Rasputin of the East

Chapter 98

＜ Episode 98 >

First, preliminary work was done.

According to the reporting guidelines issued by the Ministry of the Interior, the press began to run, and after a while all Russian newspapers began to report the rebellion in Central Asia.

It was about Muslims who attacked Russian peasants who were living in peace, killing, rape, and rioting. Actually, it wasn’t too far from the truth.

– Self-proclaimed Khan rebels slaughter peaceful residents!

All kinds of rumors were circulating, and in an instant, martial law was declared and mobilization orders were issued for the rebellious areas.

– Foreign powers and traitors join hands!

This wasn’t exactly wrong either. When they declared jihad, Muslims from China, Persia, Afghanistan, Bukhara Emir, Khiva, and other countries responded to them.

Of course, the heart attack was already certain.

But that alone was enough to stir up many Russian citizens.

When a specific story was reported in one newspaper, other newspapers and foreign media immediately followed suit.

The basic content was that Muslims who broke into a Russian family who lived in peace, shot and killed their father, mother and brother, then raped a girl. It was.

When it was reported in Russian and foreign media that an unnamed 12-year-old girl, who had grown up in an ordinary farmhouse, was gang-raped and saw her finger cut off after her family was slaughtered in front of her eyes, public opinion quickly simmered, and the clerics went to the temple. , and volunteers from various places lined up.

And while the press blew the trumpets like that, the troops gathered from all over the place. This was not only because the number of internal military forces alone was insufficient to suppress it, but also because of other problems, it was impossible to send all of the troops to the rebellion area.

Therefore, the input of applicants was essential. They were given weapons and were organized and deployed in the regular army.

So the preparations for war were over.

***

“It sounds exciting, but you can’t really kill them all, Kuropatkin, your mission is huge.”

“……”

“While Ungern creates a sea of blood, your job is to assemble the moderates and prepare for any contingency.”

“What is the contrast?”

“The basic repression of the rebels is hard, but if necessary, an exit strategy is needed. It means recruiting those who can be among the conciliators, making a list of those who are not, and creating a killing squad.”

“What is the limit on which concessions can be made?”

“Some autonomy within the empire, support for modernization, common language of Cyrillic, oath of allegiance. In fact, there’s no need to rush to sign a treaty, as you can kill some and drive the rest into Siberia. The vacant land will be distributed to those who fought this time.”

Supporting modernization is also a poisonous holy grail. Because modernization inevitably entails education.

And many of the literate people in this region are against nationalism and are negative about conflict and genocide.

If you raise the level little by little while dividing and migrating them, you might be able to absorb them into Russia as a result.

Of course, you need people to settle in. There must be a shortage of women because the number of existing residents must have been greatly reduced. What should I do if I give the soldiers a small piece of land, or make them a family?

“If we take volunteers from among the widows whose husbands died in the last war and have had a hard time making a living, and send them to Central Asia, wouldn’t the sex ratio be roughly matched?”

Kazakhstan, Georgia and Armenia are fine. It’s okay because the pro-Russian forces are deeply rooted there, but the Gorskaya region has no choice but to create a sea of blood.

Kazakhstan also revolted, but they only demand autonomy, not independence.

“Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, etc. are conscientiously, and Chechnya must be crushed. It will be easy to regain control of Central Asia if we support the Alash party and the Zadid activists because of the network Ohrana has established.”

It’s not going to be a military rule for a thousand or ten thousand years anyway.

“There is no room for compromise in Chechnya. If we make more demands under the aforementioned conditions or reject our conditions, we will just suppress them hard, and certainly hostile forces, especially the pro-Russian and neutral forces, without knowing it. Chemical weapons may be used against Communist-related forces.”

The Chechens were the ones who rose up from the imperial Russia to the Soviet Union during World War II, and after that, and even to Russia.

“All right.”

The same order had already been delivered to Ungern. Ungern wasn’t as much a slayer as is known, but in any case he wouldn’t disobey orders.

On the contrary, I don’t know if I can carry out the orders very happily.

If the British support Chechens through Azerbaijan, it would be difficult, but that didn’t really matter.

Sooner or later, from Iraq to Yemen, the entire Arabian Peninsula will be set on fire in a reflection uprising.

***

“Even though they say they are jihad, their composition is diverse and the allies that oppose it are also diverse. Even though they are friendly, they are a militia force against the rebels.”

“The militia is useful as a bullet catcher, and should be disbanded immediately when the suppression is complete. It’s a security concern.”

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Moreover, the pro-government militia, which cannot be controlled even more, is a troublesome factor in a situation where not only ignorant push, but also negotiations must be taken into consideration.

“Of course it is. First, we have gathered some notable forces. In fact, in most cases there is no clear name, so I just collected the names of the leaders…”

For a moment, I blinked, wondering if I had seen it wrong.

But the name did not disappear.

“Irina, what is this?”

“Oh, you mean the legion of gods?”

God’s corps, the name is childish.

“Well, what would you do if they gave you a name like that?”

“Anyway, this is… the leader’s name…”

“You mean Grigory Rasputin?”

“……Yes, this organization, is the leader’s name really Rasputin?”

“The exact number of people or the level of armament may be wrong, but at least the name of the leader is not wrong at the time of writing.”

I’ve been completely ignorant of it since I settled in, no, why the hell is this bastard popping out of here?

“Didn’t this person originally live in St. Petersburg?”

“Please wait a moment.”

After looking through the papers for a moment, Irina pulled the paper out of the page after a while.

“Grigori Rasputin, who suddenly moved from St. Petersburg to Central Asia in 1912, was presumed to have threatened his personal life based on his near-flight behavior. After that, he established a small religious order and was condemned as heresy due to doctrinal problems.”

“Hmm.”

“Currently subject to green rating monitoring. After the start of the rebellion, it formed its own militia, the size of the fighting force was about 300, and the armed level was about 300 shotguns. 1 pistol. As of right now, this is the end of the information. It’s not really worth investigating, and there aren’t really any allegations of robbery. Of course, it is presumed that there are various crimes, but that is not our business.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“Anything that bothers you? It’s not difficult to subdue. There is a reason.”

“……Yes, get rid of it. Don’t force yourself to use your powers, and either kill in moderation or just get rid of it with a cause.”

“All right.”

“And now you have to prepare slowly.”

“I packed my luggage.”

“Did you go into my room again?”

“Isn’t that a much simpler and more clear way than the Duke’s taking care of himself? Have I ever left behind something the Duke needed or brought something he didn’t need?”

“… I don’t have anything to say about that, so I’ll have to say hello anyway.”

***

Alexei, Olga, Maria and Anastasia were in the same room.

Alexei and Anastasia were assembling a plastic model of an airplane I made for them, and Olga and Maria were chatting while drinking tea.

But it all stopped when I entered the room in my military uniform.

“Duke, you said you’d give me a little pretending to be popular….”

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Maria spoke, but as soon as she read my mood, she faltered.

“I came to greet you in advance.”

“I………”

“no.”

This time I just cut it first.

“Again, no. Do not follow me.”

“However…….”

This time, Alexei was going to say something.

“The Crown Prince, His Majesty the Crown Prince’s illness is only being suppressed with medications, and is not completely cured. It would be absurd to say that a person who would be at risk if he did not receive constant blood transfusions would go to the Caucasus.”

“I’m fine……”

“The same goes for others. This war is not an easy battle for the princesses to follow.”

In the worst case, you may have to create a sea of blood.

In a fierce battle where there is no front and rear, and there is no guarantee that a senior officer or even a general will survive, it is impossible to protect the princesses and fight.

“Why not?”

At Maria’s words, I shook my head.

“It is dangerous. This battle is different from the Great War. There is no front and rear, and you never know when or where an assassin or spy will appear. The threat of death is everywhere. Even the scent of geraniums mixed in the wind, even in a sip of water from the creek.”

It was followed immediately by Olga’s worried voice.

“Then the Duke would not be exposed to such threats.”

“I’m fine.”

“Then we’ll be fine as long as you stay with the Duke.”

“Anastasia-sama.”

I said bluntly.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t accept the foolishness.”

I met Olga’s eyes.

Olga did not say that she would follow. she knows too what kind of being you should be now.

I can’t stay in my childhood any longer.

However, she only asked one thing.

“The Duke… are you safe?”