Chapter 783: The Ulcer of the Empire (11)

Tehran on June 6, 1939, was already covered in night.

Reza Khan, who pursued secularization and did his best to build the state, was hot-tempered, but he did change the traditional climate in Iran. At night, Tehran begins to enjoy the light brought by electricity, and women no longer have to be bound by a thick veil, and can freely hold hands with their lovers to enjoy the romance of early summer nights.

But some people see it as an immoral and unethical act.

In the Imam Mosque, southwest of the Rose Palace, young Khomeini thinks so. At this moment, he wore a turban, stuffed a full magazine into the chamber of the German-made MP28 submachine gun, inserted three magazines into the belt of the wide black robe, and finally hung two Soviet grenades, and had the posture of sweeping corruption and degeneration alone. Next to him, there were hundreds of Sect Guards in this attire, all of them the most loyal warriors, all hot-blooded young men who had vowed to resolutely overthrow the evil Reza Khan government and return to the world of doctrine.

When everyone was ready, the mosque resounded with the sound of melody chanting, and the respected imam led everyone to pray. Like his companions, Khomeini reverently sang the Qur'an, incorporating the hatred of the sect after Reza Khan came to power into the chanting. When the chanting was over, the warriors who stood up were already murderous.

"Go, may Allah bless you." With the imam's final gesture of blessing, Khomeini and his companions quickly rushed out of the mosque and melted into the ink that could not be dissolved.

Li Jin picked up the watch on the bedside, it was already eleven o'clock.

He was still a little uneasy, although he had ordered to increase the number of guards, and there was an infantry battalion loyal to Reza Khan around the station, but the combat effectiveness of the Iraqi soldiers was really unsightly, so he put on his military uniform and prepared to go to the garage to have a look. Just walked to the door. A crisp voice came from the darkness: "Stop! Who is it? Password. Zhao Sanbiao looked at the black shadow vigilantly, and the Shenyang-made 38-year-old SC38 submachine gun in his hand that resembled PP-19-01VITYAZ had already opened the insurance.

"It's me. Password, sleepless tonight. ”

Zhao Sanbiao breathed a sigh of relief from the round Chinese, and hurriedly lowered the muzzle of the gun and stood upright: "Hello, sir!" Zhao Sanbiao of the third class is on duty. ”

"I'll take a look, take a break." Li Jin returned the salute, looked around and saw that there was no reaction, and asked with concern: "By the way, is your father's illness cured?" ”

Zhao Sanbiao is a compulsory soldier in Shandong. Enlisted in the army in 1933 and could have been discharged. But as the situation became tense, the Wehrmacht stopped retiring for three consecutive years, and he and more than half a million veterans were retained. This time he went to Iraq, Li Jin specially selected him. Not only because of his good skills, but also because his father fell ill last year, and the family conditions are not very good. You must know that this time, ordinary tank soldiers can also get a monthly allowance of 80 yuan from the Iranian government, and in addition to the normal salary, there is also an expatriate subsidy of 2 yuan per day in China. It is almost 200 per month, which is almost equal to the annual income of poor areas in China.

So Zhao Sanbiao is also very grateful to Li Jin for bringing him out. Hanhan scratched his head and said: "My sister wrote a letter last month saying that it is much better, and she can already do some light work in the field." ”

"That's good, you kid can save some money on his own, and go back and find a good match. Regenerate a white and chubby four-pronged son. ”

"Huh." Zhao Sanbiao smirked embarrassedly, remembering the sudden increase in night shifts, and asked, "Battalion commander, is something going to happen?" ”

Zhao Sanbiao was still gritting his teeth when he spoke. It's not that he's not afraid of war. You must know that he went to Afghanistan to "exercise" back then. It's not that I don't care about the life or death of Iran and Reza Khan, but I am worried about my own beautiful "money"! It's two hundred a month. In the country, it is also the salary of the master.

Li Jinna didn't know what this guy was thinking, and he couldn't cry or laugh when he looked at this hateful look, and said in his heart that this guy had fallen into the eyes of money. patted his shoulder and comforted: "It's nothing, it's just that I don't feel at ease with those Germans today." ”

"Battalion commander, you should rest early. Isn't it just a few Germans, we were able to beat them in Rainyvale, France, and now they are just as capable of overturning. Zhao Sanbiao also deliberately raised the SC38 submachine gun that was sent to the troops for testing before departure.

There are two major battles in the history of the Wehrmacht that have not been surpassed to this day. The first is the Battle of Qingdao Meat Grinder, which was commanded by General Cai Ye and established the first army in Asia, and the second is the Battle of Rainivale, which made General Yue Peng and the Wehrmacht famous all over the world. These two major battles have not only been written into the military textbooks of various countries, but also in the textbooks of primary school students in China. Their tragedy and influence on the situation in Europe and Asia continue to inspire generations of Wehrmacht officers and soldiers. So listening to him use Rainyvale as a metaphor, Li Jin also laughed, but just as he was about to say that it was not so serious, there was a sudden sound of running in the direction of the gate.

Zhao Sanbiao, who had secretly participated in the guerrilla war in Afghanistan, was more alert than Li Jin, and almost subconsciously blocked in front of the battalion commander who took care of him.

"Boom."

"Battalion commander be careful, da-da-da."

Zhao Sanbiao squeezed Li Jin with his buttocks, and the SC submachine gun in his hand was aimed at the gate and swept out a shuttle of bullets. Probably not expecting the opponent to react so quickly, the two figures who were about to rush in with the cover of the explosion were knocked down as soon as they probed.

"Raid the camp! Someone attacked the camp! ”

"Up, up, up."

"One, two, get on the bus, three block the gate!"

The explosions and gunfire made the whole camp agitated, and in the midst of countless slogans and orders, the soldiers who slept in their clothes sprang up like apes. In the dormitory of the third company, which was ordered to guard the gate, many soldiers simply jumped out of the window and rushed to the gate.

"Boom." A mortar shell landed not far from Zhao Sanbiao, and the shock wave of the explosion lifted him high and smashed him to the ground. Seeing this, Li Jin hurriedly rushed up, grabbed his collar and shouted: "Sanbiao, Sanbiao, what's wrong?" ”

"It's okay! Grass mud horse's! Even mortars! Battalion commander, be careful! Zhao Sanbiao, who was in pain on his back, was furious. After Lao Tzu joined the Second Armored Division, he had always bullied people with artillery, but he didn't expect to cross the ocean and run to this country where there were no women and no drinkers, and he was blown away by shells. What is this? It's really a dish of food!

Zhao San angrily ignored the back pain, lowered his head and rushed to the back of the truck next to him, just as several figures were about to rush in, a shuttle of bullets flew over and put them directly on the two of them. But these unsightly soldiers were clearly experienced. The moment their partner was shot, the rest of the men flew out and used cover to dodge the bullets.

The skillful bomb dodging action stabbed Li Jin's eyes like a steel needle, without a few years of training or actual combat training, it was impossible to make these actions, so these enemies who attacked the camp were all veterans who had drunk blood! He guessed correctly, the attack on the station was a full 300 veterans of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs who had infiltrated Tehran in pieces. Not wanting to cause too much trouble, these veterans did not go to the battle to attack the palace, and were all sent here by the Soviet ambassador. Trying to raid the training camp at night to get rid of this biggest trouble in one fell swoop.

But they still didn't expect Li Jin to be prepared, and before they could control the gate, more than a dozen SC submachine guns joined the blockade, and the roar of the engine came from the direction of the garage. "Blasting. Lie down! In the fierce exchange of fire, a loud Russian slogan overshadowed the audience, and before the source of the sound could be found, a section of the fence 30 meters to the left of the gate suddenly exploded in all directions, and more than a dozen Iranian infantry who rushed to support were killed before they could even shout.

After more than 30 veterans of the Soviet Internal Affairs Forces broke through the gap in the explosion, a DP machine gun hiding behind hissed and caught them off guard. Four or five soldiers of the training battalion were killed on the spot.

Seeing that the situation was critical, and the three companies guarding the gate were so overwhelmed by the machine guns that they could not raise their heads, a shiny and rapid line of fire suddenly burst out of the darkness. Guided by tracer shells, 70-mm high-explosive shells burst out of the muzzle. The machine gun point was blown up with a bang.

The first tank finally came

Bai Chongxi's back hurts under the lamp, and he has been busy with the unloading and transfer of materials in the past few days. The port of Urgell is well repaired, but it is impossible to complete the loading and unloading of more than a million tons of materials in just a few days. Due to the serious shortage of manpower, he, the commander, had to personally go into battle to direct the dispatch. Finally, I arranged and prepared for a break. But it was disturbed by a telegram from Tehran.

"Mingrui, what do you think?" Bai Chongxi handed Li Jin's report to Li Mingrui beside him.

"Commander. I'm afraid it's not that simple. Li Mingrui picked up the report and scrutinized it word by word. A native of Guangxi, he joined the army in 1917 and went to France as one of the last conscripts, but by the time he arrived, the war was largely over. After returning home without a single shot, he just caught up with the Second Sino-Japanese War, and made meritorious contributions to the attack on Hualien as a squad leader, and later rose to company commander step by step. In the end, he was recommended to go to the military academy because of his good performance, and later was admitted to the infantry department of the National Defense University, during which he also stayed in Paris for two years as a Sino-French military exchange student. After returning to China, he served as a staff officer in the North China Theater, and it happened that Bai Chongxi was also the commander of the 21st Division in the North China Theater at that time.

With his own good ability, coupled with Bai Chongxi's promotion, Li Mingrui was finally promoted to brigadier general last year. Don't look at the difference between generals and schools, but I don't know how many colonel-level officers are stuck in front of this gate. In addition, it is difficult to be promoted in peacetime, so many officers are still colonels until they retire.

Li Mingrui was lucky, of course, his own ability was also outstanding, and he immediately caught the key to the report: "Look here, almost every car has been seen, and it is clear that he wants to check the combat readiness and ammunition. ”

Bai Chongxi nodded: "I guess I want to do it, otherwise there is no need to startle the snake." ”

"I think so too. should call Li Jin back immediately and tell him to go to the palace to escort him immediately if something happens. As long as Reza Khan is not allowed to die, no matter how much they toss, it will not be our turn to have a headache. ”

"Well, a reminder. You go and send a telegram now, and ask Zhao Meihang and Zhu Binhou to come back quickly. These two bastards, net will bully our army! By the way, transfer this to the Northwest Intelligence Station, and let them pay attention to the movements of the Soviet forces in Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, and reply to us immediately if there is any change. Thinking of the navy and air force that patted their butts and didn't care about everything, Bai Chongxi was angry.

Li Mingrui also shook his head and smiled bitterly, and was about to send a telegram, but the door of the office was pushed open with a bang.

"It's too late! An hour earlier, the Soviet troops had already crossed the Alas River and headed south! ”

Zhang Zhidan broke in