Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

"So, what about Saudi Arabia?" Barry McGreuff asked. "They're sort of an ally of ours."

"The Emperor of China has a saying that I very much agree with. There are only permanent interests, but no permanent friends! Saudi Arabia and China are too close, and this country is completely unreliable for us. We should develop Iraq instead of Saudi Arabia ’ said Pierre Mesmer.

"Mr. Minister, do you think that Iraq will listen to us so obediently and cut off all military ties with the Soviet Union? If they play double tactics with us, won't we be in vain?" Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Victor Reno Admiral Art said skeptically.

"Iraq is indeed swinging between us and the Red Party, but now, compared with the Red Party, Iraq needs us more. You see, China's purpose of sending troops to the Middle East is very clear. It is nothing more than to plunder local oil resources. Iran and Iraq is a neighboring country, and it is also a big oil country. After annexing Iran, will China let Iraq go? Regarding this point, the Iraqis are not fools. I think they should have a clear judgment. In addition, more importantly, The Chinese are also planning to engage in offshore drilling in the Persian Gulf, and to build a road leading from India to the Persian Gulf. The Chinese move, according to their own words, is to avoid being restrained in the Indian Ocean. In fact, the real intention of the Chinese is to Use this move to put pressure on Iraq. Don't forget, there is still a hateful Zionist organization in the Middle East, which has completely listened to China. Iraq is now facing China's siege, so what we need is to help this country. This At that time, if we take the initiative to form an alliance with Iraq, then Iraq will not hesitate to give up the Soviet Union, which is beyond its reach." Pierre Mesmer said, pointing to the map.

De Gaulle thought for a while and said: "What you said makes sense, but the more we are in this situation, the more we can't give up on Iran. How much price we have paid to fight Iran. If we are in this situation Just withdraw troops from Iran, then the bosses of the Republic will not let us go, the country’s economic lifeline, financial groups and Congress are all under their control, we will leave like this, and everyone here will step down. It is best now The best way is to let more French soldiers take up arms, go to the Middle East, go to Iran, and let China's forces withdraw from Iran!"

Victor Renuarte said: "Mr. President, we want Iran and China to continue to confront each other. The Ministry of the Navy has prepared to send two aircraft carriers to the Persian Gulf, but now China has three generations of aircraft carriers, and their latest fourth-generation Tang The China-class aircraft carrier is about to launch. Now that we have pinched their throats in the Persian Gulf, they will definitely not be reconciled. I worry that sooner or later, the Chinese navy will push the Persian Gulf into full-scale war.”

De Gaulle stared at each other and said: "The great French Third Republic has experienced the baptism of World War II and the evil bullying of the German Nazis. We even lost national sovereignty, but the great Gauls have never bowed to anyone. Head, now the interests of France are being seriously violated, if we let this situation continue, sooner or later the Chinese will plant their flag on the highest point of the Palace of Versailles, you, me, all French people can accept this Is it realistic?"

De Gaulle's voice was not high, but it was full of majesty and pride. In this short moment, the fighter who fought for freedom in World War II seemed to be resurrected all of a sudden!

Tehran, French General Command.

"Ah? What did you say? The base was bombed? Which base? The base on the Kyzyl Uzan River? You said the base on the Kyzyl Uzan River was bombed?" When everyone heard this came from the phone In an instant, the coalition headquarters, which was still buzzing with people, suddenly became silent.Everyone put down their work and stared blankly at the source of the sound.

"Hello? Who are you?" Seeing that everyone stopped, Alphonse Juan, who was still looking at the map, stepped forward angrily, snatched the phone, and then yelled. "What? Who am I, you ask? I am Alphonse Juan, your commander-in-chief! What army are you in? The 8th Corps? So that you can call your regiment commander, Colonel Mby, and I will ask him personally!" At that time, Zhu An was already disturbed by the idiot on the phone. "What? Mbi was killed? When? Where?" An astonishing news came out involuntarily from the mouth of the French supreme commander, and the entire headquarters looked at each other, because they already knew through this news the seriousness of the situation.

"I see! Then you will temporarily lead the 8th Corps, and I will send reinforcements to support you in a while. Please hold your positions!" After sinking for a while, Zhu An gave his order.But for him, this order can only temporarily stabilize the confidence of these people, because he doesn't have many reserves in his hands.

After a while, Zhu An put down the phone, then quickly rushed to the front of the map and studied it carefully: "How many reserves do we have?" while looking at the map.He asked Raymond Poincare, the chief of staff next to him, loudly.

"General!" Raymond Poincare replied: "We still have about 3 reserve soldiers, most of whom are members of the reconnaissance and logistics units. In addition, we have also recruited about two Thousands of Iranian volunteers, most of them are oil refiners working in French companies. We should have recruited more people, but many Iranians have lost their confidence in fighting. They are unwilling to continue to confront the Chinese army. , so we have no way to force them into the team.”

"That many people are enough!" Zhu An nodded slightly after listening to his chief of staff's explanation. "You personally lead the team to the dock base. Note that your task is not to save the base, but to destroy the base as much as possible, especially the oil depots and cargo dumps there, as well as the cargo dock on the Kyzyl Uzan River. The base It has been completely exposed, and I believe that the Chinese will send troops to capture it in the near future, and the only way now is to turn it into ruins before the Chinese." Zhu An reminded the other party.

"Ah? General!!" Hearing Zhu An's order, Poincaré was taken aback, and he immediately reacted: "General, you mean that the main purpose of the other party's capture of the pier is not to seal us, but to transport More troops? If that's the case, then it's really terrible! It's terrible!" Thinking of this, Poincare shuddered involuntarily.

"Yes! Judging from the current situation, it is very possible!" Zhu An nodded slightly, and then said calmly: "I think that the opponent's troops may have been transported through the dock. If this is the case, for our It is really too disadvantageous, the opponent can get countless reinforcements at any time. As long as they firmly control the main pier, we have nothing to do. So your task this time is very difficult, that is to destroy Kyzylea at all costs Cargo docks on the Zaan. Reinforcements from Turkey are coming, and we still have a chance."

Middle East Storm Chapter 8 The Empire Is Going Ahead

After sending Poincare away, Zhu An picked up the phone again: "Hello! Can you connect me to the headquarters of Zanjan Fortress, Zanjan Fortress? I'm Zhu An, and I hope you immediately mobilize artillery to block Kyzylea No ships are allowed to pass through the Zaan River. Yes, if conditions permit, please notify the Air Force and tell them to quickly send fighter jets to block it. I suspect that the Chinese are planning to attack us from behind by means of amphibious landing."

After talking on the phone with Zanjan Fortress, Zhu An sighed heavily. He had already told Zanjan Fortress the current situation. He hoped that the commander of this fortress would put the overall situation first and immediately execute the order. I did my last effort for the entire defense.Now he began to think about what his opponent was thinking, whether Feng Yuxiang would immediately send a second force to seize the cargo wharf by the Kizil Uzan River after destroying the base, and hoped that his deployment was not too late .

Suddenly there was a violent explosion outside the door, followed by intense gunshots like roasted beans. Zhu An instinctively realized that something was wrong, but as a commander, he still tried to stay calm.Soon, a guard covered in blood stumbled in and said to Zhu An out of breath, "Chief... Commander-in-Chief, something...is bad. Our headquarters...appeared near the headquarters." A large number of Chinese soldiers. They... they have surrounded us!"

"What? There are Chinese people here." After hearing the guard's words, Zhu An almost jumped up in surprise.Because he really couldn't imagine that the other party could rush here.

"Yes! That's it." The guard stammered, "These Chinese people wear strange clothes, but they all wear Chinese-style steel helmets, and they all speak Chinese. They are all automatic weapons, the guns are very accurate...we have nothing to do..." Before the words fell, there was another loud explosion outside, and with this explosion, the Rose Palace where the French Army Headquarters was located seemed to be plunged. It swayed up and down like an extremely severe earthquake.

"Damn it!" Zhu An patted the spilled dirt on his body, and suddenly cursed loudly: "The Chinese are blasting the outer wall! Send someone to block it!"

After a few seconds, he issued a second order: "Everyone, take up your weapons and prepare for the final battle..." Before he finished speaking, there was another explosion.A puff of thick smoke seeped in through the crack of the door and surrounded Zhu An who was still shouting orders. Just as he was desperately wiping his face with his hands so that he could see the current situation clearly, "General, be careful!" A voice suddenly came from beside him, and then a huge black shadow descended from the sky and landed on him...

"How did you do it? So many people from the first and second combat teams haven't captured this place yet?" Listening to the constant sound of explosions and the roar of bullets, watching the soaring thick clouds emanating from the Islamic building opposite the Rose Palace With the smoke and huge flames, Chen Jitang, the commander of the armored corps standing nearby, looked very unhappy.Although his troops received the order to attack this building within 48 hours, as a special commando, they should be able to tear apart the opponent's defense network in an instant.But now, the battle has been going on for half an hour, and there is still no result. This can't help but make this hot-tempered general feel ashamed.

"Bastard!" After a while, when he saw that his troops were once again blocked by the crossfire of the opponent's two machine guns on the second floor, Chen Jitang couldn't bear it anymore, he stomped his feet heavily, and then pulled Passed a miniature submachine gun in the hands of a soldier, loaded it quickly, and then waved his hand: "The third team follows me!"

The soldier froze for a moment and advised, "General Chen, you are the commander of the Armored Corps, how can you go into battle in person? What will we do if something happens to you?"

Chen Jitang glared and said: "Fart! I was cursed to death by you before I started the battle. This battle was so fucking useless. If Tang Shengzhi and Chen Cheng knew about it, they wouldn't laugh at my surname Chen. Idiot general! A man can be killed and never humiliated, don't talk nonsense, follow me if you are not afraid of death!"

A group of elite assault troop soldiers quickly followed their boss and rushed out. "Blow down all the windows on the second floor!" Chen Jitang's first order on the battlefield made everyone shudder.

"General, it doesn't seem right to do this!" An officer followed Chen Jitang, then turned sideways, and whispered to the commander: "General Feng clearly requested to keep this building, saying that it was built in 1720, is one of the masterpieces of Islamic architecture..."

"Fart!" Before his subordinate finished speaking, Chen Jitang gave the opponent a severe shudder in the head. "What are we talking about protecting ancient buildings now? The battlefield is changing rapidly. If you hesitate a little, you may be killed by the enemy first. Blow it up for me! Blow it up!" The artillerymen of the recoil artillery immediately got busy. They skillfully manipulated six 6mm recoilless artillery, and then pointed these artillery at this exquisite building. After a few loud noises, the Rose Palace was immediately surrounded by groups of gray Shrouded in smog, shards of glass flew around like snowflakes, and the French machine gun position on the second floor was also engulfed by a huge thick fog.

"Rush up! Capture that French cowhide general alive." Seeing that the obstacles in front of him had been completely eliminated, Chen Jitang waved his arms, and rushed in first.The commandos also rushed up quickly, met the guards guarding there, and engaged in fierce close quarters combat inside the stairs.They used almost all types of weapons in their hands, from daggers, bayonets, grenades to heavy machine guns, flamethrowers, and automatic weapons swept like the wind.The exquisite marble walls of the entire Rose Palace have all become honeycombs at this time.In the dimly lit building filled with gunpowder, soldiers from both sides kept falling from the stairs or the floor and fell to the hard ground to die.After arduous fighting, the commando finally cleared the superstructure of the Rose Palace and compressed the French army in the basement. The victory is already in sight.

At 10 am, two battalions of the 187th Infantry Regiment of the 686th Division who came to reinforce them entered the Rose Palace. The balance of power was tilted towards the Dragon Army, and more and more French and Iranian defenders were killed.The French defenses began to weaken.At this time, Chen Jitang didn't want to pay a higher price when he was about to win, so he began to withdraw his elite troops from the battle.After all, it takes a lot more time to train an elite army than an ordinary army.

Chen Jitang gave an order, and the troops began to fire armor-piercing projectiles at Rose Palace.At the same time, the tanks opened fire immediately after the assault troops withdrew.Bricks and high-explosive armor-piercing shells flew around with the bodies of French soldiers, which greatly accelerated the progress of the Dragon Army.In the end, the remaining French army hid in the basement of the Rose Palace. After the Dragon Army failed to persuade them to surrender, they sent combat engineers to blast the basement as a whole, and finally took the Rose Palace.The entire battle lasted 3 hours, and the Dragon Army suffered 200 casualties, and the French and Iranian troops were naturally countless.

When the five-clawed golden dragon flag fluttered over the incomplete Rose Palace, it also marked that the entire battle in Tehran had entered the final stage.The change of hands of the Rose Palace resulted in the cutting off of the French army in all directions throughout Tehran, and at the same time the French army lost its highest command and dispatch.Like a human body without a brain, it cannot coordinate effectively.The next move of the Dragon Army is to sprinkle a handful of salt on the wounds of the French.

At 12:[-] noon, the Dragon Army captured the Imam Grand Mosque. This mosque was actually a transfer station for communication between France and Iran. The capture of the Dragon Army also showed that the wired communication between France and Iran was completely cut off.If you want to contact, you can only rely on flying pigeons to send letters, but will the French know flying pigeons to send letters?

"Chen Jitang, what did you do!" Looking at the ruins of the Rose Palace, Feng Yuxiang couldn't stop his anger. He grabbed Chen Jitang's collar angrily and shouted at him loudly: "I didn't give you an order. Is there an order not to destroy this building? Why do you still do your own thing? Why?"

"Commander, the task you gave me was to destroy the headquarters of the French army. Of course, the main task you gave me was to capture the opponent's supreme commander alive, although you also said try not to damage the structure of this building. But the opponent's resistance is very tenacious, and there are heavy firepower such as machine guns inside. If we don't use extreme methods, our losses will be quite large. We can't let the brothers line up one by one to be cannon fodder. So, in Destruction is the best way at this time!"

"Hehe, sabotage is the best way." After listening to Chen Jitang's explanation, Feng Yuxiang nodded with a wry smile, "Then let me ask you, where did the person I want go? The French Supreme Commander Alphonse Where's Si Zhuan?" Feng Yuxiang suddenly changed the subject and asked loudly.

"Ah?" Chen Jitang opened his mouth wide and was stunned for a long time, then scratched his head and said: "This... that... I don't know..." After a while he added: "I heard that he was killed by the bombing. But We didn't find the body. Maybe it has turned into pieces of meat! After all, it is not surprising that the shell is so powerful that it died."

When Feng Yuxiang heard this, he was furious, pointed at Chen Jitang's nose and shouted: "I told you again and again that you must capture Zhu An alive, but you blew up the building and forced him to death. Now you are alive. No one is seen, no dead body is seen, if the emperor asks, what do you want me to do? What do you want me to do?" Feng Yuxiang's eyebrows were all blown up, and he seemed really angry.

Middle East Storm Chapter 8 Ends: Tehran

"Commander, I admit that I made a mistake. If the higher-ups blame me, my surname is Chen!" Chen Jitang argued, "The situation was very critical at that time. Our attack was stubbornly resisted by the opponent's two machine guns on the second floor. And the French reinforcements were just two blocks away at the time. If we didn't act decisively, the result would be devastating. In order to keep our troops safe, I had no choice but to order sabotage. Although I know this The order will definitely cause some unexpected situations, but in order to ensure our absolute victory, I have to do this. If you feel that you can't let it go, arrest me now and send me back to the country to be dealt with by the Ministry of War, because this order I ordered it, and I am willing to be punished." Speaking of this, Chen Jitang gave a military salute to the other party, with a resolute look on his face, in Feng Yuxiang's eyes, this guy seemed to be a handsome, easy-to-shuihan, strong man Jing Ke, who is gone and never returned.

"You... I really don't know what to say about you!" After a long while, Feng Yuxiang suddenly laughed. It is a good thing for Feng Yuxiang that this impulsive subordinate can consider issues from the perspective of the overall strategic goal, because Long Jun's Commanders not only need to have high tactical literacy, but also be able to proceed from the overall situation when commanding battles, which is very important.

Next, the engineering troops of the Dragon Army began to clean up the pile of ruins in front of them. According to Feng Yuxiang's order, they had to clean up everything inside, find out the corpses inside one by one, and carefully distinguish them, because the one who loves to blow The whereabouts of the cowhide French general Juan is still unknown, and Feng Yuxiang does not want to fight a muddleheaded battle.

Before the corpses here were dug out, the Military Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of the Army sent a telegram over there. This telegram was discovered when they captured the Imam Grand Mosque. The telegram has been translated and reads The following content: "As the symbol of France's power in Iran, the offensive and defensive battle of Tehran is of great significance. I hope you must stick to it!" The signatory behind the message is French President Charles de Gaulle.

"Hehe, it seems that the French don't know what's going on, and they're going to let the French defenders in Tehran resist!" Feng Yuxiang smiled when he said this: "But their hints are really disgusting. Son, just order them to stick to it, and say that Tehran is the symbol of France's power in Iran, shameless!"

For him, this telegram was too important. It allowed him to know the strategic intentions of the highest level in France, which saved him a lot of detours. "Since this is the case, I will not be polite!" Feng Yuxiang turned his face Said to the signal soldier: "Notify all troops to launch a general attack on Tehran, and the battle must be ended before dark!"

"Yes!" After listening to his boss's order, all the people present couldn't help shouting loudly, and they quickly ran to each communication vehicle to convey the corresponding order.After receiving clear instructions, the dragon army began to launch their new round of attacks.

Tang Shengzhi commanded his troops to put pressure on the Spanish troops defending the railway station.He mixed the three regiments currently in his hands into six attack waves, each wave has an armored company and an infantry battalion, and each wave lasts for an hour, with non-stop rotation.On the other side, Zhu Shaoliang, who attacked the 11th and 13th streets, also adjusted his deployment. In order to take down the fortress as soon as possible, he not only mobilized the cannons, but also recruited the Air Force's Lanxiang dive bombers. The 1.1-ton fortress bombs were indeed not No strong fortress could withstand any two of its blows.In the sound of huge explosions, a towering bastion was swallowed by a huge mushroom cloud and disappeared from people's sight.

Despite the heavy casualties and the loss of the headquarters, the French army was still struggling to support it in the face of the fierce attack of the Dragon Army.At Bastion No. 11, the soldiers of the 2nd Rifle Regiment of the French Republic still blocked the onslaught of the Dragon Army.At the train station, the French troops were still fighting with the Dragon Army's troops on the periphery, and the AMX30 tanks of the French Fifth Armored Division launched a desperate armored counterattack to the southeast of Tehran.This counteroffensive shocked the [-]th Armored Division of the Dragon Army who was defending there, and the defense line of an infantry battalion almost collapsed.Fortunately, the Dragon Army's Black Falcon helicopters and reinforcements arrived and injured Lieutenant Colonel Husky who directed the counterattack, which made the French lose their battlefield command and finally stabilized the situation.So far, the French army has no hope of reversing the situation on the entire battlefield, but they are still fighting tenaciously.

The tenacity of the French army made Feng Yuxiang very angry. He really couldn't understand why the opponent was so stubborn, as if he had taken a stimulant.Now he couldn't hesitate, he had to attack again, so with a big wave of his hand, he threw the 13th Combat Engineer Brigade that had just landed in Qom into this huge flesh mill.The addition of this team proficient in urban warfare made the balance of the battlefield tilt towards the Long Army at a high speed.With the support of large-caliber heavy artillery, high-altitude bombers and assault tanks, the Dragon Army launched the final attack on the diehards in every corner of Tehran.The French army was forced to retreat continuously, and the French army guarding the [-]th Bastion also raised the white flag.In individual strongholds, defenders have fought to the last man.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the Tehran railway station was completely captured by the Long army. The two battalions of the French army and the four regiments of the Iraqi army guarding there were all killed except for 76 seriously wounded.Half an hour later, Bastion No. 11 was captured by the Dragon Army, leaving only one seriously wounded person alive.Since then, Tehran's defenses have crumbled, and soldiers have lost their organization.

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, except for the French army in a few areas still resisting, the rest of Tehran was basically captured by the Dragon Army.Seeing this situation, Feng Yuxiang sent a telegram to the Supreme Command: "In this ancient city, the enemy used the most cruel and extreme methods to carry out the most tenacious resistance, but they were all defeated by us one by one. Long live the empire! Long live the emperor! Your most loyal subject, Feng Yuxiang!"

"The completion of this sculpture today announces one thing, that is, the history of Iran being invaded will not repeat itself, and we will surely take up arms to defend our motherland again..." Feng Yuxiang strode forward under the protection of a large group of guards When I came to the sculpture of "Tehran Warrior" in front of the city hall of Tehran, I read the words engraved on it with great interest, shaking my head slightly while reading him.Then, he took out his camera and took a careful look at the only sculpture that was not destroyed by his own gunfire.

As a person who loves art, Feng Yuxiang has a deep love for sculpture and painting. When he was in Afghanistan, he ordered his troops to collect famous paintings to decorate his headquarters. In Iran, the countless sculptures and paintings in this country are simply overwhelming. He is fascinated.The sculpture "Warrior of Tehran" in front of him is a classic work of the French sculptor Rodin and one of the two original works.Originally, Feng Yuxiang wanted to move him to his office buildings in New Delhi and Kabul, but he immediately dispelled this idea after reading the words on it. "Isn't the above scolding us? Moving him back will make others laugh." Thinking of this, Feng Yuxiang smiled and left.Of course, before he left, he had someone drag this sculpture away, planning to give it to the emperor. It is said that the emperor also liked Rodin's works very much.However, it always feels a little weird to put such a gloomy work in the Imperial Forbidden City.

Led by the city officials of Tehran who had already surrendered, Feng Yuxiang and his party came to the city hall, which was one of the only Islamic buildings not destroyed by his own artillery and bombs, so Feng Yuxiang unceremoniously requisitioned him as his temporary headquarters.When a group of people stepped on the steps made of white granite, a group of dragon army orderlies were busy there.They unloaded boxes, large and small, from trucks and moved them throughout the building.

"General, a message from the Ministry of War!" Just as Feng Yuxiang's foot had already stepped into the gate, Tang Shengzhi appeared out of nowhere, and handed a piece of paper to his hand.

"En." Feng Yuxiang took the note handed over by the other party, then opened it casually and looked at it.