NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 173



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 173

The famous snake (1)

The bombardment took place five times a day at one-hour intervals.

The bombardment began at precise time, like a church bell ringing every hour, and lasted for about ten to twenty minutes before ending.

And after the shelling stopped and about 3 to 5 minutes later, the Japanese army began attacking.

“Charge forward!”

“Today we will reclaim Hamheung!”

But even the brave Yamato men who were born with swords in their mothers’ wombs could not overcome the fearless bullets made with the sole purpose of taking lives and built with sturdy bodies made of copper from birth.

-Tutadadada.

“Ouch!”

“Retreat! Retreat!”

The Japanese army attacked and retreated every day.

After the bombardment ended, the attack was blocked by fierce resistance from the independent forces supported by machine guns and artillery fire and they retreated.

This went on for two days.

“Don’t they ever get tired… … .”

“Now even shooting to kill is scary.”

“so do i.”

Every time a Japanese attack failed, the corpses of unknown Japanese soldiers began to pile up one by one near the Seongcheon River.

After the battle, it was possible to collect the remains, but the independence army had no reason to collect them, and the Japanese army was afraid that the independence army would attack while collecting the bodies, so they could not go to collect them.

As blood flowed into the Seongcheon River, corpses began to pile up one by one.

Fortunately, the weather was cold now, so there were no flies swarming around the corpse.

There was also less of a smell there.

However, the piled up corpses were frozen solid and served as a stepping stone for the Japanese soldiers to cross the river and as cover to protect themselves from bullets.

As time passed, the ammunition, medicine, and food that the independence army had were gradually running out.

“There is still plenty of rifle ammunition, but the ammunition for machine guns and submachine guns will run out in three or four battles.”

“… … .”

“A lot of food was lost when a shell passed through the food warehouse, or it was exposed to the cold wind and could not be eaten.”

“… … I see.”

Even during this time, the Japanese army’s shelling continued.

For the independence army, it was enough to take refuge in pre-built shelters or bunkers, but this was not the case for ordinary citizens.

As a result, as enemy shelling continued, civilian casualties snowballed, and as food became scarce in Hamheung City, rations distributed to citizens also decreased.

In a situation where people were dying, the citizens naturally began to think this way, as they were not even given the food they had been providing.

‘We were living well, but didn’t those guys invade for no reason and end up like this?’

‘What about the independence army…? They’re just a bunch of thieves.’

‘Either the Japanese or the independence fighters.’

Well, that doesn’t mean the citizens started rioting or got into fights with the independence army.

As the saying goes, he was the kind of person who would just grumble behind the back.

But the important thing is that those who had supported the independence army until then began to feel dissatisfied.

“I think it’s time to slowly withdraw from Hamheung.”

“If we hold out here any longer, the damage will only increase.”

“… … .”

Officers under General Kim Gyeong-cheon also began to talk about retreating one by one.

But General Kim immediately dismissed the words of his subordinates and said:

“Mr. Kim left for Heungnam to solve the problem, but the results haven’t come out yet. How can you talk about retreating so soon?”

“Comrade Kim! This is a matter of soldiers’ lives. We have put our lives on the line at Comrade Kim’s command, and you are willing to risk the lives of your soldiers for such a ridiculous plan?”

General Kim’s subordinates strongly opposed General Kim’s absurd story of single-handedly defeating the two giant battleships, Nagato and Mutsu, which were the pride of Japan.

This is because they thought it was an operation that could not come from a person with normal thinking.

“That’s nonsense… … . I don’t think so.”

But General Kim thought differently.

“Think of this teacher in Gyeongseong. When he first appeared in Gyeongseong, who would have thought that the Governor-General could turn the Japanese Empire upside down by himself?”

“Do you really think, Comrade, that Mr. Kim can succeed Mr. Lee who has already passed away?”

“You said that the two of you know each other. But think about it carefully.”

General Kim Gyeong-cheon put down the pen he was holding and looked back at his subordinates.

“Mr. Lee from Gyeongseong died, so isn’t it a little suspicious that his subordinate came straight to Hamheung?”

“Suspicious? What do you mean suspicious?”

“The death of this teacher in Gyeongseong means that the branch of the independence army and the provisional government in Shanghai in Gyeongseong has collapsed. But has anyone among you heard the news from Gyeongseong?”

Everyone looked at each other at General Kim’s words.

But no one gathered here knew the news of Gyeongseong.

“Well… … Aren’t we in the middle of a battle with the Japanese army?”

“That being said, the period of time we were stationed peacefully was longer than the period of time we directly fought the Japanese.”

General Kim’s words were true.

In fact, when these units were stationed in Hamheung, some of the independence army soldiers fell in love with local women and even got married.

“The only information we had was through the Chosun Ilbo, which was delivered every day without fail.”

“That’s… … . Right.”

“But strangely enough, not long after hearing the news of this teacher’s death, a man came rushing up from Gyeongseong.”

That’s Mr. Kim.

“Mr. Kim just happened to bring a bundle of information that we needed and said that we should prepare for the Japanese army’s advance north. Do you all remember?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Mr. Kim, who came at the right time and at the right time, helped to stop the Japanese army with the right advice.

In addition, there were instances of going in and out of the Japanese military camp as if it were their living room and picking out the necessary information.

“Does anyone come to mind?”

“… … .”

“!!!”

General Kim’s words reminded everyone of someone.

A person who has already died and disappeared, and whose death was officially announced by the Governor-General.

“Ghost of Gyeongseong.”

He is alive.

It’s not just about being alive.

“Now that ghost is trying to destroy Japan’s pride, does that seem impossible?”

The Ghost of Gyeongseong.

The only change in title was from Mr. Kim to Ghost of Gyeongseong, but the anxiety in my heart disappeared and a feeling of comfort welled up.

Outside, shells are still raining down, the Japanese soldiers are not giving up and are continuing to push forward, bullets are running low, and food is running low… … .

“It’s worth a try.”

“Comrade Kim, what should we do?”

The atmosphere has changed.

“Mr. Kim said that when things are done properly, everyone will know, and we just have to move according to that signal.”

“What is that signal?”

“well…….”

-Wheww.

Just then, from far away, a thick shell could be heard ripping through the air.

“Tsk… … . Another shelling.”

“Comrade Kim, please go to the bunker.”

“Wait a minute… … This is a little different.”

“yes?”

“The sound is different.”

“The sound is different… …? What do you mean?”

“It’s not our side.”

-Whewwhw… … .

The sound of shells grew closer and closer, then soon grew further and further away again, with long tails.

It means that it passed over your head.

“?!”

-Bam! Bam! Bam! Kwaaaaang!

The shell that passed through the heads of the independence fighters fell directly on the heads of the Japanese soldiers who were preparing to attack on the other side of the river.

The explosion was so large that a cloud of dust could be seen rising high into the sky even in downtown Hamheung.

“Wow… … . What a grand signal.”

“What kind of harmony is this?”

“Why is the Japanese Navy attacking the Army???”

His subordinates were confused, but General Kim Gyeong-cheon was not.

“Gather the soldiers! As of now, all advance battalions of the Korean Independence Army are to abandon Hamheung City and retreat!”

General Kim’s eyes were turned toward the Japanese troops across the river.

“We will follow Mr. Kim’s advice and cross the Seongcheon River and retreat to Gyeongseong.”

“?”

* * *

Heungnam a few days ago.

At Heungnam Port, two battleships, Nagato and Mutsu, from the Japanese mainland, several auxiliary ships that followed to support the battleships, and a supply ship were anchored.

Captain Kanjiro Hara (Jin), the captain of the battleship Mutsu and the temporary commander of the temporary battleship squadron, landed the temporary land force on the ship and occupied Hungnam as soon as he arrived in Hungnam, but many civilian casualties occurred in the process.

There was no particular reason.

An officer mistook the civilians who had come to watch the battleship for independence fighters and gave the order to fire.

Because of this, the public sentiment in Heungnam was very hostile.

“Young gentleman, be careful. Those Japanese guys might glare at you if you make eye contact and pull out a knife or gun to harm you.”

“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”

As always, as soon as I arrived in Heungnam, I went straight to investigate the situation.

There were two things I found out: one, the Japanese Navy had poor public sentiment here, and the other, the relationship between the Japanese Navy and Army was more strained than I had thought.

“It seems like the army guys think of the cannons as cannons. They don’t even know how much the barrel life is reduced every time they fire the cannon, and they keep whining to keep firing… … .”

“I don’t know why they want so much when they’re not even going to pay for all the shells.”

“That’s exactly what I’m saying! No, if they could win with our help, shouldn’t they have resolved it among themselves a long time ago?”

“yes.”

Naval officers, either on vacation or just taking a break, were often seen complaining about the Army in their native language.

They probably did that because they thought Koreans wouldn’t be able to understand Japanese, but birds heard what was said during the day, and rats heard what was said at night, and everything that happened in Korea ended up reaching my ears.

“Captain, even though you are doing it on orders from your superiors, it seems like you are not very good at supporting the army.”

“That’s right. Up until last month, we were fighting and taunting those army guys, and now you want me to come and help them? Are you talking nonsense?”

“Oh, it’s an order from His Majesty the Emperor.”

“Ugh… … . I still don’t like it!”

Soldiers and officers in naval uniforms, their faces flushed, shouting at the mayor to leave and pouring out their glasses of alcohol could be seen all over Heungnam.

I got one more piece of information from this appearance.

‘The Navy seems to be reluctantly supporting the Army.’

There were so many soldiers and officers there, mingling on the streets, that there was no need to disguise themselves as in Gyeongseong.

All I had to do was grab a few military uniforms hanging on the clothesline and change into them.

‘I’ve got the clothes… … . The problem is infiltrating the ship… … .’

Several battleships, cruisers, destroyers, supply ships, and other ships were anchored in Heungnam Port, and security was strict for each and every one of them.

Everyone became so nervous that they not only inspected each and every person trying to board the ship, but they also caused a commotion and chased away any Koreans who came near the ship.

“What are you?”

“Yes? I’d like to sell some stuff.”

“Whew… … Who brought the peddler here! Clean it up right now!!”

There, the sailors had been living on the ship for a long time and were familiar with the faces of the people on board, so it was not easy to blend in with them.

‘The battleship is a bit bigger, so it seems less… … How did they hide in there?’

I got the clothes, but the problem was actually hiding in there.

While I was thinking about it for a long time, someone tapped me on the shoulder.

“excuse me…….”

“?”

I glanced back and saw a familiar face.

“As expected, it was you!”

“Elder?”

The boatman who took me from Wonsan to Heungnam was Chang-sik’s father.