However, even so, the resistance of the Austro-Hungarian 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division and the other two Turkish regiments in Liao La was still very fierce, according to Tian Yong's words, if the Austrian and Turkish armies in World War 1 could have half the level of today's troops, then Russia would definitely not be able to hold out for 2 years! The officers and soldiers of the two countries used a method to block the opponent's attack, they set up barricades, minefields, and deployed mines or other explosives in all houses that could be used as firing points, they connected the entire defense line with the help of urban facilities such as streets and sewer pipes, and deployed some anti-aircraft artillery at key points.

When the Confederate soldiers were ambitiously preparing to give each other some colors in the street fight, they suddenly found that the opponent's attack was completely unreasonable. "The Chinese soldiers and their minions seldom followed the road, and even if they were protected by tanks or assault guns in front, they tried to avoid being exposed to the streets. Instead, they would rather use explosives or tanks to push houses up to us and then step on the rubble to attack us, an unconventional layout that made many of our defensive offensives and plans useless. What is even more strange is that when the other side broke through the slums, they actually attacked the roof and the ground and inside the house at the same time, and they covered each other to attack our defense line from all directions. Our original geographical advantage turned into a disadvantage, thinking that they could always use explosives to carve a passage in a place we didn't expect, to the core of our defense! After the war, Liao La spoke highly of the level of street fighting in China. At the same time, questions arise about the origin of these servants. "It's very likely that they are ethnic Russians or Central Asians in China."

Major General Liao La's will was still very firm, and it was not until the Huaxia troops reached the gate of the headquarters that they announced that they had given up resistance and came out with a white flag. Tian Yong was still very satisfied that he was able to capture an Austro-Hungarian major general alive in this campaign. But if you look at it from a later perspective, this ending is not perfect. "If you can kill that guy named Riola in one shot in the Iran war. The United States of America and the British Empire would have been in a lot less trouble. 2 Bradley once said this to Tian Yong after the war. But for the Huaxia in front of him, this ending is the best. Because before he was captured, Major General Liao La sent a telegram that was very important to both the Allies and the Chinese Army! This telegram even directly affected the development of the first stage of the battle between the two sides!

Tian Yong's final decision to close the net was premised on judging that the other party had no extra armor strength. In the same way, Major General Liao La is also evaluating the opponent's offensive strength, compared with Tian Yong's luck of a blind cat encountering a dead mouse, Major General Liao La's inference on the number of equipment is quite accurate! "The other side has 300 to 400 tanks, assault guns and tank destroyers of various types, and has a large number of long-range large-caliber artillery. THE NUMBER OF GUNS ABOVE 105MM ON THE OPPOSING SIDE IS AT LEAST 70 GUNS (WELL, THIS IS COUNTING THE NUMBER OF 29MM GUNS OF THE TYPE 122 ASSAULT GUNS). Judging from the size, this is at least the strength of an armored division, and if you take into account the reserves and soldiers that the other side may leave behind, then the troops involved in the attack are most likely an armored division plus a mechanized infantry division! But it's a pity that the correct number jù leads to the wrong conclusion. By the standards of the Austro-Hungarian troops or the German units, a unit with so much large-caliber long-range artillery was definitely more than just an armored division. THERE WERE ALSO QUITE A FEW COMBAT ARMORED UNITS IN THE GERMAN PANZER DIVISION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY MOST OF THE ASSAULT GUNS NO. 3 WERE 75MM HOWITZERS AND 105MM HOWITZERS. THE NUMBER OF GUNS ABOVE 100MM IS MUCH LESS THAN THAT OF THE HUAXIA. In fact, Tian Yong's attacking force was indeed close to the size of two Austro-Hungarian divisions in terms of numbers, but in terms of armored units, it was only a Chinese mechanized infantry division with a small number of Russian troops.

And in the telegram from Riola, this unit was "upgraded" into an armored division plus a mechanized infantry division! The German top brass could not help but be convinced by the well-founded number of telegrams and the telegram from Liao La, and the problem arose, the Germans' judgment of the direction of attack and the composition of the strength of the Chinese troops was skewed, and this deviation directly led to a series of subsequent plan changes. There are good and bad.

"From the launch of the attack in China to the announcement of the surrender of Major General Liao La, the time was 3 days and 15 hours. I originally thought it would take at least 1 week for Huaxia to take this stronghold! Admiral Schrag said with concern after throwing the telegram aside in his hand. If Schrager's troops were the elite of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then Riola's 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division was one of Schrager's top aces, although it was thought that this mechanized infantry division might not be able to come out when he was sent to Sulaymaniyah. But he was still shocked by how quickly it was over! Especially when the opponent's air force did not exert sufficient strength, he solved one of his own divisions in this way, and the results of the three Turkish regiments really shocked and frightened him!

"It must be like this, the Huaxia troops should have concentrated the general left and right armored forces to take down here. This battle also caused a lot of casualties to Huaxia. The forces available to the opponent will be greatly reduced, and the speed of the attack will be further slowed. "When faced with something incredible. Anyone is accustomed to using their brains to solve problems. And after having a judgment of the situation, it is time for Schrager to think about his own problems. When the rest of China is completed, a total of 4 armored divisions and at least 2 mechanized infantry divisions, coupled with a large number of air forces, will attack Kirkuk, so how long can you stop this bit of possessions?

Schrager was in charge of Kirkuk, with three Austro-Hungarian divisions, two other divisions, one of which had been annihilated, and the other a Bohemian division commanded by Major General Lübenin, who was looking for opportunities on the periphery. As for the Turks, he didn't trust them much. After weighing the capital in his hand and the opponent's strong combat effectiveness, Schrager suddenly found that the original tactic of central flowering seemed to be difficult to achieve. Even if Huaxia did not launch a strong attack on Kirkuk due to the huge casualties caused by the street fighting, it was still possible to clear the defenders on the outskirts and besiege himself with some of his forces. With the formation of isolation, the two heavy military clusters of Austria-Hungary and Germany were completely separated, and they were unable to fight out, so the Germans were left to fight alone.

Don't look at the fact that there were 4 armored divisions on the German Southern Front. But if it is really a field battle, not only Schrager is not optimistic. The Germans are likewise fifteen buckets, seven up and eight down! The German armored division in the previous stage did not fight with Huaxia, and a complete armored division on the Western Front almost collapsed Xu Huaide. Guderian was beaten back after encountering the formidable "Rhinoceros", and the Germans were equally worried about the superiority of the Chinese in armor quality. Even Guderian privately said that it would be nice if 4 standard German Panzer Divisions could have a draw with 2 Panzer Divisions and 1 separate Panzer Brigade on the other side! When Schrager said that Austria-Hungary was likely to not be able to complete the predetermined middle flowering strategy, the Germans were also in a hurry, and Austria-Hungary could not attract the main forces of the other side, which did not mean that the other side could launch an attack on the German armored forces deployed on the southern front? It's a crisis.

At this point, the analysis of the Allies was right and wrong. Their emphasis on China's combat effectiveness has been further enhanced. This was true, but the mistake stemmed from Major General Liola's miscalculation of the Chinese siege forces, which led them to believe that the Chinese forces were in a vulnerable period at this time, if the Austro-Hungarian forces and the four German Panzer Divisions on the Southern Front could attack. Then the first wave of attack with as many as 8 armored divisions and mechanized divisions on the front line can pose a huge threat to the remaining 1 Huaxia armored division, 2 Iranian divisions and 1 mechanized infantry division of the Huaxia Corps! After all, according to the intelligence, half of the original Huaxia troops have already gone! If the German and Austrian armies attack now, it will be a good opportunity! Until the besieging forces are replenished, the Allies consider themselves superior! The actual result was that only Tian Yong's mechanized infantry division suffered large losses in this engagement, and the two main armored divisions and one mechanized infantry division were almost complete, and the actual strength of Huaxia was one more complete armored division than the troops expected by the Central Powers! And this means that the Allies need to deal with the extra 300 or so armored and anti-armored units out of thin air!

If the war had started like this, then from God's point of view, the chances of the Allied forces would not have been great, as long as the Chinese and Iranian armored forces quickly switched from attacking to defensive. Then the Allies kicked this kick to the steel plate! But it was at this time that Moder's construction made a qiē full of variables again! Even in the comments of later generations, it was said that it was precisely because of his construction that the Babylonian war in China did not appear one-sided at the beginning! At the same time, it also led to the change of the German mechanized infantry division!

While the German generals were sharpening their knives and preparing to join forces with the Austrians, the arrival of Moder with 1 mechanized infantry division and 1 ordinary infantry division changed the originally completed plan once again. Originally, the 4 Panzer Divisions were divided into two battle groups, and Guderian commanded the German 7 and 11 Divisions of Group A. And Manstein commanded the 9 and 10 outfits of cluster B. Rundstedt is responsible for coordinating the overall situation. Brauchitsch served as commander-in-chief. But when Moder arrived with three divisions. The situation has changed, and Moder's back army is not much different in size from the two main attack groups of Guderian and Manstein! It is impossible to allow such a force to do nothing in the rear. So under the coordination of several bigwigs, Modell's C group served as a reserve force for the two groups A and B. In this way, the total number of troops available to the Allies reached 10 divisions. The number of armored divisions is up to 5 integrated divisions plus an independent brigade. Although 4 of them were Austro-Hungarian divisions. But the superiority in military strength is unquestionable.

However, just after Moder brought two whole divisions, he also brought not good news. "The Empire has pressed down on all the combat-capable troops deployed in the Middle East. In the next month or so, you will not be able to get additional division-sized reinforcements. Other words. If we can't guarantee success, then at least we have to make sure we don't fail. Moder's words were undoubtedly a blow to the ambitious German officers at the front! Any general will subconsciously retreat when there is no guarantee behind him. Brauchitsch and others are no exception.

"There's got to be an explanation, right? Hasn't the Navy already cleared the British airfields on the coast of the Persian Gulf? Rundstedt's tone was full of dissatisfaction and indignation, and he knew full well that it was not the lack of capacity of the German fleet but the fact that the seas were not very peaceful. Although the private operations of the navy and air force were a great victory and were eventually recognized by the German leadership, the army, especially the commanders of the front-line units, did not buy it, because the blood loss on the air force side after this victory directly affected the conduct of the army campaign.

"The route from the Mediterranean to the Middle East is very safe, but there are things that have to be transported from the mainland to the Middle East across the Atlantic, just three days ago, a high-speed transport ship loaded with 500 aircraft engines was sunk by the Iranian fleet, which is almost about 40 days of production at a factory owned by Daimler-Benz, and it is gone. Therefore, the top brass believes that before annihilating the Iranian fleet, the transportation needs to be cautious. Faced with the incomprehensible and even hostile gaze of his colleagues, Moder had to reveal one more piece of news. The railway transport from Germany to Austria-Hungary is almost saturated, and if you want to expand the volume of traffic, you can only go through the dangerous Atlantic, but now, the navy and air force need to be replenished with capacity, and the army campaign also needs to be carried out, and there are always some goods that have to be carried out in the dangerous Atlantic. It is also very helpless for the top to give such an order.

"Okay, we're soldiers, and now the situation is like this, and there's no benefit in dwelling on it any longer, let's think about what we'll do next." Brauchitsch waved his hand to signal silence.

"What else can I do? Four panzer divisions attacked with all their might, and General Moder's troops, together with local troops, were responsible for the security of our rear. The troops that we can put into the front line are about 6 divisions, our 4 armored divisions and one armored division and one mechanized infantry division of General Schrager. As for the remaining two divisions of the Austrians and 2 divisions of General Moder, as appropriate, they were thrown into battle. But even so, we were still 6 to 4. Battle advantage. As long as the opponent can't quickly turn into a defensive state, then our chances of winning in the field are still very high! Rundstedt's words contained both helplessness and hope. After all, everyone has been preparing for so long, and it is absolutely impossible not to seize this opportunity!

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