Joseon Needs a Coup - Chapter 126



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#126. Beijing Express and Blue Red Army (5)

“Put that fucking flag down!”

“Where the hell are you flying that fucking flag?! Is this Texas or Alabama?!”

“These crazy Yankee bastards are taking out their fucking and losing regimental commanders here?! That’s what happens when you use your infantry like Napoleon on the plains, you fucking Yankee bastards!”

“You fucking Dixie, stop embarrassing our country and go back to Texas!”

As I rode quickly toward the commotion, I saw the Marines, Advisor Harcourt, and a squadron of cavalry grappling among them.

It appears that the Southern Alliance flag hanging next to the Taegeukgi flag of the alumni association was the problem.

Besides, most of the US Marines in front of me now were from New York, so they still had feelings of disgust towards the Confederacy and the Dixies.

Of course, when I saw that, there was bound to be chaos.

Beep!

Since I couldn’t take out my gun, I hurriedly took out the whistle that was hanging on my shoulder and blew it. It definitely had a good aggro effect.

“Stop, stop! What are you guys doing?!”

“Are you a Korean officer? Then manage your advisors properly! What are you doing?!”

A man who appeared to be an American military officer came and protested vehemently to me.

“Take the flag down now before we make a formal complaint about this matter!”

“Okay, so calm down. Our advisor seems to have made a mistake, but whatever it is, I promise you that this matter will not be overlooked.”

As for the assault on the Japanese officer, I had something to say because they also made mistakes, but I had nothing to say about the foolish act of hanging up the Confederate flag.

After barely stopping the rampaging US Marine officers and soldiers, I turned to the cavalrymen.

“Who told you to raise that flag?!”

When I did the lion’s slaughter, they flinched as if they were scared.

“Hey, you stupid, retard kids! Why don’t you clean that up right now?!”

As soon as the order was given, everyone started to pull down the Confederate flag in a hurry, and even Advisor Harcourt was at a loss, as if he knew that the situation was not good.

“Ah, that regimental commander-”

“Advisor Harcourt, please look at me.”

And without saying a word, I entered the garrison with him. Without making a single sound.

“Counsel Harcourt. Do you know how many accidents have happened in a row in the past few days?”

As soon as I arrived at the garrison, I started to go through everything quietly but surely.

This gentleman also needs to catch the military flag, and this isn’t the first or second time he’s caused trouble.

“Oh, no, I just remembered something that happened when I was back home-”

“Even if you are a citizen of the United States of America, you are still a member of the Korean Empire Army. That is what you signed the contract for. Therefore, at least when you are serving in the army, you are equivalent to an officer in our army.”

I was about to throw my baton on the floor, but I stopped myself. There was no need for unbridled anger.

“In other words, this is not a society or community that enjoys psychological stability by exploiting second-class people. Come to your senses.”

Instead, I’d poke you where it hurts the most. If you wear a Southern Dixie tee, you can pinch that spot where it hurts the most.

“There is no need here for the white man who has lived a hand-to-mouth existence without any special talents, who hates and despises the black slaves used by the plantation owners and the coolies brought in by the pot-bellied Yankees from the North, and who lives with only the self-esteem of ‘we are better than them.’”

“Commander, that was part of the right to resist, a justified resistance against federal tyranny that sought to suppress the rights and liberties of the states!”

“Counsel Harcourt, listen to me. Your Southern… ‘rebels’, no matter how much they try to gloss over the liberties and rights of the states, were an act of rebellion against the legitimate authority of the Federation, seeking to maintain the social order maintained through exploiting the second-class Negroes.”

Then his eyes fluttered open in confusion. In the world he lived in, the Dixies of the Confederacy were ‘warriors’ who devoted themselves and fought to protect their land and the freedom of their state.

It seemed shocking that this young Oriental officer was destroying each and every thing that was so sacred. Of course, I didn’t care.

Well, I was thinking of taking this opportunity to change this author’s mind. Or just kick him out.

“Those who sympathize with such acts of rebellion will find it difficult to join us. Perhaps you thought so. You saw us struggling to survive and resist the oppression of the great powers, and combined it with the image of the Confederacy. The struggle of free people.”

This was a story he once told his soldiers. He used to go around talking about how Koreans were trying to escape oppression, like the Confederates. I held on to it since then, and it worked out well.

“But please do not equate us with those reactionary Confederate rebels. Our army is protecting the sovereignty of the nation, and is working to protect the territory and the lives of its people. This is a completely different organization from the rebels who fought against the federal army to protect slavery under the guise of state sovereignty and turned the United States into a sea of ​​blood for four years.”

“Are you done talking?! You don’t even know about their struggles!”

“It was not a struggle, but an act of rebellion against legitimate state power. Sadly, you are just a typical southern white man who has taken a reactionary stance against the flow of history.”

I broke down his defense mechanisms with verbal violence, giving examples one by one.

“The sacrifices of our brothers and neighbors who fought for freedom and rights-”

“You were swept away for trying to exercise your ‘right’ to oppress coolies and niggers. If you don’t want to hear this, take off your uniform, go back to your country, and join General Forrest, who wears a white hood and gathers fools to make a pact.”

I spoke with my left hand gripping the handle of the sword. He tried to preach the righteousness of the Confederacy to me through denial and anger, but was completely blocked by the words that followed.

“We have seen countless times the Japs bastards disparage Koreans as savages, uncivilized, and uncivilized, just like you stupid Southern Dixies used to do. To us who are in that position, to have such ridiculous values ​​is an unbearable tyranny.”

His usually cheerful appearance disappeared, and his already white face became even whiter.

“So, behave yourself. This is your final warning. I know you are a citizen of the United States of America, and I have treated you with respect. I hope that respect will continue.”

It seemed like he couldn’t recover from the shock for a while, as if his world view had been shattered.

It made sense. I had shattered the image of the Southern Alliance that he had seen or learned throughout his life.

They say there are five stages to accepting death, but now it seems like we’re slowly moving into the negotiation stage.

“Oh, yes. As the Colonel said, we did discriminate. But they were not bad people, they were just ordinary men. What was wrong with them sacrificing their rights and freedoms to protect the state-”

“Do we have to start from the beginning again? The very entity they were trying to sacrifice was wrong.”

And ordinary people, in such situations, could form the group that could be the most brutal. We have seen such cases countless times throughout history. From Eichmann to the Yugoslav Civil War, many massacres were not committed by evil people. They were committed by ordinary people.

“I cannot understand what is so proud about the fact that so many lives were lost and a rebellion against the country was started due to that wrong entity.”

With those words, I stood up again, for it was soon time for the Allied Commanders’ Conference to be held.

“I want you to think about your actions for a moment. Oh, and since there is no way you can avoid punishment, you should stay in quarantine for the time being. The subsequent disposition is in your hands, Advisor Harcourt, so think carefully.”

Rather than feeling refreshed, I felt annoyed. Of course, there were many authors who represented the position of the Southern Alliance and thought of it as a beautiful exercise of the ‘right to resist’, so I thought it would be even worse now, a century ago.

Leaving Advisor Harcourt standing there blankly, I quickly headed to the seat set up for the commanders’ meeting.

At this point, I was able to formally apologize to the US and promise to prevent a recurrence, and although the issue was resolved, I was not in a very good mood because it was a matter of hurt pride.

Well, I guess it’s fortunate that it passed without any problems.

Everyone was busy arguing about the next objective, which would be the conquest of Beijing.

“Admiral Alekseev, we must advance towards Beijing now. Now is the time.”

“That’s right. We can’t give them time. Even now, there are ambassadors and citizens from all over the world trapped on the streets of Beijing, desperately waiting for us. We must send troops now!”

As expected, the hottest topic since the occupation of Tianjin was the question, “When will we advance to Beijing?” and the resulting back and forth began.

In general, Britain, France, the United States, and Japan called for a rapid advance, while Russia and Germany took a cautious stance and wanted to wait for reinforcements.

And by and large, the arguments from both sides ran parallel, sometimes to the point where the essence of the meeting almost disappeared beyond the event horizon.

“Please calm down. We are now so few in number. Even if we subdue all the enemies in Tianjin, there are still over 100,000 Qing and Boxer troops waiting for us in Beijing and its suburbs.”

“The total number of Allied Forces in Tianjin now is less than 20,000. If you go into this small army by mistake, you will be surrounded like Admiral Seymour’s army.”

“How dare you insult our military now?”

“It’s not an insult, it’s the truth. Our troops are being reinforced, so give us some time-”

“Time? Did you say it’s time now?”

The British commander stood up in anger, clearly thinking he was being mocked.

“What we need now is not fucking time, but bayonets. What we need for these Chinese bastards who are sitting on the defensive is bayonets, bayonets, and more bayonets. We need to beat these pigs with bayonets, trample them with our boots, and march into Beijing. Like General Gough did in Hong Kong, we must not give them time, but go on the offensive immediately!”

It was certainly British. Those guys couldn’t shake off their offensive stance against uncivilized people. But it was too much to ask now.

“If the connection between Tianjin and Beijing is cut off, we are dead.”

“That’s why we must attack now! We must go to Beijing while they are completely destroyed in Tianjin and have not yet come to their senses! If we give them time, the Qing will gather their troops from all over the province and come up. Our British troops will lead the way, so let’s advance while we have the chance. If necessary, we will also call up our troops from Weihaiwei.”

“There is no need to worry about the southern provinces. The officials there have declared the Southeastern Provinces to avoid hostilities with us.”

The most sharp conflicts were between Russia and Britain.

They were fighting bloody battles every day over command of the Allied Forces.

There was some dirty intention here, too, because Russia needed time to get its 200,000-strong army invading Manchuria into position, while Britain wanted to end the situation by striking at Beijing before the Russians could bring their massive army there.

Either way, it was quite disgusting to see each side only pursuing their own interests.

In the end, today’s meeting also ended in chaos, and it closed with everyone swearing in their own language.

I, who had not said anything, had to go directly to Admiral Alexeyev’s command center that day.

Because we were not given any time to have a giant bear crouching here.