Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 160 >

The offensive was held for around May.

The German offensive against the Czech Republic knelt in front of Mannerheim’s space defense, and by the end of March it went into a lull, but there was no reassurance.

“It is news that the head of the Czech offensive, General Falkenhausen, has been replaced.”

“The generals on the Eastern Front have been replaced a lot.”

Shit, why do you all know these names?

Reading the report that Ohrana had brought me, my mind wandered.

“Heinz Guderian… as the commander of the Czech Defense Forces.”

“Before the war, he was the commander of the corps. It is still questionable whether he has the ability to lead a large-scale command system…”

it’s not that shit

Looking at the names, it was a spectacle. Manstein is attached under Guderian, and Rommel is also attached there as a commander of the Armored Division. Yeha’s corps commander has Kleist.

“The one to note is General Georg-Hans Reinhardt. He is the commander of the corps and has made significant contributions to the invasion of Denmark…”

걘 I don’t know what these humans are doing, and the real danger is those humans!

“General Heinrich assigned to Austria…”

I’m sorry, I don’t know what people are doing.

The problem is, there are other yangbans on our front line that we know just by hearing their names.

“Walter Model was appointed commander of the garrison in East Prussia. Until recently, he was the Chief of Staff of the 16th Army, and it has been confirmed that he is a highly promising talent within the German military.”

f*ck you.

Really f*cked up.

No, I feel like I want to protest the real God. There are a few wires, so we divide them up a bit. Do you put them all on our side? What kind of balance patch is this?

Seeing all the generals that you might know just by name are all gathered around us and you can feel the malice.

Besides, just looking at the numbers, it is clear that the troops on the Eastern Front have been greatly increased. ™D If I pushed it in, I got caught up in a counterattack and I thought I would have to worry about getting a harpoon.

‘The problem is that as much as we are prepared, those bastards are also prepared.’

Do I have to ask France to do one offensive even if I swear?

***

It was a time of choice.

do you decide don’t you

“What is the mobilization situation?”

“All available reserve forces have been mobilized, but they are not enough.”

there must be insufficient If they are really determined and attack, it will be impossible to stop them with their abilities.

Not all borders between Germany, Italy and France can be closed. Even if the entire nation was conscripted and sent out, that would be impossible.

Their national anthem, armed neutrality.

But, what if you can’t stay neutral even if you take a gun to every man and send him to the front line?

If all the people lose their lives to protect the national flag of their country, is that good enough? Or are you going to look at the next opportunity while having a consultation with Washin?

“Gentlemen.”

The chief of staff looked around the other generals.

Each of them were brothers and comrades who had been with each other on the National Front.

Ernst Leonhardt, Chief of Staff of the Swiss Army, spoke up.

“Will you survive the humiliation, or will you stand and die?”

There was no one to answer.

“There may be those here who would choose to stand and die. It is also a noble sacrifice and an honor. But what good is the honor left behind after losing both the nation and the people they want to protect? Gentlemen, what is the military’s primary duty?”

“It is to protect the people and the land!”

“Soup?”

“……”

“The duty of a soldier is not to keep the state rules. It is to protect the people and the territory! Germany promised. They will surely protect us from enemy attacks and will not infringe on the independence and sovereignty of Switzerland.”

Ironically, there was neither the Munich Agreement nor the Non-Aggression Pact, so Hitler’s international credibility was surprisingly still quite high.

“Gentlemen, the government and the people may be dissatisfied. But we must be determined. Do you guys have any children? Some will have and some will not.”

General Ernst continued his speech as if intoxicated.

“If your little ones are crawling over cliffs, will you let them go because they want them to? Or will you run and catch me?”

The officers’ eyes changed a little.

“The government is powerless, and the people are ignorant of things outside the state. The French will never step out of their fortress! Is there anyone here who believes that the French will clash head-on with the German army to defend our beautiful homeland!”

No one answered.

“We can give them what they want, and they will protect us in return. Just give us the road to France and the German Empire will treat our Swiss Confederation as an ally.”

Explosives have already been installed in major tunnels and roads.

When triggered, the German army’s operational plan is over at that moment.

But who will do the follow-up?

Where is the guarantee that the enraged German military will not repeat the ‘Belgian rape’ in Switzerland? And would the French be grateful for destroying roads and tunnels for France? Traitors who tore apart our ally Belgium? They would try to slow the German offensive by sacrificing the Swiss.

Germany has already informed the National Front in secret.

Whether the National Front cooperates or not, the Germans will cross the Swiss border.

There was also a threat that it was up to the National Front whether the German Imperial Army would treat them with the same courtesy as Italy or Belgium.

It was a warning to make Switzerland look like the Belgium of the Great War, even if it eventually loses the war if it was made in vain.

‘There is no choice.’

Switzerland is a small country. France will ignore it, and even if it is notified, will it build a defense line on its own territory and march forward to save Switzerland?

Who is going to rescue Switzerland from being trampled by Germany?

“It is only for a short time. And when the war is over, if the people demand responsibility from us, I will gladly stand in court. And I will shout, this is only doing my duty as a soldier to protect the lives and property of our people! And the sovereignty and independence of Switzerland are guaranteed by those who are here!”

The Chief of Staff said the last thing.

“If anyone here opposes me, shoot me, but think before you shoot. Which one is truly for Switzerland? If you’re a traitor, if you really think I’m a tycoon selling Switzerland to Germany, pull the trigger.”

“…………”

“If not, come with me and save our country.”

Choose

***

Berlin. German Empire.

“The Pridental unit made contact with sympathizers in Switzerland. Prime Minister.”

“Right.”

Hitler woke up with his eyes closed as if listening to music and looked at the others.

“But I cannot guarantee that it will succeed.”

It’s a matter of course.

Switzerland is a decentralized country and the only country in the world that practices ‘direct democracy’.

Of course, the government will not be paralyzed by having a president, prime minister, or ministers.

Not the entire army was involved. Although the Nazi influence on the National Front is absolute, the influence of the National Front is not absolute on the Swiss Army, let alone Switzerland as a whole.

Of course, if the Germans rushed in, Switzerland would be lightly trampled on.

However, Switzerland is capable of making a last-ditch effort. And when that happens, the invasion of southern France crosses the water.

“Do you guys think so too?”

Hitler glanced at the generals of the Wehrmacht and spoke coldly.

“……”

After a fierce skirmish, Franz Halder installed the gun.

“That’s right. It’s an operation that relies heavily on luck. Moreover, it is difficult to understand the intention of concentrating on the Eastern Front by withdrawing the forces originally used for the invasion. dismissal.”

The current Chief of Staff, saying that it is a realistic operational plan, gave up on the whole of East Prussia and set up a plan to defend the Russian offensive by consolidating troops in Saxony.

However, Hitler abruptly gave an outrageous order to select generals and prepare to redeploy major troops, demanding that the defenses against East Prussia and others be strengthened. They even continued to send troops to overseas areas such as Denmark and Italy, unnecessarily increasing the use of railroads.

It was rather embarrassing for the military, which had made the loss of East Prussia a standard fact and was making a defense plan against Saxony.

“What is the current situation in Russia?”

“It looks like the mobilization order will be completed soon. It is predicted that a full-scale offensive will begin around the end of April or early May.”

“Yeah, it sure is. If you guys go according to plan, our military will be banged in the back when we’re focused on France.”

“The Panther Line, the Siegfried Line, and the Saxon defenders buy time…”

“You can’t buy time! Why don’t you understand! If you destroy the French army, do you think those servants will surrender? Do you think you will surrender if you capture Paris? Nope! As long as there is hope in Russia, they will bite the empire as relentlessly as a loaf of mud stuck to the bottom of their boots!”

“Then the idea of defeating Russia first…”

Hitler then reacted even more hysterically.

“Are you that confident? huh? Take you guys to fight the Russians? You say you’re going to drag a herd of mice and charge a herd of cats, huh?”

Hitler, who was running on the road, calmed down a little and then pointed a finger at the east.

“They aren’t ready yet!”

Whether these people will be enough, no, no country is yet fully prepared.

“So if you see us run away, they’ll come in even if we’re not ready, but we’ll be more prepared if we’re holding on tight! The situation in which they advance to Saxony and fight the allies, or the situation where they have not yet crossed the border, which of the two is the French people more afraid of?”

“Even so, Swiss vacuum is too variable and too risky! Once blocked, it will be over as it is, and the breakthrough power will be weakened as much as the troops are evacuated to the Eastern Front…”

“okay?”

Hitler turned his head.

His best friend, brother-in-law, and top henchman were there.

“Is the SS ready? Minister Joseph?”

“All units are deployed in the area of operation. Just give us an order and we will move immediately.”

“Ok, fine.”

Hitler, smiling contentedly, looked at the generals through the eyes of the idiots.

‘All of them are garbage.’

There were some generals they recognized, but there were far more idiots.

Someday I will wipe them all away. And then his faithful armed guards would take their place.

Joseph objected to the separation of the SS’s command system and supply system from other forces if it would cause inefficiency, but he was able to keep this level of confidentiality.

Without the slightest doubt that he would have been looking into his plans in Moscow by now without the advice of a trusted friend, Hitler appreciated his plans with satisfaction.

From his aesthetic point of view as an artist, I am very satisfied.