I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 68



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EP.68 Declaration of War on Germany (2)

The Soviet Union also responded to South Korea’s bold declaration of war with an official statement.

“A nation that had never been defeated in hundreds of years stood on the front lines against fascist Germany. Now the outcome is clear. The good days of the fascist beasts are over.”

There were also derisive reactions towards Germany in Britain and the United States.

“The Germans said they would fix Korea’s arrogance, but the Kriegsmarine is not capable of doing so. Berlin should keep in mind that its boasts are effective in Europe, not Asia.”

Rather than declaring war, Germany condemned South Korea’s actions in expelling diplomats.

“These yellow-faced, inferior races, the mongrel scum that are shameful to even call human, released their dogs into our embassy and humiliatingly drove out our diplomats. Can we really call a country created by these barbarians who don’t even know etiquette between nations a proper country?”

South Korea responded to Germany’s reaction as follows:

“The white-faced Germanic pigs are always talking about race. If the Germanic people are such a superior race, how can you explain their uncivilization that has not been able to create a unified nation until modern times? Great Asia has had unified nations since before Christ.”

In the newspapers and on the radio, both sides exchanged sharp criticisms.

To be honest, there weren’t many very pleasant stories.

Thanks to this, the Korean people were also greatly stimulated.

“Let’s take revenge on the Germans!”

“Trampling on the Germanic fool France!”

Now there were calls to send troops to Southeast Asia and overthrow the German puppet government of French Indochina.

Honestly, I expected it.

If this claim does not come out, it is not the ‘Korean Empire’.

“France is a neutral country now, so let’s attack it.”

France was occupied by the Axis powers, but had signed a formal ‘armistice’ with Germany, so it had returned to its status as a legally neutral country.

So, the idea of ​​attacking France was nonsense under international law.

“I told him to stop talking nonsense.”

Even if the German Navy had established a garrison in French Indochina, there was no possibility that it would pose a threat to us.

As soon as you show such behavior, the proud Korean combined fleet will be turned into a sea of ​​fire.

I again ordered the Security Service to conduct a large-scale censorship.

“Master. From now on, I don’t want to see the character ‘in’ in Indochina in the newspaper.”

“I will accept it.”

Security Commander Lee Jeong-yoon made sure things were done right.

From the next day onwards, articles about Indochina literally disappeared like ghosts.

Then the Admiralty complained to me.

“Prime Minister Lee. I didn’t want to say this, but I have to say something.”

“Make yourself at home, senior.”

“Our Navy is trying to promote an expedition to Indochina to demonstrate its worth, so why do you keep blocking the article?”

No, you’ve already trampled all the Korean Junkers, and now the Navy is acting up?

I was truly amazed by the power of the Korean Empire.

A standing ovation broke out spontaneously.

I thought to myself that I was crazy for leading these guys and trying to make Korea a normal country.

“Sir, that is illegal under international law. It makes no sense to declare war on France.”

“Oh, who doesn’t know that? Let’s just sign a stationing agreement, isn’t that right?”

Oh, you bastard.

To British and American eyes, it’s all the same.

They are trying to secretly commit the same crimes that Japan committed.

“Absolutely not.”

“Even if the Navy’s main focus is on Indochina?”

There’s no other way.

Even if someone tries to treat you nicely, if they keep getting on your nerves, you have no choice but to put your manners aside.

“Senior, who is the Commander-in-Chief of this country’s military?”

“Yes, this is the Prime Minister.”

“Who is the head of this country’s cabinet?”

“This is the Prime Minister.”

Instead of the Navy, Won Young-guk’s expression darkened slightly.

It seemed like he understood what I was trying to say.

“Do I look like a scarecrow to you, senior?”

“Oh, no. Prime Minister, that’s a misunderstanding.”

The Navy Minister’s voice gradually became quieter.

“Senior. I am not like Noh Jae-woo. I am the one in power. But you keep trying to go against my will by talking about the Navy’s position and such.”

“Prime Minister Lee. No. You must be mistaken.”

“I will make it clear here that I am the one making the political judgments. The military will obey the orders I give them. Do you understand? If you don’t like that, think about the military.”

“Well, let’s do that.”

The Navy’s rebellion seemed to be suppressed so easily.

However, things did not go so smoothly.

“Wall painting?”

“Yes, Prime Minister.”

A wall painting that looks like it came straight out of the Joseon Dynasty has appeared.

When Navy officials came to work in the morning, they said that the walls of the Navy building were covered with posters arguing for the need to dispatch troops to Indochina.

I was disgusted by the way these guys rebelled like this.

“Investigate and feed those who deserve to be fed beans and rice, and take off those who deserve to be stripped of their clothes.”

I immediately ordered drastic measures.

Even though they showed me that going against them would be a bitter experience, it wasn’t enough to suppress the instincts of men with militaristic tendencies.

Then we have to keep teaching them.

The investigation found that six naval officers were disciplined for posting posters to incite the military.

It was a preview of the full movie.

Only then did the Navy become quiet.

That’s why strength is good.

Just click and hold.

However, Germany did not stay still.

“Hanoi route?”

Chief of Staff Lee Gyeong-ho reported information obtained through secret routes.

“The Germans are pressuring the French to supply supplies to China through northern Vietnam.”

No, these guys are really holding a ceremony to ask for Indochina to be invaded.

The back of my head was pulled.

If we send these guys to Indochina, we will incur the aggro of the British and American governments.

If left alone, they will continue to supply military supplies to China.

‘You don’t like that, so you mobilize the navy to blockade all of French Indochina?’

It is ineffective and extremely expensive.

The cost of keeping a warship at sea is not cheap.

For me, I really had no choice but to go with X.

If Hitler knew what he was doing, he was a genius. If he didn’t know what he was doing, he was a really lucky idiot.

“Your Majesty, I have taken precautions, but this information will spread throughout the military before long.”

embrace.

The fact that secrets can never be kept forever.

What disaster would happen if the hardliners in the military found out that Germany was supplying China through Hanoi?

‘The voices calling for immediate deployment will fill the military.’

When it got to that point, there was nothing I could do.

Before that happens, we need to come up with a way to avoid this X-like choice.

The key is the aggro of the UK and the US.

As long as that was taken care of, it wouldn’t matter whether we fried or boiled Indochina.

“Okay, I understand. You go ahead.”

A special paradigm shift was required.

Like Columbus’ egg.

At that moment, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

‘If we go out alone, we’ll draw aggro, but if we go out together, there won’t be a problem, right?’

The fact that Britain and the United States were not among the participating countries was not a problem at all.

In this era, there was a good form of intervention called the volunteer army.

Even the United States, which was reluctant to directly get involved in the Sino-Japanese War, sent the Flying Tigers under Claire Chenault to intervene.

When the volunteers come in, they can share the ROK military’s stationing and military administration plans while showing that Pyongyang has no intention of permanently consolidating its power.

Anyway, I didn’t want a colony and had no intention of expanding it.

‘Come to think of it, the gentleman who sent the Flying Tigers was Roosevelt.’

If Roosevelt had been an active interventionist, he would have been likely to accept this proposal.

Rather than watching Korea ‘inevitably’ occupy Indochina and expand its power, it would be more attractive to come in and monitor it, even in an indirect way.

As soon as I turned on the calculator, I picked up the phone.

“Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”

Within a day, American Ambassador Joseph Clark Grew arrived with a letter from the American President.

Roosevelt’s response was swift to say the least.

‘We were watching as well.’

I had the impression that if I had gone to Indochina without a plan, the wheelchair man would have taken some action against me.

“This is a letter from His Excellency the President, Mr. Prime Minister.”

The content of Roosevelt’s letter did not deviate significantly from expectations.

However, one thing exceeded expectations.

You’re sending Joseph Stilwell to be the commander of the Indochina Liberation Volunteer Army?

That kid is a racist.

I almost freaked out at the name.

“Thank you, Your Excellency the President, for your kind response.”

I barely managed to control my facial expressions, thanked the ambassador, and gave him a response.

Right after the ambassador left, I opened a cola.

“Of all the people, why Stillwell?”

I was really out of breath.

Stillwell, that was one name I really didn’t want to hear.

Won-yeok Stillwell was the ‘Chief of Staff’ of the Allied Forces in China and was the person who caused all kinds of trouble with Chiang Kai-shek.

How much bullying must Chiang Kai-shek have endured that he ordered the White House to take all the supplies and get out if they weren’t going to fire that bastard.

Stillwell was a man who, in addition to such tyranny, tried to stage a coup against Chiang Kai-shek.

If this kind of person was the commander of the volunteer army, it was obvious that I would lose all my hair.

‘If you’re going to send it, send it to Chiang Kai-shek.’

I thought about it for a long time, but I came to the conclusion that this was something I could not avoid.

Yeah, in the end it was my fault.

Because I was the one who made Germany declare war.

“Your Majesty, shall I light a fire for you?”

Jeong Gil asked observantly.

“Yeah. I guess I’ll have to do one more today.”

I quietly held out my cigar.