NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 170
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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 170
Dawn is Coming (6)
A late night past midnight.
Although the weather has gotten warmer recently, the winter nights in Hamgyeong Province are still extremely cold.
It was so cold that even if I just stood still, the cold wind felt like it was tearing my skin and would pierce through my thick winter coat.
“Ugh… … . It’s really cold.”
“This is the only thing that’s warm. It was much worse when I was working in the northern part of Hamgyeong Province.”
“Really? Was it like that?”
“Yes, Private Yamada, that’s because you only worked in Pyongyang. Last year, I went to Hoeryong once on a rotational assignment… … Oh my… … I really thought I was going to die.”
“Kekekeke, that’s too bad. I’ll just finish this battle and go home, but you’ll just rot away here for a few more years.”
The sergeant teased the new recruit who had just started his military life, but the new recruit didn’t even know that he was being teased and just looked envious.
“Private Yamada, are you being discharged next month? Wow… … Congratulations.”
“What are you congratulating… …”
“This is something to celebrate! How can one easily be discharged from the military with all their limbs intact? And this guy who was just a farmer was drafted into the military and learned something in the military and became a corporal. We should congratulate him.”
“what?”
Corporal Yamada, who had been sitting warmly by the campfire while the new recruits stood in the cold wind, frowned and got up from his seat.
“What did you just say?”
“Haven’t you heard? Did you happen to have some bonito flakes stuck in your ears?”
“what?”
Corporal Yamada, who was angry at the rookie’s foul language while out of his mind in the cold weather, approached the broken rookie to try to fix him and hit him on the head.
“Has this kid lost his mind… … Didn’t your prospective partner tell you about the fear of Private Yamada, the ghost who was on duty today?”
Then, as if he had been waiting, the new soldier covered his mouth with one hand and thrust a bayonet into his neck.
“Private Yamada, I’m going to ask you two questions now, and you have to answer them well.”
“Ugh… … . Ugh… … .”
Corporal Yamada was extremely embarrassed, but soon opened his mouth to say something like, “What are you doing? Are you crazy because you want to die?” with a venomous look in his eyes.
“Hmm. We don’t have much time, so I’ll be a bit of a pain. Please understand, Private Yamada.”
-Phew.
“Eeeeeep! Eep eep eep! Eep!!!”
The new recruit suddenly stabbed Yamada in the thigh.
I don’t know if it was luck or my swordsmanship, but I didn’t touch any arteries and blood didn’t spurt out like a fountain.
However, Private Yamada, who was suddenly stabbed with a sword, trembled all over and screamed in pain.
“Shh. Shhhhh… … .”
“Ugh, ugh, ugh! Eeeeek!!!”
“Be quiet, Private Yamada. If you keep provoking me, you will really cross the Jordan River.”
“… … .”
Yamada froze as he looked into the cold eyes of the new soldier looking down at him.
“If you feel like answering, please nod your head.”
-Nod, nod.
“Just once.”
-Nod.
“great.”
The recruit again thrust the bayonet into Yamada’s neck and asked him.
“Do you know where the guard post is right now?”
-Nod.
“Well, let me speak for a moment. Can you tell me where that outpost is? Oh, of course, if you raise your voice a little… … . You know?”
-Nod, nod.
Corporal Yamada told his juniors, who were working elsewhere, where they were stationed to ensure his own survival.
He didn’t know how to read a map, so he just gave a verbal explanation, but that was enough for the new recruit.
“So, are you going to let me live now?”
“Yes, a promise is a promise.”
At the rookie’s words, Corporal Yamada let out a sigh of relief, and the rookie put two fingers in his mouth, pursed his lips, and whistled.
-Whew!
Then, in the pitch-black darkness, something stirred in the snow-covered field, and people rose one by one and walked towards the bonfire.
Until just a moment ago, it was a snow-covered field with nothing in it, but as people began to rise one by one, it quickly became an ambush for the enemy.
“What, what is this… … .”
“Why did you keep this guy alive?”
“I promised I would save you.”
“Is that so?”
A bearded man who looked like a bandit shook off the snow stuck to his white camouflage uniform and looked closely at Yamada.
Then he asked the new recruit.
“Mr. Kim, is it okay if we leave this guy alive?”
Fluent Korean flowed out of the mouth of the man who looked like a bandit.
This was whispered in the ears of Corporal Yamada, who had studied Korean diligently in the hope of seducing Korean women while serving in Korea.
Yamada, who understood what the other person was saying, trembled and grabbed the new soldier’s pants.
“S, save me… … .”
Then the new soldier roughly threw Yamada’s hand away and said.
“They’re going to burn everything down and cause chaos anyway, so what difference would it make if I left one guy alive?”
“That’s true too.”
“We don’t have time to talk about such trivial things. From here on out, it’s enemy territory. You can just burn everything you see.”
“Thank you for the guidance, Mr. Kim!”
Captain Hong Yong-hwan of the Korean Independence Army lifted his helmet slightly to greet the soldiers and then immediately gave orders to his soldiers.
“Listen up! From here on out, everything is a Japanese base! Our goal is not to wipe them out here, but to burn as many tents as possible. If you see the enemy waking up and coming out while we’re burning, don’t shoot unless they’re holding a gun.”
“Why can’t I shoot?”
Captain Hong Yong-hwan smiled brightly at his subordinate’s question.
“We don’t have to deal with those guys, the general of Hamgyeong Province will wipe them out.”
* * *
“Fire! Fire!”
“… … .”
“It’s Shinto-Bul-ya~”
“… … .”
“Hey. Aren’t you laughing?”
Even though it was late at night, a platoon under the 77th Regiment was having trouble getting to sleep.
It was not because there was an enemy attack or because they were carrying out separate orders from their superiors, and it was not because the soldiers collectively suffered from PTSD due to the previous battle and were anxious at night.
“It seems like these kids’ military life has become a lot easier?”
“Poohahahahahahaha!”
“Oh my~ Oh my~ Private Nakamura, isn’t this just too funny?”
“My belly button is gone and you can’t see it! Phew!”
Everyone couldn’t sleep until late at night trying to please Private First Class Nakamura, who had become the king of the regiment after all his superiors were discharged.
This was originally the job of the rookie on duty, but unfortunately he was hit by a shell and killed while on duty at the ammunition depot today.
That’s why all the members of the platoon come out and try to please the platoon leader until late at night.
“Oh, come on! Private Nakamura, get some sleep! There are people who will be going out for duty soon!”
“Oh, Kujo-kun. It looks like our Private Kujo doesn’t like the fact that I’m doing this?”
“If you’re going home soon, stop bothering the kids. What if the kids get angry and start causing trouble when they go home later?”
“Oh my! How dare a junior raise his voice to his senior!”
“Please come to your senses!”
Squadron King Nakamura approached Kujo with a fierce expression on his face, perhaps upset by Kujo’s words that ignored him in front of the other soldiers while only saying the right things.
“Hey Kujo, do you think I’m funny? I mean, my senior is funny.”
“Yes, it’s so funny to see them playing childish games with their children and picking on them to get them to do something about it that I can’t help but laugh out loud.”
“Is there anything this kid can’t say to his senior right now?”
“I will treat you like a senior should you behave like a senior. You have been a private for months after failing the promotion exam and are now a corporal. Isn’t it insubordination to speak to me like this after passing the exam and becoming a corporal?”
“This kid is real!”
At that moment, when the conflict between the two reached its peak and Private Nakamura, unable to endure the harsh factual violence, raised his fist above his head.
“Fire! Fire!”
A familiar voice was heard from outside, and then a member of the next platoon came into the tent and shouted.
“There’s a fire! Everyone, come out and put it out!”
“fire?”
-Bang! Bang! Bang!
-Tutadadada!
-Bang! Bam!
Then came the sound of gunshots and explosions that I had only heard in the morning, and screams were heard from all directions.
“What, what is this?”
“What are you talking about? Can’t you tell just by looking at it?!”
“What, what is it?”
“Hey, man… … Hey! Get the guns out of the gun cabinet first!”
While Private Nakamura was trembling in fear, not knowing what was happening, Kujo immediately shouted at his men and ordered them out.
“The youngest, go to the company headquarters and get ammunition, and call the platoon leader or Yamagata Gunjo! Then the rest of you, search the area with me and look for enemies. If you find anything, don’t think about fighting without reason, and shout loudly and let them know that there are enemies!”
Commanding the men of a unit was originally the job of the platoon leaders or non-commissioned officers, but since they were nowhere to be seen, a single soldier ended up leading this large group of men.
“Fire! Fire!”
“The tent is on fire… … . Bang!”
“It’s the enemy! It’s the enemy! It’s an enemy attack!”
“Where is the enemy? Where is he? Where is he!”
“I don’t know… … . Sigh!”
In the darkness, bullets and bombs were flying, and makeshift tents and warehouses were set on fire. Disoriented soldiers were not given orders and did not know what to do, so they ran around aimlessly, further increasing the chaos.
As a result, the soldiers who had just woken up and came out of the tent in a half-asleep state were quite bewildered by the chaotic situation and were caught up in confusion.
When the soldiers became confused like this, officers and non-commissioned officers had to step in and calm the confusion.
No, if it was this chaotic, someone should have stepped forward, looked into the situation, and made a show of calming the soldiers down.
but.
“Um… … What about tomorrow?”
“Tomorrow, you will order an attack on that defense line for no reason, and if it fails, you will blame us and cause chaos… … .”
“This is it… Who knew that those evil spirits were so well-armed? This is truly a headache.”
“That’s one thing, but the problem is the reinforcements coming from the south. We are supposedly the army that protects Joseon, but if we can’t even properly resolve the disturbances in Joseon and end up relying on support from our home country to resolve them, it will be embarrassing.”
“That’s true… … . Especially since the one arriving first is not the Army but the Navy… … .”
While people were dying outside and fires were raging, commanding officers, including staff officers, were meeting in a nearby village far from the barracks to discuss what to do next.
It was no different for the commander, General Kanno, or the officers on the front line.
Because no one wanted to sleep shivering in this cold weather in the wilderness, especially in a tent.
Even the non-commissioned officers who had gained some experience had all fled to nearby villages, so there was no one left in the barracks to command and control the soldiers.
So what… … .
“Fire!”
“Keeeeeek-!”
“Run away!”
There is no need to tell you the results.
“Comrade Commander! I can’t see any officers.”
“What?! Did they notice our night raid?”
“I guess that’s how it is!”
“Damn it! These vixen-like guys… … .”
“What do we do now?”
“What should I do? We have to leave this place before enemy reinforcements arrive. Quickly!”
“The tent hasn’t even been burned yet… … .”
“This much is enough! And I also set fire to the food warehouse, so those guys are going to have a hard time for a while.”
… … Those who had been proud of being the strongest army in East Asia showed such an unexpected side, that even Captain Hong Yong-hwan was fooled by the Japanese army’s camouflage tactics(?).
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