Chapter 1158: Rush for time

Admiral Rundstedt was simply surprised and delighted that he was able to become the commander of Army Group E. Although, among the five major army groups of the German army, Army Group E had only two army groups, the least number of troops, and it was the two army groups that had just been formed, and their combat effectiveness was also the weakest. But this is, after all, a commander of an army group. This also means that he has already stepped into the field of the marshal with half a foot.

After the completion of the first phase of the Barbarossa Plan, the commanders of the four army groups A, B, C, and D were all promoted to the rank of marshal. If he can lead Army Group E to defeat Burussia and win victory in the next war, he believes that His Majesty the Emperor will not be stingy with a marshal's scepter.

As for whether the Russians could be defeated, Admiral Rundstedt had no doubts about it. After all, the first enemy they have to deal with is nothing more than the Caucasian Front of the Russian army. The army in this area does not have many troops, and its combat effectiveness is even less strong. It is true that they were able to defeat the Turks and Iranians, but this is not because the Russian army is too strong, but because the Turks and Iranians are too weak. If it were the German army, the strength of the two armies would be enough to fight them all over the ground!

"Your Majesty, I will rush to the Persian Gulf at once and familiarize myself with the situation there!" Admiral Rundstedt said. Now, he didn't want to waste a moment. The sooner we get to the Persian Gulf, the sooner we can draw up a battle plan.

"My general, don't call it that way. The 21st and 22nd armies rushed to the Persian Gulf, which took time. When the time comes, the Air Force will send planes to take you there. Qin Tian said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Admiral Rundstedt also knew that he seemed to be acting too eagerly. However, it is impossible for anyone to encounter such a thing without being anxious. Now, he is also the deputy chief of the general staff of the army, and after taking up the post of commander of Army Group E, this position is obviously impossible to concurrently hold, and it needs to be handed over well.

"That's right, Your Majesty. Will the 21st Air Force Air Group be able to reach the Middle East before the 22nd and 7nd armies rush to the Persian Gulf? Launching an air strike against the Russian army will also have the effect of delaying them. Admiral Rundstedt said. Now that he is already thinking about the next battle, he must do his best to delay the Russian army. In this way, it will be possible to buy time for the arrival of the main forces of the German army.

"That should be fine, right? We already have a lot of airports in the Middle East. It's just that there weren't many planes stationed before. Qin Tian said. There was no decent air force in the countries of the Middle East, and those airfields were intended for the Luftwaffe. It's just that there was no enemy in this direction before, so the Luftwaffe did not have a large-scale stationing.

"Your Majesty, the 7th Air Group can be transferred to the Middle East at once. However, we need to send a large number of transport planes to bring aerial bombs over. "Albert? Marshal Kesselring said.

"Well, let's get the Air Force involved in air strikes against the Russians as soon as possible. With air support, the Turks and Iranians should be able to hold out longer. Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Albert? Marshal Kesselring replied.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Russians have launched this attack on the Persian Gulf, as can be seen from the fact that Russia has suffered heavy losses in previous battles. However, they are far from breaking their bones and bones, and they still have the strength to launch a counterattack. Therefore, next year's combat mission will still be very arduous. Not only do we have to occupy large cities such as Moscow and Josevgrad, but we also have to further eliminate the living forces of the Russian army, so that in the next battle, they can only resist our attack and have no strength to launch a counteroffensive! Qin Tian said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Everyone replied. They all firmly believe that the German army will be able to achieve even more brilliant success next year.

The Germans began to move on a large scale, and naturally they could not hide it from others. Whether it is the United States or the United States, there are a lot of spies in Germany. The forces of the two German armies went to the port, which naturally made it easy for them to guess what was happening.

Beria, a member of the NKVD of Buo, reported the news to Joseph as soon as possible.

"Two armies, 400,000 people! Such a force is definitely not something that the Caucasian Front can deal with. Joseph said with great certainty. In the previous battles, he had fully understood how strong the German army was. Don't look at the Caucasian front, which is fighting very well now, and the Turks and Iranians are holding their heads in the run. However, in the face of the German army, the tide of the war may be reversed immediately.

"Let Comrade Shaposhnikov come to me right away!" Joseph commanded.

Soon, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army, Shaposhnikov, rushed to Joseph's office.

After learning that the Germans had actually sent two army groups to reinforce the Persian Gulf, Shaposhnikov's face was also very ugly. Because he knows that I am afraid that the task of the Caucasian Front this time will not be able to be completed. In front of the two armies of the Germans, the Caucasian Front was not an opponent at all and would soon be defeated.

"Comrade Joseph, the situation is very bad for us. If the two German armies rushed to the Persian Gulf, the Caucasian Front would not be an opponent in any way! Shaposhnikov said.

Joseph nodded, but he didn't want his painstaking plan to fail. He knew that this was the only chance for the Russian army to counterattack, and if he missed it, he was afraid that there would be no such opportunity.

"Isn't there no way to get it back?" Joseph asked.

Shaposhnikov frowned and thought about it, and after a while he said: "Comrade Joseph, it will take almost half a month for the two armies of the Germans to rush to the Persian Gulf. If the Caucasian Front can reach Kuwait in half a month, perhaps there will be a chance to destroy the German oil fields in Kuwait and Iraq. Otherwise, we won't have a chance! ”

With the current front of the Caucasian Front, if it wants to reach Kuwait, it needs to advance more than 600 kilometers to the south. Half a month to advance such a long distance, there is almost no possibility. Even if there was no enemy resistance, it would not have been possible to march alone.

"Give an order to the Caucasian Front and let them speed up their march south! Especially whether the two tank divisions can destroy the oil fields of the Germans or not, it's up to them! Joseph still didn't give up.

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