Romanian Eagle

The night air raid on Jerusalem caused heavy losses to the British air force in the Middle East. Of the more than 200 fighter jets deployed in Jerusalem, only over forty survived.

It can be said that the sudden air strike that night killed the British Air Force's aviation force in the Middle East. Because the fighters deployed in Palestine are all its elites, these fighters need to face the incoming Romanian enemy aircraft as soon as possible, so they are given priority to replenish both personnel and aircraft types, which also greatly hurts the British Air Force in the Middle East.

Of course, such a good news will inevitably appear on Edel's table, but now he is a little bit overwhelmed by this telegram, because there is a more important news that makes him feel a little bit troubled.

Edel looked at the Prime Minister and the Minister of Armaments in front of him, and confirmed the general question. "You mean, the current reserve ammunition has been reduced to the lowest point?"

Facing Edel's words, Bardovin, the former Minister of Industry, who was the Minister of Armament, had to answer again. "Yes, Your Majesty, I have confirmed this again and again."

At a time when the Romanian army was advancing on all fronts, the news was not at all friendly.

Seeing that Edel did not speak, Bardovin could only bite the bullet and explain. "Your Majesty, our country currently produces about 70,000 tons of ammunition per month, but we consume an average of 180,000 tons per month. At present, the ammunition in stock has dropped to the warning line."

It has to be mentioned here that the Romanian ammunition stockpile was the highest before the war, and its ammunition reserve of up to 1.96 million tons allowed it to become a ferocious boost to the Romanian army.

Hearing this, Edel couldn't help but interjected. "Can you support Army Group Middle East to complete the scheduled plan?"

"There's no problem with that."

As a high-level government executive, how could Bardovin not know Edel's fancy in the Middle East, and naturally he would not have any thoughts about the Middle East Army Group commanded by Hoffman.

After hearing Bardovin's answer, Edel asked curiously. "What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, we can find a way from elsewhere."

In fact, there are not many ways to think of it, nothing more than open source and cut expenditure. In terms of open source, the current limit that Romania can do is to produce 100,000 tons of ammunition per month, but this requires squeezing other aspects of production. However, this is unlikely. Although this is wartime, it is still necessary to ensure the basic living security of the people. Only when it is in danger, can we ignore it.

Since open source is difficult to handle, there is only one way to cut costs.

The Middle East Army Group, which currently needs the most ammunition,

This is not only indispensable for its ammunition, but also a priority guarantee.

In addition to the Middle East, the Luosu border is also a big consumer of ammunition. It needs 21,000 tons of ammunition every month to complete training and storage, which is also indispensable. In addition, there is also the maintenance of law and order in the newly occupied areas of Greece, which uses less ammunition, basically 80,000 tons per month.

Of course, the naval and air forces also need a lot of ammunition, which is basically counted in tons, but this is all necessary consumption.

Of course, there is another unit that also consumes a lot of ammunition, that is, the North African Corps commanded by Antonescu, which consumes 18,000 tons of ammunition per month.

This is also where Bardovin and the Prime Minister are most tangled, and this is the reason why the two came.

I saw Bardovin speak. "Your Majesty, the best way at present is to reduce our ammunition consumption. I think the North African Army under General Antonescu's command is best able to reduce combat consumption. At present, we cannot afford ammunition for all fronts. consume."

Edel frowned at Bardovin's words. "Does the military know about this?"

"We have spoken to Marshal Féreit and they have no objection to it."

Now Edel understood that the government and the military should have reached some kind of agreement. Otherwise, those officers wouldn't let it go if they didn't jump up and make a fuss about reducing their own ammunition supplies. Edel was a little wary of this.

"So what do you propose?"

"After our negotiation, the plan we have prepared is to reduce the supply of ammunition to the North African Corps from 18,000 tons per month to 8,000 tons. The ammunition from this province can be increased or supplied to the Middle East and the border with the Soviet Union. ."

"Of course this was after the capture of Tunis."

Bardovin said that he added a sentence here.

Now Edel fully understands that this is a manifestation of domestic dissatisfaction with aid to Italy. Of course, there are also conflicts of interest.

Perhaps Romania's recent performance has been too aggressive, so many people have a desire for this, and want Romania to gain more benefits in this war. Just capturing the Middle East is no longer enough to satisfy their appetite. Now they are eyeing Africa, at least the British and French colonies in Africa.

And to seize its colonies in Africa, Italy would be an obstacle. And now they plan to reduce their support for Italy, starting with the North African Army. I believe that at least after this success, other materials will inevitably decrease in the future.

Otherwise, at this time alone, there will be a problem of ammunition inventory.

Although Edel already understood their plan, it was a little troublesome to stop them. Because this is the needs of both the military and the government, it is very difficult to suppress this kind of thinking.

Edel's silence left the two of them waiting quietly. While they want to take advantage of their allies, that's not something to be ashamed of. There are too many such things, and the performance on the battlefield can tell it all. Whoever makes Italy perform poorly, then the previously promised benefits can also be modified.

The room was unusually quiet for a while, except for the sound of Edel walking back and forth.

"Don't be busy on this matter, wait for me to discuss it with Mussolini."

Edel's answer showed a trace of disappointment in their eyes.

The expressions of the two did not escape Edel's eyes, and he continued to speak. "We also need Italy's help to take Gibraltar, not closing the door to the Mediterranean will always be a hidden danger."

Yes, Eder felt that the capture of Gibraltar was ahead of schedule, and he had to prepare immediately after capturing Tunisia and Suez.

And Edel's words made their eyes light up again. Gibraltar is a good place, and if Romania can step in as well, it will be very beneficial to have influence in the region in the future.

Eder used Gibraltar to whet the appetites of the two, and temporarily calmed the thoughts of the top military and political leaders in the country.

Of course, the next step is to see the performance of the Italians themselves.

However, he himself is not optimistic about the performance of the Italians. Without the help of others, it is a high probability that the Italians will be beaten out. One can only hope that this will come later and Romania will be free to talk about it.

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