Chapter 104: The Power of Air Transport
"Boom!" When the bomb landed, the bomb burst into bright fireworks on the ground, illuminating the surroundings clearly, and you can see clearly a few kilometers away.
"We were indeed bombed!" In the basement of the palace, listening to the report of his ministers, Reza Khan gritted his teeth in hatred: "The Soviets actually dared to fight us undeclare. This is a challenge to our entire Iranian people. We must drive away the invaders!"
As he said that, he turned to the German ambassador and said, "Thank you for your timely reminder. If we did not control the lights, we would likely be bombed into our capital by the Soviets!"
The Soviets actually dared to throw bombs into Tehran. If the light control was not carried out in time, Tehran would probably be bombed, and even a slight loss of personnel and property would not be tolerated.
Now, almost all Soviet bombs have been bombed in the suburbs, and some even exploded in the mountains in the distance, more than ten kilometers away from here.
"Our country is currently actively organizing transportation forces. The earliest planes will fly to Tehran before dawn, but it will take about two days to join the battle." The German ambassador continued: "I hope the front-line troops can hold on in the past two days."
This time, the infantry division was invested, but even the infantry division was equipped with heavy equipment, such as division artillery, etc. Now, after learning that the Soviet Union had launched an invasion war, Germany had taken action quickly and the early troops were about to arrive. Even so, it would have to be repaired before the battle was fought.
"We will be able to hold on!" said King Reza Khan: "We will be able to hold on until our fellow countrymen arrive."
The sky in the east slowly became brighter, and the whole of Iran was broadcasting His Majesty's speech.
"Last night, we received shocking news. Without any warning, the Soviet Union dispatched its troops and launched a fierce attack on us on the border! This kind of undeclared war is a serious violation of our entire Iranian sovereignty. We will never surrender and will continue to fight to the end!"
"At this critical moment, we have received support from our fellow countrymen of the same clan and origin, and we can certainly drive away the invading Soviets! All Iranians, take action, and contribute your strength to drive away the Soviet invaders!"
His Majesty the King's voice was full of confidence. After all, they had a strong supporter. Germany has never lost until now, not before, nor will it in the future!
Tehran Airport.
There is still hazy mist at the airport in the early morning. Surrounded by mountains, the take-off and landing of the airport here must make the pilot concentrate.
The airport has been martial law by soldiers. Some senior officials stood on the airport runway, looking at the sky in the distance, looking forward to it.
"Room, rumble." A thunderous sound came from the sky in the distance. Suddenly, they were all excited, arrived, arrived!
I saw several highlights appearing in the western sky. As the highlights continue to approach, they gradually become clearer. At the same time, more highlights appear later.
The surrounding small aircraft, which were fighters of the Iranian Air Force, were escorted throughout the journey, and in the middle, there were Atlantic airliners!
In later generations, the United States can deploy globally and reach globally, relying on their advanced air transport capabilities. Only the United States can afford the equipment of those giant bombers. Wherever there is a situation, it can reach them.
A large amount of equipment is still on the water route, but if the water route is bypassed, it will take at least ten days and half a month. The military situation is urgent and cannot catch up. Now, the German Atlantic passenger planes can be requisitioned at any time when they are needed!
Now, twenty Atlantic passenger planes in Germany have been requisitioned, and these twenty large passenger planes can already transport the 167th Infantry Division in an institutional way!
At the same time, transport aircraft improved by Atlantic passenger aircraft were also on the routes that followed. These transport aircraft transported heavy equipment, vehicles, and support artillery of the infantry division, but the capacity was limited and there were still many trips.
The wheels of the Atlantic passenger plane gently touched the ground, slid on the runway for hundreds of meters, and gently slid into one side of the apron.
This action alone shows the skill of training, and at this time, the passenger plane behind has already fallen, and there is no waste of time at all.
This is definitely the result of multiple trainings in the Air Force.
The plane stopped, the cabin door opened, and a team of soldiers ran down from above.
When a team of soldiers came down, an officer stood up at the cabin door, and the star on his shoulder shone.
"General Moder, welcome your arrival." Below, Mohamed Furughi, the commander of the Iranian armed forces, took a group of people to pay tribute to Moder.
"Well, the situation is very urgent now," said Model. "The military exercises and military parades in advance will be cancelled immediately. Our troops will immediately move to the north and prepare to ambush the Soviets. Please requisition all your cars so that we can have enough transportation capabilities."
I originally planned to use exercises and military parades to tell the Soviets not to cause trouble in Iran, but now things have happened, and this intimidation has lost its effect.
Now, the Soviets should not know that the German army has entered Tehran, so, taking advantage of this opportunity to teach the Soviets a lesson first and eat up their vanguard.
Model is here to fight, and here he has the right to make decisions first. Military information is urgent, so he can make decisions on his own without reporting everything to the base camp.
In the airport, transport planes and passenger planes were still landing one after another, transporting people continuously. At the same time, a command center was temporarily built in a building not far from the airport. After getting off the plane, Model entered the working state.
The battle situation was developing very quickly. Looking at the latest progress, Model felt that his troops were insufficient.
The Soviets divided into three groups, the westernmost one, crossed the Alas River in the Nashichiwan area in southern Azerbaijan, entered Iran, and had occupied Maku and Hoy, and then marched eastward through Tabriz.
500 kilometers east of them, another Soviet column marched east along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, with the goal of occupying Port Nzeri and Rasht, and approaching the city of Ghazwin, preparing to meet with the First Route Army.
The third Soviet army landed in Shah Port, captured Gorgan and northern Khorasan provinces, and prepared to advance towards the railway hubs Semnan and Shahrud.
The Soviets were very disturbed, as powerful as the German blitzkrieg. It seemed that the north of Iran would fall overnight! Tehran would conquer within a few days.
The Soviets wanted to destroy Iran in one fell swoop, or to hold Iran in their hands! However, since they are here, the Iranians are doomed to fail!
Model's hand pointed at a position: "Let's start with Gazwin!"
Chapter completed!