Citadel and street corner
「Construction of Gyeongbu Expressway/excerpts from the records of the National Archives of Korea.
: The Gyeongbu Expressway was promoted due to the need for transportation-related facilities and the demand for expansion and modernization of transportation facilities.
It started with the National Land Planning Basic Plan (No. 11) in 1961, and in 1969, the Comprehensive National Territory Development Plan was announced by Presidential Decree.
From 1972 to 2013, the 2,000-kilometer-long road was completed over a total of 41 years.
And in the process, the Republic of Korea had to pay for the sacrifices of the people, that is, blood and sweat.
The author tries to focus on these two points of view.
First story, sweat.
In the early 1960s, despite the unstable domestic situation, the government set up a contingent of engineering officers and employees from the Ministry of Construction to push ahead with the construction plan.
The height of the highway was also set at a minimum of 12 meters for maintenance and safety reasons, which meant large-scale civil engineering works.
In response, private companies tried to shorten the construction period and simplify maintenance by using the mega block construction method for each section.
The part that took up the most time was the base fort construction.
In order to prevent attacks by monsters and contaminated animals and ensure the safety of vehicle movement, the existence of base defense facilities was essential.
Therefore, starting from the southern end of the 3rd Hangang Bridge, Suwon, Osan, Cheonan, Daejeon, Yeongdong, and so on, there are fortress cities all over the road leading to Busan. … .
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As such, the construction of the Gyeongbu Expressway has never been easy.
Then what did the people sacrifice for?
In terms of significance, you can name several things, such as social and spatial integration and temporal and spatial compression.
The answer is simple.
This is because the highway is a standard for advancing to an advanced country and a symbol of stabilizing the situation in the inland.
First of all, unauthorized residents who flocked to the vicinity of the stronghold fortress after completion can be cited as an example.
True to its nickname, the lifeline of hope, a unique economic zone was formed around the Gyeongbu Expressway over a long period of time.
They used to obtain supplies through trafficking or with the help of military forces stationed in the fort when troubles occurred.
Naturally, the population growth rate rose significantly, and in the same context, it was linked to the stabilization of the inland situation.
The size of the wave was reduced by the highway separating the east and west.
Of course, due to the nature of the Korean Peninsula, there are no breeding grounds for monsters except for the northern part, but the effect is clearer if you borrow the famous sociologist Ed Schneider’s words.
‘Modern people yearn for a controllable environment.’”
The group of armored vehicles reached Cheonan only after driving for three and a half hours.
When the schedule was delayed due to more dead bodies and obstacles than expected, the lead vehicle ordered to enter the road station under the pretext of reorganization and lunch.
Through the narrow car window, the fortress surrounding the roadside was quickly revealed.
Road station in English, doorway in Korean.
drooling-
A fort is nothing more than a round barrier around a certain road section, but with the iron doors open and the center exposed, it was worth seeing.
The 10-story buildings far away were quite large.
Then, suddenly, the engineering chief of the SG side opened his mouth.
“I won’t be off for long. Meal time is 40 minutes, please gather in the car as soon as you finish. The scheduled maintenance time is 60 minutes, so we will have an operation briefing for the remaining 20 minutes.”
“… … .”
“Entrance to the fort is not permitted, so be careful not to leave the road station. Do you have any questions?”
Considering the grim expressions on the raid members’ faces and their eyes on me, it was clear that they were trying to warn beginners.
I shake my head and say that I have no questions.
It was my first visit to Cheonan, but the fortress was not my first.
But somehow, an ominous smile appeared on the other person’s lips.
“Do you want to eat together? We’ll be seeing each other in the future, but it’s a bit awkward to eat separately. I will buy the rice.”
“Yes, I like it.”
“… … .”
As Da-yoon Kim readily accepts, my snout fizzles several times… An ugly parrot loses the right to decide.
“I like rice! Free is great!”
When the guy sitting on his shoulder let out a bird call, the engineering commander let out a hearty laugh through the cracks in his shaggy beard.
In fact, I like freebies too.
It was information I didn’t want to know.
But anyway, since you can’t just refuse the person in charge, I didn’t refuse to accompany you either.
Before long, we crossed the wide lot side by side.
“Oh, I don’t have time. Let’s park cheaply!”
“Please hand in your permit and documents.”
“Yes, here it is.”
“The destination… Daejeon?”
The parking lot in the station is bustling with enemies following the ranks of armored vehicles.
Large trucks with ironclads on the driver’s side scrambled for parking spots, while on the other hand, entry and exit inspections were in full swing.
In addition, the side of the single entrance connected to the fort is densely lined with local merchants.
Squid and potato, ramen and bottled water, etc.
It was full of all sorts of odds and ends, from basic food to car maintenance supplies and weapons for self-defense.
“Is Lee Yong-soo the first to be dispatched?”
“Yes.”
“How do you feel when you go outside? I know it was mobilized for wave defense, but that was wild in nature.”
in the midst of this
The engineering commander said while paying for two skewers.
It was burdensome to keep trying to talk from earlier, but at the same time, the intention to pay attention was also noticeable.
It was the same with the mention of Kim Woo-hak’s ear lobe earlier.
Personally, it was an embarrassing experience, but the engineering corps members, who looked like others, showed a smile.
Even if it wasn’t a meaningful help, I could recognize that I was trying.
To this, I responded with honest impressions.
“Your gaze stings.”
“hahahaha, I am fascinated by heroes. Isn’t it time that Lee Yong-soo gets used to it?”
“… Not so much.”
“I guess so. Southern raiders are poorly equipped, except for large corporations. I can’t help it because I can tell from the outside that I am from Seoul.”
back to back
He had informed that the two elite raiding teams, with additional personnel, would be close to 200 people moving, so it was inevitable to attract the attention of the locals.
“There are a lot of people.”
“Actually, it’s not even half full. If the Chungju Hwang family raid and local mercenaries join, there will be over 500. Anyway, more details later in the briefing… what do you want to eat?”
“… … .”
It took a while to choose fried noodles.
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My appetite runs away as soon as I lift the chopsticks.
It didn’t matter that the noodles and seasoning were on the outside, but the problem was that the fishy smell pierced your nose.
It’s seafood sauce.
“Is there anything I should be aware of?”
“I don’t have one, so you can fight comfortably. We can’t compare to the HT group, but we are also the 4th best team in SG. If you’re going to have problems with these two newcomers, you should stop living in the raid.”
“… Because I am a lightning type ability-”
“I know a lot about Dayun Kim. The large size is also set in advance.”
“… … .”
“Ah, don’t be afraid of that. Because the HT group and SG are close friends, they are helping each other. In fact, we even send out our students.”
In the meantime, Kim Da-yoon shows off her outgoing side by chattering about positioning-related content.
Well.
I wanted to steal the udon bowl rather than my outgoing personality.
Then, suddenly, my head turns to the feeling of tapping on my knee.
bottom of the table.
A snoring dog was holding a piece of paper.
There was also a parrot on the poster, and there was a six pack of blah blah blah. From the tip to the center, there was no place where the color did not fade.
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… what.”
Soon after, the senior adoptee’s elbow touched his side, but he didn’t reach out from my side.
What the caller said was natural.
“S, four, four… … .”
＜I think he asked for his autograph.＞
“… I can not understand. Say it out loud.”
Ignoring the parrot’s intervention and pressing for an answer, the immature beak opens and insults.
“sign-! Saiin!”
“… … .”
This crazy new head… Why are you spitting out voices like this today?
His temples throbbed as the gaze, which had been already concentrated, increased.
Until the lady who sold additional bottled water came running in surprise.
I ate all the rice.
“Ducksoo!”
“… … .”
“Sorry Sorry.”
The woman who approached in a hurry hides her child behind her back and apologizes over and over again.
And sometimes, looks say more than a hundred words.
He had a height of almost 150, had a limp in his left leg, and was unable to bow his head deeply because of his back discomfort.
If you’re doing business at the road station, you’ll have plenty of money, so it’s probably because of the eventful past.
Therefore, at this point, the mind that was uncomfortable with the gaze of others is folded.
“My son is immature… I’m really sorry.”
“The conversation isn’t over yet.”
“… Yes?”
I cut off my mother’s interference and called in the snuffer.
“Say it again. what do you need?”
“… Yes, please sign it.”
still don’t like it
Not only did he lack both the ability to manage his expression and his speech skills to hand out an unreasonable favor, but the little boy watching from the back… Because it was at least four or five.
“Brother, me too!”
“I want to take it too!”
“… … .”
Far from being a patriot.
The future of the Republic of Korea, the buds are yellow.
whether fortunate or unlucky
The engineering director did not even say a word about the unexpected children’s autograph session, and as a result, after about two hours from that, we were able to reach our original destination.
Outskirts of Cheongju, flat land.
It is an area beyond the fort.
“As mentioned in the briefing, the mission is to identify an anomaly between Chungju and Cheongju and, if possible, eliminate the cause. We join the 80 people with special abilities registered in Cheongju Fortress, and push all the way to the northeast-”
The mission was simple.
About 250 people depart from Cheongju to the northeast and push to the mountain area, and on the other hand, the Hwang family and 250 people from Chungju come down to the southwest.
There was no particular risk factor even if the parrot was pressed, so it was only a person to be careful.
“Soon we will release the search dogs. Get ready to move.”
“Yes, chief.”
“Yes, Lee Yong-soo. Can we talk for a minute?”
Soon after wearing the gauntlet, he was refurbishing the action cam and survival tools.
At the call of the engineering commander, he stepped on the reed field and approached.
Referring to the conversation in the vehicle, I wondered if he was referring to the breathing problem between the tanker (the raid leader was holding a hammer and shield) and melee.
“Could you possibly act as a representative in the future?”
“… … ?”
“I am not asking you to make decisions or take responsibility. It’s just that Lee Yong-soo’s external image would be helpful. There are more than five villages to be searched, but in fact, areas other than the metropolitan area are not so friendly to heroes.”
“I… Isn’t that the same?”
“It wasn’t. You saw it yourself earlier.”
“… … .”
There is no law that the world’s work is easily solved.