12dz Chapter 436: Sword Pointing to the Persian Gulf
Chapter 436: Sword Pointing to the Persian Gulf
The royal family, the red guerrillas, Uncle Sam, the CIA, John, the Great Mao, conservatives, local tribal chiefs, countless forces appeared in Tehran and the vast territory of Persia, each pulling their own strings, and the relationships between them were intricate and complicated.
What no one expected was that even in such a quagmire, the young new king, Reza Pahlavi, quietly turned his gaze to the distant East.
He was deeply shocked by the performance of Zhang Chi and the Anmin Army.
From 42 to the present, in less than three years, Zhang Chi not only led the Anmin Army to defeat the main force of the Japanese in Southeast Asia, but also made the John people suffer a setback in local conflicts.
It has also achieved achievements in economic development, institutional reform, and cultural revitalization.
Reza Pahlavi collected all the information and reports related to Zhang Chi and the People's Security Army and summarized a set of effective strategies.
That is, "strengthen the army first, then get rich. Use war to support the country, and use the army to promote politics." This allowed Persia, which was deeply trapped in the cracks between the major imperialists, to see a new path.
The new king sees clearly that the current era is a chaotic era where the strong prey on the weak and the law of the jungle prevails.
However, because the Persians and Hans were both Aryans, the Johns and the Great Maos brazenly invaded and divided the country.
Some people even say that Persia, which was divided and occupied by the north and the south, was on the verge of national destruction at this time, and the young new king was likely to be the last king of Persia.
The Chinese in Southeast Asia, who were also under the dual colonial oppression of the Japanese and Western imperialism, quickly revived in a short period of time. Countless factories sprang up and a powerful army was quickly established.
All these events shocked the young Persian king greatly.
He felt that this was a ready-made master in the world, and Zhang Chi naturally became his idol and a pioneer in resisting John's colonization.
At the same time, the traditionalists in the Persian royal family and parliament naturally had a strong motivation to break free from the control of the John people and the Great Mao.
Against this background, a large number of royal confidants and pro-royal military officers, through the underground channels of Sindhu, disguised themselves as merchants or exiled nobles and rushed to Southeast Asia to seek help.
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"Look at this intelligence. The little Persian king is actually watching your speech documentary in the palace in Tehran," Tan Zhijie said with some surprise. "He also ordered the royal library to collect the Ansa translation of our military academy textbooks."
There are currently three major intelligence agencies within the Security Army system. The Central Intelligence Department is headed by the synthetic director Jin and directly reports to Zhang Chi. It is responsible for both internal monitoring and external international intelligence collection, and is mainly composed of synthetic agents.
The second is the Nanyang Economic Investigation Bureau, which is mainly responsible for collecting civil and economic intelligence and is directly under Zhang Guangsong’s civil affairs department.
Under its jurisdiction were the Nanyang Civil Affairs Bureau, responsible for census and trade statistics, infiltrating chambers of commerce, monitoring the flow of goods, and analyzing economic loopholes; the Nanyang Resources Coordination Committee, responsible for allocating strategic wartime supplies and monitoring the flow of strategic resources (rubber, oil, and steel); and the Nanyang Social and Economic Development Agency, responsible for building an international economic intelligence network.
The last is the Second Operational Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff, which is primarily responsible for gathering military intelligence, infiltrating enemy forces, and conducting sabotage operations behind enemy lines. It reports primarily to the General Staff and is currently under the direct supervision of Chief of Staff Tan Zhijie.
Under its jurisdiction are the Nanyang Strategic Intelligence Office, which is responsible for battlefield reconnaissance, instigating enemy rebellion, and disrupting logistics lines; the Nanyang Special Operations Office, which focuses on guerrilla training behind enemy lines and assassinating high-value targets; and the Nanyang Military Investigation Section, which conducts covert activities, instigates and trains double agents, and infiltrates the enemy.
Therefore, during a private meeting to discuss whether to fund Persia, Tan Zhijie took out this information and jokingly said:
"This guy probably regards you as his idol, hahaha."
Zhang Guangsong also said cheerfully, "If you ask me, ever since we dealt a heavy blow to the Johns in Chittagong and then ripped off a large piece of fat from their colonial system, people of insight all over the world have to idolize our Commander-in-Chief Zhang."
"After all, they've been suffering from the John Colonial Empire for a long time. Now that we've fought the John people with real weapons, even those Davids want to establish a relationship with us."
The An Min Army captured nearly 200,000 bolt-action rifles, including Type 38, Type 99, and Lee-Enfield rifles, in their various battles. These weapons were despised by the An Min Army itself, but they were highly sought-after weapons for the guerrillas and armed groups determined to resist the Johns.
Especially the David Armed Restoration Organization, similar to the "Irgun", has made up its mind to use violent means to achieve its goals this year, and has a large amount of funds.
"Speaking of those Davids, as long as they can handle the transportation themselves and pay in gold, we can sell them the old weapons in our warehouse after repairing them."
Zhang Chi, addicted to selling arms, now accepted all offers. He instructed, "Also, the First Firearms Institute under the Ordnance Department has successfully trial-produced the M1903 Springfield and Browning M1911 pistols. This first batch of trial production can also be sold to them."
There has never been any concept of patents in the international military industry. If you can imitate something, that's your ability.
Therefore, Zhang Chi had no psychological burden about directly using the production line purchased cheaply from Texas to "pirate" these two classic weapons. He was not afraid that the White Eagles would come to collect patent fees from him. After all, the patents for these two weapons expired as early as the 20s.
"What about the other side? Are we going to decide to support these David people?" Zhang Guangsong thought to himself, if Zhang Chi set the tone, then he would naturally have to change his approach as well.
"No, we won't help each other, we'll just sell arms. As long as you can give us greenbacks and gold, we can do arms business on both sides." Zhang Chi waved his hand. He was not interested in the right and wrong of both sides. He was only prepared to take money, sell arms, and put on a smug look for John.
Moreover, what he sold were either old and worn-out weapons or imitation White Eagle weapons, so the John people had no excuse to cause trouble for him.
"Let's talk about this group of Persians. They are the seeds sent by the Persian Kingdom." Zhang Chi said to Tan Zhijie, "We can't neglect this group. Arrange for them to enter the Army Academy, and select a few with good health to send to the Aviation School. Provide them with translators, courses, and instructors."
The Persian Gulf will inevitably become a global focal point, crucial to the energy security of countless nations. Now that Persia has taken the initiative to make overtures, Zhang Chi will naturally seek ways to expand his influence. His future plans envision granting naval vessels escort authority in the Persian Gulf.
It doesn't need to be too much, just enough to make its presence felt.
"This..." Tan Zhijie hesitated, "Isn't this too obvious? Do we really want to help them establish the royal armed forces?"
Unlike the five northeastern states of Sindhu, Persia's geographical location is very important. John, Big Mao, and White Eagle have all set their sights on it. Tan Zhijie is very worried that the Anmin Army will become the target of public criticism.
"We can use Uncle Sam's influence to our advantage. They're also very envious of Persia, but they're far away, and we're close. Wouldn't it be nice for both sides to cooperate and try to enter Persia together?"