Chapter 689: Guderian and Reza Khan, King of Iran, reach an agreement
In March 1941, according to later historical sources, when the Iranian king Reza Khan felt that the British control of the Middle East was waning, he immediately formed an alliance with Germany and made up his mind to drive the British out of Iran.
But he didn't know about his decision, and in the end, the butcher's knife of the Soviets and the British was immediately on his neck.
Because the strategic position of the Middle East was very important for Britain and the Soviet Union, especially once the Iranian railways were controlled, the British and the United States could provide various military material support to the Soviet Union through the Iranian railways, and Ali fought against the German army on the Eastern Front.
Soon a coup d'état in Iran began, with the Soviets drawing some of their forces from the 44th, 47th, and 53rd Infantry Corps stationed in the Caucasus and Central Asia, with Lieutenant General Kozlov as operational commander to invade Iran.
The British army reorganized the Anglo-Indian 8th and 10th Infantry Divisions, the 21st Infantry Brigade, the 2nd Armored Brigade and the British 4th Cavalry Brigade under the Iraqi Army into the Persian-Iraqi Army to invade Iran from the south, and the commander was Lieutenant General Quinan.
In the face of the tiger and wolf aggression of the two empires, Iran also stubbornly dispatched 120,000 land forces, organized into 6 brigades, and cooperated with more than 400 fighters of the Iranian Air Force in 8 brigades to resist the invasion of the Soviet and British forces.
At the same time, Iran also has its only 18 naval ships, although these fleets have no battleships, no aircraft carriers, cruisers, and destroyers.
But these Iranian navies, which were mainly gunboats, still stubbornly came to war against the British and Soviet navies.
However, in the end, after the Soviet and British armies seized air supremacy and bombarded important cities and capitals such as Qazvin and Rezayeh, Tabriz, Rasht, and Tehran, the Anglo-Soviet army forces quickly defeated the Iranian troops stationed in the north and south.
The result was a victory for the Anglo-Soviet forces, and the support of Reza Khan's son Pahlavi to the throne and the formation of a new Iranian government; At the same time, the new Prime Minister Frugic was forced to sign a treaty agreement for the complete elimination of all Germans, Italians, and other Axis personnel operating in Iran.
At the same time, the new Iranian government was ordered to immediately eliminate all the embassies of these fascist countries in Iran, and all the important information documents in all embassies were transferred to the hands of the two major empires of the Soviet Union and Britain for inspection.
As for the end of the Iranian king Reza Khan, he was forced by the British and Soviet powers to abdicate in 1941 and was expelled from the country and went into exile.
Reza Khan wanted to leave for Canada, but the British let him take refuge in Mauritius in Africa; Later, it moved to Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and largest port.
In July 1944, he died of a heart attack in South Africa.
However, when Chen Yanlong crossed through Germany, which was reborn here, he secretly sent personnel to rescue Reza Khan from Johannesburg and take him to the Caspian Sea for lurking.
In fact, Johannesburg, which is full of vitality and vitality, Chen Yanlong also wants to get it.
Because it is not only in the center of the world's largest gold mining area and South Africa's economic hub, it has many industrial and mining cities; Moreover, it is a modern metropolis with many high-rise buildings and a variety of entertainment venues, which can be compared with the big cities in Europe and the United States.
However, there are pros and cons, as Johannesburg is also the metropolis with the highest crime rate in the world.
"We, Commander Guderian, are willing to receive you, please come with me! Your Majesty! ”
While the previous king of Iran, Reza Khan, was blowing in the cold wind, the boatswain soon came to him and smiled.
"Thank you for your introduction, Chief Miller!"
In this regard, the Iranian king Reza Khan also smiled politely.
"Come with me! Your Majesty! ”
So Boatswain Millam sent a ship to take the Iranian king Reza Khan from the freighter to Guderian's aircraft carrier, and then quickly led the other party to Guderian's officer's office for a meeting.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Commander Guderian!"
As soon as the Iranian king Reza Khan and Guderian met, the Iranian king Reza Khan immediately greeted him with a bright smile.
"Me too! Your Majesty! ”
Guderian also immediately stretched out his hand, shook it with the other party, and responded with a smile.
"I heard your Führer say that the purpose of your visit to Iran this time is to defeat the British and the Soviet Union and drive them out of Iran? Is it? Commander Guderian! ”
After greeting each other, the Iranian king Reza Khan immediately got straight to the point.
"Yes!"
Guderian also responded bluntly.
"That's good! I will find a way to figure out the military deployment of the British and Soviet troops stationed in our Iran, as well as their strength, weapons and equipment, etc., and hope that we can cooperate happily and drive the British and Soviet troops out of Iran! ”
After hearing this, the Iranian king Reza Khan smiled even more.
"With the intelligence support of His Majesty King Law, I believe that when we have a full grasp of the enemy's movements, our aircraft carrier fleet and airborne troops, as well as our army units, will soon be able to achieve victory and give the Iranian people a free life!"
Guderian also smiled.
In fact, when he had just arrived in the Caspian Sea and had not yet figured out the British and Soviet forces in Iran, Guderian also had a headache about how to quickly occupy Iran and reduce the casualties of the German troops.
And he also needs to consider, firstly, whether the number of planes in which the German army fought and parachuted more than that of Britain and the Soviet Union, as well as the types and combat effectiveness of their aircraft.
Second, what is the current situation in Iran? In particular, what was the attitude of the new Iranian king, who was propped up by Britain and the Soviet Union towards Germany?
Thirdly, once the battle began, they should attack the British and Soviet garrisons first, and they would inflict heavy losses on each other.
Fourthly, the British and Soviet troops were stationed in those places in Iran, and he had no information at all, so to speak, his eyes were black and he knew nothing.
Therefore, if the former Iranian king Reza Khan could fully understand the situation of the British and Soviet garrisons and where they were stationed, as well as the strength of the current new Iranian government and their attitude towards Germany, then Guderian would be able to know himself and his opponent and win every battle.
So when Guderian and the Iranian king Reza Khan reached an agreement, Guderian asked the chef in the kitchen on the aircraft carrier to make some delicious food for the Iranian king Reza Khan to celebrate their friendship.