German 21st Army Corps has arrived at Kuwait, 22nd Army Corps, and will soon arrive at Kuwait. The arrival of a large number of elite German military will completely change the situation of Middle East. Although, the Russian army Caucasian Front Army fought very well in this battle and performed well. However, they have never been able to complete the combat plan assigned by Joseph.
Because they have no chance at all. Not only that, they may even lose themselves.
One hundred and twenty kilometers north of Baghdad, the two tank divisions of Tikrit and Russian 47th Army Corps have already arrived here. However, the two tank divisions combined have less than fifty tanks. The rest of the tanks have been damaged in previous battles. In addition to those destroyed by German Air Force fighter planes, many were damaged due to mechanical failures.
Although, it seems that it is not far from Baghdad. However, more than two hundred thousand Iraqi Army stood in front of them. Although most of these Iraqi Army have just been formed and have low combat effectiveness. However, after receiving the full support of German Air Force, it was still barely able to withstand the Russian attack. No matter what happens, these Russian troops can be held back to buy time for the subsequent German military to rush to the battlefield.
Headquarters of the Russian Caucasian Front Army, not far north of Tikrit. However, the atmosphere in the entire headquarters is very solemn now. They have learned that German military disembarked at Kuwait. This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for them.
"Can the information be confirmed? Germany people have really arrived at Kuwait?" Front Army Political Commissar Major General Shamanin seemed to still be unable to believe this fact. After all, this was a huge blow to them.
"Comrade Political Commissar, it can be confirmed that the Germany people have really arrived at Kuwait." Chief of Staff Major General Torbushin replied.
"It should be true. Calculating the time, with the speed of Germany people, it is enough to transport the army to Persian Gulf." Lieutenant General Kozlov sighed. His face was also full of helplessness and disappointment.
Although, after being attacked by German Air Force, the Russian army's advancement speed was greatly reduced. This made him deeply worried about the next battle. However, at that time, he still had a sense of luck, thinking that German reinforcements might not come so quickly. In that case, they will undoubtedly still have a chance. But now it seems that all this is just his delusion. Germany The reinforcements arrived faster than he imagined.
"Damn it, what should we do now?" A trace of panic flashed in Major General Shamanin's eyes. Obviously he already knew that there was no way they could be German military's opponents. He knew very well what the consequences would be if he fought against German military.
"If we follow the order issued by Comrade Joseph, we must attack further south. However, judging from the current situation, if we continue to attack, I am afraid that we will be attacked head-on by the Germany people before we advance to Baghdad. With The advancing speed of the Germany people will soon reach the Baghdad. By then, we will encounter the attack of the German military elite troops. With our current strength, it is impossible to withstand the attack of the Germany people." Lieutenant General Kozlov said.
"If possible, I would rather retreat. Retreat to the north of the Zagros Mountains. In that case, we may be able to use the terrain to block the Germany people. However, the possibility of successfully resisting the Germany people's attack is not too great." Lieutenant General Kozlov continued.
The strength gap between the two sides was so great that the Russian army Caucasian Front Army had no power to fight back in front of German military.
If Lieutenant General Kozlov were given the choice, he would definitely order a retreat without hesitation. But unfortunately, he does not have this power. Everyone knows that the order issued by Joseph is for them to advance to Kuwait and destroy the oil fields of Germany people in Iraq and Kuwait. Now, if he retreats before completing his mission, Joseph will definitely send him to a military court for this.
Therefore, even if you know that procrastination continues, it will not do you any good. But Lieutenant General Kozlov did not dare to issue the order to retreat.
"Comrade Commander, why don't you stop moving forward temporarily and report the situation we encountered here to General Staff Headquarters! What should we do next? General Staff Headquarters will definitely give us a clear answer!" Chief of Staff Major General Torbushin suggested.
Lieutenant General Kozlov thought for a while, then nodded. "Okay, there is no other way!"
Caucasian Front Army threw this problem to Russian General Staff Headquarters. Shaposhnikov also had a huge headache after receiving Telegram. They also learned that German military had arrived at Persian Gulf. Shaposhnikov knows that Caucasian Front Army's mission is impossible to complete. If things go wrong, the entire Caucasian Front Army will suffer heavy losses or even be annihilated. This will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Russian army.
What's even worse is that Joseph has high hopes for the Caucasian Front Army's attack. If Caucasian Front Army fails to complete the target task this time, Joseph will definitely be furious. At that time, everyone will be affected by Joseph's anger.
But Shaposhnikov is obviously unable to make a decision alone when faced with this difficult problem. This is a matter of life and death for hundreds of thousands of people Caucasian Front Army. Even if he is the chief of staff of the Russian army, he does not have this power.
The only one with this power is Joseph.
Shaposhnikov did not dare to neglect and immediately rushed to Kremlin to report the matter to Joseph.
Joseph After understanding the whole thing, the expression on his face suddenly became very ugly. Just as Shaposhnikov guessed, he has high hopes for the Caucasian Front Army's operation this time, hoping that they can capture German oil fields in the Persian Gulf. No matter what happens, we have to find a way to destroy those oil fields. In this case, the war strength of Germany can be greatly weakened. For Russia, which suffered heavy losses, this will play a great role.
But now, Caucasian Front Army is unable to complete this task. Such a result is unacceptable to Joseph. It was as if he had hit Germany with a well-prepared punch, only to find that it had no effect at all. For Joseph, this is undoubtedly another slap in the face and a huge loss of face.