Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 26



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#26. Towards the Japanese Government-General of Korea.

July 7th at 05:00.

Wee wee buzz!

Da da da da da da!

Dozens of Surion and KAH-1 armed helicopters soared powerfully into the sky.

The aviation brigade carrying the special brigade plans to occupy Sinuiju, 200 km away, and block the Yalu River railroad bridge.

The first reason they took off was to occupy the Yalu River railroad bridge, but more than anything, it was to block the wired communication network connected through the railroad bridge.

If the wires were cut off here, the Korean Peninsula would effectively become an island, and no communication would be able to communicate outside the Korean Peninsula.

As the sun rose in the sky, there was an endless line of huge trains at Ganggye Station.

In preparation for today, trains requisitioned from the areas controlled so far were loaded with the weapons, equipment, and troops of the expeditionary force.

We worked hard for two days and barely managed to make it on time.

At the forefront was Brigadier General Lee Jae-ha’s 3rd Brigade, which had to go the furthest east, followed by the 6th Brigade, 5th Brigade, 1st Brigade, and 2nd Brigade.

“This is spectacular”

“okay.”

“Take care of your home”

“Why can’t I just go!”

“Isn’t that Lee In-ja’s fate?”

“Well, that’s true. Haha, always keep the channel open.”

“I get it.”

Lee Kang-cheol greeted Go Seok-man and boarded the train.

All locomotives had large Taegeukgi flags hoisted in the shape of an X on the front, and as the locomotives slowly moved, they began to flutter.

Tens of thousands of people came out to welcome the expeditionary force that year and all shouted hurray at the sight.

“Long live Korean independence!”

“Korea horray!”

“Long live the Armed Forces! Long live Commander Lee Kang-cheol!”

Among the citizens shouting for national independence, there was no one who did not hold back tears.

Loaded on an endless line of trains were huge pieces of equipment that had never been seen in the world, most of them expeditionary forces a head taller than themselves, and their brothers, sons, and nephews who disappeared around winter and reappeared as national soldiers with a single stick.

I was so moved.

But, they didn’t know.

The weapons and equipment carried on this train were part of the expeditionary force.

This is because a lot of armored equipment was not needed to recover the Muju communist Korean Peninsula.

The key was anti-ship and air defense equipment, so except for the 3rd Brigade, which had to deal with the 19th Division, no tanks other than a small amount of M48 Patton were taken.

The Chunmu and K1E2 tanks were not even taken out at all.

Amidst the enthusiastic support of the residents, the train procession that left Ganggye-gun along the Manpo Line began to speed up little by little.

Since all routes were monitored and transmitted in real time by Albatross in the stratosphere, there was no need for separate reconnaissance, and each brigade’s procession was loaded with LUH-1 light transport helicopters, which flew ahead in advance to block communications and guide the brigade trains. did.

In this way, the expeditionary force took the historic step toward recovering the Korean Peninsula.

July 7th at 1pm.

In the forest near the border guard station of the Yalu River Railroad Bridge in Sinuiju.

“After all, I guess there were 200 people from somewhere?”

Lieutenant Colonel Lee Jong-su, battalion commander of the 1st Special Forces Battalion of the Special Forces Brigade, took his eyes off the binoculars and opened his mouth.

Originally, about 50 people were on guard, but the Japanese military may have recently felt a sense of crisis, so they increased the number.

“Even so, they seem to be poorly armed and poorly trained.”

2 Major Park Min-su, the regional commander, also took his eyes off the binoculars and answered.

Not only did the number increase, but it was also confirmed by albatross that they were dragging miscellaneous items from somewhere.

“Still, you’d better be careful. I don’t know anything else, but there are three Type 92 heavy machine guns and several light machine guns. Besides, our numbers are smaller than theirs, so we could be shot blind.”

Currently, one battalion of the special brigade has only about 100 members due to a system of downsizing.

“That’s true, but”

“The airline guys said they would sweep it up soon, so we decided to attack it then. The 3rd regional unit is in charge of the old railway bridge, and the 1st and 2nd regional units attack the new railway bridge together.”

“All right.”

“Be careful not to hurt the kids. “If you get even a minor injury in an operation like this, you will be killed by the brigade commander.”

“yes”

After a while, a distinctive low-noise rotor sound was heard from the rear of the 1st Special Forces Battalion, and KAH-1 appeared.

and.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!

The 20mm three-barrel Gatling gun on the nose of the KAH-1 fired fire at the Japanese soldiers who were staring blankly at a helicopter they had never seen before.

“Ugh! “It’s the enemy!”

“Hurry and hide!”

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!

This wasn’t something that could be solved by hiding behind a wall.

A 20mm cannon shell is not something that can be blocked by a wall.

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

It seemed that not only the heavy machine gun position but also a third of the troops were completely blown away by the barrage of machine gun shells.

But that wasn’t everything.

Taking advantage of the air raid, special forces approached them and skillfully reduced the number of security guards.

Ta-da-dan! Ta ta ta ta!

As K2C1 rifles and K15 light machine guns mercilessly poured bullets at the Japanese soldiers who survived the air raid, the Japanese soldiers hiding in the positions fell one by one.

Ta-ta-ta-ta!

“Ugh! Ohka-san!!”

“Keuheook!”

Japanese soldiers also cried out for their mothers when they died.

Eventually, when they could no longer hear gunshots, Captain Park Jeong-bin, commander of the 3rd Company of the 2nd Region, put a cigarette in his mouth and grabbed the communicator without delay.

The new iron bridge is now completely under control.

After about 5 minutes, all battles ended, and the 1st Special Forces Battalion successfully took control of the Yalu River Railroad Bridge.

Now, if they block this side of the Yalu River for at most two days until the 2nd Brigade pushes up, their mission is over.

And at the same time, Supung Dam was also occupied by the 2nd Special Forces Battalion.

July 8th at 2pm.

Expeditionary headquarters carriage 15km north of Sariwon Station on the Gyeongui Line.

“Commander”

“Uh, Colonel Hong”

Lee Kang-cheol, who had spent almost 26 hours on a hard chair in the carriage, was in a state of death, but he did not show it and answered the call of Hong Jin-taek, who had followed him as a staff member.

“It is said that the 2nd Brigade occupied Pyongyang.”

“already? “You broke up in the morning, right?”

“As soon as you got off at Pyongyang Station, you immediately went into action, right? It is said that the resistance was not as severe as expected. In fact, there weren’t many troops to resist.”

“Right”

“They also took control of the second training center in Pyongyang, and it is said that there were nearly 2,600 Korean conscripts.”

“There are so many?”

“Only the 3rd training center in Siheung began training on April 1, and the 1st training center in Yangju and the 2nd training center in Pyongyang began on May 1. There are 1,300 people in the first period, so if you count the number of days, it is 2,600 people.”

“Anyway, you made a fortune?”

“ha ha ha! That’s right.”

According to records, in the conscription examination conducted by Japan on April 1, there were about 74,400 people of class A who were judged to be suitable for active duty.

And of these, it was said that about 38,000 people were conscripted and trained in 1944.

This means that those who were selected out of 220,000 people were the training subjects.

In short, it was an enormous resource compared to the year 2027, when the expeditionary force was in operation, and 90% of physical examiners were taken to active duty due to a serious decline in birth rates.

However, it would not be wrong to say that it was a windfall, as the expeditionary force was gleaning those resources from the training center day by day.

It would be a pain to remove the unique ‘spirit’ of the Imperial Army from those who have already completed training, but that is a secondary problem.

“Then the 2nd Brigade must have headed straight to Sinuiju?”

“Yes, it is said that the troops who will control Pyongyang and the personnel who will install air defense batteries and K9 batteries on the west coast are separated and are heading straight north.”

“You’re doing great.”

“And the 3rd Brigade is said to arrive just before Hamheung City around 20:00 today. There was a report that they would camp for the night and then occupy Hamheung City and Heungnam City at dawn tomorrow.”

“The 3rd Brigade must be really busy. We also need to secure Wonsan below.”

“Brigadier Lee Jae-ha is really good, isn’t he? “I don’t think you need to worry.”

“Still, I tell you to be careful.”

“all right. But what would you do? “It will be around 3 a.m. tomorrow to arrive at Gyeongseong Station.”

“No matter how many times you took the train, everyone would be sneezing by now, right? “Is it just me getting old?”

“ha ha ha! “It’s the same for everyone.”

“First of all, how about resting for a couple of hours at Sariwon Station while separating the artillery batteries heading to Jangsangot and Haeju, then catching some sleep before Paju, and then heading to Seoul around 5 a.m.?”

“It may not be enough, but it will relieve a lot of your fatigue.”

“Yes, we haven’t committed any crime, so it’s not like we’re entering Seoul in the middle of the night. “Contact the 5th and 6th brigades as well.”

“ha ha ha!”

From Sariwon Station, which was taken over first via LUH-1 helicopter, a considerable number of troops headed to Cape Jangsan.

Cape Jangsan is the westernmost point of the West Sea, and if an air defense battery, a surface-to-ship battery, and a K9 self-propelled artillery battery are installed here, more than 50% of the control over the West Sea will be virtually over.

Afterwards, the Taean Peninsula will be the end of batteries of this size to the south, and simple batteries will be installed in the remaining areas of Haeju, Incheon, Gunsan, and Mokpo.

****

4 PM, July 1944.

The Governor-General’s Residence of the Japanese Government-General of Korea.

“Chick show! Chick show! Chick show! “Someone please explain!”

“…”

Governor Koiso’s famously ugly face became even more distorted.

Starting on July 5th, wireless communication was suddenly cut off, and starting yesterday, wired communication to the north was no longer possible, and the places where it did work were gradually decreasing.

Something was coming down.

Those guys are also very scary.

Still, there was nothing the Government General could do.

All we had to do was arm the police in Gyeongseong and put them on emergency standby, and also tell the 101st Regiment in Yongsan to stand by so they could be dispatched at any time.

“Commander Itagaki! Even you, speak up! How on earth did this happen? ok!”

“Why not try moving the 101st Regiment north? dismissal?”

“That’s not possible! You said it yourself, Commander! “The 101st Regiment is the last!”

“ha···.”

Itagaki, the commander of the Joseon army, felt extremely helpless and had no energy to speak.

All troops like Altoran were lost to the South, so what on earth should we do?

However, that ugly governor continued to use abusive language to force the government to come up with a solution.

“Measures! Measures! “I mean, come up with a plan!”

“First of all, we will raise the troops in the fortresses of Busan and Yeosu as quickly as possible. “The South still has wired communications.”

“Is that all?”

“If the communication blackout continues until tomorrow, I will lead the military police north and investigate the cause. So please calm down now.”

“Damn it!”

The commander of the Joseon army also has the status of captain.

No matter how frustrated and angry I was, it would have been impossible to reprimand him any further.

“I’ll believe it for now!”

Even if the governor himself thought about it, there was no other way.

****

July 9th at 5am.

In the procession of the expeditionary force that stopped at the search station, three LUH-1s, one for each brigade, flew simultaneously and headed for Gyeongseong Station.

And then the expeditionary force’s trains began speeding again, and the farmers who had left home early watched the expeditionary force’s procession with bewildered expressions.

5:25 am.

Following the signal from the special unit that had already gone first by helicopter and quietly occupied Gyeongseong Station, the 5th and 6th brigades continued to race toward the south.

And after stopping at Gyeongseong Station, the 1st Brigade hurriedly disembarked its troops and unloaded its equipment, and some Gyeongseong citizens who came out to catch the first train in the morning watched with wide eyes.

5:52 am.

Soon, not all of the armored equipment, including three M48 Patton tanks, six K-21A1 infantry fighting vehicles, and 15 K200A2 armored vehicles, came off the train and prepared to maneuver.

In addition, there were 15 K-151 compact tactical vehicles and 2 K808 command center armored vehicles.

Since it was not possible to unload that much equipment in a short period of time, it was decided to occupy Gyeongseong first with only these items and continue to unload the remaining equipment.

“Jung Seon-ho, is that enough?”

“It is more than enough. Wouldn’t the commander rather take more?”

“Oh, but I don’t know how many troops there are at the Government General. “I’m done, so it’s right for you to take a lot and organize it quickly.”

“All right. Then we will organize it as quickly as possible and send some troops here.”

“Yes, suffer”

“Yes, loyalty!”

Lee Kang-cheol boarded one of the two K808 command center armored vehicles and looked at Lieutenant Colonel Hong Jin-taek.

“Lieutenant Colonel Hong, let’s go!”

“Yes, Commander.”

The troops boarded two K-21 infantry fighting vehicles, five K200 armored vehicles, and five K-151 tactical vehicles and departed immediately.

Towards the Japanese Government-General of Korea.