Chapter 279 Is this the Persian Army? No, this is the Turkish army! (First update!) Regarding Du Yuming's transformation, Zheng Dongguo should be the one least accustomed to it. He also didn't expect that Du Yuming would change so much. You must know that in his impression, Du Yuming has always been an honest person. Unexpectedly, he was also playing tricks now, which was indeed beyond his expectation. At this moment, the communications staff again held a telegram and said nervously. "Sir, this is a telegram from the British commander. He hopes that we can overcome the difficulties and launch an attack as soon as possible." Hearing this, Du Yuming showed a puzzled expression on his face. Logically speaking, since I rejected the other party, the British army should not send any more telegrams to me. Why did you send yourself a telegram again?

"What's going on?" Du Yuming asked casually after receiving the telegram. "It is said that Japanese reinforcements have arrived in Tianzhu, and the British army is now completely panicked." The communications staff explained. Hearing this, several people looked at each other. If that's the case, something really big has happened. "I understand. Call General Wavell back and say that we understand. We are discussing the battle plan. When the battle plan is completed, we will send troops." Du Yuming's ability to tell lies now also comes with his mouth. "Yes." The communications officer nodded. Zheng Dongguo looked at Du Yuming with confusion, as if asking, are they really going to send troops? "Let's discuss countermeasures first and how to send troops." Du Yuming scratched his head and felt that this time he couldn't be too perfunctory. At least the plan should be more serious so that the British army could feel his sincerity. … On the other side, Admiral Wavell looked at the telegram in his hand, his brows furrowed, and he could no longer see the original appearance. During this time, he was worried. It was hoped that Montgomery would agree to his request and send Lord Somerville's naval fleet to the Indian Ocean to support him. The best thing is to transport a group of troops to the rear of the Japanese army, and then destroy the Japanese army's logistics supply lines. The result? Montgomery rejected his request outright. And ordered Lord Somerville to dredge the canal as soon as possible. At this moment, his hope was completely gone. Do you expect your men to stop the Japanese attack? This is simply impossible.

The British troops who had withdrawn from Burma were no match for the Japanese troops. In other words, I was scared out of my wits by the Japanese army. And this emotion is contagious, and now the entire army has an inexplicable panic about the Japanese army. There were only two options before him. The first was to urge the expeditionary force to leave as soon as possible. However, the expeditionary force rejected him several times due to insufficient supplies. It made him extremely annoyed, but there was nothing he could do about it. Because they really don’t have supplies. Stilwell proved this. Therefore, he didn't have any good ideas. But now that the Japanese reinforcements have arrived, he can only bite the bullet and hope that the expeditionary force will leave as soon as possible. As for the lack of supplies, he also promised that they would be replenished. The result? The telegram sent by Du Yuming left him speechless for a while. "Are we really going to use Afghan troops?" General Wavell murmured. The troops stationed here are definitely elite. If they are sent to Tianzhu, they should be able to block the Japanese attack. But once the troops there are mobilized, the local indigenous people will definitely launch a riot. At that time, I really picked up the watermelon and lost the sesame seeds. For a moment, Admiral Wavell was also a little worried. "Admiral Wavell, we need to make a decision." The adjutant looked at General Wavell's hesitation and said. "Let me think about it again," Admiral Wavell said. "Admiral Wavell, we don't have much time left. Now it's not just the Japanese army's problem. The Soviet army in the north has occupied a lot of territory in Persia. Their greed will speed up the pace of their attack. We must attack as soon as possible. Only by solving the problem in Tianzhu can we mobilize more troops to stop them from going south. " "Don't forget, they are deeply involved in our territorial issues in Afghanistan." The adjutant's words made General Wavell completely silent. "I understand." General Wavell nodded. It seemed that there was really no good solution but to call in the troops stationed in Afghanistan. In fact, the Soviet offensive was far more intense than they imagined. On the other side, in the mountains of northern Persia, the leading troops of the Soviet army were resting in the trenches. After advancing for a day during the day, at night, these Soviet troops finally couldn't stand it any longer and began to sleep in their positions. Of course, the Soviet army, which had already been tempered by the flames of war, was no longer the same Soviet army as before. For example, at this time, two Soviet soldiers were standing guard on the position.

But standing guard was boring, so the two started chatting for a while. "Isn't this a colony of the British army? Will our going south cause dissatisfaction with the British army? After all, they are our allies." "Tch, what about allies? This is also our colony. The greedy British army robbed our colony. Didn't they look at their capital? Do they also have our garrison?" The sergeant next to him felt that his comrades had different ideas. question. "Well, you are right, and these people have no combat effectiveness at all. They have not been beaten at all. Compared with the German army, they are no different than the German army." "Yeah, they all ran away before there was much exchange of fire." "On the contrary, their weapons are quite good. They are actually beautiful weapons and equipment. It really exceeded our expectations. At least they are not inferior to us in terms of firepower." "So what? If you don't have the fighting ability, everything is in vain." The conversation between the two people was full of sarcasm. To put it bluntly, I just look down on these Persian natives. I think they don't deserve to have such good land and access to the sea. "I don't know where they got these weapons." Another soldier said with emotion. "It must be supported by those Americans. After all, only they can produce so many weapons and equipment." The sergeant said seriously. Soon, the two people were chatting and snoring started. After all, after a tiring day and having to stand guard at night, it is easy to fall asleep while standing. He even had a dream. Unfortunately, before the dream could begin, a strange sound was vaguely heard. Immediately afterwards, several consecutive huge explosions sounded around them, and the Soviet soldiers in the position were so frightened that they quickly got up. Many Soviet soldiers who were stunned by the bombing looked at their comrades running around with blank expressions. "Asshole, asshole, don't be confused anymore." "Stand up immediately and get dressed, the enemy will attack you sneakily." "Enemy attack, enemy attack, it's artillery fire, it's artillery fire." At this time, the entire position was in chaos. When some Soviet soldiers who were sleeping lightly heard the sound, they immediately got up, touched the weapons beside them, and prepared to fire. "Don't panic, don't be chaotic, hold your ground, don't be chaotic." These words were spoken to the panicked recruits. Because these panicked recruits started shooting randomly. This is understandable, after all, it is easy to blow up the camp at night. What's more, firing a gun will reveal their coordinates. At this time, the number of veterans in the Soviet army was still very small. After several large-scale battles, all the veterans have been lost. How can there be so many veterans still active on the battlefield?

Therefore, most of the Soviet troops responsible for attacking Persia were new soldiers, but their military quality was countless times better than that of the Persian army. However, they still felt a little panicked after actually facing an enemy attack. At this time, we can only rely on these backbones to stabilize the hearts of the recruits. "Don't shoot indiscriminately, don't shoot indiscriminately. The enemy hasn't rushed up yet. You are wasting bullets. Hurry and hide and avoid the shelling." A Soviet veteran shouted loudly. In fact, these Soviet recruits knew it, but they had no choice. In this chaotic environment, shooting was just to prove that they were still resisting, not lambs to be slaughtered. However, the comfort of these veterans was still somewhat useful. Especially the officers responsible for political education. With their comfort, the recruits' emotions immediately stabilized. Start to enter the position in an orderly manner, always facing the enemy on the opposite side. "Don't panic. The Persian army on the opposite side is not very powerful and will stop shelling after a while." A Soviet officer made a judgment based on his own experience. Unfortunately, they failed this time, because artillery shells were constantly pouring on the position, and the Soviet commander Colonel Ivanov could not sit still. "There are too many shells, right?" Colonel Ivanov muttered. According to his understanding, the Persian army should not have so many artillery. However, this shelling lasted for almost twenty minutes, right? Logically speaking, towards the end, the intensity of the bombardment would decrease. But now there is obviously no intention to lower it. In other words, the number of artillery pieces of the Persian army far exceeded his imagination. Not finished yet? Doesn’t it mean that they can’t supply supplies? Where did so many shells come from? Isn't it really supported by the US military? It shouldn’t be! Wasn't the canal cut off? It shouldn’t be that easy to ship the replacement, right? "Sir, something is wrong with this. Logically speaking, why do they have so many artillery shells?" There was always an experienced Soviet veteran who immediately noticed something was wrong and said to his superior. Hearing this, Major Ivanov nodded, he was not a fool. "Well, something is indeed wrong. Why do they have so many artillery shells? Could it be that their reinforcements have arrived?" "impossible." Ivanov gave up the idea as soon as he came up with it. This is absolutely impossible. Because the reconnaissance planes only conducted reconnaissance during the day, no reinforcements arrived from the rear. Occasionally, some small groups of troops were detected, all of which were guerrillas composed of local indigenous people.

The Soviet army didn't care at all about this small force. The Soviet army is now divided into two parts. One part continues south to occupy the legendary oil field. The other part was to capture the Persian capital. Force Persia to sign a series of treaties so that their move south this time will become legal. Otherwise, it would be really difficult for the Allies to explain. "It shouldn't be reinforcements. Are they going to launch a general offensive and fight us?" the Soviet veteran continued in a deep voice. It has to be said that after the battle with the German army, the military quality of the Soviet army has indeed improved a lot. These veterans can calmly analyze the current battle situation at critical moments. Give them a while, and the Soviet army's combat effectiveness will probably rise to a higher level. No wonder people say that the Soviet army is particularly suitable for fighting bad wars The battle gets worse! The better the Soviet army fought. And he can still rise from bad battles. "It's possible..." Colonel Ivanov also felt that this might be a counterattack by the other party. But now that it's dark, it's hard to tell where the enemy is. So we can only continue to persist, and when these shells are used up, we can launch a counterattack and wipe out the opponent. Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that the troops they scouted during the day were not guerrillas composed of indigenous people at all. But the heavily armed Turkish troops. Yes! Since the Turkish Air Force bombed the Soviet Baku oil fields. They felt that since they had already taken action, the army would naturally have to be dispatched as well. In addition, Britain and the United States are surprisingly unanimous in supporting Turkey. Therefore, a batch of German equipment ended up in Türkiye's hands. After receiving this batch of German equipment, the Turkish army immediately changed its equipment. 60 mortars are issued to company-level units, recoilless guns, anti-tank guns, etc. It can be said that in order to deal with the Soviet army this time, the Turkish army tried every means. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was armed to the teeth. After bombing like this for almost half an hour, Colonel Ivanov's brows furrowed even deeper, because it seemed that the shells on the opposite side really couldn't be fired.

"How is this possible? Why hasn't it been finished yet? Why do they have so many shells?" "Sir, something serious has happened. The two companies on the left and right called and asked for reinforcements." At this time, the communications soldier walked in and said with a pale face. "Asshole, what nonsense are they talking about? There is only one battalion of Persian troops on the opposite side. Don't you know their combat effectiveness clearly? How can they beat us?" Colonel Ivanov stamped his feet angrily and shouted angrily. . With that said, Ivanov grabbed the phone and shouted at the other end: "You bastards, if you don't want to go dig potatoes in Siberia, block my attack immediately." "Sir, the enemy's firepower is too strong. Our position has been breached. Damn it, this is the German recoilless rifle. They are not the Persian army at all. They are..." Before the other end of the phone finished speaking, the message came. There was a sound of Turkic language. "The Soviet army is nothing more than that." Listening to this unfamiliar language, Colonel Ivanov's face turned extremely ugly. He knew that this was definitely the Persian army. Could it be the Turkish Army? Very possible! Immediately his face changed drastically and he shouted loudly. "Damn it, it's a Turkish army. It's actually a Turkish army. Why are they here? Why are they here?" "How is it possible? Why are they here? How is this possible?" Unfortunately, before he finished speaking, the sound of a charge horn was heard not far away. Along with the charge horn, there were shouts of killing all around, and Ivanov's position was directly breached. "Comrade Colonel, retreat quickly, retreat quickly, the Turkish troops are coming. They have a large number of artillery. We can't stand the position at all." The commander of the third company stumbled in, his arm was hit by a stray bullet, and blood was flowing. He persuaded while covering his arms. "Let's withdraw, we can't hold it any longer." Ivanov also did not expect that the Turkish army would dispatch the army. This was indeed beyond his expectation. "Damn it, bastard, retreat, retreat first, send a telegram to the division headquarters and tell them that the Turkish army has joined the war." "yes!" Soon, the news of the Turkish army's participation in the war reached the ears of Marshal Budyonny of the Soviet Army Group. "The Turkish army has joined the war? Very good. How can I take revenge? Since the Turkish army has come to my door, you are welcome. Bring me all the 51st, 37th, and 12th divisions. I will eat them all in one go." Marshal Budyonny immediately ordered. "yes!" (End of chapter)