I Will Stage A Coup D’état - Chapter 19



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EP.19 12. 8 Military Coup (7)

“Colonel Kim Sung-joo reported that there is fighting at the Prime Minister’s residence. We will do whatever it takes to prevent the Prime Minister from escaping.”

Prevent the Prime Minister’s escape.

It will require sacrifice, but it’s the best we can do for now.

“In this situation, the Prime Minister’s Residence is more urgent than the Army Ministry. Have the troops in the vehicles go to the Prime Minister’s Residence first.”

The immediate shortage of troops can be resolved by sending a cavalry regiment across the river.

“All right.”

I put down the radio and thought.

In fact, in this militaristic Korea, it was more important to subdue the Army Ministry than to capture the Prime Minister.

However, since the situation has come to where his subordinates are fighting for their lives, he has no choice but to move towards taking over the Prime Minister first.

Chit-chit. Chit-chit.

“Request for arrest of the general. Request for arrest of the general!”

When the signalman handed me the radio, I picked it up and saw that it was Colonel Gil Tae-hwan, the Chief of Staff of the 16th Reserve Division.

“Hey, sir. What’s going on?”

“A little while ago, General Lee Seok-gi arrived at the unit and is attempting to exercise command.”

Stone Age?

Ah, the 16th Reserve Division Commander?

I gave the order without thinking.

“Arrest him.”

“All right.”

The Army Department must have rushed back and tried to take control of the unit, but it was already too late.

In a situation where the coup forces are in control, how can they take control of the unit as they wish?

Moreover, the key staff officers and regimental commanders were members of our unit.

But the attempt to take control of the unit could not be taken lightly.

This means that the Army is not stopping its attempts to disintegrate our units even amidst the chaos.

After making a few radio calls, five minutes had already passed.

My throat is a little sore.

There was candy in the car, so I was able to quench my thirst with that.

As I was about to open another bag of candy, the signalman said:

“General. Radio transmission from the training unit.”

“Give it to me.”

There was no time to rest even for a moment.

It was Colonel Baek of the training unit who was currently commanding the rebel CP.

“Master. What’s going on?”

“The Marine Corps is moving a large number of troops from its various official residences to the Prime Minister’s residence. The Military Police Commander is also said to be moving to the Prime Minister’s residence.”

It was quite detailed trend information.

The military police chief is going to the Prime Minister’s residence?

“Okay, I got it.”

The reason why Colonel Baek Dong-seok, the operations officer sitting in CP, was observing the Army’s movements with great interest was simple.

It was because the rats within the Army, who judged that the ‘trend’ had tilted, crossed the line and leaked information to us.

Oh, the expression ‘rat cub’ is an exaggeration.

To be precise, I should call them ‘persuaded’ collaborators by my followers.

Anyway, since things turned out this way, today’s battleground was the Prime Minister’s residence.

The military police chief, the security commander, and the prime minister were all present at the Prime Minister’s residence.

In other words, if we just subdue the embassy, ​​the eyes and ears of the Army will be blocked.

Once you are blind, there is nothing the Army can do.

“Turn the car around. We’re also going to the Prime Minister’s residence.”

“yes.”

Executive Officer Kim Jeong-gil quickly turned the steering wheel.

We immediately followed the motorized infantry of the preceding Panzer Regiment.

*

The fighting around the Prime Minister’s residence showed no signs of abating.

Security Commander Lee Jeong-ju bit his fingernails.

The enemy military police, although not numerous, were stubborn.

The attitude was that no matter what happened, he would not step down from the Prime Minister’s residence.

‘You bastards, rebels.’

Lee Jeong-ju felt anxious.

The location of the rebel vanguard unit, which we just confirmed, was less than five minutes away from the Prime Minister’s residence.

Of course, this is under normal circumstances, and in a situation where the area is blocked by barricades and tangled troops, it would take more than 10 minutes.

Even so, it was clear that there was no time.

Ring ring.

“This is Security Commander Lee Jeong-ju. Okay. What? The rebels have crossed the Taedong River further? Got it.”

Initially, Lee Jeong-ju thought that it would take time for the rebel follow-up forces to arrive due to the influence of the tanks that slowly crossed the Daedong River Bridge.

However, the rebels solved the problem by deploying a regiment of cavalry rather than infantry.

The addition of a cavalry regiment gave the enemy room to target new targets.

‘This is a mess.’

The situation where the Prime Minister’s residence and the Army Ministry were immediately exposed to attack was problematic, but this was like adding insult to injury.

Lee Jeong-ju returned the call.

“Oh, General. How did the guards move out?”

“We’re on our way. The Guards Armored Regiment and Artillery Regiment are on their way into the city, but it’ll take some time. The Infantry Regiments are on foot, so hold on for 30 minutes.”

This was all because of the chaos that broke out in the public office area.

“All right.”

“This general is also suffering.”

Despite the situation, the Prime Minister showed no intention of leaving the official residence.

Do you really care if you get caught by those rebels?

Lee Jeong-ju even thought about forcing the Prime Minister into the car, but that was impossible.

“General. This is the Military Police Chief.”

“Yes. This is Security Commander Lee Jung-joo. The situation is very bad. Yes. The embassy won’t collapse right away, but if the rebel tanks arrive, it’ll be a disaster. Understood. I’ll wait.”

Luckily, the military police chief said he was coming here in a hurry on a military motorcycle.

Lee Jeong-ju went out of the main building to see the situation with his own eyes.

The gunfight was still raging on the road in front of the embassy.

Chief of Security Won-Tae Ahn, who was sitting in a hole dug in the garden and directing the battle, discovered Jeong-Ju Lee.

“General Lee! What are you doing here?”

The sight of the chief of security wearing a helmet over a suit at the age of 70 was almost comical.

But this clown-like appearance best describes the current situation.

“I have to escort His Excellency the Prime Minister out, but he won’t budge.”

“But it’s not like we can just take them out while bullets are flying.”

“If you don’t go out, you’ll get hit by a tram, sir.”

“Hmm.”

Chief of Security Won-Tae Ahn also had no intention of readily joining the rebels.

He, too, was someone who benefited from the Park Han-jin administration and had a sweet tooth, so he had no intention of just sitting back and watching the regime collapse.

“Chief!”

“okay!”

Ahn Won-tae took off his helmet and went to the Prime Minister’s office with Lee Jeong-ju.

When Lee Jeong-ju nodded, Ahn Won-tae spoke first.

“Your Majesty, the situation has become urgent. If the rebels come with tanks, your safety cannot be guaranteed. You must escape before that happens. I have been told that the Capital Defense Command is ready to take you.”

“It is as the Chief of Security said. The guy named Lee Seong-jun who started the rebellion is truly a ruthless man. He calls what he did a revolution and threatens to commit a bloody revolution. If a guy like this enters the Prime Minister’s residence, will Your Excellency be guaranteed safety?”

“head of a department.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Has the shooting been resolved?”

At those one words from Noh Jae-woo, the chief of security felt all the words he had prepared in his head crumble.

The very idea of ​​sending the head of the government into a place where bullets were flying was absurd.

“dismissal!”

“Let me be clear, I’m not leaving. If you want me out, you have to clean up the commotion in front of the official residence.”

Lee Jeong-ju felt her clothes bursting.

On the way out of the office, the chief of security looked around and carefully whispered something to me.

“General Lee. Since things have come to this, how about this?”

“Please tell me.”

“The Prime Minister is incapable of judging the situation correctly, so in this situation, it is practically no different from a state of emergency. Since it has come to this, how about stripping the Prime Minister of his authority and putting an acting Prime Minister in charge?”

An idea that would be unthinkable in a normal democratic country.

But this country was led by the military.

Even the Prime Minister could be replaced like an accessory if necessary.

Of course, such an act carries with it enormous political burden.

But, I can’t just sit there and do nothing.

“Acting Prime Minister.”

“Let me put in a word with the Army Department.”

Lee Jeong-ju had thought about this before.

Lee Jeong-ju immediately hung up the phone.

“Army Ministry. Oh, General Park? It’s me. Security Commander Lee Jeong-ju. It’s just that the Prime Minister has lost his judgment and it seems we need to appoint an acting prime minister. Yes. Please find a suitable candidate from the cabinet.”

Lee Jeong-ju put into practice an idea that Lee Seong-jun, who grew up in an ordinary democratic country, could not even imagine.

Now, even if the Prime Minister is captured, there is no problem with the Army Department’s control over the government.

Then there is no need for the military police to come here.

Lee Jeong-ju picked up the phone again.

“Oh, General? This is the Prime Minister’s residence. Yes. We have decided to resolve the matter here in another way, so please do not come. No. Yes. Then I will meet you at the War Office.”

As soon as Lee Jeong-ju hung up the phone, he called his assistant.

“I’m going to get in the car and leave the official residence right away. What do you want to do, General Ahn? Would you like to go in the car with me?”

“I don’t think I can do anything if I stay here. I’ll go with you.”

Even if I have to fight my way through a hail of bullets, it’s better than sitting down and dying.

By abandoning the prime minister they were supposed to protect, the two generals created a new variable.

Whether this would be a gain or a loss was still unknown to anyone.