An hour-long stroll, sixty minutes of conversation, and since Ezel Weizmann had only come as a special liaison, many of the topics were superficial. www.biquge.info On the morning of the next day, Ezel visited again, but he remained only a special liaison - despite the courage and ability of this young man, the Zionist Executive Committee did not grant him the power to negotiate a treaty with the new United Kingdom at the highest level, but temporarily appointed one of the leaders of the Zionist movement, the woman who was not inferior to the bearded Mrs. Golda-Meir, who rushed from Bernier to Limerick overnight, Accompanied by Ezel and the representative of the Rothschild family, Robert Rothschild, he went to the "Forest Palace" in an attempt to conclude a significant agreement of assistance with the absolute ruler of the country.

Just before the arrival of the Jews, Natsuki learned an important piece of information from the intelligence officer: when Kaiser Wilhelm the Younger attended a banquet hosted by the Bavarian royal family last night, he received Ben-Gurion and representatives of the Jewish bankers. It is no wonder that Germany has gradually become the dominant player in the Middle East's oil resources since winning World War I, and vested interests are often not interested in changing the existing pattern. In fact, not only William Jr. did not have a good impression of Jewish statehood, but most of the bigwigs in the German military, political, and financial circles also believed that Jewish statehood would trigger a domino effect, which would spread the controversy and conflict from the Palestinian region to the entire Middle East, and eventually lead to a major impact on the production and transportation of oil in the Middle East. Therefore, they would rather the Jews continue to maintain the status quo, and they would rather the Palestinian region remain in a state of chaos for a long time, thus suppressing the contradictions of all parties.

It was precisely because of the refusal of the German leadership to support Jewish statehood that the Zionist organization had to go back and work hard in the new United Kingdom. As a member of the Council of the League of Nations and an important member of the camp of the Western Allies, the new United Kingdom played an active role in the handling of many international affairs, they were friendly with the Americans, they were trusted partners of the American military and political leadership, they had close contacts with Soviet Russia, so as to extend their influence to the Far East, they were also a hardcore ally of Germany, and they were Germany's best partners in the field of military strategy and military technology...... However, in essence, its influence has not yet been freed from the constraints of national strength, and in many cases they have relied on their strength to exert their strength and win by skill, and have achieved the desired results through strategic methods such as building momentum through public opinion and combining vertical and horizontal forces, such as the proposal for autonomy in the Palestinian areas, which they chose to put forward at the Council of the League of Nations at the most appropriate time.

As for the Jewish visitors, Natsuki treated them with hot tea as usual, and explained frankly: "As we all know, the Western allies control more than 80 percent of the oil resources of the Arab Kingdom, and although most of the oil fields are located in the eastern and northeastern regions of the Arab Kingdom, thousands of kilometers away from Palestine, which may become a battlefield at any time, if we directly send troops to intervene, it is bound to cause a sharp deterioration in our diplomatic relations with the Arab Kingdom, and even become a direct belligerent." At that time, in order to protect their oil investment in the Arab Kingdom, the Western allies will inevitably exert pressure on our country, and if the pressure fails, they will take a series of punitive measures, causing damage to the interests of our country and the interests of the people. ”

"Forgive me for being stupid, Your Majesty!" "As far as I know, the new United Kingdom has abundant oil production and well-developed refining facilities on the island of Bahrain, and most of the petroleum products are exported. If the Arab kingdom is plunged into war, which leads to chaos and reduced oil production, it will certainly push up international oil prices, and the new United Kingdom will benefit from this. ”

It is said that insiders look at the doorway, laymen look at the excitement, this woman will either deliberately try, or only strive for immediate interests and do not understand the macroeconomy. Xia Shu said with a smile: "Compared with the country's strategic interests, this is a small profit, not to mention that the oil production capacity of Bahrain Island only accounts for 2 or 3% of the current global oil production. Moreover, if the new United Kingdom were to go to war with the Arab kingdom, the Arabs could easily blockade the waters around Bahrain and attack passing oil tankers, causing us heavy losses, which would still outweigh the losses in the end! ”

When it comes to the economic picture, Lord Robert Rothschild, who has been at the helm of the Rothschild Family Bank Ireland for many years, should be no slouch, and he is busy complimenting: "Your Majesty is worthy of being an all-round genius who has a good understanding of the interests of the country and the economic benefits. When it comes to strategic planning and operational deployment in the military field, the three of us together may not be even one percent of yours, and I hope Your Majesty will give you advice! ”

"Commanding operations is the job of generals and staff officers, and I stay here all day thousands of kilometers from the front line, knowing very little about the situation ahead." Natsuki spread his hands and said, "You expect me to give you wise advice like this, so you might as well give your trust to your commanders and staff officers!" ”

Lord Rothschild continued to compliment: "But Your Majesty, you are the one who has created the most battlefield miracles in this era, especially during the Battle of the Azores, when everyone thought that the Allied Navy would be defeated by the Allied fleet, you almost single-handedly turned the tide. We believe that if there is anyone who can help our Jews out of defeat, it is Your Majesty! ”

Natsuki smiled slightly: "But I am only a king supported by the Irish and the Welsh, and my mission is to protect Ireland and Wales from violation." ”

Madame Meir watched the King's words and deeds quietly, and after Lord Rothschild's plea had hit a wall, she said in a more tactful and clever way: "We regard Your Majesty as a dear friend, and accept His Majesty's suggestion to persuade the Jews to keep their possessions in Ireland and Wales as far as possible. ”

Natsuki looked at Meir, then at Lord Rothschild and Ezel, who was completely speechless, and summoned the attendant to send a military map of the Middle East.

"In my judgment, unless the League of Nations intervenes strongly, there will be a battle between you and the armies of the Arab Kingdom, and this is the place where the most likely battlefield will be!"

As the three men looked intently, Natsuki's fingers landed south-southeast of Tel Aviv, and south of that location was Rehovot, a town originally established by Jews in 1890 as an agricultural settlement, where citrus cultivation and dairy farming were the mainstays. By the end of 1948, the Jewish population had grown to more than 70,000, and the militia had grown from a few hundred to nearly 6,000.

Six kilometres northeast of Rehovot, east of Natsuki's Finger, there is a city founded by the Arabs called Ramla, which is located in the desert and has a population of more than 10,000 people, which is still predominantly inhabited by Arabs. In normal times, this desert town is inconspicuous, but now the main force of the Guards Cavalry Division and the Guards Artillery Division of the Arab Kingdom are stationed here, and if they force their westward advance, they will soon be able to cut off the two roads from Tel Aviv to Rehovot, and then they can be used as a left flank to outflank Tel Aviv, and can also be used as iron pincers to besiege Rehovot, making it difficult for the Jews to take care of them.

"There is an old saying in the East, if a gentleman does not fight, he will win the war!" "If you want to hold back the armies of the Arab kingdoms, you have to find a way to win the first battle you fought against, just as you did in the Battle of Hadera. ”

After thinking for a moment, Meir and Lord Rothschild invariably set their eyes on Ezel, and the young Mr. Weizmann said without fear: "According to our intelligence, the Arab Kingdom has deployed the most combat-effective Guards Cavalry Division in Ramla, they move fast, and they are good at field combat, if their target is a town like Rehovot, then we still have a chance to rely on the position to block them, but if we fight them in the open area, unless there are modern armored forces as the main force, the chance of victory is extremely low." ”

Xia Shu paused: "The 'Viking' business under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Legion has arrived in Tel Aviv, and the sharpest sword has been handed over to you. ”

Ezer realized, Meir interjected: "In the battle of Hadera, the combat effectiveness of the Irish Foreign Legion is indeed obvious to all, and it can thwart the 3rd Syrian Mechanized Infantry Division, and the 'Nicholas' battalion should be the first to perform, since this 'Viking' battalion is highly respected by His Majesty, it must still be above the 'Nicholas' battalion, but I don't know which is stronger or weaker between the Guards Cavalry Division of the Arab Kingdom and the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division of the Syrian Army?" ”

Natsuki raised his head and smiled: "One is based on traditional cavalry, well-trained and brave but lagging behind the times, and the other is based on chariots as the vanguard, infantry as the main force, and artillery as the support, and has entered the threshold of modern warfare. ”

The regular armies of the Arab kingdoms were not as battle-hardened as the Syrian armies, and the Third Arab War of Independence was able to win not only because of the lessons they had learned from the previous two wars of independence, but also because of the decline and internal strife of the Ottoman Empire. Over the past 10 years, the construction and development of the army of the Arab Kingdom has hardly achieved decent results, and their troops are still divided between American and Italian weapons, which has caused additional problems in equipment maintenance and logistics supply.

Designed and manufactured in the late 20s and early 30s, the American-made M3 light tank and the M4 medium tank are still the main equipment of the armored forces of the Arab Kingdom. In the previous Palestinian armed conflict, these American-made tanks were repeatedly beaten by the German tanks of the Syrian army and could not find the north, and the Arab kingdom planned to spend huge sums of money to purchase hundreds of German-made "Teutonic Knights" equipped with 60 times the diameter of 75 mm guns, but could not withstand the deception of the Italians, and finally signed a contract with Italy for the purchase of 600 P-43 medium tanks, as a result, with the romantic manufacturing efficiency of the Italians, only forty or fifty units were delivered in half a year, which was not enough to equip a medium tank battalion.

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