Great time travel

Chapter 33, East Asia War Cloud Rising

Early January [-], East Coast of the Korean Peninsula, Hamgyong-do

The terrain of the Korean peninsula is mountainous, especially in the area of ​​Hamgyong-do in the northeastern part of North Korea. There are various towering and steep mountains one after another, and there are lush giant trees everywhere on the mountains.Occasionally, sheer granite cliffs can be seen dropping abruptly from a 2000-meter-high mountain.

If you take a bird's-eye view from the air, or walk around the mountains and seashores, the mountains and seascapes in northeastern North Korea can be said to be very beautiful, even heart-stoppingly beautiful-dangerous peaks, strange rocks, pines, and cypresses.The clear blue sky stretches as far as the eye can see, deep and clear... But all the scenery is definitely not good news for travelers who are forced to trek long distances among the mountains, and it can even be said to be comparable to a nightmare.

——There are cliffs and cliffs with no roads everywhere, and the few roads across the mountains are not only winding, but also often deserted along the way, making it difficult to replenish food and drinking water.Most of the mountainous areas are small trails, and people and livestock can only pass one by one, and it is even more difficult for vehicles to pass.

Especially now that it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, the Hamgyong Mountains and Gaima Plateau in northern North Korea are seeing heavy snowfall everywhere.The entire Gaima Plateau is covered in white snow and wrapped in a school of silver: pine leaves, boulders, earth, and mountains, as if covered with a white feather veil, appear beautiful and graceful.But for those exhausted travelers who are staggering in the mountains, this beautiful northern scenery is not as tempting as a mouthful of hot soup: the temperature in the mountains has dropped to minus [-] degrees, and the wind and snow The severe cold climate, coupled with the complex terrain with high mountains and narrow roads, under such climate and terrain conditions, if you still insist on traveling over the mountains, then even if it is not up to the standard of a death march, at least it can be regarded as a march of misery.

But even so, in this snowy winter day, there are still teams of travelers trekking between the snow-capped mountains.Among them, those who traveled from west to east were mainly soldiers of the Japanese Kwantung Army who were ordered to retreat back home, as well as Japanese nationals who were evacuated with the army from all over North Korea.

——At present, the situation in Manchukuo, which is in the process of handing over the regime, is somewhat turbulent, but because there is no war, the order in at least a few big cities is barely tolerable, and the supplies are also adequate, at least there are no obvious problems. food shortages and famines.

In order to allow the Manchurian industrial system left over from the Japanese Empire to continue to operate, instead of collapsing instantly with the escape of the Japanese technical backbone, the Chinese Red Army and the Soviet Red Army who took over the Northeast provinces did not immediately repatriate and organize forcibly those who have moved to the local area over the years. There are more than 200 million Japanese expatriates, but announced the recruitment of skilled workers and engineers who retain Japanese nationality, and the treatment in all aspects is as favorable as possible.The remaining Japanese nationals can also continue to reside within three years if they are willing to abide by the new regime's laws and regulations.In view of the fact that the mainland of the Japanese archipelago is currently in a mess, except for the army who must obey orders and return to the country to participate in the war, most ordinary Japanese choose to stay in Manchuria temporarily to wait and see the situation, and want to wait until the world is more peaceful.

On the contrary, on the Korean peninsula south of the Yalu River and Tumen River, it is now a pot of porridge.According to the secret treaty with the Soviet Union, the Korean Governor-General of the Japanese colonists retreated to the Port of Busan, giving up control of most of North Korea.The North Korean Soviet regime supported by the Soviet Red Army and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea supported by the United States followed one after another, frantically competing for territory, and conflicts broke out between each other, and a melee was about to break out.

Since there is no political force strong enough to quickly take over the entire Korean peninsula, the social order in most of North Korea has collapsed for a while, and thugs from all walks of life swarmed in all directions. Those Japanese expatriates in North Korea might as well stay in Manchuria Japanese compatriots are so safe.

As a result, these Japanese expatriates in North Korea, as well as some "rapists" who were worried about being liquidated, followed the Kwantung Army who had retreated back to the country, trying to escape the elite areas of western North Korea that had become a battlefield of gunpowder, and went to the relatively stable situation. ports along the Sea of ​​Japan coast.Next, they either followed the Kwantung Army to find a ship to return home, or went to the temporary refugee camps set up by the Soviet Union in Wonsan Port and Vladivostok, or took a ride southward from the East China Sea Railway that was still in operation, and retreated to The North Korean Governor-General's Mansion in Busan, seeking resettlement and asylum... No matter what, there must be a way out.

At the same time, teams of North Koreans are crossing the long mountains that run through the peninsula from east to west, and from the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan to the western elite where North Korea's main cities and population are located.They are the soldiers of the Korean Anti-Japanese Allied Forces who have returned from Manchuria and the Far East of the Soviet Union one after another, as well as the Soviet regime task forces that were urgently organized in Wonsan, Chongjin, Xianning and other places occupied by the Soviet army. They are now rushing to the west to take over regime.

In order to catch up with the "class enemies" entrenched in Seoul, even though the northwest wind was blowing snowflakes like cotton balls, which blinded people, they still waving the red flag, one foot deep and one foot shallow, racing against time in the snow. Difficult to move forward.Due to the forced march all the way in the snow, many people's clothes were in tatters, their faces were swollen and bleeding from the cold wind, many people's ears were frozen purple, and some people's feet were so cold that they were almost worn out. No shoes.

What's more terrible is that even though it's been so difficult, some people still don't want to see them on their way safely.

"...US Airplane!!! Down!!! Air Strike!!!"

Accompanied by the ominous roar from a distance and a heart-piercing cry nearby, everyone panicked and found places to hide, or lay down on the snow directly exhausted.After a while, a small silver plane flew from the west, but it did not bomb or straf the North Koreans and Japanese on the ground, it just circled a few times over the heads of several long marching teams , Then shook his wings, turned around and left.

——This is a reconnaissance plane of the U.S. Navy Air Force, and it cannot undertake the mission of ground combat.

After the enemy plane flew away, many North Koreans who were lying on the snow got up one after another and continued on their way.However, when they reached a cliff in the air, they had to stop again: "...Damn it! The Yankee's plane blew up the Water Gate Bridge! How can we get over here?"

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Wonsan Port is located on the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, on the verge of the Sea of ​​Japan, with an area of ​​about 24 square kilometers and a population of about 20.The urban area is backed by mountains and facing water, with Gema Peninsula in the south, Deyuan Bay on the inside of the peninsula, and [-] islands such as "Xin Island", "Big Island", "Small Island", "Xiong Island" and "Li Island" on the outer sea. Multiple outlying islands.In addition, the small peninsula that guards the bay forms a natural breakwater. The depth of water in the bay and the small tidal range make Wonsan a good natural port.

After Russia encroached on China's Far East and occupied Vladivostok, it eyed Wonsan Port, and once planned to seize this ice-free port as the wintering anchorage of the Russian Pacific Fleet.But with the disastrous defeat of the Russo-Japanese War, this idea naturally became empty talk.

On the other hand, because after the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Pacific Fleet was no longer able to pose a threat to Japan, so during the long period of Japanese rule, the Japanese Navy basically did not build any military facilities in Wonsan, but with the opening of the East Sea Line ( A railway close to the east coast of the Korean peninsula) and the development of modern transportation, so that Wonsan was gradually built into a small civilian port.

However, in today's Wonsan Port, there is a chilling scene of warships gathering and flying military flags. Taking advantage of the last moment before the Vladivostok military port freezes in winter, the Soviets put their country on the sea that can be mobilized in the Far East. Almost all the power was mobilized to the two ports of Wonsan and Xingnan on the waist of the Korean Peninsula. While deploying defense lines and military port facilities in Wonsan Port, they hoarded various materials.On the one hand, organize your own North Korean exiles to return to China to take over the regime as quickly as possible, and assist in transporting and resettling the retreating Japanese soldiers and civilians.However, due to the hasty incident, lack of preparation, and the harsh environment of heavy snow blocking the mountains and difficult roads, even with the cooperation of the Japanese side, the work was carried out very slowly.

So far, the provisional central government of the North Korean Soviet regime, which has just put up a sign, is still forced to stay in Wonsan Port because it has not yet fully established its own local government and pulled out a large enough armed force. Take shelter under the wings of the Soviet Far East Red Army.

What's more terrible is that as the Halsey fleet broke into the Yellow Sea and organized the "Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea" home return mission to land in Incheon, the originally peaceful takeover operation suddenly turned into a bayonet-like armed struggle.The blatant military intervention of the Americans and the rise of the white armed forces in the country have cast a cloud of bleak future on the still very fragile and immature red regime in North Korea.

At this moment, in a simple wooden house in the urban area of ​​Wonsan Port with a plaque of "North Korean Provisional Soviet Government", Comrade Kim Il Sung, who is not yet fat and fat, is holding a phone in his hand and a map of North Korea spread out in front of him. The pile of bad news just received made Lei very anxious and tender.

"...What? The U.S. military and terrorists have just blasted the Gyeongwon Line (the Seoul-Wonsan railway, the main railway transportation artery that crosses the Korean peninsula), and also used planes to blow up the Yalu River Bridge in Sinuiju and the Changjiang River. The Water Gate Bridge on Jinhu Lake? Damn, this is trying to seal us off on the east coast!"

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PS: It is reported that "Mao Mao Japanese History" was criticized for "disgraceful to the royal family" because it painted Prince Shotoku as a cat, and one episode was banned (the episode of Prince Shotoku), which made the schedule open Skylight... I thought that there are so many messy historical cartoons in modern Japan, the official should have ignored it long ago!