Chapter 358: The Jewish Crisis

"Then what troops are we going to send to rescue the Jewish state? Now all the legions have tasks, and the 89th Legion and the 1st French Legion are still resting. If we dispatch other legions, it will affect our plan. I'm afraid we don't have any extra troops to send to the Palestine region now." Ek said helplessly.

"Oh. Draw troops from the Marine Corps and the 1st Iberian Army." Xiao Jie sighed and said.

"The 8th Marine Division is currently in Sicily, and we can send them. In addition, the 2nd Marine Division that was resting in Iberia will also be sent, and then three infantry divisions will be drawn from the 1st Iberian Army. Turkey's total strength to attack the Jewish state is only 180,000. If we just want to drive the Turkish army out of the Jewish state, these troops will be enough." Ek said. This is not because he looked down on the Turkish Empire's army, but their war

The fighting power is indeed like the minister. The Turkish Empire is no longer the Ottoman Turkish Empire that swept across Asia, Europe and Africa. The declining Turkish Empire has been defeated many times in Russia, Austria and France. The weapons of the Turkish Empire are also very simple, with only a few troops equipped with rifles, and some soldiers even use cold weapons such as spears and bows. Faced with such an enemy, France is far enough to dispatch 5 divisions of troops.

"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 deal with them. But what I am worried about now is that the Jewish state may not last the moment our reinforcements arrive. Even if we drive the Turkish army out of the Jewish state with our help, the Jewish state may also suffer an irreparable severe blow. Those fierce Turks will definitely kill the Jews." Xiao Jie said with some concern. Although the Jewish state is not strong, it has a close relationship with France. The Jews are very business-minded people. They have a lot of market share in all walks of life in France. In addition, the Jewish state will "actively" pay a huge tax to France every year. For this reason, Xiao Jie cannot destroy the Jewish state.

"Your Majesty, we have another unit that is very close to the Palestinian region. If nothing unexpected happens, they can arrive in Jerusalem within a week." Ek said suddenly.

"Are you talking about the guards stationed in the Suez Canal? But they only have 20,000 people? Besides, after they left, who will the Suez Canal be handed over to defend?" Xiao Jie asked in surprise. He had not thought about mobilizing that unit, but considering the importance of the Suez Canal, he had to dispel this idea.

"I don't think you have to worry about the Suez Canal. Now, no one in the Middle East can threaten the safety of the canal except the Turkish Empire. As for the military force issue, it is easy to solve. If we add our troops stationed in North Africa, it is still okay to gather 30,000 people. 3,000 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." Ek said with a smile.

Xiao Jie nodded and said, "Okay, just do what you said. But you must hurry up. If our army could arrive one minute earlier, it would be possible to save one more Jew."

"I know, I will let them pay attention." Ek replied, then saluted Xiao Jie and went out to dispatch troops.

As soon as Ek left for a few minutes, Otov rushed into Xiao Jie's office with a panic look on his face. "Your Majesty, you must save the Jewish state. Those fierce Turks will definitely not let my tribesmen go." As soon as he saw Xiao Jie, Otov cried.

Seeing him like this, Xiao Jie couldn't help but feel a headache. He knew that it must be Otov who got the news from somewhere, and then came to ask him for help. So he stood up and comforted him, "Don't worry, I have asked Marshal Ek to dispatch troops to rescue him, but you know that we are too far apart, I'm afraid..."

At this point, Otov couldn't say anything more. After all, France was already taking active action and did not stand by. "Your Majesty, thank you for everything you have done for us Jews. We Jews will never forget the help you and your country have given us." Otov said excitedly.

"Don't say that, the Jewish state is an ally of France. Now that the Jewish state has been attacked by Turkey, we must of course fulfill our covenant. Besides, Angel is my wife, so I can't sit idly by. Please rest assured that we will do our best to rescue the Jewish state. As for the Turkish Empire, we will definitely make them pay the price." Xiao Jie said seriously.

Otov nodded, and after his mood calmed down, he asked in confusion: "I am a little puzzled, why would the Turkish Empire attack our Jewish state at this time? Although we have an unresolvable hatred between us and them, why did they not attack us when we founded the country, but they had to wait until this time?"

"I think this is very 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?" Otov 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 on the border area, and the war is at a loss. Austria and Russia definitely hope to hold our country in the Middle East, so they encouraged the Turkish Empire to send troops to Jewish. But they don't know what benefits they promised to Turkey, which can actually make Turkey attack the Jewish state at the risk of being attacked by our country." Xiao Jie was also a little confused now.

On August 14, the French team stationed in the Suez Canal area, which received the order, left Suez and headed towards Jerusalem. The unit had a total of 30,000 people, including an infantry division and a cavalry brigade stationed in Suez, as well as four infantry regiments temporarily drawn from Alexander and Cairo. In addition, the 8th Marine Division and the 2nd Marine Division also boarded ships in Sicily and Iberia respectively, and the Mediterranean Fleet will provide them with escort and necessary artillery support. In addition, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Infantry Divisions of the 1st Iberian Corps stationed in northern Italy also began to concentrate in Genoa, where they will wait to board the ship.

The Palestine region is located in western Asia, located at the key point of transportation in Asia, Africa and Europe, and has an important strategic position. In 1822, after the French Volunteer Army defeated Turkey, it forced the Turkish government to ced the area west of the Jordan River, south of the Golan Heights, and north of the Gulf of Aqaba to France. Then, the Jews purchased this area from France, and established the Jewish state here with the support of France, and established the capital of Jerusalem. For a time, Jews all over the world gathered in this area wildly.

In just less than two years, the Jewish people had more than 400,000 Jews in the Jewish state. In order to resist the pressure from Turkey and protect the new Jewish state, France once deployed heavy troops here and helped the Jews train two infantry divisions, a total of 30,000 troops. Although the Turkish Empire hated it extremely, it did not dare to attack the Jewish state. But unexpectedly, when the French team withdrew, under the instigation of Austria and Russia, the Turkish Empire dared to attack the Jewish state in large numbers.

180,000 Turkish troops launched a sudden attack from the northern part of the Jewish state. The Jewish team suffered heavy losses when caught off guard. The defense line in the north was completely torn apart, allowing the Turkish army to march straight into Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish state. In just 3 days, the Turkish army came to the city of Jerusalem.

"General, can we resist the attack of the Turkish army? At least we have to persist until the reinforcements of our allies arrive? Our reinforcements are already on the road. I believe that they will come to rescue us in a maximum of one week." Jewish President Erroy said with a trembling voice as he looked at the dense Turkish army outside the city.

"His Excellency President, our army suffered heavy losses in the previous stage of the battle. Now there are no more than 20,000 troops in Jerusalem. It is probably very difficult to resist the attack of the Turkish army." Terrence, the commander-in-chief of the Jewish armed forces, said with a gloomy expression. He had no idea that the Jewish ** team was defeated without even 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 was a little ashamed.

"God General, please think of a way to persevere until reinforcements arrive, otherwise the vicious Turks will slaughter our tribesmen, and the Jews may be destroyed because of this." Elroy begged.
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