#1009 Handan Toddler (Plus 1)

Advance, advance, the proudest cavalry of the Soviets, invincible!

When horses are galloping in the mountains of northern Iran, they can realize that cavalry is the most suitable army here. They have strong mobility and flexibility. At the same time, the machine guns dragged behind the horses also allow them to Powerful firepower at all times!

The 23rd Cavalry Division was dispatched almost together with the 1st Mountain Cavalry Division, but the routes of the two attacks were different.

The 1st Mountain Cavalry Division had already reached several cities, and when it was heading towards Tabriz, the 23rd Cavalry Division had already established a lot of achievements.

Rush, Rush! The cavalry wielded sabres and slashed the occasional Iranian soldiers who resisted in half. The soldiers of the Iranian border guards behind them hurriedly threw away their guns and surrendered.

This battle went so well!

Colonel Baranov, the division commander, on his horse, watched his long line.

They marched eastward along the south bank of the Caspian Sea. Within a day, they rushed to the port of Enzeri and occupied Rasht. Now, after a night's rest, the strength of their cavalry and horses has been restored.

Today, they are going to occupy the western gate of Tehran, the city of Qazvin!

When they attacked the Caspian coast, they walked on the flat coast, but now, marching south, they entered the mountains.

The cavalry was in the mountains, and the formation was impossible. This kind of long snake formation is easy to be ambushed by the enemy.

That also requires the enemy to have time to prepare for an ambush! In this battle, the Soviet army developed quick-fix tactics. These were all lessons learned from the Germans' blitzkrieg.

Fast, this is the only magic weapon, as long as the speed is fast enough to make the opponent unexpected, then it is impossible for the opponent to organize an effective counterattack!

Along the way, the Iranian army did not have any decent resistance at all. Wherever it went, the Iranian army was in a situation of collapse, which made the Soviet cavalry even more excited. For them, today, they have occupied Qazvin. The city, tomorrow, will be able to join the first army in Qazvin City, and then rush to Tehran!

On both sides, are tall and majestic mountains, set up ambush? Wake up, can you transport the equipment to the mountain without ten days and a half months?

Colonel Baranov wasn't worried about being ambushed, he was only worried that he wasn't going fast enough.

The cavalry advanced for an hour, and the mountain pass in front was even more dangerous.

Godasco Valley!

The roads in Iran are built along the interior of the valley. There are mountains on both sides of the valley, and they are all such roads that stretch for more than ten kilometers.

"Master, should we send someone to check on the top of the mountain?" said Koenig, the cavalry company commander beside Baranov.

Koenig is a tall Cossack who has lived on horseback since he was a child. The most noticeable thing is a scar on his face, which runs from the corner of his left eye to the right side of his mouth, almost across the entire length of his face. cheek.

This was left over when they fought against the White Army. For Cossack men, it is a kind of pride to be slashed in the face by the opponent's saber. They were born to fight and were wounded in battle. is an honor.

Now, Koenig has also discovered the dangers of the terrain. If the enemy is ambushed on the peaks on both sides, it will be a great threat to himself.

"No, what we need to do is to speed up the whip and run over!" Baranov said: "We have no time to delay. It is our goal to hit Tehran in two days."

In two days, it was about to become two days later. This already made Baranov lose face. If he could not wait for the first army in Qazvin, he even planned to go to Tehran alone with his own troops, and rushed into the ceremony. In Sa Khan's palace, Reza Khan was captured alive and brought back to the Soviet Union!

Hurry up and rush over!

After walking through this valley, Qazvin was in front of him, and he couldn't wait.

Under the urging of Baranov, the forward did not hesitate, and the pure white horses stepped into the Godasco Valley.

They didn't know that on both sides of the top of the mountain, at this moment, there were a pair of eyes watching the arrival of this huge army.

The Iranian army is actually quite large.

The Iranian Army has a size of about 120,000 people. It is organized into two Royal Guards divisions equipped with 105mm Skoda artillery. Both are stationed in Tehran. In preparation for the Soviet Union, 4 divisions defended the oil fields in the south and at the same time guarded against possible maritime attacks.

In addition to these, there are 5 gendarmerie brigades, and 1 separate mechanized brigade.

These troops, in the Soviet invasion, did not play an immediate role at all, because they were scattered in various stations, unable to gather together and twist into fists, and were easily broken by the Soviets.

They are not ready yet.

Even if a day has passed, Model has only gathered around six battalions near Qazvin, plus the 167th Infantry Division, which arrived in a hurry, the total number has just exceeded 10,000. However, Model has already Is full of confidence.

Handan learning to walk.

The Soviets wanted to learn from the Germans' blitzkrieg, using cavalry instead of tanks in the mountains, with the ability to move quickly, and they really beat the Iranians along the way.

However, the essence of the German blitzkrieg is definitely not just to use the advantage of maneuvering to attack. On the way forward, it must be accompanied by a large number of Stuka bombers to blow up the enemy in front in advance!

The Soviets are using bombers. Their bombers are just a form of intimidation. They randomly dropped two bombs on the city and told the citizens not to try to resist the invasion of the Soviet army!

It's that simple, it's just too childish.

Of course, there is a reason for this. The northern part of Iran is all mountainous, and anti-aircraft machine guns are easily concealed. Even light machine guns can be mounted to shoot at the air. The Soviets lacked effective armor protection. Ground attack aircraft, only Some Il-2s are deployed in the west.

Moreover, they also felt that it was unnecessary. There were no large-scale fortifications in the mountains of Iran, and they could not find a suitable target.

Moreover, the Soviets' consistent army mentality made them despise the role of the air force, and if they could have a plane searching the way forward, this tragic annihilation would have been avoided.

Model's headquarters was set up in a natural cave on the backside of the hill, and reports from the front were constantly being transmitted to his headquarters.

"The forward of the Soviets has entered our ambush zone!"