Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 157 >

A shock wave sounded with a flash of light, and a mushroom cloud rose.

Unfortunately, there was no radiation. Because it’s not a nuclear weapon.

The power of the new air bomb was overwhelming.

It’s basically a bunker to destroy underground facilities, but it can be used for psychological purposes as well.

It’s just a damn big and beautiful bomb.

“But is there a way to get that?”

“Dr. Boeing is working overtime for his subordinates, so no matter what comes out, won’t they come out?”

I turned my head to give a natural answer.

In fact, a good prototype came out, but Boeing, who was not satisfied with the wind I had blown, was doing research all night.

If not… you have to roll it down a bit.

Currently, the German army is building a defensive line in the east, following the Maginot Line. I wonder what the German army would look like if they hit it with the Panther and Siegfried ships they made to die.

‘Of course, that would be possible only with a bomber.’

Of course, it won’t come out in a short time, so the problem is that it’s not easy to hit that from the beginning of the war.

***

“Hungary and Czechoslovakia must be protected unconditionally, and the defense of the Balkans is not an option. Greece is most likely on the German side, so we should order Yugoslavia to invade Greece.”

“Sir, Turkey is……”

“Turkey is likely to participate in the war. Even if Ataturk does not want to participate in the war, public opinion wants it.”

The line was squiggly drawn.

“Ungern, you go to Jerusalem, and as soon as the war begins, attack Suez by any means, capture it, block it out, literally by any means.”

“All right.”

“If you can afford it, it would be good to attack Persia to cut off oil supply and tickle India.”

If India were threatened, Britain would jump like a cat that saw a cucumber.

“Tukhachensky.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“If you were the commander-in-chief of the German army, how would you respond in the current situation?”

“If it were me, I would attack in the direction of Poland first.”

“Poland.”

“Isn’t Poland the weakest? Czechoslovakia has its own fortifications, but there are no thick defenses on the Polish side.”

It is not easy to make in the first place.

“Besides, Berlin is at risk if we preemptively launch massive offensives in Poland and Czechoslovakia.”

“right.”

“If it is the main building, in order to somehow secure the safety of Berlin, we will focus our efforts on the Eastern Front rather than the Western Front, inflicting a serious blow on our side, pushing the front, and then thinking about the Western Front. France built the Maginot Line, but in return it lost its ability to travel long distances, as well as lost a significant portion of its stockpiles when it intervened in the Spanish Civil War. It is difficult to judge that it would have recovered in such a short period of time.”

“then?”

“I think it can be said that France has lost its ability to attack Germany first. It would be reasonable to assume that France has neither the ability nor the will to launch a preemptive strike against Germany, at least at this point.”

“Okay, then what should we do?”

“In general, it is common knowledge that defenders have an advantage over attackers. This is especially true if the attack vectors have been predicted. Therefore, if it is the main building, it is best to focus on the defense and defeat the German offensive, exhaust the enemy’s defensive capabilities to the maximum, and then counterattack and advance to Berlin.”

“How likely is it that the Germans will only attack on the Danish front and focus on defense in the rest of the campaign?”

“It’s not impossible, but it only becomes more advantageous as we go further. It just gives our allies room to build more tanks, more aircraft.”

Tukhachevsky answered confidently.

“Germany has to face France and us at the same time. The more time goes on, the more disadvantageous it becomes, not more advantageous.”

“If Britain was attached to Germany, it would have been assumed that Germany would take over the sea, so what is the probability that they will block our trade routes?”

“……Very high.”

After a bit of hesitation, Tukhachensky soon regained his confidence.

“But don’t worry, if the Suez Canal and Persia are threatened, they will have no choice but to rush the German offensive, even to ease the burden on the Middle East. There will be no precedent for us in Europe.”

food depletion? It can’t be a problem. Most of the resources are in the country.

However, if the trade route with the US is cut off, it will be quite difficult…

“Prime Minister Strahovsky.”

Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Strahovsky, who was acting as Prime Minister immediately after Prime Minister Aleksandr was unable to overcome the heavy burden of starting the war and officially resigned – but in fact, is a de facto prime minister who has not been officially appointed – raises his head.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“How does the Foreign Ministry’s foreign affairs department view the current situation? Do you think Japan will enter the war?”

“Even if we participate in the war, it seems that we will only move after we have some victory.”

The Prime Minister began to follow the report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as it was.

“Of the two factions that currently occupy the power of the Japanese Empire, the army and the navy, the navy is close to Britain and the army is the opposite. If the war begins, the army will be the main pillar, and the army does not want to be dragged into the war because of the British, and has already sent a significant amount of troops to the Chinese front.”

“What is the possibility that the Navy alone will use the naval land squadron or the interior service force to attack first?”

“Not entirely, but most of the naval land squadrons are stationed in mainland Japan, and if they try to move, it is possible to detect them in advance. Also, it has been a long time since the internal affairs force has become independent from the navy to some extent and has become an independent political force. Just because the Navy wants to move will not make it easy.”

“I see.”

However, the unknown is whether Japan will tolerate the navigation of Russian ships as in the original history.

‘Considering that the navy is pro-engineering, and that navigation-related issues are exclusively for the Japanese Navy, it would be difficult to expect.’

Considering the harshness of the Bering Strait and the fact that Britain has become hostile, it is equally difficult, but the only possibility is the North Pole Passage…

‘That is possible only on the premise that the United States has conquered Canada.’

Another way is to go through a third country to do laundry, but I don’t think the Germans are just watching.

“After all, Britain is more of a problem than Germany.”

It is highly likely that the United States will not enter the war before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

And the attack on Pearl Harbor would be 1941 according to the original history, or around 39 or 40 years according to the advanced timeline.

No, since the Sino-Japanese War got faster, it might be a little faster than that.

‘Assuming 39 years, the situation in the Pacific area is…’

In terms of weapon development, the overall technology development has been faster than the European standard original history. The famous Zero Cen has not yet been released, but its predecessor, the A5M, has been deployed in large numbers, and Corsair is developing it in the United States. I don’t know if this is earlier or later than the original history, but the important thing is that the current US Navy’s focus on battleships is that the carrier is lacking compared to the original history.

‘Langley, Ranger, Yorktown, Enterprise.’

Four aircraft carriers owned by the U.S. Navy.

The Hornet, and the 4th Yorktown-class ship in this world, the Wasp, are still under construction, and subsequent classes have not yet been built.

According to the original plan, the U.S. should clean the seas and our troops trample the land, but will that happen?

Romania, which supplied 30% of Germany’s crude oil, Hungary, which provided 30% of Germany’s tank parts, and Finland, which supplied 100% of winter equipment throughout the war, are in our hands.

Instead, the problem was that Britain intervened throughout the war, which had the ability to produce a similar number of tanks to Germany.

That is, overall, a plus.

‘At most one or two years.’

It is unlikely that the United States will be able to win even Canada, and once Canada is conquered, it can somehow obtain supplies using the Arctic Passage.

And it wasn’t a defeat that devoured an entire industrial zone like in the original history, and I don’t know the objective figures, so I can’t compare them, but I don’t think the Russian Empire is far behind the Soviet Union in the original history.

“As you all know, even if we are not interested in war, war is interested in us. If we want peace, we must prepare for war. It is war.”

Even in original history, wars in Europe ended when the Soviet army raised a red flag atop the Imperial Parliament.

Considering the position of the United States that it will be difficult to obtain a bridgehead in Europe without knowing the Pacific Ocean, the war in Europe will have to end with our own hands in this world.

“Everyone fight so that they are not ashamed of their honor.”

After a while, the personnel change was announced.

The Chief of Staff is Alexander Vasilebsky.

Anatoly Khrulyov as Chief of the Armed Forces.

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Mikhail Tukhassevsky as Panzer-General.

Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim is the commander of the Southern Front defending Czechoslovakia and Hungary.

Ivan Konev is the commander of the Northern Front, which oversees the Polish area.

Pyotr Wrangel on the Balkan Front.

Konstantin Rokosovsky on the Turkish front.

Rodion Malinovsky on the Persian front.

Ungern on the Middle East Front.

Fyodor Tolbuhin in Central Asia.

The commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Front was Vasily Chuikov.

Aleksandr Novikov, chief of staff of the Air Corps.

In addition, several promising talents were assigned to key positions.

In addition, many of the people who are close to this side of the Nazis in Germany, including Louise, are quietly crossing over here, but of course not all of them have crossed over, but there are some who remain, and these are our spy networks.

Still, I couldn’t be bothered.

never.

***

Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire.

The refugee’s home was more modest than expected, considering his wealth and status. It was quite the level of a mansion.

“See you, Your Majesty.”

“Sit comfortably, Minister.”

“I got fired, so I’m just a savage. I would appreciate it if you could call me Dr.”

Yalmar Shacht smiled bitterly.

“I will be returning to work soon.”

How can a nobleman who bought Hitler’s wrath and was stamped even by Stalin survive in Germany? Jalmar Shacht, who had resigned from all his posts shortly thereafter, had packed up and crossed over here saying he would assist Louise, who still officially holds the post of goodwill ambassador.

“Before I came here, the princess was looking for me.”

He quietly raised a cup of coffee and covered his face slightly.

“He is right. If they lose, Germany is over. It would be nice if we didn’t go back to the days of the Holy Roman Empire. And, to do that, you need a justification.”

“It’s a cause.”

I thought of Italy.

In Italy of the original history, there were enough partisan activities to make the French Resistance and the anti-Nazi forces in Germany called ‘something’, and the anti-fascist struggle continued.

In Italy, throughout the period of fascist rule, there was a popular underground struggle that became the new Italian government as soon as the Allies entered the country.

Thanks to this, Italy was not only treated mildly in a different dimension from Germany and Japan in its original history, but also helped to quickly return to the international community.

What Louise is aiming for must be similar.

That makes it difficult to maintain the status quo, and she probably wouldn’t expect that much either. It may be an attempt to prevent the destruction of the family.

Of course, the whole premise will depend on how the Russian government is roasted.

Even the Polish government in exile could not do anything because the Soviet Union decided, so all of her eyes must be on how to claim merit and how to burn the Russian government.

“Doctor, I ask you, do you believe we will win this war?”

It’s hard for even me to be sure.

“of course.”

It was a short answer.