Ch.342Grand Resolution

# The Meeting of Heroes

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Renya Mutaguchi made his decision.

He declared to the people with the eloquence he had honed for years at his headquarters in Southern Manchuria.

“I, Prime Minister Renya Mutaguchi of Japan, declare this! Our enemy is not America! If we accept those Reds’ requests and become America’s enemy, the Co-Prosperity Sphere will intervene in this land, and the Constantinople Treaty Organization will also get involved! This would essentially mean World War III! It means we would be deceived by the Reds into bringing about a third tragedy! Aren’t those Reds who dig into our hearts and whisper devilish thoughts the true enemy?”

That’s right. The Reds are the true enemy.

The people of the United States had long been taught that the Reds were the true enemy.

It was impossible to completely ignore the requests of the same ethnic group, which is why he had suggested a unification war.

But in the current era, fighting America would be tantamount to dragging the entire world into war.

It was only regrettable to miss such a good opportunity.

Now the people were waiting for the response of Renya Mutaguchi, the hero of the Yamato race.

Well, what could be gained by missing this opportunity for unification?

And Renya Mutaguchi showed off his dazzling tongue skills as if possessed by the dead Goebbels.

“Once, the Tsar of Russia, a hero of the world, mercilessly struck down the Reds even if they were his own people! If we are deceived by the Reds and start a unification war, how foolish would that be? Even if we win, it would be a Pyrrhic victory, a victory full of wounds! However, I will take this opportunity to request something from America! Why did this situation occur in the first place? Because we were divided! Because remnants of Japanese imperialism remained and caused disturbances, and red weeds bloomed in their midst. I, Renya Mutaguchi, will request the White House to establish a unification organization for Japan’s peaceful unification, on the condition that they help eradicate those Reds and the remnants of Japanese imperialism!”

Peace Unification Organization.

An organization established solely for peaceful unification.

With strong military power, he would achieve unification not through force but through true peace.

Renya Mutaguchi showed firm determination.

“Prime Minister. What if they don’t accept? Isn’t it possible that those American bastards might ignore our words in the future?”

A reporter holding a notepad cautiously asked Renya Mutaguchi.

How would their hero Renya Mutaguchi respond?

To the reporter’s question, Renya Mutaguchi boldly declared:

“If America ultimately ignores my demands, I will personally lead 300,000 troops with the Emperor’s approval to completely annihilate America, the remnants of Japanese imperialism, the Communist Party, and even the Ezo Republic to achieve unification by force! I only hope that the people of the United States will trust and follow me!”

Renya Mutaguchi would personally lead the army!

Thanks to the Tsar of Russia and Wilhelm II of the German Empire, it had already become romantic in this world for leaders to personally go to war.

Naturally, Renya Mutaguchi’s declaration was widely reported.

“Waaaaaaah! Long live the Shogun! Long live the United States of Japan!”

In fact, this had already been secretly discussed with MacArthur, so now Mutaguchi only needed to lead the army to eliminate the remnants of Japanese imperialism, but setting the stage wasn’t a bad idea either.

Thus, while sending the Kanto Expeditionary Force to America as reinforcements, he headed to the Kanto American Military Government Headquarters to meet Patton in person.

Today, Tokyo’s security had been fully secured from right-wing terrorists and Reds thanks to Patton’s efforts.

And on this day, surprisingly, Renya Mutaguchi visited the American Military Government Headquarters, and Patton welcomed him.

“I am Renya Mutaguchi, Prime Minister of the United States of Japan.”

“I am Patton, Commander of the Kanto Expeditionary Force at the Kanto Republic’s American Military Government Headquarters. It’s quite moving to finally meet in person the hero I’ve only heard about.”

Patton was seeing Renya Mutaguchi for the first time.

He had only heard about him, but now he was seeing the hero in person.

However, the supposedly impressive Renya Mutaguchi didn’t look particularly heroic.

‘Or perhaps that’s what makes him a hero.’

Hadn’t the Tsar praised him?

So, he must be someone special.

Perhaps it was precisely because he looked so ordinary that he was more of a hero.

“I too am honored to meet General Patton, a friend of the Tsar. So, how is the war situation?”

Let’s hear it.

Just how difficult could these Reds be to have caused this situation?

“We’ve already captured most of the Reds. The only problem is that remnants of the former Japanese Empire still remain.”

“Is that so?”

Since the Japanese Empire was once his homeland, Renya Mutaguchi was somewhat concerned about these remnants.

They needed to be swept away to prevent any influence on Western Japan.

“They’re destroying all our supply lines, which is a problem. And here…”

The Japanese destroying supply lines was bad enough, but what else could there be?

“What else is there?”

He’d prefer to skip over anything too troublesome, but if the supply lines were being attacked, that would be a problem. Given the current position of the Reds, the supply lines would be quite extended. He had heard that the American fleet was deployed in the Atlantic and Caribbean to deter South America.

That meant they would have to finish this with just the army.

“The Anastasians are also a problem.”

“The Anastasians shouldn’t be a problem, should they?”

What problem could the Anastasians pose?

More than half of the United States congressmen were Anastasians.

“Well, between us, let me be frank. In this situation, if they start running around trying to establish an Anastasian pro-Russian government, wouldn’t that be troublesome for Russia, Japan, and us Americans? It means there’s even an Anadan branch here.”

Anadan.

An organization that emerged from Anastasians, those who were inspired by Anastasia’s ideology after losing “My War.”

“Indeed. That could be a problem.”

“I was hoping the hero Renya Mutaguchi could take charge of them.”

So he was setting the stage to have him take charge of the Anastasians.

“The Anastasians?”

“Yes. Could you accept them?”

Renya Mutaguchi furiously turned his small brain over and over.

Taking in the Anadan from Eastern Japan.

Well, he could welcome that much.

But recently, he had been greatly annoyed by the communists flowing in from Eastern Japan.

And now they wanted him to take in the Anastasians.

There might be communists among them, which didn’t make any sense. Honestly, he wasn’t particularly drawn to the idea right now.

This wasn’t Western Japan anyway, so there was no need to save face.

So he refused.

“I’m afraid that might be difficult.”

“Why is that?”

Why, he asks. This is why simple-minded soldiers are problematic.

“There were communists among the recent refugees from Eastern Japan. I’m afraid it’s a bit difficult right now.”

Above all, if they were communists, he himself would be in danger.

Why should a hero like himself have to deal with them directly?

“What about contacting the Tsar? Aren’t General Patton and the Russian Tsar friends?”

This Patton was supposed to be quite impressive.

“Hahaha! Except for romantic involvement, we are truly the best of friends!”

In reality, Anastasia had been somewhat pushed around by Patton during the Russian Civil War, but Patton had greatly misunderstood their relationship.

“Then, perhaps the General could send a personal letter?”

“But the Middle East is at stake, isn’t it? Moreover, this is Kanto, and if we inquire with the Tsar, that damned fellow at the White House will surely nag like a woman. And we don’t know how those Reds will move while we’re sending letters.”

That’s right. Russia, or more precisely, the Constantinople Treaty Organization, had declared a principle of non-intervention in Japan.

The Co-Prosperity Sphere was the only force indirectly supporting them.

“Then I’ll have to step in personally.”

“How many troops have you brought?”

Well, that’s a good question.

Right now, Renya Mutaguchi had brought essentially elite troops.

Yes, military power equivalent to one-third of the Western Japanese Army. Out of 300,000, he had brought 100,000 troops.

He spoke with imposing dignity.

“A full 100,000. These are the troops of an unparalleled hero who have been with me since my days in Southern Manchuria and pushed your country’s army back to Nagoya.”

Renya Mutaguchi had brought powerful elite forces for this occasion.

“Oh, I look forward to seeing them in action.”

Now that he had set the stage, the next step was to pressure Patton with this military power while dividing roles.

‘The Americans should be the ones directly capturing the Reds.’

With some Western Japanese already running around saying they should destroy America together with those damn Reds, what would happen if the Western Japanese Army directly punished the Reds?

There would likely be people in Western Japan calling them American puppets.

Rather, if he focused on dealing with the remnants of Japanese imperialism in Eastern Japan, he could maintain his heroic reputation and public support.

Additionally, the Reds would easily be slaughtered by the American forces.

A satisfying ending for everyone.

“How about dividing our roles? Isn’t your country originally in the position to catch Reds? If you receive help from the Co-Prosperity Sphere’s Western Japan to catch those Reds, it might cause problems for your President’s approval ratings. So, rather than us going all the way there to directly catch the Reds…”

“You’ll eliminate the remnants of Japanese imperialism?”

Dealing with the remnants of Japanese imperialism was an urgent matter.

Patton had destroyed their main force, but with the thousand-year-old imperial system shattered, how many would remain quiet?

“That’s right. How could I be called a hero if I don’t deal with them? I think that would be better for the American forces as well.”

Yes, that’s not a bad idea. From the beginning, it wouldn’t look good for Patton or the White House to have called in Japanese forces because they couldn’t handle what they had almost finished.

After all, they had abandoned South America and were thoroughly burning Eastern Japan, so they couldn’t say, “It’s difficult, help us, Renyaemon!”

It made sense to receive help in a different way.

As long as the supply routes were secured, there would be no problem.

If the supplies were destroyed, even a great nation would struggle.

It would be nice to have a fleet, but the homeland had sent all their fleets to deter South America, determined not to give them naval supremacy.

“Hmm, just out of curiosity, Prime Minister.”

“Go ahead.”

“What would you do if your supplies were cut off during battle?”

He suddenly became curious.

He wondered what impressive answer this man would give.

“If we lack supplies? Hmm. That’s simple. Supplies are naturally taken from the enemy.”

“Hahaha! I see. I should consider that possibility too.”

While Patton laughed heartily on the outside, he was inwardly impressed.

How could such a person exist?

‘He’s truly extraordinary.’

To say in this era that one would take supplies from the enemy. It was a statement that could only be made with the confidence to completely crush the enemy.

This wasn’t the distant past where people fought with swords and spears; in the modern era, to take supplies from the enemy.

It meant mercilessly grinding down the enemy with the given supplies.

Moreover, Patton felt a strange sense of kinship with Renya Mutaguchi who spoke such words.

He was truly worthy of being called a hero of this era.

Something that would normally be impossible.

“Let me tell you one more thing. Japanese people are herbivores by nature. In the last great war, the Japanese Empire committed atrocities like cannibalism, but they are herbivores by nature.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Even without food, they will survive to the end by relying on mountains and fields, so if you want to catch the communists, you’ll have to burn all the greenery in the mountains and fields.”

“But aren’t they the same ethnic group?”

Can a hero capture his own people like that?

Patton suddenly felt such a strange feeling, but Renya Mutaguchi shook his head.

As if this was only natural.

He opened his mouth carefully with a serious face.

“How can the Reds be considered the same ethnic group? Did your America spare the KFC?”

“No, we didn’t.”

Honestly, the KFC ended quickly because all the resisting Reds were killed.

When you think about it, the United States wasn’t so clean either.

“Even the Russian Tsar, hailed as the world’s greatest hero, didn’t show mercy to the Reds. Doesn’t that mean the Reds are evil beings?”

Indeed, the Reds are certainly stubborn.

Thinking about it that way, Renya Mutaguchi’s words must be right.

“Hahahahaha! Indeed, you’re right. After all, the Reds are no different from those who sold their souls to Satan.”

Those Reds are truly exasperating.

Of course, Renya Mutaguchi hadn’t seen many Reds.

Even in the Russian Civil War, he had only seen the brave White Army fighting the Reds. He didn’t know much about the Reds, having only heard about them.

“It seems it’s time for me to finish what I couldn’t before. I will firmly support General Patton’s back.”

“Thank you. Hahahahaha! Let’s have a drink together after we finish the job.”

“Let’s do that. Hahahahaha!”

The meeting between Renya Mutaguchi, considered the peace of our era, and America’s tank master Patton was truly successful.