"The transportation situation in Persia is very inconvenient, but this country has a vast strategic depth, with a territory of more than 1.5 million square kilometers, which is larger than the current Germany, and the capital is inland. If we want to use the army to launch an attack

It will be very difficult. The real enemy is not those Qajar troops.

, but the long supply line and the possible reinforcements from the British at any time. If we cannot destroy the opponent's defense system in a short time and control the Qajar Dynasty's hub, then we will fall into the quagmire of war, which will be very difficult for our follow-up plan.

disadvantage." Xiao Maoqi said this at an army combat meeting.

The Germans want to acquire Persia not only because of its oil fields, but more importantly as a springboard to attack India. Therefore, Germany's requirement is not only to occupy it, but also to build it into an advanced base suitable for launching attacks.

, and as an advance base, it is necessary to build road networks, railway networks, airports and other transportation hubs.

At that time, there must be appropriate industry. And if you cannot rule here stably, the difficulty of building these facilities will increase. And if you want to rule stably, the most critical thing is to reduce the resistance of local residents. And the most important thing to reduce resistance is to reduce the resistance of local residents.

The best solution is to support a puppet government to help the Germans rule, instead of Germany ruling itself.

In order to achieve this goal, the Germans need to find a suitable person as a puppet, and at the same time they need to support this puppet to ascend the throne of Persia. As for who to use as a puppet, this is not something the German Army can control. What the German Army needs to control is

, how to clear the way for this puppet to take over! And the miserable terrain of Persia gave the German Army a headache. The Iranian West

The center and southwest are the broad Zagros Mountains. There is only an alluvial plain near the Persian Gulf, known as Khuzestan. If the German Army wants to enter Iran, it can only choose this as a breakthrough. If you choose the west

If so, it is estimated that the only troops that can be used are mountain infantry, and it is obviously unrealistic to rely on mountain infantry to run through Tehran.

As for using armored troops to penetrate all the way, this is the most realistic way, and the German Army is also sure to crush the Qajar dynasty's army and the possible British troops into slag. After all, the British troops in India can only

It can be described as second rate, and there are definitely not many troops that can be mobilized in a hurry. But the key problem is that no matter how fast the tanks run, there is no guarantee that they can capture the leaders of the Qajar dynasty in Tehran. Once the opponents escape to India

If so, Germany will inevitably fall into a passive position politically.

.And if pushed all the way like this, it will definitely cause damage to Persian cities and transportation lines, which will inevitably inspire the local people's will to resist. Therefore, this method is feasible, but it has brought many sequelae. In

After reporting to the Kaiser, Wilhelm II believed that Germany should use a "more moderate and more efficient method to solve this problem!" This article caused the top brass of the German Army Ministry to fall into a tangle. This time it was a political necessity.

Overwhelmed military needs!

"The equipment training level of the Qajar dynasty's army is not high, and its scale is not very large. If calculated by European standards, they are at best equivalent to the equipment level of the German Army in 1906, and this is only lightly

The level of weapons and artillery, they lack heavy artillery, not only because of funding issues, but also because of Iran’s

The traffic conditions make it difficult for these big guys to maneuver quickly. Therefore, the enemy we face is not strong. The key issue is how to deliver the troops directly there! Even if we can only transport some light infantry, with the cooperation on the inside, we can definitely defeat them.

The defenders of Tehran were wiped out in one fell swoop!" Hindenburg further analyzed the situation faced by the German Army and the strength of the Iranian army.

"What you say is biased. Although the army of the Qajar Dynasty is relatively weak, the British troops stationed in India can still support it. Don't forget. The army of the Qajar Dynasty was trained by the British. The British troops stationed in India

Although the troops in the colonies cannot compete with our armored forces

, but it is enough to eliminate the light infantry. As long as the opponent can control the airport troops for 4 days, the British troops can continuously arrive in Tehran by plane, and finally crush us with their numerical advantage. More importantly, how can we bring the elite troops to Tehran?

Infantry projecting over?" Mackensen asked rhetorically.

"Impossible, Tehran is too far away from India. The British cannot deploy so many 4-engine aircraft in India." Hindenburg retorted.

"But the British have aviation bases in Damgan and Neshapur. The British have been operating in Persia for more than ten years. They can completely fly there through the airports in between. Pure light infantry will definitely not work. And even if

If we launch an attack from the Caspian Sea and occupy Surrey and other places to attack Tehran, we still cannot guarantee the timeliness. What if the Qajar royal family escapes to the south or enters India?" Mackensen was not convinced of Hindenburg's use of this lightly.

infantry rapid assault

I am really worried about their approach, not only because they lack the necessary firepower, but more importantly, even though Surrey and other places are not far from Tehran, they are separated by the Alborz Mountains, and only a few people can pass here.

Passes and the Astara lowland corridor, if you want to pass through these places, the firepower and timeliness of the light infantry cannot meet the requirements of the German army. Mackensen believed that Hindenburg only valued the mobility of the light troops and ignored the requirements.

The terrain and timeliness faced.

"The British can use airplanes, why can't we use airplanes?" Ludendorff interjected.

"You need to go to the airport to use the plane." Mackensen said angrily.

"What I mean is that we can directly airdrop elite infantry and equipment without using the airport, and then occupy Tehran in a short time with the cooperation of internal lines, control the hub of the Qajar dynasty, and wait for reinforcements. If we go from the direction of the Caspian Sea and from the direction of Turkey,

If the incoming reinforcements can arrive within five days, then everything will not be a problem. And if we can destroy or capture the airport, the British reinforcements will not be able to resist it." Ludendorff's eyes lit up and he continued.

"You mean using paratroopers? But today's paratroopers can hardly carry other equipment besides rifles, submachine guns and light mortars, and their ammunition base is also very limited. More importantly, we lack enough transport aircraft." Xiao Mao

Qi was stunned for a moment. He was very surprised by the reading proposed by Ludendorff, but at the same time he also admitted that the other party's opinion had merit.

"Anyway, we are just making plans now rather than executing them immediately. We have enough time to solve this problem. And there is a person in the German army who is studying paratroopers. So far, this guy seems to have completed a platoon-level parachute jump, and they are still

With weapons." Ludendorff was a little embarrassed when he said this, because the gap between ideal and reality is really huge!

"This cost is very high. If each plane transports 50 soldiers and the ammunition they need, we will need about 80 planes to send 4,000 paratroopers, and this is only the first wave. At the same time, we

Long-range fighter jets are also needed to escort these transport aircraft. Because the British station an aviation group near Tehran. It is said to be used to train the Persian Air Force. Then we will continue to transport the remaining troops to Tehran. Is this transportation pressure too much?

Big?" Little Maoqi asked.

"But this is the only way that can wipe out all the Qajar dynasty's hubs in a short period of time, and it is also the only way that can overcome geographical restrictions to avoid the expansion of the war. As long as we can gain a foothold in Tehran, and at the same time the army

You can quickly land from the direction of the Caspian Sea and launch an offensive.

If we do, we can win. The restricted Transcaucasus region is an important oil field that can provide enough fuel, and it is still Turkey's territory. We can easily gather a large number of troops. This is better than starting from the Mesopotamia with tanks.

Wouldn't it be better to push it slowly to Tehran?" Ludendorff said.

"The Army can support this plan, but whether German aircraft manufacturers can build transport aircraft and fighter jets that can meet long-distance operations is a question. The Air Force is preparing to tender for various aircraft. We can inform the Air Force of this requirement and let them prepare.

Fighters and bombers suitable for long-distance operations. We can also prepare corresponding personnel and weapons, and then conduct training, but whether it can be implemented depends on the decision of His Majesty the Emperor and the German aircraft manufacturing plants!" At the end of the day, Moltke said

Some are quite helpless.

To Maoqi's surprise, the Kaiser admired this somewhat idyllic plan and personally summoned the Red Baron, asking him to establish an air force "capable of long-distance delivery and combat". Of course, the Kaiser would not tell

This air force will be used to attack Persia. Subsequently, the German Army began to prepare for an attack on Tehran through airborne troops, and called it Plan K. At the same time, the German Army's paratrooper units also began to prepare for the establishment.

.The devil's wings began to slowly unfold.

Just as the German army and navy are continuing to strengthen their strength and prepare to deal with possible wars in the future, compared to the already powerful German army and navy, the German air force obviously needs to complete more work, because the air force was only one during World War 1.

It is not a very important role, but more of just performing tactical tasks. But now, with the advancement of technology,

development, and related theoretical support, the air force began to step onto the stage of war as a force that can keep pace with the army and navy. The Germans have a deep understanding of the importance of the air force as in history. In another dimension, they were once arrogant

What will happen to the temporary German Air Force in this dimension? I am afraid only time can answer this question!
Chapter completed!