiers on the tanks have only been familiar with it for two months, and it has only been four months since the training of new recruits formed by the troops, except for some experienced Islamic armored soldiers who have been mobilized from the old army, many of whom are new recruits.

Even the run-in was not completed.

"We're even catching up now. It didn't work either. The command gave us the order to get to Ahvaz within ten days, and it was enough for us to travel 300 kilometers a day. We should slow down and make our fighters more familiar with the tank, and take care of it carefully. Only then will we be able to take out more intruders! "Deputy battalion commander Ansar himself has a wealth of experience, and at the same time. Also very seriously learned from the instructors sent by China to discuss the tactics of tank combat between the two countries.

Every day. They are absorbing the knowledge from Chinese instructors like a sponge.

The combat effectiveness of the Iranian army is not strong, although the equipment is advanced. People's Liberation Army of China. It has always been accustomed to fighting a powerful enemy with backward equipment. That's something they have to learn.

"No, let the soldiers take turns driving, there are enough gas stations on the side of the road to refuel, we must go to the battlefield as fast as possible! We're going to show the old army the literacy of our devout religious warriors! Mullah Hazari did not speak, and when he saw that Khojat was about to agree, he immediately raised his objections.

The Revolutionary Guards are a new team.

What kind of mission they have is more clear only to them, the religious clergy. It is necessary not only to maintain the security of the whole country, but also to uphold their Islamic teachings.

In this world, there is only Iran.

"If these tanks travel more than 2,000 kilometers long distances and are not well maintained, we will all end up losing a lot!" Ansar gritted his teeth and said, "The Chinese instructors are asking us to carefully inspect and maintain it every day, and only in this way can we keep our tanks in service for a longer time and there will be no problems at critical moments!" ”

"Now these tanks are running for six hours in a row, running hundreds of kilometers, is there a problem? We should fully trust our suppliers! Hazari retorted unceremoniously.

From the Iranian Shahr, these tanks were overhauled by specialized technicians.

These are the logisticians who were transferred to China to learn and maintain the Lunvi tank from the very beginning, and these people are not responsible for this work, but Pakistani related training personnel who participated in the design and manufacture of the Longwei tank.

Pakistan has invested heavily in design and development, and has obtained relevant manufacturing authorizations, and the two countries have cooperated in this regard.

It is normal for Pakistani personnel to appear in Iran.

"It's true, but there's still more than 2,000 kilometers to go!" Ansar didn't care that he might be dismissed or even sentenced for confronting the mullahs. "Running at maximum highway speed for more than 2,000 kilometers is not reliable for these Chinese tanks that have not undergone such tests! Especially their tracks, even if they are covered with a layer of carbon fiber and better rubber than ordinary tanks, I don't think our tanks will be able to go on combat duty for a long time when there are not enough accessories...... "

"Let's talk about it first! The Chinese were supposed to provide us with at least 100 tanks at this time, and so far there are only more than sixty. Although there are still 25 vehicles at sea, it is not known when they will arrive in Iran. We must get to the battlefield as soon as possible. Resist the Iraqi attack! Khojaty, who was a little hesitant, also strengthened his thoughts.

Their combat qualities. They themselves are clear.

Because of this, they should be quickly put into the battlefield. There are no trains, no tanks can be transported over long distances, and there are no large military transport planes, the only thing they can do is to go on a long run!

"At the very least, we'll have to let our soldiers overhaul it first! If the fighters can carry it off, we will continue on our way......" Ansar had to take a step back.

Khojatyi and the mullah exchanged a look. I have to agree.

For tank combat, the Ansar, who came out of the armored corps, was much more proficient than them.

Under Ansar's arrangement, the fighters in the team, who were lazily resting on the tank shell, suddenly became busy.

The roads are not hardened, and the roads are relatively smooth dirt roads, because of the crushing of too many heavy trucks, the road potholes are not flat, and the rubber wrapped on the outside of the tracks of the new tank can easily wear out.

Dry area, lots of dust, and plenty of pebbles.

It's all there. All are a serious test for expensive advanced tanks, especially since these Chinese tanks have not been tested for a long time. Switching to any one country will not buy a new tank from another country without fully completing the tests.

On the Iranian plateau, it is even worse than several tank test sites in China.

These tanks have too many electronic systems in them. The electronic parts themselves are very delicate, and there are even more headache hydraulics!

"No problem, to keep going. However, our fighters ......" at the end of the overhaul. All tanks are in good condition and in the best condition.

"Before departure, loading. The Chinese have been running in for a relatively long time, the first two months of training. It's also enough to expose a lot of problems! Ansar, your worries are unwarranted. Let the warriors go! "Khojatyi was very satisfied with the report from the logistics company." The weapons exported by China, although the performance is not the best, at least, in terms of reliability, is still good! ”

Ansar was speechless and could only continue.

Although the fighters have a very large physical exertion, and sitting in it for a long time, the blood does not circulate, and they get tired easily.

They are all fanatical religious people who have given everything to Allah. When Allah's cause was affected, when their country faced the invasion of the enemy, they naturally gritted their teeth and persisted.

Under the command of the command vehicle, it took only an hour and eight minutes to complete the maintenance of the rest belt, and the convoy was on the road again.

The entire convoy was racing wildly, and it was driving at maximum highway speed towards the western battlefield, rarely stopping unless it encountered a gas station in a small town on the way.

Even in the dark, the speed drops to fifty kilometers per hour!

Such madness is a huge miracle for the entire history of the world's armored corps.

Twelve hours have passed, and the armored convoy is already six hundred kilometers away from Iranian Shahr! If it weren't for the fact that the fighters' bodies could not bear it, the crazy battalion commander, as well as the mullahs, would not have agreed to the fighters to rest.

In the evening, after eating the unpalatable 761 compressed biscuits imported from China and drinking a stomach full of cold water, all the soldiers slept on the ground next to the tank wrapped in military coats.

After only six hours of rest, the tired fighters were once again kicked out of their sleep by the battalion commander.

After a complete overhaul of the tank in the headlights, and then refueling the tank, after a busy time, before dawn, the huge convoy roared again and set off for the west!

The people inside the fanatical armored units of half recruits and half veterans, whether officers or fighters, no one knows, they are working a miracle!

After the birth of a tank, the miracle of the fastest rushing speed.

Even the world's most powerful country does not dare to do this, and the long-term continuous operation of the tank will cause great damage to the engine. After all, an engine that allows an object weighing tens of tons to move quickly at an average speed of fifty kilometers for dozens of hours in a row is very harmful.

There is a way that the ignorant are fearless, and only those who half-understand and half-understand can create history and create miracles!

On the first night, I rested for six hours, and on the second day, I just stopped halfway to refuel and drove all day, after all, the commander and gunner of the tank were able to drive the tank. There is no need to observe the external environment, and there is no need to guard against the sudden appearance of enemies during movement. From the route of their advance, there are no large cities, and there are no huge oil refineries, and Iraqi fighters cannot fly such long distances.

The next day, after twenty hours of continuous driving, the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Armored Division of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps trained in Pakistan was already only 800 kilometers away from the battlefield.

"Keep moving, the Iraqi fighters will be able to spot us during the day! Assault at night, rest during the day, overhaul equipment! Ansar doesn't care about anything else now.

From now on, you have to watch the enemies in the sky.

Otherwise, they would have been bombed by the Iraqi Air Force, and they would have run away for so long in vain.

In Basra, where a large Iraqi Air Force fleet is based, oil refineries in the south are the top targets for Iraqis.

After another two hundred kilometers of travel, it was already starting to lighten.

Under the command of the officer, the tank broke away from the road and disappeared into the valley next to it.

The yellow-brown desert camouflage on the outside makes these steel monsters not easy to spot.

"The front is only more than 300 kilometers away from the port of Maheshahr, and a little more than 600 kilometers away from Ahvaz, if we get to Ahvaz, we won't be able to reach the ...... in a short time." Along the way, the radio on the transport vehicle kept receiving news from the front, except for a part of the troops receiving anti-aircraft missiles from China stationed in the port of Maheshahr, and the division headquarters and the main unit were in Ahvaz, and the officers of the first battalion had two choices in front of them.

It is likely that they will be spotted by Iraqi fighter jets on their way from the port of Mahshahr to Ahvaz.

The Iranian Defense Forces' most advanced fighter jets, the F14s, are all stationed in the capital Tehran to participate in the war in the north, and there is no support on the southern battlefield.

"We will not go to Ahvaz, but directly through the port of Maheshahr, and go to the mountains to the west to intercept Saddam's Tikrit division tank regiment!" Ansar learned from the front that the Tikrit Division, Iraq's most elite presidential guard, had been deployed to the front line of Basra with a tank regiment equipped with Soviet T72 tanks before the war.

"We only have one battalion!" Khojat said with a frown.

"Before we set off, we couldn't have imagined that we would be able to cover 2,000 kilometers in less than 48 hours, and now we have done it! Even if we die, we will be able to stop their offensive as long as we can destroy their most elite attacking forces. Otherwise, they will occupy the port of Maheshahr...... "Ansar said solemnly. (To be continued......)