Chapter 696: The Terrified Remnants of the British Army
"Boom! Rumble......"
While Guderian commanded the army units to prepare for the landing operation, the German AH-1 Cobra helicopter gunship airborne troops also quickly launched "Tao" missiles or "Haierfa" missiles, bombarding the British troops and the new Iranian government forces on the port of Abadan who had not yet suffered casualties.
The sound of explosions that shook the mountains louder and louder shook and destroyed the buildings and shore defense artillery positions along the piers of the port of Abadan, as well as the concealed aircraft launch points.
At the same time, XM-12940 mm grenades are also like a storm, ferociously assisting in the bombardment of all enemy facilities.
The airborne troops, which followed closely behind, carried out airborne landings in other types of helicopters.
It didn't take long for one after another heavily armed German airborne troops to successfully parachute like wolves, and quickly entered the battle series, divided into small groups of armed forces, and rushed towards the bombed flames and black smoke of the port of Abadan, annihilating all the remaining British troops and the new Iranian government forces one by one.
"Da Da Da! Da-da-da-da! Da Da Da ......."
"Bang! Bang! Bang ......."
"Tom! Tong! Tom Tom ......."
Bursts of machine-gun and rifle fire were mixed with increasingly intense mortar sounds, and increasingly sparse howls and wails.
In the face of the sudden lightning bombardment and airborne attacks by the Germans, the Anglo-Indian troops and the new Iranian government forces stationed in the port of Abadan without casualties, including all their commanders, were frightened.
At the same time, almost two regiments of British troops and one regiment of the new Iranian government army stationed here also suffered most of the casualties in less than an hour, and only a small part of the German troops were resisting the successful airborne landing in a panic.
"Let's get out! Sir! The Germans are so fierce that their airborne troops have successfully landed in our port of Abbataan! ”
"That's right! Sir! If we don't evacuate immediately, I'm afraid we'll all be wiped out here! ”
Looking at the menacing German troops' indiscriminate bombardment, as well as the frantic airborne attacks, hiding the remnants of the British troops in the defensive bunkers, many soldiers were shouting at their commanders in panic and retreating.
"Withdraw! If we get out of here now, what will happen to our oil fields? ”
In the face of the frightened shouts of these soldiers to retreat, some of the British commanders asked rhetorically with a heavy heart.
Because for them, the purpose of their stationing in the port of Abadan was to guard the oil fields here, and if the oil fields here were occupied by the German army, then not only did the Germans gain a large amount of oil, but also the British army lost a large amount of oil supplies.
These British commanders were very reluctant to see such serious consequences, especially not wanting to see the Germans use the oil of their colonies to supply the German tank units and aircraft units to attack them in the UK.
Of course, they also know very well that if they lose Iran's oil fields, their future fate will be to go to court-martial, or be executed.
Even if they survive the catastrophe unharmed, their future career as an officer will end here, and they will no longer have the opportunity to be promoted.
So these British commanders were also depressed when they saw the fighting situation that was becoming more and more unfavorable to them, and listened to the constant shouts of the soldiers under their command to evacuate.
Because they were also afraid of death, they also wanted to evacuate the port of Abadan, which was about to be bombed into ruins.
"Then let's call reinforcements! With reinforcements, we will be able to hold on to the fight, especially our air force! ”
"That's right! Sir! Call our Air Force for help! With air supremacy, we don't have to be afraid of those German bombings! ”
"Isn't our airport near here? As soon as our aviation unit receives our call for help, it should be able to come to the rescue soon! Sir! ”
"That's right! Sir! Soon, our air force and army, especially tank troops, will come to help! In addition to the airport, we have other troop camps near here! ”
But in the face of the worries of these British commanders, the British soldiers in front of them were even more anxious to urge and propose.
"Don't make any noise! I have already sent telegrams and phone calls to our Air Force and nearby troops for help! But they are also under attack by the Germans, and there is no way to support us for a while! ”
"That's why we're desperately guarding here now, and there's no other way!"
In the face of the increasingly chaotic shouting, all the British commanders shouted loudly.
"What! How so! When did the Germans advance so fast, and weren't they attacking the port of Abadan, where we were stationed? Except for the Airborne Forces, the army has not yet landed successfully! ”
"That's right! Sir, how can this be! ”
As soon as the words fell, most of the soldiers in the audience were stunned.
"Those damned Germans have a large number of airborne troops and aviation units, and they are seizing our air supremacy!"
"And their airborne troops can also be parachuted into our deep barracks, and as for our airfield, it is being attacked by the German air force, and a lot of facilities have been blown up!"
"So don't think that our support can reach us in a short time, and if you don't want to die now, give me resistance to the German invasion immediately!"
It's just that in the face of those officers and soldiers who desperately want to get support, these British commanders are extremely depressed and depressed, and they have no choice but to respond.
"Impossible! Without reinforcements, we would not have been able to defeat these German forces with heavy firepower, especially their aircraft carrier groups, air force and missile bombardment! ”
"That's right! Let's get out of here! It is impossible to defend to the death, we will only become cannon fodder and be wiped out by the Germans here! ”
We can't die here in vain, you're committing a crime to do so! ”
When the British soldiers heard that their commanders were going to let them hold their positions, all the British soldiers roared in a frenzy.
"Bang! Bang! Bang......"
While these British soldiers were shouting excitedly, suddenly bursts of gunfire rang out one after another, and suddenly resounded.
Because these British commanders are shooting and killing the British soldiers who are shouting and fighting for their lives.