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Episode 191. 3 days (2)
The rumor that the commander of Unit 079 had volunteered spread quickly.
The unit members, who were already feeling uneasy about being involved in a dangerous operation, couldn't help but get angry.
Even before the operation began, something was creaking.
Units 041, 080, and 079 participated in this operation.
The senior said to Lee Ho-seung while putting on long socks over his ankle socks.
“There’s nothing we can do. What else can we do? Unit 079 hasn’t done anything special since the war broke out.”
What my senior said also made sense.
Up until now, Lee Ho-seung's unit had been following from the rear and only organizing the battlefield.
In fact, from the large and small battles that continued from Gwanak, Dongjak, and Yeouido to the Battle of Seocho where Chae Chae-yeon intervened, Unit 079 never took the lead.
Lee Ho-seung asked his senior in a small voice while wearing a dagger on his waist.
“Are we all going to die?”
“Stop talking nonsense. Just pour some water.”
“Oh, yes.”
Lee Ho-seung quickly approached the water jug and filled a 500ml water bottle with water.
Plastics were still useful even after the League's demise.
Most food storage was done in plastic rather than expensive boxes.
Lee Ho-seung filled three bottles of water and put them in his backpack.
There was no set basic equipment for the Man-Gyeong soldiers.
When you enlist as a soldier, you are basically given a backpack for mountaineering, and you use that backpack as your military equipment until combat.
The backpack contained everything from water, dried food, a lighter to start a fire, and various other miscellaneous items.
Lee Ho-seung approached his senior.
He was wearing several layers of belts around his waist.
“I don’t want to get stabbed in the stomach. Do you want to do it too?”
"it's okay."
Lee Ho-seung politely declined his senior's offer.
Because I remembered the teachings I received from Jin Jae-hee at the nest.
If your movements are restricted, it will only hinder your combat.
Departure was an hour later.
And an hour passed by in a flash.
The 079th unit commander completed all combat preparations and received orders from the command center to move the troops.
The goal of Unit 079 was to identify the enemy's movement path and conduct a diversionary operation.
In any case, in order for Kang Si-on's main force to enter Man-gyeong, they had to go through Gwanaksan or the underground railroad.
If there were a small number of people, they could easily cross Mt. Gwanak, but if a main force of more than 10,000 men crossed the mountain, the enemy would surely notice and respond.
Accordingly, Zion planned to move a small number of units to Gwanaksan Mountain to confuse the enemy, and then deploy the main force to Manggyeong within three days.
So Unit 079 was the bait.
The unit members arrived at the area behind Seoul National University, near Mt. Gwanak, with complicated feelings.
The 079th unit commander spoke to his subordinates.
“From now on, we will move quietly. The unit will be divided into three groups and will first climb to the top of Mt. Gwanak. Listen carefully. Our goal is to find the enemy’s underground passage hidden somewhere in Mt. Gwanak. And if you encounter the enemy during the search, don’t hesitate and fight.”
The subordinates bowed their heads to their commander's words.
Lee Ho-seung swallowed dry saliva, holding the cleaver tightly.
Lee Ho-seung and his senior were assigned to the same unit and ordered to climb to the peak of Mt. Gwanak.
The leader of this unit was a senior.
The senior was a former member of an elite unit, but was sent to a regular infantry unit during training due to lack of qualifications.
No one complained about the fact that their senior was in charge of the team.
“Okay, let’s move.”
The senior led the group at the very front and climbed to the top of the mountain.
Although Mt. Gwanak has well-maintained hiking trails, there were no fools who would openly use the trails.
The senior looked around and ordered a brief rest.
When hiking, you need to take breaks in between.
It is impossible for soldiers carrying bags weighing 10 kg to reach the top in one go.
Lee Ho-seung slowly approached his senior and asked.
“What are you going to do?”
The senior was extremely nervous.
He wiped away the beads of sweat, took a sip of water, and answered nonchalantly.
“Huh? Why are you asking me that? I don’t know.”
"yes?"
“Kid. Just fight whatever bastard comes out. How can a mere soldier have time to think about tactics and stuff?”
“… … .”
It made sense, but it was his senior who held his life in his hands. Lee Ho-seung couldn't back down like that, so he asked again.
“But there must be something, right? Something like… … a strategy for responding when encountering the enemy. Or a retreat route.”
“Even if you ask me three times, my answer is the same. I don’t know.”
Kick-kick-.
The senior locked the cap of the water bottle.
Then he looked at the view of Seoul below Mt. Gwanak and said:
“I realized something while doing this.”
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“What is it… … ?”
“Soldiers are just pawns. Even if we try to make plans by ourselves in this small battle, our minds will go blank when we actually meet the enemy. All the plans we’ve made so far will be a blank sheet of paper. So there’s no point. Just fight. If you want to run away, run away. Don’t overthink things.”
Lee Ho-seung had a hard time understanding what he was saying.
But I decided to accept it.
As he said, even if you ask three times, the answer will be the same.
But Lee Ho-seung added just one thing.
“I will stay by your side, senior.”
“Okay.”
The senior calmly tore at the rat jerky.
The break didn't last long, and they arrived at the top of Gwanaksan Mountain around noon.
* * *
The unit members who searched the Gwanaksan area from noon to evening gathered at the summit, but nothing happened.
Lee Ho-seung escaped from the crowd and looked out over the beautiful city view from the top of Gwanaksan Mountain.
Sea of fire.
There was no other way to express this view.
The whole city was on fire, and gunshots could be heard everywhere, as if everyone was going to be devoured.
I felt really sorry for the people inside.
'Who cares about whom?'
Lee Ho-seung shook his head and returned to the group.
The leader of Unit 079 was kicking the ground and grumbling nervously.
“Why is it that I don’t see any enemies wherever I go? There are so many I can see.”
The platoon leaders gathered around the company commander and offered him consolation, not comfort.
Lee Ho-seung sat down and rested among the crowd.
The quiet silence of the mountain seen from the top was eerie.
Lee Ho-seung clutched his stomach as he looked at the mountainside.
'Oh, shit. Why at a time like this? My stomach hurts… … .'
He looked around.
The soldiers were all tired and resting with their heads down.
Lee Ho-seung went down the mountainside, gathering dry blades of grass.
In fact, he found it horrible to do business outside.
Even before this situation arose, he was the type of person who would always do his business at home.
I also avoided public restrooms and department store restrooms.
But given the circumstances, I couldn't help it.
Ho-seung went quite deep into the area to look for a suitable place.
It was a space that others could not easily find.
Lee Ho-seung pulled down his pants and exposed his prominent butt.
But it didn't come out.
My stomach really hurts and I want to go to the bathroom, but in this situation, I can't.
After sitting like that for a while, Lee Ho-seung realized that there was something strange about the ground he was standing on.
'… … Oh my.'
Lee Ho-seung pulled up his pants again and stamped his feet on the ground.
It felt like walking on soft, fluffy grass.
At that moment, Lee Ho-seung's heart sank.
And he dug through the dirt with his hands.
After digging for a while, I found a green netting that looked like something you would see on a golf course.
Lee Ho-seung took out the dagger from his waist and cut the green netting.
And I was able to find a wooden door.
Anyone could tell that this was the hunters' secret passage.
'… … .'
Lee Ho-seung carefully put his ear to the wooden door and listened.
Deep in the night, a young woman's voice was heard from inside the passage, along with the hooting of an owl.
“Oh, mister! Did you fart?! Oh, seriously, let me just vent. It’s not like I took a shit.”
“Okay. But be careful. It looks like the Man-gyeong guys have stormed all the way to the top of the mountain.”
“How did they get here? We’re in the basement.”
The sound of a young woman's footsteps came closer and closer.
Lee Ho-seung's heart started beating like crazy.
Lee Ho-seung tried to get out of there by zipping up his pants with trembling hands.
But the young girl came first.
Squeak!
The wooden door opened slightly, and the young woman met Lee Ho-seung's eyes.
The two looked at each other and were silent.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Lee Ho-seung looked at her quietly, holding the zipper of his pants.
He had a rather young face.
Even though the world is like this.
She was a girl with flawless, pure white skin, smooth short hair, and big, round eyes.
He had a red scarf around his neck, and he looked quite worn out.
If we have to calculate his age, he is somewhere between twenty and twenty-two years old.
Even if you really look at it, it looked like he was about twenty-three.
The inside of the wooden door was clearly an underground passage.
There was some food here and there, and a lantern giving off light.
The young woman's face began to distort little by little.
I was scared when I saw the kitchen knife that Lee Ho-seung was holding.
Lee Ho-seung was confused about what he should do at this moment.
‘… … I have to kill this woman?’
This girl with a young face?
Lee Ho-seung decided to run away for the time being.
I had to run away first and notify Unit 079.
But at that moment, a rugged man emerged from inside the underground passage, pushed aside the young woman, and subdued Lee Ho-seung.
Then, he covered Lee Ho-seung's mouth to prevent him from screaming and dragged him into the underground passage.
The man with the big boobs spoke to the young woman.
“Wisdom! Close the door quickly!”
“Yes… … Yes! Sir!”
A woman named Wisdom closed the wooden door.
Creak… … Thud!
Lee Ho-seung struggled while being held by the man's hand.
The man took out a small dagger from his waistband.
He said to Lee Ho-seung.
“Don’t be so resentful!”
“… … !”
Lee Ho-seung closed his eyes tightly.
I thought this was how he would die.
But Wisdom stopped the man. Wisdom clung to the man's hand and cried out.
“Sir! No!”
“Don’t stop me, Jihye! If you let this guy live, he’ll definitely bring the main force!”
“Oh, no! Stop! Sir, please!”
Wisdom hung on to the man's thick arm and said.
Lee Ho-seung desperately hoped that the woman's persuasion would work.
Because a woman's single word will determine his life right now.
Jihye and the man argued several times, and in the end the man decided not to kill Lee Ho-seung.
Lee Ho-seung barely managed to escape the man's grasp and gasped for breath.
“Phuha… … ! Haaah… … ! Huuuu… … !”
All of Hosung's weapons had already been taken away.
Lee Ho-seung found his glasses that had been lying far away and crawled over to put them on.
And he got up carefully and said.
“Ah… … . Thank you. Thank you so much… … !”
But what flew at Lee Ho-seung was a man's fist.
Boohoo- bang!!!
The man's fist landed squarely on Lee Ho-seung's right cheek.
Lee Ho-seung fainted and fell backwards.
dump-!
"mister!"
Wisdom approached the man and urged him again.
But the man could not give in on this one thing.
“I should at least knock him out. This guy is a real soldier!”
“But I wouldn’t hit you… … .”
“Aww! Wisdom! Why are people so damn kind?! Don’t you know we’re at war?! What if it were the other way around! Do you think this guy would save us?!”
“I know… … . I know… … !”
After saying that, Jihye lowered her head and sobbed.
“… … You promised.”
At the sound of Wisdom's powerless voice, the man lost his strength.
In the end, it ended up like this again.
In the end, I had no choice but to listen to Wisdom's words.
Listening to her delicate voice, I really couldn't refuse.
But the man cautioned Jihye.
“Instead, you take care of it. When it poops, you clean it up. When it pees, you clean it up. You feed it. You watch it.”
At that voice, Jihye pouts and asks.
“Is it a person… … .”
“Or I’ll do it my way.”
“Oh, I understand! I understand.”
It was clear that if things were done the way men did, Lee Ho-seung would not survive.
Jihye muttered while looking at the fainted Lee Ho-seung.
“… … Okay, I got it.”
(Continued in the next episode)