According to the original plan of the Germans, they planned to formulate a plan with Plan K airborne to Tehran, supplemented by a rapid march, first to control the political and economic center of Iran, and then to force the Iranian government to submit in a relatively moderate and low-cost way, and then be forced to join the camp of the Allies. All of this is based on the premise that Iran's weak defense forces and the outside world do not have time to intervene on a large scale. However, it seems that with the large-scale mobilization of China in Iran and Central Asia, the premise of such a low-cost solution no longer seems to exist, and the Chinese government has begun to strengthen its military presence in Iran despite German opposition, with a large number of troops stationed and a move to help Iran reorganize its military in order to herald the inevitability of a direct war between the two sides! Perhaps the two sides will not completely sever diplomatic and economic relations, but a substantive confrontation without a declaration of war is inevitable. However, fortunately, the Chinese Navy has not changed much, and it is still honestly shrinking to the east of the Strait of Malacca. The German Army and Air Force need to prepare for a large-scale war in Iran!

"According to the intelligence reality of all sides, there was a tacit understanding between China and the Entente and Iran that the Chinese Army would be responsible for guarding the northern part of Iran, the width of which would extend from the northern border to the south to the vicinity of Kermanshah, covering almost half of the western part of Iran. Our diplomatic communication has failed, and war will be inevitable. The question we're going to discuss today is how to take down Iran, but before we do that, we need to understand what our allies think. After Hindenburg finished speaking, he motioned to Limbentrop next to him to continue. Although the German army was more entangled in Italy, the German top brass still recognized Limbentrop's external work, and after the end of the Italian war, he began to be in charge of the external relations of the Iranian strategy, not only to Iran, but also to the Allies.

"The Turks want to become a Caspian littoral state. And Austria-Hungary wanted control of the Qom oil fields in central Iran, and for this Turkey agreed to take charge of the offensive on the northern front. The route runs from Iran's northern border to Iran's northern border with the province of Kurdistan. They will be responsible for the capture of the areas of Tabrismond, Maragay. And Austria-Hungary offered to provide sea transport, naval and part of the army support. Compared to the Italian War. Austria-Hungary seemed very distracted, but the Turks only seemed serious. Ribbentrop described it in a very simple way. Even if he doesn't understand military affairs, he can see from this that Turkey's plan is very unrealistic! The reason is very simple, the area they are responsible for coincides with the defense area of the Huaxia Army!

"Terrible plan, I think the Turks should change the offensive plan to a defensive plan, you know, the 5th Panzer Division stationed in Central Asia has already begun to move into Iran in batches, and now it is only personnel and some light vehicles, according to intelligence. There is a good chance that they will eventually be deployed in Galway, and this sharp spear will be aimed directly at Kirkuk, one of the most important oil-producing areas of the Turkish Empire! Damn, that's our oil field too! The grumpy Ludendorff said.

"With the large-scale involvement of the Huaxia Army, our original plan has been nullified, whether it is the Air Force's K plan or the Army's long-distance attack plan, on the contrary, we need to consider a costly head-on conflict with Huaxia, in this level of competition, the Turks are not on the table. And the Austro-Hungarian Empire is doing nothing, they are just a group of vultures, and only when they win the results by force are the highest combat effectiveness! Ludendorff added.

"But fortunately, there won't be many troops in Huaxia. And the turtle is cowering in the north of Iran, the south is quite empty, and the United States and Britain have not carried out large-scale deployment in the south so far, although I do not think that the United States and Britain will eventually be indifferent, but they will not invest more troops than China, and they may only be described as a drop in the bucket on a broader front, or is their existence only to provide a more stable flank for China? The crux of all problems lies in northern Iran, as long as we can defeat China, then Iran is ours! General Bock analyzed. …

The Germans analyzed the situation on land more thoroughly. At least on Iran's western border, it is the Chinese Army that takes the lead. Anglo-American, Iranian troops were supplemented. As a result, the Germans are now entangled in two problems, that is, they will launch a large-scale attack directly from the northwestern border and directly face the Chinese Army. Or let the Turks and Austria-Hungary pull hatred, and then the main German army broke through the defense line of the British and American * teams from the southwest to outflank China? The pros and cons of both plans are obvious, and the first plan clearly solves the problem in the shortest possible time. But the battle situation will be more tragic, you must know that a Chinese armored division has more than 200 tanks, plus other Chinese troops and Iranian troops, the number of armored units will not be less than 700! According to Hube's experience in northern Italy, three German tanks can be exchanged for two on the other side, which is too high a price for Germany, after all, the German armored forces are being reequipped, and a huge part of the armored divisions are still old combat vehicles. The Germans may be able to tolerate the loss of tanks and other armaments, but what about those veterans and experienced commanders? Before the decisive battle, the Germans did not consume too much of their own money.

As for the second plan, it is natural to find soft persimmons to pinch first, crush the British and American troops, and then copy the defenders of Huaxia on the western border from behind. This plan can avoid the opponent's strong front, but the only problem is that it is more time-consuming, and it is difficult to say whether Huaxia and the Entente will take other actions during the period of breaking through the detour, and whether they will increase their forces. And a more important question is that when the elite of the German army is concentrated on the southern front, it is a question whether the Turks and Austrians can block the possible attack of the Chinese army, after all, behind the Austrian-Turkish team is Kirkuk, one of the important oil producing areas of the Allies! China certainly won't be able to occupy this area for long, but as long as they can attack it, destroy the oil production and refining equipment with explosives, and set fire to the oil fields, it will be enough to destroy the years of hard labor of the Germans!

"If we can mobilize more troops into the two river basins, then the situation will be much better, we still have too few troops, and the above only agreed to send two armored divisions and about 6 mechanized infantry divisions to participate in the first wave of the offensive, and surprisingly, one of the excuses of the Ministry of Defense is that there is not enough fuel production! We're right next to the oil field! It was said that the output was not enough! An officer said angrily.

"You heard it right, it's true that the production is not enough, the two river basins produce crude oil, which needs to be processed and processed, and the production capacity of light fuel oil such as gasoline and diesel here is seriously insufficient, and the products such as high-grade lubricants are even less pitiful, and more importantly, there is more petroleum wax in the Middle East, which is more troublesome to deal with. The 3 standard fuel and high-grade lubricants required by the Air Force are all shipped from the mainland. Turkey does not have the capacity to produce 3 aviation gasoline. The fuel supply is so miserable, you can imagine the supply of other weapons, ammunition and technical equipment, the key is that before that, we did not expect the war in Iran to turn out like this. Guderian whispered to the officer next to him. Sometimes the amount of resources and the number of industrial products are not equivalent!

"I'm leaning towards the second plan, although he will delay it for a long time, but we can make up for it by other means, the first plan is very risky, have you ever wondered, what if we lose?" Looking at everyone's puzzled eyes, Manstein pointed to the map and continued: "I am definitely not alarmist, from the point of view of the length of the supply line, in fact, China has more advantages than us, in addition to some supplies can be directly entered to the front line through the Baghdad railway, more materials need to be loaded in various ports in the Mediterranean, and then enter the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf, and after being unloaded in Basra, they must be transported by road or rail to the vicinity of Kirkuk before they can be put into battle." China, on the other hand, could directly transfer supplies from their military districts in Central Asia or North Asia and directly enter Iran through the Caspian Sea. ”…

"And from a tactical point of view, because of the terrain on the border between the two countries, there are not many places where armored forces can pass, and there are fewer points of departure for an attack that can be chosen. The possibility of tactics has been reduced to a minimum, and it is very likely that the two sides will meet hard. And the combat effectiveness and technical superiority of the Huaxia armored forces I think everyone knows very well, coupled with the superiority in supply, who can guarantee to win this battle? Manstein said.

"Can we block the shipping routes of the Caspian Sea?" Brauchitsch asked.

"That could lead to unforeseen consequences, and don't forget, our largest oil field, the Transcaucasian oil field, is within the range of China's aviation deployed in North and Central Asia! Who dares to guarantee that the other side will not hit the attention of these places? We are fighting a limited war, not a decisive battle. Our goal is to open a road to India and build a bridgehead, not a direct showdown with China in the Middle East. The empire and the allies are not ready. Hindenburg ruthlessly rejected the proposal.

"Damn, the equipment production of the Air Force accounts for more than 4% of the military output value, but it cannot guarantee the safety of the most important oil fields of the empire, which is simply a shame for the emperor's * team!" Brauchitsch pouted.

"Well, that's not something we can explore. The pressure on the Air Force is high, and strategically they will be responsible for air security on the mainland, in the Mediterranean, in the Atlantic, and in the Middle East. Tactically, in the current situation, the number of air forces deployed throughout the two river basins will be relatively limited, this time we are not fighting in Italy, the air force can make full use of the resources and bases in Europe, and we are in the Middle East this time, the infrastructure is relatively poor, and it is unrealistic to rely too much on the air force. This time we will rely on infantry and tanks to win the war. Hindenburg made a rare defense of Richthofen.

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