Chapter 2883: The tragedy of a weak country
"His Majesty the King, maybe my way of expressing it is not appropriate, but you should believe in the sincerity of the United States of America. Since the end of the war, we have contributed hundreds of millions of dollars in funds, materials and equipment to your country. When we were fighting in the Pacific, we did not reduce our support to your country. Now Turkey is a mess, so in return for our generous assistance, should you say something?" Johnson said.
"Hehe, generous and unselfish assistance? If it weren't for me to face oil and find reliable cannon fodder in the war, you wouldn't give us a dollar! Most of the so-called hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance were also directly handed over. The Russian army, is this also a support for us?" Shah said in his heart.
"Your Excellency, if you only face the Turkish army, the Persian soldiers are willing to stand with your country and Russia, because now we will win against the Turks. No one will refuse a victory and will A war that brought a lot of benefits, but the problem is that the Mesopotamia is not only the Turks, but also the Germans! The Kingdom of Bavaria invested in the Turkish oil industry 25 years ago, and now they have both in Kirkuk and Basra. A large number of industries, what should we do if our actions like this lead to German interference?” Reza Khan on the side can’t stand it anymore. If he was only dissatisfied and hostile towards the United States and Russia, now he has almost taken the two This country has become a mortal enemy!
Although, Reza Khan does not appreciate Shah, and sometimes even plans to replace it! But he is now the monarch of the Qajar dynasty after all! Still the orthodox representative of the kingdom, but what are the two people on the opposite side? One is just a master of the United States in Iran, and the other does not even have an official status. They are now standing in the Persian palace to question their monarch as masters. This is already a national hatred! Therefore, Reza Khan couldn't help but help his Shah talk.
"Are the Germans? If they really act, it will indeed be a big problem, but now, because of the domestic political struggles, there is a quarrel in Germany. The three big countries have their own minds, and none of them have each other. They formed a consensus, so they will not take direct action in a short period of time. As for us, once the war begins, we will launch an attack on Basra, occupy this important port in one fell swoop, and then block the Persian Gulf with mines and submarines to block the German expedition. With the arrival of the fleet, at that time, the Germans will not have a reliable fulcrum even if they want to intervene, and will eventually be forced to give up because of the high cost." Johnson explained.
"But what if we fail to take Basra as planned? The troops stationed in Basra are Kemal's direct line. The combat power is the highest in the Turkish army, and there are German armed personnel there. If the Germans want, they are completely The troops can be transferred from Europe to the Persian Gulf within a week!"
"And have you ever thought about such a problem, if we really irritate the Germans and the Germans directly deal with us from Transcaucasus, have you ever thought about how we should end up? Transcaucasus is stationed in a large number of Germany. The army, and Bavaria has unified command over these army!" Reza Khan said.
From a military point of view, Reza Khan’s idea is very reasonable, and to be honest, Ruprecht is really ready to send troops directly into Persia from the Transcaucasus region when necessary, and let General Von Sekt Going to the Balkans was only a military preparation. General Von Sekter’s troops were mainly responsible for solving the problems of the Mesopotamia in Balkan under the cover of the navy. The troops deployed from the Transcaucasian region are to intervene at the right time to solve the problems of the Iranian regime.
"In fact, there is no need to worry about this issue. We will work with your army to defend against the German offensive. Although the Germans are very powerful, they rely too much on heavy equipment and supplies, and you know very well that the two countries are in the Transcaucasus region. The terrain on the border is very complicated, and we only need to guard a few passes to effectively prevent the opponent's attack." A silent Russian military representative Paplov said.
"Then what if the opponent chooses to launch a landing operation by sea from the direction of the Caspian Sea?" Reza Khan asked.
"The Germans won't do it. They don't have a fleet in the Caspian Sea." Pavlov said.
"Hehe, it's like Persia has a fleet in the Caspian Sea." Reza Khan said in his heart. Although Reza Khan is in contact with the allies, he is still more flexible in his heart. He is waiting for a price. It is impossible to stand with the United States and Russia. It is not good to go to Germany completely, because you will be with the United States. Russia has become an enemy, and weak countries will always be cannon fodder in battles between big countries. Therefore, he thought that the best way was not to get too close on either side, nor to offend both, and to follow the path of right and left.
Therefore, he is also studying what he should do if one day, when it is necessary to use force to contain the Germans, he even discussed this issue with Patton! I won’t say much on land. Relying on the terrain, we can carry out defensive operations in the pass area. If we can stop it, we can stop it.
The other direction is the direction of the Caspian Sea. It is true that the Germans did not deploy a fleet in the Caspian Sea, but that does not mean that the Germans have no naval power in the Caspian Sea! The Germans built a lot of shallow-water heavy gunships in the Caspian Sea~www.wuxiaspot.com~ among them, the largest tonnage was 7,000 tons, equipped with 240 guns dumped from the navy’s old arsenal, plus the Germans were deployed outside. With the aviation power of the Caucasus, these shallow-water heavy gunboats and aircraft are enough to land at any point along the Persian Caspian Sea!
However, for this problem, neither the Persians nor the Russians can do anything at all, because the Russians also don't have enough heavy weapons. They hope to use ordinary 6-inch howitzers to attack the warship? This is a bit difficult. Therefore, military infeasibility made Reza Khan fundamentally resist the war. And this time Reza Khan seems to have grasped the foot pain of the representatives of the United States and Russia. That is, from a purely military perspective, if the Germans insist on interfering, the situation in Bavaria, Persia, and the United States and Russia is not optimistic.
"Are we going to pin our only hope of victory on Bavaria's kindness and misjudgment? The start of this war is a bit too funny." Looking at the silent representatives of the United States and Russia, Reza Khan added Put the fire!
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