I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 134



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EP.134 Dangerous Change (2)

“This is what we know about the situation in Europe so far.”

When I heard Jungjeong’s report, my eyes went dark.

“Good job.”

The situation in Europe was worse than expected before the war.

The fascists coming to power in France was an unexpected situation from the start.

Originally, didn’t the Communist Party take over the first party?

The British Empire also exceeded my expectations.

Who would have imagined a future in which Moseley would join hands with Churchill and seek to take power?

It was a picture that could not have been imagined even when the war ended.

Will this change be beneficial to Korea?

In the short term, it was advantageous.

Because the situation in Europe had become so urgent that it was difficult for the United States and the Soviet Union to pay attention to Korea.

However, the problem was that as the situation became more unstable, an unpredictable situation was created.

First, I decided to find out what Stalin was thinking.

If by any chance Stalin had a mistaken idea, it was necessary to stop it.

“Dear Secretary Stalin, Your Excellency, the situation in Europe is changing rapidly. This is the most dangerous time. In the unlikely event of a conflict, wouldn’t it be better to minimize the potential for conflict as much as possible? If a conflict breaks out, both the Soviet Union and the West will suffer without gaining anything.”

Let’s avoid dangerous situations like world war.

At times like this, I understood why Japan was calling for peace while giving money to China and the Soviet Union.

“Dear Prime Minister Lee Seong-jun, I fully agree with your advice, and I would like to inform you that we too will maintain a cautious stance. Our Federation has no intention of tolerating any kind of firefighting in Europe.”

Our secretary is also good at lying.

How can someone commit fraud like that without even wiping their mouths?

In fact, our steel secretary was playing with fire in Italy, contrary to the lies he told me.

The massive arms supply to Northern Italy was proof of this.

Stalin himself insisted that it was a measure for peace and stability on the Italian peninsula, but in my view, I’m not sure.

Didn’t China help North Korea in that way during the Korean War and create a war angle?

Anyway, judging from the official response Stalin gave, it seemed that he had no intention of openly starting a world war.

Even if it were to occur, it would be at the level of a limited war that would test the will of the West.

To that extent, I could tolerate it.

Anyway, we’re playing with fire in Europe, not Asia.

As long as it’s not a world war, that’s fine.

Even so, it was necessary to give attention.

“Chief of Staff. Chief Lee. Increase surveillance on Northern Italy, France, and England. Okay.”

First of all, we need to know how the situation in Europe is going.

As the situation changed every day, I was honestly scared.

“This is a report from the Supreme Council of the German Occupation Forces. The Soviets have begun to strengthen their police presence in the ‘East German’ region in preparation for the breakdown of negotiations.”

“Armed police force?”

“Yes. The Supreme Council views it as a de facto paramilitary force.”

That happened in the original station too.

At that time, East Germany created a police force of 150,000 people and aimed to communize West Germany.

That’s why the Allies rearmed West Germany.

Since I could have responded in the same way here, it didn’t really matter that much.

Rearming Germany was not particularly difficult.

All they had to do was open the arsenal, launder the German ex-military personnel, and turn them into the Bundeswehr.

Even the Germans will come running if you tell them to put on military uniforms.

Because it was the same in the original station.

“We should also begin increasing our police force in preparation for a breakdown in negotiations.”

In Austria and Italy too, the Allied Supreme Councils continued to break down.

I expected it.

When negotiations reached a dead end, the United States was the first to send me a telegram.

“Let’s talk among the real ‘Allied Powers’, leaving out the Soviet Union.”

I also agreed for the time being with the idea of ​​excluding communists who don’t communicate.

It was obvious that without Stalin involved, there would be no progress in the talks.

We had a conversation about the marathon.

First, the urgent German issue was put on the table.

“First of all, do you all agree that it would be unreasonable to impose excessive punishment on Germany?”

“Korea agrees.”

Anyway, we missed everything we were going to miss.

What good will come from further destroying Germany, which is now nothing more than an empty shell?

“Britain agrees.”

The British were not interested in Germany anyway, they were more concerned about their own colonies.

“France agrees.”

What was surprising was France.

France chose to extend a hand to Germany.

When asked later why, the French answered:

“Europe is a big family and the countries are small families. If these families that have been fighting for a long time do not unite, how can they stand up to the giants of the United States and the Soviet Union?”

Despite its transformation into a fascist state, France was pursuing a rather unusual course towards European integration.

When I hear stories like this, it’s hard to understand what those guys’ concept is.

Even La Roque, the founder of the current French fascist regime, had such a murky color.

Anyway, thanks to France’s willing consent, the issue of easing the reparations problem in West Germany was passed without difficulty.

France also agreed to apply a common occupation policy, common laws, and common currency in the occupied territories.

I thought they would come out with something strong because they were fascists, but I was less worried.

Thanks to that, things have gone smoothly up to this point.

The problem started in Italy.

The US, the UK and our country, Korea, wanted to maintain the status quo, but

“We cannot understand the situation in which the Reds in Northern Italy are holding out. Shouldn’t the free world support the Southern Kingdom in some way to reclaim the North?”

France, which was attending the Italian issue as an observer, insisted.

However, it was not the case that France had the ability to help Italy on its own.

France was in a position where it was at a loss due to the wars in Algeria and Indochina.

On that topic, he also brought up the Northern Italian issue, to the point where I began to doubt whether it was a special war of fascism.

No, I said you’re an observer.

Anyway, to summarize France’s argument,

If the Reds take Northern Italy, Soviet influence will extend to the Western Mediterranean.

Will the free world be safe if we just turn a blind eye to that?

I agree with the argument itself, but you have no say.

I don’t think I’ll agree even if I talk about it here.

I was flat out against it.

Basically, our position was to manage tensions in Europe at an appropriate level.

In a situation where tensions were already running high, threatening the Northern Republic would have risked provoking the Reds unnecessarily.

I decided not to intervene in the Northern Italian problem that France had raised.

After much debate, Britain and the United States agreed to listen to the views of France, an observer.

The reason Britain and the United States sided with France was because of the position Paris occupied.

“The French, if we don’t help them, they’ll definitely not cooperate on security issues. Before Paris goes crazy and leaves the Great and Soviet Front, let’s save some face.”

In any case, French cooperation was essential to counter the Soviet Union in the German problem.

As the three countries of England, France, and the United States decided to support Southern Italy, the danger of war increased even more.

‘Looking at the way he’s going back, it looks like he’s going to have a showdown in Italy.’

The Italian match will replace the Korean match.

This made it seem like we also needed to hurry up and take care of our garden.

First, I turned my eyes to Japan.

“What happened to the Japanese imperial family?”

“The public support for the royal family has fallen by more than half, as they are being fed dirty water. If we make things worse a little more, it is expected that public support for abolition will surpass support.”

Even after being cursed at so much by the pachinko and yakuza, he still holds on.

Praise naturally flowed out for the power of the Japanese royal family.

“Not bad. What about the Japanese Communist Party?”

“We are currently cooperating with the Residency-General to suppress them. However, since the cultural rule began, their power has increased significantly, so it is expected to take some time to eradicate them.”

I started to think that maybe cultural governance was in vain.

But, even if we tried to suppress Japan with brute force, we would only get the same backlash as last time.

It was an inevitable decision at the time.

“You should take care of that in the courtroom. Don’t make any noise.”

“I will accept it.”

“What about the Chinese side?”

“After Wang Jingwei’s death, the Chen Gongbo regime that succeeded him has maintained a stable regime that is no different from before. If there are no special changes, it is expected that the current trend will continue. If there is a problem, it is the Communist Party.”

Lee Kyung-ho warned about the alarming growth of Mao Zedong’s China.

“As we show signs of withdrawing from North China, Mao Zedong’s side is showing signs of expanding the liberated zones in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The warlords in North China also feel threatened by this situation. Therefore, I think appropriate measures are needed.”

“We’re joining hands with the Kuomintang, so how can the warlords in North China be so great? Let’s provide them with some used weapons.”

Anyway, we had a mountain of leftover weapons from the process of reducing the army.

“I will do as Your Majesty says.”

It seemed as if we could only suppress the Chinese Communist Party and manage our own gardens.

The problem was not in our own gardens, but next door, in the colonies of the European colonial empires.

As French Indochina began its war of independence, the surrounding areas were also affected by the storm of independence.

India, the eldest British colony, was also in turmoil, so a colonial war was inevitable.

Is it an illusion to think that the inevitable storm will shake Europe again?

If possible, I hope things don’t get any worse than they are now, but it’s better to assume the worst in this world.

We need to gradually reduce government spending in case the European market is shaken.

In the end, the military is the easy one.

I have decided to take up arms against defense spending.