NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 220



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 220

A tall man leaves home and never returns (5)

Even though the snow began to melt after the rainy season and the frogs and bugs that had been hibernating began to wake up, the Tuman River was still frozen.

-Knock knock!

Several Japanese soldiers broke the ice in the middle of the Tuman River with hammers and cut the ice with a saw to measure its thickness.

“I think this will be enough!”

“Okay! I’m withdrawing.”

The Tuman River was frozen over to the point where it was possible to cross it on foot without any special crossing equipment.

“Your Majesty, I hear the river is frozen solid.”

“Okay! Then, let’s slowly cross the river starting from the lead unit.”

“Yes! Crossing from the lead unit! Crossing from the lead unit!”

Commanding the two Japanese divisions heading north were Lieutenant Generals Ishimitsu Asakuno of the 1st Division and Kanjuro Asakuno of the 14th Division.

On the surface, the 19th Division commanded by Lieutenant General Kanno and the 4th Division commanded by Muraoka had suffered significant damage in the battles so they stepped forward.

But in reality, it was more like he was trying to suppress the enemy by making a contribution in this chaos and protecting his position.

“Mr. Asakuno, would you please yield the lead to our 1st Division? It is the first division created in the Imperial Army, so it would be a bit much to lag behind the others.”

“Hehe, of course.”

“thank you.”

So the Japanese soldiers started crossing the river, laughing and taking turns leading and following each other.

“Mr. Ishimitsu, the surrounding mountains are so rugged that it seems there will be many places where enemies can hide.”

“Hehe, don’t worry. We’ve already formed a separate reconnaissance company and are thoroughly searching the surrounding area.”

“Oh… … As expected, the 1st Division Commander’s strategic vision is difficult to follow.”

“You are too kind.”

Before crossing the river, the Japanese army had already sent several scouts across it.

And only after getting confirmation from them several times that there were no problems did they begin to cross the river.

So a total of 42,000 troops began crossing the Tumen River.

“Those kids are finally crossing the river.”

“It looks like you have to knock hard to cross the stone bridge.”

“Take the picture quickly.”

“yep.”

And this sight was very noticeable to the independent army scouts hiding nearby.

“Okay… … . Let’s withdraw now.”

“Just a moment. Let me feed you one shell before I leave.”

“shell?”

“Yes, this teacher told us to just fire one mortar shot when we see the enemy and then run away.”

“Really? Then I should do it.”

The independent army scouts took out the mortars they were carrying on their backs, quickly assembled them, aimed roughly at the Japanese soldiers, and fired shells.

-Pong!

The shell flew in a beautiful parabolic arc and luckily hit the middle of the Japanese army that was crossing the river.

-bang!

“That was exactly right.”

“Let’s withdraw now!”

“Go quickly!”

On the Japanese side, soldiers who had been unluckily hit by shells were screaming and struggling, and soldiers crossing the river were also looking around in confusion.

Thanks to this, their ranks were jammed like a road on the way to work.

* * *

“There are no enemies?”

“Yes, that’s right… … .”

“A shell flew in from across the river, and you say there are no enemies? Is what I just heard true?”

“… … Yes, that is correct, Your Majesty.”

“You incompetent bastard!”

Lieutenant General Ishimitsu was extremely angry at being suddenly attacked while crossing the river.

It made me even angrier because it happened when I thought I had the whole situation under control.

“The enemy was hiding right next to our troops, and you didn’t even notice? And you’re still soldiers!”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. However, the area we’re in charge of is too large for a single company to check… … .”

“This kid! If he failed the mission, he even made excuses?!”

-puck!

Ishimitsu suddenly kicked her shin.

“Ouch!”

“Don’t you know that making excuses is a sin for a soldier?!”

“I’m sorry… … . Ugh.”

In fact, the company commander in charge of the reconnaissance mission also felt wronged.

Ishimitsu ordered a reconnaissance of several hundred kilometers around the crossing location with only a small force of troops.

Of course, this was because the number of troops that could cross the river first was limited, but it was impossible to cover all that wide area with just a few hundred troops.

That’s why I only looked around the main road leading to Yeongil and the small roads around it.

‘Did you know that I would be in trouble?’

He did his best in his reconnaissance mission with a small force.

‘I wasn’t the kind of person who deserved to be treated like this in the first place!’

Captain Renya Mutaguchi, the commander of the reconnaissance company, was a military science student studying in Europe as a military attaché in France until recently. He returned to his home country when his support funds were cut off due to the large-scale disarmament initiated by the special order of Crown Prince Hirohito.

Not only was he frustrated that he couldn’t finish his studies, but he was assigned to the Army Ministry instead of the Guards Division as originally promised, saying it would supplement the shortage of officer resources on the front lines.

Although he was promoted one rank to captain as compensation, he got pushed back to the 1st Division because he took the wrong path.

‘Really… … . Why only me… … .’

Renya Mutaguchi was overcome with resentment.

If you look back on the failure of the last Tokyo Rotation, it was because he commanded his troops according to the principles he had learned, but the navy’s resistance was stronger than expected, so it ended in failure. Today’s reconnaissance is the same.

He really did his best to look around.

But no matter how hard I looked, I couldn’t help but find one or two little mice hiding there.

‘It was twisted so tightly… … .’

It felt like someone was messing with his life.

“Get out of my sight right now!”

“… … .”

Of course, Lieutenant General Ishimitsu, who had no way of knowing about these circumstances, only noticed his incompetence.

“An officer like that should never be promoted!”

“Please calm down, Mr. Ishimitsu.”

“Tsk… … .”

Ishimitsu was very uncomfortable.

I was just rejoicing at the thought of receiving the congratulations of His Majesty the Emperor for my great victory over the enemy, when a shell suddenly flew in and shattered my spirits.

“Still, the damage isn’t that great. One soldier died, three others were slightly injured, and that’s it?”

“… … Still, it’s unpleasant that damage was done.”

In fact, the damage from the shell itself was not that great.

One soldier who was hit directly by a shell was ejected into the afterlife on the spot, but thanks to him covering up all the shrapnel, the other soldiers survived without any problems.

“Whew… … . We’re about to enter enemy territory, and it’s already like this… … .”

“The reconnaissance company leader was right. It seems that the reconnaissance force was too small.”

Lieutenant General Asakuno’s words grated on Ishimitsu’s nerves.

Although he had said it lightly, as if giving advice without much thought, to Ishimitsu’s already sensitive ears, it sounded like he was picking on his mistakes.

“That sounds like… … . you’re saying that my command was wrong.”

Ishimitsu said it himself and then said, “Oops.”

“Huh? Oh, no. That’s not what I meant. I just meant to say that the terrain around here is too rough for a single company to scout out.”

“Oh, really? Sorry. I guess I suddenly got a little irritated.”

“No. It would be expected since my subordinates were injured.”

However, since Asakuno was able to take Ishimitsu’s sharp words well, a fight did not break out.

But it was inevitable that the atmosphere would become awkward.

-♬

At that moment, Ishimitsu noticed a soldier on duty whistling and organizing documents.

If it were normal, there would be nothing strange about it, but since Ishimitsu was already on edge, seeing the soldier like that really annoyed him.

“Hey there.”

“yes?”

“Huh? Is that right, soldier?”

“Ah, Private Kishida Ryohei! Did you call?”

“Tsk… … . Don’t whistle.”

“all right!”

The soldier stopped whistling, quickly gathered up his documents, and left the tent.

The other soldiers looked at the soldier and had one question.

‘But who is that person?’

* * *

After a while.

News that the Japanese army had crossed the Tumen River was delivered to the headquarters of the Korean Independence Army in Yanji through scouts.

“It’s finally starting.”

When General Kim Dong-sam finally realized that battle was imminent, he immediately asked his chief of staff, Major Lee Beom-seok.

“Are you ready to go?”

“Yes, we have completed issuing weapons and ammunition to the soldiers, and have also distributed emergency rations and field bedding in preparation for any unforeseen circumstances.”

“Okay… …. How about the tank unit?”

“That is… … . For now, I’ve gathered all the gunners and loaders, mainly those with driving experience, but due to the lack of drivers, it seems that only about two out of the four will be operational.”

“Really? Then what about the armored car?”

“… … There were only two pilots saved from the entire unit, Comrade Commander.”

The former independence army had invested heavily in the army, especially in the infantry.

No, it wasn’t even an investment.

The only units they could operate were infantry, a small number of artillery units, and cavalry.

The cavalry only carried out messenger duties by bringing their horses home, and the artillerymen only had a few decent guns, so they could only be used on a few occasions.

So, it could be said that the main force of the independence army was infantry.

So was the infantry in good shape?

That’s not it… … First of all, it hasn’t been distributed.

Maybe that’s why, even though we invested the most resources, the quality of the infantry didn’t increase noticeably.

All they did was bring in people with spirit and passion from all over the place, distribute the guns they had, and send them into battle.

Of course, after this teacher appeared and supported the independence army, more systematic training was provided, commanders specialized for each branch were trained, and support for artillery and cavalry was greatly increased.

However, within the independence army, artillery and cavalry were relatively small in number compared to infantry.

Moreover, it was extremely difficult to find tank drivers or even truck drivers among these people, for whom supplies were usually obtained from enemies or compatriots.

“Others are easy to save, but the pilot is particularly difficult to save.”

“There are several truck drivers, right?”

“Yes, but they haven’t been learning to pilot for very long… … Most of the pilots followed this teacher to Gyeongseong… … .”

“Ah, this is General Kim’s unit.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Moreover, since many of the people who knew how to drive trucks were in Gyeongseong, it was difficult for the headquarters of the Korean Independence Army to find drivers.

“This is a big deal… … .”

Since it was my first time actually operating a tank, I had many concerns, and there was no one who could properly operate it.

At that time, Commander Kim Dong-sam’s worries were deepening.

“What’s the big deal?”

“?”

The teacher entered the commanding officer’s office carrying a huge stack of documents in both hands.

“Ugh… … Chief of Staff? Please… … .”

“Oh, yeah.”

After handing over a huge amount of documents to Lee Beom-seok, the teacher shook his hands as if he had never lived before.

“Whoa… … I thought you were going to die because you were so heavy.”

“What is all this?”

The commander looked at the enormous amount of documents in front of him and asked the teacher.

“This is a bundle of top secret documents stolen from enemy command.”

“… … ?”

“I told you I would bring it.”

“her…….”

The commander looked at the teacher with eyes that said he really didn’t know he would bring this.

“Because I’m the type of person who always keeps my promises.”

“Yeah, it always has been like that.”

“Oh, and you’re short on pilots?”

“Uhm… … . That’s right.”

“I can take care of that too.”

The commander expressed doubts about the teacher’s boast.

This was not a question of doubting him, but purely a question of how he would accomplish this.

“What? How?”

“There is a way to everything.”

“method?”

“A telegram will do.”

* * *

Beria, head of the Asia-Siberian branch of the Politburo of the Soviet Union, was enjoying a cup of coffee for the first time in a long while after wrapping up the noisy work that had been going on.

‘My reputation has gone up thanks to the huge amount of foreign currency sent to the superiors and the successful persuading of the ghost of Gyeongseong.’

There were many things going on, but as a result, Beria received a good evaluation internally because he carried out all the instructions from his superiors.

However, that does not mean that he had absolute power here.

-dripping.

“who is this?”

“Comrade Branch Manager, someone sent a telegram to you from an unknown sender.”

“Sender unknown?”

Beria ran out of the room and received the telegram.

Then I immediately opened the seal and checked the contents, and it said this:

[Two drivers and several others are required to operate the tanks. Please arrive at Yeongil on time within two days. Be prepared for failure to do so.]

“… … .”