The German 21st Army had already arrived in Kuwait, and the 22nd Army was about to arrive in Kuwait. The arrival of a large number of elite German troops will completely change the situation in the Middle East. Although, the Caucasian Front of the Russian army fought very well in this battle and performed well. However, they were never able to complete the battle that Joseph had given him.

Because, they have no chance at all. Not only that, but they are afraid that they will even lose themselves.

One hundred and twenty kilometers north of Baghdad, Tikrit, two tank divisions of the 47th Army of the Russian army, have already hit here. It's just that the two tank divisions together have less than fifty tanks. The rest of the tanks had been destroyed in previous battles, and in addition to those destroyed by Luftwaffe fighters, many were damaged due to mechanical problems.

Although, it seems that it is not far from Baghdad. However, more than 200,000 Iraqi troops stood in front of them. This is despite the fact that most of these Iraqi troops have just been formed and are low in combat. But with the full support of the Luftwaffe, it was barely able to withstand the attack of the Russian army. No matter how bad it is, it will be able to drag these Russian troops back and buy time for the follow-up German troops to rush to the battlefield.

The headquarters of the Caucasian Front of the Russian army, not far north of Tikrit. It's just that now in the entire headquarters, the atmosphere is very solemn. They had already learned of the disembarkation of German troops in Kuwait. This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for them.

"Can the information be confirmed? Did the Germans really rush to Kuwait? Major General Shamanin, the political commissar of the front army, seemed to be a little unconvinced of this fact. After all, this is just too big a blow for them.

"Comrade commissar, it can already be confirmed that the Germans have really arrived in Kuwait." The Chief of Staff, Major General Tor Bukhin, replied.

"It should be true, counting the time, at the speed of the Germans, it will be enough to transport the army to the Persian Gulf." Lieutenant General Kozlov sighed. His face was also full of helplessness and disappointment.

Although, after being attacked by the Luftwaffe, the speed of the Russian army's advance was greatly reduced. This made him deeply worried about the next battle. However, at that time, he still had a bit of luck in his heart, thinking that the German reinforcements might not come so quickly. In that case, they will undoubtedly have a chance. But now it seems that all this is nothing more than his delusion. German reinforcements came sooner than he had expected.

"Damn, so what do we do now?" A hint of panic flashed in Major General Shamanin's eyes. Apparently he already knew that they could not be the opponents of the Germans at all. He knew very well what the consequences would be if he fought the Germans.

"If we follow the orders given by Comrade Joseph, we must attack further south. However, judging by the current situation, if we continue to attack, I am afraid that we will be met head-on by the Germans before we advance to Baghdad. At the pace of the advance of the Germans, it would soon be possible to reach Baghdad. When the time comes, we will be hit by the elite units of the German army. With our current strength, it is impossible to withstand the German attack. Lieutenant General Kozlov said.

"I'd rather retreat if I could. Retreat north of the Zagros Mountains. In that case, we might be able to use the terrain to stop the Germans. However, the possibility of successfully resisting the German attack will not be too great. Lieutenant General Kozlov continued.

The difference in strength between the two sides was so great that the Russian Caucasian Front had no power to fight back in front of the Germans.

If Lieutenant Kozlov had chosen himself, he would have given the order to retreat without hesitation. But alas, he doesn't have that power. Everyone knew that Joseph had given the order to push them all the way to Kuwait and destroy the German oil fields in Iraq and Kuwait. Now, if he retreats before he has completed his mission, Joseph will definitely send him to a court-martial.

Therefore, even if you know that it will not be beneficial for you to delay it at all. But Lieutenant General Kozlov did not dare to give the order to retreat.

"Comrade commander, why don't you stop the advance for the time being and report the situation we encounter here to the General Staff! What to do next, the General Staff will definitely give us a clear answer! The Chief of Staff, Major General Tor Bukhin, advised.

Lieutenant General Kozlov thought for a moment, then nodded: "Well, this is also a way out of the way!" ”

The Caucasian Front threw this difficult problem to the General Staff of the Russian Army. After receiving the telegram, Shaposhnikov also had a headache. They also learned that the Germans had arrived in the Persian Gulf. Shaposhnikov knew that the tasks of the Caucasian Front were no longer possible. If it is not done well, the entire Caucasian Front 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 this attack of the Caucasian Front. If the Caucasian Front had not been able to complete the target task this time, Joseph would have been furious. At that time, everyone would have been affected by Joseph's wrath.

But Shaposhnikov was unable to make a decision on his own, which was a matter of life and death for hundreds of thousands of people in the Caucasian Front. Even if he is the chief of the General Staff of the Russian army, he also does not have this power.

The only one who has this power is Joseph.

Shaposhnikov did not dare to slack off and immediately rushed to the Kremlin to report the incident to Joseph.

When Joseph understood the whole thing, the expression on his face suddenly became very unsightly. As Shaposhnikov had guessed, he had high hopes for the Caucasian Front's operation, hoping that they would be able to capture German oil fields in the Persian Gulf. No matter how bad it is, we have to find a way to destroy those oil fields. In this way, Germany's war strength could be greatly weakened. For Russia, which has suffered heavy losses, this will be of great use.

But now the Caucasian Front is not able to accomplish this task. Such a result was unacceptable to Joseph. It's like a well-prepared punch that hits the Germans, only to find it useless. For Joseph, this is undoubtedly another slap in the face and a big loss of face.