The sun was scorching, the heat reigned over the land, and there was not a trace of wind, but the eastern sky was full of sand and dust that covered the sky, and an army was marching on the road to the east, and the fine sand and dust piled up on the road were lifted by wheels and tracks, and flew in the air, and from a distance, it seemed like a sandstorm.

Most of the vehicles in the convoy were painted with rice flags, and there was no doubt that the unit that was rolling from east to west was a British 6th Corps unit, and since all the infantry and artillery were mobile in trucks and armored vehicles, the advance of the troops was very fast, in fact, if it were not for the slow progress of the heavy tanks in the front, the advance of this British army would have been even faster.

The heavy tanks that walked ahead were the legendary Soviet-made T28/1937 multi-turret heavy tanks, with rough appearance, sluggish movements, heavy armor, and powerful firepower, which blended well with the natural environment of the Arabian Peninsula, as if this kind of tank was prepared for war here, especially when the tanks were all painted with desert camouflage, which made people dare not have any doubts about its combat effectiveness.

In fact, the British tank crews driving these T28/1937 tanks were also very confident, and the commanders simply leaned half of their bodies out of the turret, and engaged in self-absorption in the billowing yellow dust, as if they could crush all the obstacles that stood in their way, and the deafening roar of the tank motives seemed to well grasp the arrogance of the tank crews, and they were shaking the ground with a rumbling roar, and even the infantry sitting in the trucks behind them could feel the vibration from the ground.

Of course, it wasn't the heavy tanks that were at the forefront, but a couple of British-made Vickers M28 wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicles, which were responsible for providing outpost alert for the troops, and although the six wheels were not suitable for walking on sandy ground, they were quite pleasant to walk on this improvised road.

It seems that everything is normal, the Chinese do not seem to have attacked here, perhaps, now is the best time to pounce on Muscat from the east for 6 games, once these heavy tanks appear in 6 games, they will definitely catch the squadron by surprise.

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The British commander was full of confidence, but he didn't know that when he led his troops to Muscat Deng 6 to prepare to block the Chinese Deng 6 troops, on a hillside only two kilometers away from his vanguard troops, two Chinese ** men wearing desert camouflage combat uniforms were carefully monitoring the movements of the British troops with high-powered binoculars and estimating the strength of the enemy army.

"At least five thousand people, at least twenty large-caliber artillery."

The Chinese captain officer with the high-powered telescope muttered something in a low voice, and then the lieutenant officer, who was also prostrate beside him, immediately picked up the individual radio station in his hand and reported it to his superiors.

"The British infantry was estimated at five thousand men, maneuvering in trucks and more than twenty large-caliber guns. Twenty-six wheeled armored vehicles, fifty light tanks, twenty medium tanks, and twenty heavy tanks. ”

Of course, these are all "translated" contents, in fact, the Chinese side has given special code names to all kinds of equipment of the British team, and according to the regulations of the "Hunter" unit, the British army's wheeled armored vehicles are codenamed "Peanuts", light tanks are codenamed "potatoes", medium tanks are codenamed "sweet potatoes", and heavy tanks are codenamed "pumpkins".

The two lieutenant officers who were crawling on the hillside to monitor the movements of the British troops were both subordinate to the "Hunter" unit of the Sixth Armored Division of the Chinese Sixth Army, and the information they are now reporting was transmitted back to the command of the "Hunter" unit, and the person who received the information was Tian Miao, the supreme commander of the "Hunter" unit, who was also the division commander of the Sixth Armored Division.

Tian Miao soon received the information from the forward reconnaissance company at the headquarters, and then wrote down these "translated" code words in a notebook, and at the same time, a staff officer also wrote this information on the military map spread on the ammunition box, and once again marked the current location of the British troops.

"Good fellow, twenty heavy tanks at a time, the British are planning to take a big gamble."

Tian Miao smiled, but the smile was stiffer, because he suddenly felt that the strength in his hands seemed to be a little insufficient, if the intelligence is accurate, then the British army that came over this time is at least two brigades, and maybe even a division, and he has only one reinforced regiment in his hands, what is even more worrying is that the "Hunter" troops only have a total of six "Boar" heavy tanks, while the British army has twenty T28/1937 heavy tanks, this strength comparison is indeed a bit different.

In addition to the insufficient number of tanks, there is also a place that worries Tian Miao, that is, the artillery support firepower is insufficient, because the main force of the Sixth Armored Division has not yet arrived, the current "Hunter" unit is actually just a tactical feint force, so there is basically no heavy artillery accompanying it, this eastward exploration, the "Hunter" unit has only one artillery reinforced platoon to follow, equipped with six heavy mortars, and two reinforced "Hail" rocket launchers, which is also the only professional artillery of the "Hunter" unit.

Although there is a huge disparity in strength, Tian Miao does not plan to retreat, he has long been looking forward to such a head-to-head battle between heavy tanks and heavy tanks. What's more, the battle of Deng 6 is not over yet, and at this time, the British army in the east cannot be called to rush over and flank Deng 6's troops.

Therefore, this battle must be carried on, and at the same time, it is also necessary to use tactics flexibly, and not to collide head-on like a wild boar, although the "wild boar" has a good appetite, but it must also act cautiously. It is worth mentioning that Tian Miao did not like to call the T1938 heavy tank a "wild boar", he preferred the nickname "Grizzly Bear".

After consulting with the staff officers, the final battle plan was finally decided, that is, to lure the enemy deep into a beautiful ambush battle, and the battlefield was chosen to be around the dry riverbed, which might become a trap for the destruction of British heavy tanks.

"A series of sorties were made to occupy the positions on the western slope...... The second company attacked and occupied the position on the southern slope...... Three sorties were made to block the western exit...... The rest of the troops stood by and waited for the 'buns' to attack. ”

After informing the theater command of the situation here and obtaining the consent of the theater commander, Tian Miao quickly issued an order for the troops to attack, and the units quickly began to deploy in accordance with the battle plan, and the decoy unit codenamed "Baozi" also quickly left the sortie position and went to the east to meet the enemy.

The field commander who led the "Baozi" attack was Chutian, he was a major staff officer in the staff office of the Sixth Armored Division, and he had served in the armored force for six years, but he did not have much actual combat experience, that is, he commanded several small-scale offensive battles during the Burma Campaign, to be honest, it was the first time for Chutian to deal with the enemy's heavy tanks, but this did not affect his will to fight, and he was able to lead the "Baozi" troops to meet the British heavy tank unit first, Chutian was deeply honored, This is Master Tian's trust in him, and it is also the importance of him.

The "Baozi" unit commanded by Chutian consisted of six tanks and some armored vehicles, among these six tanks, there were two "vole" light reconnaissance tanks, which were only equipped with a 2o mm high-level dual-purpose gun, and the armor was also very thin, but because the hull weight was very light, only six tons, and the power of the motive was very high, this reconnaissance tank was very fast.

In addition to the light reconnaissance tank, the "Bun" unit also has four T193O "Gray Wolf" medium tanks, which are an improved version of the T1929 medium tank, with a total combat weight of twenty-nine tons, equipped with a 75 mm long-barreled tank gun, with strong firepower, and the armor is also very thick, the frontal armor plate of the hull is up to forty mm thick, and there is a certain angle of inclination, which further enhances the bulletproof ability, and is a fairly good medium tank, although the service life of this tank has reached eight years so far, In fact, this tank is also the best medium tank in the active equipment of the 6th Army in the world so far, and it is the existence of this tank that has directly led to the rapid upgrading of the equipment of the 6th Army of the Soviet Union.

In addition to these six tanks, the "bun" troops also have fifteen Z1936 half-track armored vehicles, which are personnel transport vehicles, which are not armed themselves, but some machine guns can be installed on the roof, the biggest feature of this armored car is its running gear, the two front wheels are steering wheels, and the one that pushes the vehicle forward is the tracked walking gear at the rear, this structure combines the advantages of wheeled vehicles and tracked vehicles, and can easily pass through rough terrain, At the same time, it is also possible to achieve a high driving degree when the road is good.

In fact, because of the fast driving degree on the road, this kind of half-track armored vehicle that is jokingly called "rubber" by soldiers often plays the role of a reconnaissance vehicle, and the reason why it has the nickname "rubber" is that in addition to its armor is too thin and has no top cover and makes the occupants inside feel insecure, there is also a secondary reason, that is, its tracks, the tracks of this armored vehicle may be regarded as rubber belts hung with steel sheets, strong and durable, and very stable to walk, almost no noise can be heard when driving on the road, And when making an emergency brake on the highway, the sound can be reminiscent of an eraser sliding across the table, compared to a full-tracked armored vehicle, this half-track armored vehicle has another advantage, that is, it is cheap, the troops can be equipped in large quantities, because ordinary truck factories can be mass-produced according to the drawings, and there is no need for special equipment, and even its motive is the motive of civilian trucks.

Two reconnaissance tanks, four medium tanks, and fifteen half-tracked armored vehicles with only a driver and a machine gunner, these are all the belongings of the "Baozi" troops, and the order Chutian received was to use this delicious-looking "Baozi" Yin* British armored unit to come over and lure it into the ambush circle of the Chinese armored forces.

This is a dangerous task, if you can't act according to the predetermined plan, then it will be a meat bun beating a dog———— and there will be no return, Chu Tian and his subordinates are very clear about this, so everyone deliberately left their personal belongings before they went out, which is completely a strong man's decision to be easy and windy.

Squatting in the bushes on the top of the mountain, watching the "bun" troops go away from the lens of the telescope, Tian Miao prayed silently in his heart, praying that the strong man would retreat, and at the same time praying that the British army would be smoothly introduced into the ambush circle, after all,

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