Chapter 320 A bold idea!
Before this, the Turkish army was not so glorious.

Especially after the Turkish army bombed the Baku oil fields, causing the Soviet oil field production to decline seriously.

The Soviet army was extremely furious when they learned that the Turkish army had launched an attack on them.

They even turned around and attacked the Turkish army violently.

The result was that the Turkish army was beaten by the Soviet army and fled in panic.

Now with 500 tanks, the Turkish army is back in momentum.

In the eyes of the Turkish commanders, five hundred tanks would definitely be able to defeat the Soviet army.

After all, the German blitzkrieg had been admired by the Turkish army for a long time.

More importantly, there was really nothing that could stop the Turkish army's attack along the way.

As for the Soviet army's counterattack.

It's just an air force fighter.

But the Turkish army was not fighting an unprepared battle.

Their fighter planes had arrived long ago and were waiting in the clouds for the Soviet planes to arrive.

A fierce air battle broke out between the two sides, resulting in casualties on both sides.

But it is clear that the Turkish army has a greater advantage.

Because some of the Turkish pilots were mercenaries from the German army.

The German mercenaries were familiar with the Soviet air tactics, so they were no strangers to air combat, and their results were considerable.

For a time, the Soviet army's counterattack did not have much effect.

Those Soviet soldiers who remained in the position were at a loss. They didn't know when the Turkish army had such strong combat effectiveness?

"You said that our fighter planes did not achieve much success?" Marshal Budyonny looked at his subordinates' reports with an incredible look.

"Yes, Marshal, I'm afraid we need to re-evaluate the strength of the Turkish army. Their strength is obviously beyond our expectations." The chief of staff said.

Upon hearing this, Marshal Budyonny knew that he must have misjudged the strength of the Turkish army.

Do not!
Or!

I misjudged the German army's determination.

There must be German presence among these Turkish troops.

Even the Germans may have sent a large number of troops.

Thinking of this, Marshal Budyonny took a deep breath. He knew that this matter was beyond his imagination.

Since the German army is behind the Turkish army, what about the Persian army that has been harassing them?

Could it be that Britain and the United States are behind them?

Thinking of this, Marshal Budyonny knew that he had to send a telegram to Moscow.

We must report every detail of the situation here.

Not long after, the bearded man also received a telegram from Marshal Budyonny, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He did not expect that Britain, the United States and Germany would simultaneously increase their reinforcements.

More importantly, they have such tacit understanding.

It was obvious that they wanted the Soviet army to retreat.

If the Germans had not taken the oil fields.

Then for the sake of the overall situation, the bearded man might just endure it.

But now the Germans had such huge oil fields.

The potential for war that would result would be unparalleled.

So there is absolutely no way that the bearded man would give in.

The German army's war potential was finally weakened a lot, but now it has been restored again.

How much of the Soviet army's potential would that consume?

By then the battle will be over.

The only two winners left are Britain and the United States.

Unless the bearded man is a fool, he will never agree to it.

"Damn it! Immediately send out orders to transfer elite troops from other fronts to support the Caucasus Front."

"We must teach the Turkish army a lesson and tell Marshal Budyonny that this Turkish army must be annihilated."

"Don't worry about casualties. This Turkish army must not withdraw." As soon as the bearded man finished speaking, someone started to refute.

"Great leader, I think we should retreat. The Turkish army's goal is obviously the oil field. Why don't we withdraw first?"

"After the Turkish army clashes with the Persian natives and their strength is depleted, we will send troops again. Perhaps there will be unexpected results."

I have to say, this is a good suggestion.

You must know that the Caucasus Front has a total of 500,000 troops. Once they suffer heavy losses, it will be a huge shock to the entire defense line, especially the Caucasus region, which has a huge amount of oil. This is the source of energy for the Soviet army and must not be lost.

Even the strategic initiative may change as a result.

More importantly, once the elite forces are completely wiped out, it will be a huge blow to the entire camp, especially the Turkish army, which will take this opportunity to expand its propaganda.

This suggestion caused the entire conference room to remain silent for a long time.

Because this means temporarily giving up the current good situation.

Although strategically speaking, it was indeed of great help to the Soviet army.

But the impact was huge.

There is no need to think about it, the Turkish army will definitely publicize that the Soviet army's combat effectiveness is paper-thin.

After a long silence, the bearded man felt that the other party's suggestion was correct.

"Let all troops retreat immediately, withdraw to the Caucasus region, let the Turkish army and the Persian natives fight each other to a pulp first, and continue to accumulate strength during this period of time. When they are almost done fighting, we will send out troops and try to take down Persia in one fell swoop." The bearded man was not someone who would not listen to advice.

Obviously, the Soviet army is very familiar with this trick of taking advantage of the conflict between the two parties.

"Yes."

Marshal Budyonny remained silent after receiving the order, but at the same time he deeply admired the courage of the bearded man. If someone else were the commander-in-chief, he would definitely let him continue to hold on.

"Order all troops to retreat immediately." Marshal Budyonny put away the telegram and said slowly.

"Ah? Retreat?" Everyone in the command center replied with some surprise.

"What, you want to stay here?" Marshal Budyonny roared angrily.

"No, Commander, we are surrounded now. It may not be easy to retreat." A major general staff officer said cautiously.

"What?"

"We are surrounded and cannot retreat." The staff officer said again in grief and anger.

"How is this possible?" Marshal Budyonny roared in disbelief.

In such a short time? The Turkish army surrounded them? Was it so fast?

"Commander, you just gave the order to hold on. All our troops have been engaged in the battle. Now we are fighting with the Turkish army. Retreat is impossible." The chief of staff took over and said bitterly.

Hearing this, Marshal Budyonny shouted with a very ugly expression: "Where are the reserves? Where are our reserves? Let them go to the battlefield and immediately open up a passage."

"There are no reserves. All of them have been sent to the battlefield." The chief of staff said helplessly again.

Originally they were not far from the Persian capital, so they wanted to take it in one go.

Who knew that the Turkish army would suddenly disrupt the situation, causing the Soviet army to withdraw part of its forces to resist the Turkish army.

The troops led by Marshal Budyonny had just arrived in Persia when they were besieged by the Turkish army.

As a result, the current situation appeared, their troops were fighting with each other. So if they wanted to retreat, they couldn't do so for a while.

And even if we retreat at all costs, I'm afraid we'll have to pay a heavy price.

Hearing this, Budyonny was completely panicked and all the reserve troops were thrown into it.

I'm afraid we'll lose a lot of troops in this breakout.

Thinking of this, Marshal Budyonny cursed angrily.

"asshole."

Then he calmed down. The bearded man would not sit idly by and watch the Caucasus Front being annihilated, so he would definitely send reinforcements.

However, the Turkish army's attack was too fierce, and it was impossible to stop it by relying solely on infantry.
Thinking of this, Marshal Budyonny's eyes showed a hint of cruelty, and he immediately asked: "How many tanks do we have left?"

"There are probably less than three hundred tanks, most of which are light tanks, and there are less than fifty T-34 tanks." The chief of staff quickly gave the number. These were the only remaining tank units of the Caucasus Front.

"Reorganize them into an armored division, designated an independent armored division, directly under the front, and I will lead the team myself," Marshal Budyonny said with cold eyes.

"Yes!" The Chief of Staff asked in confusion, "Commander, are you going to break out yourself?"

"Break through? Impossible. I will personally lead the team to attack the rear of the Turkish army." Marshal Budyonny pointed to the map and said in a cold tone.

Hearing this, everyone in the command center was shocked. This was too bold. Attacking the rear of the Turkish army?
"Commander, it's too dangerous. Let me go." A lieutenant general stepped forward and said.

"No, you don't need to persuade me. I will lead the team myself." Budyonny shook his head and said.

Now that we are surrounded, we might as well give it a try. If we can break through the Turkish army's rear defense line, not only will we not be punished, we will even be rewarded.

Now that he has this opportunity in front of him, he will definitely not give it up.

Moreover, he was very dissatisfied with the Turkish army's reckless behavior.

Now that I have the opportunity to deal a severe blow to the Turkish army, I naturally have to lead the team myself.

"Commander, one armored division is not enough. We should concentrate all the trucks, armored vehicles and cavalry of the army to form a commando team and advance forward. This may break the Turkish defense line." Seeing that Marshal Budyonny had made up his mind, the chief of staff did not say anything more and proposed immediately.

"Very good, this is a good idea, Comrade Chief of Staff, I'll leave this matter to you." Marshal Budyonny nodded immediately.

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"I'm so envious. Look at those tank soldiers. They are invincible all the way." A Turkish infantryman said enviously on the position.

"Yes, we owe it to them this time, otherwise we wouldn't have defeated the Soviet army so easily. The Soviet army's combat effectiveness is indeed very strong. I really don't know how the German army defeated them." Another Turkish sergeant also sighed.

"I heard that there are German tank soldiers in those tanks?" someone asked in a low voice.

"That's true." Even their company commander joined in the conversation.

"Otherwise our tanks wouldn't be so powerful."

"It's good enough if we don't oppress our own people."

This statement aroused the agreement of many people.

Don’t they know what the level of their own armored troops is?

As a result, we are now winning battles one after another, and all of this is thanks to the German army.

It really has nothing to do with them.

"Maybe the Soviet army is too weak." Someone wanted to argue.

As a result, I saw the sarcastic expressions of my comrades.

"If we were really weak, would we have been beaten so badly?"

"Or are we too incompetent?"

This sentence offended many people.

"Captain, do you think we can completely wipe out the Caucasus Front this time?" As the atmosphere became quiet, a sergeant asked with an idea.

"We will definitely wipe out the enemy. All the tanks have been concentrated this time, so we will definitely wipe out the enemy." The company commander said with a smile.

Five hundred tanks are the entire armored force of the Turkish army. If they can't handle it, it would be a waste.

"But if that's the case, won't our rear be empty?" asked the sergeant in surprise.

"What are you afraid of? Our job is to guard the rear. As long as we are here, the Soviet army will never be able to break through to our rear." The company commander said disdainfully.

"Besides, the Soviet army must be thinking about how to retreat at this time, and it is impossible for them to attack us by surprise."

At this moment, the soldier in charge of reconnaissance pointed to the distance and said in horror: "Captain, look, what is that?"

"Oh no, it's a Soviet tank."

"Oh my god, there must be hundreds of them."

On the other hand, the company commander's face looked very ugly, and he actually launched an attack towards their rear.

Although he was confused, he was still wondering where this Soviet army came from.

Why don't they think about breaking out?

Actually, he was coming towards them from behind?
Is this a brain problem?

"How did they know that our rear was empty?" the company commander asked in some confusion.

"Captain, don't think about it. Let your superiors take care of it." At this time, the lieutenant next to him said anxiously.

It’s already this time, and I’m still thinking about this.

Is this something they need to worry about?

"Quick, order the troops to prepare for battle immediately and report to the superiors immediately."

Although the company commander's tone seemed somewhat calm, his trembling hands betrayed him.

Faced with a large number of tanks, they were still a little panicked.

"Report, the commander has given an order that we must hold our position until the reinforcements arrive." At this time, the signalman ran over and said loudly.

"Understood." The company commander was not surprised that the regiment commander gave the order so quickly. After all, the Soviet formation stretched for several kilometers, and it would be strange if he didn't notice it.

However, the Turkish command and the Turkish commander were shocked that the Soviet army had broken through the encirclement and advanced deep into his territory.

Was this because they knew that his rear was empty? Or was it because someone leaked the information?

The German military adviser next to him was also confused.

Logically speaking, this time the solution was the one that the German military advisers had painstakingly thought out.

The results of it?
Now the Soviet army did not play by the rules and went straight to their rear.

If the Soviet army breaks through the rear, the Turkish army will be defeated.

Because the Turkish army’s combat effectiveness is not very strong.

It won't collapse at the slightest touch.

But once we get into a tough battle, the situation will inevitably take a turn for the worse.

"Map." After the German adviser gave the order, the combat staff immediately opened the map.

"Here, the enemy must be trying to break through our defense line, so that we can't take care of both ends." After drawing a few straight lines on the map, the German adviser immediately gave the answer.

"No, there are other purposes. Should it be to cut off our retreat and create opportunities to encircle us?" The German adviser sighed. He did not expect that he could come up with this trick when facing a crisis.

I have to say that the opponent's command level is still very high. If it were him, he might not be able to come up with such a brutal move.

"What should we do now?" asked the Turkish commander.

His military level was still somewhat unsatisfactory in the face of such a strategic confrontation.

"Mobilize the reserve troops. We must stop this Soviet army and cannot let them act recklessly on our defense line." said the German military adviser.

　It’s the third watch, let me make up for the update!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)