Dust storms rose from ground as the advancing armor of the United Kingdom, France, and Israel, their combined forces pushing relentlessly toward the strategic choke points guarding the Suez Canal.
British Centurion tanks led the charge, their guns pounding Indian and Egyptian defensive positions.
Behind them, columns of French mechanized infantry advanced, their armored carriers bristling with soldiers ready to exploit any breach.
Indian troops, however, stood firm. Reinforced by Egyptian units, they had entrenched themselves along a ridgeline overlooking the valley.
The canal, and Egypt itself, depended on this line holding.
The stakes were clear: if the enemy broke through, there would be nothing stopping them from seizing Cairo.
The first wave came at dawn.
The British tanks opened fire from over a kilometer away, their shells screaming across the sand.