Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 161 >

dominate Britannia.

Empire where the sun never sets, rule the waves of the seven seas.

Arrogant queen, face the challenger.

The old age is over. The last great war declared the end.

Now is the time to bring the specter down from the throne.

“I believe you know that it is impossible for us to go head-to-head with the UK.”

“Who knows.”

I had a sneak peek at Irina, who dared to add a word, and even though it was worth it, I received the documents she brought with me, who was more excited these days.

“A coup in Switzerland?”

“Yes.”

Putting the cluttered paper into a corner, I clenched my chin.

“Coup d’etara, yes, any chance of success?”

“I think it is very rare. The Swiss National Front is a subordinate party of the Nazis that insists on reunification with Germany. Not only does it have a small influence in Switzerland, there are four languages spoken in Switzerland, and of course, the ethnic composition is quite diverse. People of non-German descent will surely protest, and Germans don’t like it, and because of direct democracy, even a minister or president doesn’t have much decision-making power…”

“Before the German army enters in earnest, is it impossible to take control of Switzerland just because the military leaders have started a rebellion?”

“Besides, it’s less likely that your subordinates will listen to your orders. It’s amazing that it hasn’t been suppressed yet.”

“Still, if Germany intervenes in earnest, Switzerland will be occupied, but it will not be easy to invade France through Switzerland as Germany wishes. Does France know this information?”

“We have already contacted them, but they would have gotten the information as quickly as we did. German troops crossed the Swiss border.”

“Then the Swiss border must have been sealed off, did the German army try to bypass it with this?”

“… Maybe it will. In fact, it is unclear whether the Swiss Corridor is suitable for pushing large armies.”

“Hmm.”

I wiggled my eyebrows.

“Something is strange.”

“Yes?”

“Something… there’s something uncomfortable about the angles that don’t fit.”

“your majesty.”

The officer who strode in made a report.

“This is the report of General Mannerheim. The Germans are said to be preparing for a large-scale offensive.”

what.

After attacking Switzerland, suddenly another offensive on the Eastern Front?

What the hell do these guys want to do?

‘Ominous.’

All of this is deception, and what if something hits our mark?

The problem was that I couldn’t figure out where the sign was.

“And reports from the Middle East. We arrived at Sinai, but met fierce resistance from the British.”

***

Let’s go, Palestine.

In the 21st century, the Gaza Strip, where Israeli bombardment and bombardment would continue, was also bombarded with bombardment.

It was the British army, not the Israeli army, and it wasn’t a US-made M270, but a firepower battle with props.

A fighter plane crashed with a roar.

“Commander, the air force is talking about dying. The loss of fighters is too serious…”

“Shut up!”

Ungern smashed the table.

“You must go all the way to El Arish within today! We need to go to Port Said and harpoon Suez!”

Suez had about 10 air strike attempts in the two months after the war. It was almost once a week.

And failed 10 times.

A few bombs did some damage to Suez, but they were ineffective.

If it were Panama, they could have tried to shut down the locks by destroying them, but unfortunately it was Suez who had to shut them down.

The British Royal Air Force knew very well that the Russians would be targeting Suez, and, of course, there were a huge number of airfields and anti-aircraft guns.

Having lost countless fighters and bombers, the Russians decided they had to advance their army to Suez and fill the damn canal, and Ungern, who took command of the Panzer Army, rushed towards Suez.

And he had to face the iron wall that blocked him.

“What was the name of the bastard who built that defense?”

“My name is Bernard Law Montgomery, General.”

“That’s a name I’ve heard.”

Ungern, who spit out spit, gritted his teeth and stared at the wire.

“If you go 140km or 140km, you can grab two British guys’ balls and choose whether to tighten your hands or twist them, damn it!”

Stuck in a fortress the British had painstakingly built throughout the war, Montgomery couldn’t fight it.

However, if you bypass the fortress, the supply will be cut off. It would be nice if the allies had the control of the sea, but the Yugoslav navy, who should be in charge of the southern support, was afraid of the British navy and could not even get close to the Egyptian side.

It is difficult to divert the armored units because of the Samal city and the mountains, and there is a road that bypasses the mountain range, but there is also a fortification of the British Army on that road.

Further south is just 100% mountainous. It is difficult to guarantee that the cavalry will be able to pass.

Thanks to this, the leading force reached El Arash, but it was in a state of affairs that could not advance further than that.

Even if you want to engage in an armored battle with the British armored units, you will be delighted because they do not come out to the front with their fortresses.

No, in the first place, the Middle East was an area that was considered important enough to contain most of the British Army’s active-duty troops.

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Moreover, the problem is that even now, troops and equipment from India and the British mainland are arriving by boat.

The Russian Empire, on the other hand, has too many fronts. It also means that it is difficult to ask for more than that, even if you do not know enough about the increase in troops following the mobilization order and the transition to the wartime system.

‘Besides, the army must be reinforced in the Anatolia area, and above all else…’

If the attack on the Sinai Peninsula is sluggish, the preliminary plan to advance into Persia may be ordered.

And he certainly won’t be able to take the lead in the Persian invasion.

The commander of the Persian side, Malinovsky, must support him on the Suez Front, according to the operational plan.

However, if plans change with the Persian advance, the captain’s honor goes to Malinovsky.

‘I can’t let it be like that.’

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Montgomery, I will take the bastard and hang him on the bonnet, and return to Jerusalem for gold.

Ungern had a lot of lust for honor. Of course, he wasn’t stupid enough to force him to sacrifice his men’s blood on the iron wall.

‘Movement replaces firepower.’

The basics of the strategy he has not forgotten since he got on the tank.

If so, the first thing to do is to find a path to maneuver.

The basics of tactics is to have more troops than the enemy engage with the enemy at the same time. That is the beginning and the end of the strategy.

I will turn them into bystanders in a major incident by any means.

The Suez Canal works normally, but if you stop it, Britain will be over.

***

“I like onions, I like onions! I love fried onions!”

Singing the song of the military song Onion, the French army crossed the Maginot Line.

It was the first French offensive.

However, it was not an offensive against the Germans.

The French army, having concluded that Britain and Germany would launch a joint offensive through the Netherlands, had preemptively invaded the Netherlands.

The French army, judging that Britain and Germany had grasped the weakness of the Maginot Line, decided that it would be in danger if Britain and Germany attacked the weakness jointly, so they delayed the British offensive and moved their forces to buy time.

It was also undeniable that the decision contained political reasons based on territorial absolutism that France could never turn French territory into a battlefield.

The Great War devastated France.

You can’t allow it twice.

France is a republic in any case, and it cannot go against the demands of the people.

And the people who went through the great war demanded fewer casualties, and no politician has the guts to recreate the sea of blood from the great war that France will be swamped twice.

The first request came from the military, but it was the politicians who eventually approved it.

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Moreover, the military was also optimistic about this, thanks to information that several tunnels and roads in Switzerland were eventually blown up despite the coup d’état, German special forces, and German forces, which severely hindered the German advance.

Now convinced that sooner or later the Germans would have no choice but to hit the fully operational Maginot Line head-on, the French government decided to invade the Netherlands.

***

“His Majesty the Queen.”

Prime Minister Dirk Yan der Heir knelt before the Queen.

“The French declaration of war has been delivered. There is also news that French troops have crossed the border…”

Queen Wilhelmina closed her eyes.

Clearly, it was true that there was a subtle pressure from Britain to open the border.

However, in order to maintain neutrality, they resisted in order to protect the sovereignty of the Netherlands.

But the result was the French invasion.

If Britain and Germany had accepted the demands, they would not have come to this point.

“Can our army defeat the French?”

“The army of the loyal Majesty the Queen will resist to the last man. your majesty.”

Even the prime minister could not speak of victory.

First of all, the size of the military is different. No one thought that the Dutch would stop the French. Would you be happy if you could hold out for a week?

Even if we ask for aid from Britain and Germany now, it is clear that the whole of the Netherlands will be a wasteland. Even if Britain and Germany come, it may be faster for the whole Netherlands to be occupied by them.

“Send Princess Juliana to London. I order you and the Cabinet to accompany you. Prime Minister.”

“But Your Majesty.”

“I will defend the palace.”

The Queen’s decision to live and die with the people was strict.

The French would not harm the Queen, but it was nevertheless not an easy decision.

It was also a decision that could be made because the circumstances were very different from the original history.

First, it is a situation in which Germany or France can be expected to respect international law rather than the mad Hitler of the original history.

And even if the worst happens, if Princess Juliana escapes and the cabinet is evacuated, nothing big will happen.

If you don’t do it, the Netherlands could be like Belgium. To prevent that, the Queen had to stay focused and hold out in the Netherlands.

“Queen, live long.”

Finally, the Prime Minister bowed his head even more and bowed his head.

***

“Crazy things invade the Netherlands without consulting us?”

Fever, I threw the pen away.

‘By the way, Queen Juliana, no, the princess is London… Did you go to Canada in the original history? It’s surprising that the Queen herself decided to stay.’

Juliana was a name that was quite familiar to me as well. Because there have been quite a few diplomatic messages between the Netherlands and Russia regarding her.

After Alexei was pushed out of the succession line, the marriage of Princess Juliana and Alexei was discussed quite seriously between the Netherlands and Russia, but when the British-Russian confrontation was established after the Great War, the Dutch sided with the British.

In fact, before that, Alexei’s marriage had been broken several times. Alexei had no interest in women at all – and he had nothing to refute, considering he said he didn’t want to become a widow at a young age of a healthy woman, and that this guy wouldn’t be very healthy even if he got rid of hemophilia – decisive If you get married, you can’t bring the first heir of the Kingdom of the Netherlands here, so you have to go to the Netherlands to live, but it was canceled due to reasons such as the reason that a hemophiliac who has not even escaped Moscow and St. Petersburg could not be sent to the Netherlands.

But I don’t know if it would have happened if Alexei had not had hemophilia. In the first place, you know what arranged marriage is like for each other. After all, I’m married to a woman who almost became the Queen of England, so it’s okay. Even though we got married late, we get along quite well with each other.

‘But I wouldn’t be here without hemophilia.’

In any case, the number of enemies increased needlessly. The Netherlands is also a naval powerhouse equipped with battleships and battlecruisers to defend its colonies, but were they not enough to thrill the Royal Navy?

Even though the Yugoslav Navy was struggling with the Italian navy, it was unable to even attempt a sea blockade on the Suez Canal.