Romanian Eagle

After the war, Beirut is full of traces of battles. Although a simple cleanup has been carried out, the rubble with the smell of gunpowder is still everywhere.

Although the smoke of gunpowder in Beirut has not dissipated, its lively scene has not diminished at all. Huge numbers of ships piled up in the port area to unload people and cargo. Although the port area was badly damaged in the previous battle, the damage to its wharf was minor, and it was repaired as soon as the battle was over.

The first batch unloaded from the transport ship is the loading and unloading machinery, followed by various heavy equipment urgently needed by the army, and then other materials such as oil equipment.

Now the fleet is waiting to bring various materials and personnel ashore through the dock, bringing the number of defenders in Beirut to more than 60,000. Today, the pier will be full of stars, and at first glance, it is the arrival of a big man.

That's right, Admiral Hoffman, who is today the commander of Army Group Middle East, has moved with his command.

After several hours of sailing, Hoffman set foot on Middle Eastern soil. Looking at this very Arab-style city, Hoffman greeted the generals present one by one.

"Major General Torres, this fight was a good one."

"Major General Angel, your First Marine Division has made great contributions to this battle. I will write to Marshal Lomodan to inform you of your performance."

Leaving the 1st Marine Division commander with a smile on his face, Hoffman came to Major General Rodier, and the 8th Division led by him performed equally well in this battle.

I saw Hoffman holding his hand and saying. "Major General Rodir, your division performed well in this battle."

Major General Rodier was ashamed by Hoffman's words, and the 8th Division's performance in battle this time was nothing at all. The First Marine Division of the Landing Operations performed the best, after all, other people are professional.

In the subsequent battle into Beirut, the third division performed much better than the eighth division. Especially in resisting the enemy's counterattack at night, the third division not only blocked the enemy's offensive, but also took the opportunity to expand the occupied area. In contrast, their eighth division was taken away from a lot of positions, and it was simply dull.

Of course, this battle is not only their three divisions, but also the troops of other divisions. But they were the ones who played the full game and were the main contributors. Of course, it was inevitable to compare them, so the Eighth Division would be embarrassed. In every respect, it is inferior to the other two divisions, which makes the division commander, Major General Rodier, look rather gloomy recently.

Hoffman, the commander of the army group, had absolutely no interest in knowing Major General Rodier's mood. Now he has too many problems to solve, and he is simply thinking about superfluous things.

The former Lebanese Governor's Palace on Lake Monceau Street,

Originally, the French administration of the region had a strong French style, but it has now been transformed into the headquarters of the current army group.

And now the officers of the headquarters are busy here.

"Come on guys, get this set up, we still have a lot to do."

Lieutenant-General Moderke, the chief of staff with gray hair, is commanding these young officers.

"Mordelk."

Hoffman, who had just walked out of the war room, walked up to the chief of staff.

"What's the matter, Your Excellency Commander?"

In the face of Hoffman's interruption, Moderk immediately asked, and it was not bad to be a partner with Hoffman. No matter how difficult it was, he had seen it before, like when he was in the Far East, the principal always loved micro-manipulation, but he still had to make various plans to deal with possible situations.

"I have a plan."

After hearing Hoffman's words, Moderk knew that now was not the time to speak, and signaled to choose a safe environment.

After the two came to the war room, Hoffman said after sending the others away. "Now we have preliminarily guaranteed the security of Beirut. According to the report of the reconnaissance aircraft, the French army that has been repelled has retreated through Mount Lebanon and retreated to Damascus. The British army is currently mainly sticking in the Palestinian area, and the other part has crossed Jordan to Syria. The goal is nothing more than to defend Damascus, and if it fails, the French troops in Syria will be withdrawn.”

"So you're going to deal with the British and French troops in Syria first?"

Before Hoffman could finish speaking, Moderke, the chief of staff, made up for it.

"Yes, that's exactly what I intended."

After Hoffman replied to the other party, he continued to say why he did this. "Look, Chief of Staff. At present, our army has landed nearly 100,000 people, and has now occupied most of Lebanon. Only in the Hermon Mountains near Damascus, there are still French troops resisting."

"We can't give them the illusion that they can rely on the terrain to wait for rescue, so we must attack quickly, give the opponent a severe blow, and make them give up their illusions. So I plan to use the newly landed troops and bring the Eighth Division to form a temporary battle. swarm, take Damascus quickly and stop the British reinforcements."

Hoffman's words made Modelk unable to help frown, because he had calculated that if Hoffman's plan was followed, Beirut's defensive force would be relatively empty. Admiral Weir does not count casualties, so Beirut is in danger. As a qualified chief of staff, he felt it necessary to point out its shortcomings.

"Is this plan a little too many troops? Although the British army has been held back by the Arabs, the intelligence shows that there are nearly 20 troops in the Palestinian area, and the estimated force should be 150,000-180,000. Left and right. We can't let our guard down."

Faced with the questions pointed out by Modelk, Hoffman nodded in agreement, but then he answered the chief of staff's concerns.

"I have thought about this. At present, for the British army, the best route of attack is the coastal road, where the terrain is flat, and it is convenient for large-scale marches, but given the naval superiority of our army, they should not dare to Go this line. And in order to prevent the enemy from possibly doing the opposite, I have ordered the Air Force to pay close attention to this.

In addition, I contacted the navy and let the fleet roam the open sea, ready to launch artillery strikes on possible enemies. As for the problem that our army is too small in Beirut, I have asked the transport fleet to step up the transportation of troops. The commander of the naval transport fleet, Rear Admiral Alderney, assured me that within three days, two divisions will be transported. troops to Beirut. "

After Hoffman finished talking about his arrangement for Beirut, he continued. "I'm more worried about attacking Damascus than Beirut. Look here, Chief of Staff."

Hoffman pointed to the valley that the Jordan River crosses on the map. "Following the Jordan River, you can reach Baalbek all the way from Palestine, and this can cut off Beirut and Damascus, so I have to hold the Beqaa valley for other troops to capture Damascus."

Although Hoffman did not know about the famous Bekaa Valley aerial battle, he still saw the possible danger at a glance. Therefore, an elite force must be sent to defend the Bekaa Valley and protect its own back road.

This is the eighth division that was specially selected, because the division's previous combat performance was not as good as the other two divisions, but he saw the spirit of not admitting defeat, and now entrusting such an important task to them, he will definitely not live up to his expectations. .

And then Modelker asked a few more questions, and after getting satisfactory answers, he also turned to support Hoffman's plan.

With the consent of both commanders, the priority action against the strength of the French army began.

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