145 – Uk ranian Civil War (1)
It took a year.
Perhaps the prediction that a coup d’état would take place in Uk ran had been contemplated much earlier than that.
It was about a year ago that I started preparing for that trend in earnest.
Originally, a coup is not something that happens all at once and disappears all at once.
It was an act of literally overturning the government and recreating the country with their own ideology.
You can even try it only when it is accompanied by tremendous preparation and planning.
A force capable of subduing and neutralizing the main force in an instant.
Information power that allows you to place the right number of people in the right place at the right time.
The legitimacy that unites the people of the power and allows their actions to be recognized by the people and the international community.
Aside from that, a coup d’état is possible only when all kinds of complex and tricky elements are satisfied.
There is no way the other side is unaware of this obvious fact.
That’s why they must have carried out as many operations inside the military and royal family as I negotiated behind the scenes.
The coup forces are not idiots.
They are smarter, smarter, and more meticulous than anyone else.
I didn’t think that it would be easy to stop from the beginning.
On the contrary, I thought that the more I acted on the other side, the more I would benefit.
Coup forces are like cancer cells.
With how many officers and government figures might have been involved, if only the main pillars of the coup were cut out, one day they would come back bigger and more powerful.
So, when there was a chance, I had to cut it out at once.
Even if it means cutting out half of the senior officers. It is something that must be done for the future of this country and for my future.
“Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Levandel!!”
“How are your wounds, Colonel Lannister?”
“It’s okay…… Rather than that, now the National Military Police…… !!”
“I know.”
I checked the hint left in the bar.
Immediately after that, while on the way to the inn, I heard a certain gunshot and killed the presence using magic.
Men in black masks storm into the house where Bell Mayer is staying.
Fortunately, she managed to get out safely, but I witnessed with her own eyes the soldiers of the National Military Police kidnapping her.
There was a possibility that it was a coup d’état disguised as military police, but even that hope was shattered when Lieutenant Colonel Lannister returned with a gunshot wound.
However, there was still a chance.
It’s not like we weren’t prepared for the worst.
“What the hell is going on? His Excellency the King…… !?”
“First of all, calm down. Let me explain slowly.”
I led the wounded Lieutenant Colonel Lannister into the wall. Then the lieutenant colonel’s eyes widened.
“This is the last plan I had in mind until the very end.”
Inside the wall are Sarah Ronald, director of the Wilson Times Uk ranian news department, and Brigadier General Viktor Zelensky, director of the Central Technical Education and Research Department.
And one last person.
“…… It ended up like this, damn it.”
There was Major General Rittenhark, director of the Uk ranian Army Training Center, who was one of the few people in the capital, Kayev, who could immediately deploy troops.
“How do they get here?”
“It’s not just coup forces that have thoroughly built up my power.”
I turned to them and said.
“These people are the only people I trust in the capital right now.”
I’m sorry for Lieutenant Colonel Lannister, but I didn’t trust him 100% either. To be precise, he trusted the Lannisters, but not completely trusted the National Gendarmerie.
Even though I didn’t think that the entire National Military Police would turn around like they do now, I was thinking that there might be a traitor among the main members of the National Military Police.
The success or failure of a coup d’état depends on how much the central authorities, who can project a direct threat to the central government, are captured.
A division drawn from the Eastern Corps and some other Corps can ‘absolutely’ not penetrate the central defense.
Historically, a coup d’état that has been successful must have been caused by the guard troops who can project troops most quickly and effectively to the capital defense and the coup target.
Therefore, there was also a plan to prepare for the worst case scenario in which cooperation with the military police was completely in vain, and even the Metropolitan Guard Division was subdued or turned away.
Plan C.
Operation name, Counter Strike.
I really hoped it wouldn’t activate…….
“Sarah, what happened to the telegram?”
“I immediately spread the related information to the battalions under the Special Response Brigade, the Southern Corps, and Countess Ekaterina Pedro.”
From now on, I had to move as quickly and accurately as possible.
Because the coup d’état really began from now on.
I laid Colonel Lannister on the side of the wall for treatment, and declared to his assembled people.
“As of now, Uk ran will be in a civil war.”
***
Orlando Ruth III hasn’t slept at all lately. His own birthday, that is, his birthday, was approaching, but his face only grew darker as the days passed.
Some retainers noticed the change and worried about his health.
Even to his trusted vassals, the king could not explain his situation.
-You shouldn’t trust anyone. Just trust me and Vice Admiral Sonny Zeppelin.
The shocking news that Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Levandel secretly reported.
I knew from the beginning that there were disquieting figures in the military who were against my decision.
In the first place, the reason why I got to know a new officer named Lieutenant Colonel Enoch Levandel was because the artifacts necessary for the production of the airship that Sonny Zeppelin was secretly developing were stolen.
As the incident was ultimately caused by information leaked by a person inside the military or royal family, the forces that kept the king in check had existed for quite some time.
Because of this, Orlando continued to be vigilant even implicitly.
Especially in the case of the Eastern Legion, which has been rumored in many ways, the National Military Police were ordered to keep an eye on its movements.
Even the prince, who at first thought that he would really do such a thing, could not be sure since it was just a rumor right after the death of Captain Nikolai Hilbert, a close friend of Enoch Levandel.
It was announced to the public that it was an accidental death, but those who knew about it already knew the whole story.
“I am the right monarch for Uk ran. Can we let others take the land we have built?”
Orlando Ruth III muttered in his room, tinkering with the handgun given to him by Enoch Levandel.
Born as the only son of the previous king, he confirmed how foreign his father and country had been swayed.
His father, who sighed every night and worried about the fortune of the country.
In the world, he was known as a sage and peace-loving king, but he bowed his head to others for Uk ran more than anyone else.
Under military pressure from the Soviet Empire, the army was gradually reduced.
In the Reinhalt Empire, there were many cases where even the proper techniques were not taught and were beaten in the back of the head.
How many national projects were overthrown during the reign of the previous king?
But it was not that the forces of the Freedom Alliance, including the Free Democratic State of Fru, did not help the Uk ranians out of pure goodwill.
A huge loan.
They supported the economy as if they were patronizing, but in the end, they all became the country’s debt.
In the meantime, quality raw materials from the north and west had to be handed over at a low price in exchange for economic aid.
The opportunities for Uk ranians to develop their own technologies were getting smaller and smaller.
Even though I knew that fact, I suffered. Because his father was a soft man.
Orlando Ruth III respected his father as his father, but not as a leader.
After all, there is no one to take care of a weak country.
A country must be protected by its strength.
I will build this small country called the Principality of Uk ran into a rich and powerful country, rather than obsessing over an empty alliance.
Because he was crowned with that mindset.
What the young monarch did as soon as he became the new leader of the principality was to overhaul the army from start to finish.
Imperial Alliance, especially the equipment of the Uk ranian army, which had been ruined according to the taste of the empire, was basically changed to good quality equipment from the Freedom Association.
We actively appointed promising military personnel, including Sonny Zeppelin, to senior positions.
It made it even more spur to technological development and doctrine research.
What was the result?
From an objective point of view, the Uk ranian military has succeeded in making a comeback. He went through a war and even restored the lost system.
Currently, both Reinhalt and Prüh’s Free Democratic State have reached the level where they directly receive orders from the military industrial complex in the Villaltoq territory.
Since it is the only country in the world that operates assault magic infantry.
Each country even dispatched military advisers to learn advanced training and tactical doctrine.
It’s all about Orlando Ruth III and Sonny Zeppelin.
And it was the achievement of Enoch Levandel, the huge brightly shining jewel she had rescued.
He’s only a lieutenant colonel, but he’s made friends with all sorts of key figures in the current Uk ranian military.
He maintained a sincere relationship not only with the military, but also with the officials of the royal family.
But whenever a star comes up, there are people who don’t like the position.
The tip of the sword went beyond simple Enoch Levandel, and was now threatening Orlando Ruth III’s life.
How far are they going to cross the line?
Is overturning the country the ultimate goal?
Then, as Enoch said, it must be the story that there is someone among his closest aides who, of course, will stand in front of the people by claiming ‘legitimacy’.
‘Is this really Secretary of State Aberto?’
It was then that he was lost in thought for a while.
Kung.
A dull noise came from the terrace connected to the bedroom. There is nothing on the terrace. A sound that cannot be heard without a bird smashing through the window.
However, it is the middle of the night when the sun has run out.
‘There’s no way the bird is flying around.’
With anxiety running through his mind, Orlando Ruth III picked up his pistol.
He pulls his loading handle to load his bullet, then slides his finger over his trigger.
“Is anyone else there?”
I asked in a loud voice, but nothing came from the terrace. Chilly silence.
In the end, the King slowly got up from his seat and approached the balcony without lowering his guard.
Gulp.
The moment I opened the balcony door, swallowing dry saliva.
“If you enter like that, it’s perfect to be overpowered, Your Excellency.”
“Damn it, you were surprised!”
In front of him was a blonde officer who was not sure when he had come up, looking at him.
Standing upright against the background of the moonlight, he looked at himself and muttered in a heavy voice.
“Your Excellency, I will move to the Central Army Training Center from now on. Get ready right away.”
“hahahaha… ….”
Orlando Ruth III laughed dejectedly and nodded his head.
As for what Enoch Levandel was talking about, he didn’t bother asking more.
Because I could have known without asking.
“This is treason.”