Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 131



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#Episode 131 As if just before the revolution

April 13, 1949, 14:30.

Headquarters of the 5th Field Army, 55km east of Yekaterinburg.

“hey! General Jeong! Have you finished it already? “I was going to come and help with one arm, too?”

Nam Byeong-woo, commander of the 1st Field Army, spoke to Jeong Seon-ho as he entered.

“Are you here?”

“Yeah, I was right behind you. But without waiting a moment. Let’s fight together.”

“Hey, they were brought in from here and there and made hastily. “I’m sure they are just trying to kill time.”

“But you have quite a few troops, right?”

“Originally, we estimated the number to be around 100,000, but it increased to around 120,000 in a day or two. Even so, it was a waste of money because they were brought together in a hurry.”

“What are your criminal records?”

“Approximately 46,000 people died. “There were about 30,000 wounded, and the rest were taken prisoner.”

“The wounded are also prisoners, right?”

“That’s right.”

“From here, if there are too many prisoners, it will be burdensome. The problem is, it’s still a while before the division comes up to clean up after our field army.”

“That’s true, but you can’t kill them all just because it’s burdensome, right?”

“Of course it is.”

“Even if it’s not like that, I mentioned it to Chairman Ko Seok-man while reporting to the Joint Chiefs of Staff a while ago.”

“Oh yeah? “What did you say?”

“They said they would send the rear clearing forces as quickly as possible.”

“Where did you get it from?”

“Didn’t we immediately order the mobilization of reserve forces as soon as the Soviets invaded?”

“Oh! It did?”

It hasn’t been that long since the Korean military began conscription, but as it has already been 7 years since they came from the future in the name of an expeditionary force, many of the troops initially recruited and those who enlisted after liberation were discharged after completing the three-year period.

Of course, they were classified as reserve forces, but when the Soviet Union invaded, the government immediately issued a mobilization order.

Since the number of troops mobilized was close to 200,000, it would be of great help if some of them came forward.

“They are currently being retrained in a reserve division, and it looks like they will soon be sent up for rearguard clearance and civil affairs management in occupied areas.”

“Then that’s a relief. By the way, we don’t have to worry about the Soviet Air Force anymore, right?”

“More than 2,000 aircraft were blown away during their air raid, and last night our air force completely wiped out the bases on the west side of the Volga River, so you don’t have to worry. Of course, the Soviets still have air power left, but they also have to worry about the western border, and most of all, they probably knew that sending fighter jets would be useless.”

“Anyway, the Soviet Union is the Soviet Union. How many fighter jets have been flown from the Far East and are they still coming out? … .”

“They said that was a lot of reduction. Over 16,000 Yak-9 fighters were produced, and almost 10,000 Lavochkin La-5s. Even more bizarre is the Ilyushin IL-2 series, which is said to have sold over 36,000 units including the IL-10.”

“crazy… … .”

“It is fortunate that many of the older models were scrapped, and a large number of pilots retired immediately after the war, so the number has now decreased significantly.”

“… … .”

I really thought that World War II was a crazy war.

But if you think about it, the king of quantity was the United States.

And that’s to the point where no one can match it.

“Anyway, your 5th Field Army and our 1st Field Army should advance first starting tomorrow, right?”

“Sure. “Let’s talk while looking at the map.”

Jeong Seon-ho winked, and the adjutant displayed a map on the monitor.

“Let’s see. First, the 5th Field Army and our 1st Field Army will advance together, crossing the Ural Mountains and clearing the area east of the Kama and Volga rivers.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“And by that time, Choe Chung-heon’s 2nd Field Army and Lee Jae-ha’s 3rd Field Army will join, so after that we will advance on the southern route to Moscow via Kazan, and the 2nd and 3rd Field Army will advance to Perm and Kirov. “And advance to Moscow via Nizhny Novgorod?”

The Trans-Siberian Railway from Yekaterinburg to Moscow splits into north and south, and the Soviet vacuum army in Korea decided to divide into two field armies and advance north and south.

“you’re right. But it won’t be easy from now on. “The population will increase, and more than anything, western troops and mobilized reserve forces will emerge.”

“Of course it is. That’s why we need to push the front line as far west as possible. “At least the front line needs to be built on the west side of the Volga River.”

“So it’s a race against time.”

“There is almost no damage, right?”

“Of course, right?”

“Okay, then let’s advance straight away tomorrow. “The Soviets’ main force could not cross the Volga River, so we need to attack them quickly at this time.”

“All right.”

It is not easy to transfer 2 million troops deployed to the western border area to the eastern region.

The distance from Minsk in Belarus or Vinnytsia in Ukraine, which suddenly became border cities due to the failure to push the border westward as in the original history, to the Volga River is a whopping 1,500 km.

The task is to move 2 million troops and their weapons and equipment over this distance.

In addition, as they were troops guarding the border from Western countries, their mobility was low because they focused on fortification.

As a result, less than a month would be enough to properly move troops and equipment, so most of the major troops have not yet arrived west of Moscow.

And mobilizing reserve forces is not as easy as it sounds.

It had not been that long since the end of the war, so they were only listed as reserve forces on paper, and there was no proper mobilization system in place.

How long has it been since the war ended here?

As a result, those who responded to the mobilization were soon forcibly arrested.

In short, Moscow was running out of time.

I never dreamed that the enemy would attack from the east.

15:00 on April 13, 1949.

The building of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR in Moscow.

bang!

“Holy shit! how! “How can something like this happen!”

“… … .”

Zhukov shouted when he hit the table with his fist, but everyone just lowered their heads.

Because they all felt the same way inside.

“What the hell? How can the Koreans advance so quickly? “Is the area from Novosibirsk to Yekaterinburg any kind of neighborhood?”

“… … .”

“And what did those guys guarding Novosibirsk do? No, they were two rifle divisions, so let’s just say that. The number of troops guarding Ekaterinburg was a whopping 120,000, 120,000! They brought in troops that didn’t have any, but they couldn’t last just one day? Those who defend it too? Does this make sense? “Does this make sense?”

“… … .”

nonsense.

I don’t know how they advanced so quickly, but I couldn’t understand why 120,000 troops fell in less than a day.

Even though it was a hastily constructed force, the Air Force decided to provide as much support as possible, and furthermore, since it was decided to focus on defense from the beginning, it was expected that it would buy time for at least ten days.

But you can’t last a day?

“Aaaah! Damn it! Sucks!”

“… … .”

Zhukov, who had been fussing for a while, drank a glass of vodka and then tried to calm down.

I had to think. Think about it.

But there was no answer at all.

What is especially painful is that the air force power in the eastern region was completely destroyed.

When Zhukov heard that more than 2,000 fighter jets were sortied and only less than 100 returned alive, his blood pressure rose so high that he thought he was going to collapse.

How on earth could this happen?

According to the pilots who returned alive, some type of guided rocket attacked them, and there was even a strange aircraft presumed to be a jet fighter.

I almost beat up the guy who reported it because it didn’t make much sense, but I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut after seeing the evidence I brought.

Because I saw the camera film mounted on the aircraft to check criminal records.

It was clear that the rocket followed the friendly aircraft making evasive maneuvers and shot them down.

When I saw it follow him like a ghost at a frightening speed and hit him with such precision, I almost stopped praying.

And a monster that is believed to be a jet fighter.

It was real.

There really was a jet fighter.

It’s so sleek and cool that it’s a world away from trash like the MIG-9, which they acquired from the Germans through spies and are developing.

My intuitive thought is that even Americans won’t be able to do this.

How on earth did the Koreans get these weapons?

The ones that were Japanese colonies until just a few years ago?

In any case, the air force that had sortied was destroyed.

And that night, the Koreans crossed the Volga River and entered deep into the west, destroying all air force bases in the eastern region.

There are no longer any air force aircraft to mobilize.

No, it is in the western region, but we cannot draw power from there.

Just because you bring it in doesn’t mean there are any countermeasures against guided rockets and jet fighters, so you can’t just drag it in and push it in.

In the end, the Air Force had no business in this war.

This means that air superiority has been completely lost.

No matter how much I thought, I couldn’t come up with an answer.

The Koreans were advancing at a speed unprecedented in history.

Neither Napoleon nor the German Nazis were like this.

It’s just advancing, advancing again.

Toward Moscow.

This was by riding the Trans-Siberian Railway, which they had laid with great difficulty and for a long time, and by riding the trains they had brought in for the movement and supply of the Far Eastern army.

In addition, I never thought that someone would invade from the east, so there was nothing to worry about, and since it was an area where few people lived, I didn’t seem to worry about what would happen.

It felt like Hagi was like that, so I had nothing to say.

Anyway, we had to stop them, but time was absolutely running out.

The mobilization of reserve forces was slow, and the movement of troops on the western border required at least ten more days.

So they gathered all kinds of troops in Yekaterinburg and deployed them to bide their time, but they were all wrong.

“Damn it! The Volga and Kama rivers must somehow be used as defense lines… … .”

“… … .”

“Damn it, I can’t do it. “Change the method of mobilizing reserve forces.”

“yes?”

“If you do not respond to the summons, you will be summarily executed.”

“Well, Comrade Zhukov… … .”

“It’s an emergency! emergency! Avoiding summons when your country is at stake? Kill me absolutely! That means dragging it to the square and shooting it!”

“… … .”

“We mobilize everything, including the police and everything else. Now is not the time to worry about security! Arm the police and government officials! And bring in the reserve forces!”

“Comrade Zhukov, if you do that, public sentiment will already be very unfavorable…” … .”

“You damn humans! If we don’t bring in at least one more person now, we’re done! “I give you a clear warning, from now on anyone who criticizes my words will be summarily executed.”

“… … .”

The conference room instantly froze.

This is because we all knew that Zhukov was a man who would do anything.

“And, we are also expanding the mobilization target! Whether you’re in your 60s, 70s, or 80s, there are no exceptions! Anyone who has experience shooting a gun in the past will be arrested! Wouldn’t that be like taking a bullet? That’s all we need to do to stop them even for just one second.”

“… … .”

“While we are taking our time, we are moving troops from the western border to the east as quickly as possible. I also warn you, anyone who wastes time will be summarily disposed of! Did you understand? There is no exception to this either. There is no need for high-ranking party officials or anything! Even if our ranks are enemies, anyone who remains hostile will die!”

“… … .”

Bloody winds began to blow in the Soviet Union.

And, public sentiment boiled over.

Like just before the revolution.