Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 184



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#184 This is getting fun, right?

“Ugh! “I wonder if that person won’t cause an accident?”

Lee Kang-cheol tried to calm him down and tell him not to cause an accident, but he still didn’t feel at ease.

“Would it be a big accident? That’s because it’s extreme, but it doesn’t often cross the line, right? “It will be okay.”

“But I still don’t feel relieved, so open the channel and keep monitoring.”

“All right.”

“Anyway, that guy named Bai Chongxi, he seems like a formidable idiot, right?”

“It appears that because he is a Hui, his religion is Islam, and he sometimes gets into accidents. “They say there were often massacres of monks.”

“Isn’t that guy like the Taliban?”

“It wasn’t like that. “They say he likes pork and drinks a lot.”

“… … .”

Lee Kang-cheol was dumbfounded when Go Seok-man said that he was Muslim and drank pork and alcohol.

“Anyway, his ability is so outstanding that he is called So Zhuge Gal. Even so, whether in terms of intelligence or ability, it is not something that can be compared to Kim Jong-woo.”

“That’s why I’m more worried. “You never know what will happen when Kim Jong-woo, who is full of smarts, and a guy who is arrogant and clumsy, collide.”

“Anyway, if he doesn’t give up Haenam Island until the end, we have no choice but to use force. “This is entirely the responsibility of the National Party.”

“By the way, you’re saying this because Kim Jong-woo doesn’t know what’s appropriate. Haenam Island is supposed to be our land, but it would be a problem if everything was destroyed and civilians were injured.”

“Kim Jong-woo also has a principle of not touching civilians, right? “Don’t worry too much.”

“I get it. “What about Teacher Usa?”

“I went in first. “I think they plan to summon the Ambassador of the Republic of China to Korea and continue to warn them.”

As Go Seok-man said, Kim Gyu-sik was eager to summon the Ambassador of the Republic of China to Korea.

“Ambassador So! Why is there still no news! “Are you sure you want to give us a try?”

“… … .”

So Yulin, the first official ambassador of the Republic of China to Korea, was sweating even though it was the middle of winter.

This is because it is the first time that Kim Gyu-sik treats himself like this.

Sao Yu-lin, when he was appointed as ambassador to Korea, put so much effort into Korea that he deliberately called himself So Yu-lin (邵毓麟) on his business cards using the Korean pronunciation. He was acquainted with Kim Gyu-sik, having interacted with him since he was a professor at Sichuan University.

So I usually got along very comfortably, but today he was shouting loudly while calling me by his title, which made me extremely uncomfortable.

“Why aren’t you saying anything!”

“Ah! Hey there, teacher. I understand that Minister Woo is also struggling in his home country. “Please wait a little longer.”

“I clearly warned Minister Wu. There must be no obstruction to the navigation of our expeditionary fleet, and Bai Chongxi must be disarmed before arriving at Hainan Island. Otherwise, your country and we will no longer be allies, let alone friends!”

“Ahhhh!”

It had been quite a while since So Yuk-rin took office, so he knew the potential of the Republic of Korea better than anyone else.

That’s why I always warned my home country government to be careful whenever I could, but when this scandal happened, it was extremely embarrassing.

“No doubt delivery will come soon. wait for me. please.”

“Keep urging the home country!”

I had no choice but to hold on to Kim Gyu-sik’s trouser legs and hang on.

And the Kuomintang government did not sit still.

Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province.

The government of the Republic of China recently relocated to Fuzhou.

This is because the existing temporary Hangzhou was too close to the border with the People’s Republic of China to be considered the capital.

bang!

“Bai Chongxi, this guy really!”

Chiang Kai-shek’s face turned red and he screamed.

“If you give up and come out, you will come out. Why are you refusing orders!”

“Whoa! I will protect Haenamdo at all costs… … .”

Chen Burei answered with a frustrated expression.

“No one thinks Haenamdo is a waste! It’s a waste for me too! It’s such a waste I’m going crazy! So you’re fighting with Koreans now? “How on earth are we going to take care of that!”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The feelings of Chiang Kai-shek, as well as Wu Ticheng and Chen Burei, who were together, were the same.

The area around Haenam Island and Neuju Peninsula was truly a waste.

But what should I do?

This is land that was already given up in previous negotiations in exchange for land near Shanghai.

It felt like I was being killed emotionally, but now there was a cause in Korea.

I tried my best to get it, but it didn’t work.

Now I have no choice but to give up.

However, Bai Chongxi, who was stationed in Hainan Province, was stubbornly insisting on defending the situation, driving the Kuomintang leadership, including Chiang Kai-shek, crazy.

“You damn bastard! I should have hit it off a long time ago! What about Li Zhongren? What does Li Zongren say?”

“Vice President Li Zhongren also keeps urging us to withdraw, but they say we are not listening.”

“Isn’t Li Zhongren also tricked me? “Those two people always acted together, right?”

Li Zongren, like Bai Chongxi, is from the Guangxi-based Gyejie clique.

Perhaps that’s why it was not unreasonable for Chiang Kai-shek to be suspicious, as the two had a history of working together during the Banzhang War and the Yangguang Incident.

“I don’t think so. Vice President Lee also knows full well how crazy it would be to clash with the Republic of Korea now.”

“You damn humans! “Once this matter is resolved, I’ll have to kick them both out!”

“That’s a matter to think about later, but for now, we have to somehow bring Bai Chongxi over. If we continue like this, we will definitely be destroyed by the Korean expeditionary fleet.”

“Did you say that the commander of the Korean expeditionary fleet is Admiral Kim?”

“That’s right. “The President must have heard of his notoriety.”

“Why do Koreans send such a crazy person as commander! “Do you really want to see blood that much?”

“Deputy Prime Minister Kim Gyu-sik said there was nothing he could do. Kim Gyu-sik also tried to dissuade him, but he insisted that he would go… … .”

“Huh! This is it!”

After all, the commander of the Korean Expeditionary Fleet is a bloodthirsty bastard.

Even Chiang Kai-shek had heard of his reputation, so if he clashed with Bai Chongxi, the outcome was obvious.

There will definitely be a battle.

Bai Chongxi had to be summoned somehow.

“Teacher Chen!”

“Yes, Mr. President!”

“I’m sorry, but Mr. Cheon, please go to Haenam. “I’m telling you to go and grab Bai Chongxi by the collar.”

“Whoa! All right. I will do my best.”

“And when will the Korean fleet arrive in Haenam now? “I wish I could buy as much time as possible.”

“It departed on December 6th, so I think it will arrive between December 25th and 27th.”

“Why does it take so long?”

“It would be much faster if the mobile fleet went alone, but a large transport fleet carrying Marines would also go together. As you know, not only the LST and Liberty ships, but also the Victory class are very slow.”

“Whoa! That’s a good thing. “Anyway, we need to buy more time, so couldn’t we send our fleet out and delay it?”

“That’s not possible, Fuhrer! “I advised him that if Kim Gyu-sik interfered, that devilish bastard would not stay still.”

“shit! “Is this advice?”

“It was meant as a warning, but to me, Kim Gyu-sik was clearly giving advice. “It was clear that he was also concerned about this situation.”

“If it were Mr. Kim, it would be like that. But a delay is a delay, but can’t we just let the Korean fleet pass through our Taiwan Strait?”

The Taiwan Strait is clearly international waters, but this is a matter of national prestige.

That is why Chiang Kai-shek believes that something must be done.

But Wu Tiancheng jumped up.

“Mr. President! When a typhoon blows, it is a good idea to keep your head down for a while. “It’s upsetting, but let it pass for now.”

“Hmm… … .”

Chiang Kai-shek thought for a moment.

Clearly it was wiser to just let it pass.

But my pride was too damaged to do that.

“This is how you do it.”

“How do you mean?”

“No matter how much you think about it, letting it pass by would be damaging to the prestige of our Republic of China.”

“generalissimo!”

“Listen to me until the end. “I’m not saying we should block them and do something.”

“then?”

“In any case, aren’t we and Korea friends and allies? So what we’re saying is, let’s just welcome them as guests. “Isn’t it a tradition of our Chinese people to welcome guests warmly?”

“Well, that’s true, but… … .”

“So, when they approach the Taiwan Strait, let’s stop them for a while and treat them generously. If possible, it would be nice if they could at least pretend to welcome us by calling us to our port, but even if not, wouldn’t we be able to buy some time at sea? Then our prestige will be less diminished, and we will also buy time.”

“I don’t think he will listen to me because of his personality… … .”

“Uh-huh! Teacher Wu! How can you say that you know him? “Why don’t you at least try it?”

“… … .”

Wu Ticheng felt that it was a dangerous thing to do, but he could not keep hiding when Chiang Kai-shek said this.

“Whoa! All right.”

“Yes, only send out the newest ships in our fleet. That way they won’t look down on us.”

“All right.”

December 16, 1951.

150 km northeast of the Taiwan Strait.

The Korean expeditionary fleet was passing by, and the fleet commander, Admiral Kim Jong-woo, was in a very bad mood.

At first, I started off strong and felt good.

However, even though it was slow, it was too slow and made Kim Jong-woo burst into laughter.

The cause was LST and Liberty ships.

Because it was almost turtle speed.

In particular, the LST is slow, but since it was originally a flat-bottomed ship, its ocean sailing performance was not very good.

Therefore, even if the sea conditions were slightly bad, the speed of the entire fleet continued to drop.

“Ah-oh! “A turtle!”

“The turtle is bingo…” … .”

“hey! do you want to die? “You call that a joke?”

“… … .”

I heard the adjutant make a lame joke about how they had been together for a long time.

“Oh, really! “We need to pick people who are like the Emperor’s salary as soon as possible!”

“I plan to come out later in my life… … .”

“Why are you asking because you don’t know? Are you asking because you don’t know, you burnt-out! “If only that wasn’t the human I brought with me!”

“… … .”

In times like these, it was best to just keep quiet.

It was when I sailed for a while feeling so uncomfortable.

A suspicious wake was seen approaching on the battle information room screen.

“What? “What about Jaedeul?”

“It looks like the Republic of China Navy?”

“Switch to the Albatross screen!”

“All right.”

When Kim Jong-woo gave the order, a screen from Albatross appeared on the large screen in the combat information room.

“you’re right. This is the Republic of China Navy fleet. “There are three Fletcher-class ships, two each in the Benson-class and Gleaves-class, and three John C. Butler-class frigates.”

“what? Those guys? “I think that’s half of the Republic of China’s naval power?”

“Almost half of it is correct.”

The United States provided naval support to the Kuomintang, but was not very active in providing support because the People’s Liberation Army had no navy.

There was also a big reason why the Republic of Korea did not want the Kuomintang’s naval power to grow.

Therefore, the only naval ships donated were the Fletcher class, which was a new model, and the rest were the inferior Benson class and Gleaves class destroyers, and Butler class frigates.

Even the gearing class, which was left behind after the war, was not even given a single piece.

However, half of the Republic of China Navy crawled out.

Kim Jong-woo’s eyes, who were tired of the boring voyage, sparkled.

“This is getting fun, isn’t it?”

“… … .”

The adjutant was confident that his hunch was not wrong.