Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 54 >

Constantinople, Hagia Sophia.

“It’s a shame.”

“Yes?”

“These are all of historical value.”

“So, did you bring it?”

“Rather than putting it in, we evacuate the relics that don’t look good if we stay here anyway… to a safe place… something like that.”

It is a relic that the Sultan could not take from Topkapi Palace. Well, the 86-carat diamond of the Cassiucts (Spoonsmith)… is not to be treated as stolen, but Topkaf’s dagger was gifted to Nadir Shah of Persia by Mehmet I, but what happens after Nadir Shah’s death? Since it is a relic returned to the Ottomans, one of its historical values is a great relic, and it is worth preserving.

But anyway, the manager of it has blown up. The Ottoman Empire will be dismantled, so we can’t split it up and give it to the newly independent nations, so we who captured the capital of the empire, Constantinople, should keep it.

While flirting like that, I supervised the removal of the whitewash.

These are all cultural heritages, but what if the tsar taught them to completely restore them to their eastern Roman appearance, if only the soldiers were black.

“Are there any special reports?”

“Yes, information from Rubanka.”

“Irina?”

The moment I opened the report to see if there was anything special to report, I moaned.

“Ummm… guys, it’s a bit classic, but I have good news and bad news. What would you like to hear?”

“I hear the bad news first.”

“The Northern Front was defeated, and Warsaw fell.”

“…Damn it, I said I could hold on.”

“I didn’t believe in the Northern Front.”

Still, he wanted to trust him a little because he was from the same Russian army, but as a result, that expectation was betrayed again.

“The problem is not just the loss of Warsaw. It is estimated that the German army reached the end of the offensive in Donjwa, near Lublin, but in any case, it avoided falling to Brest. It seems that the exact number has not yet been counted.”

Although the number was not given, if Irina added that it was ‘heavy’, it would have resulted in a huge casualty.

“How are you? Head north like this…”

“No, what happened anyway, if the German army reached the end of the offensive and the advance was hampered, it would be meaningless for us to go anyway. I need to finish the work in the South. Above all, I have a second piece of news.”

“By the way, didn’t you say you have good news? What is it?”

“The British army says they are going to launch a large-scale solo offensive.”

“Oh, that’s good.”

Well, are you really lucky?

The last time the French army launched a large-scale offensive against the Ber‰瓦In the original history, the Battle of Berg was first attacked by the German army, but has this changed?

And when I think about the location that was scheduled as the offensive point for the British this time, the anxiety could only be increased.

“Where are the British troops going?”

“Hey, can they share that too?”

“I didn’t share it, but it’s in Irina’s report.”

I thought maybe it was discovered through espionage. Our espionage was not only directed against the enemy, but also against our allies.

It was a very familiar name, so I got goosebumps.

“France, river Somme.”

***

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Moscow. Rubanka, GRU headquarters.

Irina’s Dark Circle, who had already been doing all the lodging and lodging at the GRU headquarters for two weeks, was faster than the German army.

If the Germans had advanced at that speed, they would have had to fight the Siege of Moscow, but anyway, Irina was vigilant even though no one had ordered her.

Each of these documents could not be trusted with anyone, and considering the nature of the exhibition, it was not a document to be entrusted to anyone.

“Me, Chief Secretary?”

“What.”

“There is a telegram from Constantinople.”

“Give it up.”

After snatching the ciphertext, she gave a congratulatory order to her subordinates and opened the codebook.

“Let’s see…”

Her face hardened slowly as she tried to guess the letters one by one.

After a while, Irina, who threw the decryption text and the original code text into the fireplace, picked up the phone.

During the time the phone was connected, Irina grumbled.

“But the naming sense of this yangban is nothing… I don’t think it’s a solar eclipse, a solar eclipse strategy.”

– Loyalty, military service……

“Security connection, user alpha, encryption code omega, authentication code is Yorktown, connection target is GRU Germany department.”

There was no sound for a while, then the call was reconnected.

“This is Colonel Igor. Chief Secretary.”

“This is Code One’s agency. Execute Phase 2 of Operation Solar Eclipse under Code One orders. The upgrade to Level 3 is withheld until further instructions, but if you are upgraded to Level 3, proceed according to the plan. More than.”

Code One, originally a code name for the President and other heads of state, was given to the Count of Vostok now.

The meaning was simple. This means that the orders of the Count of Vostok are no less than the tsar’s edicts within the GRU.

Of course, it has never been known externally that it has such a meaning, and even within the organization, it was just to the extent that ‘the boss of GRU is the cause of the code,’ so I have never heard of treason or anything like that.

And even if he didn’t play like that, the count’s ability to take control of the organization was clear. No, in addition to professionally trained special agents, it was now a religious fanaticism.

Well, even Irina, who knew the circumstances of the war, was a surprise.

Shortly after the fall of Constantinople, news of the fall of Jerusalem and Antioch came in a hurry.

Whatever it was, the garrison took care of it and just went in and raised a flag and came out anyway, at least in Moscow, there was a huge explosion.

After the fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, how long has it been since Jerusalem returned to Christians?

A large prayer meeting was held, and her superior was on the verge of being canonized alive in the religious world.

Well, it was a bit unexpected.

‘This opportunity to end the military.’

Irina was also aware of the rumors circulating within the military.

Rumors that the Ministry of Home Affairs will become the new military branch to replace the existing army, and that the military will eventually lose its roles one by one to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and then abolish it after only a shell remains It was.

It would be reassuring to see if their own achievements were being made, but the thief always had his feet numb.

Of course, the Interior Ministry himself had never thought of such a thing as much, but since the thief had numb his foot and falsely reported that the war was okay on the northern front, there was no reason to look after him, since he kicked the shit out of the world.

Preliminary work has already begun. When all preparations are complete, a report is made and the full-scale operation begins, and among the military personnel, all those whose names are on the killing list are dismissed.

‘There are quite a few people who are likely to die before then.’

That was a little sad.

‘If necessary, I’ve also thought about linking with Operation Twilight, but it may not be necessary.’

Above all, just by looking at the level at which her title of ‘agent of the Count of Vostok’ is now being used in Moscow, I could feel the atmosphere related to the recapture of the Patriarchate.

It was literally a religious zeal.

‘If the Count survives and becomes an adult, wouldn’t it be okay for me to eat the Blessed One too?’

Irina, who thought uselessly for a moment, drew a line on the killing part.

***

German Empire, Berlin, Imperial Palace.

“A streak of loss… Tell me, generals. If you fight ten times, why do you come back with nine?”

“Not ten times, not nine times, Your Majesty! Our proud German Imperial Army has never been defeated on the Eastern Front, but only against that damned internal army!”

“If it’s just the National Military Police, it would be ridiculous, isn’t it? Isn’t the problem that Russia’s Interior Army is a new military branch created by my cousin Nicky to replace the existing military?”

“……”

“They are the Russian army of the future, when did the Junkers of the German Empire become idiots who were deceived by names and so on.”

Wilhelm II looked at the generals sitting in the conference room.

The blow of the German Empire’s conversion inflicted enormous damage to the Russian army and forced them to retreat.

The same was true of Kaiser Marine’s offensive. Taking advantage of the lack of the British navy, they launched an offensive, and achieved the feat of setting foot on the British mainland for the first time since the Vikings, but as a result, they had to endure the damage of the annihilation of the amphibious forces.

“Kaysermarine has done her best, I will not blame her for my retreat from the English Channel. The British also shed so much blood in the amphibious operation against the weak Ottomans, and it would be strange to fight easily against the British.”

“Thank you for your understanding. your majesty.”

“But is there any excuse for the ugliness of the Eastern Front? All I wanted was Brest, didn’t I make it clear that we would negotiate after taking Brest as well?”

The terms of the negotiations prepared by the German Empire were obviously generous. The Eastern Front aims to return to the original territory without conditions, but if necessary, it may concede part of the land of East Prussia.

On the Western Front, I will yield to Lauren if necessary. However, even if not all of Belgium, Luxembourg, where most of the Germans are, shouldn’t be the territory of the empire.

It was a negotiating condition that politicians in the negotiating countries would take a back seat to if they heard it, but Wilhelm II sincerely thought that this was a satisfactory condition for both sides.

However, the story after the occupation of Brest, the idea of maximizing the benefits of the friendly forces by advancing to the limit of their advance and then negotiating, was abandoned as the advance of the German army was supported.

“If this happens, there is nothing we can do about it. It is the generals who caused the defeat in this war anyway, so we must accept the price.”

It also meant that part of East Prussia was handed over to Russia in order to reach an agreement.

The guilty Junkers had no choice but to keep their mouths shut.

Whether the war was won or lost, the imperial powers of the two empires were getting stronger.

One side places the responsibility for the losing streak on the aristocrats who actually led the war, and the other side, although never intended at all, dramatically reduced the position of the nobles and the military as a result, and a new military unit who had no choice but to be loyal to them. While the bureaucracy was empowered and the victory secured the absolute support of the religious circles.

It was a very clever thing.