＜ Episode 302 >
Vladivostok, Far Eastern Military District Supreme Command.
The entire Far East Fleet was assembled in a quiet port city.
Submarine squadron including Nikolai Veliki-class SSBN.
These were obviously forces targeting major ports in western Japan.
The East Sea has been the front yard of the Russian Empire since the Russian army was stationed on Jeju Island and Tsushima, incorporated North Korea into its territory, and fortified the islands with long-range anti-ship missiles.
In addition, Japan was not permitted to possess a navy, and even though the Russian Imperial Navy moved around like a bedroom, it did not protest once.
Of course, a large-scale naval fleet was deployed in Qingdao Peninsula, which was even incorporated by Russia, and Dalian, which was completely incorporated into the territory, so that in an emergency, it could directly hit Taiwan and Ryukyu as well as China’s coastline.
“The shipyard in Chongjin has been completed. In addition, military ports are being built in Sinpo, Pohang, Busan, and Ulsan.”
The Republic of Korea, which had to partially entrust its national defense to Russia and act as a rear base for the Far East Fleet, was undergoing industrialization at a tremendous speed.
Of course, it was politically chaotic as much as it was, but it did not spread to a civil war, probably because the Russian army was aware of it.
Of course, there was the rebellion itself. One of the leading left-wing parties was disbanded for attempting a military rebellion, and major party members were shot and sentenced to death.
In addition, as bombs explode at the houses of key figures or powerful politicians are shot and killed very often, it is suggested that at least one field-level officer accompany the highest-ranking government officials as much as possible just before the evacuation. enough to do At least the bombs will fly a little less.
“That town is spectacular and a politician’s life is just a Parisian life. Were there any humans who were shot and killed by the bodyguard last time?”
“It was the Minister of Commerce.”
“Among the politicians who have not died so far, aren’t there fewer than 20 who have been active before the end of the war? Ttt, because that town is really risking its life for politics. Even if you win the election, the moment you pick it up, you lose your job.”
“President and Prime Minister, Chief of Staff, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Minister of Finance, Minister of Education, Minister of Transport, Minister of Defense, Minister of Health, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Development, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Home Affairs, Commissioner of the National Police Agency… He was someone I accepted only after liberation.”
Those who were purged in the past civil war, those who were assassinated, those who died of old age or disease, etc.
When one of the major political parties was forcibly disbanded due to the civil war, party members who fled, took up arms and turned into assassins. A prime example was the death of the justice minister, who was also mentioned as a presidential candidate, in a suicide attack by an assassin impersonating an army officer.
The assassin turned out to be a communist who hated the Attorney General who led the purge.
“Lonely wolf terrorists are not easy to catch. Wasn’t there one uproar in East Japan last time?”
“That’s it.”
Even after the failure of the Russian Revolution and its devastating defeat in World War II, the Communists did not give up.
The moderates demanded support in elections in the name of social democrats, but hardliners, including Marxists, united with anarchists to commit terrorism, and in some cases the Prime Minister of East Japan was murdered by a university student.
In particular, although it denies any connection with Nazism, the fact that the neo-communist forces promoting anti-capitalism, anti-establishment, and anti-culture are spreading throughout Europe and Asia made even Ohrana take flight.
Korea was no exception. Whether in the United States, Germany, or the British Empire, they responded with tear gas, or even bullets, to street protesters, and they organized bombing and assassination of factors.
In particular, in the Russian Empire, fear of a re-enactment of Blood Sunday was tightening control over the people and continuing to push those involved into the gulag.
“Freedom of expression, yes, freedom of expression is good, but shouldn’t freedom and indulgence be distinguished? They are addicted to alcohol and drugs, so they deny social order, spend time in vain talking only about freedom and peace, indulgence to the extent that no one has sexually transmitted diseases, and claiming that they live freely. If you live, human civilization will come to an end.”
“Just as there are heroes in the world, there must be assholes.”
“That’s right. All of those kites would become human after just three years in training camps and self-sufficient camps. Why does the military only recruit men?”
“Would you like to make a suggestion?”
“done.”
The commander of the Far East Fleet, who was chatting with his aide, turned his head to the sound of the knock.
“what?”
“It’s me, Vladimir.”
“Shemon?”
As the lieutenant opened the door, the star-studded general strode closer.
“It’s great, you all come to me first.”
“It’s an emergency.”
“Something?”
“A bomb exploded during a government anniversary celebration in South Korea, killing about a dozen government ministers,”
“what?”
“The President and Prime Minister lived and died, and the Chief Justice was evacuated with fragments.”
“No, the bomb explodes more than that? who?”
“I don’t know what’s behind it, but it’s obvious,”
“These f*cking things.”
“They also detonate bombs in U.S. government buildings, control is so tight on the mainland that no major facility has ever been attacked, damn it.”
“Did you report to the Kremlin?”
“I reported, and you should go to Seoul quickly, meet the president and prime minister, and convey the solidarity of the alliance and consolation, etc.”
“Damn it, another business trip.”
The Admiral sighed and stood up.
“I’ll leave the base to you, we’ll have to delay the scheduled training a bit.”
***
Kremlin, Moscow.
“The power of communists continues to grow.”
In the Cold War, in the Moscow Kremlin, he presides over the countermeasures against the spread of communism.
It was ironic, but at the same time it was real.
“The Empire is safe. The subjects are loyal to the empire, and hostility to communism is still a reality. The approval rating is high.”
“The problem is here.”
I pointed out a few places on the world map.
“In South America… the United States will take care of itself, and European countries that have joined the European Community also have the capacity to stop the communist revolution from happening. Even the British and French Empires have that level of ability on the mainland.”
So the whole of Europe is a bit noisy except for society.
“Korea has chaotic domestic politics, but there are limits as long as our military is sitting in major ports.”
East Japan is our puppet country, so it has no meaning.
“Therefore, the most dangerous place is…”
“West Japan, Qing, India, Indochina Federation, Arabia? Africa is as dangerous as South America.”
The range is too wide.
“Could you pick just one of them?”
“Indochina Commonwealth or Arabia.”
“right.”
I nodded.
“Right now, South China is a de facto communist country. Maybe Mao Zedong is supporting the communists in Korea, but in South China like that, there is more than enough support for the Indochina Federation.”
Although the US government grinned and denies this, South China’s official name is not the People’s Republic of China in the first place, and South China, officially the Commonwealth of China, has become a one-party dictatorship of Mao Zedong.
And in North China, the official name of the Republic of China, Yan Shishan has established dictatorship, and Qing is suffering from poverty due to severe corruption and economic policy failure.
Although Yan Shishan is a very talented person, the state of the Republic of China is stable, but it is not unusual for Qing to explode at any time.
Of course, in the long run, he intends to devour both the Blue and the Indochina Federation, but in any case, it is enough to support the communist revolution from behind. Because they are communists.
‘If we don’t grow into a powerful country, having a communist country isn’t necessarily a bad thing for mankind as a whole.’
Above all, we would be grateful if China, with its split in two, communism, fixed division and eroded national competitiveness.
But when they grow big enough to say they want to eat the world, that’s a problem.
‘The worst case is that even the United States will become communist… I wonder if I will even go there.’
What is Joseph McCarthy doing now? I wouldn’t be able to play a redhead.
No, rather, if you drive the gangsters now, you will have to overthrow the US administration that decided to support Mao Zedong, so maybe the US government will bury it by any means possible. Originally, that person was also suffering from various scandals, and right before he blew up his seat as a senator, it was said that he was a redhead.
You can’t call the Russian Empire a redneck.
“Irina, if, really if.”
“Yes.”
“What would happen if the communists started a series of revolutions in Indochina that I just talked about? So… a few years later, in the early 1960s.”
“Assuming that the revolution begins in Indochina, our Russian Empire cannot afford to intervene in Indochina and India. In the 1960s, the U.S. military would have given up its conventional military power except for nuclear power if it was carried out by our side. These two places are sure to be successful.”
“Arabia and Qing, western Japan?”
“If something happens in Arabia, oil prices around the world will soar. Not a bad thing for us. Intervening or not intervening is one way.”
Oil, one of Russia’s key exports, will laugh if the price of oil is skyrocketing.
It is possible to establish our puppet regime by sucking it up to the last drop of the expected side effect and sending in the armored forces, or forcing the Arabians to submit.
“There will be a sea of blood in western Japan and Qing. The Qingya country itself is vulnerable, but it is better to invade and wipe it out than to endure the threat of bordering a communist country. Above all else, it doesn’t fit with His Majesty’s grandeur.”
“West Japan?”
“America cannot stand alone. If it intervenes, the United States must intervene in western Japan. And… maybe they will work with us.”
“It’s cooperation.”
“This is inevitable because the US military will not have much conventional combat power left. We may take the back support and the United States will fight, or a country other than the United States may be put in with American money.”
“Which countries have the potential?”
“A country that has to be close in distance and has enough weight class… If the situation occurs in Qing around the same time, it is impossible for both South and North China, which border them. There is only Taiwan or Korea.”
“Korea is much closer than Taiwan, and Taiwan has to prepare for the situation in China and Indochina, so in the end we have no choice but to use Korea as our forward base.”
“Otherwise, our military would have to be deployed, but for the United States, it would be unacceptable to give up all of Western Japan to the Empire. Literally, Hawaii is within our reach.”
“… Then, does that mean that the Empire won’t suffer any major damage?”
“Even if India and Indochina become communist, the limits are clear, and even if western Japan becomes devastated and Qing becomes a sea of blood, it will not pose a risk to the empire. It’s America that gives me a headache, not the Empire.”
“Yeah, is that so?”
Irina knew her master’s expression like that.
Of course, the scope of the joke is at a level that makes some countries rotten, causes the leaders of each country to rot, and the leaders of great powers continue to hold meetings all night long, but anyway… This time, the United States seemed to be at stake.