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    The world was caught off guard by a series of dazzling political deals, including the conflict between China and the Soviet Union, Saudi Arabia's declaration of war, the support of various sheikhs, Reza Khan's abdication, and Pahlavi's appointment as the new Shah of Iran.  After calming down, careful people will find that in this diplomatic and military operation, Yang Qiu directly abandoned the previous principle of consulting the opinions of Britain, France, the United States and other countries, unceremoniously intervened in the war, and will have major interests in the Persian Gulf  The UK is excluded!

    No matter what explanation there is later, one thing is recognized by historians, that is, after unification in 1915 and 24 years of development, although there are still domestic problems of one kind or another, China under the leadership of Yang Qiu has  Can't wait to establish the image of Asia's leader through this war!  The most violent reaction to this was from the United Kingdom, but before Chamberlain and Parliament had time to express their anger, news such as the fall of Burma, the Japanese army turning back to march into Bangladesh, and Germany once again sending more troops to Poland ruthlessly shattered the illusions of the British Empire.

    After the United Kingdom chose to remain silent, France, Italy, the United States and other countries are even less likely to intervene in the war in Iran at this time.  Of course, they are not well-intentioned, but are waiting to reap the benefits. Therefore, except for Italy, which lacks oil, other countries have tightened their exports to China, especially exports to Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf.

    This is a difficult time. Yang Qiu understands very well that before the world situation is completely clear, he must face the whole world alone!  Therefore, the significance of this war not only determines the fate of China and the Soviet Union, but also whether his Asia policy can be realized.  So after issuing the order, he refused Xu Gesen, Johnson and others' request to meet, and quietly waited for the frontline battle report.

    In the early morning at Hofuf Air Base, thousands of pilots stood in front of their planes.  Xiong Bofei's thunderbolt has been printed with five little golden dragons, and his position has been ranked at the front, but he dare not be proud, because the person standing in front of him is an old ace of the Air Force.  Major General Zhao Meihang, commander of the Persian Gulf Army Air Force.

    This is one of the legendary figures second only to generals such as Xue Muhua and Yu Lei!  In the European War, 14 aircraft were effectively shot down, in the first Afghan War, 4 aircraft were shot down, 21 times the air dangers of new aircraft were dealt with, and 3 forced landings were made to save fighter aircraft, including jets sent to the troops for test flights.  I have flown all types of aircraft at sea and in the air, with a cumulative flight time of 12,000 hours, basically 1.6 hours a day for 20 years!  Even the performance limits of thunder and lightning were achieved by him leading the team.

    "The president's order has come down! We will attack today! Defeat the invaders and defend the interests of the Republic! Fulfill the sacred mission entrusted by the motherland!" After coming to Saudi Arabia, he kept quiet and concentrated on air force affairs without caring about anything else. Bai Chongxi disappeared  An air force major general who complains less.  Now he is like a lion, rolling up his sleeves and breathing fire with his eyes, encouraging his pilot: "Honestly! Ever since I opened the plane, no one has ever had a bomb dropped on my head! I only got a taste of it when I came here!"  I want to ask you, do you feel good watching someone shit on your head?!"

    "It feels bad!" The pilots collectively gritted their teeth.

    "That's it! Fight back! Clear the skies above Persia! Go and tell the Soviets, tell the whole world! Our nation not only has the legendary flying gods and monsters, but also you! Above the sky is the place where dragons soar!  This is the world where you will make great achievements!¡±

    "Defend the home and the country! Clear the sky!"

    "Set off!"

    "Set off!"

    There were shouts and military salutes one after another.  The Hofuf base and the four surrounding airports all took action, and the national flag flying high became a totem in everyone's mind.  The thunderbolts and snakes that protect the bombers, the H-5 with a full load of 3 tons, and the H-7 with a full load of 8 tons.  There were also two-headed Jiao 578 War Eagles that were responsible for air interdiction and interception, and they began to turn their propellers one by one.

    "How about Fatty Xiong letting me be the lead aircraft this time?" A Thunderbolt with two small golden dragons printed on it slowly slid past Xiong Bofei's plane. Wingman pilot Wang Lan waved his fist provocatively at the lead aircraft.

    "You idiot. Just be your wingman." Xiong Bofei ignored the bastard and carefully checked his anti-G suit, parachute, safety belt and survival kit.  The latest equipment in the anti-Dutch server, because no fighter is invincible.  Altitude and high maneuverability are the keys to a decisive victory in the air.  Therefore, in order to help pilots overcome dizziness and black vision during high-g maneuvers, the Aerospace Administration of the Republic of China secretly copied the anti-German suits based on some top-secret drawings ten years ago. Last year, the finished product was produced and mass production began.

    He is really not in a hurry, because this time the target is Ahvaz and the surrounding Soviet bases, with a straight-line range of 577 kilometers, and there are more than 500 Soviet aircraft around, including at least 50 BF109s, some of which are flying.  It was the distance that worried him, because neither the Thunderbolt nor the Snake were considered long-range fighter jets, and the base close to Kuwait had encountered a sandstorm a few days ago and was being cleaned up, so the escorting Thunderbolt and the short-legged Snake were both equipped with double fuel tanks.  Long-range double-headed dragons are equipped with an auxiliary fuel tank.

    "Then let's see who can kill more!" Wang Lan laughed.?Leaving behind Xiong Bofei, who was in the fierce flames of battle, he was the first to rush into the sky.

    While one after another Air Force War Eagles soared into the night sky, the 22nd Fleet, 130 kilometers off the coast of Bushehr Port in central Iran, sneaked into the Persian Gulf at night and became busy.  In the center of the fleet are the core aircraft carriers Tibet and Xikang. Two Xiangjiang-class light cruisers cover the east side and are responsible for air defense. The outermost periphery is a protection formation composed of 6 destroyers and 11 frigates.

    Next to the fleet, a landing formation composed of 10 Tianshan-class landing ships and 22 transport ships is heading north in two batches under the protection of the heavy cruiser formation.

    "Sir, it's a British destroyer. Do you want to send a escort formation to drive it away?" Pan Duheng, the captain of the flagship of the 22nd fleet, the Tibet, and the fleet's aviation operations staff, handed the binoculars to Zhu Binhou.  In the night, a British W-class destroyer with red anti-collision lights flashing 17 nautical miles away was watching here silently.

    "No need. You can't hide a big fart from anyone." Zhu Binhou stopped Pan Duheng's suggestion.  The Persian Gulf is too narrow, so since Britain wants to see it, let them see it.  He was more concerned about how the landing would unfold and asked, "Do you have a landing plan?"

    "The headquarters' plan is for the Xiangjiang and the air force to cover eight transport ships and a regiment of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 18th Army, and assume a posture of disembarking from Lilo Port to attract the Soviet army to move closer to the south. We will protect the main force of the 22nd Motorized Infantry Division.  The independent armored regiment and the 21st Infantry Division came ashore from the Alwand area at the mouth of the Iranian sea east of the Shatt al-Arab. This is the mouth of the river, which is washed away and silted all year round. The water depth is shallow and the terrain is open, which is very suitable for landing ships to directly beach.  It can also take advantage of the firepower of heavy patrols. In addition, in order to avoid irritating the British army, the Soviet army only has one infantry division and one tank regiment in Abadan, so after landing, the 22nd Independent Regiment will attack Abadan along the Shatt al-Arab River to prevent the British from attacking Abadan.  Military intervention!"

    "What, do you have any information?"

    "Nothing specific, but the British army has four infantry battalions stationed in Basra and two divisions in Kuwait behind it, so General Bai is worried that they will take advantage of our attack on Ahvaz to seize Abadan."

    Zhu Binhou frowned, actually in his opinion.  Although Iran is a mountainous and plateau country, its coasts are all flat desert areas. The Soviet army has no navy, lost air superiority, and lacks heavy firepower. There is no way to build anti-landing fortifications on the soft beach, so there is no need to be so cautious.  It seemed that this was the first time we were engaged in a landing battle, so the staff was so cautious and gave the landing operation the codename "Path Exploration."

    Pan Duheng was about to continue talking about the landing plan.  Chief of Staff Deng Haoqian walked in: "Commander, it's time."

    Zhu Binhou looked up and saw the lights outside the window.  The deck lights of both aircraft carriers have all been turned on.  Under the lights, 72 Lifeng fighter jets, 48 ??Yasha dive bombers, and 60 Osprey torpedo/level bombers covered the deck.  Although the naval aviation has not been as popular as the air force in recent years.  However, both the quality of personnel and the performance of fighter aircraft are actually higher than that of the Air Force. Except for the Lightning, which has not been equipped with the 22 fleet, Li Feng, Yasha and Osprey are all new aircraft installed in 35 years.

    In view of the country¡¯s poor aviation design capabilities, Yang Qiu sought to enhance aviation, naval and other technical capabilities.  Almost all the drawings of ships, aviation, engines, tanks and other equipment from World War II and the early post-war period were reproduced and given to the research department. In order to keep this secret, the work was handed over to Rui Yao.  Therefore, end-of-war equipment like thunder and lightning can be built immediately as long as key technological breakthroughs are made.  It's just a slightly different performance.

    Because the Naval Air Force only had a 1,200-horsepower engine when it selected the second-generation carrier-based aircraft, it chose the Zero Fighter, SBD Dreadnought and TBF Avenger as the second-generation carrier aircraft.  Of course, Chinese aviation masters such as Wang Zhu and Zhou Houkun will not simply imitate. They will make significant modifications to the original technology in accordance with their own ideas and national needs.  Therefore, although the aircraft of the Republic of China look very similar to the classic fighter aircraft of later generations, most of them are actually newly designed.  For example, although the 1,200-horsepower Li Feng was born out of Zero War, its protection was strengthened in accordance with the Republic of China's own standards, sacrificing part of the range and maneuverability, and increasing the maximum take-off weight of 2.6 tons to 3.5 tons.  The Yaksha dive bomber and the Air Force version of the ghost car dive bomber are also based on the sbd5 model. After ensuring that the attack capability is not weakened, they increase the size, modify the airfoil, use a semi-buried belly pylon and folding wings. Compared with the sbd5, the speed is increased.  To 480 km/h, the Osprey is comparable to the TBF Avenger torpedo bomber.

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    "Wild boys!" Zhu Binhou picked up the phone, and the voice of this legendary general who turned from a pilot to a fleet commander rang out from all the loudspeakers of the fleet: "Yesterday, those bastards in the Air Force asked me to go to the Red Sea for vacation because they said  , they are the kings of the sky." The pilots looked disdainful, and the sailorsWhile shouting curses, the officers smiled.

    "Do you know how I answered? I told their commander, fuck you, at least I am closer than you, just follow me and eat ashes!"

    "Now, it's time for us to fulfill our promise! Go! Go kill the enemy! Clear the sky! Throw bombs on the enemy's head! Let the enemy tremble under our wings! Let them cry!"

    "Go and attack, you wild boys! Victory and glory belong to the Navy!"

    The simultaneous encouragement of the two commanders of the sea and air aroused the combativeness of the pilots.  Especially Hainan Airlines, because it has no mission in recent years, has long been holding back its energy to compete with the Air Force.

    When more than 700 War Eagles rushed towards Ahvaz in batches, the Persian Gulf was also in complete chaos!  Resentment against the Persian Empire made the Arabs sit back and watch Iran's defeat, but the strength of the Soviet army and the GC movement hostile to the chieftaincy system made them fear from the bottom of their hearts.  The decline of Britain made the Arabs quickly give up the idea of ??following the British Empire. The changes in Saudi Arabia and the strong intervention of the Chinese National Defense Forces became the backbone of stabilizing the local area.  The most important thing is that China has no interest in Arab lands and populations, nor is it interested in Islam outside its own country.  This also determines that countries including Saudi Arabia do not have to worry about their own political power and rule.

    But the question is, can they defeat the Soviet army with 300,000 troops, thousands of tanks and armored vehicles, and thousands of aircraft?  If China fails, will this desert become a paradise for the GC sect?

    The most chaotic thing is Ahvaz, the largest and most important military town in southern Iran, which has completely turned into a Soviet fortress.  The strong fortifications built by Reza Khan at a huge cost to prevent British invasion benefited the Soviet Union. Oil fields and refineries became red property, shipyards had to serve the red, soldiers became red vassals, and aircraft were painted with sickle and hammer symbols.  Even the railways, a symbol of national progress, have been taken over and requisitioned. No Iranian can anymore enjoy the convenient transportation that originally belonged to them. The only thing that can be seen on the railways is the troop train with machine guns and cannons set up after being requisitioned.  The confused and restless Iranians had to cross the border with their families and pour into Iraq and Kuwait, because they felt that those areas were British territory and the war would not affect them.

    However, just when the Iranians did not know where the future lay, news came that Reza Khan abdicated and Pahlavi became the new king.  Will the situation in Iran improve if a strongman who is hated by the Imam leaves?  The Iranians didn't know, but General Wavell was unwilling to wait any longer.

    "What on earth do you want to do? Do you want to imitate the Japanese? The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company is British property and must be returned and Abadan handed over to the British government!"

    Inside the Soviet command headquarters in Ahvaz.  British Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East Wavell roared loudly at Remezov, deputy commander of the Soviet Persian Front.  He just couldn't help but get angry!  What kind of fight between snipe and clam is the daydream of a bitch politician!  Ever since the Soviet army took control of Iran, the majestic British Empire has been in bad luck for eight lifetimes.  First, the Anglo-Iranian oil companies in Tabriz and Abadan were temporarily taken over by the Soviet Union under the pretext of military control, and then the oil refineries disappeared.  Then hundreds of thousands of Iranian refugees flooded into tiny Kuwait, and finally the Soviet army demanded three times a day to let Kuwait go!  Those bastards in Moscow even threatened to open the road by saying that they would be forced to disarm the British troops in Kuwait if necessary!

    ¡°Moreover, the Soviet Union has recently stepped up its activities in Iraq and secretly colluded with the Iraqi Golden Phalanx group.  Trying to make the British army have to give up the Kuwait passage so that they can attack Saudi Arabia through here!  These actions made Wavell extremely angry.  If Whitehall had not said that Moscow needed to contain Germany, he would have ordered the invasion of Ahvaz.

    The most irritating thing is that this time the Shah of Iran changed his mind, China actually directly excluded the UK!  Until now, Reza Khan and the new King Pahlavi are still guests in Beijing, which means that once the Chinese army defeats the Soviet army, Britain may not even be able to intervene in Iran's future political situation.

    So he came today to ask the Soviet army to remove control of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and hand over Abadan, where the refinery and oil fields are located, to the British army.  As long as this strategic town is controlled, the British army will hope to intervene in the situation in Iran in the future.

    Behind him, his adjutant held his head high and tried hard to maintain the majesty of the British Empire, but secretly wanted to laugh in his heart.  The Soviets had no ships. When Reza Khan fled, he ordered all coastal ships to flee to Saudi Arabia. Now there are only a few small fishing boats left on the coast of Iran.  On the contrary, even though China's third batch of transport fleets has returned, it still has dozens of transport ships and a fleet in Saudi Arabia, not to mention the arrival not long ago of 10 troop-carrying landing ships specially used for landing operations.  So the current situation is that the Soviet Union is shouting for a fight, but it cannot cross the Persian Gulf. It relies on airplanes, but it has just been cleaned up!

    China has a fleet that can attack the Iranian coastline at any time.

    Can the Soviet Union not be in a hurry?Remezov is indeed in a hurry. The news that the air strike fleet was almost wiped out two days ago has made Moscow very angry. Moscow has been strictly ordered to attack Saudi Arabia from land as soon as possible, seize the airport and paralyze the Chinese air force base, but the problem is that there is no way!  The Soviet army in Ahvaz now has as many as two armies, totaling 150,000.  If the British army opens Kuwait, he is confident that he can use the cavalry to quickly enter Saudi Arabia. As long as his army can rush in, the Chinese Air Force will be rootless duckweed, and the Persian threat will be greatly reduced.

    It¡¯s all the British guys¡¯ fault!

    Lieutenant General Remezov looked at Wavell bitterly. Seeing that the Chinese were about to land and kill them, it was too late to prepare for war. There was no time to quarrel with the British.  The formulaic reply was: "General, I have said it many times. Please contact the headquarters and Moscow on this issue. I have no right to make a decision." After saying that, he directly put Wavell aside: "Order Major Cardiff  The reconnaissance plane takes off as soon as possible to prevent the enemy from sneak attack."

    "Damn! You will pay the price!" Wavell stamped his feet angrily.  Upon seeing this, the adjutant immediately came up and whispered: "General, do you want to tell them the news that the Chinese fleet has arrived off the coast of Bushehr?"

    "Why tell? Let these shameless Slavic Communist Party members suffer!" Thinking of the Chinese 22 Fleet that moved 120 kilometers off the coast of Bushehr a few hours ago, Wavell felt much better.  Since the Soviet Union had lost maritime air superiority, they now had no idea the fleet was even there.  So he waved his hand: "Let's go, it's a waste of time here! General Quinan should be informed as soon as possible to deploy the troops to Basra."

    "Basra? General, Whitehall did not allow us to intervene." The adjutant was stunned for a moment, but Wavell looked at the slightly bright sky with a deep look: "Jeff, you have to understand that the Chinese fleet will not enter here for no reason.  It¡¯s a narrow sea area, so they will definitely take action in these two days! They may also launch a landing battle soon, so we must control the initiative!¡±

    Wavell and his adjutant got into the jeep given by Bai Chongshila during the relationship and quickly left Ahvaz.  Looking at the brand-new Jeep, Remezov withdrew his envious eyes, sneered twice and shouted: "Huh, damn British! What are you doing standing still? Has the reconnaissance plane taken off? I want to know the location of the Chinese fleet!"  "

    The general¡¯s request must be fulfilled immediately. Although there have been heavy losses in the past few days and the battle for air supremacy in the Persian Gulf has been completely defeated in the past few days, Ahvaz Airport is still busy.  Soon, the two I15 biplane fighter jets responsible for reconnaissance left the runway and flew south, and then the engines of more than a dozen I16s and four BF109s also began to rotate.  Just as the second batch of planes were about to take off, a distinctive motor sound suddenly came from the sky!

    "Quick, let's see who it is?"

    "Watchtower, have you found any enemy planes?"

    The Soviet lookouts quickly climbed to a high place, but there was nothing in the southern sky except a few white clouds dyed red by the rising sun.  Could it be a plane from Tehran?  Just as they were trying to search for the source of the sound, eight silver points of light suddenly appeared on the Karen River 25 kilometers away!  It turned out that for the purpose of optical reconnaissance, the eight Lifengs responsible for the raid flew close to the sea after setting off, entering from the uninhabited desert to the west of Musaba Bay, and then circled to the Karun River to the west of Ahvaz to approach.  Since the entire route was an uninhabited desert area, the fleet had been flying in ultra-low-altitude formation, and the Karun River was flat with sand dunes blocking the line of sight in the direction of Ahvaz, so it was not discovered until the Soviet troops took the initiative to jump out.

    "Chinese plane!"

    "Quick! Send the alarm!"

    The Soviet army obviously did not expect that the opponent would come from the east of Iraq. The sudden jump of Li Feng scared the lookouts on the tower and yelled. Just as the partners behind them shook the siren vigorously, eight Li Feng aircraft had already charged.  After climbing to an altitude of two thousand meters, they all turned right and rushed down toward Ahvaz Airport like ospreys one by one.

    Amid the sirens, a large number of Soviet pilots rushed to the apron, trying to take off as quickly as possible to intercept the enemy aircraft. The anti-aircraft artillery immediately turned their muzzles aimed at the south to the east.  The four BF109s that were ready to take off were faster and rushed towards the end of the runway.  Although the Soviet army knew that the Wehrmacht would retaliate for air strikes, its lack of radar and unfamiliarity with ultra-low-altitude flight made it impossible to provide early warning.

    "Free to attack, free to attack."

    Naval Aviation Lieutenant Tan Zhen pressed the throat communicator and released the radio silence. With a gentle flick of his wrist, Li Feng, who was maintaining a steep dive, once again completed a small radius rapid turn to the right and circled a BF109 that had just taken off and was unable to maneuver.  behind.

    ? 4 12.7 mm machine guns fired at the same time "Click, click, click."
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