I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 67



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EP.67 Declaration of War on Germany (1)

As expected, the Sino-Korean war was developing into a protracted war.

The Chinese government, perhaps conscious of public opinion, has come out in a fairly strong tone to insist on restoration to the original state.

“We will not listen to or look at Pyongyang’s proposal unless it is on the condition of returning to the pre-war status quo.”

Of course, there was no reason for Korea, which had won the war, to do that.

Even though it started out as a prank by the bastards, it couldn’t end with, ‘Hehe, our kids had an accident. I’m sorry.’

Responsibility for the negligence must unconditionally be borne by China.

If we had to shoulder the responsibility, the people would not have been convinced, even if compensation had been put aside.

The same goes for China.

So this was a guillotine match between Korea and China.

It was a match where the guy who threw in the towel and said, “I lost,” got his head cut off.

Well, what can I do?

There was no choice but to prolong the war until Chiang Kai-shek accepted reality.

In the end, time was on our side.

Behind Chiang Kai-shek was the Communist Party, which was quietly growing its power, while on the other side of the scale was Wang Jingwei, who was diligently selling out the country and consolidating his regime.

All we had to do was support these guys diligently.

So, the Sino-Korean war itself wasn’t really something to worry about.

If it bothers you.

“Your Majesty. I have a report that a French merchant ship has arrived in Singapore. It is carrying German weapons and seems to be headed for China.”

It was Germany.

Germany was furious that we were giving aid to the Soviet Union, so they started sending weapons to China.

However, they were worried that we would block them if they sent it openly, so they took the initiative to borrow the name of the French government, a ‘puppet state’.

No, how can those who are already desperate to deal with the Soviet Union afford to do this?

I thought about that too, but it wasn’t that strange considering Hitler’s actions in the distant past.

Whenever politics and strategy collided, Hitler always gave priority to strategic judgment.

The style of ignoring military losses if it seems politically advantageous.

Given this kind of person, it was only natural that he would decide to bring weapons to China.

It was clear that they were making a shallow calculation to use the popular arms aid as leverage to cut off South Korea’s large and small arms aid.

“Your Majesty, how should we respond?”

Certainly not a matter for uniformed professionals to handle.

It was a matter that required political judgment.

Of course, there was no need to worry too much.

“Capture him.”

If we’re going to be enemies anyway, what’s the problem with being a little more aggressive?

As soon as the order was given, the South Sea Fleet stationed in Taiwan set out for the South China Sea.

And just three days later, reports came that a French merchant fleet heading to China had been captured.

“France has strongly protested. They say this is an outrage that cannot be tolerated under international law.”

Yeah. I don’t listen to what that already ruined idiot says.

I gave instructions to crush the French protests.

Then, protests also came from Germany.

Since they wouldn’t accept my visit, I sent a telegram to the embassy.

I was curious to know what he was going to say, so I brought it to the desk.

“Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you are creating an irreparable rift in the friendship between Korea and Germany.”

There was a lot of talk about this and that, but it was all obvious.

The request was to immediately release the merchant ship.

Why us?

I shipped the seized German weapons to the Soviet Union.

“Use it for aptitude material analysis.”

“Thank you very much, Prime Minister.”

The gifts Germany sent were put to good use in promoting friendship with the Reds.

Naturally, Germany was outraged.

They had already seized each other’s assets and were even sending aid to each other’s enemies, so it was as good as gone.

“Return the weapons you took immediately and pay compensation for the damages caused by the capture. Otherwise, I will declare war?”

His Excellency the President came out a bit harshly.

When I think of the President of the Far East who coolly declared war on Washington when friction arose with the United States in the Atlantic Ocean, I think it is admirable that he has shown patience up to now.

Well then, I guess I’ll have to send a reply.

I wrote the telegram to His Excellency the President by hand.

“Your Excellency Adolf Hitler, Führer of Germany: After careful consideration of your request, I inform you that I cannot accept it.”

Although not as daring as Christian X of Denmark, who responded to a lengthy telegram with a one-line reply, a two-line reply was enough to irritate the Führer.

The expert sent the message and within three hours the German government responded.

“Our German government has made ceaseless efforts toward peace, but has recognized that diplomatic efforts have reached their limits due to the Korean government’s constant provocations. Accordingly, we hereby declare war on Pyongyang at 3:00 p.m. on September 25, Berlin time.”

It was a surprisingly polite document, unlike anything you’d expect from Nazi thugs.

I wondered why he was so polite, and he said that our Ministry of Foreign Affairs translators had made smooth corrections during the translation process.

Anyway, if you receive a greeting, it is only natural to return it.

I had him prepare a speech to the nation in Parliament.

The parliament I attended for the first time in a long time was packed with members.

I shook hands with the members of the National Assembly and then went up to the podium.

“Dear members of the House of Representatives, this is Prime Minister Lee Sung-joon. Today, the German government declared war on the Empire on the pretext of seizing a Korean merchant ship. However, the merchant ships that the Germans sent to China were loaded with weapons that could harm our soldiers. How can they protest the seizure when they are sending weapons that could kill our soldiers?”

To be fair, we started the fight first.

By providing massive arms aid to the Soviet Union, Germany’s reputation was ruined.

When Germany could no longer bear it any longer and launched a merchant ship in retaliation, that too was captured.

At least when it comes to the Korea-Germany issue, Korea was the perpetrator.

But there was no need to mention such an inconvenient truth.

The side of justice shown to our people should always be us.

Of course, the Nazis were absolutely evil, so there was no problem with telling such lies.

“I want to tell you firmly that our country has absolutely no intention of surrendering to this German trickery. If we kneel before Germany this time, we will not be able to say anything even if they shoot at our soldiers next time. How dare we do that?”

This was a matter of necessity to persuade the people.

We had no choice but to capture it because Germany had driven us into a dead end.

It was the Germans’ fault that they responded with a declaration of war.

That’s what the story was about.

“I dare say. For the safety of our soldiers deployed to China, I cannot tolerate even a single rifle or bullet entering China. If there are those who dream of doing so, I will declare them enemies of Korea. I will say so.”

I poured out my hard-line stance against Germany in a strong tone.

“Dear members of the House of Representatives, the Korean Empire is not a weak nation that can back down from an arrogant challenge. Just because Germany is the most powerful power in the world, can we not protect our own interests in our own homeland?”

Of course not.

They say even a dog eats half of its food at home, but given the weight difference between Germany and Korea, Berlin can’t even lift a finger to us on the other side of the world.

The members of the National Assembly also don’t know that, and their expressions are relaxed.

“Our country, Korea, is a true great power. It is a proud country. I would like to respond to the arrogance of the Germans who looked down on us and talked about war like this. If you want death, I will gladly give it to you!”

The ending ended with a scream.

After saying that, I stepped down from the podium.

The members of parliament applauded.

It started with the Yuhyeokhoe, and was followed by members of the Daejeonghoe who sympathized with us.

And unexpectedly, the Korean Revolutionary Party members also applauded.

I thought you couldn’t read the mood, but you were actually quite perceptive.

“Your Majesty, that was a wonderful speech. If you had heard it in Berlin, Hitler’s one testicle would have shrunk.”

“The master is also very flattering.”

“Prime Minister, I listened to your speech well.”

“Thank you for your kind words, Senator.”

I greeted the members and left the meeting room.

And a declaration of war against Germany was printed in the national newspapers.

Thirty minutes later, Soviet Ambassador Konstantin Smetanin came to see me, offered his deep condolences, and suggested that we move forward with the Korea-Soviet alliance.

“Your Majesty, now Korea and the Soviet Union have a common enemy in Germany. Now that things have come to this, how about Pyongyang and Moscow join hands to jointly fight against Germany?”

It’s a Korea-Soviet alliance.

It was tempting, but not now.

Crawling into a poison war was not my style.

That’s a world without human rights where tens of thousands of casualties occur every day.

I sent the Soviet ambassador back with nice words.

The Soviet ambassador also returned without a hitch, as if he had no expectations from the beginning that an alliance would be concluded.

“Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”

“Connected.”

“Your Excellency, Foreign Minister. How are the preparations for the expulsion of the German Ambassador going? You are giving me 24 hours?”

I know that’s diplomatic protocol.

But is it really necessary to observe conventions with the Nazis?

I instructed them to use the same method they used when France established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China and expelled the ambassador from the Republic of China.

‘Even if we don’t form an alliance right away, we have to show some performance.’

South Korean police released dogs into the German embassy to chase away German diplomats.

“I can’t believe it! How can a so-called civilized nation do such barbaric things!”

The German ambassador left Pyongyang, praising the barbarism of Korea.

But what can you do?

This is something you learned from those Europeans.