Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 164



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#164 Song Mi-ryeong appears, then Jin Mi-ryeong

June 15, 1950.

Republic of Korea Government Complex.

The weather was slowly getting warmer, but the newly built government complex was fully air-conditioned, so it was cool enough for some employees to wear long sleeves.

And the President’s Office on the top floor.

When the Government General began to be used as a government building, there was no choice but to place Lee Kang-cheol’s office there. This became a practice, and the president also came to work at the government building.

He was scheduled to continue working at the tentatively named Blue House, which currently includes Gyeongmudae, until construction is completed.

However, the atmosphere in the president’s office was very strange.

This is because of the news that came from the United States.

“Is this a true story?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Go Seok-man, Jo Tae-hyeon, and Kim Gyu-sik, who had all gathered in a hurry, were dumbfounded and just opened their mouths.

That’s why it’s so absurd.

“No, President Chiang Kai-shek also prayed to Roosevelt and then just left. Does it make sense to say that an important American policy changed because of this woman?”

“Well, really?”

“I knew for a long time that Song Meiling was going to the United States, but I never thought it would turn out like this… … .”

“Ms. Song is amazing, but honestly, I was surprised by this news.”

“yes? “Ms. Song?”

Lee Kang-cheol asked, noticing that Kim Gyu-sik politely referred to Song Mei-ling as “Mrs.” even though he, Go Seok-man, and Jo Tae-hyeon called Song Mei-ling “Ajumma” or just called her by her first name.

“Hum hum! That’s a bit like that. Mrs. Song, independently of President Jiang, provided a lot of support to our provisional government. Money is money, but there are many things that have been provided to our Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. That’s why I and other comrades still feel grateful to her.”

“ah!”

Only then did Lee Kang-cheol realize that he had spoken too carelessly.

I remembered that Song Mei-ling received the National Foundation Medal for supporting the Korean independence movement.

“I’m sorry about this. “It must have made you feel uncomfortable because we spoke carelessly.”

“haha! no. Of course, other people would be a little offended by her. “This is our relationship after all, so others can continue to speak comfortably.”

“Eh, well. I wouldn’t say she’s an aunt though.”

“ha ha ha!”

“Hehehe!”

Lee Kang-cheol’s joke brightened the mood.

“Whoa! Anyway, it’s amazing, it’s amazing! Because we accomplished something that even President Chang could not do. This is true! I have nothing to say. I never thought I’d actually use that trash McCarthy. What kind of person is she? Teacher Usa?”

“In short, she is an amazing woman. You don’t know how attractive people are. Moreover, she was very intelligent and resourceful. “She actually used to say among ourselves that if she hadn’t been born a woman, she doesn’t know what Chinese history would have been like.”

“It’s absurd, but anyway… … . Hey, why can’t I say my name like this?”

“ha ha ha! Just read the Chinese characters and say Song Mi-ryeong. “It will be more comfortable that way.”

“That would be nice. Originally, when I was growing up, Chinese names and place names were simply pronounced by Chinese characters. Of course, Song Mi-ryeong also learned from the three Song sisters. However, at some point, the principle changed to use the local pronunciation of each country, and it became a mess.”

“I see.”

“But when you say Song Mi-ryeong, it reminds me of Jin Mi-ryeong. ha ha ha!”

Suddenly, Go Seok-man brought up a singer with the same name, Jin Mi-ryeong.

“I see so. “He may not have been born yet.”

“Who is Jin Mi-ryeong?”

“Oh, he was a famous singer. Her real name was Kim Mi-ryeong, and the stage name she used while working as a singer was Jin Mi-ryeong.”

“Why did you have a Chinese last name? “If you look at the name, it’s Chinese, right?”

The Qin clan is one of the five major surnames in China.

“haha! “I don’t know about that, but I guess it’s because my father was from the liberation army, so I was familiar with China.”

“Oh oh! “Is your father from the Liberation Army?”

“Yes, Colonel Kim Dong-seok was a famous soldier from the Liberation Army.”

“Kim Dong-seok? “Is this the Dongseok soldier I know?”

“ah? Do you know?”

Go Seok-man answered Lee Kang-cheol’s question on his behalf.

“That’s Kim Dong-seok. He served as a lieutenant in the Liberation Army, and is currently serving as a major in our Armed Forces.”

“ha ha ha! That friend is right. She was an exceptionally smart friend. But if you say he is a colonel… … .”

“Yes, I made a great military contribution in the Korean War, which will no longer exist. “He was even selected as one of the four greatest heroes of the Korean War by the U.S. government.”

“ha ha ha! great! Great!”

Gyu-sik Kim was really happy.

It is said that a member of the Liberation Army was a hero worthy of recognition by the U.S. government.

“But who were the other four heroes of the Korean War?”

“General MacArthur, General Matthew Bunker Ridgway, who succeeded MacArthur as Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations, and… … .”

“and?”

Go Seok-man hesitated for a moment and then opened his mouth again.

“Baekcheonuijeok (白川義則), that is Shirakawa Yoshinori.”

“Huh? No, Minister Go? What do you mean? Why does Yoshinori Shirakawa appear here? “Isn’t he the Japanese army captain who died after being hit by Dr. Yun Bong-gil’s bomb in Hongkou Park in Shanghai?”

“Only the name is the same. He is a Korean who changed his name to Chang. “He is a graduate of the Gando Special Forces University.”

“what? what? Gando Special Forces? Not just from the Japanese Military Academy, but from the cursed Gando Special Forces? “No, how does such a person become one of the four greatest heroes of the Korean War?”

Kim Gyu-sik was puzzled at first, but eventually his face turned red and he asked.

It is angry.

“I’m sorry about this, but it was originally like that after liberation. As the pro-Japanese liquidation was a complete failure, people with military experience were brought in at random, and then the war broke out and pro-Japanese and anti-national actors took advantage, and their lives were washed away. It was a time when the Cold War was intensifying and everything was forgiven as long as it was anti-communist. For them, it was a stroke of luck, and for our country, history was distorted. These people are not the only ones. In the case of the Marine Corps, the first to third commanders were all from the Gando Special Forces.”

“oh my god! “How could such a terrible thing happen!”

“… … .”

Since Kim Gyu-sik had access to historical materials, he originally studied modern history to some extent.

So, I knew that in the original history, the pro-Japanese faction was not properly liquidated, and I even knew that a former Japanese military officer was the president.

For Kim Gyu-sik, who devoted his entire life to the independence movement, it was very unpleasant, but it was something he could not do, so he just suppressed it.

This was not going to happen this time anyway, and he knew that the reason the expedition team gave him access was so that he could perform his duties well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

But what about the Gando Special Forces?

Let’s just say that we took into account the realistic situation after liberation, when there was an absolute shortage of skilled officers from the Japanese Military Academy.

Still, it’s not the Gando Special Forces, is it?

“Huh, how dare they!”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Kim Gyu-sik was now trembling with anger.

And Lee Kang-cheol and Go Seok-man, looking at him like that, were just embarrassed.

In the end, Lee Kang-cheol sighed and opened his mouth.

“Ha, it’s embarrassing, but it’s true. As far as I know, there were quite a few people, even those who had graduated from the Japanese Military Academy, who felt aversion to the idea of ​​using people from the Gando Special Forces, but we could not reject them as they had already made meritorious contributions and grown through the war. Because of that, they caused a severe division of public opinion until our time.”

“No, what kind of education did you provide that led to something like that?”

“It’s a shame, but that’s what happened. It was also an obvious fact that they contributed during the Korean War. In any case, to prevent such a thing from happening, we thoroughly punished the Gando Special Forces this time. That’s pretty much the only case of an execution without a trial since we got here. And we are still tracking down the few remaining members of the Gando Special Forces.”

“… … .”

As Lee Kang-cheol said, the current government of the Republic of Korea has completely eliminated members of the Gando Special Forces.

Not only did they kill almost all of those who had returned to the country while they were destroying Manchukuo, but they even hunted down and punished those who had once served in the Jiandao Special Unit, and even now they are forming a tracking team to kill those who survived.

Except for Kim Il-sung, they are the only ones who can be shot immediately upon discovery without a trial.

“What happened to that Shirakawa Yoshinori?”

“I died with them when they returned home during the Manchurian operation and were captured and killed by our South Korean army. “I checked it specifically, so I’m sure it’s true.”

“Did you resist to the end?”

“no. “Those who survived the one-sided beating surrendered.”

“And those who surrendered?”

“Yes, I gave instructions secretly. “As soon as you see them, kill them unconditionally, regardless of whether they surrender or not.”

“Why did you do that in secret?”

“We have a following even within our expedition group. Especially that Shirakawa. “He was amazing in so many ways.”

“Huh!”

“Anyway, I absolutely did not want to see divisions within our expedition team from here on out. So, I brought them to court and ordered them to be destroyed on sight without any need to do anything.”

“… … .”

At Lee Kang-cheol’s words, Kim Gyu-sik’s face seemed to relax.

“Somehow the story got sidetracked a lot. “Anyway, this story is a secret, so I’d like you to know that.”

“sorry. I was so excited… … .”

“no. As a teacher, this is natural. This is all because Minister Go Seok-man needlessly brought up the story of Jin Mi-ryeong… … .”

“what? “I heard the President also thought the same thing?”

“Noisy!”

“Ah, the class is so… … .”

“Use it!”

“… … .”

Go Seok-man pouted his mouth with an expression of dissatisfaction, but he kept his mouth shut because it was true that he had made a mistake in Jinmi-ryeong from Songmi-ryeong.

Anyway, this story really got sidetracked a lot.

Song Mei-ling’s pronunciation problem brought up Song Mei-ryeong, which reminded me of Jin Mei-ryeong, and while explaining his father, Colonel Kim Dong-seok, things went strange, which was absurd.

“To get to the point, I also received a call from President Truman.”

“What do you say?”

“Truman was also extremely embarrassed. You wouldn’t have expected things to turn out this way. “They then said they were truly sorry for breaking their promise and asked for their understanding.”

“Whoa! This is it. “Then what should I do?”

“Is there any other way? I have to redraw the picture. Originally, we thought that it would be advantageous in many ways for the Republic of China to fall and the People’s Republic of China to rule over China, but it seems that Chiang Kai-shek’s Republic of China should survive.”

“Then how much should the Republic of China occupy?”

“Looking at the current situation in the United States, we should at least give it to Guangdong and Fujian. It is unacceptable to even use the Yangtze River as a border. Then they will grow so big that it will be a huge burden for us.”

After a long discussion, a new picture was drawn in which the Republic of China would occupy Guangdong and Fujian Provinces to a minimum, and at most Jiangxi Province and southern Hunan Province at most.

“Well, let’s take the situation into consideration and deal with it like this. “The problem is the promise we made with the Chinese Communist Party. I’m sorry about this, but I think Mr. Woosa will be in a bit of trouble.”

“There’s nothing we can do. It’s not like we broke our promise. “I will meet with Premier Zhou Enlai again to renegotiate.”

“Are you okay?”

“ha ha ha! You don’t have to worry too much. After all, we still hold the hilt of the sword. However, you will need to give them more weapons. And since the Kuomintang has decided to occupy the south, it will be difficult to rip off Taiwan and Hainan from them.”

“We have to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek separately for that. Anyway, please take care of me.”

“All right.”

A few days later, Kim Kyu-shik called Zhou Enlai back to Dalian to explain the situation and renegotiate.

Of course, Zhou Enlai protested vehemently, but since the Soviet Union was destroyed, the place the Chinese Communist Party could rely on was Korea.

No matter how bad it is, I have no choice but to endure it.