Romanian Eagle

"What do you think of the Italian telegram for help now?"

In Bucharest, Eder is asking the same question. However, unlike Germany, Italy also sent a telegram for help.

The reason is also very simple, that is, Romania's current naval fleet is still intact, and the Italian side hopes that during the maintenance of its own warships, Romania can send a fleet to the Central Mediterranean to maintain pressure.

In the face of Italy's request, how could Edel decide for himself, he immediately summoned the military and the government to seek their opinions.

Sure enough, when Edel asked for opinions, the opinions from the government were immediately reflected.

Armament Minister Bardovin did not wait for others to speak, and took the lead in expressing his attitude. "Your Majesty, I think Italy's request must be made after ensuring our needs. At present, the Middle East still needs more than 300,000 tons of materials and ammunition. If there is no naval protection, then the transportation of materials will likely be delayed."

Bardovin's words immediately attracted the approval of others.

"The words of the Minister of Armaments are very good. We need to give priority to meeting our own needs before we can help others."

Prime Minister Miharakai said this, and his words immediately attracted the approval of other senior government officials.

"The Prime Minister is right, we must give priority to our own needs."

While government officials are almost unanimous, there are other voices.

I saw Foreign Minister Costel and couldn't help but ask. "Then how should we respond to the Italian request?"

In the face of the Foreign Minister's sudden disruption, a strange atmosphere immediately appeared in the air.

In fact, the opinions of the government have already been revealed, and they are not willing to support the fleet. What must ensure the safety of Middle Eastern shipping lines is empty talk. At present, the British warships in Egypt are basically transferred to the Red Sea side. In the Mediterranean Sea, apart from a few frigates, there are only some submarines.

But having said that, even if the British transferred their fleet in the Red Sea back, they would still not be Romania's opponents. After all, there are not many main ships in the Mediterranean fleet at present. The largest warships are the Sussex and Shropshire. These two London-class heavy cruisers, a Romanian battleship can hang them.

Facing such a situation, Edel took the opportunity to ask. "What does the Navy think about this?"

Edel asked for the Navy's opinion.

What else is there to say about the Navy? Faced with the opportunity to appear in the Western Mediterranean, Marshal Lomodan, as the Minister of the Navy, will of course seek benefits for the Navy.

I saw this old man in his seventies, ignoring the gaze from the government, and replying in a straight-forward manner. "The government's concerns are very reasonable, and I am grateful for its concern for our navy. However, from the perspective of our navy's professionalism, it is possible to form a fleet to support Italy."

As soon as Marshal Lomodan's voice fell, someone raised doubts. "But after the fleet leaves, how can the safety of transporting materials be guaranteed? You must know that the British fleet in the Red Sea is not weak. If you know that you have left, then the other party will definitely harass the transportation line and delay the launch of the Middle East campaign."

Everyone saw that the person who questioned this time was actually Prime Minister Miharakai.

In the face of the Prime Minister's doubts, Marshal Lomodan must give enough respect. Of course, he also knows that the Prime Minister's words are easy to answer from a professional point of view, but it is not appropriate to say this now, because he does not want the relationship between the Navy and the Navy to deteriorate, so this time The answer must be careful.

Marshal Lomodan replied after thinking it over and over again. "The Prime Minister's consideration is indeed reasonable, and meeting the needs of the Middle East is the first priority. We also agree with our navy. To this end, our navy has a plan that can not only meet the needs of the Middle East, but also quickly support Italy. ."

Lomodan's words aroused Edel's interest, and he looked at the Secretary of the Navy and asked. "Your Excellency Marshal, let's talk about your navy's plan."

"It's actually very simple." Facing Edel's question, Lomodan immediately told the navy's solution. "At present, the carrying capacity of our transport ships remains at more than three million tons, and there is no problem in temporarily mobilizing more than 300,000 tons of carrying capacity."

Without waiting for Lomodan's voice to fall, Bardovin, the Minister of Armaments, retorted. "Your Excellency Marshal, I know what you think. You plan to use the method of centralized transportation. Although the ports of Constanta and Thessaloniki can complete the loading task in a short time, I wonder if you have considered the unloading capacity of Beirut Port. More than 300,000 tons of materials need to be unloaded for at least ten days, and a large number of ships and materials are piled up in the port, and the risk is too great."

Yes, Baldovin had thought of Lomodan's plan, but he thought it was a bit risky.

However, although Bardovin thinks that the risk is a bit high, Marshal Lomodan does not think so.

I saw him object. "The risk you are worried about is that the fleet may encounter threats from the sea and the air?"

"Yes."

In the face of Lomodan's question, Baldwin answered without hesitation.

At this time, the Prime Minister felt very interesting, and as Bardovin's voice fell, he saw Marshal Lomodan said with a smile. "Actually, your worries are superfluous."

Then he said why.

"I will send the entire fleet out for this escort mission, but after arriving in Beirut, I will leave behind the Mircea, as well as the two aircraft carriers Buck and Jarscu, which are enough to withstand the harassment of the British fleet. In addition, in order to deal with underwater threats, destroyers will be on alert in the adjacent waters, and the air force in Cyprus and Beirut will also increase the number of patrols in the waters, so as not to give the enemy a chance to take advantage. As for the enemy's air threat, currently the UK Most of the air force in the Middle East has been lost, and we are no longer our opponents. As long as we are vigilant, the British fighter jets will never have a chance to fly over Beirut."

In the face of Lomodan's rebuttal, Bardovin is not a soldier after all, and there is no way to deal with it, he can only die.

As for Edel, another beneficiary of the plan must be asked at this time, the Army's opinion. After all, the program ultimately affects the Army no matter what.

"Marshal Freiette, what is your Army's opinion on this?"

For the inquiry with Eder, Feleit had been prepared for a long time, and he had such a hunch after he got the results of the Cape Tunis naval battle for the first time.

"Your Majesty, our army has no opinion on this. Moreover, transporting the materials ahead of time will allow Hoffman to better start the battle against Suez."

Fleet's words lightened the atmosphere. And with his words, Edel also made a decision on this. In general, in the face of Italy's request for help, the government opposed it, the navy supported it, and the army was indifferent. It's just that this request for help is about the Navy, so the Navy's opinion is the deciding factor.

"Then do as Marshal Lomodan says."

Edel said decisive words, but although he agreed to the navy's request, the necessary knocks were still required.

"But your navy must ensure the safety of transportation in the Middle East."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The meeting ended with a naval victory.

Then, the port of Beirut became extremely busy, and a large number of ships and piles of materials became the norm in the port. For this reason, the Romanian Air Force in the Middle East has launched several operations in a row, which has made the local British Air Force, which has lost its strength, even more exhausted, and has no time to think about Beirut at all.

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