Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 11



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#11. May the patriotic spirits and martyrs of the country protect you!

Tiririring! Tiriring!

“Yes, this is Lee Kang-cheol.”

– This is the President, Commander.

“Yes, Mr. President. “Please speak.”

– Have you seen the breaking news?

“Yes, I am watching.”

– Please come in for a moment. Along with Chief of Staff Go Seok-man.

“All right. “I will arrive within 30 minutes.”

A while later, Lee Kang-cheol entered the Blue House with Go Seok-man, and the President, along with the Director of the National Intelligence Service and the Minister of National Defense, had serious expressions on their faces.

“Welcome.”

“Yes, President.”

“Let me explain briefly. China invaded Taiwan at 4 am this morning. And five hours later, at 9 a.m., there was an unofficial communication from China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang.”

“What do you say?”

“We demanded the complete neutrality of our Republic of Korea. Very thorough neutrality. He said that if he was even slightly involved in the invasion of Taiwan, he would rain down fire on them. “And while subtly mentioning North Korea.”

“Huh…”

Major forces of the U.S. Forces Korea, especially Air Force fighter planes, have already moved to Japan, Guam, and the Philippines.

This is because the U.S. military bases in Gunsan and Osan are so close to China that there is a risk that the airfields will be destroyed in case of an emergency attack.

But American troops will come back.

This is because being close to an air force base is an advantage as long as you avoid an initial surprise attack.

From the Gunsan base, Shanghai is only about 700km away, and Qingdao is about 570km away.

If a fighter jet travels at subsonic speeds, the distance can be reached in just 30 to 40 minutes, but there is no way the U.S. military will give up this geographical advantage.

In the end, our country will intervene somehow.

Because we are allies of the United States.

It is a blood alliance that shed blood together in the Korean War and later dispatched the largest number of troops among the allies to the Vietnam War, and even dispatched engineers to wars without justification.

This means that we cannot refuse America’s demands.

A heavy silence fell in the conference room.

“Commander”

“Yes, President.”

“When did you say the wormhole would close?”

“It is expected to close completely around August 15th, but it is expected to become too small for people to enter by August 10th.”

“How far has it gone now?”

“For both troops and civilians, manpower is 89%, and weapons and supplies are about 93%.”

“Hmm, I understand. Commander, don’t worry about this side and just focus on getting over to the other side as quickly as possible. “We will take care of this.”

“All right.”

“And until when can vehicles enter?”

“After the end of this month, only small vehicles will be able to enter.”

“Hmm, really? “Director”

“Yes, President.”

“When will our final gift to the expeditionary force be ready?”

“We are currently undergoing final inspection. “You will be able to complete it within a week.”

“Thank goodness. Commander”

“Yes, President.”

“The gift will arrive in a week.”

“yes? “A gift?”

“haha! I’ll tell you about it then. ruler! Let’s hurry! There is no time.”

“…”

Immediately after putting aside my doubts and returning to Yongsan, news came that DEFCON 2 Fast Pace had been issued to the entire military.

Now reserve forces designated for mobilization will be called up and ammunition will be issued to all troops.

War is imminent.

“As everyone knows, China has invaded Taiwan, and DAFCON 2 has just been issued.”

Lee Kang-cheol immediately gathered the executives and opened his mouth gravely.

“No one knows what this means, so I won’t say any more. It’s unfortunate the situation here, but we do our job. Chief of Staff!”

“Yes, Commander.”

“Transfer weapons, equipment, supplies, etc. over there as quickly as possible. There is no need to worry about America anymore. Since your attention will be focused on Taiwan anyway, just throw it in. “I may be suspicious, but once the wormhole closes, it’s game over.”

“All right.”

“Stop recruiting troops and civilians from now on. “This is enough.”

“Only the number of people confirmed as of now will begin follow-up procedures.”

“Yes, do that. And other people listen too. All but the necessary personnel remaining in Yongsan should either move over to the other side or wait in Daejeon. “If the situation is unlucky and gets worse, you could get stranded and not be able to go.”

“Yes, Commander.”

“Then there isn’t much left, so let’s hold on just a little longer even if it’s hard!”

From then on, the expeditionary force headquarters began to go crazy.

“Take everything you can! “If you go there, there will be nothing for a while!”

“hey! Who told you to take care of all the luxuries! necessity! Only necessities! “Either you take care of luxury items yourself or not!”

“Even if it’s similar, leave out anything that can be supplied locally! Take care of at least the key parts! Everything else can be replaced locally!”

Because I couldn’t sleep, my eyes were all red and my throat was hoarse.

Still, I couldn’t stop.

The wormhole was getting narrower and narrower, and the war crisis triggered by the invasion of Taiwan was because it was impossible to know when a missile would fall on one’s head.

July 25th.

“I’m sure that’s not the gift the president was talking about?”

“well? But is that possible? “We were supposed to take that from the beginning, right?”

“But it’s a lot more than you thought, right? “I was just thinking about 1 or 3 minutes?”

“That’s true, though. “Hey, what are you doing here with it?”

There were things being sucked into the wormhole under strict guard.

It’s gold.

It was stored at the Daegu branch of the Bank of Korea until 2004, and thereafter, all 104 tons of gold bars stored at the Bank of England in the UK were taken.

Lee Kang-cheol simply requested about 30 or 40 tons.

The gold bars were brought to Korea a few months ago and had all markings except the weight removed at LS Nikko-dong in Ulsan.

The value of 104 tons of gold bars has increased due to the global war crisis and is currently worth about 7 trillion won.

For an expeditionary force that cannot take money, it will provide funds that will enable them to survive for at least a few years.

Not only did they take gold belonging to the government, but soldiers and civilians of the expeditionary force were also encouraged to take as much as they could personally, and even provided intermediaries so that they could easily dispose of their property and purchase gold.

There is no need for the wealth of this world anyway.

So, all assets, retirement benefits, etc. are settled and converted into gold on the market.

Gold is a welcome asset regardless of time and place.

Of course, it is dangerous for an individual to have gold, so it was decided that if you leave it in a safe, a deposit certificate will be written.

“There’s 104 tons of gold, so that’s a lot.”

“There are so many…”

“yes? “Isn’t that a lot?”

“The United States has over 8,000 tons, 8,000 tons…”

“Jimiral! “What on earth is this that America doesn’t have?”

“…”

It was like that.

I had to realize once again that America is a country that has nothing.

However, the real gift the president was talking about was cleverly placed in the middle of the procession carrying gold bars.

“Commander”

“Ah, did the director come in person?”

“Because it is such an important gift.”

The head of the National Intelligence Service walked out of the Surion helicopter that landed at a nearby heliport and greeted him.

“What on earth is that?”

“Speak in the car.”

“yes?”

The car the head of the National Intelligence Service was talking about was an armored vehicle.

The head of the National Intelligence Service dragged Kang-cheol Lee and Seok-man Ko, who were his parents, into the K808 armored vehicle and introduced a man in his early 40s who was waiting inside first.

“This is Deputy Director Cho Tae-hyeon. “I’ll go over there with six agents and take care of the gift.”

“This is Jo Tae-hyun. i look forward to.”

“Oh, yeah”

“What is that gift?”

Ten minutes later, Lee Kang-cheol and Ko Seok-man came out of the armored vehicle with bloodless faces.

“It is said that a sword is the most fearful and terrifying before it is wielded.”

“···.”

“This has been nagging for a long time. “Please take this seriously and hope that it is never actually used.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“then···.”

The war intensified.

On July 28, when the U.S. military and Japanese Self-Defense Forces mobilized their fleets and fighter jets to participate in the war to protect Taiwan, China indiscriminately fired ballistic missiles at major bases of the U.S. military and Self-Defense Forces, including Yokosuka, Sasebo, Guam, and Okinawa. It poured out.

And, August 1st marks the 100th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army of China.

Eeenn~ Eeenn.

With the sound of loud sirens, a barrage of missiles began to rain down on South Korea.

When the U.S. military used Gunsan and Osan air bases to bomb China’s eastern coastal region, China’s guns turned to Korea.

That too, along with North Korea’s piggy missiles.

Kwakwakwak! Quack!

The joint preemptive missile attack by China and North Korea was strongly intercepted by all South Korea’s anti-aircraft missile assets, the U.S. military’s THAAD missiles, and seaborne King Sejong-class and King Jeongjo-class Aegis destroyers, but there were limits.

Everywhere in Korea was on fire.

Of course, this is not the Republic of Korea that will suffer quietly.

As the Hyunmoo series missiles soared into the sky, they struck North Korea and the Shanghai and Qingdao regions of China, and the Navy’s cruise missiles also searched for and struck their targets without mercy.

At the same time, about 2,000 K9 and K55A1 self-propelled howitzers and Cheonmu multiple rocket launchers that were pitch black along the ceasefire line spouted fire.

The Republic of Korea’s artillery, called the Artillery Defense Department and ranked second in the world in terms of conventional artillery power, showed truly formidable power and turned the northern front of the cease-fire line into a sea of ​​fire.

The pig misjudged.

August 9th at 10pm.

The wormhole has now shrunk to the point where one person can barely pass through.

“Has everyone departed now?”

“Yes, we just need to get over it.”

All personnel and supplies went over there.

Now all that remains are Commander Lee Kang-cheol, Chief of Staff Ko Seok-man, and his young wife.

Go Seok-man’s wife, Park So-jeong, wanted to be with her husband until the end, so she decided to go with him, but her expression still showed that she was nervous.

“Mr. Jesu”

“Yes, Commander.”

“Don’t be too nervous. “Many people have already crossed over to that side.”

“Yes, I know, but I’m still nervous. “If it goes over, you’ll be fine, so don’t worry.”

“haha! All right. Anyway, I really want to say this before I go.”

“yes?”

“Thank you so much for coming with me.”

“Don’t say anything. “It was like that back then, but now I know I can’t go even if I want to.”

“That’s because things changed later. Anyway, if you struggle a little in the beginning, it is a world where people live. No, it is the world that our parents, grandparents, and grandparents lived in. “We will soon make the world a better place, and it will be rewarding.”

“I will work hard too.”

At that time, the head of the National Intelligence Service got out of the car and approached.

“Fortunately, the. “You haven’t left yet.”

“I was waiting.”

“The President could not leave his seat. “He really wanted to see you off.”

“There is nothing we can do about this situation.”

“wait a minute.”

The director picked up the phone, said something, and then handed it to Lee Kang-cheol.

“You are the president. “It’s a secret phone, so you can talk comfortably.”

“yes”

I picked up the phone and opened my mouth.

“President, this is Lee Kang-cheol.”

– Commander, I really wanted to go in person, but I couldn’t leave the room.

“I completely understand, Mr. President. “Anyway, I’m worried about the situation here.”

– Heh heh! What are you worried about? Our Armed Forces are strong. If only the Chinese didn’t intervene further, we might be able to unify right now. And, the commander is going to go there anyway and make sure that fratricide never happens again, right?

“Yes, Mr. President. I promise that there will be no such thing as fratricide in the new Republic of Korea. And, we will ensure that no one can threaten the Republic of Korea.”

– I believe you, commander! The fate of the people depends on the commander and the expeditionary force! please!

“Yes, Mr. President!”

– May the patriotic spirits and martyrs protect you!

After finishing the call, I handed the phone to the head of the National Intelligence Service.

“Director, thank you for your hard work. “Let’s go now.”

“Commander! It will be a long, long journey. “I hope the heavens will look down and look!”

“thank you!”

After shaking hands with the director, I turned towards the wormhole.

Now is really the time to go.

“Seokman! let’s go!”

“Yes, brother!”

Go Seok-man and his wife entered the wormhole, and Lee Kang-cheol looked at the world in 2027 for the last time and walked toward the wormhole.

This is the beginning.