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Text Chapter 810 The Great Battle of Central Asia (2)

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    Time has entered October, and the world's attention has still not noticed the subtle changes taking place in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. It is still focused on Europe and the Persian Gulf.

    Just the second week after Hitler lifted the operational restrictions on the British and French coasts, U47 sneaked into Scapa Flow, which had humiliated Germany, and sent the 33,500-ton Royal Oak battleship to the bottom of the sea.  This attack announced the return of the U-boat nightmare after twenty-three years. When the Royal Navy intercepted German merchant ships all over the world, its own merchant ships were also torpedoed one by one and sent to the bottom of the sea.  And this time is more fierce than history, because in the Rhineland Project, Hakan and others participated in the development and construction of many Chinese submarines, so German submarine technology is stronger than history!  It has not yet been fully utilized because of insufficient numbers, which prevents D?nitz from realizing his wolf pack tactics.

    Precisely because the climax of the wolf pack has not yet arrived, the war sweeping across Iran is more exciting to the world than the Atlantic Ocean, which is full of conspiracies and secret wars.  In order to reverse the unfavorable situation after the failure of the Battle of Ahvaz, the Soviet General Staff began to frantically increase troops from the beginning of September in an attempt to regain control of the situation.

    In the first round of offensive, the Soviet army invested 300,000 troops, and the competition was mainly concentrated on the front lines of Ilam, Daurud, Shahr Kurd and Isfahan.  On the third day of the Soviet counterattack, after Bai Chongxi stabilized the western front, he also dispatched three divisions from Behbehan, Shiraz and Hormuz to Isfahan, Yazd and Keqi in the middle.  Mann launched an attack, and with the arrival of domestic reinforcements, the offensive force gradually increased to six divisions.

    Since both the western and central offensive lines began to enter the plateau and mountainous areas, the armor advantage of the Persian Gulf Army began to be limited.  On the contrary, Pavlov, who commanded the Soviet army, disliked armored cluster tactics very much, so he dispersed the front's tanks and armor into various units as soon as he took office.  Historically, this tactic caused the Soviet army to suffer a lot in the European plains, but it achieved good results in the plateau and mountainous areas. It not only effectively avoided cluster attacks from the air, but also provided the most basic fire support and counter-assault for each infantry division.  ability.

    But Pavlov, who made many mistakes, still could not solve the problem of air supremacy. The Persian Gulf Army, which was in absolute superiority, only needed a week.  The area south of Hamadan and Qom was turned into a Soviet no-fly zone. In the words of Xiong Bofei, an ace pilot who had been transferred to the northwest, even Soviet birds were not allowed to fly as long as they crossed this line!  If the General Staff had not explicitly prohibited the bombing of the Caucasus and Baku now, and also requested that carpet bombing be avoided as much as possible to destroy Tehran and Isfahan, the two most important cities in Iran, the boys would have given the Soviets a taste of bomb washing.  land.

    Relying on its strong air supremacy, the weak Persian Gulf Army was in a temporary stalemate in the west, but its progress was very rapid in the center.  The two divisions starting from Shiraz, with the cooperation of an armored regiment and the air force, advanced until they reached Mount Hrud before stopping.  The two infantry divisions that set out from Hormuz and a mountain infantry division that followed were also assisted by more than 10,000 packhorses and camels.  It took less than half a month to capture the important central and eastern town of Kerman, which was defended by only one Soviet infantry division.  By the end of September, it went directly deep into Lake Sabiri on the border with Iraq and joined forces with the Muslim League and Afghan guerrillas operating here to build a medium-sized field airport, directly threatening Mashhad.

    As the war in Iran continues to expand, the National Defense Forces General Staff is increasing its troops faster and faster. From the signing of the secret contract to the beginning of October, a total of 523 10,000-ton ships and 13,122 transport aircraft arrived in the Persian Gulf, bringing not only a large amount of supplies.  Two troops were also sent.

    While the military war is in full swing, the political power in the Persian Gulf is also rapidly undergoing dramatic changes!  After Pahlavi established the interim government in Ahvaz, many Iranians who missed the stability of Reza Khan's period declared their support, and a large number of former Iranian military officers and veterans also came from various places.  And using captured Soviet-made weapons, four infantry divisions were quickly established.  And those Iranians who were originally inclined to Mossadegh also began to think about it. Many people began to be dissatisfied with the fact that Imam and Mossadegh colluded with the Soviet army to push Iran into the war, although they could barely survive through religion.  But as more and more people hope for an early end to the war, the rifts between Mossadegh's government, the Soviet army and ordinary Iranians have grown wider.

    After finishing his trip to the UK, Gu Weijun immediately visited Qatar, Bahrain and Western Oman (today's United Arab Emirates) while the iron was hot.  After handing over military bases in three places with the British army.  He announced in public that the colonial agreement between the three places and Britain was invalid, and made a guarantee on behalf of the Chinese government that it would help these chiefs establish their country after the war.

    After the establishment of Saudi Arabia, who among the sheikhs in the Persian Gulf region has not dreamed of establishing an independent country?  They could not withstand such a temptation, so the chiefs of the three regions immediately signed the "Persian Gulf Friendship and Peace Agreement" with China.  According to this agreement, the three countries will follow the example of Saudi Arabia and Iran and lease an area in the country to the National Defense Forces as a military base to protect the navigation rights of the strait. China also promised to ensure that the sovereignty and diplomatic independence of the three places are not infringed during the lease period.  At the same time, the chiefThey also gave up the priority of oil and mineral exploration rights, established a yuan settlement with China, etc., in exchange for Chinese loans to build docks and cities, and began to prepare for the establishment of an independent country. Finally, Gu Weijun also signed a secret agreement with the chiefs of the three places to persuade  They joined the Asian League after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

    The emergence of the "Persian Gulf Friendship and Peace Agreement" means that the centuries-long British colonial system in the Persian Gulf began to rapidly collapse.  And Ahvaz is now the driving force behind this dramatic change.

    This city, which was almost completely destroyed by bombing, can no longer see the tragic situation it was two months ago.  Thanks to the hard work of 50,000 Soviet prisoners of war, the small city gradually restored its original appearance.  The railway connecting Abadan has been repaired, and the docks at Shahpur Port have been increased from one to three, and the berths have been increased to seven. A simple narrow-gauge railway connecting Ahvaz has also been quickly laid.

    The Dussanthape Air Force Base, which was the worst bombed in the past, has been basically repaired. The collapsed comprehensive command center has become the joint command headquarters of the Persian Gulf Army. In the distance, simple soldier dormitories and hangars are spread out in a row, and a tower stands in the northeast corner.  Tall radar tower.

    "Commander, why are you causing me all this trouble?"

    From the office window on the second floor of the Joint Command Headquarters, Bai Chongxi pointed at Stilwell and others at the nearby airport in the distance, and secretly smiled bitterly: "I have enough chaos here. Pahlavi's four divisions asked me to send officers to supervise the training.  , Ibn Saud also came to me to share the captured Soviet supplies. The British were clamoring for me to return the oil fields and refineries every day, and also blocked Abadan's road to Iraq. The sheikhs of Western Oman, Bahrain and Qatar came to find  The Foreign Minister came to bother me, and he also hoped that I would sell some weapons and send officers to help them build an army. People have even come to Kuwait, and you can tell me whether I can support their independence. Am I here to fight a war or to be a diplomat?  Officer? Now you've added a US military observation group. With these eyes around, you can't do anything freely!"

    Bai Chongxi frowned, but Qin Zhangshu didn't like him and said with a smile: "Stop it! When did you, Bai Jiansheng, become so afraid of trouble? It's okay if you find it troublesome. There is a shortage of people in Guangxi. It would be a good idea for you to be the garrison commander.  "

    "Guangxi! Isn't there someone there?" Bai Chongxi was not willing to return to Guangxi to be the garrison commander.  Although it is my hometown and there is a Japanese threat nearby, only God knows when the war will break out.  What's more, he is now the biggest in the Persian Gulf.  Those chiefs almost sent their own women, how could they be willing to transfer them away.  However, when I think of the US military observation team, I am still a little worried: "Commander, let's not talk about anything else, why do you think the president agreed to let Roosevelt set up an observation team to monitor us?"

    "There is no such thing as surveillance. Countries send military observation missions to each other very frequently. Besides, this is also a good thing. It shows that Roosevelt has realized that if we are forced to go to Germany, he may not have much to gain, so he sent a  Observation team. Use this small-scale cooperation to stabilize us first." Qin Zhangshu knew that he had concerns, and continued to explain: "Actually, don't think too much, you can let them see as much as you can, and if you can't, just use a gun to drive them away.  ¡±

    "With your words, I know what to do."

    After solving the matter of the American observation mission.  Qin Zhangshu asked about Pahlavi and Samodeq: "Has Mossadegh not sent anyone yet?" Originally, according to the General Staff's idea, as long as Ahvaz was captured and Pahlavi returned home, Mossadegh would definitely come to negotiate and compromise, but  Unexpectedly, he persisted in not sending anyone until now.  It made Yang Qiu a little worried.

    "Commander, don't worry, Mossadegh will definitely come. I guess it's because the Soviet army's strength has increased significantly recently, and he is afraid that there will be problems if he comes to us to negotiate peace in private. I believe that as long as he takes Qom and Hamadan, he will sooner or later  It's coming." Bai Chongxi has been with Pahlavi almost every day recently and knows the situation very well, so he is not worried about Mossadegh's intransigence.  On the contrary, he was very interested in the upcoming Talas plan and asked: "Commander, when will the war in Kazakhstan start?"

    "It's not clear yet. It depends on when Stalin will decide to mobilize troops from Turkmen and Uzbekistan." Qin Zhangshu finished speaking and said with care: "You don't have many tasks here. The main thing is to attack Qom and Hamadan with all your strength and contain them.  The main force of the Soviet Persian army will not allow them to reinforce Mashhad. Recently, they will continue to increase the strength of Kerman and Sabiri Lake. When the two divisions of the Muslim League arrive, they will ask Pahlavi for a division to attack together.  Mashhad, cut off the Afghan Soviet troops' withdrawal route to Iran. In addition, you should pay more attention to the movements in Iraq. The Security Bureau and the Strategic Intelligence Service have recently received intelligence. The Iraqi Golden Phalanx Group has been in frequent contact with Germany recently. If Germany attacks France  If you take action, the possibility of them causing trouble will be very high. You must ensure that Baghdad does not fall into the hands of the Soviet Union! Also, the president and the chief of general staff asked me to take care of you. The Caucasus and Baghdad north of Tabriz  Don't move on Baku for now. Now Germany is counting on the Baku oil field and cannot blow it up hastily."

    Iraq is indeed very important. If Baghdad can be controlled, then?The Caucasus is easier to fight and can also influence the Turkish government, so Bai Chongxi has been eagerly waiting for their actions.  Not to mention the importance of the Baku oil field. As long as it is not bombed for a day, the Soviet Union must use oil to buy peace from Germany. What Germany lacks most is oil. With sufficient oil guarantee, Hitler can be more determined to solve the problem of Britain and France first.  Strategy.

    "Commander, what about Kuwait?" Bai Chongxi was just about to ask Kuwait what to do when he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

    "Come in."

    The person who came in was Li Mingrui. When he saw the two of them, his face suddenly lit up with joy: "Commander-in-Chief, this is an urgent message from the Ministry of National Defense! The Chief of General Staff wants you to go back immediately, saying that last night and this morning, there was a major mobilization of the Soviet Uzbek Front Army!"  (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go to read.)
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