The air raids on Jerusalem at night inflicted heavy losses on the air power of the British army in the Middle East. Of the more than 200 warplanes deployed in Jerusalem, only more than 40 survived.

It can be said that the sudden air raid this night knocked the British Air Force's air force in the Middle East half to death. Because the fighters deployed in Palestine are all its elite, these fighters need to face the incoming Romanian enemy planes at the first time, so they are given priority in personnel and models, which also greatly damaged the vitality of the British Air Force in the Middle East.

Of course, such good news would inevitably appear on Eder's desk, but now he was a little too concerned about the telegram, because there was a more important piece of news that made him feel a little troublesome.

Edel looked at the Prime Minister and the Minister of Armaments in front of him, and asked in a general confirmation. "You're saying that the ammunition reserve has been reduced to its lowest point?"

In the face of Eder's words, Baldovin, the former Minister of Industry, who was the Minister of Armaments, had to answer again. "Yes, Your Majesty, I have confirmed this time and again."

At a time when the Romanian army was advancing on all fronts, the news was not at all kind.

Seeing that Edel didn't speak, Baldovin could only explain head-on. "Your Majesty, at present, my country produces about 70,000 tons of ammunition per month, but our monthly consumption is an average of 180,000 tons, and the current inventory of ammunition has been reduced to the warning line."

It must be mentioned here that Romania's ammunition stocks were at their highest before the war, and their ammunition reserves of up to 1.96 million tons allowed them to be a ferocious boost to the Romanian army.

Hearing this, Edel couldn't help but interject. "Will you be able to support Army Group Middle East in completing the scheduled plan?"

"There's no problem with that."

As a high-ranking member of the government, how could Baldovin not know that Eder had a fancy for the Middle East, and naturally he would not have any thoughts about the Middle East Army Group under the command of Hoffman.

Edel asked curiously after hearing Baldovin's answer. "And what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, we can find a way from somewhere else."

In fact, there are not many ways to think of it, it is nothing more than to open up sources and reduce expenditures, to talk about open source, the limit that Romania can achieve at present is to produce 100,000 tons of ammunition per month, but this needs to squeeze the production of other aspects. However, this is unlikely, and although this is wartime, it is necessary to ensure the basic livelihood of the people, and it is necessary to do so regardless of the fact that it is not possible to do so unless it is dangerous.

Since open source is not easy to do, there is only one way to reduce expenditure.

At present, the Middle East Army Group, which needs ammunition the most, not only cannot do without its ammunition, but even has priority guarantees.

In addition to the Middle East, the Luosu border is also a big eater of ammunition, and it needs 21,000 tons of ammunition per month to complete training and reserves, which is also not less. In addition to this, there is the maintenance of law and order in the newly occupied areas of Greece, which uses less ammunition, basically 8,000 tons per month.

Of course, the navy and air force also need a lot of ammunition, which is basically counted in 10,000 tons, but this is a necessary consumption.

Of course, there is another unit that also consumes a lot of ammunition, and that is the North African Army under the command of Antonescu, which consumes 18,000 tons of ammunition per month.

This is also what makes Baldovin and the Prime Minister most entangled, which is why the two came.

Bardovin spoke. "Your Majesty, the best thing to do at the moment is to reduce our ammunition consumption. I think that the North African Corps, commanded by General Antonescu, would be better able to reduce the operational attrition, which at the moment we cannot afford on all fronts. ”

Baldovin's words made Edel frown. "Does the military know about this?"

"We have already spoken with Marshal Fereit, and they have no objection to this."

Now Eder understood that the government and the military must have reached some kind of agreement. Otherwise, those officers would not have given up on this matter of reducing their own ammunition and material supplies without jumping up and making a fuss. Eder was a little wary of this.

"And what do you have to offer?"

"After discussion, we have prepared a plan to reduce the supply of ammunition to the North African Corps from 18,000 tons to 08,000 tons per month, and the ammunition saved can be increased or provided to the Middle East and the border with the Soviet Union."

"Of course, this was after the seizure of Tunis."

Baldovin said, adding a sentence here.

Now Eder understood that this was a manifestation of domestic dissatisfaction with aid to Italy. Of course, there is also a conflict of interests.

Perhaps Romania has been too aggressive lately, which has made many people eager to get more benefits from this war. The seizure of the Middle East alone was no longer enough to satisfy their appetites, and now they were eyeing Africa, at least the British and French colonies in Africa.

And if it wants to seize its colonies in Africa, then Italy will become an obstacle. And now they intend to reduce their support for Italy, starting with the North African Corps. I believe that at least after this success, then other materials will inevitably be reduced in the future.

Otherwise, how can we just make a problem with ammunition stocks at this time.

Although Eder understood their intentions, it was a bit of trouble to stop them. Because this is a demand of both the military and the government, it is very difficult to suppress this kind of thinking.

Eder's silence left the two of them waiting quietly. While they want to take benefits from their allies, it's not something to be embarrassed about. There are too many such things, and the performance on the battlefield speaks for itself. Whoever makes Italy underperform, then the previously promised benefits can also be modified.

For a moment, the room was eerily quiet, save for the sound of Edel walking back and forth.

"Don't be busy with this matter yet, wait for me to discuss it with Mussolini."

Eder replied, and a hint of disappointment flashed in their eyes.

The expressions of the two did not escape Edel's eyes, and he continued. "We also need Italy's help to seize Gibraltar, and it will always be a danger if we don't close the door to the Mediterranean."

True, Eder felt that the capture of Gibraltar would be ahead of schedule, and that he would have to prepare immediately after the capture of Tunisia and Suez.

And Eder's words made the eyes of the two light up again. Gibraltar is a good place, and if Romania can also intervene, it will be very beneficial to have an influence on the region in the future.

Eder used Gibraltar to whet the appetite of the two, and also temporarily calmed the thoughts of the country's military and political leaders.

Of course, the next step is to see the performance of the Italians themselves.

However, he himself is not optimistic about the performance of the Italians, and without the help of others, it is a high probability that the Italians will be beaten out of their original form. One can only hope that this will come later, so that Romania can free up its hands to talk.