Romanian Eagle

Latakia is the second largest port in the Greater Syria region, but because trade activities are mainly concentrated in Beirut, Latakia does not have the momentum of the second largest port at all.

But today is a bit unusual. A large number of soldiers in military uniforms appeared in the port. These are Romanian officers and soldiers who landed. They quickly occupied the city under the leadership of the local Arabs.

Why is there no defenders in this city? In fact, the first time Beirut fell, the defenders stationed here packed their backpacks and left. Because Beirut fell, Latakia became irrelevant, and the city is located in the north of Syria, and in the present case, only Damascus is connected to it.

The defenders were ordered when the Romanian army landed in Beirut. As long as Beirut fell, they would immediately withdraw their troops to Damascus, because if Damascus also fell, the French army in other regions would be in a state of semi-encirclement. The only way to evacuate to Iraq was along the Euphrates, which of course did not meet the French expectations.

That's why Latakia's defenders withdrew as soon as Beirut fell.

And it's not just the Latakia defenders doing this.

In Aleppo, the hundreds of French officers and soldiers who stayed behind had already packed up and set off, and they rushed towards Damascus with the horses they collected.

The only area left at the moment is the area south of Damascus, but because Damascus is in southern Syria. It can be said that the French army has given up most of the area and concentrated its limited forces in Damascus.

Of course, General Sinlai, who is the commander of the French army, certainly does not think that the French army can resist the offensive of the Luo army. Especially after Hoffman took the risk of dispatching troops to organize troops to charge east, the defending French army felt the pressure even more.

However, now that General Sinlai has no troops in his hands, those who can go to the front have basically been transferred to the front. Even the British and Indian brigade that came to reinforce has been transferred to the front without even breathing. Now he only has two remnant divisions withdrawn from Beirut, plus one and a half divisions of French troops gathered from various places, but most of these one and a half divisions cannot be counted on, and they are still on their way.

Therefore, General Sinlai now has only two options. One is to continue to seek help from the British army commanded by General Wavell, and the other is to train the defeated French army as soon as possible and bring it to the battlefield.

Some people may ask, then why didn't the French troops who are gathering from all over the country say anything?

It is frustrating to say that the French troops withdrawing from various places will not be able to reach Damascus for a while. Because the French Air Force in Syria has suffered huge losses one after another, it can count the planes it can use with two hands. Therefore, the Syrian sky is now completely dominated by the Romanian Air Force, although the main focus of its air force is on the British Army. body,

But still will not let the French army.

Not to mention the French troops evacuated from Latakia, a division of the unit has become the focus of care. So this also led to the slow movement of the unit. According to the report of the division commander, Alsko, it is expected that they will take about a week to reach Damascus.

Just wait another week and Romanians will be celebrating in town.

Therefore, for General Sinlai at present, it is more realistic to ask for help and order the defeated troops.

Of course, in order to defend the Black Gate Mountains, it is necessary for Xinlai to do both at the same time. Of course, the first thing to do is to ask for help. In the telegram to Wavell, Xinlai put his posture completely on the subordinate position and begged the British army. The reinforcements are completely the foreign version of the Brothers.

Of course, he also knew that it was not safe to rely on the British army. For this reason, he specially recruited General Mendelek, the former Beirut commander, and asked him to integrate the defeated soldiers who had retreated to Damascus, and reinforce the previous one when a regiment was formed.

Sin Lai also gave his all in order to hold Damascus. Of course, he would not put all his hopes on this. In private, he was also secretly hoarding transportation tools to plan for the worst outcome. In addition, on the main road south of Damascus, the garrison troops were not deployed at all, and even secretly strengthened.

On the other side, Wavell, who is the commander-in-chief of the British Middle East, also has some headaches now. Of course, it is not just General Sinley's request for help that gives him a headache.

"Damn, what does this take me here. This is also a request for help, and that is also a request for help, so there is no good news?"

Admiral Wavell, who had just seen a telegram from London, couldn't help but complain.

"let me see."

As the chief of staff, General Smith pushed the door open after hearing his partner's complaint, took the telegram and read it.

"There is no need to be angry, London is also from a strategic point of view."

Smith's reassuring words did not make Wavell's mood lower, only to see him continue to complain. "What's the matter? I made a proposal to integrate the two armies before, but the French refused to agree to that. I have already said that Beirut needs a heavy defense, and the Romanians are absolutely eyeing it. Now it's lost. I keep calling for help, how many troops do I need to save them now, it's a complete nonsense."

Facing Wavell's complaints against the French army, only his partner Smith knows, among them his dissatisfaction with London is also vented here. It's just that it's hard to say it, otherwise he, the commander-in-chief of the British Army in the Middle East, will be in danger.

In fact, Smith knew very well about Wavell's ability. This general is definitely the most suitable general for this position at present. It is not only very good at training troops, but also has a keen insight into the situation of the war.

After the attack in Alexandria, he said that the next target of Romania's attack must be the Suez Canal, and Greece could not stop the Romanians for long. For the British army in the Middle East, the most important problem at present is not to let the Romanians ashore. Because of its superior naval and air force, as long as the opponent goes ashore, it will basically not be able to drive away.

In addition, his attitude towards the Mediterranean islands is that he can defend it if he can, and delay it if he can't, until the sea and air power changes.

However, his idea was not supported by London. In London's view, the glory of hundreds of years does not allow them to easily declare some places into a strategic disadvantage. They can also use the power of many allies to consume the power of the Romanes. , to buy time for the Middle East.

So under the guidance of London, the British army sent troops and equipment to help Greece one after another, but the result was disappointing. Under the offensive of the Romanians, the Greeks did not hold back for even a month, and the whole territory fell.

And it completely saw the idea of ​​London, and it took the island of Cyprus non-stop, winning the victory of the outpost. Wavell was also surprised that the Romanians used a large-scale paratrooper airborne to cooperate with the landing troops to seize the island.

He never thought that paratroopers would use such a method before. In his opinion, paratroopers could only infiltrate operations on a small scale due to equipment problems.

Of course, this is the most mainstream view in the world right now.

However, after seeing the Romanians in action on the island of Cyprus, other countries also began to try to form division-level paratroopers. The United States began experimenting with its own paratroopers, and the Soviet Union was also in action. Allies, France, are also urgently forming paratroopers. And the mainland is no exception. According to the news he got, there is already a regiment-level paratrooper unit being formed.

Of course, this does not help the situation he is currently facing, but he is dissatisfied with London's frequent meddling in his own deployment. In his opinion, the current rescue of Damascus can only be in response to the retreat of the French army, and he has no interest in helping the French army hold Damascus at all.

Looking at the distance between Damascus and Beirut, you can see that even if it takes huge casualties to defend, the price of frequently facing Romanian air force attacks is still not something that the British army in Egypt can afford.

Now if you ask Wavell what he wants most, his answer must be the Spitfire. Because the current combat damage ratio of the Air Force stationed in the Middle East is too poor, many experienced pilots drive old-fashioned fighters, and face the enemy's new fighters whose performance far exceeds their own. They are simply using their lives to support an air defense line for him.

Although cursing can calm down, things still have to be done.

Wavell took out the telegram and glanced at it again, and called a telecommunications staff officer. "Now send a report to the 3rd Division of Australia and the 1st Division of New Zealand, asking them to prepare to go to Damascus to reinforce the local French army."

After dismissing the telecommunications staff, Wavell said to the chief of staff beside him. "Smith, send another secret telegram in person, asking the two divisions to make adequate preparations before setting off."

Faced with the meaning of his partner, how could Smith, the chief of staff, not understand, he immediately nodded and replied. "Okay, I understand, I'll get the message across."

This time Wavell intended to secretly resist the order from London.

And the two divisions who got the secret order played a lot of work in grinding foreign workers. The first thing is to ask for material replenishment. After the slow material replenishment, the marching speed is very fast. Basically, it can walk 30 kilometers and never 50 kilometers, and if there is trouble, it will be on alert immediately. It was such a short journey of more than 200 kilometers that they were forced to walk for six days, and just after the Montenegrin defense line was broken through, they rushed to Damascus.

In the face of the British reinforcements who have only arrived now, General Sinlai did not know what to say. But now he has to rely on the help of this new force to take away the retreating army.

Therefore, these British soldiers are still very welcome, although it is obvious.

After the support army repelled the attacking vanguard on the outskirts of Damascus, they left quickly, leaving the Romanian army who wanted to outflank them to pounce.

After getting rid of the reinforcements of the Romanian army, the British army trotted all the way back to Jordan with the defeated French army. And the Syrian area, where all the troops have been deployed, fell under the front of Romanian troops.

So far, the Romanian army has basically met Hoffmann's requirements, and the remnants of the French army have been preserved. However, the number of French troops withdrawn to Jordan was less than 20,000, and more than 40,000 people were left in Syria.

It is also worth mentioning that the leader of this Arab insurrection, His Excellency Abdullah, appeared publicly to appear to Damascus as welcoming the arrival of the Romanians.

This made Britain and France grit their teeth for this, and for this reason, their intelligence agencies in the Middle East were reprimanded from home.

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