Respected Comrade Leader Episode 256
Push.
Before he could even finish those words, before the ‘Ron’ character of ‘Drone?’ could even come out of his mouth, he was hit by a bullet in the back of his head and collapsed.
The last thing he saw in his last consciousness just before he collapsed was the sight of his colleagues, who had been on the nightmare with him, falling on the deck, spraying blood in the same posture as him.
Push! Push! Push!
Shortly after they collapsed and the deck was temporarily empty, on the other side of the ship, in an inconspicuous low-flying plane from the distance, several people were holding their breath and waiting for the report.
The senior officer of the maritime sniper brigade, who confirmed that the vigilant had fallen, pulled the bolt of the bolt-action sniper rifle he was holding and pulled out the casing, and turned his head to the consulting worker who was waiting next to him.
A whopping 1.4km away, even in a direct plane, he did not seem to be impressed with a couple of holes in his body, in contrast to him, the consulting employee was looking at the laptop screen.
“Disability complete. What’s the situation on board? Where are the hostages held? Consulting?”
“You do well on this street, comrades are very good at it, but, as expected, they are being held in two groups in the engine room and the wheelhouse. Hagisa pirates don’t have the ability to sail a ship like that, so I had to keep the crew members alive until they get back to their lair.”
“How are the crew members?”
“It seems that no one else was injured except for one person during the day.”
“Good. Girum is out now! Divide into two batting teams, drop the fast rope on the bow and stern respectively, then hit the engine room and wheelhouse to save the hostages! We have dealt with the vigilantes, but move as quietly as possible until the hostages are safe!”
When the radio went down, a total of 20 attack teams of 10 each of the two mods connected the harness and rope and finally checked the firearm.
As if instinctively sensed that the time for the decisive battle was approaching, the bodies of the operational personnel of the maritime sniper brigade who had undergone rigorous training just for this day also stiffened with tension.
As soon as the preparations of the personnel were finished, this time it was the turn of the surface troops, the Wonsan-class destroyers, waiting in the distance.
“From now on, we will cut off communications from the pirates! Jammer Fire!”
Along with the signal, a powerful invisible jammer, ECM (Electronic Counter Measure), is irradiated to the merchant ship, and all navigation and communication devices of the pirates, including radar, have been disrupted.
If someone was trying to communicate wirelessly from inside right now, they would have noticed immediately that the Korean People’s Army was starting something, but two straight-headed fighter jets were gliding through the skies and hanging ropes over the deck of a merchant ship.
It had taken off quite a while before the start of the operation, and was doing its best to conceal it in the air on the other side of the merchant ship, at the narrow range of the British AW sniper rifle.
“descent!”
“descent!”
“The descent was successful without any work! Wear night vision goggles!”
“Go to the wheelhouse for group 1 and the machine room for group 2. Any hostile personnel who resist may be killed immediately!”
The operational personnel, who each reached both ends of the hull, put on their helmet-attached quadruple vision goggles as soon as their feet touched the ground, and soon pitch-black darkness turned into a dark green sea beyond the night vision goggles, illuminating their field of vision.
The Chosun Optics Corporation developed a standard night vision goggles a while ago and already had a contract to supply them to the special warfare corps of the whole army, but the quality of the night vision goggles is still not good enough for foreign production, so the personnel participating in this operation are expensive and used by the U.S. Navy special forces. He was given a military night vision goggles and was using it.
It was proof of how much interest Baek Seung-cheol and the General Staff are paying attention to this operation and the special tactical battalion of the maritime sniper brigade selected for the operation.
And from now on, the lives of the hostages on the ship depended purely on the skills and luck of the special tactical battalion that attacked them.
“I found these two! One is unarmed and the other is armed, but it looks like he ran away from his sleep. It looks like you didn’t even load it.”
“You look kind of surprised. Subdue and arrest one, and feed the armed one with two feet.”
Pussiung! Pussiung!
When the silencer-equipped shotgun heard the sound of air evacuating, the one holding the rifle collapsed like a broken doll.
The other battalion officers rushed like lightning in the dark, and in an instant, they were knocked down on the floor and captured.
“Consultant. What is this guy saying? Come on, let me translate.”
“Let’s see… … huh? what? A hundredth degree comrade?”
-Something?
“A few guys close to these bosses have told them to gather all their men and keep them hostages, and I am now unloading their high-speed boat into the sea. It seems that the situation is unfavorable, so I’m going to throw away all the hostage subordinates and get me out by myself first… … .”
– No wonder. Don’t the other subordinates know that?
“Since they’re pirates, if that’s the case, it’s natural. Listening to these guys, it seems that these guys were caught trying to get away with it, after realizing early that it’s suspicious that people above the others go around.”
– First of all, rescue the hostages first. The one who runs away has my own thoughts. Still, it was annoying for a criminal to worry about international law and everything, but I hope it worked out better.
Immediately, the operation resumed.
As the two men had already captured, the two special tactical battalions succeeded in arriving in front of their destinations, the machine room and the wheelhouse, without any resistance whether the other pirates on the merchant ship were already taking out or protecting the hostages.
And finally, the most important time has come.
“Get ready for door breaking, get your shotgun ready. Break the hinges from both sides at the same time and go straight in.”
“Count to three and enter. three, two, one… … .”
At that moment, time stopped at the same time at the Pyongyang General Staff, who was watching the situation in real time through the camera on the helmet, and the merchant ship in the Malacca Strait far away.
Everyone shut their mouths and just swallowed dry saliva.
And finally, three seconds that seemed like eons passed.
“launch!”
“enter! Enter!”
Tuoung! Tuoung!
profit… … ! thud!
Taang! Taang! Taang!
The sound of a blunt shotgun firing, the sound of a door with a broken hinge falling forward, and gunshots fired almost simultaneously resounded from both locations on the 20,000-ton class merchant vessel.
And after a moment of silence, an urgent and joyful voice was transmitted over the radio to the General Staff of Pyongyang, which had hardened with tension.
– All hostages are safe! We succeeded in rescuing all 32 people without exception!
“Wait! If you want to go, go!”
“I will reduce it, comrade Chasu!”
clap clap clap… … !!!!
Applause, joy, and cheers of celebration could be heard faintly from the other side of the radio.
To that extent, the joy of the success of this operation by the General Staff, including Baek Seung-cheol, could not be expressed in words.
It has succeeded in proving the capabilities that have been built up over the past 20 years in a single operation, mostly in actual combat.
In particular, Baek Seung-cheol felt like he could finally have confidence in himself that he had finally escaped from the frog state in the well during the Gulf War, so it was a really cool yet bittersweet feeling.
-Don’t be vigilant, because the operation isn’t completely over yet. Check the bodies and make sure none of the hostages need medical help right away!
“Comrade Chasu! Now our destroyer radar has caught a boat leaving the area!”
“It looks like they are pirate remnants who escaped from the merchant ship earlier! How did you manage to respond?”
Once again, all eyes of the General Staff turned to Baek Seung-cheol.
And Baek Seung-cheol came to a simple, clear yet decisive conclusion.
“Sink it. If a few are alive, rescue them and take them prisoner, but if they’re all dead, you can just throw them away and return.”
“… … Are you telling the truth?”
“Have you already caught a prisoner for information? Also, regarding this matter, I have been entrusted with full authority by Comrade General Secretary. There’s no mercy for a human scum who abandons his subordinates and runs away. Give orders to the Wonsan-level immediately!”
As soon as the order was issued to the Wonsan-class destroyer that was waiting nearby, the 127mm guns were ready to fire.
When I finished aiming at the pirates’ boats that were quickly moving away from the merchant ships, the commander gave the commander’s relentless fire.
“launch! Make it with fish rice!”
woo!!! woo woo woo… … !!!
As if they had noticed that they were getting ready to fire, as the launch was imminent, the pirates looked back and began to run even harder, multiplying their speed.
However, when the 127mm guns, which boast a range of over 30 km, hit the water surface in succession, the gunfire stopped and the spray passed by, leaving nothing behind.
Perhaps after tonight, when this fate of the pirates is known offshore, no one, no matter how al-Qaeda-affiliated, will ever dare to touch a ship holding a ship from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
It must have been for this reason that Baek Seung-cheol gave the order to sink the pirates who ran away and ran away.
Operation ‘The Lamp of Malacca’ ended successfully.
– The General Staff informs you that the operation has ended successfully! The rescued crew members will be immediately transferred to a nearby hospital for diagnosis. Comrades from the tactical battalion of the maritime sniper brigade who participated in this operation will be promised medals, rewards, and special promotions according to their major after returning home. And consulting comrades!
“yes? yes! Did you call, comrade Chasu?”
“You guys worked hard too. Especially since it is an unmanned aerial vehicle, it was still only mentioned at the level of theory within the Korean People’s Army.
Contrary to the unfamiliar expression on the first page (due to the shocking meeting), when Baek Seung-cheol honestly praised their hard work, the Winter Soldier consulting workers rubbed their palms and bowed their heads in disbelief.
“Oh no, no. second comrade. Isn’t it because the drones made by the Republic of Korea are all handcrafted by Koreans and have good performance? And if we just deposit enough money, we can always respond to the call of the Republic and the Party… … .”
“Talk to your staff about the balance. Let’s see more often in the future. Then come on.”
When communication was cut off, Baek Seung-cheol sighed and buried himself in the chair, in contrast to the staff cheering and congratulating the people around him.
it will be successful
This means that the improvement and blood and sweat over the years were not in vain, not only for the operation, but also for himself and the People’s Army.
However, this time the opponent was a pirate who was poorly armed and trained, and it is highly likely that the opponent the Korean People’s Army will face in the future is a truly well-trained army.
And from the current state of affairs, that army is not the imperialist demonic US imperialist army that has been calling for overthrowing for decades, as predicted by the great general secretary, but perhaps… … .
‘By the way, with this operation as an opportunity, we had to spur research on military drones and Lyon. I heard that the US is making not only unmanned aerial vehicles for infantry but also unmanned aerial vehicles… … .’
Thinking ‘certainly, it must be acknowledged that private enterprises are bolder and more flexible than the rigid KPA in this respect’, Baek turned his head to his subordinate staff.
“I have to inform the general secretary of this reduction work immediately.”
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“Yeah, it worked. Congratulations, hundredth. No, I should be congratulated, but I also know that the hundredth rank, the General Staff, and the Ministry of People’s Armed Forces have had a lot of hard work. I will work hard in the future.”
“Hmm, from what I heard, it seems that the friend was successful. What a pirate, but now this North Korea can also aim for a military power? I’ll be terribly impressed.”
As Jeonghwan put down the phone in the secretary’s office, the person next to him, Antonov, muttered as if he had seen it again.
However, at the rare compliment that came out of Antonov’s mouth, Jeonghwan unexpectedly shook his head.
“The problem is that I’m not just a pirate bum, but a bastard belonging to al Qaeda.”
“… … ? I’m not an expert on international politics, but isn’t it a day or two for Malayan offshore pirates to use the name of al Qaeda to bully you? Besides, these days, al Qaeda is also being pushed down by the Chinese… … .”
“It was right after the leader named Osama bin Laden was gone. Because he is the owner of the organization and has lost his head. But not these days. A new, capable, young leader has appeared and is giving the CCP executives a headache.”
At Jeonghwan’s words, Antonov narrowed his brow as if he had something to point out.
“Ah, that Yitzhak Milosevic or something? Eastern European?”
“Yeah, it seems that they are walking a clearly differentiated path from the existing al Qaeda executives who are stuck in Pashtun nationalism and Islamic doctrine because they are young. It is already spreading its power beyond Afghanistan to Iraq, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, and some analysts say that sooner or later they may call themselves a nation rather than a terrorist organization.”
Just like the conversation between Jeonghwan and Antonov, al Qaeda has been expanding its power in all directions, rather than overcoming the organizational crisis faced by the death of bin Laden.
The young new leader was not a Pashtun jihadist, who had previously been the main al-Qaeda force in the Taliban, but came from Bosnia, an English-speaking Eastern European country.
Perhaps because of his origins, he opposed the Pashtun purebloodism, which was pointed out as a weakness of al Qaeda.
-All Muslims, whether Pashto, Persian, Kurdish, Turke, or Uyghur, are brothers. The blood of Islam runs through their veins! The only blood to be shed on the ground is the blood of pagans, especially Christians and Chinese!
“… … Huh, how is that possible?”
“Thanks to pan-Islamicism beyond nationalism, and the development of the Internet.”
In fact, there was a question as to whether Osama bin Laden himself was a Pashtun.
In fact, that is what has made China even more troublesome recently, that it is actively using IT technology to recruit recruits.
The world has come closer with the development of Internet media technology, but it also means that terrorists have presented a network that quickly and easily conveys their extremism and antipathy to modern (Western) society.
Reborn under the leadership of a new leader, al Qaeda no longer recruits new members through mosques or extremist imams (clerics).
The BBC even published an article dealing with such an ominous change as ‘the beginning of al-Qaeda dot-com (.com)’.
“If you look at your progress so far, it is clear that he is an incredibly capable leader for his age. Except for the fact that he is a fanatic, that would be a story. Anyway, what was the story you wanted to tell?”
“yes? Oh, do you remember the story I told you a while ago? At KA-16’s first public event. i did then The thought of making one of these and comparing it to the air force of advanced countries in the western countries is still inconvenient.”
“It did. Why?”
“Actually, as I said then, 5th generation, or at least 4.5th generation fighters with stealth technology will dominate the battlefield in the sky… … . There is a possibility of applying semi-stealth technology to the KA-16, although limited. I’m here to talk about that.”