Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 102 >

Washington DC Department of War,

“Lieutenant Colonel Douglas MacArthur, I have appeared on order.”

“Sit down.”

Hugh Lenox Scott, Chief of Staff of the Army, said softly.

“This time around Mexico City, I got a report on your performance.”

“thank you.”

“And the problem is, the media is already talking about you. The atmosphere alone deserves a congressional Medal of Honor.”

“……”

“But there is a problem with that. You will know why.”

The Chief of Staff almost glared at MacArthur.

No matter how good the results were, they ignored the command system and almost put the unit in crisis with arbitrary actions.

It was a matter that could open a military court trial if it was decided. It’s impossible because of those damn media bastards. If you look at what the media is talking about, it was the second coming of George Washington.

“What do you have to say?”

“The M1 tank is garbage.”

ground battleship. Only two 75mm-class main turrets, 37mm and 20mm secondary turrets, and coaxial machine guns were not enough, so there were four hull machine guns.

The overall height is as high as a mouse that will come out in some future generation, and the drivetrain is some kind of glass body.

“Those who decide to mass-produce this kind of thing should be punished for treason. It’s just a mobile torch car. As Russia has proven in the last war, tanks are not mobile torch cars.”

“Not that.”

The chief of staff gave him an annoyed look.

“Lieutenant colonel, are you not aware of your actions and their consequences?”

“It has brought back to life a thousand children of the United States of America who should have been killed by poor command and enemy traps.”

“And ignoring all command systems, disobeying direct orders from superiors, illegally exercising command over other units, damn it, this is a military judge!”

“Please refer.”

The chief of staff suddenly lost his energy in the attitude of saying, “If you want to try it, do it.”

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Military Tribunal? In principle, it should be rather like that, but if it is referred, public opinion will be turned upside down and the politicians will also be pressured. Taking off MacArthur’s military uniform will only transform him into a politician.

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Moreover, for that to happen, the secrets of the U.S. Army must be revealed. How poorly commanded in Mexico City and how much damage was done.

The way to cover all this is the birth of a hero. If you put a hero named MacArthur at the fore, focus all the spotlight, and throw everything else under the veil, neither politicians nor public opinion will pay any attention to it.

Then we have no choice but to bury MacArthur’s all kinds of violations of the military law…

“Douglas, I’m not speaking as Chief of Staff of the United States Army, but as someone who knows you well, there will be no military trials, but your attitude is making enemies. If you are now, do you know how many people grind your teeth, both inside and outside the army? And that you are creating your own excuses to be attacked?”

The president seemed to know MacArthur’s expression. A look of annoyance, saying that he had no interest in giving such boring people.

He’s like a human being with that damn pride. If they were incompetent, they would be kicked out without much thought, but the problem is that that person is one of the most competent in the US Army. He suppressed the excruciating headache.

“You will have to change positions instead.”

“Should I go to West Point or even Levenwess?”

“No, overseas.”

“Are you Filipino?”

“russia.”

Only then did MacArthur’s expression twitch.

“There is a civil war in Russia, you know.”

“Is it meaningful?”

“The United States has it, now the Russian Empire is accusing the Republic of China government of supporting the rebels. The Republic of China government denies it, but it is not a very good picture from the point of view of the United States of America.”

The US does not have one or two interests in China. If the conflict between the two countries develops into an all-out war, it will not be very good for the national interest of the United States.

“Is it your duty to mediate between two countries?”

“No, it should be left to the diplomats. What you have to do is dissect the Russian army, because the main character of this campaign is the Interior Army, just like in the last war.”

Russia is undergoing military reform. At the same time, all the data about the Russian army collected before the Great War turned into garbage.

Now, no one knows The Interior Ministry is a new military branch created by the tsar after the defeat of the Russo-Japanese War and the tsar’s bodyguard. There is no doubt that they will replace the Russian army.

The problem, however, was that no one knew how the organization called the Home Affairs Army was organized. footing? composition? human resources? The information is too narrow.

Is it fortunate that the names and faces of general officers are known? It is known roughly what kind of equipment is used through equipment imported from abroad, but there is no way to know what equipment is produced in Russia. Everything from the composition of the infantry squad to the operation doctrine is unknown.

“Will they accept the officer?”

In the Great War, there was not a single officer who was accepted by the Interior Ministry.

“It’s our job to accept it.”

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MacArthur’s brain turned quickly when the chief of staff said he was going to persuade Russia to accept it through diplomatic means, such as promising to increase investment.

Currently, the United States is investing in the military. Although the army’s troops did not increase from 100,000, at least a small number of tanks were deployed—although it would be better to import Russian tanks directly because they are all garbage—and the navy is being greatly strengthened.

Although the war with Mexico is ongoing, even considering that, for the United States, who really hates to spend money on the military, it was like a straight line.

If so, what is the current government aiming to invest in the military that much? Why are you considering sending a military officer to Russia while promising financial gains? The war is already over to think of participating in the Great War.

After thinking for a while, MacArthur smiled.

“It’s the best job.”

“You’re not going to go alone, my lieutenant and some other officers will follow.”

I dare put flowers in the adjutant. Are you putting on a watch to prevent accidents? Well, it doesn’t matter. If this MacArthur was a person who could be recognized, there would be no difference of opinion. If you’re a petty person who doesn’t even have the courage to do that, just ignore it.

“I don’t know if we’ve met before, so we can get to know each other beforehand.”

When the president gave a signal to the deputy in the corner of the office, the deputy quietly walked out.

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MacArthur reached out first.

“Douglas MacArthur.”

“This is George C. Marshall.”

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Moscow.

“It’s too dangerous. comrade.”

Frunze shook her head.

“Comrade Lenin…”

“I know that Comrade Lenin risked his life to create this opportunity. Comrade Trotsky.”

Lenin and Trotsky are now in the middle of the battlefield. They are prepared to flee to China in case of emergency, but that doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous.

“And I also know very well that Comrade Lenin trusted me to lead the uprising. But there is no chance of winning. Rather, it is a handshake during a handshake, with an extremely high probability of exposing and collapsing the organization.”

“Why?”

“Ohrana’s surveillance network is getting denser every day. Would you believe me if I told you that I feel a tracer these days?”

“……!”

The man grabbed the pistol he had hidden in his arms for a moment.

“I was bullied on the way here. it’s okay. At least until you leave this building.”

Only then did the man realize that Frunze had scars on his elbows and knees.

“I’ve been indebted to the vent. They don’t even know I’m constipated.”

“Hmm.”

“Anyway, what happens by arming the workers is suicide. It is difficult to break through the Guards, let alone the Interior Army.”

“You mean it’s hard to have co-workers in the military?”

“It depends on how big it is, but if you have one or two regiments, the risk of getting caught is higher. It will not be of any real help.”

“Um, I succeeded in recruiting a regiment commander…”

“There is no choice.”

He shook his head.

“It’s not even possible for a few reserve officers and a regimental commander to control the entire unit. Rather, it would be over if only one staff member or a lieutenant drew out a pistol on the spot. Don’t you know that the GRU is planting large-scale franchis in the military?”

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Mikhail Frunze spread out three fingers.

“There are prerequisites for the success of Comrade Lenin’s plan.”

“Tell me.”

“First, for whatever reason, the watchtowers of Ohrana must be paralyzed for a day or three before the uprising.”

It’s inferno difficulty from the start. The man let out a sigh for a moment.

Of course, Lenin was not ignorant of this. Since the normal method didn’t work, even after concentrating the main unit of the Interior Army and the duke himself into the rebellion area, he couldn’t rise right away, so he provoked the nobles to clash the two forces, and then took advantage of the chaos to plan an uprising.

If there is a clash between the new military and the aristocratic forces dissatisfied with them, the chaos will be unimaginable.

“Successful, second?”

“The tsar must be absent. Comrade Lenin’s plan is to open a gap between the nobility, the bourgeoisie, and the reformers to divide each other, but the tsar now unconditionally trusts the duke. And given that no one, neither noble nor bourgeois, can defy the tsar, if the tsar is watching the state, he will immediately dismiss the matter. The tsar should not be able to run the state for any reason.”

In other words, there must be no tsar, who will put the brakes on the two forces before they collide.

Stolipin doesn’t know how to settle the conflict except to press one side. The Duke of Vostok may be a little more proficient, but because he is currently outside, his reaction is bound to be slow.

Even if you hit it well, it goes without saying that the aristocrats who are in the head-to-head axis with more than 90%.

In other words, he is the only one who will crush the nobles with his authority, and who will fully trust the duke and take his side. And the only thing that will make the nobles quietly retreat is Csar.

Even the duke’s authority stems from the tsar’s authority.

In other words, the existence of the tsar itself becomes a safety device that prevents only a head-on collision between the two forces.

“Even if the tsar changes, the powerful imperial families are all in the same state, so if the imperial family cannot be annihilated, the authority may be a little lower, but that is the situation. …”

“You just have to make sure that the tsar is out of St. Petersburg and can’t come back right away. Regardless of any means.”