Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 359



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#359. Mao Zedong is slowly starting to move.

1:30 p.m., July 29, 1966.

The sea about 2km east of Shanghai.

At sea, numerous South Korean Navy frigates, destroyers, cruisers, and aircraft carriers were anchored in a row.

Republic of Korea Navy Flagship Aircraft Carrier CVN-11 Republic of Korea.

On the wide deck of the aircraft carrier, a platform and other facilities for the surrender ceremony were set up, and representatives of the EATO allies, including Ho Chi Minh, Aung San, Magsaysay, and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, as well as reporters from all over the world, were there.

After a while.

Tata tata tata!

As three South Korean Navy helicopters landed on the deck, Foreign Minister Park Jae-seung approached them.

“Welcome, Your Majesty. I am Park Jae-seung, Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.”

“Liu Shaoqiyo, President of the People’s Republic of China.”

The person who got off the helicopter was none other than Chairman Liu Shaoqi.

And behind him, Deng Xiaoping, Peng Dehuai, Chen Yun, Zhou Enlai and others followed with somber expressions.

“Come this way. The signing ceremony will begin immediately after President Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China arrives and has a brief meeting with our President Lee Kang-chul.”

“Ha! I understand.”

Tata tata tata tata!

Less than five minutes later, another South Korean Navy helicopter flew in from Shanghai, and President Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Chen Qing disembarked.

“Come this way. Our President and Chairman Liu Shaoqi are waiting for you.”

“Okay.”

Chiang Kai-shek, who looked visibly ill, answered with difficulty as he headed inside, supported by Chiang Ching-kuo.

“It’s been a while, President.”

“Whew! It’s not a good place to meet you, Mr. President.”

Liu Shaoqi sat with his eyes closed, then simply bowed his head in greeting, but Li Kangcheol welcomed him warmly nonetheless.

Of course, this is definitely not something that Chiang Kai-shek would be happy about.

Soon the three of them sat down at a round table.

“I regret that, as the President just said, it does not look good.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Lee Kang-cheol opened his mouth, but what would the losers have to say?

All I wanted was to get out of this humiliating situation as quickly as possible.

And Lee Kang-cheol had no intention of holding on to him for too long and humiliating him.

“Well, it’s not a good situation, so let me explain briefly. Regardless of the cause, countless lives have been lost in this war.”

“ha…….”

“Whew… … .”

When South Korea, which only has about 10,000 dead and wounded, says something like this, Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Shaoqi can only sigh.

In particular, Liu Shaoqi, whose number of casualties exceeded 15 million, just wants to die.

“I hope that there will be no more catastrophes like this in the future. Well, it will be difficult at least for the time being, but aren’t we neighbors? So I hope that from today on, there will be no hostility between us. Perhaps as time goes by, there will come a world where we can visit and trade with your countries.”

“At least our children won’t forget it.”

When Chiang Kai-shek said something as if he was resentful, Lee Kang-cheol stared at him and answered.

“Mr. President, it would be best if you could forget about it as soon as possible. I believe you know what I mean.”

“… … .”

“I’ll say just one more thing to you two. We have been very lenient in this war. If we had just pushed ahead with world opinion and our own way, we could have dyed the Chinese mainland in blood. We had the power to do that.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Shaoqi were unable to answer.

Because what Lee Kang-cheol said is true.

“Lost territory? Don’t even think about that. The borders of our three countries will be solidified like this. Don’t even engage in education that fosters hostility against our country internally. If you do that, you could really end up in ruins.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

How cruel are these words?

However, Li Kang-cheol’s words did not sound like a threat to Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Shaoqi.

Because it was clear that the ability to do so actually existed in the Republic of Korea.

Liu Shaoqi broke the silence.

“It would be useless to tell us. I don’t know about the South, but for me and the key executives, today’s signing ceremony will be our last official schedule.”

“I know. But I guess it serves as some kind of warning.”

“… … .”

“We will finish the signing ceremony as quickly as possible.”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you.”

After this dire warning disguised as a meeting, Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Shaoqi hurriedly tried to leave.

however.

“Excuse me, President and Representative Chiang Ching-kuo, please let me see you for a moment.”

“Just us?”

“Yes, it will only take a minute.”

As Liu Shaoqi tilted his head and left first, Li Kangcheol made Chiang Ching-kuo, who had been sitting with Chiang Kai-shek, sit back down in his chair.

“Why did you tell us to stay behind?”

“I have more to say.”

“… … ?”

“I said earlier that we should get along as neighbors from now on, but I know very well that this is out of the question with the People’s Republic of China in the north. Our principle is not to interact with communist countries.”

“Why are you telling us that… … .”

“Let me make it short. Forget about the cause of this war and how it was carried out. You will know that in this war, we were relatively lenient towards the South.”

“… … .”

Whatever the case, this is true.

The scale of the damage was incomparable to that of the People’s Republic of China to the north.

“If you had done it properly, the coastal cities in the east and south of your country would not have survived. Wouldn’t you?”

“Ha, I can’t help but admit that it’s true. So?”

“The reason we had a difference of opinion in our relationship with the North and the South was because we thought about the aftermath of the war. After all, your country does not follow communism. Do you understand? Why am I saying this?”

“Can I be honest with you?”

“Speak comfortably, President Zhang.”

“So in conclusion, you’re saying that we should cut ties with the communists in the North and get along well with your country from now on?”

“Yes.”

“The reason you do that is probably because you absolutely do not want to see our Chinese people reunite?”

“I won’t deny it.”

“Whew! President, you are truly a scary person.”

“I don’t care what you say. But isn’t it true that it is an opportunity for the Republic of China? If we are hostile to our Republic of Korea in Asia, we won’t be able to develop?”

“Haha! That’s unbelievable. Is that why you didn’t punish our rich man and just left him alone?”

“you’re right.”

“Whew! This is it. In the end, it means that I will live as a puppet of the Republic of Korea.”

“Whether it’s a puppet or something else, think carefully about which side is in the national interest of the Republic of China.”

“I will keep those words in mind.”

After speaking, Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo went out.

Then, Ko Seok-man, who had been keeping his mouth shut behind him, asked Lee Kang-cheol.

“Was it really necessary to say it out loud? They would do the same thing to survive anyway.”

“But knowing it through the atmosphere and openly recognizing it are two different things. Furthermore, by sending Liu Shaoqi out first, we made it clear that we would be treated differently, so we have planted a seed of suspicion between the two countries.”

“Hehehe! Isn’t he just like the embodiment of trickery?”

“It’s noisy! Let’s go out quickly. People will be waiting.”

“All right.”

The surrender ceremony was simple.

Liu Shaoqi and Chiang Kai-shek were the first to sign the surrender document, and then representatives of the EATO allied forces, led by Li Kang-cheol, came out one by one to sign.

And Lee Kang-cheol went up on stage and grabbed the microphone.

“I declare the war over!”

“Wow, wow, wow!”

“Hurrah! Hurrah!”

Kuoooooo!

Following this, about 200 carrier-borne fighter jets flew in formation over the sky to celebrate the victory.

Chiang Kai-shek saw this from a helicopter and said to Chiang Ching-kuo:

“Jingguoya.”

“Yes, father.”

“As I return, I intend to take responsibility for this war and resign.”

“father!”

“I’m not done talking yet. And what Lee Kang-cheol said is right. Don’t worry about whether or not those guys are instigating the division of our Chinese people. Just think about developing our country again. I’m saying you should bow down to the Republic of Korea.”

“Khuuuuk!”

“Revenge? Don’t even dream of that. The prosperity of the Republic of Korea will continue for at least several hundred years.”

“… … .”

“And we will completely cut ties with the North.”

“No, you don’t have to go that far… … .”

“Even if you don’t cut it off, it will happen on its own. Because the North will face hardships in the future.”

“Hardship?”

“Haha! Those guys are really great. If Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping, and others who are responsible for this war are all removed from power, who do you think will take power?”

“… … Could it be Mao Zedong again?”

“Yes, who else could there be besides him? And what would happen if that bastard seized power again?”

“Perhaps another sea of ​​blood… … .”

“Yes, he was once in power. If someone who was so greedy were to take power again after consulting with a Japanese, it’s obvious that there will be a bloodbath.”

“ha…….”

“So now there’s no need to look at the North. Our southern territory isn’t that small, so from now on we should just think of it as a completely different country and focus solely on our own development.”

“Okay, Father.”

Chiang Kai-shek’s words were correct.

July 30, 1966.

Mao Zedong’s residence in Beijing.

Mao Zedong’s residence was left undamaged during the war.

“Chang Chun Chao.”

“Yes, Comrade Joo-soo.”

“Should we start moving now?”

“all right.”

“How is it? Was there any damage to the organization due to the war?”

“I tried my best to protect those in high-ranking positions from being drafted. Of course, given the circumstances, I couldn’t protect everyone.”

“Well, that’s enough. Anyway, let’s get moving.”

“all right.”

The tragedy of the People’s Republic of China was just beginning.

And much more harshly than the original history.

Two days later, on August 1, 1966.

Chinese President Liu Shaoqi has committed suicide.

In his will, he took responsibility for the defeat in this war and left behind words urging his remaining comrades to rebuild the country.

In some ways, Liu Shaoqi made a wise choice.

Even in the original history, Liu Shaoqi had met an extremely miserable end, but in this history, it was only going to be worse, not worse.

And a day later, on August 2nd, Deng Xiaoping even committed suicide with a pistol.

He too realized that his fate was over.

Accordingly, Tian Yun, who had relatively little responsibility for the war, was elected as interim chairman, but no one knew how long this would last, as it was effectively an election to sort out the chaos.

The People’s Republic of China was beginning to be tossed into a violent storm, and no one could have foreseen just how great the coming bloody storm would be.

August 4, 1966.

The Blue House in Seoul.

“Mao Zedong is starting to move slowly.”

Director Cho Tae-hyun reported to Lee Kang-cheol,

“Really? Is it starting now?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Perhaps it’s even more serious than the original history?”

“In history, at least Mao Zedong has never been overthrown in this way. After living as a wild man for seven years, he must have been really angry.”

“Observe carefully. If you have to spray gasoline, do it properly.”

“Hahaha! Okay, I understand.”

The bloody storm of the Cultural Revolution was on the verge of engulfing the People’s Republic of China.