Edel, who had just returned to Bucharest from Thessaloniki, was physically exhausted but energetic.
No way, this naval surprise attack on Alexandria was very successful, sinking more than ten warships of various types and destroying most of the British Mediterranean fleet, but it only cost the navy the loss of 67 fighter planes (because of the second air attack, the battle with the British fighter planes
firefight).
This made the Romanian Navy famous in the first battle, and also allowed Romania to gain control of the Eastern Mediterranean. According to the latest news from Britain and France, the two countries currently require their merchant transport ships to go as far as possible to the Cape of Good Hope.
Since he had achieved such great military exploits, Edel naturally needed to express his condolences to the officers and soldiers of the attacking fleet in person. So the day after the battle report was sent back, Edel took a special train to Salonika.
This time, the navy was naturally very happy when the king personally welcomed the fleet back. This also means that Romania’s investment in the navy over the years has not been in vain, and the navy has delivered a satisfactory answer to the kingdom.
Therefore, the Romanian Navy naturally did not dare to neglect the king's condolences. Not only did it arrange the most stringent protection, but it also raised the scrutiny to the highest level. After all, this is wartime, and the possibility that someone wants to assassinate Eder cannot be ruled out.
After the fleet returned, Edel personally stood on the trestle to greet them. And his photo with the two commanders became the headlines of major newspapers the next day.
Subsequently, the newspapers introduced the resumes of Lieutenant General Midrafael and Major General Fernandez. This also made their names the naval generals that attracted the most attention from the public, and their popularity remained high.
Edel has seen everything about this and knows why the navy is pushing behind it.
It is nothing more than that the navy needs support from military exploits in order to win the recognition of the people. On the other hand, the navy plans to promote its own famous generals to enhance the self-confidence of its officers and soldiers.
Yes, this is what the Navy plans to do. Although the famous general is a double-edged sword, its existence helps to improve the morale and self-confidence of the army, but defeat and death can also greatly damage the morale of the officers and soldiers. But the benefits of this thing are
It's too big. As long as there are conditions, no country's military would want to launch several of them.
All countries are the same in this regard, otherwise there would be no four or ten famous generals. And Midrafael and Fernandez, relying on this attack, also have enough capital to serve as famous generals.
However, Edel did not stay in Salonika for long. After welcoming the fleet, he took advantage of the celebration party to chat with local celebrities and returned.
It needs to be mentioned here that at the celebration party, the aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Fernandez, found Edel at the cocktail party and tried to persuade Edel to continue building two more aircraft carriers.
At that time, Edel listened to Major General Fernandez's eloquent speech with a smile, while watching the two old navy foxes, Lomodan and Nestaku, looking at their noses and hearts, with expressions that had nothing to do with him.
It made Edel's teeth itch.
Because Edel told them before the war started that Romania has no plans to build large warships in a short time. Their current warships are their combat power. During the war, Romania will only supplement small and medium-sized warships such as destroyers, light cruisers, and submarines.
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Because after the Romanian war begins, there will no longer be a material preference for the navy. Romania needs to concentrate its production capacity to prepare equipment for the army.
Because only Edel knows that Romania only has more than a year to prepare, and it will fight the largest land battle next. Therefore, all resources now need to be tilted towards the army. As for the navy, it can only provide the necessary construction and maintenance.
It is no longer possible to start construction of large warships.
Besides, the construction cycle of large warships is too long, basically starting from 2 years. Unless the navy must be related to national security, the army will be more effective.
It's just that these two people obviously didn't come and instigated other generals to come. Even if they didn't instigate, they still got their acquiescence.
Edel's guess was correct. Fernandez's behavior was acquiesced. Within the Navy, everyone knew about Rear Admiral Fernandez's thoughts. And after knowing that His Majesty held a celebration banquet today, he had
This idea.
And with the help of others, intentionally or unintentionally, Fernandez came to Edel very smoothly. Fernandez, who met Edel, cherished this opportunity very much. He seized this good opportunity and just talked endlessly.
He talks about the benefits of various aircraft carriers as if it is a perfect warship with no shortcomings.
Facing Major General Fernandez, who felt good about himself, Eder wanted to point out his mistake very much, but after all, he had made great contributions to Romania, so he could not refuse and could only listen patiently. But this Fernandez
Major General Si also talked too much, and he didn't pay attention to Edel's hints from looking at his watch several times.
In addition, on this occasion, it was not easy for him to interrupt his speech. At this time, Edel regretted not bringing the guards in, at least they would not have to bother themselves.
And slowly, Edel realized that if he did not agree to one or two items of Major General Fernandez, he would not be able to escape.
After finally weighing the situation, he agreed to the decision to build another aircraft carrier.
After hearing Edel's promise, Major General Fernandez finally stopped talking. In fact, he was hesitant in his heart. If he hadn't received guidance from some people and secretly cheered him up, where would he have been?
Dare to catch the king talking non-stop. If Edel endured it for fifteen minutes, then Fernandez himself would be speechless.
Fortunately, His Majesty still agreed to build an aircraft carrier. Although it will take at least two years for him to see it, it will at least add a capital ship to the navy in the future.
And after His Majesty agreed, Major General Fernandez dared to stay here and immediately said goodbye and left. Now he just wants to go as far as he can. What on earth did he do? He was simply obsessed with forcing His Majesty to agree.
Ask for it yourself.
However, after he left, Romodan and Nestaku secretly gave each other a look, and he himself understood the reason.
Edel, who had an aircraft carrier robbed by the navy, naturally had no interest in attending the following banquet. After a casual meeting with a few local celebrities, Edel left early.
After staying in Salonika for one night, he left on a special train the next day. As for whether he would have a bad feeling about the Navy because of this, the answer is clearly no. Because this is not the Navy embezzling funds.
, but just competing for a share of funds, but the methods are somewhat unsightly.
In the competition for military expenditures at the end of each year, the three armed forces use all their means, and there are all kinds of patterns. This is just the navy taking advantage of the big victory to reasonably compete for a share. This time is just a small scene, and Edel has never seen anything.
