Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 261 >

“U.S. aircraft are entering the skies of the Salt Warlords more and more frequently.”

“The protest… will not work.”

Chuikov covered his face.

“Damn, I wish I had three bodies.”

One in Korea, one in North Japan, and one in China.

None of the three countries are quiet. Still, Korea has stabilized a bit, but Japan and China were the problem.

In the case of Japan, the central point of the cabinet was to stably annex Hokkaido, the Kuril Islands, and all of Sakhalin in order to permanently stabilize the territory of the Far East. Therefore, Chuikov had to investigate the possibility of deportation of Japanese and Russians who settled in Hokkaido, and how much it would cost if implemented.

If implemented, those who will be transferred have already been determined. Those who are released from the Gulag life. He said he would send some of those who had been sent to Central Asia to the Far East.

‘I think it’s better than Rokosovsky.’

He heard rumors that Rokosovsky was staying up all night preparing documents for the commission after the Cabinet’s insistence on this opportunity to annex Anatolia into the territory of a permanent empire. Thanks to that, I had a comrade who worked overtime, so it was comforting to feel less lonely.

The problem is that unlike Rokosovsky, who has a hope of returning to normalcy once the matter is settled, Chuikov himself has no hope of that.

“A new tank and… What is this, an infantry fighting vehicle? Isn’t that a light tank? Anyway, I’m going to test these guys on the Korean Peninsula… Do it yourself. And you should discuss that with the Korean government.”

Of course, Chuikov also knows that no matter how much he tries to mutter, the Korean government system will not function properly without the presence of Russian troops there.

For 10 years, it was neither military nor trusteeship, and only by continuing this ambiguous cohabitation relationship would he be able to stand on his own.

‘Actually, even that might not be enough.’

In Korea in the 21st century, even if the nation’s waist has evaporated and civil servants, teachers, etc., and from sergeants to generals, except for the sick, disappear, people from Noryangjin, Gosinang, and other places can relocate. The world is full of highly educated unemployed.

However, in Korea in the 1940s, there were not many literate people. And most of those literate people became pro-Japanese collaborators and became a beehive.

Of course, there are those left behind, and the Korean government is putting them first in education. However, general education for all the people will take a long time, and until the general education raises human resources and establishes the foundation of the nation, the Russian military glue to maintain the state and government, no matter how much it contains carcinogens or hallucinogenic It was necessary even if it spewed out substances, looked bad, and had a poisonous smell.

The problem is that Chuikov has a limited number of troops that he can mobilize in case of emergency, so the most reliable force that Chuikov can withdraw from a sudden change in China is the hundreds of thousands of regular Russian troops stationed in Korea.

‘…….. It would be the neatest thing to end without military intervention.’

Even if the Korean administration had not been so chaotic in the first place, it was a military force that should have been removed long ago with only a couple of divisions left, which should have been in North China by now.

“To notify the Korean government, slowly prepare to stand alone.”

“All right.”

“It is also reported to the Kremlin that there is a possibility that military intervention in North China is necessary, and that should be known.”

The Russian military system is, at first glance, contradictory. The central command must be obeyed, but at the same time respect the judgment of the field.

It moves in a direction that respects the local judgment as much as possible, and the existence of a pistol, which everyone knows but does not know how it is aimed, in the back of the head of high-ranking generals who are always in danger of becoming warlords, as well as strict surveillance and inspection of the military. Although capable, it is rationalized by the Kremlin’s movement to minimize interference itself.

That is, hold the leash long enough to shred the target when necessary, but make sure the leash itself is tight.

The unknown pressure is more threatening than the visible one, no, it is difficult for generals to know whether such a blade even exists in the first place. He has the belief that he will survive, but he is not sure when or in what way the blade will strike his neck.

No, the fact that such a watcher exists may be just their collective delusion.

Anyway, it was a group that had a knack for drying people’s blood.

After all, for that reason, the generals of the Russian army had strange beliefs.

If the intention is ill-intentioned, there is a very high probability that the bullet will be shot immediately afterward, but instead the Kremlin will not issue a non-essential, apparently irrational order, or belatedly question the local improvisation. .

Of course, you have to take responsibility for your own failure, but if it is not a matter of communicating with the enemy, you can receive a fairly generous disposition.

To put it more simply, if you break your trust, you are dead, but as long as you don’t break that trust, your movement is relatively free.

And what he is doing now is dribbling the soccer ball at the boundary line.

Therefore, the procedure to confirm the intention of the Kremlin in advance was essential. There is no point in accepting public opinion in the capital from acquaintances. If their monarch is fickle, then that doesn’t mean anything.

‘I wish it would end with material support or diplomatic clashes rather than military support.’

I don’t know anything else, but I’m not sure about Jill.

However, the idea that a new war might have to be started in this situation was only daunting.

But even so, avoiding a fight that is approaching is not in your temper.

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Moscow. Russia.

– To-da-da-da-da-da-da-da!

At the shooting test site in the corner of the Imperial Palace, a girl was firing a machine gun.

The man who watched the assault fire with his slender arms with a machine gun of a fairly heterogeneous shape, such as a large cylindrical flamethrower and a bullet belt loaded in the direction of the buttstock, stuck out his tongue.

“I designed it with assault fire in mind, but it wasn’t light enough that even women could eat it.”

“The intention of the designer and the way it is used in the field are quite conflicting.”

Archduke Anna, who had completely emptied the 100-round cartridge, put down the new machine gun and went to retrieve the targets on foot.

“Ah, we…”

“Okay, I have to retrieve what I shot, the good gun relieved me of stress after a while.”

Even ordinary soldiers can use this machine gun, no matter how light it is, if you shoot it while playing with it like a bayonet, your stamina will soon be depleted. The designer, Mikhail Kalishnov, stuck out his tongue.

The unbalance of a machine gun and a girl seemed to be no obstacle. I had no idea where that power was coming from.

‘Maybe it’s congenital…’

After checking the smashed targets roughly, she nodded her head.

“I like this gun.”

“It’s a model that hasn’t been tested yet. It’s just a matter of how well they perform in harsh environments.”

“Apart from that, you said you liked it, you said this was a prototype, right? Can I order a bag later when you have time?”

“……First of all, I will check with the upper management to see if the princess can have an automatic machine.”

“Dad also gave me a submachine gun. I liked the pistol more, but…”

“……”

Are all the royals like that? Kalishnov shook his head. He became a key officer in the Imperial Firearms Development Department for his contribution to the creation of the AKM and entered the Kremlin with the rank of general at this age, taking one step at a time to develop several firearms. will be.

Of course, if you make one, you will have to pay in advance because it is the cost of materials.

‘Still, the machine gun is a bit……’

If it’s a hunting sniper rifle, or a shotgun or a ceremonial pistol, I can understand it, but the machine gun… isn’t that just a lethal weapon?

Would you like to go hunting for wild boars or birds with machine guns?

“The defense of the Kremlin seems to be sufficient even if the princess does not set up a machine gun camp in her room…”

Not kidding, the Kremlin has standard machine guns and anti-tank guns, mortars and even standard caliber artillery. Adding one or two heavy weapons directly used by the imperial family doesn’t make it much safer.

“I know, I’m just going to hang it on the wall or put it on my desk.”

“…………”

As he imagined a machine gun he had built hanging next to the Grand Duchess’s desk or bed, Kalishinov became dizzy.

“They were here.”

“Loyalty!”

“Brigade General Kalishnov, you are always working hard.”

“no!”

“No, I’ve heard that it’s a lot of hard work to meet such a beggar-like requirement for a single gun.”

Actually, more than that, I wasted a lot of time because of my side job. He wasn’t bold enough to say that out loud in front of King Mikhail.

“Well, I came here because I have something to tell you.”

“Say it.”

“Isn’t your work submitted to the US new firearms development project? It is likely to be rejected.”

It was an ambitious attempt to clean up difficulties in supply by integrating semi-automatic rifles, squad support weapons, and submachine guns, led by Chief of Staff Leslie McNair.

“What did you lack?”

“Well, our 5.45mm rounds have a shorter range compared to their 30 calibers, and the long-range accuracy on fixed targets is low.”

“that……”

“It doesn’t mean much in modern warfare, it’s not about making any kind of sniper rifle, but starting with General Patton, the top heads of the U.S. Army in unison come up with a semi-automatic or automatic grinder of Springfield bullets. ji.”

The funny thing is that we put it aside and push it, so it’s actually an automatic rifle made based on the FN 1938, which was used as a semi-automatic rifle for the US military throughout the war, but yes, it’s actually a FN FAL of the original history…

But they said they were preparing a lawsuit because they didn’t get a license from FN.

“Isn’t it sad? If I had been hired by the US military, I would have made money to live on just the bank interest from generation to generation.”

“What you already have is enough. Whether it’s fame or money…”

Of course, knowing the fate of the original history M14, I saw it differently.

“I think, in the end, like we did in the last war, AKM will also be introduced and used secretly? It’s okay to bet.”

Anna intervened.

“Maybe not necessarily, because as long as the concept of an assault rifle is presented, someone can make it.”

“Yeah, it’s a bit of a bummer. Well, if we let them hire us and then file a lawsuit, we can rip them off quite a bit.”

I was thinking of another genius living in the United States at this time, but after listening to Anna’s words, I imagined the US military who formally adopted the AKM.