Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 133



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#Episode 133 I think they were waiting for us to invade

April 25, 1949.

Vyazhniki, a small city 280km east of Moscow.

To the east of this small, peaceful city with a population of only a few tens of thousands, there was no room for inconveniences due to the countless Soviet troops.

This was because here was the headquarters of the 1st National Guard, one of the two defense forces hastily created by the Soviet Supreme Command to block the advance of the Korean Army.

1st National Guard Field Command.

Two generals in their 50s were smoking cigarettes.

“Whoa! How did it get pushed this far? … .”

“… … .”

One person sighed and opened his mouth, but the other tall general just exhaled cigarette smoke in silence.

“Look, Constantine, talk to me. “Anything is fine, so shouldn’t we take action?”

“It’s a measure… … . ha ha ha!”

“ha… … .”

The general called Constantine just laughed at Pavel’s punishment.

“Constantine!”

“Oh, I’m sorry. “I’m also so dumbfounded.”

“I understand how you feel, but I can’t keep doing this.”

“Well, first, Chief of Staff, would you like to tell me what you think? “What would you like me to do?”

“… … .”

There was no way Pavel could do anything.

“Why is there no answer?”

“If there is a solution, why would I scold you?”

“ha ha ha! That’s right. But honestly, I don’t know. I swear I’ve never felt this dark before. “Has it already been seven years since we met and worked together at the Battle of Stalingrad?”

“yes.”

“There have been many battles, but there has always been hope. We’ve been doing really well. But, this time I really don’t know. “How did things get to this point, and what should I do?”

“… … .”

“There might have been some hope before the Koreans crossed the Volga River. But they have already crossed the Volga River and occupied Nizhny Novgorod and Dzerzhinsk. “That was also prevented by replacing hundreds of thousands of reserve forces.”

“ha… … .”

Chief of Staff Captain Pavel Batov sighed.

It was the first time that Commander Konstantin Rokossovsky, who had been a comrade-in-arms and close friend since the Battle of Stalingrad, showed such helplessness.

“I have very little information about the Koreans, but I have reviewed the battles so far in detail. Ha, they are truly amazing. The way these guys fight is simpler than you think. With that powerful air force equipped with jets and guided rockets, we first seize air superiority and bomb. And then they open fire. With artillery that has an absurdly long range. What is the range of their howitzers? I guess you said it was over 35km? Some say it might be longer? Have you ever heard of it? “There is a 155mm howitzer with such an incredible range?”

“There is none. Excluding some specially manufactured fortress guns and train guns. “No ground-based howitzer has that range.”

“Yes, that’s right. So, they pour out firepower from a distance that our artillery cannot deal with, putting them in a dying state. Also, accuracy? According to the testimony of those who survived, it was as if they were watching and striking from heaven. “How can this happen?”

“… … .”

“And what about that tank called the monster? Our tanks are firing from places you can’t even see, so you’re saying you’re getting hit with a hundred shots? Are you saying that even if you barely get close and land a hit, they all bounce back?”

“… … .”

Pavel thought they were absolutely ridiculous.

“I couldn’t believe it at first when Vasilevskiy said that he had lost all 2.6 million Far Eastern troops. Who is Marshal Vasilevsky? “Wasn’t he a capable person that you and I recognized?”

“It did.”

“A person like that could not last even 20 days and lost 2.6 million elite troops. “How on earth could this possibly happen?”

“But it actually happened.”

“that’s right. That’s the problem. I couldn’t understand it at the time, but I understand it now. Those guys from Korea. In front of them, things like overwhelming military superiority or strange plans or strategies don’t work. “I don’t know what tricks you can use, but if you can see from afar and attack from afar, what good is it if you have 5 million troops, and what do you do if you have 10 million?”

“Whoa… … .”

“Furthermore, our troops are of absurdly poor quality compared to the Far East Army. Of the 2 million troops in our first army, 1.5 million are in reserve. “I saw an old man on my way here earlier, so I asked his age and he was ten years older than me.”

“shit! “Why are even the Allied Forces so upset!”

“Isn’t it obvious? “It must have been Korea’s trick.”

Originally, the 1st Army alone should have received 1 million troops from the troops guarding the western border, but that was reduced to 500,000.

This is because the movements of the German Federal Army and British troops deployed on the western border were unusual.

In particular, the German Bundeswehr of the Walther model, which was recognized for its capabilities and is still maintaining its position at the age of nearly 60, was a problem.

This is because they moved as if they were going to advance at any moment.

“Do you really think the Allied forces will invade?”

“ha ha ha! Could that be possible? How long has it been since the war ended? It’s just a show, a show. However, from the position of the Supreme Command, troops cannot be withdrawn as planned.”

“Damn it!”

“Anyway, it wasn’t an invasion of Korea in the first place. “Now that I think about it, I think they were waiting for us to invade.”

“You waited for us to invade?”

“Those guys, I think they were waiting for a justification. In short, we were targeting Siberia from the beginning. And, when we lose the Far East Army, we have already lost the war.”

“Is there really no way?”

“doesn’t exist. Honestly, if I had the power to decide… … .”

“What if you have the power to decide?”

“I will surrender immediately.”

“Hey, this guy is going to be in big trouble!”

Pavel Batov habitually looked around.

“ha ha ha! Hey friend, don’t worry. “We are finished in this battle anyway, so why are you so afraid?”

“… … .”

“The Koreans also have no intention of taking over the entire Soviet Union. So, if some of the territory is going to be taken away anyway, let’s at least save people. We are already in trouble because we are running out of men, and we have already lost millions of young men again due to this war. But how many more millions are you losing here? “Shouldn’t we at least prevent such a situation?”

“Anyway, don’t ever say something like that again.”

“haha! I’m saying it because it’s in front of you. But my honest feeling is that I really want to save people. Once this war is over, one man will officially have to live with multiple wives… … .”

“… … .”

Pavel pulled out his hair.

The situation is hopeless.

* * *

April 27, 1949.

Nizhny Novgorod.

Nizhny Novgorod is a city about 400km east of Moscow, where the Volga River and its tributary, the Oka River, meet. The Trans-Siberian Railway passes through it, making it one of the major cities and metropolitan cities in the Soviet Union since the Russian era. .

It is also the city where Russia’s great writer Maxim Gorky was born, and when Gorky went into exile in Italy and returned home in 1931, it was used to promote the legitimacy of the Stalinist system, and was renamed Gorky City until the collapse of the Soviet Union. It is a city called

However, the Taegeukgi of the Republic of Korea was waving at the city hall of one of the key cities of the Soviet Union.

Of course, this is because it was occupied not long ago, and the joint field headquarters of the 1st and 5th Field Army was established in the city hall.

“It’s nice to see these faces after a long time.”

“ha ha ha! “You see me on video almost every day, right?”

“Nice to meet you, Senior Nam.”

The city hall conference room was filled with generals wearing ROK military combat uniforms.

This is because the commanders of the field forces of the Republic of Korea Army, who advanced to Moscow in a desperate battle, and the major commanders under them gathered for the first time in a long time.

After crossing the Volga River, a 150-kilometer-long defensive line was formed from Vyazniki to Kasimov in the south by the Soviet defense forces, and the major commanders of the four field armies gathered ahead of the final offensive.

After the greetings were over, Nam Byeong-woo, the top manager, opened his mouth and opened his mouth.

“Everyone is having a hard time. “Now, just looking at the train makes my stomach turn.”

“ha ha ha! So do i.”

“It’s just so annoying.”

I’ve been riding the Trans-Siberian Railway for almost a month, so just looking at the train now makes me cringe.

“ha ha ha! But didn’t you come here comfortably thanks to the Trans-Siberian Railway they built? In any case, the reason we have gathered like this today is to take a final look at our operational readiness ahead of the great offensive. “The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the President decided not to get involved, but they are watching the video of the meeting, so be careful what you say.”

“All right.”

“Then the Chief of Staff of our 1st Field Army will explain the current situation and offensive operations, so let’s listen first and then talk.”

When Nam Byeong-woo handed the microphone over to the Chief of Staff, the Chief of Staff bowed his head slightly and came forward.

“Nice to meet you. This is Major General Lee Jong-cheol, Chief of Staff of the 1st Field Army. First, I will brief you on the current situation. “Look at the map in front of you.”

“… … .”

“Currently, our field army has successfully defended itself against a Soviet invasion and advanced westward, crossing the Volga before they could move their western border troops east or call up their reserves. As a result, the front line stretched 150 km from Vyazhniki here to Kasimov in the south. The Soviet defense line was in the north, commanded by Marshal Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky, with 2 million men named the First National Guard, and in the south, by the 2 million-strong Second National Guard, also commanded by Marshal Ivan Stepanovich Konev. ”

“I understand that Konstantin Rokossovsky is a great general.”

“Yes, Lieutenant General Lee Jae-ha. you’re right. Although he was of Polish descent and was considered a traitor in Poland, he was recognized as the best among the Soviet field marshals. When he was a corps commander, he failed to avoid a major purge, so he was captured and had a harsh experience of having his hands and feet beaten with a hammer. However, after the Winter War, he returned at the strong request of Zhukov, who was once his subordinate. And, he was recognized for his ability as he participated in all battles, starting from the Siege of Smolensk, the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Third Siege of Kharkov, and the Battle of Kursk. It is known that this man even contributed to Operation Bakration, in which we intervened and ended up dying.”

“Hoo? “It’s bigger than I thought, right?”

“Yes, I know that your personality is flawless. Well, in short, he is an enemy general, but he is someone who deserves respect.”

In fact, Rokossovsky was still revered as a hero of national salvation even after the Soviet Union collapsed and became Russia.

“On the other hand, Ivan Konev, commander of the 2nd National Guard, is rather ordinary. “He has risen to the level of a marshal, so he must be capable.”

“Right.”

“The composition of the troops is far below that of the Far East Army. “This is because our president played a trick and the troops on the western border were unable to move as scheduled.”

“ha ha ha! “I heard the president is watching?”

“Hey, Director Lee. “You’re going to go back and get scolded?”

“Hey, what do I need to kill? Anyway, yes. About 2 million people were scheduled to move, but only about 1 million were moved, and 500,000 were assigned to both the 1st and 2nd National Guards forces. In other words, the remaining troops were filled with reserve forces.”

“Rokossovsky or Konev must be pulling out their hair.”

“I think that’s probably true. Oh, and an unusual situation occurred.”

“Special circumstances?”

“Yes, it was revealed a while ago that 500,000 additional troops on the western border are moving.”

“Are you increasing the National Guard?”

“no. Zhukov is massing his forces east of Moscow. The size of his troops is estimated to be 1.5 million, including 1 million reserve troops and 500,000 northwest border troops.”

“You’re crazy… … .”

“what? Are you planning to kill all young Russian men?”

“Is there any young man left? If we are to be more concerned here, the target is not young men but old men.”

The eastern part has been occupied by the South Korean army, and federal countries such as Kazakh and others in Central Asia are also blocked.

If that is the case, then this means that all of the reserve forces that are currently being worried about will be recruited from the western part of the Soviet Union. If that is the case, then this would mean that even old men will be recruited, not just young men as someone said.

Among the generals gathered here, no one thought that the ROK Army would be defeated, and in fact, it would definitely win.

And that means that many of the Soviet soldiers blocking the Korean army’s path will be killed or injured, and now the enemy, the Korean army, will have to worry about the future of the Soviet Union.

In other words, who will raise the cows and who will run the factory?

As Rokossovsky said, it seemed like a situation would arise where many young women in the Soviet Union would marry the same man.

No, based on the situation up to now, this is definitely confirmed.