I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 59
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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (59)
“Wow, Jaeok, look over there.”
“Wow, it’s pretty.”
This is Japan,
Students from Gyeongseong Girls’ High School came to Japan on a school trip.
As cultural rule began, the number of Joseon schools going on school trips to Japan increased rapidly, and from then on, school trips were used as a means for the Japanese to promote Japan’s advanced culture and modern civilization to Joseon people.
There’s no need to feel bad about that.
It is true that the way of thinking of Joseon students was modernized thanks to the school trip, and since it was a time when democracy fever was blowing in Japan, Joseon students also saw and felt many things in Japan.
However, as the Japanese Empire grew more violent, school trips gradually became less meaningful, and Korean students were forced to make sacrifices for totalitarianism and the country.
That was already 12 years ago,
As the two countries restore diplomatic relations, the number of school trips to Japan is rapidly increasing.
So what should Korean students feel from this trip? Should they just enjoy traveling around to different places?
Park Jae-ok was concerned about that.
‘Can we… do this?’
In Shanghai, more than 100,000 South Korean soldiers are currently fighting against the Chinese army.
There are reports that hundreds of people were killed, so is it okay for students to enjoy traveling like this?
My father was a general in the Korean Army, my uncle was the President of the Republic of Korea, and being born into such a family meant I could not enjoy traveling with peace of mind.
“Jae-ok, what are you thinking about?”
Park Jae-ok, a friend who came in just in time, took out the words he had been keeping in his heart.
“Honestly, I’m worried about my father. He’s fighting in Shanghai, so I wonder if it’s okay for me to be enjoying myself like this.”
“Jae-ok, since you came here to play, it would be a shame to think like that.”
“Don’t you have any idea? Who is the one who is giving us this much fun right now?”
“No… That’s not what I meant… .”
Park Jae-ok turned a deaf ear to his friends’ innocent conversation.
Of course, how could students understand the position of soldiers who risk their lives fighting in that distant land?
Even though they tried hard to close their eyes, the Korean students faced the cold reality.
The Korean students toured a Korean factory in Japan on their second day of the school trip.
“Okay, kids, do you know where we are?”
“It’s Daehan Transportation, right?”
“Yes, they say that winter clothing for the Allied Forces is being produced here. Let’s take a look.”
As we entered the factory, a spectacular sight unfolded before our eyes.
People lined up tightly like chickens in a chicken coop, and supplies poured out onto the conveyor belt that turned without stopping.
If you think that only soldiers were fighting, you are mistaken, for in the factories too, countless workers were fighting their own battles to help the Allied forces.
So what will Korean students feel when they see this?
The supervising teacher took out the comments he had prepared in advance.
“What do you guys think when you see this? Do you feel guilty because you are the only ones playing around in Japan while everyone else is working hard and fighting?”
“yes….”
“Haha~ But you don’t have to feel too guilty. It’s because there are people who work hard like this that you can enjoy peace.”
Are schools going to teach students to be loyal and sacrifice for their country?
That’s proof that the country is in a mess.
How can we explain the fact that Japan, which killed 3,800 pilots in kamikaze attacks, even conscripted child soldiers and sent them on suicide attacks?
It simply means that the country is in a state of ruin.
As the country returns to normal and adults do their jobs, won’t students be able to enjoy peace and go on field trips without worry?
The fact that Korean students are living their daily lives peacefully even though a major war broke out in China is proof that Korea is a healthy country.
We are all students now, but when we graduate and become members of society, won’t we all do our best in our respective positions?
The supervising teacher emphasized that.
“You guys can enjoy your trip without any worries. It is the adults’ job to work for the country and peace. Just be grateful to them.”
“yes.”
Park Jae-ok nodded.
Thanks to my uncle and father’s efforts, I was able to enjoy my trip in peace, and while enjoying my trip, I never forgot to be grateful to them.
***
“Die!! Die!!”
“Come on you red bastards!!”
This is Shanghai, and the war has now entered its 13th day.
The Korean soldiers, who were terrified of the Chinese army’s human wave tactics on the first day, had now grown into full-fledged soldiers and did not stop firing machine guns even in the acrid smell of gunpowder and blood.
If the Chinese army comes near the trenches, they will have to face close combat.
The Chinese soldiers who had approached the trenches fell helplessly.
Even if a single regiment advances, they are subjected to artillery fire and machine gun fire, and only a few dozen men can reach the trenches.
“What, why is this all there is?!! Where did everyone go?!!”
“He came here and was shot by machine guns and shells and died.”
How many survivors would be able to show their power in the face of heavily armed South Korean soldiers?
The Chinese army was defeated one by one, and as this pattern repeated itself, the Korean army gradually gained courage.
On the other hand, the morale of the Chinese army is at rock bottom.
The Chinese army drove its soldiers into a desperate situation with miraculous logic.
“The Allied Forces fire 50 bullets per person, but our People’s Army is an elite force that can kill an enemy soldier with a single bullet!! Everyone, risk your life and advance!!”
What the heck is this doctrine?
Isn’t that just a mental victory over the lack of bullets?
While the Allied Forces fired 500 bullets, the Chinese army could not even fire 10 bullets. It was natural that the exchange rate would increase as time went on.
“How long will it keep flying?!!”
“Those guys have unlimited bullets?!!”
The Chinese army was overwhelmed by the firepower of the South Korean army.
After expending all those bullets for over a week, bullets are still pouring down like rain, and over 800 anti-tank guns are still spitting out fire.
A situation where progress is impossible,
The Chinese army, which suffered countless casualties, gave up its advance.
Further attacks would only increase casualties, so People’s Army General Peng Dehuai risked his life to offer advice to Mao Zedong.
“This can’t be done any longer. We need to withdraw the army and reorganize it.”
“No!! If we give them any more time here, it’s really over!! I tell them to advance no matter what!! It’s about time they ran out of shells!!”
“You’ve been saying that for a few days now!! But their firepower is still going strong!! Our soldiers are out of ammunition and are turning into meat shields!!”
“The Soviet Union beat Germany because they had more bullets?!! We can fight like that too!!”
Mao Zedong completely misjudged the situation.
The Soviet Union was overwhelmingly inferior to Germany in quality, but its population of 170 million could not be ignored.
The problem is that comparing the Soviet Army to the Chinese Army is disrespectful to the Soviet Union.
The Chinese army is an army that uses hammer and anvil tactics with people because it does not have the industrial technology to produce tanks.
The Soviet Union was an army that could at least use tanks to bypass the battlefield and strike the enemy’s flank, and even flew fighter planes to block German bombing.
But isn’t that not the case for the Chinese army?
Now that the Allied forces have abandoned the field battle and established positions, the numerical advantage means nothing to the Chinese.
As soon as the troops were deployed, they were torn apart, and in the past few days, the Chinese army suffered 140,000 casualties.
On the other hand, the Allied forces’ damage is minimal, and if the Allied forces’ reinforcements arrive now, the Chinese army is in danger of being surrounded in return.
With about 300,000 American troops in Nanjing and about 140,000 Allied troops stationed in Shanghai, and an additional 400,000 supporting them, wouldn’t it be possible to surround the Chinese army?
Even Mao Zedong, who had been calling for a decisive battle, felt fear for a moment.
“Do you really think they can surround us?”
“Remember that the Allied forces have a lot of tanks and modern weapons. Shells could fall on the heads of our retreating soldiers.”
“Ha… But if I back off now!!… .”
“If we don’t retreat now, the damage will only increase!! Didn’t the Allied Forces also build defensive positions to focus on defense for the time being?!! If we retreat now, we can buy time to reorganize our battle lines!! Retreat quickly!!”
Mao Zedong couldn’t make up his mind.
This decisive battle in Shanghai was an operation I personally decided on, so if I retreat like this, it would be a loss of face for the Commander-in-Chief.
The problem is that Peng Dehuai is not the kind of soldier who would argue about such things. Zhu De, who was recently ousted from office, always says OK to what is said from above, but Peng Dehuai is not like that.
Besides, this war was one that Zhou De had opposed, and if he were to withdraw his troops like this, Mao Zedong’s reputation would plummet.
What excuse will you make in front of the families of the soldiers who died senselessly in the war? Will you say that the soldiers lost because they were not brave?
Mao Zedong was stuck in a quagmire from which he could not escape.
There was only an unconditional assault, and while the Chinese army was making meaningless sacrifices, the US-British allied reinforcements arrived at the scene.
The number is a whopping 430,000, and the Chinese army is now in a position of being surrounded.
***
“You’re doing mobile warfare?”
“That’s right.”
This is the Shanghai Allied Forces base,
Army General Park Jeong-ui listened to the US military’s operations.
Mobile warfare is a tactic that the US military has been practicing for a long time, and since 1940, about 400,000 troops have received intensive training in the Louisiana area.
The generals featured here are Mark Clark, Eisenhower, Walter Krueger, and George Patton.
Just hearing the name sent shivers down their spines as they poured out their voices.
The problem is that the United States, despite its thorough preparations, treated the maneuver warfare as a useless operation.
The basic strategy of the US military is firepower warfare centered on large quantities of material.
Moreover, with the advent of nuclear weapons after World War II, the US military came to despise mobile warfare even more, but now the situation is different.
“Oppose war!! Why do American soldiers have to die again?!!”
“This war is because of President MacArthur’s diplomatic failure!!”
Public opinion in the United States is very bad right now.
The war in China has been dragging on for nearly a year, and unless the enemy is annihilated with a groundbreaking attack, the war will only remain in a stalemate.
President MacArthur planned an operation to surround and destroy the Chinese army by mobilizing 930,000 troops.
It was decided to completely annihilate the Chinese forces stranded in Shanghai.
It is an operation that literally pours all of the Allied forces’ mobility and firepower into, the question is who will strike the Chinese army’s flank.
If the movements of the special forces are discovered by the enemy, they could be isolated and annihilated, and this is something that even the US military, which has been conducting mobile warfare for over a year, is reluctant to do.
Mobile warfare is that hard,
Can the South Korean military, which has just started out as a rookie, fulfill that role?
Park Jeong-ui thought that the U.S. military would take on that role, but what came out was completely different from what he had expected.
“Come to think of it, didn’t the South Korean army return to the North Korean army’s rear and inflict a major blow?”
“Yes? But that was only a small force….”
“But anyway, don’t you have any practical experience? Could you possibly take on that role?”
Park Jeong-ui was unable to continue speaking.
Why should the Korean military do something so dangerous when the American military, who had been training for mobile warfare for a year, is leaving it alone?
Park Jeong-ui noticed that the US military was testing the Korean military.
There was an incident last time where Korean soldiers rebelled against the US military, and it is true that there is a subtle atmosphere flowing between Korean and US generals.
No matter how much training you receive, it is human nature to not want to do something dangerous or difficult.
Park Jeong-ui was uncomfortable, but he did not let his pride get the better of him.
“There is no reason for the Korean military to be deployed in this operation when there are American soldiers here who have undergone a year of mobile warfare training. Our Korean military is not cowards. We will do our best in the given mission, but we are not well-trained enough to complete such an important mission.”
The American generals kept their mouths shut.
It is true that the Korean military played a major role in the defense of Shanghai.
Are you going to treat me as a coward for taking a step back from mobile warfare?
Although the Korean military was excluded from the mobile operation, this incident caused some generals to harbor ill feelings toward the US military.
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