Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 331
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#331. You, don’t have an accident.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The 76mm rapid-fire gun mounted on the Pacific 3 is based on the modern 76mm compact gun manufactured by the Italian company Oto Melara.
With a rapid-fire rate of over 80 rounds per minute, and later improved versions such as the Super Rapid Gun boasted an incredible rapid-fire rate of 120 rounds per minute, it was used not only for anti-surface warfare but also for anti-aircraft warfare, and became the standard naval gun in the Western world, including the United States.
Our country has equipped a large number of them on Pohang and Ulsan-class submarines, and these were produced domestically at Hyeondo Wia.
And they brought that blueprint and put it into production starting in the late 1950s, boasting high performance of up to 100 rounds per minute.
Anyway, these high-performance cannons started firing like crazy and hitting the Chinese Coast Guard ships.
Kwah! Boom! Boom! Kwaang!
“A hit! Starboard hit! Hit!”
“Aim for the bridge!”
“All right!”
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
“Hit the bridge! Hit! Ah! They’re getting away!”
“Keep shooting!”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Pacific No. 3 continued firing at the fleeing Republic of China Coast Guard ships.
We couldn’t pursue them because we had to collect our fishing boats once we got to the scene anyway.
So in retaliation, he ordered the ROC Coast Guard ships to continue firing until they were out of sight.
To kill at least one more person.
Eventually, the Taiwanese Coast Guard vessel that had ambushed the South Korean fishing boat caught fire and disappeared over the horizon, emitting a huge plume of smoke.
“Cease firing!”
“Cease firing!”
“Rescue our fishing fleet quickly!”
“All right.”
It was a short exchange of fire, but it was impossible to expect fishing boats weighing several dozen tons to survive a hail of machine gun fire.
Among the 20 or so fishing boats, only about 10 were safe as they were far away from the South China Sea Coast Guard vessels, while the decks of the remaining boats were covered in blood after being hit by machine guns.
“You little shits! Are you messing with civilians? Let’s see!”
Captain Lee Man-cheol gritted his teeth and vowed revenge.
* * *
3:38 p.m., March 10, 1966.
bang!
“What is this! Our fishermen are being treated like this!”
“… … .”
“… … .”
An emergency meeting of the National Security Council.
Lee Kang-cheol hit the desk in anger.
“What’s going on! Kim Jong-woo! Tell me!”
“It happened a little while ago at around 2:00 PM, 240km southwest of Jeju. Our 20 fishing boats were fishing when suddenly a South China Sea Coast Guard vessel crossed into our waters and approached the boat.”
“Are you sure this is our water area?”
“Yes, it’s close to the border, but it’s clearly our waters. Anyway, they demanded an inspection under the pretext of cracking down on illegal fishing, claiming that the waters where our boats are operating are their waters.”
“so?”
“Naturally, the fishing boats refused and called our Coast Guard ship, but as the Pacific No. 3 was rushing to the scene at full speed, the South China Sea guys first fired water cannons, but when the fishermen became enraged and resisted, they immediately opened fire with machine guns.”
“Without even firing a warning shot?”
“Yes, it’s a aimed shot.”
“You little shits! So what’s the harm?”
“The Pacific 3 is currently providing emergency treatment and evacuating, but as of now, there are 13 deaths and 27 injuries. Many of the injured are seriously injured, so the death toll is expected to increase.”
“Ha! Damn it! What happened to those guys who fired?”
“Our Pacific No. 3 was hit by more than 50 rounds of 76mm guns and started a fire, but eventually escaped. Pacific No. 3 gave up the chase to rescue our fishermen.”
“Fuck!”
Lee Kang-cheol really had no idea something like this would happen.
It was fully expected that the Republic of China or the People’s Republic of China would provoke them, but it was completely unimaginable that they would massacre civilians in this way.
Provocations were also known to be aimed at provoking borders on land and the Navy or Coast Guard at sea.
“Is Chiang Kai-shek really crazy? How can he touch civilians?”
“I didn’t expect this. I’m sorry.”
Currently, the Coast Guard in South Korea is also under the jurisdiction of Kim Jong-woo.
This is because it was Kim Jong-woo who founded it in the first place, and although he had stepped down as the Coast Guard captain a long time ago, he still felt a keen sense of responsibility as it was still under the Navy.
“Do you have anything to be sorry about? Those bastards did something crazy.”
“… … .”
“I really didn’t know they would come out like this. Prime Minister Goh, tell me what the plan is.”
“Haa, this is really… … Anyway, this is what happened. I will try my best to handle it. I will compensate the fishermen who were harmed this time as much as possible.”
“and?”
“We checked and found that they were all caught on video, harming our fishermen without even firing a warning shot. All Coast Guard ships are equipped with external cameras. We will use this to deal with them strongly. We will impose strong trade sanctions and expel some of the staff from the ROC embassy.”
“also!”
“For the external world, we will inform the world of their atrocities. We will do everything we can to mobilize our capabilities.”
“We also strongly demand punishment for those responsible for the shooting! I don’t think they’ll listen… … .”
“All right.”
It seemed like Kang-cheol Lee was finally regaining his composure.
I was so excited because it was the first time a South Korean civilian had been treated like this.
From now on, we must look at the situation calmly.
“Anyway, it was they who started this?”
“That’s right. It’s a typical tactic to gain justification by loitering around land borders or maritime borders.”
“Then, should we consider their intentions successful this time?”
“That’s not true. The first time they harassed our fishing boat, it seems they were provoked because our Coast Guard and Navy are so strong, so it seems like they actually harassed them. Our Pacific 3 arrived at the scene earlier than they expected and secured all the evidence.”
“I see.”
“But since they have incited discord with our country, we can say that they have succeeded in achieving their goal to some extent. They will surely propagandize differently internally.”
“How do you mean?”
“The casualties on those patrol ships will be considerable, right, Chief Kim?”
Only Ko Seok-man asked Kim Jong-woo for his opinion.
“There were more than 50 hits from the 76mm cannons alone. It’s absurd that their 1,000-ton patrol ship could withstand that. In terms of casualties, there would be more than ours.”
“yes?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“As General Kim said, they have more casualties. And they will take advantage of this. As if they were demanding a legitimate inspection in their waters and we were overreacting.”
“It might not work out well externally, but at least it will build up enough justification internally, right?”
“Yes.”
“Then things like this will continue to happen in the future?”
“I expected that. I just didn’t know they would do this to civilians.”
“hmm…….”
Lee Kang-cheol took a moment to collect his thoughts and then opened his mouth.
“As Prime Minister Goh said, this is expected. And this will continue to happen in the future.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Okay, then we’ll drag them along as they wish. It won’t go as they want, but at least we should give them a justification for war, right? So we’ll secure as much video evidence as we can and respond strongly to their provocations. They want to start a commotion, so let’s do it properly. Fire a single bullet at us? Then we’ll wipe them all out! We’ll use 155mm and whatever else we have. They want to make martyrs, so let’s make them more martyrs than they want.”
“All right.”
“But! There should never be another civilian casualty. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Commissioner Kim should consult and restrict our fishermen’s fishing in the border waters for the time being.”
“All right.”
“The same goes for land. We will do our best to ensure the safety of the people in the border area. If necessary, we will consider introducing them. We will provide sufficient budget support.”
“all right.”
“At the same time, raise the alert level. Use satellites, Albatross 2, and all unmanned reconnaissance assets to be on high alert. Keep in mind that there is really not much time left.”
“Yes, Mr. President.”
Lee Kang-cheol sighed and opened his mouth again.
“Prime Minister Goh.”
“yes.”
“Trade sanctions are at their maximum level. There are only a few months left, but they should be as painful as possible.”
“I will do that.”
“And Kim Jong-woo.”
“yes.”
“You, don’t have an accident.”
“Huh? Why are you saying that only to me?”
“Hey, man! Ask everyone here! What’s your expression like right now? It says, ‘I’m going to get in trouble!’”
As expected?
Everyone present at the meeting nodded their heads in agreement with Lee Kang-cheol’s words.
It seemed like Kim Jong-woo’s face was saying, ‘I’m pissed right now! I’m going to cause an accident, so don’t let anyone stop me!’
Besides, everyone who attended the meeting has been with him for over 20 years. Is there anyone who doesn’t know Kim Jong-woo’s temper?
“Don’t cause any trouble!”
“… … .”
“Aren’t you going to answer?”
“I’ll just hit you a little.”
“Don’t hit me! Just hold on a little longer! I’ll let you take revenge to your heart’s content!”
“ha…….”
“At best, it will take two to three months. Just be patient.”
“All right.”
“You guys, do a good job of disciplining your subordinates. I’m worried because there are a lot of guys like you.”
The Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps are all organizations that Kim Jong-woo founded and developed over the course of 20 years.
Since the leader is a total idiot, there were a lot of idiots who were willing to take any disadvantages and cause trouble.
“I understand. But if war breaks out, don’t stop it.”
“Okay. Then do whatever you want.”
“All right.”
Kim Jong-woo took a pill out of his pocket and ate it.
My blood pressure was so high that I couldn’t stand it.
At 6 o’clock that evening.
Lee Kang-cheol issued a public apology.
He said that as president he felt infinite responsibility for the fishermen’s disaster that occurred today, and openly mentioned Chiang Kai-shek as the person responsible for this incident and directly attacked him.
They also demanded an official apology, compensation for damages, and the extradition of those responsible for the shooting to South Korea.
Public opinion in South Korea began to boil.
The South Korean government has also begun to build up internal legitimacy.
Naturally, the government of the Republic of China reacted vehemently, evading responsibility for this incident and trying to avoid it.
Even when shown video evidence, they didn’t even look at it, saying it was manipulation.
As the relationship between South Korea and the Republic of China reached its worst, conflicts began to occur everywhere, both on land and at sea.
Following the Republic of China, in the North, the People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China was annihilated by artillery fire from the South Korean military after clumsily firing guns at people crossing the border.
As April began, such incidents occurred on a daily basis, and there was no quiet day in the border areas, whether in the south or the north.
And May 10th.
The Presidential Office of the Republic of China and the Zhongnanhai Government of the People’s Republic of China simultaneously announced the Third Kuomintang-Communist Cooperation.
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