Iran's northern front line, Headquarters of the Russian Caucasian Front Army, moves with the Russian army 51st Army Corps. The two tank divisions of 47th Army Corps acted as the forward, while the huge troops of 51st Army Corps annihilated the Iraqi troops that were scattered by the tank troops.
At least, judging from the current situation, Caucasian Front Army still performed very well in this battle. The 44th, 45th and 46th Army Corps, Turkish 1st Army and 2nd Army Corps who fought in eastern Türkiye suffered heavy losses and were retreating steadily. 47th Army Corps and 51st Army Corps defeated 1st Army Corps of the Iranian Army and 2nd Army Corps in northern Iran. Everything is developing in favor of the Russian army.
"Comrade Commander, the Iranians have been completely defeated by us. We have captured more than 100,000 Iranians. A large number of Iranians are fleeing. According to the intelligence we obtained, Tabriz will be the direction in which these Iranians will retreat. They are trying to escape there and continue to block us." Chief of Staff Major General Tolbukhin said with a smile on his face.
In this war, the Russian army rarely won. Although they have only defeated Turks and the Iranians, this is also a rare victory! If Comrade Joseph can be satisfied, then everyone will have huge benefits.
Lieutenant General Kozlov nodded. "Let the 6th tank, 54th Division, speed up and move in the direction of Tabriz. Get rid of the main Iranian force before they retreat there. In this case, northern Iran will open the door, and they will no longer have the strength to prevent us from crossing Zarogus Mountains!"
In Lieutenant General Kozlov's view, defeating the Iranians is undoubtedly much easier than overcoming Zarogus Mountains. If they want to pass Zagros Mountains on difficult roads quickly, that is the big problem they need to face. Therefore, the Russian army must defeat Iranian Army as soon as possible before this, so as to buy them enough time.
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Major General Tolbukhin nodded.
"By the way, from the Turkish direction, let the 44th, 45th and 46th Army Corps continue to maintain pressure on them. If Turks can be solved, that would be the best. Even if it is not possible, we must hold them back and not let them interfere with our battle!" Lieutenant General Kozlov said.
The 44th, 45th and 46th Army Corps, the troops are still too few. It is too difficult to rely on them to defeat Türkiye. Therefore, Lieutenant General Kozlov's initial goal was to use these three armies to hold back Turks. The troops that really want to complete the combat missions assigned by Joseph are 47th Army Corps and 51st Army Corps.
"Yes, Comrade Commander."
At this time, Front Army Political Commissar Major General Shamanin walked in with a serious face.
"Comrade Commander, Moscow's latest order!" Major General Shamanin handed Telegram to Lieutenant General Kozlov.
Lieutenant General Kozlov took a look at Telegram, and his expression turned very ugly. German military actually quickly mobilized two armies to reinforce Middle East. The response was so quick that it completely exceeded their expectations.
Major General Tolbukhin also read the content above Telegram, and his expression was ugly.
They all knew that if German military rushed to the battlefield, their so-called advantage would disappear immediately. The outcome of this battle seems to be destined.
"Comrade Commander, the situation is critical now, what should we do?" Major General Shamanin asked.
"We must seize the time. We must defeat the Iranians before the Germany people arrive, climb over Zagros Mountains, then sweep across Iraq, and advance to Kuwait!" Lieutenant General Kozlov said.
But Major Generals Major General Shamanin and Tolbukhin could not help but frown. Obviously, they did not believe that Caucasian Front Army could complete these combat missions in just half a month. The final result is probably that they haven't hit Kuwait yet, but the Germany people have already landed. At that time, they will face attacks from German military hundreds of thousands of elite troops.
Even in its heyday, Caucasian Front Army would never be able to withstand the attack of two armies of Germany. Not to mention after a series of hard battles and long marches. One can only imagine what the results will be by then.
However, Joseph has given an order, can they still disobey it? In other words, do they have the guts to disobey? Therefore, even if they knew they were outmatched, they had no choice but to bite the bullet!
"Order the entire army to do whatever it takes!" Lieutenant General Kozlov ordered.
"Delay the Russian army at all costs! The reinforcements from our Germany allies are already on the way. As long as we persist for another half month, we will win!" 1st Army Corps of the Iranian Army Commander said to the generals below.
Although, they have been defeated by Russians. However, König Reza Khan has issued a death order, requiring them to hold their position. If Russians cannot be held back, none of these generals will end well.
This made these generals know that they were no match for Russians, but they had no other choice.
Reza Khan König has no choice. The Germany people have given him the sternest warning. If he cannot hold back Russians, he must consider changing someone to become König. Such a result is undoubtedly absolutely unacceptable to Reza Khan König.
Although, after becoming Germany's Protectorate, I have to listen to Germany people for everything. But as König, he still has a lot of power. If it is overthrown by Germany people, then there will be nothing left. Therefore, Reza Khan König did not dare to have any reservations and asked the army to do its best.
Under such circumstances, the Iranian army on the front line could only desperately block the Russian army.
Not only that, Iranian Army's other troops were also ordered to rush to the front line. Although this also takes a lot of time, King of Iran Reza Khan can only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.
Iranian Army's desperate attack also brought a lot of trouble to the Russian army. Although they still could not resist the Russian attack. But it allows the Russian army to spend more time defeating them. In this way, it undoubtedly played a role in delaying the Russian army.
At the same time, the other end of the Zagros Mountains, 1st Army Corps of the Iraqi Army, also began to deploy its defenses. The order they received was to use the terrain to build blocking positions to block the Russian attack and gain time for German military to arrive at Iraq.
In order to buy enough time, Germany exerted great pressure on Middle East countries.