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Chapter 9. The longest day in the republic (1)

Chapter 9. The longest day in the republic (1)

At the time when Jeong Hwan arrived at the President’s Palace, the Frunze clan, including General Hong Gye-seong, had already gathered at the Pyongyang Defense Command located in the Samseok District of Pyongyang City, waiting for the signal promised in advance.

“Once the incident begins, Kim Jong-il will probably move to the command post of the 55th Office of the General Guards Bureau.”

Hong Gye-seong raised a small black flag symbolizing Kim Jong-il and placed it at the location of the command post of the 55th Office, a temporary command post that functions in wartime or in case of a coup.

On the table in front of them, a map showing the entire city of Pyongyang and a military map showing all checkpoints, roads, command posts, and unit deployments at each location were spread out.

“As long as the Security Council is gone, the people in the military who do not aid us are probably some of the Security Bureau chief Won Hong-hui, as well as the bastards of the First Bureau of the Guards Bureau. The Security Bureau side will be in charge of our comrades from the Security Bureau who have decided to take part in the affairs, so don’t worry, just worry about the General Bureau of the Security Guard.”

“What are the other units in the province or all the armistice corps doing?”

“They can’t come to Pyongyang right away, so don’t worry. As I said, once you catch Pyongyang, the rest of them will notice and crawl in. Half of the city of Pyongyang was already controlled by the Pyongyang Defense Command, and the Pyongyang Security Command, which controls road traffic entering Pyongyang, also participated in the operation. It’s okay to be vigilant, but…”

As soon as the word “Pyongyang Defense Command” came out, everyone in the command room and Hong Kye-sung’s eyes also focused on one person.

It was Baek Seung-cheol, the commander of the square company in question.

“Baek Seung-cheol!”

“four! Listed comrade!”

“My sister and I say, don’t act alone. As Comrade Jeong Hwan said, until the end of the event, the square is under direct orders from me, the deputy chief of staff. If I ever did something suspicious, the first thing I did was smashed Baek Seung-cheol from your head! Do you understand?”

“……I see! Listed comrade!”

‘You’re like an old man who will shred your hands! Has that kid become a loyal dog? What the hell are you feeding your back?’

Baek Seung-cheol swears at Hong Gye-seong, who internally threatens him, but he has no choice but to do it because he has already committed publicly.

After the last act of his own in the operation of the collapse of the Ryugyong Hotel, the Frunze clan, who were so hot and surprised, excluded him from all important operational information.

Perhaps it was because he was firmly entrenched in the ugly hair that said that he had blown away the chance to eliminate Kim Jong-il, and even though he was the commander of the square, one of the most important axes in the history, he only learned of the specific plan today.

‘Now I can’t get my feet off the ground…’

For a brief moment, it was not that he did not even think about telling Kim Jong-il and the General Security Office of the plan to save his life and success.

But for that, he already had too much weight and position within the Frunze clan.

To the extent that long ago, the time when you could be forgiven for turning now has passed.

Moreover, Kim Jong-il was not the kind of person who forgave himself for turning to rebellion, even though he knew no other sins (which, of course, does not mean he was tolerant of other sins).

Baek Seung-cheol knew from experience that even if he was given a reward and a commendation right now, he would be executed at any time while under the constant surveillance of the Security Agency.

“Keep in mind. The most important thing is a cause! justification! Quickly and secretly, only the General Guards Bureau, the security guard, and other thugs who rebelled against the republic and plotted a conspiracy against the leader’s family are arrested. Those who rebel can be summarily executed, okay?”

“I got it!”

In the command room, the chorus of all the officers and officers lined up.

Looking at the scene, Hong Gye-seong remembered Jeong-hwan’s promise a while ago.

– When the event is successful and things are sorted out to some extent, I plan to make Chairman Hong the head of the Party Organization and Guidance Department and the general staff of the Ministry of People’s Armed Forces. So, you must make this giant a success.

– ….is that true? So who is Jang Seong-taek?

– After all, isn’t Jang Seong-taek a person of Kim Jong-il? It is unbelievable who joined us for a living or temporary gain. and……

– and?

– To be honest, what would a young person with little experience like me know whether it was a party or a military dance? I know my fractions. I’m going to rise to the top, isn’t it because it’s better for the people to see a person who inherits the Kim family’s lineage to rise to the top? So, I just need Mr. Hong to help me a lot.

– ……..haha. Comrade Jeong-hwan is even humble, unlike the arrogant Kim Jong-il. I see.

– Don’t forget to monitor Baek Seung-cheol. That comrade has a place to write later, but not now.

– haha. Don’t worry. No matter how much I am the commander of the square, how dare you disobey my orders? So, don’t forget Comrade Jeonghwan’s pledge.

‘He’s the head of the Organizational Guidance Department… Heh heh. Finally, the era of Hong Gye-seong has begun.’

In front of the very nervous Frunze soldiers, Hong Gye-seong secretly smiled inside.

The two pillars that lead this Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are the Party and the military.

Hong Gye-seong has already reached the end of his career so that he cannot advance further in the military, but, nevertheless, the wall of the party, which always stood in his way, is starting to crumble.

The Party Organizational Leadership Department is the core of the core.

If he becomes the head of that place, it is not a waste to say that he is the second in the Republic.

“Chief! I just got a call from the scout team that was monitoring the tin palace! It is said that there is a red flag on the windows of the Tin Palace!”

“Okay then, let’s start the operation! Be mindful! Before the security guard notices and returns, we must put an end to all situations! Everyone, defend the future of the republic and the people you have been assigned to until the end!”

“I got it!”

“The order has been given from above, comrade commander of the division. We must begin the operation.”

“Okay, everyone go! Advance!”

Kuroo…

When the signal from the military officer who received the commander’s order fell, a huge block of steel, the People’s Army main tank, Cheonma, began to move with a heavy noise.

Although Square Sa along with the General Bureau of Guard took charge of the defense of Pyongyang and the escort of its closest aides, the tanks attached to the Panzer Division remained outside the city of Pyongyang under the pretext of ‘to stabilize the public mind of the citizens who were uneasy due to the recent Ryugyong Hotel accident’. there was.

However, the tanks belonging to the General Guards Bureau only roamed the city of Pyongyang, which could be said to be evidence that Kim Jong-il did not completely believe in the square history.

“I see a guard post in front of me. If you pass here, you will be in Pyongyang, comrade commander of the division!”

“……Wait, is something strange? Wait here, I’ll go.”

The commander of the Squadron Armored Division got out of the tank with a nervous expression and walked towards the checkpoint.

Of course, the Security Command is on their side, so they should go through it right away, but they have some doubts about the fact that the number of people guarding the post seems to be a little more than usual.

And his ominous forebodings came true.

“Stop there! Where are the military comrades coming from now?”

‘Damn it! Why are those couple outings of the National Security Agency sitting on the guard post?’

The division commander contorted his face when he saw the grumpy military officer and his subordinates who stopped him with a vigilant attitude.

It was a bad sign that the Thought Police and the Security Bureau, whose main job was to monitor and prevent a coup within the People’s Army, were here.

Seeing the lower rank of the Guard Headquarters wearing the statue of death next to the military officer of the National Security Agency who stopped him, it seemed that the plan had gone awry.

“This is Ri Seong-hoon, the commander of the Panzer Division belonging to the Pyongyang Defense Command! I am on the way to support the General Guard Bureau after receiving a direct order from Comrade Hong Gye-seong, Deputy Chief of the General Staff.”

“What? The General Guard is already rolling the tank, what are you doing to reinforce the tank again? Besides, the commander of the square company is the comrade of Major General Baek Seung-cheol, right? Why does Hong Kye-seong, a listed comrade, lead the square company?”

‘Time is running out, just shoot and kill?’

Although the name of Hong Gye-seong, who is the second-in-command following Choi Kwang, the general staff of the People’s Army, was brought out, it was an idea that passed through the head of division commander Ri Seong-hoon when the military officer of the National Security Agency did not seem to get away easily.

In this plan, where speed is the key, according to the original plan, it is a checkpoint at a checkpoint and you have to just enter downtown Pyongyang without doing anything.

It was possible because the Pyongyang Security Command, which controls the post in the first place, was on their side.

Maybe something happened to the Frunze comrades who decided to preemptively subdue the State Security Agency?

In any case, years, four months, it was impossible to die here.

“The details are confidential! Come on, pave the way!”

“Where is the revamp? I’m the National Security Agency, don’t you know that if you send one telegram to Comrade Won Heung-hee, you can get everything before breakfast this morning? I can’t even take a single step until I get the official operational order from the Operations Department of the Staff Department!”

Along with Goseong, a ferocious gaze passed between the military officer of the National Security Agency and the commander of the division, Ri Seong-hoon.

Correspondingly, an unusual aura circulated between the guards of the National Security Agency and the troops of the Pyeongsangsa Armored Division.

In a situation where it was about to explode like a gunpowder if just one embers were dropped, the voice that broke their confrontation at that moment broke the air.

“for a moment! for a moment! Comrades! Look here!”

“…………”

“I am the commander of the security company of the Ministry of Social Safety and Security. I have brought the official order from Comrade Jang Seong-taek!”

Everyone’s attention was focused on a fat soldier who ran sweating profusely from afar and introduced himself as the commander of a security company.

However, as soon as he heard that he was comrade Jang Seong-taek, the expression of the security guard changed subtly, and the face of division commander Lee Seong-hoon changed to triumphant in an instant.

“This is an order that Comrade Zhang had just ordered to pass as the investigation of the Ryugyong Hotel accident requires the cooperation of the Squadron’s troops. Didn’t the Security Agency know that Comrade Jang was entrusted with full power to investigate the accident by General Kim Jong-il?”

“….comrade director Jang? Why the hell do you need a tank to investigate the accident?”

“Did I know? just do it if you do it The same order must have already been issued to every post in Pyongyang city. So, please cooperate.”

“…………………………”

You or me, aren’t you, so let’s help each other and live together.

Of course, Jang Seong-taek belongs to the party and not the military, so he has no authority to do what the Security Council orders.

So, there is no such thing as ‘usually’.

However, as the commander of the security company said, this is a special situation where the Ministry of Social Security is investigating, not the Ministry of Security and Security.

It was a fact that everyone knew that it was the solemn command of the Baekdu bloodline to be ahead of the law, the command system, and the party rules in this North Korea.

“Come on, get out of here. In the same yard these days, do you have to fight with the same soldiers? Oh, of course, our Ministry of Social Security is not a military officer, but…”

“…………”

“Of course, there are comrades in the National Security Agency there as well. Bio you know. However, Comrade Won Heung-hui, director-general of the higher rank, will definitely understand if you say that Comrade Jang Seong-taek’s instructions are given. High-ranking people tell us to solve problems with high-ranking people, and people like us…”

“……No, get out of your way, you reactionary bastards.”

“……………what?”

The moment Ri Sung-hoon’s face became pale at the sudden change of beast-like expression on the guard’s face, the guard exclaimed as he pulled out a pistol from Mt. Baekdu from his waist.

“Do you know why our security guard has been here since morning? There was just a treason attempt against Comrade Won Heung-hee within the National Security Agency. What a deputy director, he had his teeth stuck! Of course, it failed thanks to the insight of Comrade Won, who had been monitoring the traitor in advance!”

“……Now, wait…”

“After that, Comrade Won gave an order a while ago to monitor what is going on here, as there may be further movements of the reactionaries. There you bastards! Stay still and wait! Jang Seong-taek or whatever, Comrade Won has gone to report to General Kim Jong-il, so in a little while…”

bang.

A gunshot rang out.

The guardsman, who had been shouting ferociously until recently, fell to the ground helplessly, with a hole in his forehead dripping like a fountain of blood.

Before his body could even touch the ground, gunshots rang out.

Taang! Taang! bang! bang!

“Aww!”

“Aww!”

“You bastard…! Ouch!!”

dump

Li Sung-hoon, who had been watching the dead bodies that fell to the cold ground one after another with an expressionless face, turned to look at the main character who had just opened fire on them.

“Wow, this is a big deal. fly away Commander-in-Chief comrade.”

“Comrade, this is……”

“What is it? The wit to run with fire on the soles of the feet. Our mobile company of the Ministry of Social Security is already heading towards the Joungung Palace and the Chosun Central Broadcasting System. What are you doing? After living in Russia for a long time, did you forget the Korean language?”

The person who gave him a pint glass was the fat guard company commander who had just arrived with an order, sighing and gazing at what he was looking at.

He was the one who had just pulled out a pistol and shot and killed all members of the National Security Agency and his subordinates.

After staring blankly at him for a moment, the division commander came to his senses, got on the tank at an unparalleled speed compared to usual, and gave instructions in a roaring voice.

“Full speed forward! The target is the Labor Party!”

“What is it? Rebellion?”

“Stand down and listen to me, General. It seems that the subordinate divisions, including the square company, were plotting treason.”

Unlike Kim Jong-il, who jumped up and down when he heard the news of a rebellion in the State Security Bureau just before, Director Won Heung-hui calmed Kim Jong-il with a cold voice to see it.

He was so calm that he couldn’t believe he had seen his subordinate’s deputy director point a gun at him a while ago.

“where are you? Where is the two-party outing that betrayed the grace of this Kim Jong-il and started a rebellion?”

“I don’t know the details, but it seems that they have prepared for quite a long time, seeing that they have reached out to the National Security Agency. First of all, it would be good for the troops of the General Guard to prepare planes and leave Pyongyang, General!”

Kim Jong-il woke up from his rage at the cold voice of the head of the National Security Agency, Won Heung-hui, and was able to regain a bit of his composure.

Heung-hee Won Heung-hee stopped for a moment and shook his head, then opened his mouth with a sly smile.

“No, no. This is not a good opportunity.”

“……What do you mean?”

“Anyway, there were a lot of people in our group that smelled bad, but I had to sweep them away this time. And the place should be filled with people who are loyal to this Kim Jong-il.”

“……”

Heung-hee Won, the head of the National Security Agency, swallowed his saliva upon hearing this.

Although he did not say it out loud, he understood that Kim Jong-il’s words were a declaration that he would purge all Kim Il-sung loyalists and partisan elders who still remain in the military to some extent.

But he kept his mouth shut.

Because in this republic, the secret to longevity is to pretend that you do not see, even if you hear, you do not hear.

“But General, the fact that the reactionaries remain in Pyongyang without knowing how much…”

“Heh heh, I don’t know what kind of bastards they are, but I knew this Kim Jong-il so funny. Contact the security guard and Kim Young-ryong immediately! Hurry up and run to defend this Pyongyang and protect this Kim Jong-il. Then I will trust him again.”

“yes? General, Chief Security Officer Kim is obviously in Wonsan right now…”

Won Heung-hee, who was about to say, “Aren’t you despondent?”, quickly hardened at the snake-like smile on Kim Jong-il’s lips.

“It’s not a go-go. Director Kim and the Security Agency are still not in Wonsan, but in Suncheon, a short distance from Pyongyang. Didn’t you run right away when I called you?”

“……”

“Heh, something was strange, so I gave additional instructions and told Director Kim not to go down to Wonsan and to stay near Pyongyang. I don’t know who he is, but he made me pay the consequences for this incident.”

Won Heung-hee bowed her head, even though she was horrified by Kim Jong-il’s animalistic intuition to find out the opposite.

Kim Jong-il, who closely resembled his father, was outstanding in his ability to maintain power even though he may not be agitated.

‘Yeah, I guess I’ll have to make Abadi dead to the rebels this time too. I was still worried about how to send the old man away, but if the weightlifters assumed that he was dead, didn’t the people follow his son, Kim Jong-il, a little more?’

Kim Jong-il has already given instructions to the chef at the President’s Palace.

But even so, I was worried in my heart whether Pyongyang, who had been shaken by the Ryugyong Hotel accident recently, would be able to handle the aftermath if it lost even the leader, but it is truly timely.

Rolling those thoughts in his mind, Kim Jong-il got up from his chair.

“From now on, the forces of the General Guards Bureau have to be commanded by Comrade Won. I immediately went to the 55th station. Director Won divides his troops and defends this company. For the rest, cooperate with the Ministry of Social Safety and Security, Jang Seong-taek, to immediately crack down on the weightlifters!”

“I got it, General !”