Chapter 1055 Iraq Sends Troops

The Crusader tank is the most "advanced" tank developed and produced by the British mainland before the fall. The biggest advantage of this cruise tank is high mobility, its acceleration and the highest cruising ability, which makes German tanks. All out of reach.

With the United Kingdom entering the arms of Germany, this tank has been discontinued. The British tank industry was taken over by Germany and used to produce German Panther 3 tanks, and those tanks in stock must also be effectively used. Row.

In this way, when the Iraqi mechanized brigade attacked the British Air Force base in its own country, it suffered a lot of losses. Therefore, Germany generously exported a batch of new tanks to Iraq, which is this Crusader tank!

If compared with the German Panther 3, the Crusader tank is very outdated, but compared to the previous Iraqi CV33, Renault FT17, this tank is simply a shotgun for a gun.

Its biggest feature is that it is light in weight, only 20 tons. At the same time, the horsepower of the engine is as high as 340 horsepower, which allows the tank to have sufficient maneuverability in the mountains.

So, from the northeastern part of Iraq, it only took a few hours to reach Tabriz, which was the first Iraqi army to enter Tabriz, and behind him, there was the third division. Infantrymen, in cars, also set out before dawn.

Now, the commander of the mechanized brigade, Hermi Said, looked at the government building in front of him, and his heart was surging. Their mission was completed so easily. The Soviets really are shit-like existences. The air force was brutal, and Hermi felt that the Soviet army and the British army were not on the same level.

"At the invitation of the Iranian government, the Iraqi army entered the Iranian territory of Tabriz to temporarily help maintain the peace in Tabriz." Just after the Iraqi army successfully occupied Tabriz, the Iraqi government released a broadcast, At the same time, this is also a major decision made by Rashid Ali after he took power in Iraq, and he will also become one of the greatest Prime Ministers of Iraq because of this!

There are contradictions between Iraq and Iran, which are determined by profound history. Although the two countries share borders, they are racially different. One is Arab and the other is Persian.

The most important dispute between the two countries is the border of the Shatt al-Arab.

The Shatt al-Arab is formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris, with a total length of about 204 kilometers. The 102 kilometers downstream of the Gulf form the border between Iraq and Persia. The Arab River Basin is rich in oil reserves and is an important oil-producing area in Iraq and Persia.

The Shatt al-Arab has an important strategic and economic position, making Iraq and Persia incompatible with each other over the Shatt al-Arab border dispute. Whether the sovereignty of the Shatt al-Shabaab is exclusively owned by Iraq or shared by Iraq and Iran is the crux of the border dispute between the two countries.

Just after Iraq became independent, when the Iraqi Shah and Prime Minister visited Iran in 1932, Iran proposed to delineate the border of the Shatt al-Arab according to the centerline of the main waterway. At the end of 1934, the two sides appealed the dispute to the League of Nations.

As a result, the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 shook the entire Gulf region, prompting Iraq and Persia to resolve their differences and work together to deal with external threats. In 1936 Iraq and Iran withdrew their respective appeals and resumed direct negotiations.

In 1937, the two countries signed the Treaty of Tehran, reaffirming the 1913 Istanbul Agreement and the 1914 Boundary Demarcation Committee's memorandum as the basis for the delimitation of the Iran-Iraq border, and stipulated that the border of the Shatt al-Arab River, except for the vicinity of Abadan, is based on the centerline of the main waterway. Except for the delineation, the rest is still delineated in accordance with the 1913 "Istanbul Agreement".

In later generations, the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war was entirely due to the rise of the Iraqi strongman, Damu, and the increase in national strength brought about by Iraq's oil interests, which made Damu take risks.

And now, there are disputes between Iraq and Iran, but not to the point of war. The invasion of the Soviets made Iraq feel cold.

Once the Soviet Union acquires Azerbaijan and even subverts the Iranian regime, Iraq will never be better off. Now, when it's time to do it, do it!

Anyway, there is Germany behind it, so what are you afraid of!

Now, their easy victory in Tabriz has given them even more confidence.

Of course, after this incident, Iran has to say something! It is easy to invite Iraqi troops to come over, but to make Iraq retreat, you have to talk about the conditions.

Iraqi army, appeared in Tabriz! They controlled the entire situation in Tabriz. The Azerbaijan Autonomous Republic that had just emerged was already destroyed less than a week after its establishment!

Except for a few high-level officials who slipped away, most of the officials were controlled by the Iraqi army, waiting for an unknown fate. At the same time, the participation of Iraq caused a major change in the entire situation in Iran.

"We should have expected the Iraqis to send troops." The Kremlin was relatively deserted, and Khrushchev's words were extremely deep: "The Iraqis cut off our army's back path, and the prospects are too bad! "

Even a layman like Khrushchev can see that the situation of the battle is not optimistic.

Although the Soviet Union can provide reinforcements from the Caspian Sea, the last time the artillery regiment of the tank division was annihilated, it has been shown that it is not safe to land on the Caspian Sea and attack directly. Even well-equipped troops would be wiped out, let alone logistical supplies.

The main channel for the Soviet Union to carry out logistical reinforcements is still through land transportation, going to Azerbaijan. The local guerrillas have already made the logistical troops scratch their heads. Now, with the fall of Tabriz, their logistics has been completely cut off. .

"Now, we have to worry about the safety of the more than 60,000 Soviet soldiers who are still fighting in Qazvin. They are at risk of being surrounded." Zhukov said with a frown.

With the mobilization of troops, the small town of Qazvin has gathered more than 80,000 Soviet troops! This is more than 80,000 mouths, and the pressure on logistics is even greater.

"There are less than 60,000 people." At this moment, Budyonny said coldly: "I received the latest battle report from Qazvin. After 24 hours of fierce fighting, the Soviet Red Army in Qazvin was killed in action. There are more than 8,000 people, and the front line is still the same as before the attack yesterday!"

Everyone shuddered in their hearts, and more than 8,000 people were killed!