NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 227



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 227

A tall man leaves home and never returns (12)

After the armored car unit and the cavalry unit were swept away in one fell swoop, the Japanese army was in complete disarray.

The officers and non-commissioned officers tried to organize the soldiers somehow, but the soldiers were in the middle of fighting, those who had just arrived from a march and were heading into battle, and those who were fleeing the battle, so a chaos occurred that was impossible to resolve.

“3rd Battalion! Where is the 3rd Battalion!”

“Isn’t this the 3rd Battalion of the 83rd Regiment?”

“Is this the 81st Regiment?”

“Sergeant! Where are you!”

“Where did all the troops go!!!”

Officers wandered without soldiers, and soldiers wandered without their commanders.

In this situation, there were several units that launched an organized counterattack, but they were unable to overcome the powerful firepower of the independence army cavalry.

“Okay. I’m getting out now!”

The independence army cavalry barged into the barracks as if they were entering the living room of their own house, and they left as easily as if they were leaving their own house.

Of course, they suffered considerable damage during this time, but compared to the Japanese military, it was almost nothing.

There, they didn’t forget to take souvenirs with them when they left, as if they were tourists who came here for a trip…

“Those guys are stealing the division flag!”

“Catch him! Catch him quickly!”

The cavalry of the independence army, which broke through the Japanese army’s encirclement, even rescued the soldiers of the armored vehicle unit.

“Get on quickly!”

“Oh my… … . I’m alive!”

“I thought I was going to die here… … .”

The crew of the armored vehicle, as they had been taught before, planted a bomb on the armored vehicle as they escaped, setting it to explode as they left the barracks.

-bang!

The battle ended completely with the armored vehicles abandoned in the barracks exploding one by one.

All that was left for the Japanese was a garrison in ruins, the wreckage of an armored vehicle blown to pieces by the explosion, and countless corpses and wounded soldiers.

* * *

“187 dead, 872 seriously injured… … . Minor injuries… … .”

“There is no need to report minor injuries.”

“……yep.”

The command center was silent.

General Asakuno, who barely survived the battle, sat still with a sullen expression, with bandages wrapped all over his face, body, and other parts, as if he had been injured here and there during the battle.

Since the division commander was like that, the other officers also couldn’t say anything and just quietly watched the division commander’s expression.

After looking at each other like that, the division commander finally opened his mouth.

“I let my guard down and allowed the enemy to strike me.”

“… … Rather than saying we let our guard down, the enemies were just too good at exploiting our weak points.”

“I don’t know how they knew our marching route.”

“The scouts clearly said that they had never seen a single woodcutter, let alone an enemy scout, around the area… … .”

The division commander’s face crumpled at the words of his staff and officers and he glared at them.

“So, are you saying they were spying on our operational plans? Make sense!”

“If it’s the ghost of Gyeongseong, it might be possible… … .”

“What? Who was that just now?”

“This is Lieutenant Colonel Haruto Muraoka.”

“get out.”

The audience froze at Lieutenant General Asakuno’s words.

“Huh? You want me to go out?”

“Okay, get out now.”

“Go, Your Majesty… … .”

“Do you think that His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire of Japan’s army is so stupid that its security can be easily breached by one guy?”

“That’s not it… … .”

“I can understand losing a battle. The outcome of a battle is a matter of personal choice. But I can’t stand blaming someone else for your defeat.”

Lieutenant General Asakuno scolded his officers with a very angry look on his face.

“Wouldn’t it be faster to look for our own defeats within ourselves rather than looking for them in others! Huh?! Even today, weren’t the enemy’s weapons much better than our own?”

“That is… … . yes.”

“Right? What does that mean?”

“yes?”

“Hey, tsk!”

Lieutenant General Asakuno slammed his desk with a displeased expression on his face at his staff’s foolish answer.

-bang!

“That means someone else is supporting them! You suffocating authors!”

“Ah… … I see.”

“Somehow… … . It seemed a little strange that these guys, who always lacked guns to arm their soldiers, were suddenly operating tanks and cavalry.”

Lieutenant General Asakuno’s suspicions were fueled.

“How many countries among the world would support the Buddhist monks and fight against the Japanese Empire?”

“… … Your Majesty, from what you said, it sounds like you have an inkling of who the culprit is.”

“Of course! Who else would there be besides the Soviet Union, which borders us right now!”

“!!!”

When the name Soviet Union was mentioned, a heavy silence fell over the room.

“It’s clear that the Soviets are supporting those rebels, otherwise how could those bastards have gotten horses, guns, and even tanks?”

“also…….”

“Is this some kind of revenge for our intervention during the last Russian Civil War?”

“Hmm… … . We’ve been fighting tirelessly for so long, so I think it’s quite possible.”

During the last civil war.

The Japanese army, which had intervened in the civil war by dispatching troops to Siberia, fought a bloody battle with the Soviet Far East Army and several rebel armed groups supported by them.

At that time, the Soviet Union spared no effort in supporting the rebels and caused great trouble for the Japanese military.

I thought the solidarity between the two had fizzled out as the Japanese army withdrew from the Maritime Province and an unpleasant incident occurred in the Soviet Union regarding the Fulyeongseon people…

“Those damn red bastards were making a mockery of the Empire of Japan!”

There was no evidence for Lieutenant General Asakuno’s words.

But his words were powerful and persuasive, making listeners nod in agreement.

“Well… … . The Soviet Union would not miss this opportunity to weaken our country… … .”

“Shouldn’t this be reported to the home country immediately?”

“You damn bastards… … .”

Already, several officers believed Asakuno’s words without question.

“It looks like the battle ahead will be extremely difficult.”

“I think so… … .”

“But! No matter how difficult and hard the battle is, I have no doubt that the warriors of the Empire of Japan will overcome it and bring glory to our empire!”

“… … !”

Lieutenant General Asakuno stood up from his seat with a firm expression on his face, as if he had made up his mind about something.

“The war is not over yet, we have only just fought our first battle.”

“… … .”

“The first battle was a miserable failure, but… … If you button up the first button wrong, isn’t it okay to unbutton it and start over?”

His words sounded like he was not going to hold his subordinate officers accountable for their mistakes.

“dismissal…….”

“I will leave today’s events aside. You should work even harder in the future and think of ways to defeat the enemy.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

After Lieutenant General Asakuno finished speaking, he immediately left the tent.

As expected, he had a bundle of all the unit’s confidential documents at his side.

“As expected, the division commander is a true soldier.”

“Of course. He is someone who deserves respect.”

“Oh my… … If something like this happened in another unit, they would have lined everyone up and slapped them in the face… … .”

“He is such a nice person.”

* * *

“Heh heh… … .”

“Ugh… … . I’m going to die… … .”

The cavalry of the independence army, which had been running through the mountains and fields all day and even fighting, scattered without exception as soon as they returned to their base.

In particular, the horses were treated so harshly that they were lying on the ground, gasping for breath.

“You all worked hard. All work from now on will be replaced with rest, so get some rest.”

Major Lee Beom-seok, his face covered in blood, dust, and soot, ordered his exhausted soldiers to rest and limped back to headquarters on legs that were numb from the long horseback ride.

His appearance, walking around in his pure white winter camouflage uniform, smeared with blood, dust, and soot, caught the attention of other soldiers and officers stationed in the village.

In particular, the Japanese division flag he was holding attracted even more attention.

Of course, the person in question was so exhausted that he didn’t even notice the gazes of those around him.

All I wanted to do was finish my report quickly, take a shower, and then rest on my soft bed.

-chin.

“?”

Lee Beom-seok walked to the headquarters, barged into a meeting room where a military strategy meeting was in progress, and threw the Japanese 14th Division flag, which was slightly burned and splattered with blood, on the floor.

Then he saluted the embarrassed division commander and several staff officers.

“Report! Major Lee Beom-seok of the 1st Cavalry Battalion of the Korean Independence Army, as ordered, attacked the enemy, broke their advance, captured the divisional flag, and even captured the enemy division commander.”

“Oh… … . Thank you for your hard work.”

“You’ve worked hard, Major Lee.”

“no!”

Everyone had a trembling expression.

However, Colonel Kim Hong-il, the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Korean Independence Army, immediately stood up from his seat, patted Lee Beom-seok on the shoulder, and praised his achievements.

“Well done, very well done!”

“thank you.”

“Your Majesty, I am a bit curious about the details of the situation, but since the battle has just ended, wouldn’t it be a good idea to give this major and his men a rest?”

General Ji Cheong-cheon responded with a smile to Kim Hong-il’s suggestion.

“You’ve accomplished a great deal, you deserve a rest.”

“thank you.”

Lee Beom-seok saluted again with a very tired look on his face and staggered out of the conference room.

“The fight is urgent, can you send it like that?”

“Wouldn’t it have been better to receive a brief report on the battle?”

As he left, other officers spoke with a hint of discontent in their voices.

But General Ji Cheong-cheon and Kim Jo-jin smiled brightly and answered.

“Someone else will come and explain it to you soon anyway, so why are you in such a hurry?”

“That’s right. We’re not the only ones fighting in this battle, are we?”

“Huh? What do you mean? Who was helping us?”

-dripping.

Just then someone knocked on the door.

“Who is it?”

Ji Cheong-cheon asked.

Then a familiar voice was heard from outside the door.

“I’m going.”

Then the door opened and a familiar young man came into the conference room.

At the young man’s side was a bundle of documents he had never seen before.

“This teacher is very strict about keeping time.”

“I’m a bit like that.”

At Ji Cheong-cheon’s words, Mr. Lee whined and put the document at his side down on the desk.

Then Colonel Kim Hong-il asked.

“Commander, did you make an appointment with this teacher in advance? I didn’t know.”

“Hehe, that’s not true… … . I had a feeling that this teacher would be here by now.”

“yes?”

At General Ji Cheong-cheon’s words, Mr. Lee also chuckled and shared the documents.

“I saw that major over there arresting the division commander, and I thought he might need my help, so I came here.”

Kim Joa-jin nodded at his words.

“Oh, right… … . You were the best in this field.”

“The Japanese army will not be able to move for the time being.”

“Really? Was the damage that bad?”

“The damage is significant, but the soldiers’ ranks are now tangled up and the unit is in a terrible state.”

The teacher gave a brief explanation of the course of the battle and the situation of the Japanese troops thereafter.

“Heh heh… … . The commander was captured, and we still don’t know… … . In that case, how about attacking the enemy today or tomorrow night?”

“Well… … Then, it’s highly likely that an enemy who loses his head won’t be able to respond properly.”

“I see.”

At the word night raid, the eyes of the independence army officers sparkled like the night sky containing the Milky Way.

Because raiding was one of the things they were good at.