I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 108



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EP.108 Underwater Negotiations (1)

Hitler’s purge of the military had a positive effect in terms of civilian control of the German military.

Now, it was impossible for the military to even dream of opposing the orders of Hitler, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

Hitler freely used the influence and power he gained in this way to wage war.

Designate a fortress city,

“We must never lose this city. If you retreat, die there. There is no retreat for our German army.”

intervened in the operation,

“From now on, I will strictly prohibit any retreat in the name of flexible defense. The practice of haphazardly moving back the defensive line and yielding territory to the enemy will end.”

Shake up the strategy.

“Don’t build a defensive line in advance in the rear. That will make the soldiers only look behind them. Make sure the soldiers can hold their positions until the end.”

It was a ridiculous order, but since it was Hitler’s directive, the German generals had no choice but to follow it.

In fact, many generals were already being investigated or taken to the execution grounds for their involvement in assassinations.

The generals had no choice but to follow Hitler’s orders, even for the safety of themselves and their families.

Only a few were able to get their ideas across to the Führer.

Manstein, who had achieved great success on the battlefield,

“Your Majesty, this is not a retreat. This is a tactical reorganization.”

A model who speaks loudly and confidently even in front of Hitler,

“Your Majesty, who is the commander of the 9th Army? Is it me, Your Majesty?”

The only exceptions were people like Rommel, who were close friends with Hitler.

“Your Excellency, I am sure you will see that I am right.”

Even though all their teeth were pulled out, the German army bravely endured the crisis.

The Eastern Belarusian Offensive of November 1943 succeeded in halting the Soviet advance, although it resulted in the loss of Smolensk, and also largely prevented the Red Army’s attempt to cross the Dnieper.

The Germans proved to the Soviets that they were still not an easy opponent to be defeated with a single attack.

The German claws were still intact.

However, that fact gave little comfort to Germany’s allies.

The Axis allies had been foreseeing the defeat of Berlin since Germany’s defeat at Stalingrad.

Romania, Hungary, and Finland formed a coalition to break away from the Axis alliance and were eager to make contact with the Allies.

“By next spring, the collapse of the German army will be evident. We must conclude negotiations before then, so that we can receive slightly better treatment.”

They tried to secure their sovereignty by any means necessary through dialogue with the West.

But the West’s response was lukewarm.

“Since time is of the essence, should we take some time to talk?”

Because the West’s response was so cold, they changed their minds and approached Korea again.

It was because I thought that Korea, a military dictatorship, would be more communist than the communists.

But Korea’s response was not good either.

“It can’t be done until the opinions of the entire Western camp are sorted out.”

Surprisingly, Korea indicated that it would like to discuss further and adjust the conditions.

Aren’t Korea and the West afraid of the Soviet communists growing in power?

The Axis allies could not help but tremble in fear.

If this continued, the Soviet Army would cross the Dnieper River and enter the Balkan Peninsula in an instant.

However, it was not easy to draw the line against the Soviet Union.

The Axis allies had no choice but to waste time doing nothing.

At this very moment, the Soviet Union made the first move.

“Let’s have a talk.”

The Soviet proposal that came through Turkey was surprisingly sensible and reasonable.

Appropriate war reparations, some territorial cessions and provision of garrisons for Soviet troops, and a mutual defense treaty.

Countries that had thought they would be completely eaten up by the communists turned a blind eye to the Soviet Union’s proposal.

Sure, it was a ‘I’ll just let you live’ level of offer, but it was a more generous condition than I had vaguely thought.

The countries were agonizing over the Soviet proposal.

“Oh, how can you believe the promises of the commies?”

“Then, how long are we going to trust the West, which is dragging out the dialogue, and then be trampled by the Soviet army without any countermeasures?”

Romania and Bulgaria received negotiation offers. There was heated debate in Finland.

Of course, Stalin, who made this proposal, had no intention of keeping his promise.

Why, the communists keep their promises.

The communists were originally delinquents.

Stalin kept his promises only when he had the power to make his opponents respect them.

“Comrade Molotov.”

“Yes, Comrade Secretary.”

“Keep working until you find friends willing to join hands with us. If possible, so that we can come up with a picture of overthrowing the regime through a coup.”

Of course, I had no intention of tolerating that coup regime either.

Only the Reds could survive in the Soviet Union’s turf.

“I will prepare thoroughly.”

The Soviet Union’s underground movements were soon detected by Britain as well.

‘That place was given to the Soviet Union anyway, so it seems a bit much to mess with it.’

It wasn’t because I had a guilty conscience.

Where is the word conscience in the British Empire?

They simply wanted to avoid getting on the nerves of the Reds and having their share of Britain’s West threatened.

However, it was not in keeping with the nature of the British Empire to simply watch the situation unfold.

Britain leaked information to Germany through unknown channels.

“What? The commies are in contact with the allies?”

Germany was excited by this information.

If the alliance wavered even by a single chance, it would be over.

Both Marshal Ion Antonescu of Romania and Regent Miklos Horthy of Hungary were already uneasy.

Finland and Bulgaria were not so obedient either.

‘So did Christ.’

No, they were all like that.

Only Slovakia remained steadfastly loyal to Germany.

“Hey, traitors.”

Hitler felt that a response was necessary.

The problem was the troops.

“Your Excellency the Führer, we need at least 80 divisions to ensure the defense of France and the Low Countries.”

However, the number of divisions currently deployed was only 65.

“We must maintain 18 divisions on the Italian front as well.”

The Allied forces themselves could deal with it with eight divisions, but a large security force was needed to counter the communist reds.

“We need 20 divisions on the Yugoslav front too.”

That, that fucking two-headed piece of shit.

The number of partisans running wild there was now approaching 300,000.

“We need 220 divisions to maintain the Eastern Front.”

Divisions that were so heavily exhausted from combat that their actual strength seemed to be limited to perhaps 150 divisions were guarding the long front.

Here too, to block the Soviet offensive, it was necessary to reinforce 20 to 30 divisions.

“Norway needs to have 10 divisions stationed there to maintain its power.”

In addition to this, there were endless places requiring troops, including Greece.

“stop.”

The President felt annoyed.

How are you going to reinforce all those areas?

The German Wehrmacht’s manpower was now stretched to its limits.

There was a shortage of men to conscript, so even essential workers in the military industry were given military uniforms, but there was still a shortage of troops.

“It is true that the situation in the Balkans is urgent, so please send some troops from Yugoslavia and France.”

In case of emergency, we had to prepare to subdue Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.

Finland had no choice.

There was no room to increase troops that far.

“And somehow, find a place where we can squeeze out our troops. Find a way to secure 30 divisions.”

“Yes, I will do that.”

The generals nodded at Hitler’s shouts.

Seriously, it was heartbreaking to see those fools.

I felt anew proud of myself for having conquered Europe with such things.

“Everyone, step back.”

The generals all sighed in relief and withdrew, leaving only Ribbentrop and Bormann behind.

“Aren’t you going?”

Hitler asked Ribbentrop.

“Your Excellency the President.”

“Do you have anything to say?”

Ribbentrop mumbled and began to speak with difficulty.

“Now that things have come to this, how about considering strengthening relations with the Soviet Union?”

Reinforcement with the Soviet Union?

Hitler was furious at those words.

That was nonsense.

If we had made peace with the West, how could we have joined hands with the Jewish Bolsheviks?

Despite Hitler’s fierce anger, Ribbentrop did not back down easily.

Perhaps, now was the last chance to save Germany.

Although Ribbentrop was a liquor merchant, he also had patriotism.

“Your Majesty, there is no need to be so angry.”

Ribbentrop repeatedly said that he would try to negotiate with the Soviet Union in Sweden if the Führer would give his permission.

Hitler was also a little surprised when Ribbentrop showed an unusually strong attitude.

Hitler, who originally liked confident people, was somewhat softened by the unexpected side of Ribbentrop.

“If you really want to talk about it, let’s talk about it. But, you have to handle this on your own.”

“I will do that.”

Hitler permitted informal negotiations.

However, the Führer had no doubt that negotiations with the Soviet Union would not produce any proper results.

The Soviet Union, which has seen over 10 million victims, is now coming to negotiate?

Hitler clicked his tongue.