Chapter 320 A bold idea!  Before this, the Turkish army was not so prosperous. Especially after the Turkish army bombed the Baku oil fields, causing a serious decline in Soviet oil field production. The Soviet army was extremely furious when they learned that the Turkish army had launched an attack on them. He even turned around and beat the Turkish troops wildly. The result was that the Turkish troops were beaten by the Soviet troops and ran around with their heads in their hands. Now that there are 500 tanks, the Turkish army's momentum has returned. In the eyes of the Turkish army commander, five hundred tanks would definitely be able to defeat the Soviet army. After all, the German blitzkrieg has been admired by the Turkish army for a long time. What's more important is that there is really nothing that can stop the Turkish army's attack along the way.

As for the Soviet army's counterattack methods. It's just an Air Force fighter plane. But the Turkish army is not fighting an unprepared battle. Their fighter planes had arrived a long time ago, and they were waiting in the clouds for the Soviet fighter planes to arrive. A fierce air battle broke out between the two sides, causing casualties on both sides. But it is obvious that the Turkish army has a greater advantage. Because some of the Turkish army's pilots are mercenaries from the German army. German mercenaries who were familiar with the Soviet aerial tactics were naturally familiar with air combat, and the results were not small. For a time, the Soviet army's counterattack methods did not have much effect. Those Soviet soldiers who stayed in the position were at a loss. They didn't know when the Turkish army had such a strong combat effectiveness. "You said our fighter planes didn't achieve much results?" Marshal Budyonny looked at his subordinate's report with an incredible look. "Yes, Your Excellency Marshal, I'm afraid we need to re-judge the strength of the Turkish army. Their strength clearly exceeds our expectations." The chief of staff said. Hearing this, Marshal Budyonni knew that he must have misjudged the strength of the Turkish army. No! Or rather! He misjudged the determination of the German army. There must be traces of the German army in these Turkish troops. The Germans may even have sent a large number of troops. Thinking of this, Marshal Budyonny took a deep breath, knowing that this matter exceeded his imagination.

Since the Turkish army is backed by the German army, what about the Persian army that has been harassing them? Could it be Britain and the United States behind them? Thinking of this, Marshal Budyonny knew that he had to send a telegram to Moscow. I need to report everything about the situation here. Not long after, the bearded man also received a telegram from Marshal Budyonny, and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He did not expect that Britain and the United States would increase their reinforcements at the same time. More importantly, there is such a tacit understanding. It was clear that he wanted the Soviet army to retreat in spite of the difficulties. If the Germans had not acquired the oil fields. Then the bearded man might endure it for the sake of the overall situation. But now the Germans have such huge oil fields. The war potential that breaks out will be unparalleled. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the bearded man to give in. After finally weakening the German army's war potential a lot, now the German army's war potential has been restored again. How much of the Soviet army's potential will be consumed? By then the battle will be over. The only two winners left are Britain and the United States. As long as the bearded man is not a fool, he will never agree. "Damn it, send an order immediately to mobilize elite troops from other front armies to support the Caucasus front army." "We must teach the Turkish army a lesson and tell Marshal Budyonni that this Turkish army must be annihilated." "Don't worry about the casualties. This Turkish army must not be withdrawn." As soon as the bearded man finished speaking, someone retorted. "Great leader, I think we should retreat. The Turkish army's goal is obviously that oil field, so why don't we withdraw first." "When the Turkish army clashes with the Persian natives and their strength is consumed, we can send troops again. Maybe we can have unexpected results." I have to say, this is a good suggestion. You must know that the Caucasus front has a force of half a million troops. Once it suffers heavy losses, it will be a huge shock to the entire defense line. Especially in the Caucasus region, there is a huge amount of oil. This is the source of energy for the Soviet army and must not be lost. Even the strategic initiative will change as a result. What's more important is that once the elite arms 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 propaganda. This suggestion silenced the entire conference room 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 is huge. No matter the bearded man, the Turkish army will definitely trumpet the Soviet army's combat effectiveness as paper. After a long silence, the bearded man felt that the other party's suggestion was correct. "Let all the troops retreat immediately, to the Caucasus, and let the Turkish army and Persian natives fight hard first. During this period, they will continue to accumulate strength. When they are almost done fighting, they will send out troops and try to take Persia in one go." The bearded man also said It’s not someone who can’t listen to advice. Obviously, the Soviet army was very familiar with this trick of fighting between snipe and clam to benefit the fisherman. "yes." Marshal Budyonni remained silent after receiving the order. At the same time, he deeply admired the bearded man's courage. If someone else were to be the commander-in-chief, he would definitely continue to hold on. "Order all troops to retreat immediately." Marshal Budyonni put away the telegram and said slowly. "Ah? Retreat?" Everyone in the headquarters replied in surprise. "What, you want to stay here?" Marshal Budyonni shouted angrily. "No, Your Excellency Commander, we are now surrounded. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to retreat." A major general's staff officer said cautiously. "What?" "We are surrounded and cannot retreat." The staff officer said again sadly and angrily. "How is this possible?" Marshal Budyonni shouted in disbelief. In such a short time? The Turkish army surrounded them? Is it that fast? "Commander, you just gave the order to hold on. All our troops have gone into battle. At this moment, they 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 face: "Where are the reserves? Where are our reserves? Let them go into the battlefield and create a passage immediately." "There are no reserves left, they are all on the battlefield." The chief of staff said helplessly again. Originally, they were not far away from the Persian capital, so they wanted to capture the Persian capital in one go. Who knew that the Turkish army suddenly disrupted the situation, causing the Soviet army to deploy part of its troops to resist the Turkish army. The troops led by Marshal Budyonny had just rushed to Persia and were besieged by the Turkish army. As a result, in the situation before them, their troops were fighting each other. So if you want to retreat, you won't be able to do so for a while. And even if we retreat at all costs, we may have to pay a heavy price. Hearing this, Budyonny was completely panicked, and all the reserves were involved. This breakout will probably cost a lot of troops. Marshal Budyonni cursed angrily when he thought of this. "asshole."

Then he calmed down. It was impossible for the bearded man to watch the Caucasus Front being wiped out, and he would definitely send reinforcements. It's just that the Turkish attack is too fierce at the moment, and it is impossible to stop the Turkish attack purely by relying on infantry. Thinking of this, Marshal Budyonny showed a hint of cruelty in his eyes, and immediately asked: "How many tanks do we have?" "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. This is the only remaining tank unit of the Caucasus Front. "Reorganize them into armored divisions, designated as independent armored divisions, directly under the front army, and I will personally lead the team." Marshal Budyonny said with cold eyes. "Yes!" the chief of staff asked with some confusion: "Commander, are you going to break out of the encirclement personally?" "Breakthrough? Impossible. I will personally lead the team to the rear of the Turkish army." Marshal Budyonny pointed at the map and said in an indifferent tone. Hearing this, everyone in the headquarters was shocked. This is too bold. Killing towards the rear of the Turkish army? "Your Majesty Commander, it's too dangerous, let me go." A lieutenant general stood up and said. "No, you guys don't need to persuade me, I will lead the team myself." Budyonni 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 get rewards. Now that he has this opportunity in front of him, he will never give up. And he was already very dissatisfied with the Turkish army's wanton behavior. Now that I have the opportunity to give the Turkish army a hard blow, I naturally have to lead the team myself. "Your Excellency, Commander, one armored division alone is not enough. It is better to gather all the trucks, armored vehicles, and cavalry of the entire army to form a commando team and advance all the way. This may break the Turkish defense line." Seeing that Marshal Budyonny has already decided Okay, the chief of staff said nothing more and immediately suggested. "Very good, this is a good idea, Comrade Chief of Staff, I'll leave this matter to you." Marshal Budyonny nodded immediately. … "I'm so envious. Look at those tank soldiers, they are invincible all the way." A Turkish infantryman said enviously on the position. "Yeah, it's their fault this time, otherwise they 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 Army sergeant also sighed with emotion. . "I heard that there were German tank crews inside those tanks?" someone asked in a low voice. "Indeed." Even their company commander joined in the conversation. "Otherwise our tanks wouldn't be so powerful." "It's considered good if it doesn't overwhelm one of your own." This sentence aroused the agreement of many people. Don't they know the level of their own armored forces? As a result, there are now consecutive battles and victories, all of which are the credit of the German army. It really has little to do with them. "Maybe the Soviet army is too weak." Someone wanted to argue.

As a result, he saw the sarcastic expressions of his comrades. "If we were really weak, would we have been beaten so badly?" "Or are we too incompetent?" This sentence offended many people. "Company commander, do you think we can annihilate all the Caucasus Front troops this time?" Seeing that the atmosphere became quiet, a sergeant asked with an idea. "We will definitely be able to annihilate them all. This time we have concentrated all the tanks, and we will definitely be able to annihilate them all." The company commander said with a smile. Five hundred tanks are the entire armored strength of the Turkish army. If it cannot absorb this, it will be really useless. "But in that case, wouldn't our rear be empty?" the sergeant asked in surprise. "What are you afraid of? What we do is to guard the rear. As long as we are here, it is absolutely impossible for the Soviet army 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 to raid our place." At this moment, the soldier in charge of reconnaissance pointed into the distance and said in horror: "Company commander, look, what is that?" "No, it's a Soviet tank." "Oh my gosh, there are hundreds of them at least." On the other hand, the company commander's face was very ugly, and he actually launched an attack towards their rear. Although he was confused, he was still very surprised as to where this Soviet army came from. Why don't they want to break out? Actually came towards their rear? Is this a bad idea? "How do they know that our army's rear is empty?" the company commander said inexplicably. "Company commander, don't think about that, let your superiors think about it." At this time, the lieutenant next to him said anxiously. How long has it been, and I’m still thinking about this. Are these things they need to worry about? "Quickly, order the troops to prepare for battle immediately and report to their superiors immediately." Although the company commander's tone was slightly calm, his trembling hands still betrayed him. Facing a large number of tanks, they were still a little panicked. "Report, the regiment commander issued an order to hold the position until reinforcements arrive." At this time, the communications soldier ran over and said loudly. "Understood." The company commander was not surprised that the regiment commander issued the order so quickly. After all, the Soviet army's formation stretched for several kilometers. It would be really strange if he didn't notice it. But at the Turkish Army Command Headquarters, the Turkish Army Commander was shocked. The Soviet army actually broke through the encirclement and advanced deep into him.

Is this a sign of the emptiness behind him? Or did someone leak the information? The German adviser next to him was also confused. Logically speaking, this time it was a solution that the German military advisers worked hard to come up with. The result? Now the Soviet army did not follow common sense and went straight to their rear. If the Soviet army breaks through the rear, then the Turkish army will be defeated. Because the Turkish army's combat effectiveness is not very strong. It won't collapse at the first touch. But once it gets into a hard fight, the situation will inevitably take a turn for the worse. "Map." After the German adviser ordered, the combat staff immediately opened the map. "Here, the enemy must want to penetrate our defense line, so that we can't see each other from the beginning to the end." After drawing a few straight lines on the map in twos and twos, the German consultant immediately gave the answer. "No, there are other purposes. It should be to cut off our retreat and then create fighter planes to surround us?" the German consultant sighed. He did not expect that he could come up with this trick in the face of danger. It has to be said that the opponent's command level is still very high. If it were him, he might not be able to come up with any ruthless moves. "What should we do now?" the Turkish commander asked. His military level is still somewhat unsatisfactory in the face of this kind of strategic duel. "Mobilize the reserves and we must block this Soviet army. We cannot allow them to act recklessly on our defense line." The German adviser said. It’s the third update, please update! ​ ​ (End of chapter)