1948 shake up!!
Jan 1st, 1948
It is another glorious year for the Mongols! 1947 shall be remembered as the year where the East overpowered the West! The Army of Khan has crushed the backbone of the European powers! Only neutral Switzerland nested in the Alps is spared… for now.
Chimid (Chief of Staff): Europe has becomes Mongol’s backyard!!
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): An unparalleled success!! We have done more than our ancestors! German though still controlling a significant territory of former Soviet has lost all their home grounds to us! Their nation now is like a chicken without a head! :rofl:
Chimid (Chief of Staff): For this year, we shall attempt on taking the last Allies bastion in mainland Europe next. Gibraltar must fall! Our boys have ventured into Africa also! Soon all of Mediterranean’s coast shall be ours! The Med shall be sealed with our enemy fleet in it! We shall also need to land in Ethiopia as part of the directive to claim all Italian lands before her annexation. The US has begin making multiple amphibious landings from China to Middle East to the Mediterranean! An irritant but it shall cost them their dear soldiers live! Once we are done with Gibraltar, we can eventually turn east and take care of the German Eastern Army who doesn’t have a home to return to!
Amar (Head of State): Haha!
They shall call Mongolia home soon after we annex Germany and hang Hitler! Personally for me, it’s so good to be preside over the empire at its greatest and even more greatness are to come yet! These are the wonder years! The golden age of the Khanate!
Choybalsan (Chief of Army): Until we have the world, we are still merely in the process of fulfilling Genghis Khan expectation! More shall come under Mongol’s fold this year! A Mongol globe!
Lhumbe (Armaments): On the war industry effort, we reached dizzying heights we never imagined before. From our humble beginnings of less than 10 IC, we have hit the roof and beyond. It’s 470/359 now, mightier than industrialized US! We’re swimming in a surplus of resources and supplies!
Choybalsan (Chief of Army): The only downside is we did not even add one new army division since the war in Europe started!
Amar (Head of State): That is serious!
We did all the conquest without growing our army?
Choybalsan (Chief of Army): Despite getting more converts to join the cause of Khan from all corners of the empire, it is only enough to offset our battle losses and provide the few manpower for building our air-fleet and naval transports. We are getting 1,090 recruits a day but it is not enough for a world conquering army.
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Then we need a change for this year! A growing empire needs a growing army! Else we could not defend it against the numerous possible incursions! We will be chasing our tails from place to place evicting invaders!
Chimid (Chimid (Chief of Staff): What kind of changes are your proposing? Mongols are already sourcing recruits from all over the world like no others!
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Oh yes, we can. I am viewing the list of potential new war cabinet members. Let’s see here…
The room fall to a silence as Luvsansara flick through a stash of resumes. And then he finally spoke,
Luvsansara (head of Gov): Our Security Minister, Dagva has done a great job. Actually too much of a great job beating out the workforce out of the conquered populace till we have over abundant IC.
Dagva (Security Minister): Oh yeah, I sure did hell of a good job! Thank you, no need to mention. So how is the solution to our manpower problem got to do with me? You want me to squeeze some fresh recruits for our army as what did for forced labor?
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Yes, that is what we need! But you’re the Prince of Terror… and it doesn’t fit the job! We need recruits who are willing! Willing to die for Khan!
Dagva (Security Minister): Well, fine! Someone else can do it while I just focus on improving war labor productivity.
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Ohhh, so sorry to say that the potential candidate comes from within the Security Minister! We need a Person of the People! Someone who will rally all to the cause of Khan so the our army bases could breed recruits like hamsters! We need a loving mama, not a terrorist like you. Your nature goes against the need of the army now.
Dagva (Security Minister): But terror is in my name! I am Prince of Terror! Oh nooo!! Don’t sack me….
Chimid (Chimid (Chief of Staff): Ah yes! I know the right person you’re referring to. It’s a her, Mrs Mikhailovna Kollontay! She is the opposite of Mr Dagva, championing the rights and preservation of the culture of the subjects of our new territory to help integrate them into our empire more peacefully!
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Yes, you got it right but I can never pronounce her name so I will just call her Mama Love!
Amar (Head of State): Wow, this is great! A woman in our cabinet! A nice caring woman! A good balancing force in our war cabinet! Especially if it gonna help get more recruits!
Chimid (Chimid (Chief of Staff): That is her specialty! In Soviet we taught our officers the importance of positive propaganda! With the backing of the state propaganda and her sympathetic nature to all people especially in the occupied territories, she is a manpower building machine!
With that, the letter of appointment is hastily dispatch in the wee morning of Jan 1st and Mongol Empire has a new Security Minister!
Choybalsan (Chief of Army): What kind of recruitment increase can we expect?
Chimid (Chimid (Chief of Staff): See for yourself! From 1090 men daily, it has increase to 2350! We can furnish a new division every 4 days!!
Choybalsan (Chief of Army): This is so amazing! Mama Love has such an impact! Our army can finally grow with her attracting recruits from our new empire!
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Superb!! Almost unbelievable! We made the right decision for sure!
Lhumbe (Armaments):Hey, don’t neglect your war industry! It has collapse without Dagva! Our IC is taking a beating!! It just fall from 470/359 to a mere 267/207! That is almost a 60% drop in productivity!! We’re no longer greater that the US! Are you sure??!
Choybalsan (Chief of Army): The needs of the army changes, Lhumbe. We need more fighting men now more than ever but instead we have more factories for the war effort! I need more in the frontlines, the warrior type! Look at your industrial capacity. It is still plentiful! Somebody need to hold the guns and wear the boots you’re making!
Lhumbe (Armaments): Look at our TC which is crashing down to hell! Our supply efficiency of a respected number of 82% drops by half to just 40%! How are we going to fight a war like this? Our logistics will suck if our war industry is weakened!
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): OK, Lhumbe. We hear your concerns and shall address it shortly! We shall continue our discussion tomorrow midnight!
Jan 2nd, 1948
The next day, the war cabinet reconvened. Now, with a woman on board!
Kollontay (Minister of Security): Hello! Do you guys always meet up at midnight?
Choybalsan (Chief of Army): Oh yes, it is a tradition! It’s time for our domestic policy. I propose that we continue moving to a professional standing army, away from drafting. Who need drafting when you’re fighting for the vision of Khan!
Chimid (Chimid (Chief of Staff): Seconded! Willing volunteers fights better anytime!
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Agreed! Here goes the ‘slider switch’! Our fresh troop capability will improve and their combat hardiness!
Lhumbe (Armaments): How about something to improve our IC further I asked about yesterday? Our supplies lines are long and supply transportation has loss half its previous efficiency.
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): I did remember your concern Mr Lhumbe, and have thought out a fix before this meeting!
Lhumbe (Armaments): Great!!! What will it be, who is it?
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): We got just a right person for this concern of yours! We have another woman, Mrs Sukhbaataryn Yanjmaa!! She has been informed and invited to our meeting. I present you our new Armaments minister!
A woman of big build, Yanjmaa dwarfs the lean & elderly Lhumbe. Lhumbe stumbles as 90kg of menacing flesh (and fats) step forward beside him from the shadows shoving him slightly.
Yanjmaa (Armaments): Hmmph! Excuse me!
Lhumbe jumped when Yanjmaa suddenly bellowed from beside! His popped eyes showing a look of bewilderment!
Lhumbe (ex-Armaments): Uh-oh, this can’t be! What about me?! I didn’t ask for a solution that replaces me out! I am an asset to Mongolia, taking care of the war industry, technology path and a master of logistics and supplies.
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Yep, too good till we have a reserve of 375k units of supplies that will last for ages. And since you complained too much over lack of IC, Yanjmaa administrative genius shall partially offset some of the so-called problem.
Amar (Head of State): She sure has the no-nonsense look, be afraid of her if you’re working under her! Don’t worry Lhumbe, we will call you back when the need arises.
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Yes, when we have supplies shortage.
Lhumbe (ex-Armaments): Oh noooo!! I gonna be in cold storage for years for being such a loud mouth and being too good at my job, boohoohooo!!
And with that, the most radical war cabinet change in almost a decade is complete. Two big mamas were added!
In exchange of excess IC that only goes into stockpiles of supplies, the new line-up will improve manpower significantly instead, something of a more serious shortage. Now the excessive supply stock can be put to good use as in the previous regular barter trade with Soviet again which was suspended for sometime due to lack of manpower.
This new team shall ensure the security of the ever growing empire!
Jan 5th, 1947
The new Armament minister Mrs Yanjmaa get on to work immediately by proposing the annexation of Portugal.
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Oh yes, I just realise that we can do that since we control all key areas of Portugal such that they could be annexed! They were overran by Spanish the last time who were with the Allies but their lands were freed by the German who retain control. When we took Lisbon from Germany, we’re actually taking the city that is legally Portuguese! Hitler was probably not confident his Portuguese ally could hold back again on their own hence Portugal was effectively under Germany control.
Nyambuu (Intel): She’s right! And Portugal government is now exiled to East Timor near our Jawa isle holdings in South East Asia.
Amar (Head of State): That is something we overlook, ma’am. What makes you think of that?
Yanjmaa (Armaments): Well, our core troops are battling out in Spanish grounds towards Gibraltar. Annexation of Portugal allows us to based our new army divisions nearby in former Portugal lands. We are expecting a big influx of new divisions in the coming weeks and we will want them right next to the battleground!
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): My Khan! This holy mama! Simply brilliant! We all overlook that! Lhumbe-the-old man especially overlooked that!
Chimid (Chief of Staff): This is superb! A true administrative genius!
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): Well what are we waiting for? I hereby announce the annexation of Portugal!
And with that, the another member of the Axis alliance bites the dust!
The last Portuguese enclave in East Timor turns to Mongol’s color signaling the death kneel of once an colonial power that subjugated the native people all over the world.
Luvsansara (Head of Gov): The Portuguese have resigned their fate into our hands.
Chimid (Chief of Staff): Good, we now got an airbase and naval-base to serve as a springboard to Australia invasion! We will have good use of East Timor in future!
