Chapter 1155: Crisis (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
In northern Iran, the positions of the 1st and 2nd armies of the Iranian army were also suddenly attacked by the Russian 47th and 51st armies. The sudden attack made the 1st and 2nd armies of the Iranian army a little flustered. Before he could react, the front-line position had already been lost.
There was no way, on the advice of German advisers, the 1st and 2nd armies of the Iranian army had to abandon their front-line positions and began to retreat.
It's just that the 47th and 6th tank divisions of the 54th Army of the Russian army performed very well in this battle. Although on the Western Front, the Russian T-28 medium tank, T-26 light tank and BT-7 fast tank were completely killed by the German Haw Par tank. However, on the battlefield in the Middle East, they suddenly regained the feeling of the protagonist of the battlefield.
Although a tank division of the Russian army is only equipped with more than 100 tanks. But the front-line troops of the Kingdom of Iran did not even have a single tank, all of them were pure infantry. Although the Kingdom of Iran also has an armored division. However, the equipment is insufficient, and the personnel are still in training, and they have not yet formed combat effectiveness at all. This allows them to rely only on those anti-tank weapons to fight back in the face of the Russian tank attack.
If the well-trained Germans had manipulated these anti-tank weapons, it might have cost the Russian tank forces dearly. After all, the Russian tanks are weak in defense, and the 37mm anti-tank guns can easily destroy them. But unfortunately, the quality of the Iranian army is limited, and they simply cannot bring out the combat power of those anti-tank weapons. So much so that their performance on the battlefield was very bad.
"Boom!"
A Russian T-28 tank opened fire, and a high-explosive shell hit a machine-gun fire point of the Iraqi army. The entire machine gun fire point was blown away in the explosion. The Iraqi machine gunner, who was hiding behind, was also killed.
"Da Da Da!"
The machine guns on the Russian tanks were firing wildly, and the Iraqi soldiers couldn't even lift their heads under the pressure of dense bullets. Those who accidentally came out of their heads had already been shot, so that the remaining soldiers could only huddle in the trench with their heads in their hands, shivering.
"Bastard! Anti-tank guns, take out the tanks of the Russians! An officer yelled.
A 37mm anti-tank gun was pushed up and aimed at the Russian tank.
"Boom!"
The anti-tank gun fired, and the 37-mm armor-piercing shell, like a knife cutting through tofu, easily slipped through the armor of the T-28 medium tank. The armor-piercing shell hit the ammunition rack, detonating the shell above. The whole tank became a pile of burning scrap metal.
"Hooray!" Already the soldiers cheered.
However, at this moment a BT-7 fast tank has already gone around the side of this anti-tank gun.
"Boom!" The 45-mm tank gun opened fire.
This anti-tank gun was directly blown up, and the anti-tank artillery also suffered heavy casualties.
Despite the resistance of the Iranian Army, the Russian army led the way with two tank divisions. Under the onslaught of the Russian tank troops, the defense line of the Iraqi army was easily broken through.
"Surrender! I surrender! Don't kill me! ”
A young Iraqi soldier knelt on the ground in fright when he saw the Russian tanks crushing him, raised his hands and surrendered.
However, as if ignoring this, the tank crews of the Russian army ran over him directly.
The tracks of the tank were on the ground, leaving two long blood-colored marks.
More and more Iraqi soldiers began to retreat. In front of the Russian tanks, they were very powerless and could only choose to escape.
However, the legs are clearly not comparable to tanks and armored vehicles. Many of the soldiers had no choice but to surrender after being caught up.
The Russian army did not kill all these surrendered Iraqi troops, but accepted their surrender. Only a small number of Russian troops killed these surrendered Iraqi troops because they couldn't stop.
The Burussians want to liberate the whole world, and if they slaughter the prisoners, it will inevitably arouse the hatred of the Iranians. How will they gain the support of the Iranians when the time comes?
Under the attack of the Russian army, the 1st Army and the 2nd Army of the Iranian Army were defeated and retreated one after another, suffering heavy losses. In field combat, they are no match for the tank forces of the Russian army at all.
With no choice, the 1st Army and the 2nd Army of the Iranian Army had no choice but to retreat to Tabriz, trying to rely on the cities there to resist the Russian attack. After all, in urban street fighting, the combat effectiveness of tank units will be greatly limited. And the superiority of forces will be brought into play. In this way, even if the Iranian army cannot withstand the attack of the Russian army, it will be able to hold out. Most importantly, more time can be gained.
The commander of the Iranian Army is confident that the German Army will definitely not turn a blind eye to this. Soon, the German Army will send reinforcements over. They just need to hold off the Russian army and buy time for the arrival of the German army.
But the Russian army apparently knows this too. So, they attack very quickly. If it weren't for the lack of mechanization or motorization of the troops, and they could only rely on their legs when marching, it is estimated that the Russian army would advance more rapidly.
Even so, the Russian army took the initiative to launch an offensive in the direction of the Middle East, which shocked the whole world.
Originally, the Russian army suffered heavy losses on the battlefield on the Western Front, which made the whole world see the strength of the German army and the weakness of the Russian army. I thought that in this war, the Russian army had nothing to do, and could only rely on its vast depth and strength to resist the German attack step by step and consume the German army's vital strength. Wait until other countries join the war before launching a counterattack. Perhaps, there will be a possibility of defeating Germany. Of course, there is also a greater chance of failure. After all, the performance of the German army in this war was too strong.
But no one expected that in the case of heavy losses in the main forces, the Russian army still had the strength to launch a counterattack in the direction of the Persian Gulf in the Middle East. Moreover, the performance of the Russian army is still very good. This makes other countries can't help but face up to the strength of the Russian army. Not because the Russian army was too weak, but because the Germans were too strong, so they suffered a crushing defeat on the Western Front.
At the same time, this direction of attack chosen by the Russian army is undoubtedly very good. If successful, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to Germany. At least, because of the scarcity of oil resources, the combat effectiveness of the advanced weapons and equipment of the German army can no longer be brought into play. Therefore, the United States and the island countries are all looking forward to the victory of Russia's attack.