Chapter 238 Still want to lead us by the nose? over thinking! (Second update!) The Matilda 2 tank caused Rommel's North African Army a lot of trouble in the early stage. Had Rommel not later thought of leveling the 88mm anti-aircraft gun, it might not have been so easy to repel the British armored forces. So when the German army occupied Alexandria, they found that there were many British Matilda 2 tanks in the port. result! Rommel's bad taste came. You know, the German army was disgusted by the frontal armor of the Matilda 2 tank. Their existing anti-tank guns simply cannot destroy each other. Later, Rommel discovered the 88mm anti-aircraft gun and the effect of leveling it, defeated the Matilda 2 tank. Now, he asked the 15th Armored Division to equip these Matilda 2 tanks to attack the British army in Cairo.
The purpose is naturally to retaliate against the British army! Faced with the 15th Armored Division, which only had No. 3 tanks, it was not qualified to be picky! Use whatever you are given! Although there is a problem with the water tank, are the current German army qualified to choose it? Supplies from the local area cannot be transported at all. Because the mainland is now fully committed to supplying the troops on the Eastern Front, and there is simply no way to mobilize more supplies. So the mainland began to use Panther tanks, and Rommel still used the No. 3 tank to support the appearance. There is now the Matilda 2 tank, which is already very good. It’s really lucky that he didn’t get a batch of No. 2 tanks for him. That is, after occupying Alexandria, otherwise, the North African Army can almost swim back. "Asshole, our anti-tank guns can't destroy each other at all." The British anti-tank artillery roared in a somewhat defensive tone when they saw that their own anti-tank guns could not destroy the Matilda 2 tank. I used to use this tank and it was great to fight the Germans. As a result, when I use it to hit myself now, it feels like eating shit. It’s so disgusting. When more and more tanks entered Cairo, the British army, which lacked anti-tank weapons, had no power to fight back. Especially since most of the buildings in the city were destroyed, even if the British army wanted to engage in street fighting, they were not in a position to do so. "Lieutenant General Montgomery, I'm afraid Cairo cannot be defended." Lieutenant General Patton frowned deeply as he read the emergency telegrams one after another. He also didn’t expect that after two days of supplies, the German army would mobilize so many tanks? It was indeed beyond his expectation. “However, it’s only two days before reinforcements will arrive.” Montgomery said unwillingly.
As long as reinforcements arrive, there is still hope for them. "Lieutenant General Montgomery, you need to be clear about one thing, that is, the reinforcements coming from Tianzhu do not have many anti-tank weapons, but the German army has hundreds of tanks. How do you think you should deal with an armored force armed to the teeth? " "And the other side is the German army." Lieutenant General Patton's words completely silenced Montgomery. How powerful are the German armored forces! They are clear! The reason why so many weapons and equipment were stored in Alexandria, wasn't it because they wanted to rely on the advantages of weapons and equipment to completely destroy the German army? who knows! They all gave the Germans an advantage. This made him very speechless. Especially now that we see these tanks painted with German army markings and attacking them. It's like eating a fly, it's disgusting. “Withdraw?” Montgomery seemed to be asking, but also trying to convince himself. "Withdraw, we still have hope. American reinforcements are coming. When the reinforcements arrive, we still have hope to retake Cairo. Although we lost this battle, we can still win the next battle." Lieutenant General Patton advised. Hearing this, Montgomery thought for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and issued the order. “Withdraw!” It is really impossible not to withdraw. All their heavy weapons were lost in Alexandria. There was no decent means of counterattack at all, especially since the first wave also consumed a lot of weapons and ammunition by the Italian army. Now facing hundreds of German tanks, the counterattack is already very weak. If we don’t retreat, I’m afraid the final result will be destruction. But retreat is not that simple, and troops need to stay behind to break up the rear. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it will not be a retreat, but a defeat. … “Cooperation?” Persia, King Pahlavi looked at the German envoy in front of him and frowned slightly. "Yes, we can provide certain military advisors to help you train your troops." The German envoy looked at Pahlavi in front of him and described the conditions that the German army could offer. “What about the conditions?” Pahlavi did not believe that the German army would not have any conditions. As expected, the German envoy said with a smile. “Come with us to attack the Soviet army and seize the Caucasus, and we can divide it equally.” “The other thing is, we need your oil fields to provide us with oil.”
To be honest, this condition is definitely not too harsh. Unfortunately, Pahlavi was not moved at all. “I’m sorry, but I decline this offer.” “Are you worried about the troops of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union? Don’t worry, we will take care of those troops for you.” The German envoy said again. Hearing this, Pahlavi was indeed tempted. If we can really use external forces to solve the military problems of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union. That’s not a bad idea. But I am afraid of attracting wolves into the house. "Our troops are about to arrive at the Suez Canal. When the time comes, the North African Army will cross the Suez Canal. They will help you. At the same time, we will also send special forces to help you deal with the British, American and Soviet troops." The conditions offered by the German envoy are already very There is sincerity. Before it was changed, the German army would have ignored the theory. But Cun Yunsheng's words made the German army gradually change their current thinking. That is to provide enough benefits to allow more countries to join in and disrupt the situation so that they can have a chance to breathe. But it was clear that Pahlavi still disagreed, and the German envoy couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. “Let me think about it again,” Pahlavi said. After leaving the Persian palace, the German envoy shook his head regretfully. "Your Excellency, Special Envoy, what should we do now? We don't have much time to wait any longer." William, the deputy of the German special envoy, asked anxiously. The situation on the eastern front is almost exactly the same as the information provided by Cun Yunsheng. Many of the troops on the front line are not fully equipped, with one division having only two battalions. So during this period, the German army was recruiting troops frantically, and then transferred some of its troops from the Western Front and sent them to the Eastern Front together with the new recruits. At the same time, an offensive was also launched at the diplomatic level. Promise various benefits in order to hope that more countries will join. Persia is an important part. Once the other party joins, they can indeed change the situation in the Caucasus. "Don't be anxious. Since the other party wants to delay, then we will speed up so that the other party has to join us." The German envoy sneered. "Isn't there a Soviet garrison here? Find a way to spread the news of our arrival. The best way is to reveal that Persia is willing to join forces with us to attack the Caucasus, and at the same time leak the news of more than 40 billion barrels of oil." “I believe that with the greed of the Soviet army, they will definitely not be able to help but take the initiative to send troops south. When the time comes, they will not be able to join us.” Hearing this, William opened his mouth wide and looked at the envoy in front of him in disbelief. Isn’t this tantamount to revealing the secret? There is no benefit to the German army at all?
“Sooner or later it will be leaked, and it cannot be kept secret for long. It is better to use this information to lure the Soviet army into being fooled and delay the Soviet army’s counterattack.” "As for the Cun Yunsheng you mentioned, he has no good intentions. We can't let him lead us. We must make changes." The German envoy shook his head and said. This feeling of being led by the nose is very unpleasant. How can a great power be manipulated by a small colonel? Didn’t he want to play big? Then play a bigger one! Let’s see who is crazier. "Yes." William was indeed stunned, but he had to say that it made sense. If the Soviet army goes south, it will be more beneficial to the German army. In addition to reducing the pressure on the eastern front, it was to force Persia to surrender to them. As expected, it didn’t take long for the Soviet troops stationed in Persia to learn about the visit of the German special envoy, although Pahlavi expressed unclear opinions. However, the Soviet commander stationed here still sent all the intelligence collected back to the base camp. “The German envoy is visiting? More than 40 billion barrels of oil? Cooperating with the German army to attack the Caucasus from the north and the south?” This series of intelligence directly scared the Soviet army into a cold sweat. If this is true! So it was really a huge blow to the Soviet army. If we lose the Caucasus oil, it’s really over. You must know that the Baku oil field is currently the most productive oil field in the world. You can tell just by looking at the numbers. It accounts for 71% of the total output of the Soviet Union. From this, you can know how important this place is. The purpose of the German army launching the Battle of Volgograd was to capture the Baku oil fields. As a result, they were desperately resisted by the Soviet army. In the end, the German army was defeated due to poor logistics. But the German army did not give up on the Caucasus because of this. They also want to occupy the oil fields here. With the oil fields here, the German armored forces can directly attack Moscow from three sides. Soviet commanders also knew that the German army would not give up the Caucasus easily. But they did not expect that they would unite with Persia, which was indeed beyond their expectations. You must know that the Allies do not have much power here, once Persia really agrees to cooperate with the German army. This means that if the German army sends hundreds of fighter planes to Persia, they can bomb the Baku oil fields at any time. There is no oil field! The armored units on the Soviet frontline also had to stay in bed. The so-called torrent of steel must become a joke.
Hence, the Soviet army must keep the Caucasus region and protect the Baku oil fields. But if you want to defend the Baku oil fields, you cannot rely on frontal defense alone. You must also beware of the rear. Now something is going to happen in Persia! It is absolutely impossible for the Soviet army to watch Persia fall to the German army. Then the best way! Just take action to deal with Persia first! Originally, the Soviet army wanted to go south and get themselves an outlet to the sea. I still can’t find a reason! Now! We can take this opportunity to expand our territory and at the same time gain access to the sea in the south. This is simply killing two birds with one stone. Not to mention, there are oil fields with more than 40 billion barrels of oil. This is a huge fortune. With them! The Soviet army can also expand more armored forces. Originally, the Soviet army had no reason to deal with Persia. After all, there were still British and American troops stationed here. This is a restricted area for the British army, and other countries will never be tolerated to intervene. But now! There is a reason! The British army is weak and they can take action in advance. Externally, they claim to protect the Baku oil fields! The Soviet army wants to deploy a new deep defense line in Persia. Believe this reason, the Allied guys will never refuse. I have to say that when it comes to playing hooligans, the Soviet army still has its own tricks. At least everyone thinks this is very reasonable. I have to say that the Soviet army chose this timing very well. Especially the British Empire will never fall out with the Soviet army at this time. After all, it has to rely on the Soviet army and the German army to continue to consume. Otherwise, if there was a falling out with the Soviet army, it would definitely be the British army that would suffer. It would be a real disaster if the Soviet army was pushed to the German side.
The huge resources of the Soviet army were matched with the technology of the German army. That would be truly invincible. Even the United States probably did not have the courage to resist an army of tens of millions at that time. So, knowing that the Soviet army had evil intentions in this action, they could only grit their teeth and swallow this bitter pill. “Order, the garrison stationed in Baku will mobilize 200,000 troops and immediately go south to occupy Persia.” Whether it is for the Baku oil fields or the 40 billion barrels of oil, the Soviet army must go south immediately. The Soviet army still moved very quickly. Within five days of receiving the order, the leading troops moved directly south. Easily captured parts of northern Persia in an instant. Pahlavi was also stunned. Here he was still thinking about the German army's proposal, but over there he was beaten by the Soviet army and lost most of his territory. More importantly, when he asked the Soviet commander stationed in the Persian capital. He spread his hands to show that he didn't know. This made Pahlavi very angry. “Asshole, what the **** is going on.” Unfortunately, it was not only Pahlavi who was confused at this time, but also others. Especially the British and American commanders. Is this Soviet army crazy? Why attack Persia so well? Also, where did Persia offend the Soviet army? The result is! They don’t know either. There is no other choice but to send the information here back to their respective base camps. The first to receive the news was the British army. Fatty Qiu is like a Muggle. Are the Soviet troops crazy? Attack Persia? Don’t you know it’s one of your own? Or, did the Soviet army cooperate with the German army? Having no choice, Fatty Qiu immediately called. The resulting news is that the Soviet army decided to strike first and capture Persia as strategic depth on the grounds that Persia was cooperating with the German army and wanted to attack the Caucasus from the north and the south.
At this moment, Fatty Qiu laughed angrily. Are you treating me as a fool? The second person to receive the news was the White House. They were petrified on the spot. Soud and Germany have joined forces? This is the first reaction when I come back to my senses. As a result, they had no choice but to send a telegram asking why the Soviet army went south. The Soviet army also gave the same reply. Shameless! This is really shameless! They did not expect that the Soviet army would use such a lame excuse. The third person to receive the news was Cun Yunsheng. His first reaction was that the German army was crazy. There is one more update, probably tomorrow morning!
(End of this chapter)
