"General Enver, Turkey's Minister of War and Chief of the General Staff, had personally led the Turkish 3rd Army Corps to the front. Moreover, they had issued orders requiring the two army corps at the front to hold their defensive lines to the death and not retreat without authorization. If so, they should be able to withstand the Russian attack!" Gustav Stresemann said.
"Your Majesty, if that is the case, no matter how poor the Turkish Army may be, it should still be able to hold back the Russian attack. The Russian 44th, 45th, and 46th Army Corps attacking Turkey do not have many troops. The three army corps combined total only some two hundred thousand men. If Turkey can concentrate three army corps, it will certainly be able to withstand the Russian attack! It may even be able to defeat the Russians." General Rundstedt said.
Oscar nodded. Though the Turks had lost their former glory, they were still considered a powerful country in the Middle East. An army of six hundred thousand equipped with German-style weapons was not to be underestimated in combat.
"Foreign Minister, convey my gratitude to the Turkish President. Thank the Republic of Turkey for everything it has done for the Allied Powers. Tell them to have their forces hold on. Our troops are already on their way to the Persian Gulf," Oscar said.
At such a time, the Turks' willingness to do their utmost to hold back the Russians was undoubtedly good news.
"Your Majesty, the real trouble is the 47th and 51st Army Corps under the Russian Caucasian Front Army. These two army corps have even greater strength. They also have two tank divisions. Even if the Iranian Army fought with everything it had, it would be unable to stop them," Field Marshal Manstein