When Fereit appeared at the gate of the palace, he found Admiral Lomodan, the Minister of the Admiralty, preparing to enter. Admiral Fereit immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"Hello, Admiral Lomodan."

Admiral Lomodan, who arrived first, greeted Fereit with a smile.

"Hello, Admiral Fereitt."

Unlike Lomodan, Fereit's face was much more serious. The reason is that when they met this time to discuss the establishment of the Air Force, and the Army suffered the most from it, how could he, the number one man in the Army, laugh. In his heart, Admiral Fereit had already secretly scolded Ancrera many times. But this did not affect the formation of the Air Force in the slightest, because it was promoted by His Majesty.

And Admiral Lomodan knew the situation of Admiral Fereit very well, so he didn't care. Because the planes currently developed by the Navy are mainly torpedo planes and seaplanes, as for carrier-based fighters, they also need to wait for new fighters to come out before improving them on ships, and bombers can also be modified with ground-to-ground aircraft. Therefore, the establishment of the Air Force does not have much impact on the Navy, and it mainly depends on the performance of the Army.

Although the relationship between the navy and the army is not very close (competing for funds), it is not so big. After all, there are a few situations like Japan's. The navy is an aristocratic military branch with high technical requirements.

However, while Admiral Lomodan did not intend to talk too much with Admiral Fereitt, Fereit did not intend to let the Navy go unpunished.

"Admiral Lomodan, the establishment of the Air Force is going to take away funds from us, and you are not in a hurry at all?"

Hearing Fereitt's obvious provocative words, how could Admiral Lomodan be fooled. I saw him say with a smile. "What can I do about this, the establishment of the Air Force is already unavoidable, and we can not oppose it this time."

"Not against, of course."

Fereit continued. "But we can work together to keep the Air Force to a minimum, and that's good for us."

And Admiral Fereitt's words made Admiral Lomodan a little moved. "You mean to keep the Air Force as low as possible?"

"Yes, when the time comes, I estimate that the newly formed Air Force will need to take over those research projects, and it will also need to take over a lot of air defense forces. We could totally ......."

Fereit whispered his plans to Lomodan.

"Will this work?"

"Absolutely, do you want to be given your share of the funds."

The annual allocation of funds is a major matter related to the navy and the army, and now that there is one more branch of the armed forces to divide it, it will certainly be affected. Moreover, as a navy, it is also a big eater of funds, so naturally it will not be indifferent to this. Therefore, Admiral Lomodan was a little moved by Fereitt's words, which of course was feasible, and the army needed to take the lead.

"That's it, but you need to get started."

"No problem."

The two bigwigs decided to join forces and give a big gift to the little brothers of the Air Force who have not yet been formed. Ankdra, who was unaware of this, had already arrived at the palace and was currently discussing with Eder about forming an air force.

"Your Majesty, our newly established air force intends to use the kingdom's tricolor flag base map, and then use the royal pattern as the background, plus an eagle with wings outstretched, as the military flag of the air force."

Eder took over the draft of the Air Force flag prepared by Ankdra, which was not the symbol of the flag and the eagle. However, he has no opinion on this, and the current air force flags of various countries are basically plus eagles.

Edel said, putting down the sketch. "Ankdra will face the pressure of the navy and the army next, are you ready?"

Yes, Eder was less interested in the symbols and more concerned about the future funding capacity of the newly formed Air Force. Although he single-handedly promoted the Air Force, Eder could not be too partial among the three services. It's as if he had three children, and when the youngest son was born, it was impossible to forget the other two.

Ankdra, who is confident about this, said. "Your Majesty, I am mentally equipped for this. It is impossible to give much in terms of funding for the establishment of the Air Force this time, and I think that 18% is already good. ”

Edel didn't say anything when he heard Ankedra's words, and in his heart he still thought that Ankede was thinking too optimistically. In his heart, it would be good for the newly established Air Force to receive 15 percent of its military spending. He knows too well the scene of the army and navy competing for military funds.

At this time, a guard came to report. "Your Majesty, Admiral Fereit and Admiral Lomodan have arrived."

When Edel heard the second Lord coming, he commanded. "Alright, invite them in."

Next, two generals, Fereit and Lomodan, walked in.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When the salute was over, Edel said. "I've summoned you two this time, I'm sure you all know it."

"I know it all."

It's good to know. Edel continued. "This time, Zhu Ahyo is talking about the establishment of the Air Force. Because the establishment of the Air Force involves the development of aircraft and the division of troops, it is necessary for the two to discuss with Lieutenant General Ankedra. ”

"There is no problem with this, the fighter planes, ground planes, two-engine bombers, transport planes, and four-engine bombers and other items that our army previously led can all be transferred to the Air Force, and among the various aircraft currently under our jurisdiction, except for some transport planes for commuting, they can all be handed over to the Air Force."

As soon as Fereit came up, he was willing to hand over most of the current aircraft and research projects of the Army Aviation to his little brothers in the Air Force.

Since the army is atmospheric and the navy is not too bad, I saw Admiral Lomodan speak. "In addition to retaining the seaplane and carrier-based aircraft projects, our Navy can give everything else to the Air Force. However, due to the special nature of the navy, its shore-based aircraft can not be handed over much because they need to protect the territorial waters. ”

Eder also understood Admiral Lomodan's words. Because the navy needs to use more aircraft, it is indeed inappropriate to hand over too many aircraft to the newly established air force.

As for Ankdra, he waited until the two generals had finished speaking before he spoke. "Thank you to the two generals for their support of the Air Force, but there is one more question that needs to be discussed with Admiral Fereitt."

Fereitt, who was questioned, gestured. "Please."

"Regarding the division of the territorial air defense forces, I think it is best to attribute them to the Air Force."

The territorial air defense forces mentioned by Ankdra are mainly units stationed in major cities and industrial areas responsible for air defense. Originally, this unit was under the command of the ground air defense force, and was composed of companies, battalions, and regiments, and was responsible for providing ground air defense for the country. It is mainly equipped with 12.7 caliber anti-aircraft machine guns and various anti-aircraft guns of 20 mm, 40 mm, 88 mm and 105 mm. Its combat personnel are 32,000 and are under the command of eight air defense commands.

It is clear that Ankdra intends to take this force into the hands of the Air Force.

However, in the face of Ankdra's attempt, Admiral Fereit did not hesitate to speak. "As for the issue of the command and jurisdiction of the ground air defense forces, I think it is better for the army to be responsible. This is because we have always been training its officers and soldiers, and it is also conducive to its air combat. ”

It is obvious that Admiral Fereit is reluctant to assign it to the Air Force, because if it is placed under the jurisdiction of the Air Force, then the funds will inevitably need to be transferred to the Air Force, which is not conducive to the subsequent competition for military spending.

And in the face of Admiral Fereitt's reluctance, Ancrera was naturally unwilling to give up. I saw him speak. "Your Excellency Admiral, for ground air defense, the best way to combat it is to require the cooperation of the Air Force. If the two are classified as different branches of the armed forces, then the coordination will be greatly compromised, which will not be conducive to air defense operations. ”

It is clear that in the air field, which is unfamiliar to Ferreuit, it is no match for the experienced Lieutenant General Ankdra. Of course, this is not to belittle Admiral Fereitt, everyone has their own areas of expertise, and there are also their own shortcomings, which is nothing difficult to admit.

And after Admiral Fereit was refuted by Ankdra, he could only stop talking. Apparently about the belonging of the local air defense forces, he is not going to fight.

But Ankdra didn't want to stop, only to see him continue. "Regarding the paratrooper units, I think there should also be an Air Force jurisdiction."