NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 230



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 230

Guardian of the Empire (3)

As a result, Captain Mutaguchi succeeded in defeating the enemy with only 220 men.

The independence army that attacked the 14th Division fled without looking back when they saw Mutaguchi’s unit advancing over the mountain.

Thanks to this, Mutaguchi achieved victory without firing a single shot.

“Thank you so much, Captain Mutaguchi!”

“Huh? Oh, no. I just did what I had to do.”

“But thanks to your wit, the enemy retreated, right? Thanks to that, the damage wasn’t that great.”

From the 14th Division’s perspective, they could not help but be very pleased with Mutaguchi, who appeared in a situation where the unit would collapse or not, and drove away the enemy by pretending that a large army was moving.

“It was such a great performance that I regret not being able to more actively stop Lieutenant General Ishimitsu, who was being so cruel to you in the past!”

“Is that so?”

“That’s right!”

The Chief of Staff praised Mutaguchi and praised his achievements.

“Your base is virtually the salvation of our 14th Division!”

“I don’t think it’s that bad… … .”

“No way! If it weren’t for you, our unit would have been annihilated without a fight.”

It was just as the Chief of Staff said.

The attack by the independence army, which attacked the Japanese army under the cover of darkness, dug deep into their weak points.

The unit was completely destroyed by an attack that precisely targeted the moment when the soldiers’ guard was down, having exhausted themselves from marching, fighting, and working all morning.

“That… … is the damage very serious?”

“Well… … To be honest… … . There were a lot more people who escaped during the chaos than those who died or were injured in the chaos of battle… … .”

“Heh heh… … No, are you saying that the warriors of the Empire of Japan fled in fear of the enemy?”

In response to Mutaguchi’s question, the Chief of Staff turned his head and avoided his gaze.

“I have nothing to say.”

“Oh… … Then shouldn’t we release the soldiers and arrest them right now?”

“Where. They’ll all return to their units by tomorrow morning since it’s cold outside.”

“Heh heh… … . This is really… … .”

The chief of staff smiled bitterly.

“Still, thanks to you, we were able to preserve the unit, so you could say it was a blessing in disguise.”

“… … When you say it like that, I don’t know what to do with myself, Your Majesty.”

“Does it really have to be that way… … .”

While a warm conversation was going on between the two.

The tent door opened wide and a soldier with his face covered in charcoal came running in.

“Reporting! Flames are rising from all over the 1st Division camp!”

“What?! Is this an enemy attack?”

“That’s not it. We haven’t seen any enemy figures yet.”

“It wasn’t an enemy attack? Then why are the flames rising?”

“Ah, that’s… … .”

* * *

“Fire! Fire!”

“Break the ice quickly! Quickly! Quickly!”

“Everyone, bring a bucket and scoop up some water! Quickly!”

“Fly! Fly!”

“The ammunition depot is on fire! Everyone get down!”

-Wow!

The soldiers of the 1st Division were running around frantically trying to put out the flames that were rising everywhere.

Meanwhile, explosions occurred in ammunition depots here and there, causing flames to rise.

“Fire~ Fire~”

And I was among them.

-Bang!

“It’s Shinto-Bul-ya~”

I held a bucket of dynamite in one hand and used the other to ram it into enemy key facilities, one by one.

It was easy to get the dynamite out without anyone seeing, but it was hard to light it, so there was the risk of having to borrow fire from nearby torches… … Well, things went smoothly anyway.

“Fire! Fire!”

“It’s Shinto-Bul-ya~”

While the other soldiers ran past me in a hurry, I walked slowly in the opposite direction, throwing dynamite here and there.

Doing this made me feel like Santa Claus giving presents to children on Christmas.

Of course, Christmas was long past, and what I was holding in my hand was not a present, but dynamite, and the kids receiving it were far from good kids.

-Bam! Bam! Kwaang!

Still, the holiday atmosphere was really created with fireworks going off here and there.

“Put the lights out quickly! Put the lights out!!!”

“Fire~ Fire~”

I persistently destroyed the 1st Division’s key facilities, thereby undermining its ability to fight.

‘Aren’t we going to retreat like this?’

There were times when I briefly thought that maybe I was going too far… … .

‘Well, if they were the ones who would retreat, they wouldn’t have crossed the Tuman River in the first place.’

In retrospect, I realize that these people were not the kind of people I could understand when they sent troops across the border without any agreement with the Chinese government.

‘You could say that the battles up until now have only been small-scale battles… … You might think that it would be different if we fought head-on.’

If they went back like this anyway, all that awaited them was great humiliation and punishment for being so reckless.

So, in order to survive, they had to achieve meager results.

‘Would that be easy?’

I threw the last stick of dynamite into their food cache and leisurely disappeared into the darkness.

-Bang!!!

Soon, there was a huge explosion and golden grains of rice flew into the air like snow.

The soldiers all looked up at the sky blankly at the unexpected snowfall.

* * *

Same time.

At the headquarters of the Korean Independence Army stationed in Sambong… … .

“The night raid was a success.”

“The cavalry battalion’s attack also caused significant damage to the armored vehicle unit… … but it was also successful.”

“The damage to the Japanese 14th Division must have been quite severe.”

“Kekekeke… … . There was no need for the main force to move out. Won’t the enemy just retreat like this?”

“Yes. Since the human and material damage is significant, they will have no choice but to retreat.”

“Yes.”

Several officers gathered at a staff meeting hosted by the 1st Division Commander, General Ji Cheong-cheon, celebrated Colonel Kim Hong-il’s victory and burst into laughter as if they had almost won the battle.

“Will the Japanese army really retreat?”

Just one person.

Except for Colonel Kim Jwa-jin, Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

“Comrade Kim, what do you mean?”

“You already suffered heavy casualties, and you still intend to continue fighting?”

“Hey… … . No matter what, that’s a bit… … .”

Other officers added to Kim Jo-jin’s words.

That’s because his thoughts were so absurd.

But despite their words, Kim Joa-jin’s thoughts were firm.

“Then, on the contrary, I would like to ask you, comrades. Is there anyone who knows in detail how much damage we inflicted on the enemy in the last battle?”

“That’s… … . What… … .”

“Will the teacher tell you later?”

“So you mean no one knows?”

Kim Jo-jin raised his voice in the conference room, fully displaying his characteristically fierce spirit.

“It is true that we inflicted considerable damage on the enemy. However, that does not mean that we destroyed them.”

“What do you want to say, Comrade Kim?”

“The enemy’s casualties may not be as great as we think. And they are not a meager infantry division that we have forcibly gathered together like ours, but a properly organized Japanese Army Class A Division from the Japanese mainland.”

Kim Jo-jin extended his right fist and only extended his index and middle fingers.

“And there are not one but two such divisions.”

“… … .”

“The 1st Division is waiting behind the 14th Division that we attacked last night.”

“Umm… … .”

Kim Jo-jin poured cold water on the enthusiasm that had been rising due to successive victories by mentioning the difference in military power between the independence army and the Japanese army.

“It is true that we have had some small victories, but they alone are not enough to win this war.”

“Comrade Kim, that sounds like you’re saying the Japanese army won’t leave… … . Am I right?”

The division commander, Major General Ji Cheong-cheon, who had been listening to this quietly, asked him.

Then Kim Joa-jin nodded.

“The Japanese army will definitely attack.”

“I see… … .”

“The two divisions will work together to push our defense line endlessly.”

Kim Jwa-jin pointed to the Sambong Estuary where Japanese troops were stationed on a roughly drawn battle map.

“The only fortunate thing is that this place is too narrow for the enemy to deploy their troops fully, so it won’t be easy.”

“I see. If the enemy wants to deploy their troops, they will have to build them on the frozen river as well.”

“Yes, but they will know that we have artillery, so they will not deploy troops to the river.”

Kim Jo-jin pointed to the route the enemies were taking and Sambong Station across the river.

“Therefore, we will divide the enemy army into two, one side will advance across the river, and the other side will advance along this narrow path.”

“Hmm… … Then the troops across the river will be the ones to draw the attention of our forces, and the troops advancing through the narrow path will be the main force?”

Kim Joa-jin shook his head.

“I think both of them plan to assault our positions if necessary.”

“Huh, so you’re saying that if you have to, you can cross a river while under friendly fire or break through a narrow passage while enduring friendly fire?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Heh heh… … .”

An attack that incurs casualties on the allied forces.

It was a method that could not be found in the independence army, where every single life was precious.

“It’s a crude but effective method… … .”

“If we enter a war of attrition, our troops will not be able to deal with the enemies.”

“this…….”

At Kim Jo-jin’s words, embarrassment appeared on everyone’s faces.

“Comrade Chief of Staff, how about deploying our tank units? The last time, the armored vehicles had obvious defects and were difficult to operate, but tanks are a different story.”

At that time, Major Lee Beom-seok raised his hand and expressed his opinion.

Then others followed suit.

“That’s right! That’s right! We have tanks, so why don’t we make full use of them as mobile defensive positions to block narrow passages and keep enemies on the other side of the river in check?”

But Kim Joa-jin’s thoughts were a little different.

“Hmm… … I thought about that too, but as you all know, in previous battles, the Japanese army was surprised by the ambush, but they quickly moved to disable the armored vehicles using cannons and grenades.”

“But didn’t that happen because the armored vehicle was deployed alone and was surrounded by the enemy? We learned something new from the last armored vehicle operation, so the infantry should assist in this tank operation.”

Major Lee Beom-seok also did not back down and fought back.

At a time when the cavalry had suffered heavy losses in the previous battle, the only way he could be active was by using tanks.

“Then how are we going to deal with enemy cannon fire? Do you think a slow tank can dodge the shells?”

“You can get support from friendly artillery fire.”

“Should we divert our precious artillery to such a place? Does that make sense? We don’t know how many cannons the enemy across the river might bring… .”

“The enemy on the other side of the river has to cross the river anyway, so geographically, we can say that our forces have taken the advantageous high ground. However, in the narrow path… … .”

Kim Joa-jin and Lee Beom-seok had a showdown in the conference room.

Ji Cheong-cheon watched this quietly, and the officers in the conference room began to support one of the two, one by one, and soon the conference room became noisy.

However, their quarrel was simply a dispute that arose while discussing ways to defeat the enemy, and they were not fighting for their own interests like the Japanese military.

-Squeak.

And when their fight was getting more intense.

The conference room door opened and someone came inside.

“Oh my, they say it is a scholar’s ​​disgrace if the sound of fighting spreads beyond the wall… … Why are you all fighting like this?”

Of course, it was this teacher with a kind smile.