Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 292



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#292. We decided to eat this.

Indonesia’s surrender was immediately reported to Lee Kang-cheol.

“Well, it ended appropriately.”

“That’s true. I think it ended with just a moderate beating. It was a bit excessive at the end, though.”

This was the cynical sentiment of Lee Kang-cheol and Ko Seok-man who received the report.

It couldn’t be helped because it was unimaginable from the beginning that the South Korean expeditionary fleet would go down and lose.

I just hoped that there would be no casualties on our side, and fortunately, there was almost no casualties on our side.

“The ending was a bit strong.”

“Didn’t you just tell me to beat him up?”

“Hey! Who told you to beat him up so badly? I said it because I was so angry, and I thought you’d just beat up some port cities. Anyway, that guy Kim Jong-woo can’t be at ease.”

“Was it like that?”

“What are you talking about?”

“A separate report was submitted that when Kim Jong-woo suggested clearing the way by burning the area to the ground, many of his staff members were said to have opposed it.”

“so?”

“So what’s the big deal? Kim Jong-woo said that his brother ordered him to do it and then he crushed it.”

“omg…….”

“Kim Jong-woo, you should always be careful when talking to that guy. He doesn’t know what’s right, and what if you tell him to just beat everything up and come back? Fortunately, this time, he was careful to make sure there were no civilian casualties… … .”

“Okay, stop nagging! If things are going well, then fine. How come you keep nagging more as you get older?”

Lee Kang-cheol grumbled, tired of Ko Seok-man’s nagging.

“So, if you do it well, it’ll be fine, right?”

“Ah! Okay, by the way, what do you want to do about the aftermath? Didn’t Mr. Usagi ask you to find a guide?”

“Well, that’s ambiguous. We didn’t invade to steal anything.”

“yes?”

“yes.”

This was the problem.

This war was fought with two purposes: punishment and warning.

The retaliation was naturally aimed at Indonesia, which had attempted to kill South Korean citizens and destroy their legitimate contractual rights, and its secondary purpose was to sound the alarm for neighboring countries.

So once the main objective was achieved, other things became secondary, but even so, since the war had been fought at astronomical costs, it was difficult to come out completely empty-handed.

The problem is that there isn’t much to extract from Indonesia.

As a newly independent country, it had no money, and there wasn’t much territory to seize.

When they first gained independence, they didn’t even think about taking territory from the Dutch East Indies because the races, languages, cultures, and religions were so numerous and diverse, but now that they had torn the East Indies apart, there were no islands to covet.

The Dutch East Indies are now divided into five parts, contrary to their original history.

The first is, of course, Indonesia, which had been viciously eating up all five pieces of history, even dyeing them in blood, but this time, it was limited to Sumatra and Java.

In the end, it was because of my greed for Borneo that this tragedy occurred.

The second is Borneo, one of the main characters in this incident.

Borneo was originally occupied by Indonesia in the south, and North Borneo, originally a British territory, was occupied by Brunei, which occupied about half of the Gyeonggi Province, and the rest by Malaysia.

But this time, South Korea intervened, blew up the Sultan of Brunei, prevented Malaysia from spitting on the island, and made the entire island of Borneo independent as the Federation of Borneo.

The third is the Federal Republic of Sunda.

Originally, it became independent by making the Lesser Sunda Islands, which had been taken over by Indonesia, its territory.

The Lesser Sunda Islands consist of numerous islands from Bali to Timor. Bali is connected to Java and Sukarno strongly claimed sovereignty over it, so it became part of Indonesia.

And East Timor was a Portuguese territory, not a Dutch one, so it was a bit complicated, but South Korea put strong pressure on it to give up what it had given up in 1975, and this time they made it give up earlier and make it a part of the Federal Republic of Sunda.

In any case, the Federal Republic of Sunda has only achieved independence, but is still a protectorate of the Republic of Korea.

Because there are so many islands and so many races, languages, and religions, it was difficult to unify them, but they were now very unified and were expected to become a completely independent country within the next five years.

The fourth is the Republic of Sulawesi.

This island of Sulawesi, which looks like a starfish and is so difficult to draw on a national map, is a place that Sukarno, along with Borneo, did not want to let go of until the very end.

There were quite a few supporters of unification with Indonesia within the island, so the South Korean government was a bit hesitant at first, but geographically, it was too dangerous to hand it over to Indonesia because it was located in the middle of the republics that were gaining independence in this period of history.

So it became independent, but like the Sunda Federation, it was still a protectorate of the Republic of Korea.

The independence activists’ desire for independence was also strong.

The final fifth piece is the Federal Republic of New Guinea-Maluku.

The Federation of New Guinea-Maluku was a country created by combining the Maluku Islands, which consist of 1,000 islands, and West New Guinea, and was the most difficult country to integrate.

Maluku is a country made up of 1,000 islands, so it was a region that had little connection to unification from the beginning, and West New Guinea is a region that is even more difficult to navigate, with over 250 languages ​​spoken.

It is said that there are over 1,000 languages ​​spoken throughout New Guinea, so this is pretty much it.

The only fortunate thing was that the religion was almost all Christian.

West New Guinea was originally a place where Islam had no room to penetrate, and the Maluk Islands were also one of the few areas in Indonesia where Christianity was revived throughout history.

Anyway, South Korea was so busy worrying about the four remaining countries, excluding Indonesia, that it was going to explode, but now, after 10 years, it has become much more integrated and is starting to take shape as a country.

In any case, the situation in Dutch Indonesia was like this, and there was almost no Indonesian territory that South Korea could take in return for this victory.

From the beginning, I had no desire to live in this neighborhood like Bokmajeon.

“First, let’s think about dealing with war criminals. What do you plan to do with President Sukarno? Are you going to send him away?”

“Are you crazy? Are you going to make him into some kind of Indonesian hero or patriot?”

“Hehehe! Right?”

“Of course? Sukarno has been practically punished for this defeat, so we don’t need to bother him. It’s really unfortunate that our people were sacrificed, but if we look at the facts, Sukarno’s only crime was to organize a government-sponsored demonstration, and we’re arresting and punishing the president of a country for that? Oh my, oh my. If we do something wrong, we’ll get criticized even more for imitating imperialists. Besides, the moment we touch him, he’ll definitely become a national hero of Indonesia.”

“Hehehe!”

“Perhaps it will be like this? As a great man who fought against foreign powers and sacrificed himself heroically?”

“That’s right. I totally agree.”

“So leave Sukarno alone. Let him figure it out on his own. He’s already a political wreck, so at best, he’ll be put under house arrest.”

“Then, let’s do that. I’ll tell Mr. Usagi the same thing.”

Certainly it was in Sukarno’s interest to leave him alone.

If we had tampered with it, it was obvious that he would have been disguised as a national hero who fought against foreign powers, but if we had left it alone, he would have been seen as someone who needlessly provoked the Republic of Korea and caused countless casualties and astronomical material damage.

“Then, who do you think will be your successor?”

“I heard that former Minister of Foreign Affairs Subandrio will take over?”

“That’s temporary, right?”

“I just wish he had done it? I looked at his profile and he said he was friendly to us and that he was a moderate and reasonable person.”

“hmm…….”

“why?”

Go Seok-man asked with a sly expression.

“Brother, what do you think of that guy Suharto?”

“What? Suharto? Hey hey! Are we mortal enemies with Indonesia? Are you going to put that son of a bitch down?”

“Oh, is that a bit much?”

“Indonesia is different from China. Later, it became a significant power in Southeast Asia, so we had to keep it in check a little, but in the end, it is a country that we have to get along with. So what kind of grudge do you have that you want to ruin the country by raising up such trash? Hey, hey! You will be punished, you will be punished.”

“but…….”

Suharto is really trash.

Enough for Lee Kang-cheol to cause a stir.

Originally, Suharto, who seized power through a coup in 1965, was considered one of the worst mass murderers since World War II and was also very greedy, committing all sorts of corruption and illicit accumulation of wealth.

However, unlike people like Pol Pot, who were considered mass murderers of the same class, he lived a long life, eating well, and then died.

“Indonesia intends to actively support democratization from now on, so please understand.”

“All right.”

“If only Suharto hadn’t died in this war… … .”

“I will discuss that with Director Cho and figure it out.”

“Okay.”

There was no need for the President to know about this.

It would have been a bolt from the blue for Suharto.

“Then what should I bring? I need to withdraw the capital for the war.”

“I do have a place in mind.”

“Really? Where?”

“The Natuna Islands.”

“The Natuna Islands? Where are they?”

“It is located in the middle of Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.”

“Why there?”

“Hehehe! This is the report, the report. The treasure trove of natural resources.”

“Really?”

“Really? There’s a lot of oil and natural gas here.”

“But why didn’t we get it when Indonesia became independent last time? And why did Indonesia have it when we were in that location?”

“We missed out on it. There was such a strong sentiment that we shouldn’t get involved. And it was also ambiguous internationally. It was part of the Riau Islands, and the rest of Riau, except for the Natuna Islands, was right below the Malay Peninsula.”

“ah!”

Then it gets complicated with Malaysia and Britain too.

“But after much hesitation, it was finally confirmed as Indonesian territory, which was a real shame. The population is now so sparse that it’s no exaggeration to say there are hardly any people, and as you can see on the map, the location is really bad.”

“Really? It’s in the very center of Southeast Asia?”

“Yes, it would be amazing if we put a naval base here.”

“Hehehe! This is good. Let’s eat this.”

“But do you know?”

“what?”

“In modern times, the Chinese have claimed sovereignty over this place as well?”

“Wow! Here? This seems to be far from the nine-dash line.”

“They said they claimed sovereignty because the edges slightly overlapped.”

“Amazing! Amazing! No, even if my conscience wanders, it’s still worth it!”

Claiming that the sea next to Borneo Island is its territory is going too far.

“Hehehe! Anyway, that’s what happened. What should we do about Bali?”

“Bali is a real thorn, a thorn.”

“It is a bit of a hassle, but we can’t let Indonesia continue to have it this time. It’s because it’s so close to Indonesia, and it was originally an island that belonged to the Lesser Sunda Islands.”

“But it’s a bit weird for us to eat it. There are quite a few people, too. You said all the people there are Hindu?”

“Yes, I heard that Bali is a place where Hindus were persecuted and fled. So most of them are Hindus.”

“Hey! Leave me alone. It’s not our place to touch it. And there, a volcano erupts every now and then.”

“Yes, they said there would be another huge explosion a few years later, in 1963.”

“Just stick it to the Sunda Federation. Make some fun of it.”

“All right.”

“and…….”

The fun of collecting loot was quite substantial.