Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 131 >

As soon as I came back to my home country, the things that piled up were work, work, work.

“A denunciation of the German Empire was announced, but the use of force was not as stated.”

Can not help it. really.

To secure diplomatic credibility, we had to take the side of France, but war was something we never wanted to do, so there was nothing more. If you beat Germany too much, what I like the most is Britain, which can attract Germany as an ally.

If Hitler rises, we’ll have to send assassins to the Nazi General Assembly and plant bombs or something, but not now.

Economic sanctions were impossible if they did not want to destroy the economic community from the start. In addition, if Germany is weakened, it will be a bit more difficult, and is there any chance that the Cold War will be filmed already?

“You have subjugated the hordes of demons that were set up in the Far East. Some were shot and others were forcibly disarmed. We have now transferred the monitoring authority to the Far Eastern Military District.”

“Um, yes…”

Eventually it happened.

The Korean Independence Army… Yes, they are great people. Their achievements cannot be denied.

Even if they did not have any impact on the great nation in the end, their will to abandon the easy and convenient path and choose the thorny path deserves respect.

However, the ball is a ball and buy is buy.

And publicly, I am a high official in Russia, and I have a duty to take responsibility for policing in the Far East.

It was inevitable.

Of course, even the bureaucrats who were sabotaging their jobs in the Far East were not particularly safe.

“Good job.”

Those arrested during the last demonstration for national independence were detained in a brigade and then released, but in return they were banned from going out.

However, the results of the protests on the Korean Peninsula were not very good.

The Japanese navy and army, who shot among themselves, but managed to beat the protesters anyway, started to fight with their heads in earnest when many of the protests were suppressed.

It was said that it felt really bad when the navy intervened in the Korean Peninsula, which was originally dedicated to the army, and after the conflict in Tokyo and mainland Japan became full-scale, the navy pulled out battleships and aimed artillery at the army garrison. this intervened

Anyway, the emperor ordered him to stop right away, so there was no way it could be done, but in the end, the Army, which was supposed to rule the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria and North Korea, had to force a compromise.

Giving half of the Korean peninsula to the navy to appease the navy who doesn’t want to spit out what they’ve already eaten, and to appease the army whose eyes have been turned over because of the loss of land.

Of course, the army was very dissatisfied. In fact, it was almost as if the emperor had declared his support for the navy.

In any case, the outcome of the March 1 Movement reaffirmed the supremacy of the navy over the army and ended with the division of the Korean Peninsula into North and South Korea by the army and South Korea by the navy. This is not some kind of liberation government.

“The Far Eastern Military District is requesting to increase the number of border guards.”

“Is there any place in Europe where we can get our troops out?”

“I’ll check. And the Hungarian side asked for a meeting…”

“Oh, damn it.”

“You should also stop by Czechoslovakia before the coronation.”

“I’ll turn around, I think I’ll have one or five or six bodies.”

Personal business reports with nowhere to go, blackmail, carrots, and economic community issues rather than consultations with the Czech parliament succeeded in beating Stolipin for a little over half, but Stolipin also beat me up like revenge.

The foreign and internal intelligence departments were handed over to Irina, but important matters were organized and reported by Irina. However, the time required is on the small axis.

The Czech Republic is likely to be completed within a year, and the economic and community case has been slapped by Stolipin, but even military work is likely to die.

Should I appoint another army minister and leave now? I think Brusilov would do well.

It’s not a problem that this is really different, but it seems to be really behind because of the amount of work. Seeing the opportunity, I should hand over the ministerial post to the real Brusilov and only report to Brusilov.

Of course, if I pass the ministerial position, the only official office I hold is the seat of the Czech king… But if I say that it is normal in the first place, there is nothing to say.

“With this incident as an opportunity, I realized that the Empire’s ability to seize provinces was lower than expected.”

I thought about sweeping it one more time, but I gave up. Because this is not an issue to be wiped out.

“If you want to increase your control over the provinces, first increase the manpower in Ohrana. It’s a job to install Gemstbo, but our agents are being overused to the limit right now.”

“Even if it’s manpower, there’s a shortage of verified manpower, so let’s do it ourselves, hire someone directly, or bring in GRU manpower.”

Ohrana was not completely free from the aftermath of the last purge, neither the GRU nor the Interior Ministry could escape the purge’s blade, but Ohrana alone could not survive.

Right now, some high-ranking generals of the Interior Army have also been given strict warnings regarding the privatization of units.

As a result, our control over the provinces decreased, and it took a long time for the report to reach the center.

“The Navy Minister, Archduke Kirill, wants us to have a meal together.”

“If you don’t have any plans, grab it for dinner tonight, and go to a restaurant serving French cuisine.”

“All right.”

“Your Excellency, Your Excellency…”

“Oh, what else?”

It’s definitely the Stolipin that is helpful when working, but Archduke Kirill is much better when it comes to choosing someone to sit across from you when you dine. That yangban says he’ll like it if he just goes straight to the story of the giant giant pimp.

“A bigger battleship! A larger caliber gun! That’s what naval warfare is all about, and that’s the future! Now that Russia stands tall on the rock…”

I’m sorry, Grand Duke? Russia is not yet on the rock. Reform is in progress and not complete.

“Hmm, but the current budget is…”

“Listen, Grand Duke, no… Is it correct to call you His Majesty?”

“You haven’t been crowned yet, so call me Grand Duke.”

“Well, that’s what I call it.”

Archduke Cyril said with a twinkle in his eyes. No, you brought a bunch of papers for dinner, this gentleman.

“Currently, these are battleships from all over the world. The biggest one is a British 20″, and he’s playing around 15-16″ on average, by the way! Among the great powers in the Gulf of Russia, the 12-inch class is the main force, and the 14-inch one with the largest diameter!”

“The Olga-class and the Sinov-class…”

“The Sinov class takes a long time to deploy. If you look at the Olga class, we are not dry.”

“Yes, it is.”

The Olga class is the former Bayern class, and a return negotiation is ongoing. Of course, this Anschlus case caused the discussion to be scrambled. In any case, the maintenance cost is increasing exponentially, and the technology that can be pulled is exhausted – especially in World War I, the German Empire’s ship engine technology was the world’s number one, surpassing even the British – The administrative government is telling us to just return it. .

In fact, many of the hostile relations of the past have been resolved, and the possibility of a war in the near future is low.

“So that means we should be around 18 inches. There is not a country without 18 inches among those who call themselves great powers…”

France, Japan, and Italy mysterious non-heat force. Germany also has no active battleships except for the battleship Salamis, which was stolen from Greece in default, and all of them are under construction.

“Your Majesty, which country is the enemy of this country’s army now? Germany? france? Isn’t it, wasn’t our enemies England and Japan?”

“you’re right.”

“The UK and Japan are maritime powers. To fight the maritime powers, you have to raise a navy. During the Punic Wars, Rome also trained a navy and eventually won.”

“Well……”

I have a different idea.

Originally, Britain’s basic concept was to provide money and supplies to its allies, block seas, and push the allies to a decisive victory.

For nothing, after the Nazis came to power, Stalin, who was fooled by the fact that there were four divisions available at the time of the Young Pso Talks, considered these bastards unwilling to negotiate and turned to a non-aggression pact.

Of course, Britain was very unfaithful to the talks in the first place, but in any case, even during Napoleon’s time, Britain was more concerned about securing the necessary capital for the war. The idea is that the allies will somehow buy time until the army is ready.

To put it bluntly, you can say that you don’t intend to fight together and that your allies are in a hurry to make money while they are bleeding, and that statement represents the truth.

In other words, Britain must somehow find an ally who will bleed for them. Portugal and Spain are too weak and Italy is friendly to England…but it is very likely Germany or France.

In any case, the conclusion is that our military will have to fight against Britain’s allies first, and secondly against Britain’s large-scale ground forces.

Therefore, only the navy cannot be ignorantly raised.

In fact, there is no need to defend the normal route. The Russian Empire can survive even if it turns all the markets into domestic consumption, except for a few, and it is enough to obtain raw materials that cannot be obtained by land, who knows as an island country.

The UK, on the other hand, would be quite sorry if the trade route was cut off, wouldn’t it?

In other words, it is best for us to shoot only enough warships, coastal artillery, and offshore airfields to use for coastal defense, go out to the existing fleet, drag the enemy transport fleet’s aggro, and then hunt with a submarine.

Dispersing the fleet because our fleet is preparing to depart, fearing it will go bankrupt? I’ll eat well like a submarine.

Are you worried about it and not dispersing it? Then rush into the fleet that contains the battleships, destroy it, sink it, burn it, play a chess game, and get it out before the big fleet arrives, cancer.

In other words, you only need a fleet to use for this purpose.

“I understand the point, but then the British will surely attach battleships to their convoys as escorts.”

“That would be it.”

“If I tell you to use large 18-inch and 20-inch battleships as a escort to attack the enemy fleet with 16-inch-class weapons… I honestly can’t help but worry about the lives of my men.”

It’s hard to say how many 18-inch and 20-inch-class ships are there. To deal with the United States and others, at least five ships would be deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, but is it possible to attach 18-inch class ships to all fleets?

Of course, 18 inches will hurt. We also study 18-inch class battlecruisers based on the information we have collected about British battlecruisers, but when we actually build them, we just continue our research due to various problems such as an ignorant increase in displacement, and this guy is probably a paper plan. will remain as

According to Ohrana’s information, the British 20-inch battlecruiser had everything in its speed and guns, and the armor barely blocked the shelling of heavy cruisers, and the Olga-class had water armor that could penetrate the Izmail-class, or even the Gangut-class, depending on the circumstances. Once you put it within range, you’ll be able to catch it enough, and an 18-inch battleship equipped with counter-defense might be a bit of a problem.

And there are other things to use for that.

“Duke, do you know anything about an aircraft carrier?”

Aircraft carriers have already appeared.

The third large cruiser of the Couragers-class light cruiser, the Furious, and the aircraft carrier Argus, a modified passenger ship, are currently under construction, and the world’s first aircraft carrier designed as an aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier Hermies.

“I know.”

“What do you think about mobilizing it as an assistant to the main ship?”

“As an assistant to battleships and battlecruisers?”

The carrier will push the battleship out in the future, but it’s hard to convince that bae-baek-yangban by saying that.

“We cannot have more battleships than England.”

“So, quality over quantity…”

“And it’s also clear that we can’t win a fleet battle with Britain and Japan. First of all, power is basically not distributed.”

“……!”

The greatest disgrace of the Russian Navy.

Battle of Tsushima.

Recalling the resentment of the Baltic Fleet, Archduke Cyril wiggled his eyebrows. Did you say that you were also wounded while participating in the Russo-Japanese War?

Archduke Cyril quietly clenched his teeth at the words that reminded him of it.

“I agree.”

“In other words, we need to implement the existing fleet strategy. We have to starve to death Japan and England.”

Archduke Cyril, understanding briefly, nodded. He was just a giant gunner, but he wasn’t underpowered as an admiral.

“In other words, battleships as well as submarines are absolutely necessary for a naval blockade, but that doesn’t mean you can’t hit a strong enemy. We can’t let the containment ship collapse, let alone casualties at the loss of a battleship.”

“So you need the eyes of the fleet, and that eye is the aircraft carrier?”

“It is correct.”

Let’s pick up a suitcase, too.