Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 107



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Episode 107 – Far East

The Republic of Tatarstan declared independence on its own initiative, retaining its police, administrative and even some military power.

Russia has reached a point where it must fight another war to suppress Tatarstan, which has seceded from the federation.

It was easy to guess that Tatarstan’s secession from the Federation was facilitated by the American CIA and the Ukrainian SBU.

Are they meant to be together?

Even the Chechen Republic declared its secession from the Russian Federation.

Originally, the Chechen Republic, a Sunni Muslim sect, was an autonomous state that did not get along with Russia, but the timing was exquisite.

Taking it a step further.

Ingushetia, located in the North Caucasus Mountains adjacent to Chechnya, also seceded from the Russian Federation. Ingushetia was also predominantly Sunni Muslim.

Severnaya Osetiya also joined the secession from the Russian Federation.

These three countries declared the Chechnya Federation with Chechnya at its center.

Severnaya Ossetia was a mixture of Russian Orthodox and Muslim, but it seemed to have joined the Chechen Federation due to geographical reasons.

It was a situation that would have been unthinkable in the former Russian Federation.

Russia, which was caught in the Ukrainian battlefield and was stabbed in the back of the head by Tatarstan, was in a situation where it could neither suppress, nor compromise politically, nor recognize.

As the world map changes every moment, Manager Lee requests a secret communication.

“Representative Lee. You’ve worked hard.”

“You must be having a hard time. Is something bothering you?”

“That’s right. The atmosphere is ripe, so I think this representative’s decision is necessary.”

“Yes. Go ahead.”

“First. The Far Eastern Republic, that is, an independent state that includes Vladivostok and Eastern Siberia, is being created.”

“…”

“Please decide whether it is okay for our OSS to intervene directly and whether it is okay to spend trillions of dollars for it.”

“If it is direct intervention, I would like to hear more about the level.”

“Well… the independence of the Transamur Republic is being prepared in the areas of Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, and Sakhalin.”

– Transamur Republic (Transamur Republic) means beyond the Amur River – part of the territory of Gojoseon, Goguryeo, and Balhae

“The main force is Koryo-saram and anti-Moscow Russians, and a fourth-generation Koryo-saram is expected to become the head of government. Many of the independent forces are connected to our intelligence agency, OSSIA.”

“…”

“To do that, we need to buy off the Russian Far East Military Command along with some financial support to the independent forces.”

The story proposed by this section chief meant the creation of a pro-OSS state within our influence in Far East Asia centered around Vladivostok.

The creation of an anti-Russian, pro-OSS state in the Far East would be worth more than just weakening Russia’s power.

“I see. Then most of them must be pro-Korean. Why don’t they negotiate with the Korean government?”

“Don’t you know that… it’s not easy for the government to make such a decision. They have to watch out for Russia, China, and Sakhalin is also linked to Japan.”

“That’s true.”

“And from the perspective of Transamur’s independence forces, it is better to receive support from a specific country, which may or may not be able to do so if the regime changes.”

“…”

“It seems that our OSS, which is outside the international order, knows that the path is much easier and faster.”

“…”

“There is also the relationship between North Korea and China, which share a border. That is why our operation worked.”

“Yes. Go ahead. If we leave Russia alone, we don’t know what they’ll do, so it would be better to definitely ease up.”

“Okay. I see.”

“And it doesn’t matter if it costs tens of trillions, not trillions. Please make sure things don’t go wrong. Think about the future as well.”

“Later?”

“I hope that the government will not change again in this unstable political situation or that it will not become complicated by internal ideological struggles.”

“Oh, I see! Don’t worry. Our intelligence agency has finished analyzing and categorizing each person as a collaborator, a buyer, a neutral, or an opponent. We have a plan for operation based on that.”

“…”

“Including plans to acquire nuclear power upon declaration of independence.”

“Sir! Do you think it would be possible to acquire nuclear power?”

“Even if it is a resource zone. If not, why would we do such difficult work? And”

“…”

“Independent forces are also prioritizing securing nuclear power in order to avoid following Ukraine’s example. That’s why they are spending money.”

“But how does the United States react to this operation?”

“Oh, right! I didn’t mention that. The CIA doesn’t know the specifics. They just know it’s one of the sabotage operations.”

“…”

The manager instinctively lowered his voice and continued the conversation.

“If the CIA finds out about this operation, they will try to take control.”

“I see. I understand. Please proceed according to the manager’s judgment. Don’t hesitate to spend the money, even if it disappears.”

“Okay. Thank you. Somehow I feel like I’m reclaiming the land of Balhae. Hehehe.”

According to the OSSIA report, the movement in the Russian Far East centered around Vladivostok will not simply lead to secession from the Russian Federation.

The independence forces changed the somewhat nationalistic name of the country from the Transamur Republic to the Far East Republic.

The reason was that it was judged that it could lead to the split of the autonomous republics within the Far Eastern Federal District.

The most central Primorsky region was the problem. It was where the capital, Vladivostok, was located and also had the largest population.

This was because the head of the autonomous government, Yuri Trutnev, was a pro-Russian who had served as Putin’s aide.

The independence forces were planning an armed coup, and the OSS Intelligence Agency (OSSIA) became deeply involved.

A coup was planned, centered around the 5th Army of the Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation, stationed in Ussuriysk.

The 29th Army of the Cheetahs bribed the headquarters to remain neutral, while the 35th and 36th Armies were to be persuaded or subdued after the successful coup for security reasons.

In addition, the 17th Independent Electronic Brigade (Khabarovsk), the 106th Signal Brigade, the 7th Independent Railway Brigade, the 11th Aviation Army, and the 51st Training Detachment (Vladivostok) of the Russian Pacific Fleet joined the independent forces.

About 30 percent of the Eastern Military District’s troops either participated in the coup or remained neutral.

As the military forces participating in the coup grew in number, they carried out a surprise coup despite their inferiority in force due to the risk of maintaining security.

Colonel Smirnov and a group of troops from the 51st Training Detachment stationed in Vladivostok broke into the Federal District headquarters and official residence.

Yuri Trutnev, the presidential plenipotentiary representative in the Far Eastern Federal District, and other key government officials were arrested and detained.

At the same time, the coup forces dispatched from the 5th Army took control of each broadcasting station and media outlet in Vladivostok.

The coup declaration entitled “The Coup Declaration” was broadcast repeatedly, and all the media in the Far East reported on the coup.

Each unit in the Eastern Military District of Russia began issuing statements in support of the coup forces, and the content was updated in real time and broadcast.

From the perspective of the Eastern Military District Army, there was also the reason that the remaining troops were on the verge of being dragged to the hellish Western Front, Donbas.

It seemed as if he had guessed the fate of Russia, which was declining due to the secession of Chechnya and Tatarstan from the federation.

The military of the Eastern Military District issued a statement supporting the coup forces.

The coup forces elected Choi Ivanovich, a fourth-generation Korean, as interim president, and the Far Eastern Republic declared independence along with its withdrawal from the Russian Federation.

With this, the Far Eastern Republic, consisting of 11 autonomous districts including Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, gained independence from Russia.

An independent nation with a population of 8.4 million was born.

Russia lost more than 20 percent of its military power, including its Pacific Fleet, and a similar percentage of its nuclear weapons fell to the Far Eastern Republic.

The key cabinet members of the Far Eastern Republic, including President Choi Ivanovich, whom this deputy chief had worked hard to develop, and some military commanders were people under the influence of the OSS intelligence service.

When the success of the coup was confirmed, Chief Lee contacted me.

“Representative Lee. This is a success! Hehehe.”

“Thank you for your hard work, manager.”

“By the way, we need to do some civil affairs work urgently.”

“which?”

“I would like you to airlift some necessities and supplies to the civilians and soldiers here.”

“ah ···.”

“Right now, they are excited about celebrating independence, but soon they will realize the reality, so I think we need to make them feel real change.”

“all right.”

“This is also a request from President Choi Ivanovic.”

“I see. I’ll take care of it quickly.”

“Thank you. We have an ally! That’s right. Hehehe.”

Soon after, our OSSAC Boeing 777F transports began to pour in supplies to Vladivostok Airport.

They transported not only clothing, medicine, and home appliances, whose prices had skyrocketed due to imports and exports being blocked by the Russo-Urdu War, but also various fruits and frozen meats from the Philippines.

To ensure that the civil affairs operation was carried out properly, OSS agents were dispatched to supervise and manage the process of dispersing civilians and each military unit.

The Far Eastern Republic quickly stabilized and public sentiment was calmed down by the civil affairs operation.

Media reports showed transport planes bearing the OSS mark landing at Vladivostok Airport and OSS agents manning aid supplies.

The impact of the news was greater than expected.

The United States was outwardly delighted, but tried to hide its stomachache, and Russia tried hard to ignore the fact that it had lost the Far East region to the private company OSS, not even a state, following the Crimean Peninsula.

China seemed more bewildered by the presence of OSS at the scene than by the fact that its powerful ally, Russia, had been crushed.

China could not help but be surprised to see the OSS, which had sunk two of its aircraft carriers, crossing the continent to retake Crimea and then supporting a newly independent state on the other end of the east.

The OSS did not indiscriminately provide free aid to the Far Eastern republics.

In exchange for immediate support of urgent supplies and funds, they were given the right to develop oil fields and natural gas that will be developed in the future, as well as priority negotiation rights for all energy resources exported in the future.

The former Russian Eastern Military District was quickly reorganized into the Far Eastern Republic Army. In the process, another problem arose.

The Far Eastern republics were forced to maintain their armies in the absence of financial support from the Russian Federation.

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