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    In the early morning, the Kuwait port was crowded with Victory ships from China. This was a wartime standard ship. Due to the size of the domestic dock, its no-load displacement was about 1,000 tons less than that of the American Liberty ship, and it only had four cargo holds.  It can carry 5,000 tons of bulk cargo alone, or 1,300 Hanjiang jeeps/or 340 Type 31 tanks/or 200 million rounds of ammunition. If mixed, it can be stuffed into a standard armored regiment of the Chinese Army.

    The Victory Ship project is led by the Navy and manufactured by five domestic civilian shipyards.  Because too many shipyards were occupied by the navy, the land and air forces also ate up a lot of manufacturing capacity, and the total industrial scale could not reach the level of the United States. Therefore, a total of 413 ships were built in more than two years since the war began.  Fortunately, Yang Qiu actively developed ocean shipping before the war, and the total tonnage ranked among the top three in the world in 1937. After the Japanese army went south, they purchased millions of tons of British and French ships stranded in the Far East. In addition, the wartime losses were far less than expected, so shipping  The capability is not much worse than that of Britain and the United States, which are currently threatened by German submarines.  Moreover, the standard of the Victory Wheel is higher than that of the Free Wheel. They all use a unified design of oil-fired boilers, steam turbines and sculls, with a speed of 13 knots.  The time required for high-tech berths is longer, which is one of the reasons for limiting production.  The main reason why we want to build a standard wheel is to test the industrial capabilities after twenty years of standardized roads.  In addition to the Victory Ship, there are also standard ore ships and standard oil ships being built in China at the same time. However, the tonnage of both of these ships exceeds 30,000 tons, so the manufacturing volume is very small. They are mainly used to experiment whether ultra-large ships can also use standardized batches.  put up.

    Although ocean-going ships have complete cranes and other loading and unloading equipment, they still need to unload hundreds of thousands of tons of materials.  It is also a difficult task.  Moreover, after the opening of navigation to Malacca, the Logistics Department of the General Staff had long drawn up a plan for large-scale maritime supplies.  According to the schedule, the second batch of fleet has passed through the Andaman Sea now, and the third batch has begun to gather in Singapore and will arrive in the Persian Gulf in four weeks at the latest.

    Unprecedented sea transportation reinforcements require a large number of trucks to transport supplies. Fortunately, the Dodge six-wheel heavy trucks aided by the United States have arrived, so Bai Chongxi lined up almost all the trucks in his hand to transport supplies.

    "Teacher! HahaI hope you come back."

    As soon as Li Jing got off the boat, a slap came from behind.  Turning around, he saw that it was Zhao Sanbiao and Ran Nanxuan who had worked with him to protect the Shah of Iran from Tehran.  "Good boy. He's already a major." He hadn't seen him for more than half a year, and he was very happy to see an acquaintance.  Looking at Zhao Sanbiao's shoulders, he already has the rank of major, and Ran Nanxuan has also been changed to lieutenant colonel.

    "That's not as good as Commander, tell me, was the battle in the Urals very enjoyable?" Zhao Sanbiao, who has a straightforward personality, pulled Li Jin and asked about the situation of the Central Asian counterattack last year.  It turned out that it was to train officers.  Last year, Li Jin and some officers from the Persian Gulf Theater were transferred back to the Central Asian Theater to participate in the Battle of Kostanay into the Urals.  This transfer was a turning point in his military career, and he saw real armored combat.  After the Battle of Singapore, his original independent armored regiment was officially reorganized into the Army's 109th Armored Division. He himself was promoted to colonel and returned to the Persian Gulf as division commander.

    "You just can't change your monkey temper, why are you so anxious?" Ran Nanxuan smiled and pulled Zhao Sanbiao away and pulled Li Jin into the jeep: "Let's talk on the way. The headquarters has already called and there will be a meeting in Ahvaz at ten o'clock.  .¡±

    After the big jeep drove onto the Basra Highway, Li Jin saw that this road was almost full of allied vehicles, most of which were truck transport teams of the Chinese Persian Gulf Army traveling between Kuwait and Ahvaz.  There are also many British, American and even French military vehicles, most of which are oil tankers.  Because both Yang Qiu and the Saudi government have agreed.  would ensure oil supplies from the Middle East and North Africa.  These subtle changes were exactly the effect of the Cape Town Conference, and the Allies finally began to cooperate in a real sense.  Although there are still conflicts and even hostility between all parties, just like this chokepoint road controlled by Britain and the United States, Chinese military vehicles are flowing smoothly all the way.  This kind of cooperation has brought great changes to the Allied Forces, and has also allowed China, the United States, and Britain and their control of 70% of the world's resources, troops, and industrial capabilities to be fully utilized. Therefore, many optimistic military commentators believe that the Alliance will not be able to do so for at least half a year.  The army can take back the initiative.

    When passing the Basra Bridge, a dozen tall M4 tanks at the bridge caught Li Jin¡¯s attention.  "Don't look at it, it's just a showpiece." Zhao Sanbiao was quite disdainful of the M4 tank, nagging: "The gasoline engine is easy to catch fire, the front is too thin, the slope is not enough, there is no lining inside the steel plate, and it cannot protect against armor-breaking bullets.  There is no periscope, and the 75-gun is not powerful enough. The Americans themselves said that they are going to replace it with the latest 76-gun Anyway, I can at least hit one regiment with one battalion! But the space in the car is quite spacious and comfortable. Mud! These!  This American young man thought that fighting was just like going for a drive, it was so comfortable."

    "You can do it." Ran Nanxuan kicked him and asked: "Division Commander, didn't you say that a batch of new tanks were shipped? Why didn't we see them at the dock? Will our division be replaced?"

    Li Jin said: "Tanks and armored vehicles are all arranged to unload at Shahpur Port. This batch of more than 2,000 ships has been shipped. They are allAn improved version of ??.  I've seen the list. Our division also needs to change its uniforms this time.  "

    ¡°It¡¯s great, we can finally have a good fight.¡± Zhao Sanbiao clenched his fists in excitement when he heard that he was going to change his clothes.  Although the Type 31 tank can still fight in the Persian Gulf region, the Soviet army has also added many new anti-tank weapons such as T34/85, SU100 and ZIS-3/76 during this period. In addition, Iran is all mountainous.  Therefore, the advantages of the Type 31 tank are slowly disappearing, and the troops are in urgent need of the "Siberian Tiger" main battle tank.  Of course, the biggest problem plaguing the Persian Gulf theater is logistics. The previous supply channels could only ensure daily supplies and food, and could not fight a battle-level war of attrition. Now that the water channels are open, the liberation of Tehran and the entire Iran is just around the corner.

    After entering the Ahvaz base, it was already crowded with people from the army, navy and air force stationed in the Persian Gulf, as well as military officers from Iran and other countries.  In the Persian Gulf landing campaign, Li Jin became famous all over the world for his words "There are no tanks in front of our battalion" and he was called the "Persian Tiger". In addition, he served as an armored instructor in Tehran before the war. Even many Iranian officers were his.  He was a student back then, so everyone came up to say hello to him.

    ??Finally got rid of socializing.  When the three of them were about to report into the headquarters, Chief of Staff Li Mingrui suddenly walked out of it.  Seeing him, he stopped the three of them without waiting for a salute: "Stop saluting, I just have a mission for you."

    "Mission?" Li Jin was stunned, looked at Ran Nanxuan, who was also puzzled, and asked: "Chief of Staff, I just got off the ship. Besides, we haven't changed our clothes yet. Is it too early for me to attack Tehran now?"

    "Who told you to attack Tehran?" Li Ruiming's expression became serious. He glanced at the three of them, paused for a moment and then exhaled: "I just received the news. Germany and the Soviet Union have declared war on Turkey!"

    "War has been declared?! The German army has crossed the border? How many troops have been invested and how many tanks are there?" Li Jin, who has been paying attention to the war situation in the Middle East, quickly asked for details, but Li Mingrui waved his hand: "It is not the German army that is attacking, but the Soviet army!"

    "Soviet Army?!"

    Not to mention Li Jin who had just returned, all the officers who came around also screamed in surprise. Li Mingrui nodded and said seriously: "Just half an hour ago, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet suddenly attacked the Port of Ereli on the Black Sea of ??Turkey.  The battlecruiser Shen Yanjun and three destroyers were dispatched, and a large number of transport aircraft were dispatched to deliver paratroopers. Turkey said that at least 8,000 Soviet paratroopers were airborne around the harbor. An unknown number of Soviet paratroopers were also found in Erzurum.  There are also 2 Soviet tank divisions and 5 infantry divisions crossing the border in the direction of Batumi!"

    "The Soviets attack first" The shocking news exploded in the ears of the officers, and the command department was silent for an instant.  No one expected it.  When everyone focused their attention on the 1.5 million German-Italian allied forces and speculated when the German army would attack Turkey, the Soviets unexpectedly rose up and suddenly launched an attack in front of the German army.  Not normal!  Stalin would never be so stupid as to take the initiative to get involved in Tš¹rkiye and then fight a three-front war with China, the United States and Britain, right?  !  Li Mingrui quickly clarified everyone's doubts and said in a deep voice: "It's basically certain now! The Soviet Union and Germany have formed an alliance. And during the alliance negotiations, the entire plan to attack Turkey was reached, so we were all fooled! The German attack  Egypt is a distraction! Gathering in Greece is also a distraction! It is the Soviet army that is really kicking the door open!"

    Li Jin nodded silently.  It would not be unusual for Germany and Italy to do this, but Su De!  You know, the whole world knows that Hitler and Stalin are not easy to deal with, and the Soviet-German alliance is completely forced by the situation.  Because of this delicate relationship, the Allied intelligence agencies believe that the German army will never let the Soviet army enter Turkey before it does because of its pride. At most, it will attack from Greece and the Caucasus at the same time.  But what now?  !  Li Jin had no doubt that the Soviet army did not have the ability to control such a large-scale airborne battle, and it must have received the support of the German Air Force.  Moreover, with the current situation of the Soviet Union, it is impossible for the Soviet Union to take the initiative to fall into the vortex of Turkey. Therefore, this Soviet raid was completely deliberately arranged by Germany. It used itself to attract the Allies and let the Soviet Army help it open the door to the Asia Minor Peninsula!  It can also be used to test whether Stalin is sincere in forming an alliance. It really kills two birds with one stone!

    Being able to make such a big political concession also shows that Stalin was really cornered by Yang Qiu.  It can be foreseen that within two or three days at most, the German Army Group B stationed in Romania will take planes and ships and continuously rush into Turkey from Ereli Port and other places that the Soviet army kicked away.  As long as Istanbul's retreat is cut off, Greece's Southeast Army can quickly pass through the Eurasian Continental Bridge without fighting at all.

    "Chief of Staff, what do you want me to do?" After thinking clearly, Li Jin took a deep breath and puffed up his chest.

    "The commander has ordered that you lead the 109th Armored Division, 118th Light Armored Division, and 69th Infantry Division to Diyala Province northeast of Baghdad within three days. This is to cooperate with the US military's attack on Kirkuk and prevent the Soviet army from getting serious.  Riz reinforces Kirkuk and threatens Turkey. Therefore, your main task is to cut off the Soviet army's contact, and then go north and make a roundabout way back to Tabriz.Wings.  "Li Mingrui said: "Don't worry, we have communicated well with the US military.  Just do your job and the Americans will take care of the rest.  As for changing clothes, don¡¯t worry, I will send someone to deliver the equipment as soon as possible.  "

    "Yes!" After Li Jin saluted, he immediately dropped his baggage and prepared for departure.

    By this time, the news that the Soviet Union had attacked Turkey before Germany and kicked out Hitler's door had spread around the world. Stalin's "bearing the humiliation" even made Churchill gasp.  Although intelligence on the Soviet-German alliance negotiations was common, and Britain and the United States had made plans, they, like Li Jin, did not expect that the Soviet army would attack first!  The airborne combat capability displayed by the Soviet Army shocked both countries even more, because all previous intelligence said that the Soviet Army had less than 300 JU52 transport aircraft authorized to be produced, and it did not have the ability to organize such a large-scale airborne combat.

    Churchill was the first to react. When Roosevelt was still drafting a declaration of war against the Soviet Union, he personally called Auchinleck and ordered the British Jordanian Corps that had just captured Syria to immediately enter Turkey.  Lieutenant General McNerney, commander of the U.S. Middle East Theater, also immediately stopped the previous order to detour from Syria, allowing 500,000 U.S. troops in Cyprus to cross the strait directly, land at Adana in southern Turkey, and dispatched Army aviation to comprehensively bombard the Black Sea Fleet and the Soviet army.  In order to ensure the safety of hundreds of thousands of American troops crossing the sea, he also sent a telegram to the British Mediterranean Fleet and the U.S. Sixth Task Force, requesting the navy to block the waters west of Cyprus.

    But Cunningham was facing two troubles at this time. One was that Tobruk needed fleet support, and the other was that the battleship "Veneto", which he regarded as a thorn in his side, was heading for Crete.  Destroying the Italian Navy also meant that there would be no more opponents in the Mediterranean. Therefore, after discussing with Commander Mitchell of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, Cunningham decided to let the Royal Navy stay in North Africa and continue to cooperate with the Army to defend Tobruk while seducing Italy.  The fleet comes to attack.  In addition to leaving two Borg-class escort aircraft carriers to cooperate with the Royal Navy, Mitchell all rushed back to Cyprus to protect the army. However, two of them would return secretly on the way and retreat to the south of Cyprus, waiting for Cunningham to entangle Italy.  After the fleet, give them a fatal blow!

    After Cunningham made his plan, the two fleets immediately divided their forces.  But he did not expect that the cunning Campioni had no intention of going all out. He was just covering the 15 German VII submarines led by Wolfgang Russ who secretly entered the Mediterranean.

    Just as Mitchell led the Sixth Task Force to return home, the German army's 72 FW190 fighters, 88 JU88s and 28 Do-217 bombers of the 40th Bomb Aviation Regiment also brought 3 newly developed Fritz bombs.  X radio-guided bombs and 46 HS-293A0 bombs were stationed on Crete. So far, the number of German aircraft of various types around Turkey has increased to 1,600.  At the same time, the Soviet aviation, which "endured the humiliation" to open the door to the peninsula for the German army, was also sharpening its sword. The Soviet army's new 17th and 25th Caucasus aviation divisions stationed in Batum and Armenia had 460 Lago-3 fighter jets and 560 ILs.  -2 attack aircraft are also on standby.

    A naval and air war broke out in Asia Minor
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