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Sure. The symbolic Emperor should follow the Duma’s opinions, right?

“Hmm. What’s the general consensus of the Duma?”

“I think it might be a way to leave the Kaiser as is.”

“The Kaiser?”

If that guy messes things up, the partition plan I’m considering for Germany will go to waste.

Is there even a share left for the Kaiser?

“If His Majesty is not moving the army, it means he believes that Goebbels’ Germany can withstand this war, right?”

Why should I be the one to move the army? Ah, the White Army is directly under the Tsar. Ahem.

I used to be bossed around by the Duma.

Well, um. I don’t think he intends to move the army. Probably? It’s a gamble, but I want to lean towards that option.

But, I shouldn’t trust too much.

The Goebbels in this world is definitely quite strange. It’s not like he’s possessed by someone like me, but I need to know what kind of confidence he has.

Surely he’s not saying he’ll fight with spirit like the Japanese.

I shook my head, bewildered.

“I don’t know this time either. But if it’s a tedious trench warfare scenario… Germany has tanks this time, so I think they can hold out. I don’t know what, but I think Germany is hiding something here.”

The most likely scenario is the French communist takeover I’ve mentioned multiple times.

France in this world didn’t set up the Maginot Line.

They probably underestimated Communist Germany more than expected. The Kaiser crawling around and the subsequent communist revolution led to a weak Communist Germany.

They just invested the money meant for the Maginot Line into the army.

If France falls to communism, isn’t that a given?

“Yes. That’s why we’re letting Germany act on its own.”

“Is that deliberate?”

Telling the Kaiser to run wild seems a bit much. What is the Duma thinking anyway?

I know Churchill meticulously prepared for the war. However, letting the Kaiser run wild is too risky.

“Yes, Your Majesty. If the Kaiser recklessly causes defeats, he will eventually rely on Russia again, right? In the future, we’ll be able to manipulate the Kaiser as we wish.”

Huh? That sounds pretty plausible upon hearing it.

“Oh. That’s a good method.”

Wait, that’s actually a decent idea. A Kaiser that has failed once will come to his senses and ultimately have no choice but to follow our will.

No, he has already failed once with the revolution, so this would be his second failure.

If he fails this time, his army will definitely shrink, leaving him with no choice but to depend on us more.

But, that’s only if my predictions turn out to be correct.

What if Communist Germany acts all high and mighty and then collapses in vain?

No, no. Communist Germany wouldn’t easily fall apart, so it’s either one thing or the other.

“At the very least, we need to conduct a Trinity—no, we must carry out nuclear tests within 2-3 years.”

Let’s create nuclear weapons so no one can defy us.

“If we continue as we are, it will be possible.”

At the very least, we must secure enough to drop into Berlin or the communist France.

The first nuclear experiment in the US was called the Trinity Test.

Now, we should take that first title. We need to show that we’ve created something with overwhelming destructive power, something capable of erasing a city.

“Your Majesty, Poland has notified us that they will join the war to assist Britain and France.”

“They’ve really grown, haven’t they?”

I told them to cross the Rhine, but I never expected them to blacken like this.

Sure. Well, Poland will probably come around after being put down later. Then should we take care of the US?

Right now, due to Patton and our armored division, Trotsky is being pushed back.

Let’s capture Trotsky and finish him off right away. We can catch Huey Long with our reinforcement troops.

“Let’s finish off the US. Either way, capturing Trotsky now means we’ll be stuck dealing with the remnants for a while, so we need to capture him quickly.”

Even if we capture Trotsky now, our involvement in World War II will come much later.

With the remaining red remnants to wipe out and Huey Long to deal with, we need to help our ally, the US.

“Finally, the time has come.”

Yes. That time has come.

We need to send Beria, who is operating in Asia, to ensure Trotsky is eliminated.

He’s good at his job. He must catch Trotsky with the local members from Kentucky.

“Your Majesty, are you thinking of sending Beria this time as well?”

“He does his job well. I heard there was something sent from Southern Manchuria recently.”

Recently, as Okhrana’s operations increased, the reports coming from Beria had to pass through Savinkov.

And from Savinkov, I received shocking news coming up from Southern Manchuria.

Yes, that Marunata.

“Yes. Isii Shiro, the commander of Japan’s quarantine department, is said to conduct bio-warfare experiments on Chinese prisoners.”

So, it seems that something originally out of history has occurred. It only shifted location but happened after all.

Known as Unit 731, Marunata. The victims used for experiments were also referred to as logs.

The author was said to have survived on the condition of handing over quarantine department documents.

“Experiments on the Chinese, you say? What about us Russians or the Koreans who will ally with us in the Far East later?”

“I believe Isii Shiro is using only the Chinese to conduct experiments in order to avoid the eyes of the Southern Manchuria governor.”

That’s a relief. Originally, the damage was less severe than that of the Chinese, but freedom fighters were victims too.

However, since an operation is being arranged here, the independence movement is not actively taking place right now. Even if there’s some resistance in the Korean Peninsula, they’ll only use the Chinese for revenge against the Emperor.

“Surely it must be human experimentation. What does Mutaguchi Renya know about this?”

“He seems to know only that it’s a quarantine experiment.”

“Let’s put a leash around Mutaguchi Renya’s neck with this later.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Then, let’s execute the Chicken Hunt operation. After that, we can dispatch troops to crush Huey Long.”

Minimizing damage is key.

Japan has already flipped completely, hasn’t it? An out-of-control Japan and the overrun China.

There will indeed be atrocities even harder to witness than the Nanjing Massacre.

Then we need to change our strategy. It’s uncertain whether Japan, driven mad, will expand the front line to America.

If that’s the case, then we should at the very least aim to unify America quickly and make it pro-Russian to hold Japan in check across the Pacific.

To conclude.

‘Quickly unite the American continent and use the US to contain Japan.’

That’s what we need to do.

Or we’ll have to create a situation where Japan has no choice but to attack America.

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American Communist Union, Kentucky

Beria, under the Tsar’s orders, flew straight to the US.

It turned out that the fried chicken shop owner was that Trotsky guy.

Trotsky had been living this long, deceiving himself, and now Beria decided to unleash his rage on Trotsky.

Beria had been looking forward to this day.

He would capture Trotsky and completely finish off the specter of the Bolsheviks.

Upon arriving in Kentucky, Beria joined forces with the local agents.

“I’m Beria, known as the shadow of His Majesty the Tsar and the director of the Asian branch. Nice to meet you all.”

Beria declared, making it clear to local agents that he has the Tsar behind him while shaking hands.

“Hm, aren’t you the one called the shadow of the Tsar?”

“Ahem. That’s me, to some extent.”

“Wow. To have received the Tsar’s favor, it’s truly remarkable.”

Beria smirked inwardly at the praise from the Okhrana agents.

Of course. He was the one personally receiving orders from the Tsar.

Look around. How many Bolsheviks are living well right now?

They’re either barely living in Siberian prisons or rumored to be used in some experiments.

Those who defected to the White Army cannot even dare to rise to high positions and can only belong to the punitive divisions in the army at best.

But he had risen to the position of Director of the Okhrana’s Asian branch.

Taking on the task of capturing Trotsky in the US meant that the Tsar likely intended to appoint him as the head of the Okhrana one day.

“Enough with the flattery, let’s start the operation plan.”

“Yes. We can strike Trotsky at any time.”

Right. It’s been well prepared. After all, he has been in Kentucky for a long time; he wouldn’t want to disappoint the Tsar.

“What do you think will happen to the American Communist Union after we capture Trotsky?”

“It might collapse. Here at KFC, most of those who were with Trotsky are black.”

“Hm, it seems that discontent is rising from the white party members who joined later or from regions under KFC.”

Hasn’t it been several centuries since they freed the blacks from slavery?

To still treat them as slaves and complain, though, from another perspective, it’s not so bad.

“Yes. It seems they’ve been maintained thanks to Trotsky all this time, but there appears to be some accumulated racial tension underneath.”

“Well, then we can exploit that.”

The Americans who joined KFC in the midst of expanding their power were probably just swept along.

Whether it’s the Military Government of the US or the Allies, they will easily turn to us if we offer them solutions to the Great Depression.

Then, the plan is to capture Trotsky and see what happens next.

“Then let’s begin the chicken execution. I’m not familiar with local operations, so I’ll ask, is it possible to capture him alive without killing?”

“Yes. I’m one of the close associates of the one infatuated with chicken communism. It’s possible to capture him alive. We can approach him anytime.”

Good. That’s a relief.

It will be much easier to work with.

“Of course, if it doesn’t work out, we’ll have to kill him. But it’d be better to aim to capture him alive since that way we can use him to bring down communism.”

“Oh. Is that really possible?”

What have these guys been doing since coming to Kentucky? They should have thought of that immediately.

“Trotsky is a major figure along with Goebbels in world communism. If we can use Trotsky in various ways, the fall of communism would not be impossible.”

Beria didn’t just plan to capture Trotsky.

Even if he had to kill him, he should also make use of him.

If the Tsar gives you one task, you must accomplish not one but ten.

Only then can he be seen as a true loyal subject of the Tsar, proving he is not a Bolshevik.

He had that thought of using Trotsky to completely eradicate communism within the US.

To finish off the detestable communists who executed the Tsar’s family without trial.

“I understand.”

Meanwhile, Trotsky was contemplating whether to take the lead to stabilize the collapsing front line.

The most significant disadvantage of Trotsky’s army was the lack of armored divisions, but there were still some tanks, so there was no way to defend as long as they could manage somehow.

However, the biggest issue was the racial problem.

The conflict between the blacks, who were the primary force of KFC in its early days, and the newly influxed whites.

The blacks were trying to assert their dominance at KFC, while the whites were reigniting their existing racist sentiments toward blacks, leading to internal conflicts.

The same goes for the army.

Without coordination, there’s no way they can stop the enemy.

‘I miss the days in Russia.’

For a brief moment, he longed for those days. The days of revolution with Comrade Lenin, Stalin, and other dear comrades.

Of course, the one who spoiled the glorious memory of that revolution was the witch in Moscow.

Was the execution of the Tsar’s family really wrong? It was no use to regret it now.

Right now, he just needed to gather his strength to withstand MacArthur’s forces. He would start the offensive he initially began again.

He must push MacArthur back, no matter what.

He must definitely drive out MacArthur’s military government and then take down the Spanish army and subdue Huey Long’s Confederate States of America.

It’s not entirely impossible.

Because, Russia. That witch cannot interfere with the US for long.

Why? Because a major war has erupted in Europe.

Britain and France, wishing for communism’s fall, have formally declared war on Germany.

Honestly, even though they are both communists, Germany and Italy, armed with strange ideologies, annoy him, yet he also feels sympathy for those being invaded by imperialist powers as fellow communist nations.

Of course, that sympathy makes it quite dangerous for Trotsky to help them right now.

“Then I’ll have to go myself.”

Having made a decision, Trotsky stood up with a determined expression.

He couldn’t just sit by; he immediately summoned Kulik, who was in charge at the front lines.

“You’re going to go personally, Comrade General Secretary?”

“Even the witch of Moscow, along with that emperor from Africa, has stepped forward.”

Then it’s only right that he should too.

He wouldn’t collapse like Comrade Lenin in the end.

Even if he goes, he will do so proudly, leaving an impression on all communists as a revolutionary until the end.

Anyway, the war isn’t over yet.

“Uh, but I heard the emperor of Japan has been turned into a chunk of cooked meat.”

“What do you expect from an imperialist? He deserved to die.”

“Then the witch of Moscow should have died as well, don’t you think?”

Why is he being so argumentative today?

Now is not the time to dwell on such things. He needs to step up personally to resolve the racial tensions and encourage the soldiers.

After that, he will of course defeat that MacArthur.

“Enough. In any case, I will go myself. To the front lines!”

 

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