Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 249 >

No matter how the war situation in the Far East unfolded, I had a lot of work to do.

Checking and inspecting loot stolen from Germany and England also went there.

To be honest, there is nothing I can do to check the war situation in the Far East. Will Chuikov lead the way? Chuikov is also a yangban who is on the axis of a famous master.

We also confirmed the information that the Japanese forces across Manchuria had already been annihilated. They say they are advancing to the Korean Peninsula, but I don’t know about that… The Provisional Government also entered that area.

First of all, what I have set up is a government in the form of a parliamentary system, but in the end, it will be the Korean people’s choice as to which national government to choose.

Except for that bullshit, I will physically block it.

Ah, the Provisional Government that I have set up… It is a completely different institution from the Shanghai Provisional Government in the original history. It’s a natural story, though.

After the 3.1 Movement, a provisional government was formed. I couldn’t stay in China now, so I left for the US.

In fact, we haven’t been able to treat independence activists so friendly to the independence activists because we were preparing for war and dealing with domestic issues, so moving to Russia is out of the question. It is said that it is dangerous because China is half-handed over to Japan, and India and Hong Kong are not expected as Britain is an ally with Japan.

How will Korea’s modern history work? To be honest, if you had stopped the division, wouldn’t you have done a lot? And how it will roll if you only beat down the scumbags and rednecks, I think it’s enough just to intervene and catch them when you think this isn’t the case.

“your majesty?”

“Um, I’m sorry, so what is this?”

“It is a prototype that was being developed by Messerschmidt, but was not completed. The type name is Me P.1101.”

The loot looted from Germany, the fighter itself is still unfinished. The technical data generated while making this fighter is the real loot.

“And this is… a jet fighter that Pokewolf was designing, even though there is no mock-up, let alone the real thing.”

The Pokewolf Company suffered little damage in the last war.

The Russians took possession of the Fokewolf factory and secured technical staff.

And its engineers and factories produced fighters for the new German government forces, now the German Empire.

Of course, it was unavoidable that ‘some’ data disappeared in the process.

“…. Hukebain.”

“That’s right.”

I asked the others who followed me.

“The jet engine technology has captured many British and German scientists, and there are also technologies that we have accumulated, so it will not be a big problem. It will be worth the time and money.”

“Yes.”

“Then, can we make a jet fighter for the Russian Empire using these two aircraft?”

The two look almost identical. However, there is one singularity in P.1101 that Hukewein does not have.

Primitive variable wings.

“Yes, it is possible.”

An immediate answer came back.

It is not possible to make a jet fighter that will last for a long time, even if it is for tinkering, just by roughing out the propeller plane. History proves this.

So I hoped to deploy a fighter with at least the MIG-17’s performance as soon as possible.

So… Come on, let’s split up.

***

A seagull squirmed and flew away, pooping and flying away.

I don’t know if the gulls were aiming or not, but it was clear that the results were extremely uncomfortable.

“… Chief… General.”

Chuikov silently took off his coat, which had been hit by bird droppings.

“I was attacked by the Japanese army’s miniature aircraft.”

“Uh… is it an anti-aircraft attack?”

Of course, there are many seagulls, so there will be a lot of bird droppings, well, that was unavoidable.

What should I do if I just step on the poop and hit it? No, this is right, though.

“Chief of Staff.”

“Yes.”

“Do you think the landing on Tsushima is impossible?”

Chuikov now ran into a minor problem.

There is nowhere to go.

Even though they went down to Haenam instead of Busan, there was nowhere to advance.

“That’s… the lack of transport ships and the small island, according to data, make it difficult to support something on your own.”

Chuikov opened his mouth.

“What about that island called Jeju Island? Since the Japanese navy met its end in the waters of Taiwan, it is likely that the disturbance at sea will be less than that of Tsushima.”

The US military, which had been fighting the dead for the past half year in the Philippines, recaptured Manila and stabilized the port of Manila, and immediately launched an offensive against the two sites.

There was no such thing as dispersal of troops. Unlike the large-scale army and marines deployed to Taiwan, which was the first goal, only marines less than one corps were deployed to Iwo Jima.

Some even questioned whether it was necessary to pour so many troops on the small island.

However, the countless casualties that occurred on that small volcanic island made them shut their mouths like shells.

Rumors have circulated that President Huey Long fell from his chair when he was informed of the number of casualties on Iwo Jima.

Anyway, apart from the fact that Iwo Jima became a sea of blood, American troops had to head to Taiwan.

After the capture of Beijing, the Russian-US coalition forces advancing south received the surrender of the first commander, Puyi. Meanwhile, Patton was fired for some serious diplomatic disrespect, and the US government replaced Bradley.

Regardless of the charges of cooperation between Puyi and the Qing dynasty with the Axis powers or war crimes, the Russian Empire expressed the view that the nation-state of the Manchus should be maintained even if it is not the Qing Dynasty.

In any case, the goal of the United States was to form an independent front independent of the Russian Empire through an amphibious assault on southern China. This was a complex issue related to post-war interests, and because of the strong will of the White House, the amphibious operation had to proceed no matter what hell was unfolding on Iwo Jima, and Taiwan had to be occupied as a preemptive measure.

Naturally, in the Japanese Empire, they gathered up to the last remaining ships and sent them off to sortie.

As soon as Taiwan passes over, the Japanese Empire will not be able to receive any supplies from the south, except those that are secretly transported by submarines. At the same time, the Japanese army in the south will not be able to receive a single replenishment from their home country.

By this point, even the Japanese Empire was clearly aware that the war could not be won. However, it was launched nonetheless.

When the battle, which could be described as the fleet decisive battle that the Japanese Navy had so longed for, was over, the Japanese Empire had to accept a disastrous report card.

There were no surviving battleships, no aircraft carriers, no heavy cruisers and light cruisers, not even a surface carrier carrier.

Fortunately, only a few destroyers and submarines survived.

The main admirals of the Japanese Navy, with the exception of a few, were all fighters, and the Japanese Navy Air Corps could not even rescue the admiral and had no means to save the pilots who were shot down in a plane that was in a dilemma. it almost dried out

And the landing in Taiwan began.

“Are you going to hit Okinawa again?”

“It is a stepping stone for the landing on the Japanese mainland. There is no reason for the Japanese Navy to be watching, so the ships that survived that time and the ships that did not sortie will be scavenged and sent.”

“Even at that point, don’t you surrender? Are you stupid or brave?”

“It would be closer to the former. In other words… it would be better for us to conduct military operations after the Battle of Okinawa begins. However, Jeju Island was thoroughly fortified by the Japanese Empire… First of all, the difficulty level itself seems to be much easier to attack on Tsushima.”

It’s a matter of how significant it is.

“I mean, if we capture Tsushima and even Iki, we can take full control of the Korea Strait. Besides, where is this strait, the place where the Baltic Fleet was destroyed during the Russo-Japanese War.”

“……!”

“Where can you ignore that symbolism? Besides, it’s good to send a message that we can attack Kyushu.”

Not Japan. It is America.

Chuikov intended to occupy as many of the islands in the East Sea as possible. It didn’t matter if that was strategic or not.

Anyway, the offensive will take place in the north, and the possibility of attacking Kyushu is a bonus.

However, the fact that there is a possibility of an attack now means that there is a possibility of an attack in the future.

If the Russian military occupies those islands when there is a confrontation with the US in the future, it will be difficult for the US military to invade the East Sea.

Even if not, it could be used as a target for political negotiation, and it was an eternal truth that once captured, there would be no harm.

“As soon as the fleet and supplies arrive, we will attack Tsushima. Then Iki, Oshima, Mishima, Oki Islands, and Sado… Anyway, the islands in the East Sea are gradually taken over.”

Landing on the Japanese mainland would be difficult for the Russians alone, as the intelligence obtained by the spies is not normally fortified.

But what would the US say to the extent of occupying a few islands? The difficulty will not be too high, and if you want it too hard, you can go to another island in moderation.

“At the last meeting, it was decided that Japan would be divided into east and west, with Russia in the east and the United States of America in the west.

“It’s okay to cry.”

“Yes?”

“If the western part of Japan is a US military junta, is Chosun a US military junta? Isn’t it?”

“…but it is.”

“It’s okay to argue that the island was originally Joseon territory and not Japanese territory. Maybe it was a real Goto.”

It is an eternal truth that when fighting between ignorant people, the one with the loudest voice wins. Chuikov knew only as much about this country as Korea and the Republic of Korea as it was in the data he had brought to him from Moscow. First of all, I think that His Majesty Mikhail himself is of Korean descent, so he probably wouldn’t have given anything wrong.

“Then what about the residents there…? If Americans came to the area only once, they would be exposed.”

“When we occupied Northern Manchuria and Prussia, we occupied it because many of our people lived there. Or was it occupied for security reasons or economic reasons? If you are loyal to the empire and consider yourself to be an imperial citizen, then you are either an imperial or a foreigner. It’s just a matter of expelling those who exist and gathering those who have no way of making a decent living over there and settling them down. Where was Siberia from the beginning of the empire?”

Chuikov was right in some parts. In particular, the Korean Strait, where the Battle of Tsushima took place, is symbolic and symbolic, but it is also important for the defense of the Russian Far East territory. It had the advantage of making it a home room for the Russian Navy.

If you place restrictions on the naval power of West Japan under the pretext of being a war criminal in a position to exert influence over Korea and East Japan after taking control of Sakhalin and Hokkaido, and taking control of the Korea Strait, you can lessen the worry of attacking the Far East territory from the sea.

Even if such a concept is not put into practice, once it has effective control, it will be able to obtain concessions from the United States anywhere.

Besides, didn’t you actively engage with the enemy once? In the first place, there was no set limit on the advance in Moscow, and the American side was reluctant to let the Russian army invade deep into China, so the Americans would prefer to fight elsewhere instead of attacking.

It is also flawless logic. Even Americans can’t say anything if they have a conscience.

“Let the Far East Fleet start operations as soon as it arrives, prepare it.”