Rust - Chapter 355



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RUST -355

The order to produce a vehicle-type self-propelled howitzer involved several issues.

“If we continue to let things stand, the South will take over the West.”

“We can’t completely abandon the West. We have to arm them to some extent so they can defend themselves.”

“Free aid is not realistically possible, but if it is a way to interact with the West, it must be done.”

“I’m asking for the return of the dismantled equipment. Is that okay?”

“We don’t have the manpower to fix the broken equipment, and even if we do, what about the electricity? What about the raw materials to run the equipment?”

“Even so, it is not a good idea to give up on the West.”

The revival of the Union. The West could not be abandoned for the reconstruction of the United States.

“How about providing weapons in exchange for using the port?”

“I think it might be possible under those conditions.”

“We need to replenish our firepower, so let’s proceed in that direction.”

This weapons production order was the result of a complex mix of circumstances.

Despite the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts, not everything was perfect.

He prevented cannibals, including the deputy mayor, from taking over the executive branch, and likewise, he prevented cannibals from taking over the economy, focusing on the riser restrictions.

The New York Police Department, the FBI, the courts, and the New York State Legislature were cleared of cannibals and business returned to normal.

Based on this, the plan was to smoothly expand influence from New York City to New York State, and then from New York State to neighboring eastern states.

There was also Marine General Gilbert Brown, a cousin of Director Dan Brown, who was holding a post outside New York City, so there was no problem with defense.

The problem started elsewhere.

“The number of units losing contact is increasing.”

“There have already been two attempts this month to hijack the airship we are supplying.”

The unit commanded by General Gilbert Brown succeeded in weeding out the cannibals, but there were other units that did not.

Because the federal government’s administrative power collapsed, and the command and control power, which had been tattered after experiencing waves of infected people, the emergence of mutants, a nuclear war, and the China War, was unable to completely stop the cannibalistic disease from spreading to field-level officers.

The unit where the commissioned officer became a cannibal began to gradually show independent movements. The Department of Homeland Security noticed this and used various methods to find and eliminate the cannibals, but they were unable to completely resolve the situation.

It was impossible to immediately order a unit engaged in combat with mutants or mutated monsters to test all personnel for cannibalism and dispose of those with cannibalism. And the cannibals actively took advantage of such gaps.

“You’re smart.”

“Even if you become a cannibal, your intelligence and memories remain the same.”

As a result, the platoons, companies, and battalions that were defending the Eastern National Park began to increasingly seize cities and towns and become militarized, especially in areas where the infected, mutants, and mutated monsters were overflowing and where combat was a daily occurrence.

“The problem is that they are using civilians as shields. Even if we kill them all, we still need to withdraw all available troops, including the reserves, to protect the defense line.”

“Then it will be difficult to advance to other states.”

The Department of Homeland Security’s goal of rebuilding the United States of America is a long-term undertaking.

If you think that the more time is given, the louder the voices calling for withdrawal will be rather than returning to the Federation, it is like being held back when a quick advance is important.

“If it’s a company or battalion force anyway, wouldn’t it be enough to just take out the command center?”

“Yes, Vladimir Kalin is the best card to solve the current situation.”

In a situation where there were regular infantry and street fighting, Vladimir Kalin was the one who could single-handedly take care of any number of infantry.

“You shouldn’t think like before.”

“Yes. If you were a force the size of a single building, you could use them as mercenaries, but I hope you don’t forget that you are now the leader of a force.”

“That’s definitely true.”

It would be possible to send majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels on fighter jets, but it would be the same as sending generals or commanders on fighter jets.

Vladimir Kalin was now the de facto ruler and center of Detroit. If he approached him as a simple mercenary like before, it would be dangerous in many ways.

“Since we have formed a force, does that mean we should be given a corresponding price?…”

“As we started to use coal for power generation, the value of modular nuclear power plants is no longer as great as it used to be.”

“Besides, I don’t think it’s a good idea to let them come into contact with cannibalistic militarized people.”

“Would they be influenced to become militaristic?”

An agent received Director Den Brown’s statement.

“Yes. The moves he has made so far are to expand by creating satellite villages centered around the center. But what if he shows interest in the warlords while subduing the cannibals who are in the process of becoming a warlord? I think that would be more dangerous.”

“It’s possible.”

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to mobilize him now if we’re going to use him in a critical situation in the future.”

“In any case, we cannot tolerate cannibals becoming warlords.”

The moment we let the cannibals form their power bases in towns and cities and become warlords, those who weren’t cannibals might try to do the same. So we couldn’t leave that room for that.

“We need to secure available forces immediately.”

“There is no other way than to bring back the troops who have dropped out from the Chinese front.”

“Are you talking about the troops that retreated from the Chinese front to Korea?”

“yes.”

China was divided into seven parts, each keeping the other in check and virtually in a state of armistice, but it was unclear what would happen if the US military completely withdrew from Korea.

“We have called up reserve forces in Korea, so it is close to 3 million. Even if China goes crazy and splits into groups, they will not think of touching Korea, which has 3 million troops ready to be deployed immediately.”

“Yes. They have also experienced that the Korean military power is stronger than expected.”

If you bring all the soldiers who fought in the Chinese War and the US troops stationed in Korea, excluding the wounded, it would be around 30,000. That would be enough troops to deal with the cannibals taking over small units and making a mess of them. It would be even more so if there were 30,000 veteran soldiers who had been through the Chinese War. The problem was the method of transportation.

“It is difficult to cross the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean using the South China Sea.”

It was dangerous to go through the South China Sea without a proper escort ship, but even if they went, it would be a problem.

If they were to come up through the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean and get caught by a navy that was allied to the Confederacy, that would mean that all of their forces would fall to the Southerners.

“There is no other way than to move it to a port in the western region.”

“We need support from the Korean military.”

The most realistic way was to load as many troops as possible onto the transport ship and move them.

“I guess I have to convince the Korean government.”

“Yes. Even if the Korean government is not persuaded, it seems possible if the Ojin Group or the Charlotte Group are persuaded.”

“Fuck. Bring the troops by any means necessary.”

“All right.”

The timing of the weapons production and the evacuation of troops from Korea coincided perfectly, giving the option of providing weapons and using ports in the western region.

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The Korean government and political circles were shocked by the request to help repatriate troops stationed in Korea to the United States, as if a bomb had been dropped.

Once the US troops withdrew to their home country, Korea would have to endure the pressure from China alone, but the bigger problem was that there would be no way to pressure the troops that were starting to get out of control.

“It’s impossible. If the US military withdraws now, our security will be at risk.”

“I absolutely oppose it. I don’t know what China will do if the US military leaves.”

The military, which was slowly starting to get out of control, was the problem, but for now, the legendary excuse was China.

The situation was that crops were destroyed by severe drought and heavy rain. The crops were at rock bottom. The supplies that the military had been stockpiling were also running low due to the war in China, support for Ukraine, and support for Japan.

The reserve force was expanded, and the amount of supplies going there was astronomical. The large corporations were responsible for handling these enormous supplies.

In this situation, it was very difficult for the military to touch companies like the Ojin Group or the Charlotte Group. If there were realistically untouchable targets, wouldn’t it be better to be on the same side?

Some commanders thought so and actually acted that way.

“Let’s not joke around. Honestly, what would happen if China split into seven parts?”

“Realistically, isn’t it difficult to even wait for supplies to go to the US military?”

The Ojin group was the one providing medical supplies and medicine to the US military. So the option of mobilizing the US military to pressure the Ojin group was long gone.

“If large corporations, including the Ojin Group, continue to provide supplies to the military privately, privatization will occur. This must be stopped.”

“What if I block it? Hey, you punk. Last time, you messed with the Ojin group that was just sitting there, and you brought this to this mess. What’s the big deal?”

“The problem isn’t the Ojin group. The problem is that Ojin is still and the other kids are running around.”

“I agree. The most dangerous place right now is the Charlotte Group, which dominates Busan and Gyeongnam. If we don’t resolve this issue from here, Busan and Gyeongnam will effectively become an extraterritorial area.”

“I heard that your son is still accepting refugees coming from Japan.”

“If the Busan mayor and Busan city council are connected to the Charlotte Group, then in effect the region is out of the central government’s control, and it is already too late.”

“This is driving me crazy. If there are capable people among the Japanese refugees….”

“It’s not a home, it’s something that exists. Since it exists, I guess I’ll just accept it as I please.”

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“Ojin Group and other large corporations have their headquarters in Seoul and can be contacted one way or another, but Charlotte Group moved its headquarters to Busan by surprise.”

“It is said that they sold all their assets in Seoul and the metropolitan area and moved all their desired employees and their families to Busan.”

The more I talked about it, the more I realized that it wasn’t something easy to think about. If anything, it could have resulted in bloodshed.

“But it’s difficult to just leave it like this. There could be companies imitating Charlotte.”

Everyone was just watching. With 3 million troops, it was possible to wipe out Busan and Gyeongnam at any time. But who would do that? If time continued like this, the troops that had been gathered would melt away little by little. It was a dilemma.

“First, let’s send people under the pretext of managing the Japanese refugees.”

“Good idea. We’ll see how they respond.”

After checking the local situation for yourself, if you tell them to hand over the ability users, you will be able to find out what Charlotte is thinking.

As rumored, they are trying to accept an unlimited number of Japanese refugees and create a Japanese autonomous region, or are they aiming for an independent autonomous region regardless?

I had to know what Charlotte wanted.

“What if Charlotte wants a borough?”

“If we were to allow all capable people to be managed by the central government and parliament, would there be a problem?”

If we could just grab hold of the capable ones, we could easily overcome everything else.

Autonomy? I could hand it over if it was enough to send it up. If you don’t try to hold on to the top knot.

“If you refuse, we’ll have to talk to other companies.”

By taking away the power of the corporations, we can even dispose of Charlotte.

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Ojin Group.

[···The government and political circles are opposed to it, but I think that if I were the chairman, I would find a way.]

A director-level official from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security asked Na Ju-yeon to help withdraw U.S. troops.

“As I told you before, I said I would receive a fiancée in return.”

[Vladimir Kalin is now out of our hands. He is not someone that Homeland Security agents can force into his hands. But if that is the condition, are you willing to deny the request?]

Instead of answering, Na Ju-yeon just stared at the person in the video. America was America. A video call even when the internet was down and satellite communications were cut off by debris.

‘Is that a stratospheric airship?’

It could have been a balloon, but in any case, it was truly amazing that they were able to restore communication, making video calls possible from the US to Korea.

[I will send you the latest information on Vladimir Kalin. And I also plan to disclose some of the information and pharmaceutical patents of Riser Pharmaceuticals.]

“I will think about it positively and contact you.”

Na Ju-yeon immediately changed her stance and downloaded the latest data.

As she read the material, the corners of her lips couldn’t help but slightly go up. As expected, he was an amazing person. Not only was it amazing that he had built a doomsday-prepared building, but its scope was so large that it now covered all of Detroit.

A man’s voice full of sarcasm directed at her, who couldn’t hide her trembling expression.

“What are you so excited about?”

“Look at this. That guy is now a state governor in the United States.”

“What the hell are you talking about.”

Whirilirik-

Now, the tentacles that had naturally grown longer snatched the tablet PC that Na Ju-yeon was holding. After a moment of silence, the man let out a hollow laugh and an exclamation.

“You crazy kid.”

But you’re still doing well. Na Ju-yeon nodded her head toward the man.

“So, we need to send the American troops back to the home country. We need a ship that can be used as a transport ship. You know that most of those ships are in Busan Port, right? So, I want you to go down and negotiate with Chairman Charlotte Sim.”

Ki-sun chuckled at Na Ju-yeon’s request, which seemed obvious.

What the fuck.