In the outer corridor of the main hall of the Limerick Palace, Ben Gurion, who came to meet the King Joachim I, and his party, were meeting senior military generals from the new United Kingdom, who came out of the military conference room one after another. Some were calm and sophisticated, and some were not good at covering up and were full of spirits. Such a scene was fascinating: these military leaders seemed to have just had a heated and optimistic discussion, and perhaps a set of exquisite and complete combat plans had been successfully completed with their joint efforts.

So, who are their targets? Are they preparing to fight a quick blitzkrieg like the New Austrian-Italy War? How many troops are they going to use and how sure they will win? How much impact will this military action have on the European and even the world? Will their combat plan become another classic in the history of war?

When he saw His Majesty the King, Ben Guli'an observed his expression and found that the monarch who was regarded as a contemporary legend in Europe was as calm as ever. No matter his eyes or face, he showed no slight arrogance or disrespect.

After a warm greeting, the leaders of the Zionist movement naturally talked about their review of the "Hebrew Brigade" and expressed their sincere gratitude to His Majesty Joachim I and his subjects to understand and support the Zionist movement. Ben Gurion said that given that the situation of the Palestinian war was extremely unfavorable to the Jewish armed forces, they urgently needed this newly formed brigade to rush to the battlefield. Of course, this time, the Arab Kingdom and Syria jointly attacked the Jewish armed forces, and the regular army alone invested more than 200,000 yuan. The air fighter jets and naval ships of the two countries almost came out in full swing. Just a 4,000 infantry unit, they were all comparable to the best soldiers of the Irish foreign corps, and it was difficult to change the current situation.

"I understand your situation and your mood. We have been doing what we can." Natsuki responded politely, "However, as a member of the League of Nations, a signatory to the Hague International Convention and a signatory to the Brandenburg Agreement of 1937, the New United Kingdom is limited by the League of Nations Conventions, the Hague Convention, the Brandenburg Agreement and various non-public agreements, agreements, and the trade-offs on overall strategic deployment, and cannot do anything at will, especially with great international influence, so... we cannot directly intervene in the Palestinian war situation at present."

"We can fully understand His Majesty's difficulties. After all, to govern a country like the New United Kingdom, we must consider all aspects of the situation. We firmly believe that with His Majesty's character, we will never ignore the safety of our friends." Ben Gurion replied appropriately.

Natsuki looked at him and said, "Of course we don't want the tragedy two thousand years ago to repeat in our era. In fact, other ways of aid can be considered except for sending our regular troops to the war."

Ben Gurion then proposed: "Then... send a fleet to the Palestinian coast, not to participate in the war, only to demonstrate, how about it?"

"This method has certain feasibility, but the problem is..." Xia Shu paused, "My fleet is returning to the mainland from the Mediterranean, and the instructions should not be revoked."

Ben Gurion took the opportunity to test: "Is it because of the consideration of dealing with the dispute over the Northern Oil Port?"

"Yes, I saw this news in the newspaper, too." Natsuki replied humorously.

The guests laughed kindly.

Xia Shu said again: "Well, this is actually a serious military secret. Those ships must return to their own ports as soon as possible."

Ben Gurion nodded: "In that case, we plead for His Majesty to help us build a regular armored force, the equipment required is purchased by us at our own expense, the chariot crew will be selected from the Hebrew Brigade, and the maintenance personnel will be selected separately."

As the strongest technological flow among European monarchs, Xia Shu analyzed with great help: "I understand your eagerness, but based on my personal experience, national defense construction cannot be done by the state. Even if any individual or organization is rich enough to rival a country, it will be difficult for a country to bear the national defense costs for a long time. Simply put, the official export price of the "Irish Tiger" you favor is 1.2 million Singapore dollars, equivalent to about 360,000 marks. 39 vehicles can form a standard chariot battalion, and the investment in purchasing chariots is less than 15 million.

Marks don't feel expensive, but maintaining their normal operation requires a complete set of repair tools and repair accessories, and training qualified chariot crew and maintenance personnel is much more expensive than purchasing chariots. During peacetime, the various expenses of maintaining a standard chariot battalion are about 10 million marks per year, and in wartime, the cost is 20 to 30 million marks. It is not surprising that if you encounter fierce battles, you will lose more than a dozen chariots in half a day. It is another big cost to replenish equipment and personnel."

"Although it is very difficult to raise such a large amount of funds in the name of individuals and organizations, and even exceed many people's imagination, in order to realize our Jewish thousand-year dream, many Jews, including myself, are willing to devote all their family property!" Ben Gurion said with great righteousness and enthusiasm, "I believe that the power of Jews in the world will not lose to a middle-class country when they are gathered together!"

"If you insist that you can afford the construction and maintenance of an armored force, and think that this is extremely important to your great cause of restoration..." said Natsu Shu, "I am willing to do this within my capacity."

Ben Gurion and his entourage immediately stood up together: "Thank you sincerely, the great king of Ireland and Wales, His Majesty Joachim I."

Natsuki waved his hand: "As you know, considering the need to improve the combat capabilities of Jewish aviation forces, we are ready to provide Tipperary Flight Training Camp with better performance ir-44 fighters and ik-43 attack aircraft, but you have to be mentally prepared for a brand new ir-44, exporting a 80% more expensive than the ir-39, and maintenance costs are also increased by at least 60%.

The leader of the Zion movement was proudly stretched out three fingers: "After repeated discussions, we decided to purchase 300 new fighter jets. If the new United Kingdom can provide us with monoplane fighters, attack aircraft and a full set of technology at a fair price, we are happy to hand over all purchase orders to you."

"I will discuss the feasibility of this deal with my generals."

Xia Shu did not reply directly, but left room for special purpose. With the plan for renewal of jet fighters on the agenda, the piston-type monoplane fighter jets that were finalized from 1943 to 1944 will soon retreat to the second line. Sale them at a discount will help raise funds for new fighters and improve aviation equipment architecture. With the current strategic situation and consistent thinking of the Jews, they have no reason to reject these second-hand fighters with good performance and good maintenance. However, based on the military cooperation agreement continued by the Kingdom of Ireland, as long as Germany participates in technical research and development or provides technical support, the new United Kingdom must obtain the consent of the German side before exporting.

IR-44 fighter jets and iK-43 attack aircraft, together with their ship-based models, have received important technical support from Germany during the research and development process and have a high degree of technical versatility with the German team's standard fighter jets. Therefore, they have long been listed as strategic secrets shared by both countries. They were only provided to the United States during the Battle of the United States, Japan and the Philippines, and were all revoked after the war.

During the New Austrian-Italy War, in order to win over Spain to join the war, the new United Kingdom planned to provide the improved models of the ir-44 and ik-43 to the Spanish military. After many consultations, the agreement was finally obtained from the German side, on the condition that the Spanish military regularly provided the equipment of these fighter jets to avoid the leakage of key technologies to unfriendly countries. It is precisely because of this additional clause that the Spanish military finally decided to suspend the introduction of these two excellent military aircraft that were included in the "ultimate piston fighter jet" by the military.

If this is true for the hardcore brothers of the Western Allied Powers camp, it is indeed hard to expect the Germans to agree to let these two fighter jets "fall" into the hands of Jewish armed forces. Moreover, the German senior executives are reorganizing the Mediterranean strategy. They do not want the new United Kingdom to deeply intervene in the Middle East war, nor do they want to see the emergence of Jewish countries that lead to continuous turmoil in the Middle East, which leads to drastic changes in the political landscape in the Middle East, affecting the stable exploitation of oil resources in the Middle East...

After talking about the above content, Ben Gurion used the tactical strategy routine to direct the topic to Tel Aviv and Masada Fortress, trying to use that tragic story to impress the rulers of the new United Kingdom and to maximize his sympathy.

The story of Masada, Xia Shu had read in a book a long time ago. He calmly analyzed: "Tel Aviv will never become a fortress of Masada. First, the Arab army cannot be compared with the ancient Roman army. They have the name of government troops, but they have the reality of regular troops, and have very weak combat capabilities; second, the Jewish armed forces who stick to Tel Aviv are not a lonely army. They have received the attention and support of Jews all over the world, and have the assistance of the Irish foreign corps. As long as there is no major accident, it is completely possible to rely on defensive positions and urban buildings to resist the attack of the Arab army; third, once Tel Aviv faces a situation of loss, we will ask the League of Nations to intervene again. Although this move cannot retreat to the enemy, it can guarantee the safety of the lives of most Tel Aviv people."

After saying some polite words of gratitude, Ben Gurion sighed helplessly: "The hard work we have put into building a Jewish country today is just like the efforts made by the Irish people to gain freedom more than thirty years ago. Unfortunately, there is no military genius like His Majesty. Otherwise, we would not have let the previous good situation fall to the point where we are today."

Xia Shu thought about it and replied cleverly: "The Jewish nation is one of the nations with the highest IQ in the world. Even if the individual's wisdom and ability are not enough to turn the situation around, relying on the intelligence and talent of everyone, we can also achieve the goal of turning the tide."
Chapter completed!