Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 135



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#135 Now only Moscow remains

bang! bang! bang! Quang!

The bombardment continued without stopping.

It’s not like you’re just shooting it everywhere.

Albatross and unmanned aerial vehicles were used to check and modify coordinates in real time, and when the target moved or ran away, it relentlessly followed and struck it.

Because of this, the Soviet defense forces were terrified and died, calling it a ghostly shell.

Quang! bang! bang!

April 30, 1949, 11:20.

Field headquarters of the 1st National Guard of the Soviet Army.

“It’s already been more than two days.”

Chief of Staff Batov opened his mouth as if complaining, feeling the pouring artillery fire with his ears and body.

“What is the damage situation?”

“30% of the troops are dead or wounded, and the loss of artillery and armored equipment is even more serious. I lost at least 40%. In particular, over 80% of the ammunition and oil depots were destroyed. “It feels like they’re targeting exactly and beating me up.”

“Hehehe… … .”

Now all I could do was laugh.

To destroy a specific target with an air strike or artillery bombardment, it is possible to pour in several times, or at most tens of times, the minimum firepower required to destroy it.

No matter how powerful the firepower is, it is of no use if it does not hit.

However, the Koreans were taking out key targets of the Soviet army by conducting airstrikes and artillery fire with such accuracy that it was as if they were striking with their own eyes.

This is not a proper battle.

Because it was like a fight between a blind man and a sighted man.

“What about communications?”

“Right after the air raids began, we were completely cut off from Moscow. “At least we are connected to the 2nd National Guard by laying a wire under the ground, but as you know, we are in the same situation.”

“As expected, you were right in saying that if you fight with the Koreans, communication will be cut off.”

“That’s the way it is.”

“Whoa! “They will be advancing soon.”

“What if I say soon?”

“Maybe early morning tomorrow?”

“How do you know?”

“If I were the commander of the Korean army, I would do that.”

“Right.”

“Their main attack will come between Gorokhovets and Zakaznik.”

“I guess so. “Because Zakaznik is very forested.”

“Deploy all remaining tanks there, and move other troops to the rear.”

“hmm? Are you pulling all the other troops to the rear?”

“Shouldn’t we save as many as possible?”

“You can’t believe it… … .”

Batov looked at Rokossovsky with a surprised expression.

“It’s a war already lost. I want to save as many of our soldiers as possible. “Tomorrow we will have endured these ridiculous air raids and artillery bombardments for three days, so we have done enough.”

“How are you going to bear that stigma?”

“All I have to do is get criticized.”

“ha… … .”

“Honestly, I want to raise a white flag right now, but we can’t just surrender after being bombarded, right? So, let’s try one last time tomorrow and get it over with.”

“And what about the 2nd National Guard?”

“Konev will not be able to hold out any longer if we surrender. It will follow naturally. Konev is also a person who can make that kind of judgment.”

“Are you sure you’ll be okay?”

“ha ha ha! I’m just the right person. “Aren’t I the one who gets pointed out here as a Polish bastard anyway and is criticized as a traitor in Poland as well?”

“Constantine… … .”

“We will do this as soon as our front line collapses, so crack down on those political officers.”

“Don’t worry about that.”

05:00 on May 1, 1949.

bang! bang! bang! Quang!

The artillery bombardment, which had slowed down for a while, became fierce again and the 1st and 5th Field Armies began their advance.

Grrrrrr!

Grumbling!

Buuuuung!

A huge silhouette visible in the dark.

On all fronts, Korean armored units led by K1 tanks and M48 Patton tanks advanced with a roar.

The Soviet army is still unable to raise its head due to fierce artillery fire.

Then, when the Korean armored unit was about 3km away from the defense line, the bombardment only hit the enemy’s rear and stopped the bombardment at the front.

Seeing this as an opportunity, the surviving Soviet T-34 tanks and the SU-100 self-propelled howitzers, which effectively served as tank destroyers, crawled forward.

The SU-100’s main gun, the D-10S, was capable of penetrating 164 mm of armor at a distance of 1 km, so it did not pose much of a threat to the K1 tank or the armored M48, but it could easily attack the numerically dominant M4 Sherman tank even at a longer distance. It was a fairly powerful gun that could penetrate.

Shoooooooo!

Quang!

However, before the SU-100 could fire its first shot, it exploded after being hit by something flying from the front.

It was a TOW missile mounted on the M3 half-track with the intention of depleting its inventory in this war.

Although the TOW missile is outdated, it is still the TOW 2 version and is equipped with a thermal sight, allowing night shooting.

And above all, since its range was much longer than that of portable anti-tank missiles, it was perfect for striking the enemy first outside the range of the main gun.

There was no need to say how powerful it was.

In addition, the lifespan was extended before Hyundai brought it in, but since it would no longer be usable after a few more years anyway, we were told to get rid of it all in this war, so there was no need to waste it.

Let’s shoot to our heart’s content.

Shuuuuuk! Shuuuuuk!

bang! bang! Quang!

“Kaaak!”

“W-what! It looks like something is flying… … .”

The Soviet armored soldiers were slaughtered without even knowing what was happening, and as they began to receive fire from K1 and Patton, they began to collapse.

bang! bang! bang!

“Kaaaaak!”

“Wow, monsters are coming! It’s them! “These are the monsters I heard rumors about!”

“Run away!”

And the M4 Shermyeon tanks that followed were a disaster for them.

Although it was an outdated tank, it was no different from the Death of Death to the enemies once it began to fall apart.

In this way, the Soviet army’s defense line became stained with blood.

May 1st 15:35.

1st National Guard Field Command.

“How far did the Koreans advance?”

“It’s about 10km ahead from here.”

“I expected it, but it was faster.”

“It looks like they had guided rockets that launched from the ground. All of our tanks were hit before they even fired their main guns. “There’s no way to stop it.”

“Whoa… … .”

It’s a lot faster than I thought.

Still, I thought I could last a day, but it seems that wasn’t the case.

“how will we do it?”

“Stop it. “It’s a little faster than I thought, but it’s no longer possible.”

“I understand.”

“W-what do you mean? Comrade Commander?”

The political officer who was listening next to me asked with a white face.

“What do you mean? “It means I will surrender.”

“Are you crazy? “I still have a history of placental abnormalities?”

“So you are saying you will surrender. “Do you have any way to stop them?”

“… … .”

Political officers are also soldiers.

I couldn’t help but notice that the situation was hopeless, so I couldn’t have anything to say.

But political officers are not political officers for nothing.

“Still, we need to give the High Command a little more time, but we can’t surrender like this!”

“What if I buy you some time? Is there any way for the High Command to buy more time?”

“But if our people desperately defend themselves… … .”

“Noisy! What are you going to do if you kill all the men? If everyone dies in a desperate attempt, what will be left? Who will run the factories and who will do the farming? “Isn’t the future of the country something we should leave behind?”

“profit! Comrade commander! Think of your family! Are you really going to have your whole family shot to death?”

“Are there any troops to shoot? “No, the country is in this state. Will Comrade Stalin be safe?”

“This is treason! “You damn Polish bastard!”

“ha ha ha! Yes, I’m Polish. Still, I lived more loyally to the Soviet Union than anyone else, so stop talking nonsense. Batov, get rid of this guy.”

“Okay.”

As Batov winked, the political officer was dragged away with a scowl.

“… … .”

“… … .”

As the political officer was dragged out, there was a strange silence in the headquarters, but looking at the expressions of the staff, they all seemed relieved.

“Everyone knows the situation well. This war has already been lost. “Shouldn’t we keep the soldiers alive for the future?”

“That’s right, Comrade Commander. However, Comrade Commander will suffer great infamy… … .”

“Why don’t you just turn it over?”

“Comrade Commander… … .”

“Batov! Even at this hour, our soldiers are dying. “Raise the white flag!”

“Okay.”

After a while, white flags were hoisted all over the front lines.

May 1st 15:50.

Joint Field Command of the 1st and 5th Field Army.

“Huh! Have you surrendered already? “So quickly?”

When Jeong Seon-ho spoke with a bewildered expression upon hearing the news that the Soviet Army’s 1st National Guard had surrendered, Nam Byeong-woo nodded and answered.

“Those guys were planning to surrender.”

“is it so?”

“Yes, I expected to some extent that they would attack the troops, leaving only the cavalry and some units at the front line.”

“Huh… … .”

“I think Marshal Rokossovsky is a naan. “You will be branded as a traitor to the world, and I see you making this decision.”

“That’s right.”

“Anyway, I’m glad. If this happens, the 2nd National Guard will also end. “Once the north is breached, there will be no way to hold out any longer.”

“That is correct.”

“Now, Chief of Staff!”

“Yes, Commander.”

“They have surrendered, so tell them to take things slowly and go in. “I’m sure there are some people who haven’t heard the news of the surrender, so let’s be as discreet as possible by announcing the fact through loudspeakers.”

“All right.”

The gunfire stopped in the Vyazniki area.

May 1st 20:20.

A jeep and several escorting M3 halftracks stopped in front of the Joint Field Force Headquarters.

“Commander, I have brought with me the commander of the Soviet Army’s 1st National Guard and the Chief of the General Staff.”

“I will serve you respectfully.”

“All right.”

After a while, a tall Soviet general and a general of average height came in, guided by a guard.

“welcome. “I am Nam Byeong-woo, commander of the 1st Field Army of the Republic of Korea Army.”

“I am Jeong Seon-ho, commander of the 5th Field Army.”

“This is Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, Commander of the 1st Soviet Defense Army. “This is my chief of staff, Captain Pavel Batov.”

“Please sit down first.”

“Thank you.”

When everyone was seated, Nam Byeong-woo opened his mouth.

“You surrendered earlier than expected. Looking at the deployment of the National Guard, it seemed like it was planned in advance.”

“I thought the war was already lost. Considering the aftermath of the war, I wanted to save at least one more person. But our soldiers… … .”

“Oh, don’t worry about that. Although Korea is not a member of the Geneva Convention, we will receive reasonable treatment according to the convention.”

“Thank you.”

“please.”

Rokossovsky and Batov relaxed after hearing Nam Byeong-woo’s words.

I was worried that I might be treated poorly, but now I can feel at ease.

“Would you like tea or vodka?”

“Do you have any vodka?”

“of course. “The things we captured accumulated along the way.”

“okay. “I would like a drink, please.”

The two drank the vodka in one go.

“This is good vodka.”

“Yes, I heard that. “The commander of the 4th Far Eastern Front had it.”

“okay.”

“Anyway, thanks to that, we didn’t have to shed unnecessary blood. That’s a really good decision. “It must not have been easy as commander-in-chief.”

“If I had any hope, I would have fought relentlessly. But, no matter how much I thought about it, there was no answer. There was no need to sacrifice soldiers in such a situation. “Our country was already in a situation where there was a shortage because so many men had died.”

“Even if you think so, it’s common to make soldiers die out of useless pride. In any case, many lives were saved.”

“haha! That was enough. But what about the 2nd National Guard? Before surrendering, I informed the commander, Marshal Konev… … .”

“For now, we will stop advancing and only apply pressure.”

“Whoa! Marshal Konev is not a tight-lipped person either. We know that we have surrendered, so give us some time and the 2nd Guards will surrender as well. please.”

“I will. If that happens, it would be good for us too. Anyway, it was a lot of hardship. “If you actively cooperate in clearing up the battlefield, we will be more considerate of the prisoners.”

“I will.”

“All right. Then take a break. “As long as you do not leave the designated area, we will not impose any restrictions.”

“Thank you.”

May 3rd at 14:00.

The 2nd National Guard also surrendered after holding out for another day.

Now only Moscow remains.