I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 25



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (25)

“Is this the work of the Communist Party?”

“Yes, that’s for sure. I already have the evidence.”

This is Japan,

General MacArthur, commander of the Far East Army, received a report from below.

The recent protests that took place in Jeju Island have a very unique character: anti-Americanism + restoration of the monarchy.

So who led this protest and what was its purpose?

The US military government pointed to North Korea and the Federation of Korean Residents in Japan as the ones behind it.

The Korean Residents’ Association in Japan is an organization representing Koreans who were unable to return to Korea and remained in Japan. After liberation, most Koreans returned to their hometowns, but a considerable number remained in Japan.

So what characteristics do they show?

Since most of them do rough work, they are worker-centered and are naturally associated with socialism.

It also had connections with the Japanese Communist Party, but when the Japanese Communist Party was suppressed by the US military government, the Korean Federation in Japan also fell.

“That kind of organization can be recreated.”

“Just wait and see, we won’t die like this.”

But that’s only a superficial downfall,

They continued the tradition by forming an organization called the Fatherland Unification Front.

The problem is this word, ‘national unification’.

Let’s drive out the American imperialists and unify the country. Isn’t that something we’ve heard a lot? As expected, North Korea was behind them.

But what is strange is that they are advocating for the restoration of the monarchy.

Doesn’t North Korea have a very negative stance toward the monarchy? But it doesn’t make sense for communists to simultaneously advocate anti-Americanism and restoration of the monarchy.

So what was the conclusion reached by the US military government?

The results of our own investigation were roughly as follows.

“As the Korean proverb goes, it’s like blowing your nose without lifting a finger.”

“You want us to kill the royal family of Joseon with our own hands?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm~ These guys are really evil.”

Commander-in-Chief MacArthur quirked the corners of his mouth.

If the US military government, which trembles at the mention of communism, and the royal family of Joseon had joined hands with those communists and attempted to restore the monarchy, what would their reaction have been?

Of course, the royal family cannot be safe either.

North Korea is after that, so what choice should the US military government make?

Commander-in-Chief MacArthur gave instructions.

***

“North Korea did it?”

“Yes, the US military government’s investigation results are also like that. We have already secured the evidence.”

Today, the daily life unfolds a bit violently,

I received a report from Prime Minister Lee Beom-seong (also Minister of National Defense).

It seemed quiet for some reason, but in the end, those two scumbags, Park Hwon-young and Kim Il-sung, got into trouble. We need to kill them to avoid any trouble.

The problem is that we knew about it but we didn’t do anything about it in advance.

At one time, Park Hwon-young was the representative of the Joseon Communist Party and took control of the Preparatory Committee on behalf of Yeo Woon-hyun. At that time, I was a 16-year-old boy with no power.

Besides, Kim Il-sung was under the protection of the Soviet Union. How is a 16-year-old supposed to handle this?

In fact, I heard that in 1946, a young man named Kim Hyung-jip threw a grenade at Kim Il-sung, but he was soon arrested and died in Siberia.

This is the reality, they are in power now but back then there was nothing they could do.

‘Yeah, that was the case then, but what about now?’

How long must South Korea respond passively to North Korea’s provocations?

Korea’s strategy is to respond after being hit, and this is no different now than it was then.

As this pattern repeats itself, the North Korean puppet bastards become more arrogant and run wild. Can’t we strike first?

After much deliberation, I made a decision.

“Assemble the generals.”

“Generals? Aren’t you holding a State Council meeting?”

“This is not a State Council meeting. We will now form an operations headquarters.”

“Ah… Okay, I understand.”

Prime Minister Lee Beom-seong, who received the order, summoned the military generals.

The meeting began in a heavy atmosphere, with even National Assembly Speaker Ji Chang-cheon, who once served as Commander-in-Chief of the Korean Liberation Army, attending.

If you call someone, you have to tell them why. I revealed who was behind this incident and explained what their purpose was.

The reaction of the State Council members was as expected, with heated voices erupting.

“These guys can’t start a war, so now they’re blatantly provoking each other.”

“Just like the incident that happened in Jeju Island during the last general election, this is not an ordinary thing. They are trying to overthrow the South Korean government in any way possible.”

“Then we have to show something too. We can’t just leave it like this.”

“But what should we do? If we say we should just attack and go up, the US military won’t agree, right?”

“We need to get their consent. We can’t just keep doing internal crackdowns like this forever, right?”

The problem is that I’m angry, but there’s no real alternative.

Can this incident be ended by just beating up the citizens of Jeju Island?

Even if that succeeds, I will suffer a considerable blow.

How is he any different from that monster, Lee Soon-man, who massacred his own people under the pretext of fighting communists?

So, we planned to advance north.

“We don’t need permission from the US military. We can move on our own.”

“Yes? Your Majesty, what do you mean…?”

“The US military is afraid of causing friction with the Soviet Union. That’s why they’re trying to just take Jeju Island and end it. But if we do that, our government won’t be able to save face in front of the people. That’s why we have to advance north on our own. Right now, the North Korean military’s attention is focused on the US military. That’s when we have to hit them in the back.”

According to intelligence, the North Korean military has also been on high alert recently.

How could I remain calm when a thief plots something like that to get his feet wet?

Everyone was on edge, keeping an eye out for the American soldiers stationed at the front lines.

If the Korean army were to make a surprise attack by making a detour at this time, they could strike them hard, but this would be an extremely risky operation.

If discovered midway, they could be ambushed by the North Korean army or become isolated in enemy territory, leading to the collapse of the army itself.

Is it even okay to plan such a reckless operation?

But it’s true that I feel bitter if I just sit still.

Even the elders did not dare to utter the words that were on the tip of their tongues.

I know almost nothing about military operations, so I just made up a story on my own, and there is no guarantee that this operation will be successful.

If we do it wrong, we will only end up putting countless soldiers in danger, so isn’t that why we ask for the opinions of generals?

At this point, one person stepped forward.

“Your Majesty, I will try to put that plan into action.”

“The Prime Minister?”

“Yes, I think it is possible to cause confusion in North Korea even if a surprise attack is impossible.”

The main character is National Assembly Speaker Ji Chang-cheon.

The Speaker of the National Assembly emphasized the advantages of the Korean military that the US military lacks.

That’s the ability to move across mountains, the US military tends to move by vehicle even when marching and rely on air strikes.

However, this is an ability that doesn’t have much meaning in the Korean peninsula, which is mostly mountainous. In that case, it might be more efficient to move between the mountains and bushes, strike the enemy’s rear, and cause confusion.

What is more encouraging is that there are many Korean military officers who are skilled in such operations.

Would the independence army have fought the Japanese army head-on in the fields?

They all fought guerrilla warfare against the Japanese army, relying on rough terrain, and officers with Japanese military backgrounds were also familiar with such warfare, having fought against the independence fighters.

The argument of National Assembly Speaker Ji Chang-cheon is that guerrilla warfare can be carried out at any time.

However, quite a few elders expressed a negative stance.

“It’s a small place. If we fail, no one will come back alive.”

“When have we ever fought in a safe place? This is a matter of national honor, and I think it is the soldier’s duty to step forward at such times.”

“That’s true, but….”

“Of course I have no intention of forcing you to do this. But I want this operation… to succeed. We have to show that we can do it too.”

I nodded.

Speaker of the National Assembly Ji Chang-cheon has long been wary of invasion by the Soviet Union and North Korea.

But the one defending is always at a disadvantage, so how can one manage that wide front?

If we hit them once here, the rats will hide in their holes.

Above all, the mobilization of Koreans in Japan to cause a commotion on Jeju Island was clearly an act of invasion by North Korea.

National Assembly Speaker Ji Chang-cheon’s argument is that this could not be allowed to continue.

“Your Majesty, if this operation fails, I will take responsibility and commit suicide. Then, you can treat it as if I planned the whole thing.”

I almost burst into tears for a moment.

I wanted to tell him to stop, saying, “What’s the point of pushing this guy to the brink of death for the sake of our country’s reputation?” But I’m the one who brought this up.

Then I will have to take full responsibility for it.

The consent of Prime Minister Lee Beom-sung, who also serves as Minister of National Defense, was sought.

“If something goes wrong, I will take responsibility and step down from the presidency. So, I hope the prime minister agrees.”

“… Okay, then we will share our fate together.”

In this way, a surprise operation was carried out under the leadership of the State Council members.

In the eyes of the North Koreans, the South Korean government is a bunch of guys who can’t do anything without the United States, and they returned the favor just as they looked down on South Korea.

***

“Commander!! Commander!!”

“What’s going on and why is there such a fuss?”

“Something big has happened!! The South Korean military has launched a surprise attack on North Korea!!”

“… … What? What are you talking about?!! Are you crazy?!!”

This is the Far East Command in Japan,

Commander-in-Chief MacArthur was shocked when he received the report.

How did the South Korean military launch a surprise attack on North Korea on its own? How did an army that didn’t even have enough military vehicles, let alone warships, advance into North Korea?

The subsequent report was even more shocking.

The North Korean army, which had been completely off guard, was shocked and panicked, wondering if the South Korean army would do something like this.

The North Korean operations division, misjudging by the surprise attack by the US military, quickly decided to withdraw to Pyongyang.

If we are stabbed in the rear and the main US force advances from the front, we will be surrounded.

Everyone fled in a hurry, and when the Korean army arrived on the battlefield, only a small number of rear units remained.

The Korean army surprised them and killed about 10 of them.

MacArthur was dumbfounded by the unbelievable report he heard.

The U.S. government will not just ignore this incident, and the Soviets will not stay still either, so how can we handle this?

More than anything, I was disappointed in the Korean government for moving the military without asking permission.

But that was only for a moment,

The news spread by Gyeongseong Broadcasting Station was relayed to the US Far East Command.

[It has been confirmed that the recent riots on Jeju Island were planned by the North Korean puppet regime in cooperation with the Communist Party in Japan. The South Korean military, in cooperation with the US military, directed the retaliatory operation and succeeded in driving the enemy troops out of the front lines.]

MacArthur quirked the corners of his mouth.

Then who gets the credit for this incident?

Of course, the U.S. government severely criticized MacArthur for commanding military operations without permission.

But it is true that this news brought a sense of relief to American public opinion, and in any case, it was a blow to the Communist Party.

As North Korea was humiliated, the Soviet Union’s reputation was also completely damaged.

MacArthur decided to use this incident politically and took a stand against the U.S. government.

“Can a Commander-in-Chief really move the military around like that?!!”

“The military’s principle is to take action first and then report. Are you saying we should just sit back and do nothing when the North Korean puppets are threatening the democratic government at the behest of the Soviet Union? It is our soldiers who are fighting the communists on the ground.”

When US President Truman heard this news, he was furious.

There was an uproar about taking off that bastard MacArthur’s clothes right now, but it was just talk.

MacArthur’s popularity in the United States was literally exploding at the moment, and the country was swept by the argument that someone as decisive as MacArthur should become president to fight the Soviet Union.

If President Truman fired MacArthur, it would only give him an excuse to enter politics.

The U.S. government had no choice but to leave MacArthur alone.