Zhao Bin nodded with satisfaction, pointed to the huge map hanging on the wall and said, "Iran is just a small stumbling block on the way forward of our Western Expeditionary Army, but this battle is the first battle of our Western Expeditionary Army, we not only want to win, but also win beautifully!" Now let the Chief of Staff give us an overview of the situation of friend and foe. ”

Although Iran has signed a secret agreement with the Chinese Empire, this secret agreement was only secretly signed between the agents of the Chinese Empire and the Iranian king, and the Iranian army was still completely controlled by the British and the Tsarist Russians at this time, these troops were all trained by the Tsarist Russians and the British with the help of the Iranians, and the main generals of the army were naturally selected some pro-Russian and pro-British people, so although these troops were not loyal to Tsarist Russia and Britain, there was no sign of rebellion at this time. After learning the news that the Chinese Empire was about to attack Iran, tens of thousands of Iranian troops had been transferred to the border, and under the coercion of Tsarist Russia and Britain, the Iranian government also carried out a general mobilization for war, hoping to block the invasion of the Chinese army.

As soon as Zhao Bin's words fell, Lieutenant General Song Zhen, chief of staff of the Western Expeditionary Army, who was sitting next to him, stood up, walked to the huge map on the wall, pointed to the map and said loudly, "According to the latest information we have, Iran's 80,000 troops have urgently assembled in the Iranian border area in an attempt to block our army's attack. In addition, Britain has deployed about 100,000 troops in Iraq and North Africa to provide emergency support to Iran. About 30,000 men in the vanguard of the British army have already arrived at the front, and the rest of the troops are also rushing to the front day and night. In addition, the British sent about a division of troops into Tehran to take control of the Iranian government. Fortunately, due to the lack of troops, the Tsarist Russians did not send troops to support the Iranian battlefield in addition to a certain garrison in Georgia and other places. That is to say, we are facing 100,000 British troops and about 80,000 Iranian troops this time. ”

As soon as Lin Zhen's words were finished, the generals attending the meeting couldn't help but show a trace of contempt on their faces. In the eyes of these proud generals, the Iranian army is just a rabble, not to mention that although those high-ranking generals are willing to work for the British, it does not mean that the lower-level soldiers are willing to be cannon fodder for the British, so the generals in China will naturally not take these Iranian troops in their eyes. As for those British, in Burma India. The Chinese Empire has also fought with the British army repeatedly, and the combat effectiveness of the British army is only so, not to mention that at this time, the Western Expeditionary Army has gathered 300,000 troops, and the British army has only 100,000 people.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Zhao Bin was dissatisfied, and said with a frown, "As the saying goes, the arrogant army will be defeated, although our army has an absolute advantage in this battle. But don't be careless. His Majesty the Emperor once said that we should despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically. I hope that you will remember the hadith, and if anyone underestimates the enemy and leads to the defeat of the army, then do not blame me for being unkind! ”

As soon as Zhao Bin's words came out, all the generals were awe-inspiring. Zhao Bin continued, "At present, the Northwest Front and the Southwest Front are jointly attacking Delhi, the capital of India, and I hope that our Western Expeditionary Army can capture Iran before them, and now the chief of staff will announce the battle order!" ”

At this time, Song Zhen opened a text jiàn folder in his hand. A serious read aloud, "Order the 12th Army of the 46th Army to launch an attack on the Gorgan line." Immediately after breaking through the enemy's lines, they advanced in the direction of Tehran, the capital of Iran. ”

"Yes!" The commander of the 46th Army replied loudly.

"Order the 47th Army to launch an offensive in the direction of Gombad Kavus, break through the enemy's defenses, and then continue its advance in the direction of Tehran."

"Yes!" The commander of the 47th Army replied loudly.

"Order the Korean Third Army to attack from the Ashbahad line to the Botinurd line. After breaking through the enemy's lines, the advance continued in the direction of Tehran. ”

"Yes!" The commander-in-chief of the Third Army of the DPRK replied loudly.

"Order the 48th Army to launch an offensive on Mashhar, and after breaking through the enemy's lines, continue to advance in the direction of Tehran!"

"Yes!" The commander of the 48th Army replied loudly.

"The armies will attack on time at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Be sure to defeat your enemies in one fell swoop! This ordered the General Headquarters of the Western Expeditionary Army of the Chinese Empire. After Song Zhen read out the order, he sandwiched the text and sat down honestly.

"That's it!" At this time, a lieutenant general officer couldn't help but stand up and asked with a puzzled expression. This person is none other than Song Laohu, the commander of the 45th Army, Song Laohu was originally the commander of the Siberian Front, and after the establishment of the Western Expeditionary Army, Zhao Bin specially poached this tiger general from the Siberian Military Region and served as the commander of the newly established 45th Army. Originally, when he heard that the combat mission was going to be released, Song Laohu was excited, and he was ready to do a big job, but he didn't expect that the mission was announced, and all the other armies were assigned tasks, but his 45th Army was left behind, and Song Laohu couldn't sit still immediately.

"The 45th Army serves as a reserve, why is there anything wrong?" Zhao Bin said coldly.

"There is a problem, of course there is a problem, I, Song Laohu, rushed all the way here just to fight, but now you let us serve as a reserve, this is a big problem!" Song Laohu said dissatisfiedly.

"Song Laohu, let me ask you what is the duty of a soldier?" Zhao Bin looked at Song Laohu and asked loudly.

Facing Zhao Bin's indifferent gaze, Song Laohu couldn't help but shudder, and immediately stood up and said loudly, "Report to the principal, the duty of a soldier is to obey orders!" "When Song Laohu was studying at the Imperial Military Academy, it happened to be Zhao Bin as the principal, seeing Zhao Bin's eyes just now, Song Laohu couldn't help but think of the scene when he was studying at the Military Academy, so Zhao Bin called Zhao Bin the principal.

"Is there any problem now?" Zhao Bin then asked.

"No more!" Song Laohu replied loudly.

"Since there is no problem, then sit down! Remember, I'm no longer the headmaster of the Imperial Military Academy! Zhao Bin said coldly.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Song Laohu answered and sat down obediently.

"The mission has been issued, everyone go back and prepare!" Zhao Bin glanced at the generals and said coldly.

"Yes!" The generals answered, got up and left the conference room.

Song Laohu followed everyone out dejectedly, and just walked to the door, suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder, Song Laohu looked back and found that Shen Hongcai, the commander-in-chief of the group army, was looking at him with a smile on his face, "Does the commander have any instructions?" Song Laohu asked suspiciously.

"It's not that I have any instructions, it's that Mr. Zhao has instructions!" Shen Hongcai said with a smile. (To be continued......)