At a distance of more than 2,000 meters, 20 T-72 tanks were named by missiles fired from the opposite side, and they found out that there were already people waiting for them on the positions on the opposite bank!

They've always been there!

And what's worse is that they have no other way now, this river width is just outside the longest-range range of their armor-piercing projectiles, and even if they fire it, the accuracy of the hit will be greatly reduced.

Just when they didn't know how to fight, the second round of artillery fire came again, and this time, not only artillery missiles, but also man-portable anti-tank missiles, also began to shoot at the opposite side.

It was only by this time that the commander of the 33 Tank Division realized that the situation was not good and immediately ordered to retreat.

In the second round, more than thirty tanks were hit by the opponent, and on the bank of the river, they left more than fifty tanks, plus the losses of the first crossing of the river, nearly sixty tanks, which was almost enough for the loss of a tank battalion.

"Back off." Seeing the retreat of the people on the opposite side, Hassan, the captain of Force A, commanded his own troops, and also began to retreat, temporarily leaving the riverbank.

Just after they had withdrawn from the riverbank, almost all the artillery on the opposite side let out an earth-shattering roar.

Although the armor-piercing shells could not reach, the range of the grenades was very long, and after withdrawing from the killing range of the opposing fire, the remaining 200 T-72 tanks, all using grenades, fired covering the opposite position.

The M551 is just a light tank, and it may not be able to resist the fire of grenades, and the surrounding infantry will be wiped out by grenades.

Thankfully, Hassan ordered his team to retreat in time and suffered no casualties.

Five minutes later. There was a ceasefire on the opposite side, the bridges were erected, the tanks were bridged, and the erection of bridges began.

"Attention, grenades are ready, all for me to aim at the bridge!" Hassan grinned wickedly.

When the Indians built bridge-building tanks, more than half of the bridges were built again. Twenty shells flew again from the opposite side, all of which fell on the bridge, which could withstand the crushing of tanks, but absolutely could not withstand the attack of 152-mm grenades, and under the cover blow of grenades, the bridge collapsed again.

How many bridge-building tanks did the Indians have? At most, there are only a few dozen, and now, the bridge erected by the other side twice, and the remaining bridge-building tanks. It's not enough to build a bridge that connects to guò completely!

Through the telescope, Hassan looked at the armored forces opposite, and it seemed that there was no movement, this huge armored division, empty of strength, but in front of the Indus River, stopped.

Time passes little by little. Noon, afternoon. It's getting darker.

What's going on? Hassan began to become a little anxious, how could his follow-up armored force, the 5th Army in Karachi, be so slow? According to the predetermined plan, it only took two hours for their side to block the attack, and the 5th Army in Karachi would arrive here. Then, completely take out the armored forces of the Indians.

But now, six hours have passed, and reinforcements from the Karachi side have not yet arrived!

It was only on this stretch of the river that the Indian army was delayed, but. The river is so long, the Indians now have no bridge-building tools, and they will definitely seek a breakthrough in other places, or even from the upper reaches of the river, find a shallow place, and drive directly over.

With limited forces, it is impossible to defend a wide offensive surface, the 5th Army, what is going on?

"Report, reinforcements have arrived." Just when Hassan was anxious, he finally heard a piece of news that made him happy.

"Arrived? Where are the reinforcements? Hassan looked behind him, and he couldn't hear the sound of the tank!

If you look closely, you can see a troop of troops, running quickly towards this side, they, all infantry?

"The 5th Infantry Division of the 18th Army was ordered to rush to the Indus River to assist in the garrison of Unit A. I am the division commander Muhammad. A bearded division commander said to Hassan.

"Why is it an infantry division? Opposite us, it's armored troops! Hassan said: "What about the 2nd Armored Brigade? ”

According to the original plan, the 2nd Armored Brigade should have arrived a long time ago, and now, so much time has passed, but the 2nd Armored Brigade has not arrived for a long time, which makes Hassan very depressed.

"They carried out a new order, detoured to Hydebara, interspersed with Rahimbazar, ready to cut off the retreat of the Indians, President Mahmad's order, these two tank divisions of the Indians, since they are here, let them all be wiped out here, and not a single person will be allowed to go!"

Their own armored brigade was dispatched, but instead of coming to support, it maneuvered to the edge of the swamp, with two purposes, to hinder the arrival of subsequent reinforcements from the Indians, and at the same time, to prevent the return of the two Indian armored divisions.

It's just that the defending forces left on the banks of the Indus in this way, in addition to Pakistan's A troops, are left with infantry divisions.

This infantry division was transported to the vicinity by truck, and then came on foot, and it was a little difficult to rely on this infantry division to deal with the armored forces of the Indians.

"We don't have to fight, we just dig deep ditches on this side of the riverbank, divert water from the river, and build artificial swamps." The division commander saw Hassan's confusion and explained to him.

Artificial swamps!

Although the tank has wide tracks and can have better cross-country performance than wheeled vehicles, tracked vehicles are not a universal vehicle in the face of swamps.

For example, this armored unit came from the Kutch swamp, and it also found a suitable road, and it also came with straw mats along the way, and if it drove directly into it, I don't know how many vehicles would trap.

An infantry division, 10,000 men, in one night, is enough to dig out a large area of swampland.

"Okay, then let's get started!" "Right now, the Indians are either waiting for bridge-building tanks in the rear or looking for new roads that can lead to Guò," Hassan said. ”

It was a hot evening, and the new infantry division became an engineer unit, and with their own shovels, they dug out the ditch as if they were digging trenches, and then brought the water of the Indus up to the riverbank, which had become a huge swamp.

In the second half of the night, they heard a rumbling sound from the opposite side again, and sure enough, their sappers began to build a bridge!

The sky gradually brightened, and the commander of the Indians, very happy, three bridges of steel, had been successfully erected during the night!

"Shoot in the opposite direction!" The commander of the 33rd Division shouted: "Cover their positions!" ”

Cover the opposite side to allow your troops to cross the river safely!

Just when the artillery fire rang out from behind, the tanks on this side rumbled onto the steel bridge.

The three bridges, all erected at night, and, ten kilometers longer than their original positions, can be sure that, according to last night's artillery fire, the opposite side is only a small army! Even if you only have one tank passing by, you will bring the roar of death to the opponent!

On this side, the shells were fired incessantly, but on the other side, there was no movement, except for the smoke from the explosion of the shells, only the whirring of the sea breeze.

The T-72 tank rumbled over, and at the same time, the tanks in the rear were also ready, in case of sudden artillery fire from the opposite side, their own side would immediately cover the opponent's artillery position! Don't give them a chance.

Nothing, the tanks easily drove along the bridge, until they saw that their tanks had completely crossed the bridge, and the people behind finally breathed a sigh of relief, one after another, the tanks drove onto the bridge, and they would quickly cross the damned Indus River Guò, and at noon, they would be able to reach Karachi!

However, just after the first tank drove by, the driver suddenly noticed that the roar of the engine became louder, and the tracks on one side began to idle!

Worst! He pulled the lever and the tank slid sideways for a moment before continuing to move forward, and through the morning sun, he could see that something seemed to be amiss.

What is it? It was really not clear from the periscope, and the tankman opened the lid of the cockpit and poked his head out of it.

There was soft mud everywhere, and this side turned into a swamp!

Damn it!

Just as he loosened the throttle under his feet, he felt the tank move again, and this time, it was the tracks on both sides that were idling!

Go, go! The tracks on both sides kept picking up the soft mud, but they were sinking deeper and deeper.

"Reverse!" The commander in the back shouted.

The tanker hung up the reverse gear, the tracks on both sides were reversed, black smoke kept coming out of the engine mouth, and the two tracks trembled, finally coming out!

The tankman gasped, as if he had just exhausted his strength.

"Keep moving." The commander said.

They had no other choice, the tanks behind them, one after the other.

"Yes." The tanker continued to drive, but after driving a few more meters, suddenly, the hull on the right side, with a bang, sank, and the whole tank was upside down.

In this swamp, there are also countless ravines dug, and when the track is just pressed into the ravine, it is enough for it to overturn.

When the tankmen climbed out of it, they were covered in mud.

"Report, on the other side of the river, turned into a swamp!" The commander of the 33rd Division received such a frustrating news that his tanks had encountered a new obstacle!

What's going on? What was dry and hard land yesterday has become a swamp today?

"Let the BMP infantry fighting vehicle cross the river first." The division commander gave the order: "No matter what, we must reach Karachi today!" ”

Although the engine of the T-72 is powerful enough, but at the same time the weight is also large, and the BMP infantry fighting vehicle, which is relatively light, when crossing the Kutch swamp, they found that the infantry fighting vehicle is more passable.

The tanks that had already been on the bridge could not be pushed back, so they could only go over with their heads, and behind, the infantry fighting vehicles rumbled up. (To be continued......)