Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 189



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#189 The war is not over yet

December 30th, 13:20.

Hong Beom-do, flagship of the Republic of Korea Expeditionary Fleet.

“What’s going on? Are you telling me to leave all those who run away alone?”

One of the staff members asked curiously.

“Look at these guys? What kind of butcher am I? “Slaughter those who run away?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Kim Jong-woo was like this when he was virtually commanding the U.S. military in the Pacific theater, and he was the person who swept away fugitives and other things without any hesitation during the war with the Soviet Union.

“Why are you letting them run away? If we run away, they will regroup and shoot us? This is war, war!”

“If it’s that way, even young civilian men… … .”

“Are you stupid?”

“yes?”

“Are we losing? If we take over, won’t they all become our people? You seem to misunderstand what my friend General Curtis said when he said that when he kills a civilian he is eliminating a war resource from an unoccupied state. Is that the same as here? same? Are we going to occupy it and create our own territory?”

“… … .”

“Anyway, in this battle against the Soviet Union, we only kill those wearing Soviet military uniforms. Did you understand?”

Kim Jong-woo’s standard is this.

Is there a chance that they will point a gun at us or not?

And it meant that even ordinary citizens would be killed if they became part of the enemy’s war engine, and if not, they would be spared.

Therefore, according to the standards of the time, Bai Chongxi’s troops who were fleeing should have been killed, but this time, the question was asked to be left alone, but naturally, he pretended not to be like that, so the staff did not say anything.

“I’m sorry, President, but it doesn’t seem to meet the standards for the killing department?”

“Are they stupid?”

“… … .”

“What kind of war is this battle?”

“yes?”

“Is this battle a war?”

“Isn’t it?”

“No. This expedition is aimed at driving out the Republic of China rebel forces who are illegally occupying our territory. It can’t be called a war. So, don’t just take my war standards and apply them to me.”

“… … .”

After listening, I had nothing to say.

“Anyway, that’s why I decided not to kill as many people this time as possible. So, don’t tarnish my reputation by saying strange things. “I am not a strange person.”

“yes… … .”

“However, I really like the smell of this gunpowder. This gunshot, this heat felt when the naval gun fires, and the shock! Ah, good! Hahaha!”

“… … .”

He was also a strange person.

“ruler! Let’s stop talking nonsense. “First of all, the coast has been cleared, right?”

“Yes, it is. Instead of a forced landing, you can just use the port facilities. Of course, after the Marine Corps receives it first.”

“Okay, then the naval gunfire will stop. “I think it’s time to give the gun barrel a rest.”

“All right.”

“Send out the Marine Corps LSTs. And send aircraft carrier-based planes sortie.”

“All right.”

“As predetermined, some of the aircraft will cover the landing from above, while others will eliminate enemy vehicles, major armored equipment, and remaining heavy weapons in the rear.”

“all right.”

Wooooow! Boom!

The Essex-class aircraft carrier was donated by the United States and became the Yi Sun-sin class. Currently, the Republic of Korea Navy received 4 aircraft carriers and recently acquired 2 additional aircraft carriers, making a total of 6 aircraft carriers.

Of those six ships, four participated in this fleet, and the remaining two ships that were recently added were undergoing extensive remodeling.

Until now, the F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair with propellers were the main aircraft, but the world has changed.

Now it is the jet age.

Therefore, the Republic of Korea Navy is also carrying out large-scale construction to operate jet fighters, including installing angled flight decks and catapults on the two additional ships it received.

And the remaining four ships were also scheduled to be remodeled sequentially.

In any case, the Bai Chongxi unit, which did not receive support from the Republic of China Air Force, still had Hellcats and Corsairs as fighter jets to see through hell.

About 80 fighter jets took off in one wave, and 20 of them circled the area over Haikou to cover the advancing LSTs.

And the rest in their 60s… … .

Wooooow!

“Hey, it’s a fighter plane! “The Koreans launched a fighter jet!”

“Run away!”

Hehe!

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!

bang! bang!

“Aaaah!”

Shoooooo! Quang! bang!

Shuaaaaaa! Shuaaaaaa!

I never thought that Bai Chongxi would be attacked by fighter jets while occupying Haenam.

No, even if I had thought about it, the result would have been the same.

In the first place, even in the Chinese Civil War, the People’s Liberation Army practically did not have an air force, so fighter planes were meant to attack the enemy, not themselves.

Therefore, no anti-aircraft guns were brought.

You are just helpless.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!

As 20mm cannons and 12.7mm machine guns rained down, a sea of ​​blood unfolded.

“Aaaah!”

“Wow!”

Hehe! Shoooooo! bang!

And bombs raining down after them.

There was no need to use KGGB guided bombs, which were rare and were no longer in stock.

All I had to do was dive down and hit it.

Shuaaaaaa! Shuaaaaaa!

Quack! bang! bang! bang!

“Kaaaaaa! help me!”

As expected, the main weapons were 5-inch HVAR (High Velocity Aircraft Rocket) rockets and 3.5-inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket (FFAR) rockets.

These guys were either donated in huge quantities by the U.S. military or purchased at low prices, so there was virtually no need to worry about inventory.

In addition, the HVAR rocket was equipped with a shaped charge warhead, effectively destroying the M4 Sherman tank or half-track armored vehicle waiting at the rear.

bang! bang! bang!

“Rain, damn it! “Where in the world is there a battle like this?”

Bai Chongxi cried out as he saw his army melting away.

Meanwhile, amphibious armored vehicles such as LVT(A)-4 came out of the LST and released the Marine Corps in the Haikou Port area.

“Marine! “Hoo!”

“Hura!”

“Glory to the hero! Glory to the Marine Corps!”

“Hura!”

‘Hura!’ has now become the official slogan of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. When the entire Army, Navy and Air Force used this slogan, the Marine Corps charged in shouting the slogan, saying that the Marine Corps should be different and included the ‘Glory’ slogan from the Ukraine War as a cool slogan.

Ta-ta-ta-tang! Ta-ta-tang!

The remaining troops of Bai Chongxi’s army, who were unable to escape to the rear, began to be wiped out all at once.

December 30th 16:20.

The Haikou Port area was completely under the control of the Korean expeditionary fleet.

It had been exactly 4 hours and 20 minutes since the battle began.

“You’re doing great.”

“Is there any way we could be opponents in the first place?”

“Hehehe! “That’s right.”

“Now, the Republic of China will run away at the sight of our troops. If those guys come back alive, everyone will be making noise. Shock and awe! “It is what it is.”

“That’s right. Because it’s one of the purposes of this expedition. But it’s also a problem to be too scared.”

“yes? “Why is that?”

“That’s it… … .”

“… … ?”

“It’s a secret, you guys! “You will all become admirals in a few years, so please develop the habit of looking far ahead.”

“… … .”

Kim Jong-woo criticized the executives under him, but in fact, he did not even know this.

I heard it while drinking soju with Lee Kang-cheol and Ko Seok-man two days before the expedition.

“Well, anyway, don’t get in trouble and have a nice trip.”

“Hahaha! “If the Kuomintang bastards look at our armed forces, we will make them a little cheaper.”

“Hmm, it is true that there is a purpose to informing us of our status to some extent, but it is also difficult to be too scared. So, do it in moderation.”

“yes? why? After this expedition, won’t there actually be no war? Then, for the sake of the future, shouldn’t we instill fear so that it can never be resolved?”

“Ha, Seokman.”

“yes.”

“You tell me.”

“Anyway, if it’s bothersome, just order it for me.”

“Use it!”

As Lee Kang-cheol frowned, Go Seok-man poured soju into his mouth and began to speak.

“Hey, President Kim.”

“Please tell me.”

“Do you think there will be no war in the future?”

“Isn’t it obvious? Of course, it’s not 10,000,000 years, but at least there are no crazy people going to war with us in this century, right? Soviet Union? We crushed them and drove them west to the Ural Mountains. “It will happen sooner or later because we still have a large population and a large territory, but it is not our opponent.”

“Hehehe! yes.”

“japan? Needless to say, it’s Japan. They are like food to us now. What’s left is China, and China has ripped off all its arms and legs with harsh words, and split the remaining Central Plains into North and South, right? But who will care for us? We are no longer the Republic of Korea we came from. We are a country that boasts the world’s largest territory and economic and military power second only to the United States, right? “It’s because the population is still insufficient, and if we continue to grow at this rate for 20 years, the United States will also be within visible distance.”

“President Kim, I’m really curious so I ask, do other presidents think the same way?”

“I didn’t ask, but isn’t it obvious?”

“This is it… … .”

“That’s right.”

As Lee Kang-cheol and Go Seok-man smiled wryly at the same time, Kim Jong-woo secretly became upset.

I said something that was extremely common sense, but what on earth does this reaction mean?

“No, why?”

“Hey, President Kim. “Even if you don’t know other people, shouldn’t you think differently when you become the head of each military unit?”

“yes?”

“The war is not over yet. “Not this expedition.”

“… … Could it be with the United States?”

“Is this person crazy? Why are we fighting with America? “There’s nothing to fight about, and there’s no physical distance to fight, right?”

“Then what is it?”

“China is left!”

“yes? No, you divided it enough to separate it, right? But do you still have the will to fight? hmm? So, are you planning on Beijing? Hahaha! If so! For this one body, for the motherland… … .”

“Noisy! It’s okay to not feel bad while eating Manchukuo, but why eat Peking! I’m not interested in real territory anymore. Especially not in mainland China. What to do with that many people? “It’s a bit disappointing that I couldn’t eat Taiwan, but that’s something you don’t know later.”

“huh? No, senior Go? So what is it really? “Big!”

Kim Jong-woo was drinking soju to cheer himself up as if he was frustrated.

“You man! Think carefully. They’ve split China into pieces, but does that make them small? The Republic of China, comprised of three provinces, has an area of ​​400,000㎢! The population is estimated, but it is well over 100 million! Do you think those guys will forget the humiliation they have inflicted on us in recent years?”

“… … .”

“And Mao Zedong’s North China? They are almost 300 million. Needless to say, the area is still vast. Do you think those guys will continue to be oppressed by us?”

“Hmm… … .”

“Wasin consultation! Ten years of dissatisfaction with the gentleman! And what to do with the liquidation left over, the beneficial liquidation liquid, Bulpamolsisaw! Don’t you know that these are all words made up by Chinese people?”

“Huh!”

“This is what Seokman said. Chinese people are people who have revenge written into their DNA. “Those guys will never stand by and watch our country, which paid tribute to them, stand by their side like a master.”

“ah… … .”

“Furthermore, it must be said that Chiang Kai-shek has awakened to some extent. Judging by the incoming information, it is the same. “The communists are the ones we can’t get along with anyway, and because they have a lot of history, there is no guarantee that Mao will commit the Great Leap Forward or the Cultural Revolution.”

“Anyway, I know that we should expect China to develop much more than it does now.”

“Okay, that’s it. China will definitely retaliate against us! Whether it’s North China or South China!”

“… … .”

Only then did Kim Jong-woo realize that he had been complacent.