Chapter 238: Still want to lead us by the nose? Overthinking! (Second update!)
The Matilda II tank caused Rommel's North African Corps a lot of trouble in the early days.

If Rommel had not later thought of lowering the 88mm anti-aircraft gun, it would probably not have been so easy to repel the British armored forces.

So when the German army occupied the port of Alexandria, they found that there were many British Matilda 2 tanks in the port.

result!

Rommel's evil taste began.

You know, the German army was disgusted by the frontal armor of the Matilda II tank.

Their existing anti-tank guns were simply incapable of destroying the enemy.

Later, Rommel discovered the effect of the 88mm anti-aircraft gun when it was leveled, and only then was he able to defeat the Matilda II tank.

Now, he asked the 2th Armored Division to be equipped with these Matilda II tanks and attack the British troops in Cairo.

The purpose is naturally to retaliate against the British army!
Facing the 3th Armored Division, which only had Type tanks, there was no right to be picky!
Use whatever you are given!
Although there is a problem with the water tank, is the current German army qualified to pick it?
Supplies from the mainland cannot be transported at all.

Because the mainland is now fully committed to supplying the troops on the eastern front, it is impossible to withdraw more supplies.

So the Leopard tank began to be used in the mainland, while Rommel's Panzer III tank was still the flagship.

Now we have the Matilda II tank, which is pretty good.

He was lucky not to get a batch of Panzer II tanks.

That is, after occupying Alexandria, otherwise, the North African Legion could almost swim back.

"Damn it! Our anti-tank guns are simply incapable of destroying the enemy." The British anti-tank artilleryman shouted in a somewhat frustrated tone as he watched his own anti-tank guns fail to destroy the Matilda II tanks.

It was great to use this tank to fight the German army in the past.

As a result, when I use it to hit myself now, it feels like eating shit, so disgusting.

As more and more tanks entered Cairo, the British army, lacking anti-tank weapons, had no power to fight back.

In particular, most of the buildings in the city were destroyed, so even if the British army wanted to engage in street fighting, they did not have the conditions.

"Lieutenant General Montgomery, I'm afraid Cairo can no longer be defended." Lieutenant General Patton frowned deeply as he read the emergency telegrams.

He also didn't expect that after two days of supply, the German army would mobilize so many tanks?
It was indeed beyond his expectations.

"But, it's only two days before the reinforcements arrive." Montgomery said unwillingly.

As long as reinforcements arrive, they still have hope.

"Lieutenant General Montgomery, you have to understand that the reinforcements coming from India do not have many anti-tank weapons, while the German army has hundreds of tanks. How do you think we should deal with an armored force that is armed to the teeth?"

"And the enemy 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!
All of this benefited the German army.

This left him speechless.

Especially now seeing these tanks painted with German insignia, attacking them.

It's like eating a fly, so disgusting.

"Retreat?" Montgomery seemed to be asking, but also trying to persuade himself.

"Retreat, we still have hope. American reinforcements are on the way. When the reinforcements arrive, we still have hope of retaking Cairo. Although we lost this battle, we can still win the next one." Lieutenant General Patton advised.

Hearing this, Montgomery pondered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and gave the order.

"withdraw!"

They had no choice but to retreat, as all their heavy weapons were left in Alexandria.

There was no decent means of counterattack at all, especially the first wave, in which the Italian army consumed a lot of weapons and ammunition.

Now facing hundreds of German tanks, the counterattack is very weak.

If we don't retreat, the final result will probably be destruction.

But retreat is not that simple, and some troops need to stay behind to cover the retreat.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it will not be a retreat but a defeat.

…………

"Cooperation?" Persian King Pahlavi looked at the German envoy in front of him with a frown.

"Yes, we can provide some military advisers to help you train your troops." The German envoy looked at the Pahlavi in ​​front of him and told him the conditions that the German army could offer.

"What are the conditions?" Pahlavi did not believe that the German army would not have any conditions.

As expected, the German envoy said with a smile.

"Join us to attack the Soviets and seize the Caucasus. We can divide it equally."

"In addition, 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 deal with those troops for you." The German envoy said again.

Hearing this, Pahlavi was indeed moved.

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’m afraid of letting a wolf into the house.

"Our troops will soon arrive at the Suez Canal. At that time, the North African Corps will cross the Suez Canal and 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 were already very sincere.

If it had happened before, the German army would definitely not have paid any attention.

But Cun Yunsheng's words made the German army gradually change its current thinking.

That is to offer enough benefits to get more countries to join in and disrupt the situation so that they have a chance to breathe.

But it was obvious 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, what should we do now? We don't have that much time to wait." The German envoy's deputy was William, who asked anxiously.

The situation on the eastern front was almost exactly the same as the information provided by Cun Yunsheng.

Many of the troops on the front line were not fully staffed, with one division having only two battalions.

So during this period, the German army was recruiting soldiers frantically, and then drawing some troops from the Western Front and sending them to the Eastern Front along with the new recruits.

At the same time, an offensive was launched at the diplomatic level.

The purpose of promising various benefits is to get more countries to join.

And Persia is an important link. Once they join, they can indeed change the situation in the Caucasus.

"Don't be impatient. Since the other party wants to drag it out, then we should speed up and force them to join us." The German envoy sneered.

"Aren't there Soviet troops stationed here? We should find a way to spread the news of our arrival. It would be best if we revealed that Persia is willing to join forces with us to attack the Caucasus region, 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 resist and take the initiative to send troops south. At that time, they will have no choice but to join us."

Hearing this, William opened his mouth wide and looked at the envoy in front of him in disbelief.

Isn't this equivalent to leaking the secret?

There is no benefit for the German army?
"It will be leaked sooner or later. We can't keep it secret for long. We might as well use this information to lure the Soviet army into a trap and delay the Soviet counterattack."

"As for Cun Yunsheng you mentioned, he has no good intentions. We can't be led by him. We must make changes." The German envoy shook his head and said.

This feeling of being led by the nose is very unpleasant. How could a country like ours be manipulated by a small colonel?
Doesn’t he want to play big?
Then let’s go bigger!
Let's see who is crazier.

"Yes." William was indeed stunned, but he had to admit that it made sense.

If the Soviet army moved south, it would be more beneficial for the German army.

In addition to relieving the pressure on the Eastern Front, the other goal was to force Persia to submit to them.

………Sure enough, it didn’t take long for the Soviet troops stationed in Persia to learn of the visit of the German envoy, although Pahlavi said he didn’t know.

However, the Soviet commander stationed here still sent all the intelligence collected back to the base camp.

"A German envoy is visiting? More than 40 billion barrels of oil? Cooperating with the German army to attack the Caucasus from north to south?"

This series of intelligence made the Soviet army break out in a cold sweat.

If this is true!
That would be a huge blow to the Soviet army.

If we lose the Caucasus oil, we're really finished.

You should know that the Baku oil field is currently the world's most productive oil field. Just look at the numbers and you will know that it accounts for 71% of the Soviet Union's total production. This shows how important it is.

The German army launched the Battle of Volgograd with the aim of seizing the Baku oil fields, but was met with desperate resistance from the Soviet army. Ultimately, due to poor logistics, the German army was defeated.

But the German army did not give up the Caucasus region.

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 Germans would not easily give up the Caucasus.

But unexpectedly, they would ally with Persia, which was indeed beyond their expectations.

You know, the Allied forces don't have much power here, once Persia really agrees to cooperate with the German army.

This means that the German army can send hundreds of fighter planes to Persia and bomb the Baku oil fields at any time.

No oil fields!

The Soviet armored forces on the front line also had to lie down.

The so-called steel torrent will become a joke.

Therefore, 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 can't just rely on frontal defense, you also have to be wary of the rear.

Something is going to happen in Persia now!

There was no way the Soviets would sit idly by and watch Persia fall to the Germans.

Then the best way!

Just take action to solve Persia first!
Originally, the Soviet army wanted to go south and find an outlet to the sea.

I can't find a reason!

Now!
This is a good opportunity to expand the territory and at the same time gain access to the sea in the south, which 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 could also expand more armored forces.

Originally, the Soviet army could not find a reason to deal with Persia, after all, there were British and American troops stationed there.

This is a restricted area for the British army, and they will absolutely not tolerate other countries interfering.

But now!

Now there is a reason!

The British army is weak, so we can take action in advance.

To the outside world, we claim to be protecting the Baku oil fields!

The Soviet army is going to set up a new deep defense line in Persia.

I believe that with this reason, those guys from the Allied Forces will definitely not refuse.

It has to be said that when it comes to being a hooligan, the Soviet army is quite good at it.

At least everyone thinks this is very reasonable.

It must be said that the Soviet army chose a very good time.

Especially the British Empire, it would definitely not turn against the Soviet Army at this time. After all, it still had to rely on the Soviet Army and the German Army to continue to consume them.

Otherwise, if they fell out with the Soviet army, the British army would definitely suffer.

If the Soviet army was pushed to the side of the German army, it would be a real disaster.

The Soviet army's huge resources, combined with the German army's technology.

Then it would be truly invincible.

Even America probably did not have the courage to resist tens of millions of troops at that time.

Therefore, knowing that the Soviet army's actions this time were ill-intentioned, they could only grit their teeth and swallow the bitter fruit.

"Order, mobilize 200,000 troops stationed in Baku to immediately move south and occupy Persia." Whether for the Baku oil fields or for the 40 billion barrels of oil, the Soviet army had to move south immediately.

The Soviet army acted very quickly. After receiving the order, it took only five days for the vanguard troops to head directly south.

In an instant, parts of northern Persia were easily captured.

The Pahlavi regime was also stunned. While he was still thinking about the German army's proposal, 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 indicate that he didn't know.

This made Pahlavi very angry.

"Asshole, what the hell 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 for no reason?

Another question is how did Persia offend the Soviet army?
The result is!

They don't know either.

There is no other choice but to transmit the information here back to their respective bases.

The first to receive the news were the British army.

Fatty Qiu is simply a Muggle.

Are the Soviets crazy?
Attack Persia?

Don’t you know that’s one of your own?

Or did the Soviet army cooperate with the German army?

There was no other way, Fatty Qiu made a phone call immediately.

The news we learned was that the Soviet army decided to strike first and take Persia as strategic depth on the grounds that Persia was cooperating with the German army to attack the Caucasus from the north and the south.

This instantly made Fatty Qiu laugh out loud.

Are you taking me for a fool?

The second to receive the news was the White House.

They were petrified on the spot.

The Soviet Union and Germany joined forces?
This was my first reaction after coming to my senses.

As a result, they had to send a telegram asking why the Soviet army was moving south.

The Soviet army gave the same reply.

Shameless!
This is really shameless!
They didn't expect the Soviet army to use such a lame excuse.

The third person to receive the message 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)