Reincarnated as Nikolai II

Chapter 110 Unmasked (4)

the great war's clash was the result of choosing to just fight rather than squeeze more.

then did they only spend on military? of course not.

cultural and historical teabagging never misses in such psychological warfare.

"leipzig's victory monument finally completed with 6 million marks! our proud history that crushed napoleon! and perfect with the first emperor's statue beside it!"

"...good. then we'll begin preparations for napoleon the great's centenary from this year. one arc de triomphe isn't enough. first establish the centenary committee, build sorbonne university annex, rename paris's largest street, build additional napoleon memorial museum, then grandly hold emperor napoleon's state funeral at notre-dame, and magnificently host the warsaw duchy founding ceremony you so fear right in paris. we'll send invitations in advance. keep them well."

"this bastard?"

"what the fuck?"

hostility impossible to hide.

as time fills, europe gradually ripens like earth's produce maturing.

great powers' sincere psychological warfare.

perhaps this heightened atmosphere is why balkan countries could fight among themselves.

because no one had confidence to deliver the decisive blow that would overflow europe's cup here.

just considering 1913's situation, it's already beyond return with one agreement like morocco.

germany forward-deploying two battle cruisers and two fast armored cruisers to the mediterranean. stay tuned for updates on empire

mehmed pasha, de facto leader of the ottoman empire, openly declaring they'll sink british colonial navy in the mediterranean if war breaks out.

already drawing up domestic power as it comes.

now realizing we must draw up power to the very last.

"general kuropatkin."

"yes, your majesty."

"rearm finland and poland as much as possible. and prepare troops that can be drawn from asia too."

"understood."

colonial armies possessed by britain, france, germany, even netherlands and belgium smaller than one of our provinces.

i too prepare to draw other countries' armies, insufficient with homeland troops alone.

at this point, archduke ferdinand's assassination in sarajevo seems just an adequate pretext.

conscription. only implementing conscription in that country would complete the far eastern frontline base that the russian empire desired.

an army unsupported by budget is difficult to expect qualitative improvement, so it must increase quantitatively.

that country's navy... might as well not exist.

as governor-general pavel was gazing at korea wondering 'when will that peninsula be able to implement army conscription?'

orders flew in from the capital.

"...maximize korean military armament and prepare them to be deployable from now?"

it's not impossible since railways already connect from korea to europe. just takes long.

however, if it were simply sending one corps level, such orders wouldn't have come down.

what would they do bringing one colonial corps all the way to europe?

"...this is."

though russia is korea's protecting counterpart, korea also has the duty to participate in russia's wars.

that's the definition of mutual defense.

"an opportunity for conscription."

it's also an opportunity given to pavel.

while former governor-general roman became a war hero by excellently defeating enemies, pavel's military achievement would depend on how well he raises these koreans to send to europe.

as many as possible. not one corps but minimum four or five need to be sent.

"hey, adjutant. contact the korean military ministry. no, no. i should go myself."

gathering forces from manchurian chinese too and squeezing from korea, how many could be gathered?

wouldn't it be more than a decent military district?

'there's no such thing as free great power goodwill.'

though uncertain whether war will really break out in europe, or rather if the tsar plans to strike first.

he's a soldier. he follows orders.

and now the tsar wanted korea and manchuria to conduct an expeditionary war this time.

just like russia had done.