A week after the meeting on the day of the inauguration of the Liberty Finance Building, Natsuki met again at the "Forest Palace" in Limerick with two heads of the World Ceylonist Organization, Haim Weizman and Erhard Milch. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since this is the second meeting, the level of conversation between the two sides has naturally gone further. Natsuki informed the other party that after discussions with the cabinet ministers and the generals of the Ministry of National Defense, they agreed in principle to support the establishment of a state by the Jews in Palestine, to sell them conventional weapons and provide technical support without restrictions, and that the spot transportation of weapons and equipment will be carried out according to the standard price of the international arms market. For example, the salaries and casualty pensions for volunteers who have sent troops to help in the war in Palestine will be implemented in accordance with the standards for US military aid last year, and so on.

Coupled with the point made by His Majesty King Joachim I at the previous meeting, the Zionists led by Weizman were like a lamp in the dark room, and between reality and their otherwise unattainable goal, a bumpy but accessible road loomed into the ground......

Excited, Weizmann bowed and said, "Your Majesty, on behalf of the 20 million Jews, I would like to pay you the highest respect!" As long as we succeed in establishing a Jewish state, I swear by Abraham that this nation will always be your loyal and reliable ally! ”

Natsuki nodded slightly, and then said, "The reason why the people of Ireland are willing to provide assistance to the Zionist fighters represented by Your Excellency is because they have also prayed and fought for the establishment of their own country, and they can understand your situation and hopes very well. However, Ireland is now part of the new United Kingdom, and since the Irish and the Welsh are working together to build a country, they must fully respect the views of the Welsh in the political, diplomatic, military, economic and other fields, so until the proposal for this foreign aid military action is passed by Parliament, our regular troops will not be sent to Palestine. ”

Upon hearing this, Weizmann couldn't help but show a confused expression, but Milch reacted quickly: "Your Majesty is saying that Ireland can only use irregular troops, such as foreign legions, before it is authorized by Congress to carry out military operations to aid foreign countries?" ”

Natsuki neither affirmed nor denied Milch's rhetorical question, but gave him a meaningful smile.

"Foreign military aid" refers to the dispatch of troops in the former Kingdom of Ireland, now the new United Kingdom, in a state of non-war, except to carry out military missions assigned by the Western Allies and undertake the peacekeeping mission of the League of Nations. Since 1916, more than a dozen "foreign aid military operations" have been carried out, the three largest of which were to help the US army fight against Japan in 1937-1938 and 1946, and to assist the Soviet Russian army in fighting against Japan in 1942-1944. In the past, the Kingdom of Ireland has used its regular troops for foreign aid military operations. In order to circumvent the restrictions of the international war conventions, the "transfer of volunteers" method is used, that is, the active duty personnel go through the formalities of retirement, then go to fight abroad as volunteers, and then go through the formalities of enlistment again after the military operation is completed. Under normal circumstances, the salary received during the foreign aid military operation is equivalent to 3-8 times the status of active duty, in the event of casualties, you can get a generous war injury allowance or death pension, and according to the unwritten practice of the Irish Army, participate in a foreign aid military operation, the position is automatically promoted to one level, so whenever there is an opportunity to participate in foreign aid military operations, there are many units in Ireland are formed to sign up, which has produced some well-known "foreign combat regiments" within the Irish army, For example, the 17th Fighter Squadron and the 46th Reconnaissance Aircraft Squadron of the Royal Irish Air Force have all participated in several foreign aid military operations, while naval ships usually need to be invested in formations for the sake of maintaining normal combat strength.

Of course, no policy can be perfect, and the Kingdom of Ireland's Foreign Aid is no exception. Internationally, this is regarded as a sword and a sidetrack, and Ireland is not only dubbed "the largest mercenary organization", but also has caused many diplomatic disputes due to foreign military aid, and has become a frequent visitor to the dock of the League of Nations Arbitration Committee, as well as the target of verbal criticism by many foreign dignitaries, and even quite criticized in the camp of Western allies. Within the country's armed forces, the implementation of "foreign aid military operations" has also brought about some negative effects. For example, among the active soldiers of Ireland, the soldiers from the central and western counties are the most simple, they are industrious and hard-working, while the soldiers from the southern and eastern counties are relatively scattered, while the soldiers from the capital region usually have better cultural qualities, they are flexible, they are more adept at technical duties and staff roles, but they are less disciplined, obedient and dedicated. In the military operations to aid the United States in the late stage of World War II and the military operations to aid the Soviet Union during the Japanese-Soviet War, the "capital soldiers" were the least enthusiastic to sign up, and in those two wars, the casualty rate of Irish volunteers exceeded 25%; By 1946, when the United States took the initiative to challenge Japan in the Philippine waters, the "capital soldiers" showed extraordinary enthusiasm, and the casualty rate of Irish volunteers in this short-term military operation was less than 4%. This kind of behavior of "picking the fat and picking the thin" not only aroused the resentment of the fraternal troops, but also caused hidden worries among the military top brass -- the generals who had experienced a hundred battles knew very well that the Irish troops, which were mostly "capital soldiers," lacked tenacity and sacrifice, and that such troops were often only suitable for fighting smooth battles, and that once they encountered a difficult opponent or even fell into a bitter battle, they could become the most unstable link in the entire front.

For example, the counties of Northern Ireland, which originally belonged to the British Empire, have long been not trusted by their colleagues, and have even been excluded and suppressed, and the registration rate for foreign aid military operations has always been less than one-third, and the selection rate is even less than 10 percent, and the long-term existence of this situation has directly weakened the overall cohesion and combat effectiveness of the Irish army.

As the "foreign aid military operations" of the open plank road and the dark Chen Cang were being increasingly restricted, the top level of Ireland and even the new United Kingdom began to sharpen another weapon: the Foreign Legion.

As early as 1920, Ireland formed its first foreign legion with more than 600 ex-Tsarist Russian soldiers in exile; Around 1935, the addition of former British soldiers made the foreign legion unprecedentedly stronger; In the early 40s, a large number of Eastern faces entered the Irish Foreign Legion. By 1944, the Irish military had taken in hundreds of former Ottoman army elites who had chosen to go into exile at once. Soldiers of the Irish Foreign Legion have been seen in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific in 1938, in the Anatolian Plateaus of Turkey in 1943, in the Liaohe Plain in northeastern China in 1944, and in Mindanao in the Philippine archipelago in 1946. Especially in the Anatolian highlands, the airborne battalions were put into operation as special operations units, almost helping the Ottoman army to turn the tide of the war, and this was an important reason why many of the Ottoman army elite were willing to come to Ireland to continue their military careers after the war......

After a pause, Xia Shu said to Milch: "Today, our foreign legion has a total of 8,350 people, organized into 3 light infantry battalions, 2 mechanized infantry battalions, 1 amphibious combat battalion and 2 airborne battalions. It can be said that it is an ideal professional mercenary! ”

There is still half a sentence that Natsuki didn't say, that is, those who are willing to join the Foreign Legion are outlaws who are willing to lick the blood from the knife's edge, and they can even be said to be some form of professional killers. The so-called emphasis on discipline is nothing more than mutual cooperation and close coordination in the course of battle, and outside of battle, especially in places far from Ireland and not easily restrained by their superiors, it is difficult for them to maintain rational restraint like a regular army.

Milch and Weizmann looked at each other and wondered: "More than 8,000 people, even if all of them are sent, it is still a little less!" According to the information we have, there are 40,000 or 50,000 troops in Syria, while the regular army of the Arab Kingdom alone has six divisions. ”

"Has there ever been a country in history that relied on mercenaries to fight its enemies and still survive for a long time?" Natsuki asked rhetorically.

Milhi was speechless.

Natsuki further asked rhetorically: "In ancient times, both Israel and Judea had established elite armies, right?" After the disappearance of these two ancient Jewish states, your unique cultural beliefs have been passed down for more than 2,000 years, and the dream of reviving and establishing a Jewish state has lasted for more than 2,000 years. You must know that 30 years ago, on this land, a mere four million Irish defeated the invincible British army, at that time Britain also had the help of France and Russia, although we had the support of Germany, but at that time the main energy of the German army was on the European battlefield, most of the time we relied on our own strength against the powerful British army. If you want to re-establish the Jewish state, the funding is not a problem, the military difficulty is not as great as that of the Irish War of Independence, and what is lacking may be enough courage and determination! ”

After speaking, looking at the two people in front of him, Weizmann hung his head slightly and did not speak, while Milch looked pensive.

Good people do it to the end and send the Buddha to the West. Natsuki further added: "During the Great War, the island of Ireland was like a huge barracks, contributing nearly a million elite soldiers and military auxiliaries to the Allied army, and now many military facilities are well sealed. As long as you Jews can show your courage and determination, this can be a boot camp and a supply depot in your rear. ”

(End of chapter)