Dear Comrade

Dear Comrade Leader, Episode 169

“… … .”

The two generals who answered with one voice closed their mouths as if they were one body this time.

In the past, that is, when the two leaders of the squadron were the same, they would have said, ‘If 24 million people resisted with the spirit of gun bombs, there was no way they could not win!’

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Not because all the generals of the People’s Army, including Baek Seung-cheol and Hong Gye-seong, lacked the ability to reason rationally, but because (although there were, of course, there were a lot of them), it was because they had to do it so that their throats wouldn’t fly.

But now they also have to give the new leader such an answer, ‘Then let the generals stand at the forefront of that gun bomb first. do you understand When I die, I’ll hand over to my successor straight away.’ I was well aware that only the same vague answers would come back.

In the end, the first honest answer was Baek Seung-cheol’s award.

“It’s a very disgraceful answer, but… … I think it’s impossible.”

“Please explain in detail. So, if your comrades are in the position of generals of China, how will they plan an invasion if they break the 40-year-old blood alliance between China and China and plan to take over the Republic by force?”

First of all, it was too unusual for a national leader to say to the highest military commanders about a country that was clearly an ally, but Jeong-hwan did not think it was out of the ordinary.

He already knew that it was an open secret that the DPRK-China relations were not very comfortable since the days of Kim Jong-il, and that with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the relationship deteriorated into smiling faces and slandering from behind.

The fact that North Korea’s economy deteriorated remarkably in the 1980s and that the Chinese side tried to make North Korea a quasi-subordinate state by providing food and oil as a bait was a fact that was newly confirmed by seeing and hearing through various channels after being reborn here.

As in the original history, as in the original history, when Jung-hwan drives out Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-il will break into the Chinese embassy, raise his voice, and in retaliation will not be punished by disguising himself as a blessing at the summit. Even if you don’t, I thought you should be wary of a virtual China.

What if you have never made the assumption that ‘China may betray its blood alliance with the Republic and invade or annex by force’?

‘Then I should immediately take off my military uniform and send him to eat a pension or something. There is no reason to leave such salary thieves in the Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces and the Politburo.’

Fortunately, Hong Kye-sung and Baek Seung-cheol did not betray Jung-hwan’s expectations (?) like an elite from Frunze.

“Once afterward, in any way, it will be a great nation… … No, I don’t know if the conflict between the two of them will develop, but the Chinese military’s Shenyang Military District (沈???), which is the least likely to be faced by our People’s Army, and, secondarily, the Beijing Military District (Beijing??) It’s probably the Army Group Army Armored Force. In the past, during the Fatherland Liberation War, the method of maneuvering infantry capable of rapid marching and destroying the siege was used.

“It is as Comrade Hong Cha-su said. If the great powers, that is, the Chinese, are fighting a war with Russia, which is far more wary than us, the 2nd Artillery (Rocket Army) will attack the air base with the rocket offensive, until it is judged that it is worth competing with Russia with those pursuits in an air battle. After forcing damage, we will go to war on the ground… … If the opponent is a republic, it will be judged that the air force and the armored group alone will be enough to overwhelm them, so valuable initial response time and precious rockets will not be wasted.”

‘And that judgment is correct.’

It’s a bittersweet reality, but for now, the two generals were right.

Of course, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and the Korean People’s Army were not yet advanced military types whose victory or defeat was decided by technological superiority, but rather a developing country type military that competed for battles based on number, supply, and faithfulness of tactics.

However, the problem is that, unlike North Korea, China has a transcendent population that drowns the enemy by drowning in the ‘sea of the people’, or even on the defensive side, secures a response time until the invading force becomes exhausted and then fights under the most favorable conditions. that there is a land area.

As for North Korea, neither was applicable.

“However, the border area of our republic has many rugged mountains, which limits the route through which armored group maneuvers are possible. During the Fatherland Liberation War, despite fighting within the territory of our friendly republic, the supply was insufficient. , and after that, high-ranking military personnel were purged due to the Cultural Revolution, and as a result, there were no limitations in the fact that in the past, the war between Welnam (Vietnam) and the gangs was not spared from a hardship.”

“It is highly likely that the Anju-Hamheung line will be pushed to the Anju-Hamheung line within ten days of the start of the war on the premise that both sides will do their best, but if we reconvene the reserve forces, including the Labor and Peasant Red Guards and the guards, and if the general secretary gives permission to withdraw the troops from the ceasefire line, After forming a front line on the Suncheon Line and pushing it to a deadlock through chemical warfare, the US… … Hmmm, it is the opinion of the General Staff, representing me, that if the international community, including the United States, conducts a public opinion battle, it will be possible to promote the survival of the party and the people.”

“… … Try to survive… … That’s the best thing you can do.”

Even Jeonghwan was not unaware that the premise that the aftermath would be after death and property damage that would last at least several decades was omitted.

In the event of any hostile action with China, the best strategy would be to make diplomatic concessions to preserve the government and the people, that is, ‘the best tactic is to just avoid fighting as much as possible from the beginning’.

In addition, there was a more serious fact from Jeonghwan’s point of view, who knew the future.

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No, anyone can guess from the recent Chinese policy and GDP growth under Jiang Zemin’s regime after the lifting of economic sanctions… … .

And that ‘fact’ came out of Baek Seung-cheol’s mouth.

“… … However, this is a recent story, so it was a story from several years ago, and things are going to be different now.”

“How? A hundred listed comrades?”

“After the Persian Gulf War (Gulf War), the goals of the Chinese guys opened up a lot. Hesitating to modernize any longer, because there is no guarantee that whenever America decides to attack them, they will not be like Saddam Hussein.”

‘And I also scored a lot of goals, though.’

Baek Seung-cheol, while muttering to himself like that, swallowed his saliva and enumerated the worst-case scenario.

“… … And since then, news has been heard every day that the modernization of the military is accelerating from conventional forces such as tanks to strategic weapons following missiles and satellites. In other words, if an all-out war really breaks out, the weaknesses of the gangs that I and Comrade Hong have mentioned will be corrected in the near future.”

“Then, considering that, how many days do you think it will take for China to completely take over our republic?”

“I think it will go from Musan to Gaeseong completely in a full month at the shortest or a month at the longest. The gangs’ army is not as overwhelming as the US military, but the reality is that our People’s Army is not much better than Hussein’s army… … .”

“… … .”

When Baek Seung-cheol blurted out his words, there was silence again in the secretary’s room.

Jeonghwan was not easily discouraged, but this time, he had no choice but to let out a sigh.

The reality is that no matter how rich the oil reserves are in the world, even if there is a leader who has returned from the future, it is almost impossible to overcome the fundamental difference in national weight class.

Of course, I put my hands on it and said, ‘After all, there is no country that can win, so let’s set a route and go to a permanently neutral country!’ Jeonghwan was not a carefree leader.

Above all, even if the relationship with China was well managed, it was necessary to have military power in order to have a certain voice.

Even in an underdog country, ‘underdog that still hurts when bitten’ and ‘underdog that doesn’t even get teeth even if you ask’ are different laws in terms of treatment.

Besides, it’s not like I’ve just let go of my hand all this time.

“As the situation is, I have summoned two comrades to the secretary’s office today to establish a plan for the future of our Korean People’s Army, starting in 1996. How far has the military maintenance work that has been going on?”

“Yeah, as instructed, we have re-established the military supply system, fuel and ammunition supply system from scratch and started developing new clothes and shoes. In the past few years, due to a change in water, those ineligible for enlistment were released to the prison guard (reserve army). In addition, with the help of Russian engineers, repair work for the Cheonma and Seongun and the development of new tanks are progressing smoothly.”

It has been five years since Jeong Hwan took office as leader, and as Baek Seung-cheol reported, it was a period in which the People’s Army first reduced its bloated size and laid the groundwork for the elite.

The development of new weapons is typical when it comes to strengthening the defense power of the armed forces of other countries, but at the time, North Korea’s technological development and maintenance capabilities were unpredictable. .

As a result, the reforms and reforms achieved significant results, at least within the People’s Army, the failure rate of supply of clothing, ammunition, and military supplies was reduced to less than 3% (although this was largely thanks to oil money), and the consumption of ammunition used for shooting training can be significantly increased immediately. there was.

And engineers from the former Soviet Army, who had fled from Russia with Antonov a few years ago, were truly a blessing. There was only one thing.

It was a matter of setting the direction for the overall national defense force by setting a direction so that the budget and manpower that had sufficient room for the future could be used efficiently.

“First of all, the important thing is to have the strike capability that we can judge that we are a threat to the other side, that is, the Chinese military. In other words, even if it is not enough to win, it can cripple one limb and fall behind other hegemonic rivals, be it the United States, Russia or India. I have to make you think like this. In that sense, at least two armored corps should always be maintained.”

The problem was that the main tank of the North Korean army was the second-generation tank ‘Chunma’, which was a modified T62, but it was developed half a century ago in the 1940s, so it was impossible to use it as a main tank in the future battlefield.

In fact, this was the same for all other People’s Army equipment, so until a one suitable for the republic’s circumstances was developed, it was only realistic to rewrite what was already there or to pay money to buy what was urgently needed.

Fortunately, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the equipment that had been piled up in Ukraine and other places in preparation for World War III came to the market in the face of the economic crisis posed by Yeltsin’s infinite leadership (?).

From a security standpoint, it was better for Russia to sell to North Korea, which is a neighboring country, rather than sell it to the West, so a significant number of equipment, such as Hind helicopters and T72s, were loaded onto Russian warships entering and leaving Rason and brought into the Republic.

In this way, it was in 1996 and this year that the repair work was completed so that it could be used as second-class power in the future by attaching thermal imaging equipment, automatic loading system, and the latest fire control system to the Cheonma in question.

Huh, comrades are working fast too. Are you sure your hands are as fast as the core brains of Russia?

Ebosho, this was all developed by us in the first place, right?

These were the words of Russian engineers who participated in the technology transfer work for repair work and localization of parts to the general in charge.

In the case of the Air Force of the Korean People’s Army, the next pursuer project of the Kim Jeong-hwan Advanced Aircraft Research Institute led by Antonov was transferred to a 15-year long-term project directly under the Military Commission, and in the case of the Navy, this also required some realistic compromise.

“First of all, our hypothetical enemy is the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, and in the war with them, ground warfare is likely to be the main focus, so we have no choice but to put more weight on the army. Since surface ships have no choice but to become the coastal navy anyway, submarines that will be useful when carrying out an amphibious landing strategy should become the main force of the navy.”

In fact, this choice was painful, but it had to be done, as the Korean People’s Army had a natural weakness that the East and West fleets could be operated almost completely separately due to their geopolitical nature.

In the event of a clash with the People’s Liberation Army, the greatest goal was to ensure that the Army of the Korean People’s Army, which would form a front on the border by defending the West Sea well, could fight well without worrying about the rear.

Isn’t it enough that the Incheon Landing Operation suffered only once by South Korea and the United States?

After the direction of investment and development was decided, it was decided to make it into a short and strong slogan so that it could be known to the general public as well as a socialist country. came out

So what came out was the ‘The 8th Task of the Korean People’s Army 2008’, which is subdivided into ‘Three Goals’ and ‘Five Plans’.

The 8 major tasks of the Korean People’s Army

-3 major goals.

1. Development of medium-range ballistic missiles

2. Introduction of medium-altitude air defense system

3. Introduction of 3,000-ton class submarines

Five plans.

Development of the next flagship rifle and machine gun

Development and mass production of new tank

Development and mass production of the next multi-purpose direct plane

Improvement and mass production of low-altitude air defense equipment for the next infantry

Launch at least three military satellites

When this was decided, Baek Seung-cheol, who was leading the plan ahead of Hong Gye-seong, who seemed to be starting to lose his strength, said something to Jeong-hwan with a glance.

“there… … Hmmm, that’s it, comrade general secretary. What can I tell you… … .”

“Something? Let me tell you, Comrade Baek.”

“I already know that this is the realm of politics, not the military, but… … I would like to know if you are considering military cooperation with the U.S. military and joint development because it is a breed. The swarms won’t stand still, but if they succeed, wouldn’t it be of great help in strengthening the defense of the Republic?”