Chapter 1261: Desert Shadows
Just as the German striker on the left flank, Hube, had just defeated the Walker battle group for the first time since the start of the war. The Germans on the right flank were worried about the safety of their logistical supply lines. The front on the right flank is too long relative to the offensive line of the left flank. The Germans were about the same strength on both routes, and the longer the supply line, the lower the density of cover forces. And this gave the British Rangers more opportunities. Today, these ghostly creatures in highly motorized vehicles in the desert have begun to exert a heavy influence on Germany's logistical transport routes.
The British did not have much troops on the front compared to the Germans on the left flank, and Montgomery concentrated the British troops in the core and let the Germans drive straight in. The Germans were cautious at first, but then finding that there were no commendable obstacles, they moved faster and faster. However, the speed of logistical support is lagging behind. When the main German forces were preparing to deploy on the front line, and were stockpiling ammunition and supplies in preparation for war. The British Rangers finally attacked Germany's fragile transport lines and the military stations along them. Although the British have made a lot of preparations, and they are calculated or not. But after the first happy times, the British also had to go through careful planning if they wanted to win.
"The actual situation is a little different from the information we got before. Intelligence said that the Germans did not deploy anti-aircraft artillery to the supply depot, numbered as a barricade. THIS WAS TRUE, BUT THEY HAD SOME 40MM BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS AROUND THE PERIMETER. It's just as deadly to us. So our plan had to be reformulated. In addition, we don't have enough people. We had only one company, and there were about 300 people at that station, including the temporary residents. They had reasonable and simple fortifications. There were machine guns and machine guns. Although minefields have not yet been deployed, they are still not something that we can gnaw on. The short non-commissioned officer, nicknamed Mole, had a frustrated look on his face. Reminiscing back to the beginning of the shun lì. This period of time can be described as bitter.
The mole still reminisces about the victory of the previous days, when his team ambushed a German convoy under the guidance of the Iranians. A qiē is like what is written in a textbook. After two cars located on the guard of the convoy were blown up by mines. TANKS ARMED WITH 57MM GUNS AND MACHINE GUNS QUICKLY KNOCKED OUT THE GERMANS' ARMOURED VEHICLES AND TOWED GUNS FROM A DISTANCE OF 800 METERS. The German logistics troops jumped out of the vehicles in a chaotic manner and resolutely withdrew to the other side of the roadbed, ready to rely on the cover of the roadbed and the vehicles to resist stubbornly. To the surprise of the Germans, when they had just refueled their machine guns and mortars and prepared to counterattack, the machine guns hidden behind them swept away the men like wheat. About a company of troops and at least 30 vehicles were cleared by their own squad in less than a quarter of an hour. The only fly in the ointment was that the fierce attack also destroyed the weapons and ammunition transported on the vehicle. As a result, the Mole continued to use the Bren machine gun in their hands and the Stern submachine gun, which was known as the Pipe Worker's masterpiece, the latter of which in the eyes of the British GIs had no advantages other than simplicity.
In fact, this British squad did not want to directly take the troops, after all, the latter at least had simple bunkers and some heavy weapons. And there will be more troops. The British were well aware of their strength. If you rely on this little power in your own hands, the slightest negligence will be defeated, but the reality is that the mole's team must take this fortress, because one of their hidden supply points has been discovered by the Germans, and the remaining fuel and ammunition will not only not support them to continue fighting, but even go home has become a luxury, unless they are willing to throw away their vehicles and walk across the vast Gobi on two legs. There is a saying in Europe that don't block the army coming home. And the British, who wanted to go home, could only take risks to grab this roadside military station.
However, the British faith in God still did not abandon them, just two days ago. They came into contact with a guerrilla group organized by the Iranian government. Although they lacked heavy weapons, they were outnumbered, and the guerrillas, known to the British as the Camel Rangers, numbered about 200 men. It just makes up for the lack of numbers. And finally made the British plan of attack a reality.
"The Iranians are outnumbered, but poorly equipped. In the daytime attack, the strafing of machine guns and machine guns was nothing more than death. The only way we have to do it is to attack at night. The enemy is in the dark. Tong guò creates chaos to create a zào opportunity, although during the day our firepower will definitely not be able to beat the opponent, but at night. WE CAN AVOID THE RANGE OF THOSE DEADLY 40MM GUNS AND THEN ATTACK AS CLOSE AS 500 TO 600 METERS. As long as we can cause chaos for a short time and cover the Iranians storming the camp, then we win. A platoon commander with a scar on his face said.
Although this method is a bit immoral, it is ....... All right. We are British, they are Iranians. That's it. Tell Billy to tell the Iranians to pay attention and get as close to the target as possible before reuniting, otherwise the Germans' machine guns and flares will still slaughter them even at night. Ensign James, who was leading the team, hesitated and said.
"What do they say?" An hour later, when the second lieutenant saw the scar-faced platoon commander returning with a bearded Iranian, he asked eagerly, and from the other man's eyes, he saw confusion and confusion. Don't the Iranians agree with their actions? He thought it was possible. After all, anyone who has attended a military school knows the danger of doing so, and if the Iranians don't agree, then Second Lieutenant James will have no choice but to abandon the operation. They then asked the Iranians to help them get some gas so they could move on to the next supply point.
"I know what you're going to do. I went to a military school. Well, to be precise, I studied at a military school in China. Specialized in guerrilla warfare. To be honest, we are disappointed by your ideas. I can only see naked exploitation and not cooperation in your plans! You have never seen us as allies. So....... "Speaking of which, this guerrilla boss with an Islamic-style beard has sold a pass." So, you guys want more pay, don't you? Or are you not going to work together? Second Lieutenant James looked at the other in surprise. The other party replied in English.
"Being smart, and doing things with smart people is a pleasure. You can take away the fuel you need and the light and heavy weapons that match the number of your combatants. But for other materials, if there is a code book or other things of special value, we must take them first. The other party replied.
"Are you at the mercy of the Iranian government or from China?" In an instant, James realized that the other party's identity was not simple. Their goal is not to cause some disruption to the other side's logistics. It's to get something more sensitive. In James's opinion, their unit was simply not worth mentioning compared to the well-armed British Rangers. The level of equipment of the latter has reached the peak of the battalion-company level troops. And the former is nothing more than a ranger. In the face of such an inconspicuous force, I am afraid that even if the Germans find out, they will put the order of attack to the end, right?
"It doesn't matter. In any case, we are now comrades-in-arms. As long as you can agree to our terms, and then after we attack, both sides can launch a centripetal assault on this base together. We can contain the enemy forces in front of us, we just hope that you can do what you have to do. The Iranian looked at James and said to himself.
"Is there anything you can do to fix this?" James asked curiously. He didn't care about the Iranians, but if the operation failed, they would have to abandon the precious vehicles and choose to wander the wilderness on foot or on camels like the Iranians.
"Naturally, we will have our own methods, and if we were to create chaos, we would probably be more professional than you. We were poorly equipped, but we were good enough to complete the mission. "This Iranian is not friendly to the British.
The attack would begin at night, and under the cover of night, the British slowly drove their tanks out of their concealment, while the forward squad responsible for clearing the sentries had already cleared the nails with their silencer-using guns. The mortar team in charge of fire support set up its artillery and quietly waited for the battle to come. THE BRITISH NEEDED TO REDUCE THE CHARGE TIME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THE MORTAR AND 57MM CANNON ATTACKS WOULD NOT LAST LONG, THE MORTAR RATE OF FIRE WAS FAST, AND THEORETICALLY A DOZEN OR SO SHELLS COULD BE FIRED WITHIN A MINUTE. They must keep their attack time as short as possible and quickly neutralize their opponents before they can react. Although the Iranian promised to do better, James was not optimistic about the other side.
At the same time, the leader of the Iranian guerrilla group, Ahmadi, directed his men to rest long boxes from their camels. Just before night was about to cover the land, several half-ton jeeps arrived from a distance to the ambush site of the Iranians. The rear half of these vehicles is covered with canvas. And what was inside was their decisive weapon in this battle.
Contrary to what the British thought, the Iranian guerrillas were not as weak as they seemed. And some of these so-called Iranians were originally Chinese, but they just looked like Iranians, and in the eyes of the British or the vast majority of Europeans, the ethnic minorities in Xinjiang-Central Asia in China are no different from Iranians. The camel cavalry was only a part of the whole guerrilla force, and the long-range support firepower and heavy equipment of this guerrilla force only converged with the front-line troops during the battle.
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