The total annihilation of the Libyan army by the French army had little effect on the war, and at most it could only cause a small defeat to the army. This loss was nothing at all, and of course it also temporarily deprived the French army of offensive capability in North Africa.

On the island of Cyprus, Hoffman had just stepped off the plane, and he had just flown back from home.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency."

Modek, who was his chief of staff, stepped forward to salute him. Seeing the rising generation become a general, this made him feel a lot of emotion, and his mood was a little complicated.

"Chief of Staff, I'm just one step ahead."

Hoffman said, pointing to his rank of general. "I'm sure you'll be able to wear this rank soon."

What Hoffman said was already an obvious hint that Morderick would not have understood. "Now I don't care about that, I'm more concerned about the next landing work. We haven't even chosen a location yet, so that's not going to work. ”

Hoffman smiled at Morderk's insincere words and answered his question. "I already have a choice."

"Is there already one?"

"Yes, I decided to go with Beirut."

Hoffman went on to explain why he had chosen. "The main reason is that its ports, apart from Beirut, which can support our large-scale gatherings of supplies, are simply not enough. Don't forget that there are 300,000 or 400,000 people, and the need for supplies is huge. ”

Faced with Hoffman's words, Morderk nodded in agreement with his words.

"In this case, let's go back to the headquarters first to discuss the details of the landing operation."

"It's fine."

At Morderk's suggestion, Hoffman got into his car and rushed to the command.

The headquarters of Army Group Middle East was currently based in Nicocia, the capital of the island of Cyprus, and when Hoffmann and Morderick rushed back to headquarters, they immediately called in the operational staff officers.

"Everyone, listen up, now take out Plan 1 and prepare to re-interpret and test it, and we must do our own work. Okay, let's go and prepare. ”

The operational staff officers present were shocked when they heard the words of the chief of staff, General Moderk, and it seemed that the outstanding problems had been resolved, so the next step was to make the No. 1 plan.

To add another word, Plan 1 is an operational plan focused on the capture of Beirut, while Plans 2 and 3 deal with Haifa and Latakia, respectively.

And as the plan to seize Beirut is prepared, the smell of gunpowder in the Middle East is something that everyone can smell.

In Jordan, Abdullah, the emir, was also receiving an old friend.

"Hello, Mr. Rawls, we meet again."

In the Lagdan Palace, Abdullah met again with the Romanian Mr. Rawls.

"Hello, Your Highness the Emir."

This time Rawls came in dressed as a servant, and he was brought by former Jordanian Prime Minister Ibrahim. Don't underestimate the British intelligence network in the Middle East, although Rawls has not been exposed, but the British and French intelligence departments that smell something will immediately focus on the local chiefs in the Middle East.

The Hashemite family, which is a saint, is the focus of attention, and the British authorities have not only planted people to protect their safety, but also secretly planted a lot of people, which has actually become like house arrest.

Therefore, there were very few opportunities to meet, and this time it was only through the discussion of tax issues.

Since time is precious, Rawls naturally makes a long story short, and I saw him speak. "Your Highness the Emir, this time I am here mainly to discuss the timing of your actions."

Rawls said this, which immediately caught the attention of Abdullah and Ibrahim. Because at this time, it's time to see the real chapter, and you must show your own skills.

"I don't know if His Highness the Emir will be able to turn Jordan into a quagmire in ten days, but of course it would be better if he could add Palestinian areas."

Rawls's words caused both Abdullah and Ibrahim to laugh, and after Abdullah made a gesture, Ibrahim spoke. "Mr. Rawls, it seems that Your Excellency does not have a correct understanding of the Hashemite family. Although the Hashemite family is no longer the guardian of the holy city of Mecca for other reasons, the blood of the Prophet still runs through it. Not to mention the fact that the British forces in Jordan and Palestine could not be navigated by road, but both Syria and Iraq could affect the situation. ”

It is clear that the two are dissatisfied with the Romanians, represented by Rawls, who are not aware of their own strength.

Is this really that the Romanian intelligence services are not clear about their strength?

Of course not.

It's just that Romania doesn't want the Hashemite family to grow bigger in this cooperation, and the Middle East is better to divide the country even more, and if the country is too big, it will affect Romania's interests very much. So this time the Romanian intelligence service intends to give it only the minimum task, and if the credit is less, then the reward is much better.

It's just that Romania underestimated the ambitions of the Hashemite family and its native families, and it looks like they want more.

And Ibrahim's words made Rawls laugh inwardly, these Middle Easterners really think that Romania is a good church. After waiting on the Romanian ship, they knew what it was to speak from strength. It's just that they are still needed now, so let's stabilize them first.

It is true that although the government has decided to put aside the ethnic question in the Middle East for the time being, the intelligence services of Romania, as the first in the country, cannot passively wait for Bucharest's orders, and they will take precautions and prioritize some secret chess pieces in case of emergency.

"Your idea is very good, and we are very supportive of making your role in this operation. But one thing must be guaranteed, and that is that the delay in the work of the British army to support the French army in Syria must be guaranteed. ”

Rawls, of course, will not prevent the locals from opposing the actions of the British and French, not only will not oppose it, but will also increase its support.

"For this reason, we have already brought in more than 1,500 guns and 50 tons of explosives, which are currently secretly stored in Jordan and Palestine, and I don't know when you will come to pick them up."

These materials were secretly brought in by the intelligence services with the help of naval submarines, and it took a lot of effort.

And Rawls's words made the two naturally very happy about it. Since it was intended to rebel against the British and French colonial uprisings, it was natural that the more weapons the better.

"The sooner the better, of course."

Seeing some impatient two, Rawls replied very naturally. "No problem, but how many of you know about the use of explosives?"

Rawls's Abdullah and Ibrahim were a little embarrassed, and they could muster a lot of people who could use weapons, but they would be skilled in using explosives, which was a bit more difficult. After all, explosives are basically used by the military and mines. And the army does not need to think about it, there are very few Arabs who can use explosives in the mines, and even fewer people who are affected by it.

Seeing that the two did not answer, Rawls certainly did not intend to let him continue to be embarrassed here, so he opened his mouth and said. "We can teach the people you choose to use explosives."

In order to drag British reinforcements to Palestine and Jordan, this is the only way to do this, and there are quite a few people in the intelligence services who play explosives, and there is no problem in teaching these Arabs simple operations. Of course, the destruction of important bridges, tunnels and roads must involve the Romanian intelligence services, not because they are not at ease, but because they are afraid that they will not be able to grasp the weight.

This is not a complete destruction of infrastructure, but the kind that can be repaired in 10 days and a half months if it is just enough to be impassable. The mastery of this is naturally not possible by those who have studied temporarily.

The conversation between the three of them did not last long, and after the time and manpower were basically determined, Rawls left the Ragdan Palace under the cover of the two.

The next reliable man, summoned by Ibrahim, was also sent by Romanian intelligence to teach him explosive techniques. Of course, limited by time, I can only teach simple things.