Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 196 >

“Vice President and Members of the House of Representatives, yesterday, on December 24, 1939, the United States of America was deliberately attacked by surprise by the Imperial Japanese Navy and Air Corps.”

The voice of the President of the United States of America, Huey Long, speaking to Congress, was furious.

“The United States of America was at peace with Japan and, at the request of the Japanese Empire, was in talks with the Japanese government to maintain peace across the Pacific Rim.”

Huey Long was optimistic about the possibility of confining the front to Canada and South America when Japan offered the talks. Participation in the war was decided, but he wanted to reduce the damage as much as possible.

Russia, Germany, and Britain are at war, but Japan is not participating in the war. If the US did not openly seek US interests in China, and if military aid to Mexico was stopped, the United States had no reason to wage war with Japan.

“But only after the Japanese Air Corps launched airstrikes on the American island of Oahu, the Japanese government betrayed the wishes of all Americans in the hope of peace by sending a courtesy response to our State Department’s recent letter from the United States! This reply contained only the accusation that any diplomatic cooperation was no longer futile, and contained no hints or threats of any war or use of force, including declarations of war, ultimatums, wars, engagements, etc.”

Although I accepted the meeting with Japan because of the burden on the two-sided front. It was foolish to even try to have a conversation with Japs. The price was the worst Christmas present.

“Given the distance between the Japanese Empire and Hawaii, it is clear that this attack had been prepared for weeks in advance. While preparing for a surprise attack on the United States, Japan deceived the Federation and its people with statements and expressions filled with lies and deception, such as wishing for a lasting peace. The Japanese attack on the Hawaiian Islands just yesterday caused massive damage to the US Navy and Army. Unfortunately, many American lives have been sacrificed.”

“We also received reports of torpedo attacks on ships of American shipments sailing on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu, and also reports of casualties of citizens of the United States of America here as well.”

“Yesterday, Japanese forces attacked Guam. Yesterday, Japanese forces attacked the Philippines. Yesterday, Japanese forces attacked Wake Island. Yesterday, Japanese forces attacked the American Concession in Shanghai. And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway. Therefore, the Japanese army has been carrying out a large-scale surprise attack on the Pacific theater. The actions of yesterday and today show this clearly.”

“Two hours ago, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler delivered a declaration of war in his name to the government of the United States of America.”

Of course, it is true that Hitler ordered the declaration of war, but the Nazis did not pass it without thinking. Had the Nazis opposed it, Hitler’s orders would have been scattered in the air, like more than half of his orders.

At about the same time that the declaration of war was delivered to the United States, the Japanese Empire received documents from Germany and Britain requesting that when the Japanese Empire went to war with the United States, both Britain and Germany would declare war on the United States. The price was open war against Russia.

Even though they won once, they immediately received a devastating counterattack, and they still had to fight over whether the Rhine River could cross or not.

Hitler went mad and declared war on the United States, saying that Japan had defeated Russia in the past, and Russia had to lie down for a while before the great reforms. A number of factors supported the war.

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Most of all, it was a demonstration of confidence that the US Navy alone would not be able to overcome the four countries of Britain, Germany, Japan, and Italy.

In the case of the British government, on the other hand, the Cabinet was convened in such an embarrassing situation, and the British navy and colonial forces in the Pacific, Canada and Australia immediately entered a state of emergency.

“Therefore, it cannot but be seen that this is not a mere act of the Japanese Empire alone, but that Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy, and the coalition of nations we refer to as the Axis powers planned hostilities against the United States in advance!”

“No matter how long it takes us to overcome this premeditated aggression, in the end it will be the people of the United States who will triumph in the end, and the Japanese Empire will finally pay the price thoroughly.”

“We are currently facing the greatest threat in history. But I know that Congress and the citizens of the United States will not succumb to this vile treachery. I am aware that from the moment the base, one-sided, and mean surprise of the Japanese Empire began on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1939, the United States entered a state of war with the Japanese Empire, the German Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Italy. I ask Congress to declare it!”

The answer was enthusiastic applause. All the members of the House of Representatives stood up at once and gave enthusiastic applause, and the United States of America passed the declaration of war against the entire Axis powers.

***

Bonn, German Empire.

“Say it.”

Under the stern look of Deputy Prime Minister Zhugashvili – now almost openly pretending to be prime minister – the generals bowed their heads as if they had committed a mortal sin.

“General Jurgen. Let me tell you, what the current situation is, my military knowledge is short, so I don’t really understand.”

“The British right wing was breached, the Italian left flank came into contact with the enemy, and Frankfurt was beheaded.”

General Jurgen answered very succinctly.

“The right wing has been breached. Yes, is it?”

“Russian forces of unknown origin launched a massive attack and broke through the British Army head-on. Based on various circumstances, it seems that the Russian military has put into actual combat a new weapon that cuts off all communications within a certain range. That cannot explain the ‘disappearance’ of the armored grenadier divisions stationed in Hinterburg.”

“The Italians?”

“It is believed that the forces the Italians are facing are Czech-Hungarian forces.”

In the Czech, Hungarian and Russian, most of the allied forces were for filling in numbers, with exceptions being the Czech Republic, Hungary and Yugoslavia.

Yugoslavia’s army was sparse, but its navy was ‘proud of considerable strength’ with the active support of Russia. Although it suffered heavy losses from the Italian-British coalition, the battleships were lost one after another and tattered.

Czech Republic and Hungary are really strong. They were able to use the latest weapons after the Russian army, and they could obtain the Russian military’s retired equipment and spare equipment at a low price, and they developed their own armored equipment with the help of Russian engineers.

At first, the Czech Republic was not a country with very low technological prowess, and this was accelerated by Russia’s use of the Czech Republic heavily.

Of course, the Italian army is not that weak, but

“Goering!”

“Yes, sir.”

“Can’t you sortie the Luftwaffe to seize the air supremacy and stop their advance?”

During the last French blitzkrieg, it was the Luftwaffe that stopped the fierce counterattack of the French army led by de Gaulle. With this, Göring was firmly solidifying his position as the third, in fact, the second, but…

“It is difficult.”

“What?”

“The problem is that it seems that our forces are currently overwhelming the Russians, but in reality they are not.”

Hermann Göring, who maintains a slim body that seems to be thorough in taking care of her body even though she is quite old, and who has been flirting with several women, persuaded her with a calm voice.

It is the head of Nazi Germany who is rather proud of spreading rumors in the first place. Currently, no one disregarded Göring’s position.

“The new weapon, the Ho229, has several problems. First, due to delays in the development of the nanny engine, it was fitted with a Heinkel engine, which resulted in only two-thirds of the thrust expected. It is a piece of equipment that would not have been put into action if it had not been for this offensive in the first place.”

It was a mass production of unfinished equipment with weak engines in a hurry.

The history of jets is older than you think. In original history, Nazi Germany developed the first jet aircraft in 1938 and the first jet fighter at Heinkel in 1939, but it was not adopted due to the indifference of the upper ranks of Nazi Germany.

Now the story is a little different.

The Luftwaffe wanted a new weapon against the Russian Empire’s Do335. Concluding that jet fighters are much faster than propeller fighters and can counter the Do335, the Luftwaffe invested heavily in jet research.

Just because it’s comparable in speed doesn’t mean you can have an advantage against Do335, so Dr. Horte’s trial design was finally adopted according to the research results that it was advantageous for fighting.

“If these mechanical problems are not addressed, it is impossible to overwhelm Russian aircraft in terms of performance. In this situation, the weight of the one-sidedly tilted double-arm scale was raised to barely level it, and there is a high possibility that you will lose all the cards you already have if you lift it.”

“You already invested a lot of money in the development of the nanny engine, isn’t it enough?”

“What we are missing right now is not money, but time. The researchers said it would take a few more months, and I agree.”

The deputy prime minister groaned. If you can’t goering, you can’t. Like it or not, he’s the best aviation expert in the German Empire.

“Is there really no way?”

“Sir, is it necessary to sacrifice the Luftwaffe for the sake of the grand dynasty? If so, I will follow you.”

The reason for emphasizing the word sacrifice was obvious. I would do it, but I can’t guarantee that, no matter what happens, the Luftwaffe will suffer serious injuries that are difficult to recover in a short period of time.

Then, Himmler opened his mouth.

“It has nothing to do with the front lines, but all documents, materials, and personnel related to ‘Liftrasir’ have been withdrawn from Bremen. Currently in Bonn.”

“I see.”

***

Nikita kicked the only ashtray left in the empty building.

The ashtray hit the concrete floor and rolled over with a clicking sound. It was difficult to quell the annoyance with it.

“Bounce? Damn it?”

There was not a single document left in the headquarters building where the model had wandered.

The headquarters building was approached by bypassing one battalion of T-32s to beheaded, but the 3rd battalion serving as the flank was torn apart by the heavy tank battalion.

And taking the opportunity, the 1st Battalion ignored all of them and rushed to the headquarters building… When I saw that there was not a single document or a mouse left, the medicine went up.

– Squeak?

“go away!”

Yes, there are some rats.

Nikita, who casually spit on a mouse that looked at him as if he was doing something here, called his subordinates.

“hey! all ride! That bastard didn’t go that far! You have to catch him!”

If it’s a chase, don’t give up. Nikita reluctantly grinded his teeth, saying that he would definitely return by walking the model and Manstein’s hair on a pole.