I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 39



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EP.39 The Gentleman of the Kremlin (1)

All of Germany was thrilled with the victory.

The fact that Poland, a powerful military power, had been defeated in a short period of about four weeks was extremely encouraging to them.

“Zeek Heil! Zeek Heil!”

Now, we will recover everything we lost in the Treaty of Versailles.

The Germans expected the Führer to bring them victory.

But some didn’t think so.

“The Führer will lead this country to ruin. He has chosen to go to war with Britain and France. This is a repeat of the World War, with millions dying in the trenches.”

“We have to stop it before that happens. Director Canaris, how are the negotiations with Britain going?”

Under the water, anti-Hitler conspiracies began to raise their heads again.

They sought to contact the Allies and seek their cooperation in an anti-Hitler coup and in the matter of the end of the war.

The British government reacted cynically to contacts with anti-Hitler forces.

“If there is a possibility that conspirators could seize power in Germany, why negotiate with people who have no power?”

Apart from the intrigues and conspiracies going on behind the scenes, the war has entered a lull.

“Come in, come in.”

The Allied forces waited behind the Maginot Line for the Germans to attack,

“There’s no answer if you just hit it straight on.”

The President didn’t think so either.

As a result, the two armies continued to stand off each other.

Apart from the battles taking place in the sea and sky, it was so calm that it was hard to believe it was a war.

It was the time of the so-called ‘fake war’.

Both sides focused their energies on building up their forces in anticipation of the coming battle.

While the Western world was catching its breath before the all-out showdown, the Soviet Union moved to gain the territory promised to it in the Soviet-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.

“We will punish the Finnish people for their illegal provocations!”

On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland with 540,000 troops in 25 divisions.

Stalin explained that he was forced to take military action to secure Leningrad from the Finnish militarists.

To explain Stalin’s true intentions,

“Finland is a land that was once ruled by the old Russian Empire. So I want to take back the Finnish territory. It was originally mine.”

Stalin wanted to use the chaos of World War II to reclaim the territories of the old Tsarist empire.

Of course, the opinions of the local residents were not asked.

It’s not the person who votes that matters, it’s the person who counts the votes.

“Try to finish a little Finland in a week. Be careful not to accidentally cross the Swedish border.”

“Don’t worry, Comrade Secretary. I will be careful not to make any mistakes.”

When the Soviet Union started a second war under false pretexts, the militarists in Korea were also stimulated.

“Look at the current situation. If you have the power, you can expand your territory as much as you want. There is nothing that our Korea cannot do. It is time to take on the burden of the yellow people for the sake of the Asians!”

Of course, the voices of the militarists did not reach Lee Seong-jun’s ears.

Lee Sung-jun and the Korean military had too much time to worry about such nonsense to focus on the Finnish war.

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“The Soviet Union will win this war overwhelmingly.”

“Why are you so confident?”

“Isn’t the weight class overwhelming?”

That was understandable, as the weight class gap between the Soviet Union and Finland was so overwhelming that it could not even be described as ‘tremendous’.

While the Soviet Union’s population was 170 million, Finland’s was less than 3.7 million.

The ratio of tanks was 2,400 to 9, while the ratio of aircraft was 3,880 to 114.

Under these conditions, there was virtually no chance of Finland winning.

“We’ll have to wait and see.”

I was wary of the generals’ preconceptions.

The battle began with the Soviets pushing hard against the Finnish forces, just as the generals had predicted.

The Finnish army repeatedly retreated in the face of the massive amount of heavy equipment and overwhelming numbers of Soviet troops.

But as the bitter cold set in, the story began to change little by little.

In the Battle of Suomussalmi, which began on December 9, 1939, the Finnish army achieved great success, annihilating two Soviet divisions.

It looked like David was taking down Goliath, regardless of weight class.

The generals were perplexed by this situation.

“Did your Majesty anticipate this situation?”

Of course, His Excellency Lee Seong-jun, who has seen the future, knows everything.

“Of course, that’s true. Didn’t the Soviet army purge most of the capable generals with their own hands?”

Of course, this story is a greatly simplified version of the Great Purge.

There was also a view that the purge within the military was a desperate measure to sweep away the warlords who exercised political power based on ethnicity and origin.

The generals admired my foresight, but they also laughed at the pitiful state of the Soviet army.

Is there any reason to overestimate the Ivans who are struggling despite having such a large gap in manpower?

That look was reflected in the generals’ eyes.

If you underestimate the communists like that, you’ll end up in big trouble like the Germans.

“Mr. President.”

“Master, tell me.”

“If the army commanded by the gentleman in the Kremlin is like that, then why should we consider the Reds as allies?”

Well, looking at the disgrace I see now, I have nothing to say even if I hear such things.

However, the greatest strength of the Soviet army was its ‘self-innovation.’

Once the Reds tasted failure, they thoroughly analyzed the lesson and took the attitude of not repeating it next time.

Therein lay the fundamental difference between the Imperial Russian Army, which had only a greater quantity of troops, and the Reds.

So Germany lost.

“Of course. Didn’t our army also show such a shameful behavior at first?”

The generals didn’t deny what I said either.

How inadequate were the Imperial forces when they first intervened in the Spanish Civil War.

Even though they were a select group of elite players, they were unable to show any outstanding performance.

I wouldn’t have gotten this far without blood, sweat, and money.

80% of the creation of the current imperial army was the Sino-Korean War.

“The Reds are no different. Those guys have fought a proper war, so things will get better next time.”

I highly regarded the capabilities of the Reds.

The current Reds were clearly an army to be reckoned with, but two years later they had developed the capacity to withstand a blow even when fighting the German Wehrmacht at its peak.

Anyway, we all agreed that the Reds would win no matter what the process was.

That’s actually what happened.

The Reds replaced Voroshilov, who had failed in the invasion operation, with Timoshenko as the new commander and strengthened their forces, forcing an army of 900,000 into Finland.

As the harsh winter came to an end, Finland could no longer endure and had no choice but to throw up its hands.

“Wither away, you hand that forced me to sign this treaty.”

The Finnish president signed the peace treaty with these lamentations:

Of course, the Soviet victory came at the cost of enormous casualties.

There were only two lessons to be learned from that war.

Quantity wins.

Artillery is the god of war.

And the ones with the most quantity around us were, of course, the communists.

In that respect, it was necessary to treat the communists carefully.

On March 13, 1940, the day the Soviet Union achieved a crushing victory, I sent a short congratulatory letter to Moscow in the name of Prime Minister Roh Jae-woo.

Stalin might be a little pissed off because he tried to swallow Finland whole but ended up only eating 11%, but he probably wouldn’t curse at me because I greeted him with a smiling face.

“Dear Secretary Stalin, I congratulate you on the victory of the Union.”

Stalin sent a very brief reply.

“Dear Prime Minister Roh Jae-woo, thank you for your congratulatory message from Korea.”

It was clear that the Red Leader was in a bad mood.

However, now was a perfect time to see the reds.

For the first time, I sent a letter in my own name.

“Dear Secretary Stalin, if the Federation agrees, I would like to visit Moscow on April 1st as the Chief of the General Staff of the Army and have a constructive conversation with you. Please respond promptly.”

“Dear President Lee Seong-jun, I hereby inform you that I agree to your request to visit on April 1st.”

The time has come to face the red boss.

I informed the generals of this fact.

“Is there really a need for Your Majesty to visit Moscow?”

there is.

It was necessary to observe the current power dynamics of the communists and examine their thoughts and attitudes from a contemporary perspective.

That way, we could have some basis for deciding whether to form an alliance with them.

“I have to go. This is a matter that I must look into with my own eyes.”

“Well then, Your Majesty, I would like to have the honor of accompanying you.”

“I will also accompany you, Your Majesty.”

The generals all argued over whether to go, so I chose only a few.

The generals may have seemed foolish, but this was an action close to the essence of power.

Because those who maintain a physical close distance from those in power enjoy power as their confidants.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was left to coordinate detailed schedules.

While the exciting Red Capital exploration was approaching, Europe was still quiet.

Germany has not yet taken any major action.

Even though the variable called the Korean Empire provided ammunition, it seemed like he still had a lot on his mind since nothing had changed.

Even so, ‘6 weeks’ will happen.

If Germany had collapsed before six weeks, that would have been a problem in its own right.

If possible, I hope that Korea will build a trustworthy alliance and then fall after increasing its weight to a certain extent.

Oh, so it’s not a problem if Germany attacks the Soviet Union?

That doesn’t matter.

Even if we formed an alliance, we would be dragged along if the Soviet Union was too strong, so a proper balance needed to be maintained.

So, there was no problem at all with the Nazis and the Soviets bickering.

However, if there is one thing that catches the eye, it is the United States.

Unless we do a ‘Pearl Harbor’ instead of Japan, the rise of the giant America will inevitably be delayed.

What if Germany unexpectedly does well under these conditions?

Wouldn’t the composition look a bit X-like?

That was all that mattered.