The British still have a lot of ideas about Iran, not only because Iran can be used as a barrier for British India, but more importantly, the British are also ready to dig a pit in Iran and let China jump into it! The Americans are most concerned about the Atlantic Ocean, and although the Americans have organized a powerful Indian Ocean fleet to be stationed in Mumbai and other places in accordance with the agreement between the two sides, the Americans have repeatedly told the British, both openly and covertly, that the future land war in the Middle East should be dominated by China and Britain. The implication is that the United States does not intend to invest too much land in the Middle East theater. If now the British Air Force is at the first-class level and the Navy is quasi-first-class, then it would be good if the Army could be regarded as second-rate! It's not that the quality of the officers and men of the British Army is not good, and the equipment is not good, but because the resources that Britain can allocate to the army as a maritime country are too few! So in order to ensure the security of India, the British had to bring Huaxia in!

When necessary, the Entente will not be ambiguous when Huaxia pits the Entente, and in the same way, the British will definitely not be soft when digging a pit for their own interests to let Huaxia jump! What's more, Huaxia has publicly stated that it will not sit on the fact that Iran is occupied by a powerful country, and this declaration has been implemented. Therefore, it has become a foregone conclusion that China will enter Iran, and the British will design a game around China in order to exchange the greatest possible benefit for as little price as possible, and at the same time let China pull away as much hatred as possible! To paraphrase a common saying, that is, let Huaxia be a monkey who takes chestnuts from the fire! And the British eat sweet chestnuts on the side!

Like Germany and China, the British need to determine what they need to gain in the Iranian game, and how to get it at the smallest possible cost. The idea of the British was simple, that is, to preserve as much as possible the strategic buffer zone between the Allies and India, and the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders British India, became the best buffer zone, and even the British intended to send troops to invade Iran directly in the event of the collapse of the current Iranian government. This area was then included in British India. This was something that the British could never afford to give up, otherwise British India would be directly under the sharp sword of the Allies. And if this is to be achieved, there must be a country that can involve the energy of the Germans. And this country is Huaxia! The most powerful country in the Far East.

If you only think that the British claim in Iran is only for that province in the southeast, then you can only say that you are underestimating the British. It is true that Britain is a colonial power, but it is also the most powerful sea power country in the world, and it is impossible for him not to consider the factor of the sea when considering the gains and losses of key issues. The value of Sistan-Baluchistan is not only on land, but also at sea, as can be seen from the map.

The Allied fleet had to pass through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, the second was the Gulf of Oman, and the third was the Arabian Sea! Before entering the Arabian Sea, neither the Strait of Hormuz nor the Gulf of Oman was very wide. If the British can gain a foothold in southeastern Iran, then theoretically, the British Royal Air Force from here can easily blockade the entire Gulf of Oman, whether it is the German convoy coming out of the Persian Gulf or the Allied Indian Ocean Fleet. And if the sea cannot ensure the smooth flow of transportation lines, then the offensive on land will also be limited, and even if the air force is insufficient, the attack by deploying submarines in the southeastern provinces of Iran can still delay the pace of the German offensive, such a deal The British have no reason not to do it! …

Well, after the British understand what they want, it's time to think about how to get it. Originally, the British thought that they planned to directly lead troops to occupy the southeast when the Iranian regime collapsed, and then annex it to British India. But when ventilating with Huaxia, Xu Jie raised objections. And for good reason. Iran, as an ally of China and the Entente, needs to help it and give it a certain degree of respect, and this kind of practice of taking advantage of the fire is obviously not right, but as a staunch ally of Britain, China believes that "under the condition of ensuring Iran's territorial and sovereign integrity, it is reasonable to enter Iran through humanitarian or other interfaces to temporarily take over control of a certain area!" ”

"Look at the boss of the family, it is also a robbery, but how can it be so high-grade when it comes out of people's mouths?" Yang Yonglin, who was on the side at the time, almost didn't vomit out the overnight meal after listening to it, and talked for a long time. Huaxia still acquiesced to the British attempt to enter Iran, but it was more tactful in words!

"What? Do you have an issue with my statement? "Xu Jie has never been a person who repays grievances with virtue. Yang Yonglin's performance naturally fell in his eyes. As a result, just after the meeting with the British, Xu Jie took the initiative to come to the door. "You are obviously living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain! In other words, the results will not be the same in the future. You, you are militarily competent and politically unqualified! Xu Jie teased with a smile. The British wanted to incorporate this area into their territory, and after we did so, the British only took over it temporarily, and they had to leave after the war. In those few words, we have done the Iranians a great favor! They should thank us! ”

As for whether it would be okay for Huaxia to directly refuse the British to take over this place, the answer is definitely not, and there is no need to stop it! The reason for this is actually as mentioned earlier, this is the lowest goal of the British, and it is also the lowest reward for the British to intervene in the Iranian issue. What's more, Britain took the initiative to share some of the pressure, which is something that Huaxia can't ask for, why should Xu Jie stop it?

From the current point of view, the plan of the British is going very well, and they have won the support of Huaxia, and at the same time they have made a good layout for the future, but in the eyes of the discerning people, this seemingly beautiful plan of the British cannot be realized at all, because they ignore the other party's ideas, this other party not only refers to the Allied bloc led by Germany, but also Huaxia, and the actions that seem to be in tune with you do not mean that the other party's real thoughts are the same as yours. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as yang and yin in this world!

Starting with Germany, the British had a good plan to use the northeastern part of Iran as a springboard to contain the expansion of the Allies into South Asia. But why can't the Germans see such a question? What is the minimum bottom line for the Germans? It was to create a land and sea passage from Turkey to India, and for this purpose the Germans would stop at nothing! The result of the British fighting against Germany on this issue is that they will not stop fighting, and the Germans will definitely fight to the death with the British for this most fundamental goal! Even if you give up other areas!

The success of the Chinese plan was due to an insight into the intentions of the Germans, while the British estimate of Germany's strategic objectives was skewed. From the point of view of businessmen, they believed that the primary target of the German attack on Iran was Iranian oil, and where was the main source of Iranian oil? At present, the exploration is mainly in the northwest, along the Caspian Sea coast, and in the central part of the country, near Qom. These places are all in the north of Iran, and if you expand a little, then you can find that the capital of Iran is also in the north, and one of the signs of a complete defeat of a country is to occupy its capital, so the British believe that once the war starts, the Allies must be pointing to the northern part of Iran! And the southeast, as a secondary aspect, may have escaped the catastrophe! The idea is good, but alas, the Germans are aiming more at India! So it is absolutely impossible for the Southeast to escape this catastrophe! …

A gambler's tragedy is not just that he bets the wrong bet on one casino, but that he bets the wrong bet on another very important casino at the same time! And the British are just like this miserable gambler. Not only did they misanalyze the strategic goals of the Germans, but they also pulled the greatest hatred on themselves. At the same time, it also gave Huaxia a chance to control the overall situation of Iran alone! The British are right, Iran's political center and economic center are in the north, since the British want China to bear a certain share in the future Iranian war, then they must give certain benefits, so what are the benefits? Naturally, the Entente will withdraw its influence in Iran from the north, and at the same time abolish some of the unequal treaties signed in those years! Of course, after all this has been packaged by China, it has become that China is fighting with the Entente for the sake of Iran, so that Iran can regain the lost benefits. What a noble act in the eyes of Iranians! It has directly brought the relationship between the two countries closer.

The British miscalculated twice in succession in this game, which can be described as a lost opportunity. The mistake of strategic direction cannot be remedied by effective action, and it is undoubtedly best to describe the British in the opposite direction, and the more efficient the British are, the farther away from their original goal! And when the British planned their actions according to their own wrong strategy, then Huaxia planned and cleverly pulled Britain into the situation they had set up. Take the power of the British to share the pressure caused by Germany!

"Actually, this is not a cheat, we have all paid so much for the British to hold India, do the British have to pay some price in order to keep their own territory? Since the British want to defend the south and occupy the southeast, let's create an opportunity for them. Xu Jie looked at the map and muttered to himself.

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