Advance, advance, the most proud cavalry of the Soviets, invincible!

If you gallop in the mountainous areas of northern Iran, you can realize that cavalry is the most suitable group of troops here. They have strong mobility and flexibility. At the same time, the machine guns dragged behind the horses also allow them to have strong firepower at any time when they need it!

The 23rd Cavalry Division was almost dispatched with the 1st Mountain Cavalry Division, but the attack routes of both sides were different.

The 1st Mountain Cavalry Division had conquered several cities in a row and was heading towards Tabriz. The 23rd Cavalry Division had also established fruitful results.

Crush, Crush! The cavalry waved their sabers and cut several Iranian soldiers who occasionally resisted in half. The soldiers of the Iranian border guards behind quickly threw away their guns and surrendered.

This battle went so smoothly!

The division commander Colonel Balanov rode on his horse and observed his long line.

They marched east along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, and within a day they rushed to Port Nzeri and occupied Rasht. Now, after a night of rest, their cavalry and horses were restored.

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

When they attacked the Caspian Sea coast, they were walking on the flat coast, and now, when they marched south, they entered the mountains.

The formation of cavalry in the mountains cannot be expanded. This kind of long snake formation is easily ambushed by the enemy.

It also requires the enemy to have time to prepare for ambush! The Soviet army formulated the tactics of quick battles in this battle, which were all learned from the German blitzkrieg.

Fast, this is the only magic weapon. As long as the speed is fast enough that the opponent will not expect, it will be impossible for the opponent to organize an effective counterattack!

Along the way, the Iranian army had no decent resistance at all. Wherever they went, the Iranian army was in a state of collapse, which made the Soviet cavalry even more excited. For them, they quickly rushed to Gazwan City today and occupied Gazwan City. Tomorrow, they would be able to meet with the First Army in Gazwan City and then rushed to Tehran!

There are tall and majestic mountains on both sides, setting up an ambush? Wake up, can you transport the equipment to the mountain in less than ten days or half a month?

Colonel Balanov was not worried about being ambushed, he was only worried that he was not fast enough.

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

Godasco Valley!

The Iranian highway is built along the valley. Both sides of the valley are mountains, and it stretches for more than ten kilometers, which are all like this.

"Teacher Commander, should we send someone to the top of the mountain to check it out?" said Konig, the commander of the cavalry company beside Balanov.

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

This was left when fighting against the White Army. For the Cossack men, being cut on their faces by the other party's sabre was a kind of pride. They were born for battle, and being injured in battle was a kind of glory.

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

"No, all we need to do is speed up the whip and run over quickly!" Balanov said: "We have no time to delay. We are the goal of hitting Tehran in two days."

Within two days, it was about to become two days later, which made Baranov lose face. If he could not wait for the first army in Ghazwin, he would even plan to attack Tehran alone, rush into Reza Khan's palace, capture Reza Khan alive, and take him back to the Soviet Union!

Fighting, rush over quickly!

After walking through this valley, Ghazwin was ahead, and he couldn't wait.

Under Balanov's urging, the forward without hesitation, and the white horses stepped into the Godasco Valley.

They didn't know that on both sides of the mountaintop, at this moment, pairs of eyes were watching the arrival of this huge army.

There are actually not many Iranian troops.

The Iranian army has a size of about 120,000 people, and is composed of two Royal Guard Divisions equipped with 105mm Skoda artillery. Both are stationed in Tehran, with 9 ordinary divisions stationed in six military regions across the country. Five are in the north to defend against the Soviet Union and four are in the south to defend oil fields, while also guarding against possible maritime attacks.

In addition to these, there are 5 military police brigades and 1 independent mechanized brigade.

These armies did not play an immediate role in the invasion of the Soviets, because they were all scattered in various garrisons and could not be concentrated and twisted into fists, and were easily breached by the Soviets.

They are not ready.

Even though it had been a day, Moder had only gathered about six battalions near Gazwin, and the 167th Infantry Division who arrived hurriedly had just exceeded 10,000. However, Moder was already full of confidence.

Learn to walk in Handan.

The Soviets wanted to learn about the German blitzkrieg, and used cavalry instead of tanks in the mountains and had the ability to maneuver quickly. After all the way, they did have fooled the Iranians.

However, the essence of the German blitzkrieg is definitely not just to use maneuverability to attack. On the road ahead, there must be a large number of Stuka bombers, blowing up the enemies ahead in advance!

The Soviets used bombers. Their bombers were just a kind of intimidation, throwing two bombs into the city randomly, telling the citizens not to try to resist the invasion of the Soviet army!

It's so simple, it's just too pediatric.

Of course, there is a reason for this. Northern Iran is full of mountainous areas, and anti-aircraft machine guns are easily concealed, and even light machine guns can be installed to shoot in the air. However, the Soviets lacked effective armor protection ground attack aircraft, and the only Il-2 were deployed in the west.

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

Moreover, the Soviet Union's usual army thinking made them look down on the role of the air force. If they could have an airplane searching on the road ahead, they would avoid this tragic annihilation.

Model's command was set up in a natural cave on the back hillside, and reports from the front line were constantly transmitted to his command.

"The Soviet forward has entered our ambush zone!"
Chapter completed!