1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 38
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Episode 38
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It didn’t take long for news of my survival to reach the ears of the United States, the Soviet Union, and China across the ocean.
Domestic media as well as foreign media immediately reported this fact as breaking news.
[South Korean President Kim Jong-guk is alive. He has now returned to South Korea.]
[President Kim Jung-guk appears with bandages wrapped all over his body.]
[It is currently known that there are no problems in daily life.]
And President Carter, who was informed of this fact, contacted me immediately as soon as I arrived at the Blue House.
“Are you really feeling okay?”
“Yes. Luckily, I managed to survive without getting fatally wounded.”
“I see.. That’s fortunate.”
Although Carter sounded suspicious, it had already been revealed that North Korea had carried out the terrorist attack.
It was impossible to say anything about how he was still alive here.
He put aside his doubts and got straight to the point.
“So what are you going to do now? Do you plan to continue this war?”
“Yes. That’s right. If you start something, shouldn’t you see it through to the end?”
“.. .. .. .. ..”
President Carter is silent for a moment.
The United States is currently in a situation where anti-war sentiment is strong following the Vietnam War.
From his point of view, it would not be easy to intervene in this war.
Of course, he is also a pacifist and an anti-war activist.
That is why the last time China and the Soviet Union promised each other that they would not intervene in the war other than providing material support.
‘It seems like you don’t want to get involved in the war.’
I scratch wherever he wants.
“I’m not asking for help. Just block direct intervention from China and Russia. In fact, from the US perspective, wouldn’t unification be better?”
Carter seemed to have hit the nail on the head when he heard that unification was a good thing from the American perspective.
In fact, if unification were to occur, there would be nothing better for the United States to check the Soviet Union and China.
“.. .. .. They have already promised that. However, if the situation really shows that there is no answer for the North, the Soviet Union or China may break their promise and intervene directly. Their patience will not last long.”
He was saying this.
‘If we can’t end the war before the Soviets and Chinese intervene, let’s stop here.’
‘In the end, I have to finish this as quickly as possible…’
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The current date is October 16th.
It was now exactly one week since the terrorist attacks and six days since the war began.
There weren’t many points left, but I had to make sure.
I opened my smartphone and started searching about the Korean War that had just begun.
[10.10 Korean War]
[The Korean War began on October 9, 1983, following a terrorist attack on North Korean President Kim Jong-guk in Burma. South Korea initially gained ground with overwhelming ground firepower and air force power, but eventually xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx ended in xx xx xx xxxx]
That date was blinded.
That date is important.
This is probably the date when the Soviet Union and China began to intervene directly.
All of North Korea must be occupied before that date.
The sentences that were blinded behind me were obvious even without looking.
Eventually, the status quo was maintained through a material offensive, or a ceasefire was reached after securing some territory in the North.
But I didn’t think that would happen.
If not this time, there will never be another chance for unification.
I unlocked the content that was blinded by giving 100pt.
[Eventually, on October 29, China intervened in the Korean War with a logistical offensive involving the People’s Liberation Army.]
‘October 29th···.’
It was a tight date.
There are now less than two weeks left.
If this was the case, I would literally have to keep going up without stopping for even a moment.
It was clear that it would be a huge burden on the military.
‘I can’t help it…’
I immediately contacted President Lee Dae-sik without thinking.
“Mr. President, what’s going on?”
Even though he was at war, his voice was still calm.
“Chief Lee, let me get straight to the point. Can we push all the way to the end of the Yalu River by October 29th?”
“.. .. .. It’s not a question of whether I can push it away. Please give me the order to push it away. A soldier only follows the orders of his superior.”
He didn’t even ask why. He just asked for an order. It was just like him.
“Chief of Staff Lee Dae-sik. As the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea, I hereby order you to occupy all of North Korea by October 29th and either capture or kill the Kims. Do you understand?”
“Yes, I understand. I will definitely reclaim all of North Korea by October 29th!”
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The national army quickly advanced upwards, pouring down artillery fire to a degree that seemed a bit excessive.
One step up. One step up.
Intelligence reports indicate that the Chinese People’s Army is virtually ready for battle and is only awaiting orders from above.
However, what is more important at times like these is to prevent the already occupied areas from being recaptured by the enemy.
That is why I ordered the entire army to be as friendly as possible to the occupied areas.
The economic situation in South Korea in 1983 was not that great compared to that in 2023, but it was incomparable to that of North Korea, which had been gradually declining since the 1970s.
After occupying cities and towns, they collected hidden weapons and propaganda materials and then allowed them to continue with their lives as usual.
I thought that educating them or doing anything else right now could actually be detrimental.
Rather, I thought we should slowly allow them to seep into our lives.
To the residents, the military was just a neighbor who provided them with some support.
“.. .. .. What is that?”
Two North Korean children come near the stationed South Korean soldiers and ask them questions.
“This? It’s a Choco Pie. Do you want some too?”
What the soldier was eating was none other than Choco Pie.
During the war, the company actually did not sell some snacks to the public and instead supplied them entirely to the military, so even a private like him was able to receive a few Choco Pies during the war.
He takes out the two Choco Pies that were left in his pocket and hands them to the North Korean children.
“Thank you..!”
The North Korean child who received it bowed in thanks and tried to open the packaging.
But then, a fierce-looking North Korean kid next to him slaps the hand of the North Korean kid who was trying to open the packaging and says,
“Hey, what are you doing! How can you eat what those South Korean soldiers gave you?”
“Leave it. I’ll eat it!”
The child holding the Choco Pie ignored the fierce-looking child and opened the Choco Pie wrapper again and took a big bite of the Choco Pie.
The child who bit into the Choco Pie like that suddenly turned into ice and became speechless.
The child with the fierce eyes next to him asks in a worried voice.
“Are you okay? What went wrong?”
“That.. that.. no.. you.. are too sweet! So delicious!!”
The child, who had come to his senses, began to hastily eat the remaining Choco Pies.
“You said you weren’t going to eat it?”
Then, he quickly started opening another Choco Pie bag.
He asks again, looking at the fierce-looking child.
“I’ll eat the leftovers too.”
“Hey.. Hey..! When did I say I wasn’t going to eat it! Give it to me! I’m going to eat it too!”
Even the fierce-looking child who had been on guard was soon happily biting into a Choco Pie.
In this way, they won the favor of children with snacks, and of adults with cigarettes and medical assistance.
Slowly, one by one, the boundaries between North Korean society and South Korea and the military were collapsing.
And even if a ceasefire is reached without unification due to the intervention of the Soviet Union and China in the war, this will remain as a huge social chaos in North Korea.
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As the South Korean army advanced further north, far beyond Pyongyang, some North Korean military units were discouraged by the momentum and surrendered before fighting.
North Korea desperately needed support from the Soviet Union.
China was China, but at that time, the leader of communism was the Soviet Union.
Only with Soviet support could this situation be reversed.
“Why can’t I contact Comrade Secretary-General!!!”
Kim Il-sung roughly slams the desk in front of him and scolds his subordinates.
“I’m sorry, Comrade Leader… That’s…”
“What is it? Tell me.”
“Actually.. I heard that Secretary General Andropov collapsed..”
The Soviet Union’s biggest weakness was that its current leader was in very poor health.
Andropov, the current secretary, was also virtually unable to perform his duties due to kidney problems.
In the original history, he died in February 1984 due to kidney problems.
The last time he appeared at an official event was in August 1983.
He died less than two years after becoming secretary.
This was the biggest reason why Kim Jong-guk thought it would be difficult for the Soviet Union to enter the war.
It was not easy to wage war in a communist country without a leader’s decision.
And some of the North Korean leaders, who were unaware of this fact, fled to China or other countries with the slush funds they had created.
“China! What is China doing!”
“China says that if an order is given from above, they can come down right away.”
“Girae? Hurry up and hurry! There’s a deadline!!”
“Ah.. I see!”
At that moment, Kim Il-sung had a little hope.
Bombing began above the underground bunker in Hamhung where he was staying.
Pupupupupu!!!!!
It was not that they knew Kim Il-sung was there, but rather that they were indiscriminately shelling military facilities.
The national army’s advance was much faster than expected, and did not give them time to escape.
We advanced and advanced without much sleep.
That’s why North Korea arrived at an unexpected time.
And the overwhelming artillery power of the national army gradually destroyed the poorly built underground bunkers.
“Eww!!!!”
Debris from a fallen underground bunker falls on Kim Il-sung’s legs.
“Comrade Su-ryeong, you must avoid it!”
In order to somehow save Kim Il-sung, the secretary tried to drag him out, but it was impossible.
Because his large size was simply not a problem that his small body could handle.
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry… Comrade Suyeong!!”
“Hey you little bastard!!”
Others, including the secretary, also hurriedly fled to save their own lives.
Of course, even if they went outside, they would still be bombed there, but they chose to leave the collapsing bunker as instinct dictated.
And eventually, the remaining debris falls on Kim Il-sung’s body, which cannot move.
“Ah.. no..!!!!!”
thud!!!!
One life ended with the crash of a large piece of debris, slowly signaling the end of this war.
A war correspondent who later covered this fact reported it this way:
[The body of North Korea’s seemingly eternal Kim Il-sung was found in a collapsed underground bunker in Hamheung. His end was horrific beyond words. Or perhaps, it was a happy ending compared to the North Korean people who suffered because of him. Of course, his son was also found in a cold state not far from the bunker.]
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