Wave (2)
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Munsan-eup, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do.
A week after the declaration of general mobilization, mountain villages located along the banks of the Imjin River were suffering from a procession of military vehicles.
drooling-
During the first four days, armored vehicles and self-propelled guns passed without rest, then mechanized infantry divisions, and on the fifth day, transport units arrived to establish field headquarters.
It was an area where soldiers usually came and went, but the increase in the amount of goods transported to this extent is something I have not experienced in recent years.
So, if it was natural for the residents to be anxious, it was only natural.
“Father, shouldn’t we run away now?”
“Where did you go?”
“If you go down to Mt. Myeongbong, there will be a barrier. Even if you take the kids, you can reach it in half a day.”
“Is there any way to get inside?”
“… You wait in front of it. Wouldn’t they let them in even if they feel sorry for them?”
The inside of a crude brick house.
The old man sighs at the pointless argument.
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Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since he’s worn the title of youth president, but instead of prudence, his son’s speech is full of impatience.
“Stop talking nonsense. It’s not a place that just opens up because it’s a 3 area. It’s a relief if you end up getting hit with a club.”
“If you do, you want to sit and wait to die? I don’t even feel sorry for my grandchildren!”
In a series of torches, wrinkled fingers point in the direction of the center of Munsan-eup.
I heard something from the mayor.
“I heard that a headquarters has been set up in town.”
“Command?”
“OK. night battle… What are you saying? Anyway, if you can’t get inside the barrier, you’ll be in trouble. It is better to endure in the ground than to die while wandering in a foreign land. Besides, if there is a headquarters, the soldiers won’t give up easily.”
In response, the son reluctantly seemed to understand, sweeping all the hairs down in the soup and shutting his mouth.
It’s not that, it’s the same time.
The town of Munsan was full of soldiers.
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Most of the buildings are bricks and boards with mud added, so they have not been requisitioned separately, but military tents are set up here and there to serve as temporary accommodations.
And in the middle was the 2nd Field Command.
“The briefing will begin in five minutes.”
“… … .”
Inside the large tent.
A soldier wearing a captain’s rank insignia looks around the room after announcing the schedule.
A projector was floating in front, and twenty folding chairs were placed over the head of the desk.
In case someone didn’t mobilize it in a hurry, the iron chair was rusted in places and was far from clean.
If the attendees were soldiers, they would not have paid much attention to it, but since it was a place to seek cooperation from the business world, it caught my eye.
In fact, it was because the chaebol presidents were gathered under one roof.
“Isn’t everyone uncomfortable?”
“… it’s okay.”
Soon, despite asking a question in a polite tone, no proper answer came back.
At least, Lee Dae-eun, the head of OSSAM, responded with a faint smile, but usually ignored it.
The position of the HT group is not very different, and the old man sitting in the front row only looks at the video projected on the projector.
A news interview was in full swing on the screen.
[We will invite Professor Choi Jong-chan, a military expert, to join us for an interview. Hello professor.]
[hello.]
[It’s been a week since the general mobilization order was issued. So far, it seems that defense preparations are being made step by step. How do you see it?]
[Yes. So far, I think I’m preparing well. Even if it is a general mobilization order, the cooperation of companies is important as the number of combatants is limited.]
One after another, unsatisfied feelings linger around Chairman Kim Joo-hak’s eyes.
I didn’t like the word ‘company cooperation’, because the government’s choice also caused irritation.
Opening the wave to the public?
[At this time, isn’t the unity and solidarity of the Republic of Korea important? HT Construction donates simple barriers for field combat, and OSSAM and NTY are also big players in the defense industry-]
Unity and solidarity?
Contrary to the sweet words, there was a separate cause for announcing the fact of the wave.
This is to calm the protests of the ‘request for food rations’ in the 2nd and 3rd regions.
In other words, confusion was suppressed with greater confusion.
[However, professor, in fact, there is not much information released to the media. How is the current situation, and how are the preparations for the field going? There are no specific photos or other data. So today, I’m going to focus on the wave defense process with the public information. I think it would be good to point out the number of combatants first.]
[Well… As you know, there are many factors that need to be taken into account when it comes to the battlefield deployment of ordinary soldiers.]
[You mean mental erosion.]
[Yes. According to international standards, level 7, 8, and 9 monsters aren’t particularly problematic. It lasts well over 30 minutes. However, what should be noted in the government announcement data is… It means that the armed forces’ engagement area is held for a long time. It is difficult for ordinary soldiers to endure the fear of a level 3 monster. Placing the 7th Mobile Corps at the forefront can also be understood along the same lines. I will do what is commonly called hit and run-]
Suddenly, the entrance to the tent becomes noisy and the news playback stops.
Soon, as the field commander appears with the sound of boots stepping forward, the heads of companies related to the defense industry reveal their friendship with hand greetings.
Chairman Kim Joo-hak just stares silently in the middle of the bustle.
It was not a place to make friends.
“President Kim, don’t think too badly. You’re making a stern expression, so I can see everything.”
“… Chairman Lee seems calm.”
The silence is not long broken because the nobleman sitting next to Hana whispered in his ear.
The young leader of OSSAM, Lee Dae-eun, could not be ignored.
“Oh, I’m not calm. How can a trader who suffered a loss be fine?”
“Have you been robbed too?”
“Anyway, since I’ve been involved in the defense industry and jewelry processing business… … . I gave the thief a lot of money.”
“How did you get paid?”
“I heard it’s fashionable to receive government bonds these days.”
“How come you resemble our group? What is the trade deadline? 2 years?”
“… Could it be that you received it in two years?”
“OSSAM is also 3 years. I always wanted to just in case.”
At the old man’s candid confession, the man who has just entered his 40s laughs under his breath.
No. 1 in the financial world, OSSAM’s name was worthy of its leeway.
“I want my children to look like half of Chairman Lee.”
“You are ten years older than me. Even if you look like me, I should look like you.”
“Arthur, then your company will also be divided into three parts.”
Of course, Chairman Kim Joo-hak’s seasoned jokes have no talent to match, so a complicated expression soon emerges on his face.
Just in time, a four-star soldier reached out to help.
He is a field commander.
“Nice to meet you. I am Admiral Seong-chul Seong-cheol, appointed commander of the 2nd Field Army Command. Bringing you here today is a great help to national security-”
It took some time to read the script written by the aide dryly.
The commander thanked them once more and then turned his back to the projector.
The screen was filled with military disposition maps, wave routes, and operational outlines.
“To begin with, the opening of the war is just two days away. Since you guys are running a private raid, I thought it was right to give you important information in advance.”
“… … .”
“If you look at the picture, the wire is divided into three stages. Beyond the Imjin River, Chosan-ri is the first line. That is, this is where the first battle takes place. Next, Marjeongri was decided to be the 2nd line. If the monsters want to go south, they have to cross the river or cross the bridge. Use this as a line of defense… … .”
The chairman of HT Group looks at the map with both ears open.
The distance between lines 1, 2 and 3 is 8 km each. There is a big difference from the preliminary information that was set at more than 150 kilometers.
“The key is to kill the wave within the initial defense zone (north of the game, outside the barrier). for teeth… … . Yes.”
“It is different from the information gathered in the business world. They say the wires are much longer. Is there something we don’t know?”
“… It’s not much different. The monsters are on their way to Kaesong via Pyongyang, and our military dispatched an armored brigade to launch a preemptive strike. Currently, we are involved in the battle of Jeongbangsanseong Fortress.”
“Jeongbangsanseong Fortress is… … .”
“It is a fortress occupied by warlords. It is about 121 kilometers away from the first line, and the range of self-propelled guns is about 50 kilometers. Therefore, we wanted to reduce the population of lesser monsters through long-range strikes. The goal is to drop it to less than 5,000 just before reaching the first line.”
When asked tacitly if it was okay to go back to what we were talking about, the old man shook his head and expressed an affirmation.
Not bad for less than 5,000.
“In the end, the success of the operation depends on being able to defeat the level 3 monster. To this end, the assault force is put into the first line, the mechanized infantry division and training academy students who have reached the dispatch stage are in charge of the second line, and the artillery and lower grade students are in charge of the third line.”
“Has the staffing been completed?”
“Yes. The field is entering the final phase, establishing detailed tactics. It’s going smoothly, so there’s nothing to worry about.”
But, what is this uneasy feeling?
Chairman Joo-Hak Kim stopped listening to the explanation about the ‘arrangement of attack units by company’ and gently frowned one eyebrow.
I didn’t feel good.
* * *
An hour later, in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province.
North Korea did not stop its efforts to survive, centering on people with special abilities, even though the function of the country stopped because it could not defend key areas.
Narrow and high, he built a fortress.
Since there was no foundation, they could not advance into the plains, and the castle only served as a base by staying in the mountains.
The poor concrete wall soon became the power, making them called warlords.
And a man who settled down in the valley of Mt. Jeongbang, near Sariwon, was also called by the same name.
no, it was called
“General!”
The messenger runs up the stone steps and screams at the top of his voice. I was trying to tell the commander that the west side of the fortress had fallen.
“General… … .”
Regrettably, there were no human beings at the top of the walls.
The clean walls were irregularly dug and lost their original shape, and stone fragments and pieces of meat were scattered everywhere, creating a terrible scene.
As if possessed by something, she approaches the tip.
Intuition pushed me to my back, telling me to check beyond the wall.
bang!
For a moment, I shuddered at the roar of 155mm high-explosive shells fired from the south.
The last moment is contained in the woman’s field of vision.
Its enormous size, octagonal plate-like shell and blue-blue head. The being, unscathed by the continuous bombardment, emitted a purple light from its shell.
Whii Iik-!
Then, all of a sudden, the sand dust scattered in the air raged violently.
A clear expression of intelligence.
Soon, the sand dust that clumped together becomes a meteorite the size of a house, as if it had never been separated.
In an instant, it flies into a human on the castle wall as a target.
“ah… … .”
Kwaddeuddeung!
Jeongbangsanseong Fortress collapsed just like that.