Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 334



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#334. The war is decided during the preparation period.

As soon as the date of invasion by the enemy, conveniently called the Chinese Joint Forces, was obtained by the South Korean government, an expanded meeting of the National Security Council was held with all military leaders in attendance.

“Why is it 6/25 again, so unlucky?”

“Who said no?”

“Anyway, unlucky people always do unlucky things no matter what they do.”

Up until now, all the attendees were from the expedition team, so they condemned the enemy’s invasion date without any regard for their feelings.

That’s why the number 6.25 was a trauma to modern people.

“Oh! Those guys! They really do hateful things. And on Saturday? Should I be thankful that it’s not Sunday?”

“Isn’t it the same thing on Saturday or Sunday? Let’s see. Is it Saturday? Is it the same thing?”

South Korea currently has every other Saturday off.

But coincidentally, the date of the enemy invasion was Saturday, which was almost like Sunday, so there was little difference from the invasion on Sunday, June 25, 1950.

At this, Go Seok-man made a displeased expression and asked Jo Tae-hyun.

“Director Cho, what’s going on?”

“The opening of the war on June 25th was a date that had been considered internally for quite some time. However, Southern China had suggested moving it up to June 19th, so it seems that the two dates were considered, and it seems that it was decided on June 25th according to Northern China’s wishes.”

“Are you guys really unlucky? Why do you keep coming here on weekends?”

“Well, it’s common to think that the other person’s discipline is lax on weekends, so honestly, there’s nothing much to say.”

“That’s true.”

“The President is entering!”

When Lee Kang-cheol entered, everyone stood up.

“Everyone, sit down.”

“yes.”

“I’m sure you’ve all heard, but their opening date has been set. It’s the 25th of June, which is really unappetizing. Well, I don’t think they knew that, but they sure are unlucky.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Anyway, that’s that, it doesn’t matter, right? In this case, we just have to make it a lucky date.”

“Hahaha! That’s right.”

“Yes, this time, just make it so that they can’t even look at you for 1,000 years.”

“ha ha ha!”

Everyone was acting coquettish as if trying to shake off the feeling that they were unlucky.

“Yes, you can think of it that way. No matter what we do, we won’t lose this war, right?”

“you’re right.”

“Okay! Let’s do our job, Secretary of Defense.”

“Yes, Mr. President.”

“Have you relayed this to the Allies?”

“Yes, that’s right. As soon as the information was received, it was sent to the EATO Allied Forces Command in Hanoi, Vietnam.”

The Allied Forces Command for this war was established in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Since the main battlefield for the Allies would be the South, this was done, and the commander who would form the Allied Forces in the South and lead the war was decided to be General Choi Chung-heon.

“Then Commander Choi Chung-heon must have taken care of it.”

“Yes, that’s right. I was worried that the information might be leaked, so I asked that it be kept to the Allied leadership.”

“Well done. And what about the situation with the movement of the Allied Forces?”

“The Philippine Army is currently being transported to the Noeju Peninsula. So far, 150,000 troops have been moved, and another 50,000 will be moved before they are all finished. And the Philippine Navy and Air Force have decided to use some of our bases on Haenam Island.”

“Huh? You moved faster than I thought?”

“Our Navy and US Navy transport ships hurried a lot, and we also chartered a large number of civilian passenger ships and cargo ships and deployed them. Furthermore, Haenam and the Philippines are so close that even slow transport ships can arrive in two days.”

The distance from Haenam Island to Luzon Island in northern Philippines is very close, about 1,000 km.

“The Vietnamese Army?”

“600,000 Vietnamese troops are deployed to Baekwol, and 270,000 have moved so far. The remaining 330,000 will be deployed by June 15.”

“I guess President Ho Chi Minh prepared well?”

“It had to be that way. Aside from the promise to automatically participate in our war as blood allies, Vietnam gained a lot of territory in the Guangxi region of China thanks to us. But now that the Chinese joint forces are crying out for actual recovery, this war is not only a war for the Republic of Korea, but also a war to protect their own territory.”

“I see.”

“It’s the same for Burma, East Turkestan, and Tibet. They too have their own reasons for fighting desperately.”

Certainly, when their independence and territory became the main object of the war, the attitude and determination of the allies going into the war became different.

This war is South Korea’s war, and it is also their war.

“And the Burmese army is also moving smoothly. Of the total 400,000, 300,000 have moved to the proxy country.”

“What about Baekwol-guk and Daeri-guk?”

“Once the Vietnamese and Burmese armies entered, there was definitely less unrest. When the third round of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communists was first announced, some Chinese soldiers even deserted, but that hasn’t happened anymore.”

“If you look at it that way, are we Chinese people different? Aren’t we more aggressive now? And the voluntary enlistment rate is also high?”

“Hahaha! Is there anyone in Asia who would give up being a citizen of the Republic of Korea and become a citizen of another country? That’s how well we live, and it’s because we’ve been consistently educating people to have an identity as citizens of the Republic of Korea for 20 years.”

There is such a huge difference in income levels between South Korea and other Asian countries that it is meaningless to even compare them.

Lee Kang-cheol inspected the war preparedness for about an hour.

“The day of the decisive battle has now been set. There is no need to worry too much. Our Republic of Korea military is strong. However, we must be careful not to become complacent. If you look at history, you will all know that there have been many cases where even those with overwhelming power were defeated due to internal problems.”

“Yes, Mr. President.”

“There are now a little over 20 days left. Let’s do our best to prepare, prepare again, and check during the remaining time. Please keep in mind that the victory or defeat in war is already determined during the preparation period.”

“Yes, Mr. President!”

* * *

June 10, 1966.

Chinese Army in Nanjing. Unified Command.

It is the general command that unifies and commands the People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China and the Nationalist Army of the Republic of China, which joined hands again through the Third Kuomintang-Communist Cooperation.

There were differing opinions on what to name the original joint army, but it was ultimately decided to be the Junghwa Army.

Because there was no word that represented their identity as much as this name.

In the conference room of the General Headquarters, Peng Dehuai was there representing the North, and Chen Cheng was there representing the South.

But Peng Dehuai’s expression was not good at all.

This is because he was secretly dissatisfied with Cheon Cheong, who represented the South.

Chiang Kai -shek’s dog, this was the usual evaluation of Cheoncheong.

Although he stood out as one of the soldiers representing the Kuomintang army by being blindly loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, his military ability was considered below average.

Of course, Peng Dehuai was defeated by Tianqing, whom he looked down on, in the Battle of Guangchang in 1935. However, at the time, the gap in military power between the Communist Red Army and the Kuomintang Army was enormous, and Peng Dehuai was not defeated because of his incompetence.

In any case, since the atmosphere among the commanders representing the South and the North was not good, the atmosphere at the unified command could not have been good.

Anyway, we had to cooperate to win the war.

“Commander Chun, I heard that the situation in the south is ominous.”

“That’s right. There is news that South Korea’s allies, Vietnam, Burma, and the Philippines, are moving their troops one after another toward our border.”

“How many troops do they have?”

“The combined forces of Vietnam, Baekje, and the Philippines that we’re going to face are quite large. 200,000 Filipinos, 600,000 Vietnamese, and 600,000 Baekje. Of course, this number excludes the Goryeo and British troops.”

“Why are they taking it out?”

“The Goryeo bastards’ force is estimated to be less than 100,000 including the Marines. And the British bastards have one division and two brigades, less than 20,000. So we’ve excluded them for now.”

“ha…….”

Pung Dehuai couldn’t help but sigh.

That little brat is still judging power by the number of heads.

The real armies are the South Korean and British armies.

But maybe Peng Dehuai’s expression was too obvious.

Immediately Cheoncheong’s expression turned fierce.

“Why are you sighing?”

“I just rested. I couldn’t even breathe?”

“Why do you think you’re looking down on me?”

“Are you saying the words are getting shorter?”

“Are you arguing now?”

“Why do you keep talking so carelessly?”

“This little brat?”

“What the hell is this kid? If it weren’t for the Goryeo guys, he would have been defeated by our Red Army long ago and gone into the sea. Where is he talking big?”

“You used to be a huge pain in the ass for me. Don’t you remember? Gwangchang?”

“You’re being ridiculous. How many times more troops did you have at that time? Are you bragging about that?”

“Hey you little shit!”

“Be quiet!”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The two of them were the same age and did not get along well to begin with.

When you put two of those people together, it’s strange if they don’t fight.

Eventually, the fight was barely stopped by intervening people around them.

“So, how many people do you deal with?”

“Our People’s Liberation Army is facing the combined forces of the Dali National Army and the Burmese Army in the south. The Dali National Army has 700,000 men, and the Burmese Army has 400,000 men.”

“Can you handle that?”

“Then, it doesn’t work? Do you know that the army of the proxy country is an army?”

“If not the military, then what?”

“Ha, let’s stop. It’s embarrassing to see the kids. Anyway, we’ll deal with the Dali and Burmese armies. You know that. There are also 200,000 Tibetan troops, but they’re obvious. And there are 300,000 East Turkistan troops, but our People’s Liberation Army will take care of that too.”

“Damn it! What good are we with so many troops? We’re completely surrounded in all directions, east, west, south, and north?”

“You are right.”

“… … .”

Peng Dehuai and Tian Qing finally came to an agreement.

No matter how many troops you have, the biggest problem is that you can’t make good use of the advantage of having a large force because there are enemies on all sides.

“What is the Republic of Korea Navy going to do?”

“They are strong, but we also have a navy that we have been diligently training for over 15 years. At least we won’t lose or be pushed back unilaterally.”

“You have to keep that promise, or the East Coast will be in danger.”

“Don’t worry about it, I’m already very nervous.”

It was by no means an easy integration.

Because they were opponents who had previously united and stabbed each other in the back of the head.

However, the two armies began to gradually integrate in order to achieve real recovery against South Korea.

And then came June 24, 1966.