Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 72 >

Denmark, Copenhagen.

“Declare war on Germany.”

At Christian X’s words, the Prime Minister froze.

“your majesty.”

“If we don’t declare war now, we will never have Schleswig.”

The dream of Danish nationalists. Schleswig.

A deep-rooted conflict that has been going on since the 19th century.

Although Denmark remained vacantly German territory after its devastating defeat in the German war, Danish nationalists continued to insist that Schleswig should one day be reclaimed.

And Christian X, the king of Denmark and Iceland, also agreed with them.

Although he was famous for his noble character, such as refusing to hoist Hackenkreuz and protecting Danish Jews from the Holocaust when Nazi Germany invaded Denmark, he was also a nationalist after all.

“But Your Majesty.”

“The German Empire has no means at all now, and even if we advance, it will be difficult to defend.

“…are you serious?”

“For Schleswig, I can kneel as many times as I can.”

***

rest is over.

The staff was convened, the supreme commander, now duke, regained his baton, and numerous transport and armored trains carried supplies and troops to Brest.

“Currently, the Air Force is stationed in Lublin, and the leading unit of the Northern Front is continuing a confrontation near Warsaw.”

“The German Eastern Front will not resist at Kaiser’s orders. Where is Kaiser now?”

“It is said that he passed Poznan not too long ago. Currently moving to Warsaw…”

“Our army is also moving to Warsaw. Just leave Hohenzollern and the Habsburgs to Krakow.”

“Cracow. It’s a name I miss.”

About 75 km east of Krakow is Tarnup. It was the site of the first actual battle of the Interior Ministry and the site of Russia’s first victory over Germany.

We recaptured Krakow by carrying out a massive counterattack on the Tarnup-Gorlice axis, and after losing it again to the Northern Front, it has not yet been officially restored, but it is in our hands anyway.

“The German army is currently concentrating on restoring the railroad tracks. It is only natural that a counterattack operation will be possible only when our troops arrive.”

“Did you say that the German command is currently in Lodz?”

“Yes.”

“After seeing the work in Warsaw, I will go there myself. I’ll have to go and do some preload or something. Did the Navy have any special contact?”

“After confirming that the German military took over the port of Danzig at 03:00, we have only maintained regular communications. There has been no special contact since then.”

“great.”

I glanced at the map spread out on the table.

Germany is no longer an enemy. rather…….

“As far as East Prussia is under the control of the German government… Those mobs, those who call themselves Free Germany, have taken over all of that West?”

“The front line seems to be a total chaos. This is because each unit has different policies, such as loyalists, centrists, and rebels. Of course, at least they have a common goal of stopping Britain and France, so it doesn’t seem to be spreading into infighting.”

“In the first place, those mobs have no future.”

What caused the riots? I have fueled it, but it is fundamentally the food shortage and material depletion of the German Empire.

In other words, Germany is already pushed to the limit of its limits, but will Britain and France shake hands while saying, ‘Oh, let’s end the war because the regime has changed’? Is it possible that he was shot in the head or that he did not give all of his Rhineland to France and promise England to pay reparations equal to Versailles, indemnity and arms restrictions?

And if you choose the latter, you’re done. The German people will never forgive the socialists, and the Second World War is sure to break out.

No, in fact, even if the latter is chosen, the British Conservative Party and the French government cannot accept whatever conditions they offer as long as they know what ‘the world’s first communist country’ means.

The collapse of capitalism is imminent in England and France as well.

‘Come to think of it, isn’t it time for an uprising in Ireland by now? Why didn’t you hear the news?’

“Irina, are there any unusual trends in Dublin?”

“You mean Dublin? We don’t have a lot of agents on the Irish side, so I don’t know for sure, but there have been no special reports.”

“okay….?”

It was terrifying, but knowing that whatever happens in Ireland anyway, the chances of success are slim, as if it had failed in the original history, so I turned my attention and looked at the map of Europe.

“In the long run, too, there is a high possibility that the capital will have to be moved entirely to Moscow.”

“Why?”

“It’s too easy to hit with the navy. Inland is better for that.”

In this era, if only anti-ship missiles were available, it would have prevented them from even stepping into battleships and aircraft carriers in the 80 km-wide strait between Tallinn and Helsinki. To do so with the current technology, about Gustav train guns in Helsinki and Tallinn, respectively, would have to be deployed as coastal guns.

‘Then, 21st century technology is amazing.’

Comparing the modern era, where each 155mm gun has a range of 40km and 50km, and the current era when the main gun of the latest battleship Queen Elizabeth-class has a range of only 26.5km, a bitter smile was built, but what can we do?

“Of course, if the strait is completely blocked with mines, even the enemy fleet will not be able to get close, but if that is the case, there is no point in having a capital on the coast. It will be a threat to them.”

“That’s something Archduke Cyril would like very much.”

As soon as I remembered that bae-baek-yangban, my impression was wrinkled. If that man had dropped out in the 21st century, what would his hobby be? Why doesn’t it look like a video?

“It is more urgent to build a railroad to build a warship.”

If it’s 30 years at the most, I’d be treated like a pile of scrap metal… I’d rather pull out a carrier.

To be honest, I want to take the hull of the battlecruiser I’m making now and convert it into a carrier like a chimney, but it’s beyond my authority, so I can’t help it. This naval ship plan is to prevent the rice from being cooked, so even if there is no choice but to make another battleship next time.

“As soon as the German problem is settled, we start the Serbian cleanup. Serbia needs to be cleaned up to keep the Balkans in their sphere of influence in the long run.”

I sat down in my chair and looked at the wreath hanging on the wall.

“It’s really fun.”

“Yes?”

“No, there doesn’t seem to be anything else to discuss, so let’s disband. See you again on the command train at 1100. More than.”

As my subordinates left, I smiled at the wreath.

“There are many coincidences in the world.”

The unit was turned upside down by the incident where the child broke through the line of the military police, but I moderately calmed it down.

Rather, it was more interesting to learn about the girl’s personal information in the process.

Born, February 2, 1905, living in St. Petersburg. His father was a Jewish businessman. Her name is Alyssa Zinovevna Rosenbaum.

Although it is unlikely that she is already using it, she is even more famous for her pen name.

‘Ain Land.’

“An unexpected gem rolled in.”

It’s still just a raw stone, and if it’s not possible, it should be nurtured for another 10 to 20 years, but people tend to polish it.

I could not stop my humming from humming as I quickly came up with an infinite number of ways to use the right-wing man nicknamed Marx.

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Meanwhile, it is said that at that time, a young girl who was several tens of kilometers away suddenly experienced goosebumps all over her body.

***

A man appeared at the train station in Warsaw.

As soon as the train stopped, the man, with his coat tightly closed, was escorted by a bodyguard and approached the platform.

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Moments later, the door opened and a man in a military uniform came down, and he took off his hat to pay his respects.

“Your Highness Nikolai Nikolaevich?”

“Call me Nicky.”

“No, Grand Duke, what are you doing here?”

After the war broke out, he mentally exploded on his own. After Tannenberg, he threw out his resignation letter and lived in isolation at his mansion in St. Petersburg without receiving any guests.

“The Tsar has ordered you to cooperate fully, your resignation letter has been sent back.”

He shook his head excitedly.

“You know, I know nothing about the military. I will go to the conference room, but just think of me as a folding screen, or I will delegate all authority.”

If there is one thing that Archduke Nikolai is better than other generals, he knows that he received the post of commander-in-chief of the Russian army because he was of the imperial family and the emperor’s cousin. And he knows all too well that he is militarily incompetent.

Archduke Nikolai, who doesn’t want to come, but has a strong sense that he came because of the emperor’s order, literally just met him and got on the carriage saying he would go back to the hotel as soon as he left the station.

Pyotor Wrangel, who looked at it from the side, sighed.

“I expected it to a certain extent… huh, I didn’t know that he was such a human being.”

“Have there been any rumors?”

“Well, the story of how the General Staff wailed loudly because they didn’t know what to do when war broke out, and the story of abandoning his duties and locking the door to the commander’s office… It must be about that.”

Hearing this, the other officers’ expressions became very strange.

“A man like that is the commander-in-chief of the Russian army.”

“lieutenant colonel! You are telling the grand duke.”

But there was no response. It was a prime example of the current atmosphere of the Interior Army.

In the case of the Interior Army, there was a religious aspect to the loyalty I had, but in the case of the officers, there was one more thing.

The elite consciousness, the pride that they are the frontline soldiers who will change this society that has many problems even in the eyes of anyone.

As such, they despised those who took their place by origin and wealth rather than by ability.

The view of contempt for those who had no ability and wanted to stand on top of others was close to the point of view shared by all officers above the rank of commander-in-chief of the Interior Ministry.

And I was and had to be a milestone for them.

If I lead, they will follow. I had that certainty. Even if his own death was presupposed in the process. they will follow

“Duke, why do you look like that?”

“Suddenly, you are proud of yourself.”

“Yeah…yes? No, what else…”

To be honest, it was uncomfortable to see Nam Jeong-nee in a military uniform sarcastic about his body. I’d rather be a woman in a military uniform over there… Huh?

“What is that girl?”

“Yes?”

When the staff saw the woman in the Prussian cavalry uniform, they were momentarily perplexed.

“Woman? No, not that…”

Then, she strode towards me.

“……?”

“Are you the Duke of Vostok?”

A slightly hoarse voice as if she was crying, it wasn’t a question, it was a confirmation.

“That’s right…”

“I was instructed to bring you to my father. Victoria Louis Adelaide Matilda Charlotte. Please call me Colonel Victoria Louise.”

“Victoria Louis… Wait, Princess?”

When I realized that my opponent was Wilhelm II’s daughter, I was startled.

“Father wants to see the Duke. If time permits, I will guide you.”