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# Kanto Republic, Tokyo

Today, the capital of the Kanto Republic, Tokyo, was extremely peaceful.

The blue sky and the somewhat rebuilt land made it hard to believe that this place had been a battlefield just a few years ago.

Of course, that was only on the surface.

Although the land had been somewhat rebuilt, unfortunately, there were still imperial sympathizers causing trouble here and there.

“Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empire of Japan!”

“Those Japs are at it again!”

BOOM!

Imperial loyalists supported by the Japanese Communist Party carried out suicide bombings against American troops and the U.S. military headquarters.

From the American military’s perspective, these terrorist acts, similar to those of Islamic extremists, were clearly annoying even if not particularly threatening.

In this chaotic situation, the small number of U.S. troops stationed in Kanto desperately needed support.

Since the homeland didn’t fully understand the situation here, they needed a hero who could assess the situation and provide definitive help.

And so.

MacArthur, unwilling to abandon Eastern Japan, dispatched Patton, who had expended considerable effort in the civil war against the KFC and in Operation Downfall.

Surprisingly, Operation Downfall was portrayed as relatively easy by the Rome Treaty nations, including Russia, with Renya Mutaguchi’s volunteer army, but Patton’s involvement was actually quite significant.

Having participated in the Russian Civil War and the American Civil War, Patton, who had developed a taste for rapid offensive tactics, instantly crushed the Japanese forces defending Tokyo.

Even though those Tokyo defense forces were short on manpower and had drafted women, the elderly, and boys, they were mercilessly torn apart.

As a result, he became known as “Oni Patton” among the defeated soldiers, and now this Patton had been dispatched to Kanto again.

“Ha, I thought I’d get some rest in Russia. These Jap bastards are never helpful in life. It’s completely different from Western Japan. Do these Jap bastards still think they can stand against us?”

It was truly absurd. Couldn’t they grasp reality?

The Emperor they worshipped as a god had already been executed, and the entire imperial family had been rounded up—those who collaborated in the war against America were executed, while the rest were essentially exiled to the Ezo Republic.

And yet they still acted up in this situation.

Their determination alone might be commendable. But now that Patton was here, there would be no more leniency.

“Hahaha. The monkey bastards’ actions are predictable.”

“I heard there are Reds around lately too?”

News about the recent communist uprising was a hot topic among American troops.

“Yes. That’s why we desperately need support from the homeland.”

“I see. So a revolution could break out.”

Patton closed his eyes and nodded.

There were signs that something was about to happen.

For now, the immediate concern was those crazy imperialist Japs.

He needed to figure out how to deal with them first.

“Um… what should we do?”

What should we do? Well, as always, we should use Patton’s method.

Mad dogs must be dealt with using clubs.

Just as they had burned the Japanese archipelago, they needed to round up everyone.

“Round up everyone connected to those who’ve been captured. Summary execution.”

“Summary execution? Isn’t that dangerous?”

“Well, how long are we going to just take this? This is happening because there are people helping those imperialists. If they’re executed, they’ll know they could die too, so they’ll stop acting like dogs. Do you know where the terrorists’ base is?”

These Red-like imperialist bastards needed to be swept away from their base first.

“We believe they’re in some abandoned military facilities in the outskirts of Tokyo, but—”

“You mean you haven’t destroyed them yet?”

Why on earth had they left those intact?

No wonder the Jap bastards still looked down on the U.S. military.

“Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about not using force-heavy military governance.”

“Isn’t that all from those union or whatever Red bastards?”

“I can’t be certain, but it seems so.”

“Why is the United States Army handling things this way? ‘It seems so’?”

“The public sentiment in Eastern Japan is in very bad shape. If we resolve this with force now, a revolution might really break out, and we won’t be able to properly intervene.”

Public sentiment? What’s that? Is it something you eat? Patton tilted his head.

“Push them all away with tanks.”

“Push them away with tanks? A revolution might really break out!”

“That’s what I’m hoping for.”

“Excuse me?”

Did they think this Patton would fear some Reds?

They had captured and executed all the Japanese who could serve as leaders. So what could these Reds do without a leader?

“Crush the revolution. Trample it. Remember how they’ve been defying us all this time.”

The Japanese were people who needed to be trampled, and now with the Reds, it was a two-for-one deal.

What were Reds anyway? They were like cockroaches.

Patton had personally experienced in the Russian Civil War just how crazy the Reds were.

If they left them alone, they would only grow more emboldened. If a revolution was going to break out anyway, it was better to trigger it early and eliminate all the Reds.

“Ah, understood.”

“Pus needs to be squeezed out. We can’t keep it hidden.”

Pus should be burst before it grows larger.

Now was the perfect opportunity.

They needed to mercilessly crush them with force, draw them out, and then trample them.

“If we do that, won’t other Kanto people be scared too?”

“On the contrary, tell them that nothing will happen if they don’t cooperate with those bastards. In fact, give generous rewards to those who report them.”

Not a single Red should be left alive.

And neither should those trash who still reminisced about the old era.

Meanwhile, in the outskirts of Tokyo, there were those secretly gathering strength.

“The Americans have been quiet lately.”

“It’s time. Before the Reds rise up, we must rise first. We’ll stage an uprising in Tokyo, eliminate the U.S. military headquarters command, seize Tokyo in the ensuing confusion, gather remnant soldiers from across Shinshu, and establish a member of the imperial family.”

These were people who still dreamed of the Emperor’s Empire of Japan.

They couldn’t let the Emperor’s country, rooted for thousands of years, collapse like this.

It was truly an impossible dream. A delusion.

But if they had realized it was a delusion, an unattainable dream, they wouldn’t have carried out crazy acts like bomb terrorism in the first place.

And their end was miserable.

“Destroy them all! Show those bastards what happens when you defy the United States!”

“Yes, sir!”

Patton personally led tanks into the now-abandoned military facilities, and the right-wing terrorist group was crushed by the tanks before they could even fire a single bullet.

“This is unjust! If it weren’t for that traitor Renya Mutaguchi, this imperial nation would never have been trampled by the U.S. military!”

In the end, with the final suicide bombing of an unnamed leader, the Japanese right-wing terrorists were completely annihilated.

All related individuals remaining in Tokyo were also punished, while those who reported them received rewards directly from the Republic government.

Meanwhile, with the destruction of the Kanto right-wing forces, the Japanese Communist Party inevitably suffered a blow.

Until now, they had carried out terrorism on behalf of the Communist Party, and the Japanese Communist Party had been protesting daily, demanding an end to the politics of fear, but to no avail.

What was the reason for crushing the right-wing forces despite the Japanese Communist Party’s opposition?

If there’s no tooth, the gum aches. The message was clear: the U.S. military would also crush the Communist Party that had been supporting the right-wing forces from behind.

“Although you are a Westerner, we will follow Secretary Frank. Please become our leader and guide us! I, Tokuda Kyuichi, will assist the Secretary.”

“Yes. If we rise up, those who cannot withstand the American oppression will surely join us.”

Eventually, Tokuda Kyuichi, an executive of the Japanese Communist Party, repeatedly appealed to Trotsky to rise up. Finally, Trotsky had to make a decision.

“I have no choice.”

With the loyalty that had once been directed toward the Emperor due to the influence of the Imperial Way Faction now turning toward Trotsky, they could unite more easily than under America.

Trotsky, who had been quietly building strength in the Tohoku region, finally rose up with his former remnant soldiers who still followed him, earlier than planned.

Meanwhile, in Western Japan, Renya Mutaguchi…

“There are really only idiots over there.”

He self-congratulated that this Western Japan, ruled by himself, a hero, was the true Japan that inherited the genuine Yamato spirit.

# # #

“Your Majesty, civil war has broken out in Japan.”

The Japanese Civil War.

More precisely, it was a communist revolution that broke out in Eastern Japan, but in any case, Frank had finally risen up again within Japan.

Frank. That’s the name Trotsky used in Japan.

Well, it would be difficult to start a communist revolution as Leon. Since he had already established the KFC under that name in America, he had no choice but to change his name.

He started the Red Revolution together with Tokuda Kyuichi, who was the first secretary of the Japanese Communist Party in the original history.

“That crazy Patton has personally stepped in.”

The reason for the revolution was simple.

Thanks to Patton’s zealous crushing of the Japanese right-wing forces, the Japanese Communist Party, which had been supporting the right-wing forces underground while building strength, felt threatened and rose up.

Things are getting more complicated than expected. Isn’t this revolution too early?

Of course, if they hadn’t revolted now, they would have been attacked first, but still, didn’t they rise up too hastily?

“China’s civil war is entertainingly messy with everyone fighting each other, and now Eastern Japan is in this state too.”

“Renya Mutaguchi has also deployed troops at the Nagoya border in preparation for any eventuality.”

A wise decision.

When rapid changes occur in a neighboring country, the effects inevitably spread domestically.

For example, refugees fleeing war might include communists. From the beginning, Eastern Japan lacks the fundamental legitimacy that Western Japan has with its Emperor.

Western Japan probably doesn’t want to get involved unnecessarily.

“Surely he doesn’t intend to intervene?”

Teacher Mo Zhengu wouldn’t be that foolish.

We’re also reluctant to abandon Western Japan. In an emergency, we could abandon Western Japan and focus on the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan, but still.

“No, he doesn’t.”

That’s right. Getting involved in Eastern Japan would be troublesome.

Renya Mutaguchi, having governed Manchuria and understanding international politics, won’t intervene in Eastern Japan.

“This means America will be tied up in Eastern Japan for a while.”

No matter how defeated Eastern Japan feels right now, communists are different.

Those insects are tenacious.

And although America occupies Eastern Japan, it’s officially the Kanto Republic, and America probably knows less about Eastern Japan than the remnants of the Japanese Empire.

“America’s Pacific policy aims to make Indonesia, Vietnam, Eastern Japan, and the Pacific islands its front yard.”

The Prime Minister pointed to the vast Pacific on the map, indicating Vietnam, Indonesia, various countries that would become pro-American, Eastern Japan, and the Pacific islands.

“I suppose so.”

In this situation, Eastern Japan has exploded.

How will America respond?

If America invests money in the Pacific, while pursuing an expansionist policy toward South America, then America will have no choice but to project power into Eastern Japan as well.

“They’ve been investing heavily in Vietnam recently, and with Eastern Japan in this state, America will have difficulty projecting influence in South America for a while. Of course, if they underestimate Eastern Japan and turn their attention to South America, the Communist Party will succeed in its revolution in Eastern Japan.”

Alisa Rosenbaum chimed in.

That’s right. Eastern Japan has long been reduced to ruins by America.

They’re in the process of rebuilding it, and now there’s a communist revolution on top of that.

They’ll have to subdue these people and pour in more money, so it must be a nightmare. Even for a wealthy upstart nation, this is a bit much.

Even America isn’t completely stable if you think about it.

They’ve been united because of the war with Japan, but they were torn apart during their civil war, so are there really no internal divisions?

Well, I guess they’re fine since they’ve been quiet until now.

“How long can the Japanese Communist Party hold out?”

“Despite their defeat, the Japanese Empire still had quite a military remaining. Using the terrain, they could make things difficult for the U.S. military.”

That’s right. How annoying would it be if the Reds hide and wage guerrilla warfare?

That’s exactly what partisan fighters do. I didn’t expect this to happen in Japan.

Ah, of course, since we deployed Trotsky, I expected something to happen eventually, but I considered it a long-term plan.

I didn’t expect America to send Patton to resolve the Japan issue before South America, nor did I expect Trotsky to absorb the former Japanese army so quickly.

But still, isn’t their number quite small?

In the late stages of the war, before Operation Downfall was completed across Japan, most of the soldiers defending Tokyo were said to be the elderly, women, and children.

Only a small minority were former elite troops.

“Really? From what I know, Tokyo’s defense before the defeat was a ragtag group scraped together regardless of age or gender.”

How effectively can Trotsky fight with such forces?

If you ask me this, honestly, it’s hard to be optimistic.

Guerrilla warfare will annoy the U.S. military, but how long can they hold out?

“Well, there are also China Expeditionary Army troops who returned to Japan belatedly, and Imperial Japanese remnants who didn’t submit to Western Japan and came over. On the other hand, the U.S. military is a rolling stone. Although Patton has come with support from his homeland, it’s uncertain how things will unfold. Above all, if Trotsky controls the Communist Party, it will likely become an Eastern Japan version of the Russian Civil War on the surface.”

“Hmm. One thing is certain: America is in a difficult position right now.”

“Yes. It seems America wants to station U.S. troops in Vietnam to make it a pro-American country, taking advantage of the absence of the Asian Alliance garrison troops. But they can’t abandon Japan either.”

With money being poured everywhere and many preparations needed, can America handle both sides?