Chapter 224
Soon I began broadcasting my opening speech from the podium on a stage prepared by the State Duma with the help of Moscow Broadcasting Station.
“People of the Russian Federation. I must tell you today a sad story. Our country has long sought peace both internally and externally, but the Red Front communist Germany, the French Commune, and Italy have invaded Austria, which is bound to us by a mutual defense treaty. This is tantamount to declaring war on Russia, making fun of us.”
Slowly and gently. You are not just being dragged into a war, but the world is going that way. If that is the case, then you must fight back.
As a Tsar, he convinces everyone.
“Their goal is simple. To redden Europe, to achieve world revolution, and to turn all men into red cockroaches. We, the United Russians, have already experienced the civil war and know with our own eyes how vicious communism is. If Europe falls into their hands, we will be the last ones to be killed. If we watch it redden, we are the ones who watched it when we could have stopped it. It will not be unrelated to our survival. Let us all rise up. Just as we defeated the Bolsheviks! In the plains! In the mountains! In the rivers and seas! Let us turn that red plague into the proud white wave of the United Russians, sweep away communism, liberate Europe, and defend freedom!”
A not-so-long speech that is difficult to even call a speech.
It was short and simple, but more than anything, it was bold and boosted support for the war.
In fact, the opening speech I gave personally received explosive support from the Russian people.
War is inevitable. If so, it must be fought from a favorable position.
Although 20 years have passed since the Red-White Civil War, I still remember the nostalgia of the past Red-White Civil War.
“Mother Tsar Ura!”
“God protect Russia!”
“It’s time to defend Europe from the commies!”
Simultaneously with the announcement of the start of war, the Russian Federation entered into a state of war.
Many factories were converted into munitions factories and began producing various weapons, including tanks, airplanes, and small arms.
During World War I, Russia did not leave the production of weapons to other countries; it was Russia itself that produced them in numerous factories across Eurasia.
The Far East, Central Asia, and Siberia passed through new logistics hubs such as Yekaterinburg, and equipment produced in the Caucasus and all regions of southern Russia also traveled along the railways, the lifeblood of Russia, to fill up the Russian arsenals in Europe. The recruiting offices of the Danube Federation were filled with so many people that they were amazed.
The Black Sea Fleet, which had been raised over time, was joined by the Turkish Fleet to form a combined fleet.
The problem is.
By the way, Hitler Satki gave a speech at the beginning of the war to raise the morale of the Danubian Confederation, and he also raised the morale of the Danubian Army.
I decided to raise the morale of the White Army a second time, thinking that I had to do at least that much as a Russian Tsar.
To catch communists, you know.
So I stood in front of the white soldiers who filled the white square for the second time.
“Listen! You, my comrades, over twenty years ago, defeated the Soviet Red Plague that tried to dye Russia red, and created the Russia of today. Therefore, I formally organized the former Imperial Army, formerly called the Russian White Army, into the White Army in order to protect Russia from the world communist revolution. And now that red Germany, France, and Italy are invading the Danubian Union and trying to start a revolution in Europe, how can we, as the defenders of liberal democracy and the defenders of Orthodoxy, stand by and watch? We must rise up and, with the white wave covering their red wave, tear down the red flag that seeks to dominate all of Europe!”
I'm embarrassed to say this.
Look at the bright eyes of the White Army soldiers.
It's a bit much to be like this in the middle of Moscow.
“Do not be afraid! The White Army is the army of the United States and of me, Tsar Anastasia. I will never let you go to battle alone! Will I, who am here by your strength, send you alone to battle? As I did twenty years ago in the battles of Ekaterinburg, Tsaritsyn, and Moscow, so I, Anastasia, too, as a soldier, will stand with my army. The British Empire, which was called the greatest state in the world, spanning the five oceans, is now a toothless lion that cannot even land, but we, Russia, are different! We will sweep away their red waves in one fell swoop and reorganize all of Europe under Russian order!”
Reorganize Europe under Russian order.
How ambitious a statement would this be for the White Army?
Russia, which was at war during the Great War, is now reorganizing the world.
How exciting this would be.
“How can you say that the Tsar himself will come forward!”
“We will dedicate the victory to the Tsar Mother! Just wait for the news of victory in the Kremlin!”
“We will fight! We will slaughter all the communists!”
Ohhh. Right. At times like this, I have to leave. Unfortunately, the atmosphere seems to be such that it would be better for me to stay with you.
I'm not going to die anyway, so what's there to worry about?
Of course, the bomb hurt a lot. But I still have faith that I won't end up like Hirohito.
“I am not like my father! I will never let you die in vain! I and Vladimir, and the Romanov family, will be with you!”
At first, there was opposition even within the White Army.
Of course, it would be strange if there were no opposition if the Tsar himself stepped forward.
But no one could stop me from making that choice.
“Let us give victory to the Mother Tsar! Ura!”
“Glory to the White Army! Glory to the Third Roman Empire!”
“God bless the Tsar!”
Well, now the second act of World War II has begun in earnest.
And soon after, the Balkan countries also declared war on Yugoslavia.
“Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey have declared war on Yugoslavia!”
“That would be enough to step on Yugoslavia.”
Bulgaria is also quite strong. It would be good if they could run wild like the Prussia of the Balkans.
If Turkey mobilizes its army, Yugoslavia will be finished.
Yugoslavia doesn't have a large population like Russia, and its military is probably in shambles right now, like a minor version of the Dual Empire.
Even crossing the Danube would be a gamble.
Yugoslavia could not have expected this. - It is possible that Russia asked for mediation in the hopes that the Balkan countries would not attack Yugoslavia from behind, but it is impossible.
Why don't the Balkan countries treat the war as a separate issue and attack Yugoslavia, like Britain and France did?
We just have to watch.
In the first place, there was no need to use the White Army in something like Yugoslavia, right?
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Around the time when Russia was entering full-scale wartime mode.
Yugoslavia, whose position had become strange, finally received declarations of war from Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey, one after another, like a fan of an idol asking for an autograph.
“Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey have declared war.”
“The Three Kingdoms. All of them?”
Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey.
All three are countries of some weight class, and they have a particularly deep relationship with Bulgaria as it is a neighboring country.
Aleksandar groaned at the declaration of war by the three countries.
“Yes. Bulgaria is already attacking our defense lines. Romanian troops are supporting Bulgaria, and the Turkish troops are likely to move soon.”
Not just a declaration of war as an ally, but also the Turkish army? What does that mean? Doesn't that mean that the three countries are determined to beat up Yugoslavia?
“Didn’t you tell Russia? Please be kind to me. I begged you with all my pride.”
“The Russian side said they didn’t know about it. They said that the three countries attacked Serbia separately. If they were dissatisfied, they should not have hated them in the first place.”
You must not incur hatred.
How can there be such a thing in relations between nations? If they don't like each other, they compete and fight.
Of course, the assassination of the Austrian Archduke was a bit too much, but it's not something we should be discussing now.
The reason Russia is being so rude is probably because they decided to throw Yugoslavia into the Balkans in the first place.
No, now is not the time to stay still.
Shouldn't we think about how to deal with it first?
“Can’t you stop it? How many of them are coming?”
“It is said that the confirmed number is close to 700,000.”
"this!"
It's a mess. Yugoslavia is now in no position to divide its forces like that.
The army that was sent up to attack the Danube Confederation right away also had poor performance, and it was impossible to send in more soldiers while being beaten by the Danube Confederation Army.
Yugoslavia, which had been lagging in combat power despite having committed many crimes on its own since the Great War, was in the worst situation as soon as the war began.
“How about asking Italy for reinforcements?”
After all, they are allies in name only.
It was unpleasant to receive reinforcements from the Reds, but there was no other way.
Even if we receive Italian troops, we can defend against the armies of the Balkan countries.
but.
Our Benito Mussolini never let us down.
At this time, Benito Mussolini was deep in thought in the Secretary's office.
The Danube Confederation is stronger than you might think.
Indeed, Hitler was a man who was born that way.
Defending with only mountain divisions against the most powerful Red Roman army under heaven, if it had been the other way around, the Danube Confederation would not have been able to overcome Red Rome. This was indeed typical of the Habsburgs.
But that's why I had to increase my stake in something more.
If the Danubian Confederation were torn apart by the French and German People's Armies, it would be strange for Italy to ask for Croatia since it had done nothing.
At that time, a request for support came from Yugoslavia.
They are being beaten by the Balkan countries, so please help them.
Could we possibly gain some share in the war by just sending reinforcements? Then something occurred to me.
What if we opened a new front to help Yugoslavia?
The idea is to capture Greece and attack the Balkan countries from the south.
Finally, Mussolini clenched his fists and shouted in front of the Yugoslav ambassador, who was trembling like a puppy begging for help.
“Ambassador, rest assured! Communist Party of Italy, listen! We will surely send the Red Army to help our comrades in Yugoslavia!”
The Yugoslav ambassador was so moved by Mussolini's words that he even shed tears as he tried to express his thanks.
“Thank you! It is a great favor to the Secretary-”
“Okay, then, let’s mobilize the navy and occupy Greece first!”
He did not even spare any remarks that clearly revealed his true intentions no matter how you looked at them.
The Yugoslav ambassador was dumbfounded by the absurd statement that he would attack Greece out of the blue.
Why do you have to go to Greece? You could just send reinforcements, but if not, why bother when you have Albania?
"yes?"
“Eat Greece and attack the Balkan imperialist countries with the red Greek army!”
What kind of nonsensical verbal abuse is this?
What kind of nonsense is this, to go to war against a Balkan country with a red Greek army?
“No, if you just send reinforcements!”
“I will rebuild Red Rome!”
Despite the Yugoslav ambassador's pleas, Mussolini immediately opened the next front.
It was to make clear Italy's stake in this communist and imperialist war.
It is for that very reason that a new front has been opened.
Naturally, Goebbels in Berlin also heard this news.
“Comrade Secretary Mussolini, Comrade Secretary Mussolini, declares war on Greece.”
“Comrade. Say it again. What?”
Your ears must have misheard.
What, we're already suffering a lot of damage from the strong resistance of the Danube Confederation?
“That’s why I want to help Yugoslavia.”
Opening another front to help Yugoslavia?
Greece was practically neutral, so how can you invade Greece under these circumstances? What are you going to do by opening another front?
Of course, Greece also needs to achieve a communist revolution, but not yet.
What are you suggesting we do, just send reinforcements to Yugoslavia?
However, looking at Italy's record, it is not clear whether they will be able to completely defeat Greece.
Honestly, isn't Italy the country that can be considered good just by filling the numbers?
Why would you create a new war in this situation? Do you have that much leeway?
Although we are currently obtaining resources from South America, to be honest, it would be quite annoying if Churchill came to his senses and tried to interfere with the Royal Navy.
It is not yet time to have fun creating new wars.
What the hell are you doing on that topic?
Suddenly, a possibility occurred to me.
“Is that guy a Russian spy?”
How else would you seriously have such a crazy idea? With the capabilities of the Italian military?
Or do you think the Italian army is great?
No. No. If you look at the way they talk about rebuilding Rome every day, it really might not be completely wrong.
Even without that, the situation is like a big match between Hitler and Goebbels with the Danube Confederation, and they are fighting in the Sudetenland. This damn Italy is messing things up.
Yeah. Even so, there's no way we can't penetrate Greece, right?
To make a bit of a mental victory, Ethiopia was heavily supported by the Russian imperialists and even played a defensive role on their home ground.
North Africa also let its guard down, and it is understandable that it launched an attack against France, the best army country in Europe, and then went on the defensive. It was a possible line.
Who knows? If the scythe had failed, Comrade Mussolini might have broken through southern France and advanced all the way to Paris.
But soon Goebbels shook his head.
No matter how many times he turned his hopes on the circuit, Goebbels could not picture the Italian army breaking through France.
I strongly pressure you not to do it even now.
“Comrade Secretary!”
“What's going on now?”
Surely something won't happen here again. What's with that face? Is Russia advancing right across the border?
Although the resistance is rampant in western Poland, the west of Poland is home to the pro-German, Goebbels-loyal Polish Communist Party.
They are establishing a new communist government and are blocking the Polish defenses with the Polish Red Army they have absorbed.
He was furious at Russia for quickly taking over the East, but the Russian empress was a vixen, so it was obvious that she would come in when she lost some strength.
Well, it can't be Russia.
“It is said that Mussolini’s troops who landed were blocked by the Greek army. So they say they need some support.”
“Heh heh heh.”
Ethiopia, France, Austria, Greece.
Isn't it already blocked by 4 countries?
Goebbels seriously wanted to tear Benito Mussolini to pieces.
And soon after, the Russian army finally began to attack western Poland.
“What are those? They don’t have propellers?”
“What the hell keeps flying in and destroying the city!”
And they did so using various weapons that communist Germany was unaware of.