"Then what troops are we going to send to rescue the Jewish state? Now all the legions have missions, and the 89th Legion and the French 1st Legion are still resting. The deployment of other legions will affect our plan. I'm afraid we don't have any There are no extra troops sent to Palestine." Eck said with some helplessness.
"Oh. Let's draw troops from the Marine Corps and the Iberian 1st Corps." Xiao Jie said with a sigh.
"The 8th Marine Division is currently in Sicily. We can send them there. In addition, we can also send the 2nd Marine Division that is resting in Iberia, and then draw 3 infantry divisions from the 1st Iberian Army. That’s about it. Turkey’s troops attacking the Jewish state are only 180,000 in total, and if we just want to drive the Turkish army out of the Jewish state, these troops are enough.” Eck said. It’s not that Peck looks down on the army of the Turkish Empire, but how good their combat effectiveness is. The current Turkish Empire is no longer the Ottoman Turkish Empire that swept across Asia, Europe and Africa. The fallen Turkish Empire is in Russia, Austria And the hands of France were repeatedly defeated. The weapons of the Turkish imperial army are also very simple, only a small part of the army is equipped with rifles, and some soldiers even use cold weapons such as spears, bows and arrows. Facing such an enemy, France dispatched 5 divisions is far enough.
"Let's arrange it like this. At present, we only need to drive the Turkish army out of the Jewish state. After solving Austria and Russia, we will slowly clean them up. But what I am worried about now is that the Jewish state may not be able to survive. The moment our reinforcements arrive, even if we drive the Turkish army out of the Jewish state with our help, I am afraid that the Jewish state will suffer irreparable damage. Those vicious Turks will definitely drive out the Jews." Xiao Jie was a little worried Said. Although the strength of the Jewish state is not strong, it has inextricably ties with France. The Jews are also very business-minded people. They have a lot of market share in all walks of life in France. Every year, the Jewish State "voluntarily" pays a huge amount of taxes to France. Just because of this, Xiao Jie cannot let the Jewish State be destroyed.
"Your Majesty, we still have a force that is very close to the Palestine area. If there is no accident, they can reach Jerusalem within a week." Eck said suddenly.
"You mean the guards stationed at the Suez Canal? But they only have 20,000 people? Besides, who will defend the Suez Canal after they leave?" Xiao Jie asked in surprise. It's not that he didn't think about mobilizing that force, but considering the importance of the Suez Canal, he had to dismiss this idea.
"I don't think you need to worry about the Suez Canal at all. Now in the entire Middle East, except for the Turkish Empire, no one can threaten the safety of the canal. As for the problem of military strength, it is also easy to solve. If you add our troops stationed in North Africa , there is still no problem to gather 30,000 people. 30,000 people may not be able to defeat the Turkish army, but it is still very possible to defend Jerusalem or other areas of the Jewish state. When our army arrives, everything will be solved ’” Eck said with a smile.
Xiao Jie nodded, and then said: "Okay, let's do as you say. But we must hurry up, if our army can arrive one minute earlier, it is possible to save one more Jew."
"I know, I will let them pay attention." Eke replied, and then went out to dispatch troops after saluting to Xiao Jie.
Just a few minutes after Eke left, Otov rushed into Xiao Jie's office with a look of panic. "Your Majesty, you must save the Jewish state. Those vicious Turks will never let my people go." Otov cried when he saw Xiao Jie.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Jie couldn't help but feel a real headache. He knew that Ottove must have got the news from somewhere, and then he ran to him for help. So he got up and comforted: "Don't worry, I have asked Marshal Ike to dispatch troops to rescue, but you know that we are too far apart, I am afraid..."
"Don't say that. The Jewish State is an ally of France. Now that the Jewish State has been suddenly attacked by Turkey, of course we have to fulfill the covenant. Besides, Angel is my wife, and I can't just sit idly by. Don't worry. , we will definitely do our best to rescue the Jewish State, and as for the Turkish Empire, we will definitely make them pay the price." Xiao Jie said seriously.
Autov nodded, and after he calmed down a bit, he asked with some doubts: "I am a little puzzled, why would the Turkish Empire attack our Jewish State at this time? Although there is an unresolved hatred between us and them , but why didn't they attack us when we founded the country, why did they wait until this time?"
"I think this is easy to explain. When the Jewish state was first established, with our protection, the Turkish Empire certainly did not dare to act rashly." Xiao Jie explained.
"But the Jewish state has always been an ally of France. Even if they can destroy the Jewish state, aren't they afraid of France's future revenge?" Ottove asked strangely.
"I think there must be shadows of other countries, such as Austria and Russia. Now our three countries have hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the border area, and the war is on the verge of breaking out. Austria and Russia definitely hope to hold my country in the Middle East, so They just encouraged the Turkish Empire to send troops to the Jewish State. I just don’t know what benefits they promised to Turkey, so that Turkey can attack the Jewish State even at the risk of being attacked by our country.” Xiao Jie is also a little confused now.
On August 14, the French army stationed in the Suez Canal area received an order to leave Suez and march towards Jerusalem. There were a total of 30,000 troops in this army, including 1 infantry division and 1 cavalry brigade stationed in Suez. , and 4 infantry regiments temporarily transferred from Alexandria and Cairo. In addition, the 8th Marine Division and the 2nd Marine Division also boarded and set off in Sicily and Iberia respectively, and the Mediterranean Fleet will provide them with **** and necessary artillery support. In addition, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Infantry Divisions of the 1st Iberian Army stationed in northern Italy also began to concentrate on Genoa, where they would wait for boarding.
The Palestine area is located in the west of Asia, in the transportation hub of Asia, Africa and Europe, and has an important strategic position. In 1822, after the French Volunteers defeated Turkey, they forced the Turkish government to cede to France the area west of the Jordan River, south of the Golan Heights, and north of the Gulf of Aqaba. Then, the Jews bought this area from France, and with the support of France, they established the Jewish State here, with Jerusalem as their capital. For a time, Jews from all over the world frantically concentrated in this area. In just two years In less than a short time, the number of Jews in the Jewish State exceeded 400,000. In order to resist the pressure from Turkey and protect the nascent Jewish state, France once deployed heavy troops here and helped the Jews train two infantry divisions with a total of 30,000 troops. Although the Turkish Empire hated it, it did not dare to attack the Jewish state. But I didn't expect that after the French troops withdrew, under the instigation of Austria and Russia, the Turkish Empire dared to attack the Jewish State on a large scale.
180,000 Turkish troops launched a surprise attack from the northern part of the Jewish state. The Jewish army was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. In just 3 days, the Turkish army approached the city of Jerusalem.
"General ~www.mtlnovel.com~ Can we resist the attack of the Turkish army? At least we must persist until the reinforcements from our allies arrive? Our reinforcements are already on the way. I believe they will be able to fight within a week at most." You can come and rescue us." The President of the Jewish State Elroy said with a trembling voice as he looked at the densely packed Turkish army outside the city.
"Your Excellency, in the previous stage of the battle, our army suffered heavy losses. Now Jerusalem's army does not exceed 20,000. It may be very difficult to resist the attack of the Turkish army." Thai, the commander-in-chief of the Jewish State Armed Forces Lance said with a gloomy expression. He had no idea that the Jewish army was defeated without even holding out for a day under the attack of the Turkish army. Although the strength of the Turkish army is several times that of the Jewish army, the weapons in their hands are much better than those of the Turkish army. Thinking of this, even he himself felt a little ashamed.
"Your Excellency, General, please think of a way, and you must persist until reinforcements arrive, otherwise the vicious Turks will definitely massacre our people, and the Jewish people may be destroyed because of this." Elroy pleaded road.
Terrence naturally knew the urgency of the situation, but he couldn't guarantee anything, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Don't worry, Your Excellency, my soldiers and I will do our best to fight the Turks. Unless we all die in battle, or a Turk will never be allowed to enter Jerusalem."