Ch.207World War II

# Trotsky emerged confidently from his office, dressed in military uniform.

“Comrade! I’ll assist you!”

Yes. At times like this, Kulik does have his reliable aspects.

Though somewhat dim-witted, he works hard for the Fourth International.

Perhaps if we survive this crisis and bring down MacArthur’s reactionary government. If we directly unify this country, whether through negotiations with Huey Long or otherwise.

Given his military capabilities, he might even become Defense Minister of the American Communist United States.

Lost in such thoughts, calculating the victory of this final revolutionary war in his mind.

But we seem to be heading somewhere strange, somewhere secluded.

Bang! Bang bang!

“How did these reactionaries get in here!”

“We’re facing Reds! Kill them all like vermin!”

The sound of gunfire can be heard outside.

Security was stricter than expected, and the Okhrana had stepped forward directly to draw attention.

“Where are we going? This doesn’t look like the battlefield yet. Hey, Kulik!”

Strangely, Kulik remained motionless when called.

He just kept moving forward silently.

“*Huff* *Huff* Comrade Secretary! You must escape! The imperialist spies are—”

CRASH! CRUNCH!

Kulik’s car ran over the KFC party member who was blocking the way and warning Trotsky to flee.

Trotsky, unable to anticipate this situation, felt his mind go blank, unable to think clearly.

The jolt of the car as it drove over the party member’s body helped him regain his senses.

What on earth is happening?

“Kulik! What’s going on? Wait, what are you trying to—”

“You’ll need to pass out for a while.”

Trotsky’s face turned pale.

Kulik. This bastard was with the Okhrana.

“Kulik, don’t tell me you’re with the Okhrana—gack!”

Beria, who had somehow gotten into the car, covered Trotsky’s mouth from behind with a cloth carefully soaked in chloroform.

How much time passed? Trotsky’s consciousness gradually faded.

Before he could fulfill his dream of turning North America red under the guidance of the International and fighting against Russia, he had been captured by reactionaries.

Beria and the Okhrana drove to the US military government before KFC could mobilize and increase surveillance.

Trotsky and several of his close associates were brought to the Okhrana hideout.

They all looked pleasantly unconscious.

“So how do we handle this?”

“Yes, do we take him to Russia as is?”

Taking him to Russia as is would be fine.

“Do you know what happened to Makhno who dared to defy His Majesty the Tsar?”

How could they not know? Wasn’t he branded a pervert?

Thanks to that, communists and anarchists in Ukraine were eliminated.

“Wasn’t he portrayed as dying while indulging in cross-dressing and womanizing?”

Correct. With that, communism in Ukraine and Europe suffered a major blow.

Of course, anarchism isn’t exactly conventional communism, but still.

In any case, European communism took a severe hit, and Trotsky borrowed that idea.

“Let’s dress Trotsky in women’s clothes.”

That was Beria’s plan.

To turn Trotsky, the sole leader of world revolution who was worshipped, into a cross-dressing pervert.

Then, an imperfect country like the American Communist United States, with its racial conflicts, would quickly crumble.

Of course, MacArthur’s government was also experiencing discrimination against Black people because of those who had joined the American Communist United States.

But at least the situation wasn’t as bad as here, where racial conflict had reached its peak due to Black people holding high positions in the KFC.

Now they just needed to turn Trotsky into a cross-dressing pervert and destroy people’s dreams and hopes.

“Heh. It would be hilarious if the leader of the Fourth International had a hobby of cross-dressing.”

The world’s greatest revolutionary is a cross-dressing pervert. Aren’t you curious about what kind of impact this will have?

It probably won’t be a pretty sight.

“Well, get the most expensive-looking dress you can find. Hmm, and it would be nice to bring some little kids too.”

“Kids?”

The kids weren’t urgent, but they would be a nice addition.

Wouldn’t it be fun to label Trotsky as a pedophile too?

“Yes. Wouldn’t it be perfect to add the title of pedophile with young girls? Let’s also send photos to the newspapers through the US military government.”

Words travel far.

Beria decided it would be meaningless to hand over Trotsky’s photos to local newspapers and might risk being chased by the KFC, so he chose to inform the US military government to publish them instead.

Considering the historical Beria, this was truly a shameless act.

Anyway, Beria decided to taint American communism with Trotsky’s cross-dressing and pedophilia.

Soon after, there was an uproar in MacArthur’s US military government, which was maintaining wartime protocols, due to breaking news published by the newspapers.

“Extra! Extra! Leon has been captured by the Okhrana!”

“What? That Red bastard who should be torn apart? Let me see that newspaper!”

The citizens under the US military government extremely hated communism because the country had been divided by Reds, to the point where even moderate communists and socialists within the military government were being terrorized.

For these citizens, the news of Trotsky’s capture felt like a relief from long-standing indigestion.

“But what’s this?”

“Leon is a cross-dresser?”

The photo of the unconscious Trotsky featured prominently in the newspaper was shocking.

He was wearing an elegant women’s dress, looking like a pretty lady.

He even had a wig on his head to make the cross-dressing more authentic.

“It says he’s even a pedophile?”

“Crazy perverted bastard.”

“And the Black people worship this guy?”

The US military government side became even more contemptuous of the KFC.

Of course, hatred and contempt were natural during a civil war, but now they genuinely felt pity and looked down on them for foolishly worshipping such a pervert.

And MacArthur didn’t miss this opportunity.

Just in time, additional armored units arrived from Russia, followed by infantry troops.

“Let’s go! We’ll finish off those communist bastards!”

They all began marching westward under the banner of anti-communism.

Meanwhile, the American Communist United States, having lost Trotsky, was in chaos.

Those who had been calling themselves the Fourth International rather than KFC, and had claimed to be the legitimate government of the United States, were shocked by Trotsky’s capture.

“How could this happen to Comrade Secretary!”

“Comrade Secretary in women’s clothes?”

“Don’t believe it! This is a vicious trick by the reactionaries!”

“But we never knew what he did when he was alone…”

“Who are you to judge?”

There was chaos among the KFC Communist Party executives established under Trotsky’s leadership.

The Black people, who would shout “Leon!” even if their heads were smashed, found it hard to believe the cross-dressing and called for Trotsky’s rescue, but the white people were lukewarm.

“Hmph, so that’s the kind of person he was.”

“We need to change the Fourth International too. The Secretary Comrade is a cross-dressing pedophile, and Black people hold so many high positions.”

“This country is finished anyway. We can’t fight for a cross-dresser and pedophile.”

“First Makhno, now this—what’s wrong with these Reds?”

The racial conflict between Black and white people, which had been somewhat contained under Trotsky, intensified, and the number of people surrendering increased upon learning their trusted leader was a cross-dresser and pedophile.

Of course, most people knew it was a ploy by the US military government, but Trotsky’s capture was a fact.

It was as good as over anyway.

It seemed reasonable to surrender when the captured leader was widely known as a cross-dressing pervert and pedophile.

Moreover, Russian forces were pouring into America.

“Capture all the subversives who follow that cross-dressing pervert!”

MacArthur’s forces, seizing this opportunity, crushed the ragtag army of the American United States and entered Kentucky.

“Hmm, so the Okhrana captured Leon, the Secretary of the American Communist United States.”

Meanwhile, Huey Long was displeased with this news.

Not because MacArthur was winning.

How deeply must the Okhrana be influencing American society if those agents, acting on the Tsar’s orders, could capture Leon?

This couldn’t be ignored.

‘This civil war is only benefiting Russia.’

Although he had been extorted for money but managed to keep the Alaska rights, in reality, he had essentially handed over territory to Russia, only enhancing the Tsar’s authority.

What would become of Russia now?

It shouldn’t be underestimated just because it’s on icy land.

Despite General Winter, European Russia could be considered prime land, and those icy territories hide unlimited resources.

What would happen if such a country found the right leader and took off?

“This is no time for civil war.”

Wouldn’t it be right to compromise with MacArthur?

Although they had separated due to differences in opinion, both MacArthur and Huey Long pursued similar goals.

If the civil war continued, the United States would collapse.

Europe was like a foal stuck in a swamp, engulfed in war again, devouring itself.

Then there would be no power to check Russia.

That absolutely couldn’t happen.

The fight with the American Communist United States had already dragged on, causing significant damage.

There had been small disturbances initially, but now it would be better to negotiate with MacArthur.

Form a coalition government. Or even better, just hand everything over to MacArthur.

At the very least, after seeing Russia’s power in using the Okhrana to collapse the American Communist United States, the other side should realize this is no time for civil war.

The Russian army had suffered minimal damage, and the quality of their weapons far surpassed that of the United States.

Seeing them storm the White House, treating people as Reds, was suspicious, but figures like MacArthur needed to exist in the United States right now.

In October 1939, Huey Long secretly requested negotiations with MacArthur.

* * *

The American Communist United States collapsed.

The American Communist United States, which had been holding up well and sometimes even going on the offensive, was greatly affected by the capture of its leader, Leon, by the Okhrana.

The problem was that this wasn’t simply a matter of being captured.

The rapid collapse of the American Communist United States began because of a photo published on the front page of newspapers.

It was a photo of our Trotsky in women’s clothing.

Of course, the newspaper referred to him as Leon, but those in the Duma who knew who this person was would probably all be holding their stomachs with laughter.

A photo of Trotsky unconscious in women’s clothing.

This became known worldwide, and honestly, if I were Trotsky, I might consider suicide.

Well, as a woman now, cross-dressing wouldn’t mean much to me.

“Wow, this Beria guy is really useful.”

I never expected him to be used in this way.

To think that Beria, rumored to be a pedophile, would use Trotsky like this.

Hmm, but it seems Trotsky still has many uses. I’ll make sure we get Trotsky later.

To explain to our citizens why we intervened in the American war, we need to reveal that Leon is actually Trotsky—something like that should work.

Although I said we’d receive sufficient compensation, what we get from America doesn’t go directly to our citizens.

To secure justification, we need to take Trotsky.

The news coming in from the Duma wasn’t bad.

Our army in America had brought down Trotsky’s Red government with minimal casualties.

With this, one worry was gone, and now if we could just finish with Huey Long, we would have extracted as much as possible from America.

Of course, we’d need to leave some Russian troops to help stabilize the situation, but after that period, the American expedition forces should be recalled to Russia.

“Prime Minister. Let’s have our side take Trotsky. Try to negotiate appropriately with MacArthur. He won’t be able to refuse if we mention Trotsky.”

There are still uses for Trotsky.

We don’t intend to kill him right away.

Thanks to Trotsky, we’ve turned America into a mess and collected some money, so we should actually be grateful to him.

We can keep him in a camp for now, and when we decide he’s no longer useful, we can execute him, or use him again if needed.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Now all that remains is Huey Long’s United States.”

From what we can see, they didn’t fight a bloody battle with the American Communist United States.

After Trotsky disappeared, it collapsed instantly.

The American Communist United States was just united under Trotsky’s leadership.

Without Trotsky, racial conflicts reignited, and the communist party executives were divided due to the sudden disappearance of their leader.

In this situation, they would follow MacArthur, who was poised to line up from the west.

Would Huey Long hold out until the end?

“Huey Long’s side has initiated negotiations with MacArthur’s US military government.”

From Huey Long’s side, hmm. Should this be considered surrender?

He probably doesn’t want to see the United States collapse.

Especially since the longer Russian troops stay in America, the greater Russia’s influence on the United States will be, which he would want to prevent.

“Oh, is that so.”

Yes, Huey Long wouldn’t want to continue the war.

He wouldn’t want the damage from the civil war to increase.