Ch.313America’s Choice (2)

“Looks like they’re trying to project military power into South America.”

“How many opponents could there be in South America against the United States?”

Are they really thinking of projecting forces against those guys?

What is the homeland thinking? No matter what they do in South America, what’s important right now are those guys over there.

We can pacify South America anytime, but not Japan.

Ah, of course, I’m looking at this purely from the communist perspective.

If we let the communists loose here, they’ll grow exponentially and try to export revolution again.

No, we could even face a counterattack from the communists here.

Getting beaten by communists.

Rather than getting beaten by South Americans, being defeated by communists would be the ultimate disgrace.

Of course, the White House wasn’t just sitting idle.

They were providing weapons and other support.

The problem was that the White House underestimated the Japanese communists.

These communists who charge forward grinding their teeth. They’re throwing themselves like straw, determined never to lose to America again.

Some communist-influenced prostitutes even killed American soldiers they spent the night with.

The daily communist terrorist attacks were extremely annoying.

The current American forces in Japan weren’t enough to control all of eastern Japan.

We don’t have enough troops to control the area, and they expect us to crush all the communists with this?

Of course, MacArthur wasn’t mindlessly ordering us to suppress everything.

He said if it couldn’t be done, we should defend. If possible, I’d like to go to the White House and beat MacArthur up.

“I suppose I’ll have to go see for myself.”

I’ll go directly and protest to MacArthur.

“That’s not possible. We’re about to suppress the Sendai Communist Party.”

“Sendai suppression? You either need an army or you don’t. What if Tokyo falls while we’re dealing with Sendai?”

This Kanto Defense Force is a newly raised paramilitary organization of the Kanto Republic, and their level is so pathetic they won’t be able to stop the communists.

“Damn it. This is why it was better when I was in Russia.”

Russia was truly peaceful.

Being under the Tsar, the peace in Russia was really nice.

Of course, for Patton who wanted to rampage on the battlefield, it was somewhat dissatisfying, but rather than fighting with no proper support, peace was the best option.

This is an unavoidable reality.

“Let me tell you. In the ’20s, I was arm in arm with the Russian Tsar, beating up all the communists!”

How can it be that someone like me can only defend against communists here?

When I was in Russia, I raced across that vast Russian land, beating up communists.

I can’t help but miss those days. I seriously considered naturalizing as a Russian.

The staff officer frowned at Patton’s lamenting voice.

“That was so long ago.”

“What did you say?”

“Nothing. Ahem. Then why not request mercenaries from Russia?”

The young staff officer spoke jokingly, but the more I thought about it, it didn’t seem like a bad idea.

Bringing in Russian troops.

Once, Patton had shared life and death (one-sidedly) with the Russian army (Ungern).

It wouldn’t be bad to be with the Russian army again.

“That’s a good idea!”

Who knew there would be such a brilliant solution.

Patton patted the young staff officer’s back repeatedly.

“Huh? Are you really considering that?”

Am I really considering it? Of course.

The communists are coming right now.

“Am I really considering it? What’s stopping us? Wouldn’t Russia also dislike communism spreading in Japan?”

Patton requested the White House to ask Russia for volunteer troops if there were no troops to support.

And MacArthur at the White House was dumbfounded by Patton’s request.

That Patton is now whining.

Send more troops quickly. With the current forces, defense is the best we can do. Of course, Patton did provoke the communists, but that was possible because there were enough troops to control eastern Japan.

But how could it be easy when they diverted the troops that were supposed to be dispatched, withdrew existing forces, and left only a few?

“Is it really that difficult?”

“He says if it doesn’t work, he’ll really storm the White House.”

At Eisenhower’s words, MacArthur stomped his foot and fell into thought.

It’s incredibly rude, but does that mean the situation is that bad?

I need to hear more about this.

“Have the communists in eastern Japan increased that much?”

If Patton says it’s that bad, there must be serious problems.

So, are there a lot of communists in eastern Japan now? MacArthur’s estimate of communist numbers was minimal.

Communists who at most hold protests. Numbers that could be suppressed by the Kanto Republic’s Defense Force. That’s why he thought Patton’s forces, even though few, were hardly needed.

But looking at what Patton sent now, it was suspicious.

“Yes. Their numbers seem to be very high.”

“Communists all over eastern Japan? No matter how you look at it, isn’t that strange?”

MacArthur, unaware of Trotsky’s presence, was dumbfounded.

Honestly, how much could the communist numbers grow? That was his thinking.

To be honest, eastern Japan was already in a state where it had lost its national management capacity, and they had forcibly established the Kanto Republic with pro-American factions.

He thought even the communists wouldn’t be properly united, but if this is happening, someone must be behind it.

Without a leader, communists wouldn’t just gather on their own.

“Who is the leader?”

“A man named Tokuda Kyuichi. I’ve heard there’s also a foreigner behind him.”

Tokuda Kyuichi.

A name I’ve never heard before.

It’s natural since all the officials from the Empire of Japan era were captured and killed, but it’s unfortunate that there was a Communist Party.

“Hmm. So there was still such a person.”

If that’s the case, I need to think differently.

If I could, I’d like to consider feeding money to the Tsar again and bringing in Russian troops.

But bringing in Russian troops now wouldn’t be good.

Wouldn’t they naturally interfere in eastern Japan afterward?

Then I need to think differently.

“Should we postpone South America for now?”

To become president, I need to crush at least one of them.

In that case, it might be right to deal with Japan before South America.

There’s the Ezo Republic. But if eastern Japan falls, who knows what will happen to western Japan.

“Western Japan might start a unification war.”

Right. There’s western Japan too.

In western Japan, Renya Mutaguchi, called Japan’s greatest general, is watching with wide eyes.

Moreover, the elite South Manchurian Army remains intact as United States forces.

Even if we put aside training levels, if we compare weapon quality, western Japan has the latest weapons from the Roman Treaty.

How could eastern Japan or a small number of American troops handle that?

“Right. That could happen. That Renya Mutaguchi is still watching with sharp eyes, so it could be dangerous.”

“Yes. Because of Renya Mutaguchi, we need to secure eastern Japan first.”

Unfortunately, Renya Mutaguchi was recognized as quite a dangerous figure in the United States.

Japan’s hero, Renya Mutaguchi.

If the United States is expelled from eastern Japan, his army could move.

“The Japanese public sentiment toward Renya Mutaguchi is not to be underestimated. It would be right to send troops to eastern Japan before things get worse.”

Yes, that would be better.

We can deal with South America anytime, but Renya Mutaguchi could be dangerous if we look away for a moment.

Especially if there are communists, we absolutely can’t miss this.

Even for MacArthur’s own approval ratings.

“Can’t be helped. Don’t spare any support Patton needs.”

From the beginning, the United States isn’t a country with limited national power that can’t keep an eye on South America while supporting eastern Japan.

This is the United States, a country with enormous funds that can even charm the Russian Tsar.

It will absolutely not be defeated by Japan and South America.

* * *

The situation in Japan was getting increasingly strange.

Right-wing terrorist groups tried to rise up but were easily crushed by Patton’s attack.

Just when it seemed the crisis was over, the Communist Party rose up. Patton tried to crush this Communist Party again but failed.

More accurately, he couldn’t even attempt it.

The expeditionary force they were going to send to eastern Japan couldn’t go there, as expected, because of South America.

It’s probably because Argentina is actively provoking.

The problem is that abandoning the eastern Japan expeditionary force and thinking about South America means military action against South America must be considered.

Military action means… they’re going to crush Argentina before it grows bigger, right?

Then, will the picture I want really be drawn?

“Tokuda Kyuichi. So they’ve put a Japanese person as the figurehead.”

I nodded as I looked at the report submitted by Beria.

I had heard this gentleman was a leader of the Japanese Communist Party, but I didn’t expect him to appear here.

And he’s second to Trotsky? This is interesting.

A battle between Trotsky and Patton makes my heart race.

“Yes. But it’s a bit different.”

Beria continued to submit reports frantically.

With Trotsky behind him, Tokuda is essentially the action leader, and Trotsky is behind him.

Trotsky would be the one uniting the Communist Party.

“Trotsky is behind him. Something like that.”

If Trotsky is behind him. Hmm. Is he trying to exist like a shadow master this time? Nah, probably not.

No, it might actually be possible? Looking at Frank’s personal information, he came to Japan as an American.

It seems he just took care of the Japanese people while building power under the surface.

In this case, how should we view it? Does Patton have to fight with an almost non-existent army?

Trotsky’s devil’s mouth can unite the Japanese communists.

They will grow gradually, and they would choose a communist state over the invader (?) American military and the puppet state called the Kanto Republic.

After that, they will fight to expel the American forces.

If the United States remains tied up in South America, it might be worth a challenge.

The Roman Treaty can’t approach eastern Japan either. Huh?

“This could be interesting.”

“Pardon?”

Think about it. It’s quite interesting, isn’t it?

Wouldn’t it be interesting if Communist Japan becomes the next after Communist Germany to achieve revolution on its own?

Besides, Japan is an island.

“Besides, Japan is an island, so it’s isolated. If American forces are tied up in South America, it would be difficult for them to capture eastern Japan. They might just try to protect the Ezo Republic.”

This is where it gets interesting.

If Communist Japan establishes itself, it might feel like North and South Korea.

Communist Japan might plan a war to bring revolution to western Japan.

Western Japan might also go to war to prevent the spread of communism. In this case, a Japanese war wouldn’t be difficult to happen.

“Ah, wait a minute.”

North Korea had big brothers like China and the Soviet Union.

But what does Communist Japan have? Nothing.

The United States won’t leave Communist Japan, which started a revolution in their territory, alone. Then, it seems difficult for Communist Japan itself to be established?

Logically, the isolated Communist Japan’s future of collapse is clearly visible.

When the Soviet Union was intact, North Korea lived moderately well, but now without China, it was destined to collapse.

Ah, not now. There would be no North Korea here now.

If Communist Japan absolutely cannot be established, could Renya Mutaguchi unify afterward?

Ah, that’s a bit… An isolated Communist Japan wouldn’t have the revolutionary power to do much.

“In this case, wouldn’t it be right for the United States to somehow capture Communist Japan?”

“Yes. The Kanto Republic needs to be maintained for that.”

The Kanto Republic must be maintained to prevent unification, and it should remain fixed like this.

Sigh. It would be troublesome if Japan unifies.

No, I trust Japan from the previous world? But you know how people are. There’s that feeling of “why trust these guys?” That kind of feeling.

Somehow, these bastards seem like they’d do something if they unified. That’s how it is. Even if they unified, they would at most be after Balhae in rank.

“Hmm. Then this has become troublesome.”

If MacArthur deals with Argentina first, Argentina won’t be pumped up yet, and Eva Perón probably won’t hold out in the meantime.

It would be fortunate if she dies gloriously later without saying “Sister, help me!”

“Sigh, what to do.”

The blood of interference is boiling inside me, but it’s a shame I can’t intervene.

Europe now needs to do a lot of image laundering.

It’s unfortunate that I have to pull out and just watch this moment when I could stir things up in eastern Japan and China.

“For us, there’s no answer but to watch, right?”

Yes, that’s right. We just have to watch.

It’s not that we absolutely can’t intervene, but if we focus on eastern Japan, the story changes.

If the United States pays more attention to both sides, the story would change.

“If the United States focuses on South America, we can only observe. Anyway, we can’t interfere in eastern Japan.”

If the United States is satisfied with the Ezo Republic and steps back, no, MacArthur isn’t an idiot.