Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 1214



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Side story 28. 1592 South Sea War. (28)

With one word from the immigration office, everything was decided.

After that, no one complained or questioned Yi Sun-sin.

With the wings of the emperor on his back, Yi Sun-sin began to carry out his plans to his heart’s content.

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From all the missile bases in the Gyeongsang-do and eastern Jeolla regions, missiles took off and began to destroy the air bases located between Matsue and Fukuoka in Japan.

It wasn’t just land-based aircraft.

As the 3rd Mobile Fleet’s fighters also joined the attack, Japanese air power in the area began to deplete rapidly.

The imperial fleet was also suffering damage. However, Yi Sun-sin did not forget to prepare for this.

The Goose-class flying boats and submarines were deployed between the Korea Strait.

Pilots who had suffered major damage to their aircraft in battles with the Japanese evacuated from their vicinity, and flying boats and submarines did their best to rescue them and return.

Thanks to the superior performance of the aircraft compared to Japanese aircraft and the strong support of the rescue force, the casualties of the Imperial Fighter pilots were less than expected.

And soon, bombers were flying out every night from flying bases all over the southern part of the country, pounding key targets.

The most active players in these pre-emptive operations were submarines.

Yi Sun-sin mobilized his forces from Haenam Island, but they were not the battleship force expected, but submarines.

Having secured a sufficient number of submarines, Yi Sun-sin soon divided them into three groups and operated them.

One group aimed to paralyze Japan’s trade routes, another group aimed to monitor the Korea Strait and rescue downed friendly pilots, and the last group took turns resting.

The pre-planning operation, which began with various preparations, gradually expanded its scope.

First, they struck at Japanese military installations located in areas bordering the Empire’s main territory. The flying bases were the first to be rendered useless, followed by the major supply bases, which were reduced to ashes.

Next, what Yi Sun-sin targeted was the railroad and road network.

“Not an army base? A network of roads and railways?”

Yi Sun-sin immediately responded to Lee Ju’s criticism.

“What is broken can be rebuilt at any time, provided the necessary materials and manpower arrive in time.”

“Aha! Even if you have manpower, if you don’t have materials, it’s useless, and vice versa?”

“Yes.”

Yi Sun-sin, who had disrupted Japan’s transportation network centered around Yamaguchi, began destroying industrial complexes.

While the bombers that flew in every night made huge holes, during the day the smaller attack planes connected these holes, creating huge wounds that were difficult to heal.

Through these preemptive operations, Japan began to gradually become paralyzed.

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With the supply of essential resources such as crude oil cut off, Japan was forced to survive on the resources it had stored up.

However, due to the Empire’s persistent bombing, the resource consumption rate skyrocketed, and the stored resources began to quickly run out.

Then, as the transportation network and industrial complexes flew away, an interesting situation occurred: the resource consumption rate that had been skyrocketing quickly stabilized.

However, this meant that it had become a situation where it was ‘useless even if it existed’.

This was a situation that arose when industrial complexes that processed resources and made necessary goods were blown away.

As a result, not only civilians but also the Japanese military ended up sucking their fingers.

When this situation occurred, Toyotomi Hideyoshi became half-mad.

“We don’t know when the Empire will cross the sea! Replenish aircraft and pilots immediately!”

“Your Majesty… the aircraft manufacturing plant has been destroyed.”

“Why don’t we just draft them from the aircraft bases in northern and eastern Honshu and southern Kyushu?”

“We are low on fuel.”

“what!”

“Most of the oil storage areas in western and southern Honshu and northern Kyushu were destroyed by the Imperial bombing.”

“You can also get fuel from somewhere else!”

“Because both the railway and the road are cut off….”

“Chicks! Good! Then we’ll prepare for a defensive battle with all our might! If the Empire tries to land, we’ll make it hell on the beach!”

“Ha, hi!”

At Toyotomi’s order, the officials and generals escaped, only repeating, “Hi!”

The officials and generals who ran outside looked up at the sky and sighed.

“Whew~. Easier said than done….”

Toyotomi didn’t believe it at all, but the situation was worst.

The attrition of aircraft was severe, but what was more serious was that there were not many pilots left.

The continued air battle left well-trained pilots in a state of devastation.

Toyotomi had ordered aircraft to be brought in from air bases in other areas, but that method had already been used.

And then, little by little, it was consumed.

The same was true for the defensive battle. There was not enough material to properly prepare.

Even people.

Most of the elite soldiers who were supposed to be the core of the defensive battle had already disappeared from Boryeong.

Although they were gathering the remaining troops and strengthening their force through forced conscription, the problem was supplies and morale.

With the supply depots and industrial facilities blown away, only the bare minimum of armament was left, and the morale of the soldiers was gradually falling to the bottom.

In what appeared to be the worst possible situation, the Japanese military leaders instead desperately wanted a quick invasion of the empire.

“Come in now, please!”

“Come in quickly, quickly!”

This was because a huge amount of material was being consumed in the process of feeding and clothing the soldiers gathered through forced conscription.

Consumption was a problem, but the bigger problem was that there was no way to replenish it.

“The problem is that the Empire has no intention of moving right away.”

“That’s why it’s scarier.”

“The scariest thing is dealing with someone who knows how to wait.”

What was scary was that the empire did not move rashly even in this situation.

Later, most military historians who studied this situation commented:

-Why did Japan wage a war it was not prepared for?

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-A great tragedy and comedy caused by the leader’s misjudgment!

And the Japanese military commanding officers who were going through this situation were reaching similar conclusions.

“It was a misjudgment.”

“No matter how loose it became, you should have remembered that an empire is an empire.”

“The very idea that a short-term decisive battle was possible was a miscalculation.”

Not only the Japanese military but also government officials had begun to accept defeat as a fait accompli.

Although I never brought it up.

This was because Toyotomi’s eyes and ears were everywhere.

During this time, there were some who considered their own ‘big undertaking’, but soon gave up.

This is because he knew that the empire would not respond even if he offered Toyotomi’s head.

-The moment you covet the ‘Miscellaneous Records’ of the Challenge Record and Emperor Lee Do and Lee Hyang, the empire will be about to come to an end.

And, as they expected, Gyeongbokgung Palace was turned upside down.

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Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa, who surrendered in the Battle of Boryeong, were immediately sent to Seoul for interrogation.

“The Japanese Navy has already become a nominal entity. So, you know how it will end, right?”

“…I have nothing to say.”

“…as a commander of the Japanese army, I cannot commit disloyalty.”

At first, the two people stubbornly kept their mouths shut, but as the interrogator continued to ask questions, the two people began to waver.

“Disloyalty… Who are the generals loyal to, the Emperor of Japan or Toyotomi Hideyoshi?”

“that….”

“Did the Emperor of Japan order you to attack the Empire?”

“that….”

When asked whether the Japanese emperor was involved, the two looked very embarrassed.

The person who stood at the forefront throughout the entire process was Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

During that process, they heard a strange rumor.

-The king is against it, but he is oppressed by Toyotomi’s cold-bloodedness and cannot move!

“no way….”

“No. Maybe it’s possible….”

This suspicion was almost confirmed at the banquet held on the eve of the expedition.

The king did not attend the banquet to wish good luck to the army and navy commanders going on a campaign, citing illness as an excuse.

“Our empire knows that the current Emperor of Japan is gentle and thoughtful. There is no way such a person would allow something like this. What do you think, generals? To whom are you loyal now?”

In the end, Konishi and Kato stated what they knew.

“It was not our intention, but we followed His Majesty the King’s orders.”

-Raid Seoul and take control of the empire’s emperor.

-Negotiate by taking the emperor as a hostage.

-Receive the original copy of the miscellaneous records of Emperor Yi Do and Emperor Yi Hyang, and the level of the U-gong Yi San of the Challenge Record.

Upon receiving this report, not only Lee Joo, but all the ministers were furious.

“Okay! I can let it slide to the extent of putting down your luggage and doing this and that! But, what? The Challenge Record and the Miscellaneous Record? And the originals too? Have you ever seen such a crazy person!”

“Huh~. Your Majesty! You have inherited the seed of thieves, and all you can think about is stealing! You must be severely punished!”

“That’s right! They must be severely punished! Why is there such a thing as a single punishment a hundred times over?”

-The officer says.

He is really crazy.

Lee Ju, who barely regained his composure in a situation that was making even the officers explode with anger, gave an order to the Prime Minister.

“The Prime Minister should report this matter to the newspaper and the daily press so that all the people will know about it. We have forgotten that the person we thought was our neighbor was actually a thief.”

“I obey your orders!”

That evening, every newspaper in the empire—a newspaper of the 21st century—printed and distributed a breaking news story.

“Urgent news~ Urgent news!”

The people of the empire who read the urgent news that the news vendors were shouting and spreading could not control their anger either.

“Have you ever seen such a bunch of bastards!”

“They said you can’t steal seeds! Where did those seeds go?”

“What, hand over the miscellaneous records left by Emperor Yi Do and Emperor Yi Hyang? And the originals too? You crazy bastards!”

The biggest reason the people of the empire were angry was because Toyotomi had touched Sejong and Hyang.

From the very next day, Imperial people began to flock to the Imperial Military Service Office.

“I will serve in the military!”

“I will throw away the reserve forces and become a regular soldier!”

“Get in line~!”

The Japanese ambassador in Seoul, who heard about the commotion outside, looked at his subordinates with an indifferent expression.

“Now all we have to do is watch. Toyotomi will take care of the rest.”

* * *

As the situation developed, the imperial government spared no support for Yi Sun-sin.

Even the Minister of Finance and Economy personally visited Yi Sun-sin and said this.

“If there’s anything you need, just tell me. I’ll empty my pocket money and get it for you right away.”

“Thank you. If that happens, I will immediately write a request and submit it to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.”

“Thank you. But this time, make sure to punish that Toyotomi guy. Ahem! Make sure to punish him.”

“I will do so.”

“I only trust the general!”

The subordinate generals who were watching this rare sight from the surrounding area whispered in small voices.

“What’s going on at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance?”

“Did the sun rise in the west today?”

“If it’s a challenge record and a miscellaneous record, it can be like that… .”

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