I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 69



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EP.69 Declaration of War on Germany (3)

The president has not shown himself to be a great strategist in recent times.

In the invasion of Western Europe, the brilliant genius he had displayed at Dunkirk was nowhere to be seen, only the stubbornness of an old man full of stubbornness was visible.

“How can the yellow people, the lowest of the inferior races, act so arrogantly?”

The president seemed to be suffering from manic depression, repeatedly suggesting several times a day that he try to find ways to attack Korea, then cancel them.

Common sense would suggest that Germany lacked the power to go all the way to the other side of the globe and beat up Korea.

The military generals had to experience no small amount of embarrassment here.

The same was true of the Soviet problem.

The army was stretched to its limits by the fierce war of attrition that had continued from late spring to early fall.

The commanders and chiefs of staff of each army group, who were well aware of this situation, submitted opinions to the effect that the war of attrition should not continue as it was.

Army Chief of Staff Franz Halder took this view and advised Hitler to remain on the defensive until 1944, in order to have a chance to rebuild his military power.

But the President pretended not to hear.

“The Soviet Union is a rotten country that will collapse on its own if Moscow is destroyed. Are you saying that we should defend ourselves against such a trivial opponent for up to 44 years? If you are going to talk nonsense like that, take off your uniform.”

This appearance of the Führer made the German Junkers realize one thing.

Hitler, the magician of gambling who saw through the movements of the world’s powers at a glance and succeeded in repaying them one after another, was not a god.

The President was just a lucky criminal.

A series of events led the Junkers to realize that Hitler was not an untouchable superman.

If the opponent is not an invincible superhuman but a normal human, wouldn’t it be possible to bring them down?

They gathered in a secret hideout and denounced Hitler.

“If things continue this way, the Bohemian corporal will ruin the country. With Britain and the United States waiting for an opportunity, you are turning Korea into an enemy. Is this the judgment of a normal person?”

“If by any chance South Korea sends a large force to the Eastern Front, all the hard-earned achievements will be for naught. The President is a man who can’t even make that kind of calculation.”

“So, what do you want to do?”

“We must bring down Hitler and withdraw from the occupied territories in Western Europe.”

At the very least, the Western world’s hostility toward Germany must end.

Only then can we lead the German-Soviet war to victory and establish Germany in its current position.

The Junkers’ calculation was as follows.

But as always, the Junkers were met with problems.

How to defeat Hitler?

How do you subdue Hitler’s men?

What was the policy toward Britain and the United States immediately after the overthrow of the country?

Shouldn’t we have concluded negotiations with the great powers before taking action?

Is there a risk that a coup could lead to a collapse of the front line?

With so much on their minds, the Junkers hesitated to take action.

Hans Oster thought.

Those who only think can achieve nothing.

To change something, you need to have the will to take action.

“everyone.”

The generals’ attention was drawn to Hans Oster’s soft words.

“First, let’s take action.”

“General Oster. What are you talking about, without any reason?”

“You said you wanted to bring down Hitler? Then you should think about killing him first. Why are you thinking about this endless afterthought?”

“General Oster. We are not terrorists. We need to act with the understanding that our actions will be responsible.”

“Calculate, calculate, calculate! How long are you going to think like that? Will you only act when the tide has turned and Germany is on the verge of ruin?”

“That’s harsh, Oster.”

“Generals. How did Lee Seong-jun succeed in his coup?”

When the name Lee Seong-jun was mentioned, the generals became silent.

“We also need Lee Seong-jun to have the same level of action.”

As the tense river-to-river situation continued, the communications officer, Felgibel, mediated between the two sides.

“General Oster. That’s enough talking. Everyone understands what you want to say.”

“I was very rude.”

As Oster took his seat, silence fell over the room.

After a long while, Army Chief of Staff Franz Halder broke the silence.

“We need to take action. It’s clear that talking here alone won’t get us anywhere. General Oster, do you have any ideas?”

“How about removing Hitler and staging a coup using the reserve forces?”

“Get rid of Hitler and stage a coup?”

“If you blame the SS for Hitler’s assassination, you will easily gain legitimacy for taking power.”

“Then we’ll have to first plan to mobilize the reserve forces. General Ulbricht, can you get Hitler to approve the plan?”

“It will take time, but it is possible. It is a plan that I prepared with General Oster from the beginning because I thought it would be possible.”

Germany was full of foreign workers brought in from all over Western and Eastern Europe.

If they had made the excuse that they were preparing for an emergency situation where they would cause trouble, there would have been no problem.

“Let’s start with that first. We’ll think about assassinating Hitler after all the conditions are met.”

Although it was unsatisfactory, it was not meaningless just because the Junkers had lifted their heavy buttocks.

The meeting held underwater ended there.

Unfortunately for Hitler, the German State Security Headquarters knew little about this plot.

In fact, the National Security Headquarters was in a difficult position fighting against the intelligence agencies of the United States and the Soviet Union, guerrillas scattered throughout the occupied territories of each country, and anti-Nazi forces at home.

Still, the National Security Headquarters did not miss the opportunity to monitor several key figures.

Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, the head of the Counterintelligence Agency, was one of those people.

Heydrich sat lost in thought as he read Canaris’s trend report.

Even before the war, Canaris had been a figure with an ambiguous position.

Even leaving aside the ambiguity of not being sure whether it was on this side or that side, it was suspiciously close to Britain.

If it weren’t for his rank, he would have been arrested and put in the interrogation room.

‘Canaris. If I just get rid of this old man, the information of the empire will fall into my hands.’

Information is power.

If he monopolizes the source of that power, neither Himmler nor Goering can be his rival.

Perhaps one could dream of becoming the successor to the President.

But, that story is from the distant future.

For now, Canaris could not be touched or removed.

That was the case unless there was a special reason.

Hard.

While Heydrich was lost in thought, his secretary brought him a report.

“Your Majesty. This is a report from the External Intelligence Service.”

“Bring it.”

Heydrich put aside his trend report and read the Intelligence Service report.

The content was better than he expected.

‘Koreans are preparing for an expedition to Indochina?’

This was definitely a blessing.

No matter how tolerant Britain and the United States were toward Korea, they could not tolerate its expansion of its influence to the vicinity of their colonies.

Heydrich also calculated it and had supplies shipped to China via the Hanoi route, but Korea foolishly fell for it.

Was Lee Seong-jun a person who couldn’t even do that much calculation?

Or are you willing to take the bait for your own benefit?

‘Lee Seong-jun isn’t that great of a person either.’

Just like our Führer Hitler.

Heydrich actually did not think very highly of Hitler.

When the Führer displayed his genius, he was certainly a great man, but in normal times he did not display the judgment befitting a leader who could lead the German people.

I didn’t know if it was because I was getting old and becoming senile.

Heydrich thought for a moment, then picked up the phone.

“Foreign Intelligence Service.”

“Connected.”

“From now on, let’s change the focus of our operations against the US and the UK. The goal is the confrontation between Korea and the UK and the US.”

Anyway, if it was difficult to prevent British and American intervention, it was best to turn their aggro towards Korea.

The United Kingdom and the United States, which are not at war with Germany at the moment, will be paying much attention to Korea, which threatens their colonies.

For Germany, this was the ideal picture.

If possible, a situation should be created where enemies bleed and die among themselves.

How can you achieve this kind of results with such a small investment?

Unfortunately, the Imperial government had little understanding of the value of information warfare.

If they had understood their true value, they would have supported the National Security Headquarters and the Foreign Intelligence Service long ago.

‘You idiots.’

It made me angry to think of the fact that idiots like Rudolf Hess and blockheads like Himmler were occupying the upper echelons of the party.

“Your Majesty, there is no problem in changing the direction of the work. However, to do so, we must cut off support for the isolationists and approach the interventionists.”

Heydrich knew what that meant too.

This means that solidarity with isolationists is collapsing.

But is there a sharp number?

In any case, the isolationists were overwhelmed by Roosevelt’s political power.

Just looking at the passage of the Lend-Lease Act, their capabilities were limited.

If it was an alliance that was going to lose anyway, it would have been reasonable to cut ties at this point.

“I’m willing to take that risk. Do as I say.”

Heydrich was determined to turn the tables in favor of the Koreans, willing to sacrifice flesh and bones.

Only then could Greater Germany survive.