Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 316 >

The suppression operation against the Japanese communist rebels seemed easy.

They had no armor, no heavy artillery, no aircraft, so they thought it was going to be over.

In fact, major cities were quickly recaptured into the hands of the Korean army.

However, the communist rebels who hid in the mountains and those who called themselves ‘enemy’ were not easily defeated.

-Tata tata tang!

-Tatattattattattattatta!

-bang! bang! bang!

Gunshots rang out everywhere.

“Sir, over there…”

“Shut up.”

The sergeant with a gun lowered the Man Luger semi-automatic rifle on his back.

The South Korean military, which needed a large amount of semi-automatic rifles to be used by designated shooters, which were proved to be useful in anti-guerrilla warfare, requested that some of the remaining rifles be removed from Russia. After the Great War, Russia replaced weapons with Russian standards and bought a 2005 semi-automatic toggle action version of the Gewehr 98, which had been piled up in malicious inventory, at a low price, and delivered it to the South Korean military in large quantities along with a German-made light machine gun.

Thanks to this, in the logistics system, which was already in chaos, the supply staff who added mouser bullets to the military supplies screamed, but the front line did not know.

The sergeant brought his eyes to the scope and said quietly.

“Two dwarf machine guns, quite a few infantry heads just by looking at them, no… they’re out there too, damn it, the 2nd platoon guys are completely isolated.”

“Aren’t you going to need help right away?”

“Too far, too many enemies, damn it, even with a walkie-talkie, you’d be putting fire on their heads.”

***

“Marx Banzai! Commune Banzai!”

“All the platoon to position! Why is it time to kill them!”

“Kill the Imperialists’ Zhugu!”

I did not pray for that shout.

Who is talking to whom about the origins of imperialism?

It has been less than 20 years since independence.

The Korean military’s pearl of Japan was a compromise made by opposition in the US Congress and a subtle check between Russia and the US, but it was received differently by Koreans.

revenge.

All the people here vividly cherish the pain of the Japanese colonial era.

Revenge for killing and dragging parents and siblings.

In the international community, they were mercenaries hired to stop the spread of communism, but for those who had a direct grudge against Japan, this expedition was a holy war to avenge the nation’s grudges accumulated for 33 years.

“Why do you kill them all!”

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Machine guns were fired from everywhere and grenades exploded at the Japanese who were charging. The 2nd Platoon, occupying the highlands, was fighting the enemies with all their might.

In some areas, a fight was already taking place even with a bayonet.

“Support shooting! Request a support shot! It’s a real shot! Pour it over our heads!”

-i get it. I will shoot now.

“hurry! hurry!”

Not long after, the bombardment started pouring down.

The available artillery units poured out their shells as much as they had available, and only then did the communist forces, whose damage soared, halted the attack.

A day passed like that.

***

“This is Sgt. Song Ji-hyuk.”

“Lieutenant Kim Man-jung. Are you the leader?”

“Yes, it was a car that was trying to join the platoon while evacuating to a friendly area due to the large amount of damage to our allies.”

“You don’t have to join, we’re short of one right now, but we need you guys.”

“How are you?”

“Last night, in the midst of a close encounter with the enemy, our radio soldier was killed and the radio was destroyed. There is no way to request support fire or communication anymore, so I would like to send a messenger to call the radio and, if possible, reinforcements… ..”

“They want us to call the rear.”

“Is it possible?”

“I will do it.”

“Thank you, Sergeant.”

“I will take only two of our children. I’ll leave the rest here, so use it as a replenisher.”

“Thanks, Sergeant, it seems that there are few enemy forces in the west, and it looks like you were there too, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Yeah, I’ll see you again alive.”

The conversation we had a few hours ago felt like a dream.

The enemy forces came rushing in like a flood. The enemy was repelled twice, but nevertheless, reinforcements were pushed back.

‘It’s not a large scale, it’s a minimum solidarity scale.’

In the situation of blocking one regiment with one platoon, due to the size of the defensive line, only one battalion could actually push into the front, but it was not very comforting.

-Tata ta ta ta ta tata!

-bang! bang! bang!

It’s overheated, so it’s going to warp, and it fires bullets and throws a grenade. The hand grenades ran out or the anti-tank grenades and mines were thrown with fuses, and the enemy was so close that it was rare to stab them to death with a bayonet in various places on the front line.

Then, a gunshot rang out.

– Kwaang!

A huge flame soared, and the enemy’s offensive seemed to have stalled.

“It’s a train!”

Someone’s cry, it really was.

Two large tanks bearing US Army flags and infantry covering the tank’s blind spots were seen in the distance.

At the same time, the shells also began to fall. A rain of thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of shells formed a sea of flames, sweeping away enemy infantry.

The sound of roasting beans rang out, and the sound of bullets flew away, ringing in my ears like a swarm of angry bees.

The tanks climbed up the hill and joined the 2nd Platoon, as did the infantry. Upon the arrival of the reinforcements, the platoon members were given the ammunition the soldiers had rushed out.

Radios, ammunition, a tank platoon and some infantry, Sgt. Song saw himself and shouted.

The fire from the 170mm gun made my ears go numb, but I thought I could barely understand what he was saying.

Along with the cannon fire, honeycomb and pellets swept away the charging enemies one by one, and the M2HB’s 50-caliber bullets severed the enemies’ limbs and dominated the battlefield.

The M51 heavy tanks, which were put on the front line after being put in for real-world testing, did not give in and ravaged the enemies while taking all the shots at the front line. Of course, that boosted the morale of the infantry.

As the day dawned, planes flew in and dropped napalm bombs on the front line, and the bombardment that even the hardest stone could not withstand, the enemy soldiers who could not withstand it at all retreated, and the battle ended.

***

Washington DC Congress.

“Captain McNamara, at what point did you receive a report about the South Korean military’s flight in Japan?”

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McNamara replied coldly.

“The flight of the ROK Armed Forces is not normally reported to me. So, I can say that the first time I came across this information was the Washington Post.”

“Did you say you never received a report through the official route?”

“That’s right.”

“Why? Captain McNamara, which area of the United States Army do you currently control?”

“All U.S. Army forces from western Hawaii to India are under my responsibility.”

“Then why didn’t you get a report?”

“Because the United States Army was not involved. The United States Army is merely a military advisory group, and the United States of America and the self-proclaimed Socialist Republic of Japan are not currently at war. The declaration of war by the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee has never been approved, and no joint resolution has been made. The ROK Armed Forces are conducting military operations, and the Federal Armed Forces have never engaged in combat except in unavoidable circumstances to ensure their own safety.”

It was false. Already, the US Military Advisory Group is actively participating in the battle in the field, and in reality, US generals are exercising command of the South Korean army.

Even the South Korean government held only nominal control over the contingent units.

As a result, even the authority to crack down on the contingent units was floating. Nominally, the South Korean government was supposed to crack down on them, but it seemed that they had neither the ability nor the will to crack down on the travels of the dispatched troops.

No, why? Among the early members of the Korean government, there were very few people who were never arrested and tortured by the Imperial Japanese police.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, what a sweet story. A leader in India said that if you insist on an eye for an eye and a tooth, the world will be blinded until the end, but sometimes emotions take precedence over reason. to be.

Above all, even if the Korean government had the will to crack down on crimes against the people of dispatched soldiers, it was another story whether that would be possible.

“According to the Marshall-Gould Act, the military standardized nuclear weapons, and the decommissioning and decommissioning of conventional weapons was carried out successfully. The surplus conventional weapons will be placed under the management of the Joint Logistics Commission, which legally sold the equipment to the ROK military in Japan. Colonel Woods and Agent Hudson of the CIA were sent under official Pentagon order to oversee this, and the Orville Office (the Office of the President of the United States of America at the White House) is all aware of this.”

“Are you saying that there is no reason and no way to hold the US government accountable for the current situation?”

“This is an issue between South Korea and Japan, and it is appropriate to hold accountability after the establishment of a transitional government under UN supervision and the complete withdrawal of South Korean troops. At this point, the United States has no legal basis to intervene in this, and the Korean or Japanese governments should punish them.”

“The government of the Republic of Korea was also guaranteed diplomatic privileges for all dispatched troops with the approval of the government of Japan, which has now collapsed prior to its dispatch. Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, all ROK and United States military advisors currently on Japanese territory are exempt from any Japanese criminal jurisdiction. Therefore, even if South Korean troops commit misconduct, the Japanese government has no basis for punishment. Only exile is possible.”

it’s a joke Currently, the Japanese government is in a state of complete collapse, and both the short-term arrest and deportation guaranteed by the Vienna Convention cannot be realized. There is no public authority to carry out short-term arrests and deportation is also impossible.

In the first place, if it is time to identify the suspect by synthesizing when and where these incidents occurred, it is meaningless because it will only be possible after the South Korean military has completely withdrawn.

And if the Korean government tries to punish them, it is certain that a bill of no confidence in the cabinet will be submitted immediately. Most of the older generation share their anger against the Japanese, so it’s only natural.

However, General McNamara calmly assessed the current situation.

If it becomes clear from this that at least the responsibility for the current situation does not return to the United States and that the United States does not have the right to intervene under international law, the hearing will inevitably be delayed.

However, Republican lawmakers wanted to keep the hearing going.

Their goal was clear.

Ultimately, the blame for this event was on the Democrats and on President Stevenson to influence the next election.