Although the Umbrella Company's preparations were sufficient, they were still very secret, and looking at the war letter sent by Reza Khan, both Frank and Sabah were a little dumbfounded.

The war letter sent by Reza Khan was written in Persian, and it was embarrassing that no one could read the nearly 100 commanders and fighters in the entire command.

"Why don't you know Persian as a Persian?" Frank was surprised, it was normal for Chinese people to not know Persian, Sabah was a standard Persian, and he was still a high-ranking military officer, and it was indeed a bit embarrassing to not be able to read.

"It's normal, I studied English in school." Sabah wasn't much embarrassed, and he was quite right.

"Where did you go to school?" Frank was immediately led astray.

"Cairo—" Sabah is also a child of a rich family, otherwise it is estimated that he would not even have the opportunity to go to school, and there is no compulsory education on the peninsula.

"Go and find it, why don't any of your 3,000 men know how to read?" Frank was in a bad mood, and if this problem was not solved, Frank would feel unsatisfactory even if Reza Khan's forces were completely defeated.

"Sir, the enemy is arranging artillery positions." The situation on the battlefield did not give Frank enough time.

Frank took the telescope with a calm face, Reza Khan's troops were unfolding, the number of artillery was very small, so far there were only two, and the position was within the range of mortar fire, as long as it started, the twelve mortars on the side of the umbrella estimated that a three-shot rapid fire could end Reza Khan's artillery position,

Although Frank was keen to follow the example of his sages in responding to Reza Khan, the reality was that as long as Reza Khan's forces were fully deployed and the artillery positions were arranged, casualties on the mercenary side would definitely increase.

At this time, the command headquarters could hear the anxious screams of the front-line officers on the phone, and everyone did not speak, waiting for Frank's next order.

"Let's get started, kill them!" Frank immediately threw the war book out of the clouds, although face is important, it is even more important to protect the interests of the company, for every mercenary who dies, the umbrella company has to pay hundreds of pounds in pensions, and one can be saved, compared with the real benefits, there is no need to care about the details, it has reached this point, and there is no need to care about those red tape.

"Let's go, kill them!" The staff officer repeated Frank's order, and the command, whose air was almost frozen, immediately boiled.

The ensuing battle was something Sabah will never forget.

In fact, it can no longer be described as a battle, but a one-sided slaughter, like a medieval heavily armored knight facing an ignorant young child who has just learned to walk, Reza Khan's troops have no power to fight back, and they are completely destroyed by the powerful fire of mercenaries.

The war entered the age of hot weapons, and the living people were replaced by cold modern weapons, and all the battles in which Sabah had participated before, although they were already equipped with modern weapons, were carried out in an almost primitive way, and the essence of the war did not change.

The mercenaries fought in a way that was beyond Sabah's comprehension, with no blood-pumping cavalry charges, no ruthless volleys of guns, and no adrenaline-pumping bloody hand-to-hand combat, Sabah was ready to pay a heavy price to hedge against Reza Khan's cavalry troops, but he didn't even have a chance to send his troops.

After the only two pieces of artillery were knocked out, Reza Khan's troops immediately withdrew from the battlefield as fast as they could, without stopping to entangle, and when the last of the Persian cavalry disappeared from sight, Sabah was still in disbelief.

"That's it?" Sabah really couldn't accept that such a well-prepared battle ended in such a candicular way, and at the same time, Sabah was also rejoicing.

If the battle was to a stalemate, Frank would certainly have sent Sabah's troops to attack Reza Khan's forces, and the tide would have turned, and the Cossacks of the Persian Empire would still be formidable for the cavalry of the Sultanate of Najd.

"Of course not, send your scouts to determine the enemy's movements, and they may return to the battlefield at any time." Frank still didn't let Sabah go after all, and the servant army must have the consciousness of the servant army.

Sabah has accepted his fate, and the Cossack cavalry of the Persian Empire are sinking in the sand in front of the mercenaries of the umbrella company, and Sabah and his generation will not want to get rid of the shadow of the umbrella company in their lives.

The scouts of the Sultanate of Najd are indeed very hard-working, they may not have Sabah's mental journey, but they feel more deeply about the strong combat effectiveness of the mercenaries, no one wants to fight with such an enemy, there is no hope of victory at all, and the Najd people do not have the indomitable spiritual connotation, they have been conquered by the Turkmen, Turks, Mongols, and then ruled by the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years, and then successively submitted to the French, the British, and now there is no psychological barrier to submission to southern Africa.

It's not normal if you don't surrender.

If the Cossacks were known for their bravery and skill, then the slave soldiers of Najd were known for their loyalty and obedience.

The Najd cavalry is a real-life version of the slave soldiers, Ali Rashid was originally a slave before Li De and Don En chose Ali Rashid.

The Scout brought back the latest news, along with some loot abandoned by Reza Khan's forces, some torn flags, a Persian-style saber, a horse that had lost its owner, and a brand new Lee Enfield.

Frank looked at Lee Enfield, who had barely used it and still smelled of gun oil, and his mood was indescribable, if Port Elizabeth allowed, with a thousand mercenaries in his hands, plus Sabah's three thousand servants, Frank felt that he could completely capture the whole of Persia.

Even if you think about it, both Britain and Russia have the ability to occupy Persia because of the checks and balances between the great powers, so Persia has been able to survive until now.

"Reza Khan's forces have withdrawn from Khuzestan, and it looks like they have given up." Sabah has lost those superfluous thoughts and now plays his role honestly.

"They didn't give up, they wanted to recapture Khuzestan in another way." Frank had in his hand a telegram from Port Elizabeth, where Reza Khan was now.

If it were someone else, most of them would not dare to go to Port Elizabeth now, and from this aspect, I have to say that Reza Khan is indeed very courageous, otherwise he would not dare to tear his face with the umbrella company.

However, compared with the resoluteness when he left Port Elizabeth a few days ago, now that Reza Khan has returned to Port Elizabeth, his figure is a little bleak, and he is no longer high-spirited when facing Don, and the whole person is much more humble.

"The rebellion in Khuzestan has stopped, it is the result of our joint efforts, and now we are working on the resumption of oil production in Ahvaz, but the situation is not optimistic, the previous predatory development has caused serious damage to the oil fields, some oil companies blew up oil wells when they withdrew, so many days have passed, there are still oil well fires that have not been extinguished, we are looking for ways to extinguish the fires, but it is not easy, we lack equipment, we lack technology." Don never mentioned the unpleasantness of the past, and now many misunderstandings have been clarified, Reza Khan didn't want to fight against the Umbrella Company in the first place, but no one could understand the "war book" written in Persian, so there was a later misunderstanding.

"The Guards have suffered heavy losses in the rebellion, and we must show our achievements in order to regain the king's trust." Reza Khan is in a difficult situation now, although the clash between the Guards and the mercenaries is still unknown to the outside world, there are still inevitable rumors, and the Umbrella's military operations in Khuzestan have also stimulated sensitive Russians, and now the Russians are trying to infiltrate the Guards led by Reza Khan, sending a number of instructors of Russian origin to the Guards, which will inevitably affect Reza Khan's control over the Guards.

Unlike the Khuzestan umbrella, the Russians were more ambitious and wanted to annex all of Persia, the lesser of two evils, and Reza Khan had to re-seek cooperation with the umbrella company.

To move between Britain and Russia, Reza Khan also used all his might.

"Isn't it enough to reclaim jurisdiction over Khuzestan?" Don will not give Reza Khan too much support, nominal support is enough, and the rest will be left to Reza Khan to figure out his own way.

Nominally, Khuzestan is still Persian territory, but in fact Khuzestan is already under the actual control of the Umbrella Company, Don doesn't care about these titles, only cares about the tangible benefits, now is not the best time to annex Khuzestan, but some preparations can be made, such as a large number of immigrants to Khuzestan and change the demographic structure of Khuzestan so that when the opportunity comes, the Umbrella Company can completely annex Khuzestan .

As for the manner of annexation, any reason is any, and no clumsy excuse can be more absurd than the pretext of the expansion of the colonies by England and France.

As for Russia's influence, in a few years Russia will shrink across the board, just like Britain is now.

"Not enough, I need artillery and more rifles." Reza Khan was impressed by Ahvaz's overwhelming firepower that day.

In fact, there are only twelve mortars, which is really not overwhelming, but for Persia, this firepower is enough.

"Rifles are still negotiable, artillery is impossible, and it is difficult for our umbrella to buy artillery now, and you don't have enough gunners to pursue high-tech weapons like artillery." The contempt for the Persian army was evident in Donn's words, which made Reza Khan feel bad.

But who can blame it, if Reza Khan's troops defeated the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company that day, then now it is Don who whispered in front of Reza Khan.

It's really not an excuse that the umbrella can't buy artillery, just like many people have deduced before, the Balkans are indeed the resurgence of gunfire, and this time the two major military blocs are involved to a more obvious extent.