Chapter 673: A Complicated Situation
After dealing with the matter, Kim Yoon-ho went to bed rest at the doctor's request.
After experiencing the moment of life and death, Kim Yun-ho was also physically and mentally exhausted, and soon fell asleep.
While Kim Yoon-ho and Seo Hyun were sleeping peacefully, the situation outside was turbulent.
Soon after the shelling incident broke out on Yeonpyeong Island on the afternoon of the 23rd, YTN TV made a relevant report.
South Korea has maintained a high level of attention to the shelling incident, and the relevant keywords on major search websites instantly topped the search list, and the public's calls for a tough counterattack against North Korea are endless.
The indignation was overwhelming, but it was a source of great distress for the South Korean government.
South Korean President Lee Myeong-bak promptly contacted the US president to 'discuss a big plan'.
When South Korea loses a fight, it naturally looks to the United States, the boss behind it, for help and support.
On the evening of the 23rd, Li Mingbo and US President ****** telephoned to discuss countermeasures to the Yanping Island incident.
In the call, he stressed that as a close ally of South Korea, the United States will stand "shoulder to shoulder" with South Korea and will hold expanded military exercises over the exchange of fire and seek help from the international community to put pressure on North Korea.
With the support of the United States, Li Mingbo has confidence in his heart and has also made clear the way to deal with it.
Immediately, Li Mingbo convened another emergency security meeting on the Yanping Island incident.
During the meeting, Li Mingbo strictly ordered all parties to control friction and not expand the scale of the war; As for the mood and rhetoric of war retaliation at home, it is necessary to channel it in a timely manner, and it is necessary to appease the people's emotions.
To put it bluntly, South Korea dares to provoke and threaten North Korea. But don't dare to fight with North Korea's real swords and guns!
The central idea of Li Mingbo and his advisory group was to follow the advice of the United States: stabilize the domestic situation and then settle the matter through diplomatic means. This is also South Korea's usual tactic against North Korea.
However, just in case, after the meeting, the South Korean military announced that South Korea had entered a state of maximum alert; It also issued a supreme alert order to the five islands of Bailing Island, Yanping Island, Greater Qingdao, Little Qingdao and Ushido.
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The next day. The ROK Ministry of National Defense held a press conference on the firefighting incident at Yeonpyeong Island, and Shin Hyun-dun, director of the ROK Joint Staff Operations Planning, spoke to reporters at the Seoul Ministry of National Defense.
First of all, Shin Hyun-dun gave a detailed account of the incident and reported on the casualties in South Korea.
Two soldiers were killed in the shelling; Several officers and soldiers were wounded.
Shin Hyun-dun said: The South Korean Navy Command will posthumously award the "Hwarang Infinity Flower Medal" (4th Class) to Corporal Seo Jung-wook and Private Moon Kwang-wook who died in battle.
The farewell ceremony for the remains of the two will be held at the **** Capital Hospital in Suwon City on the 27th, and the funeral will be in the form of a "Marine Corps funeral".
After Shin Hyun-dun introduced the main situation. The reporter immediately asked.
The YTN reporter asked: "Why are there no reports of civilians in the casualty list?" ”
Shin Hyun-dun deliberately omitted this information in the report, just waiting for the reporter to take the bait and ask questions.
Shin Hyun Dun paused for a moment and replied officially, "In this incident. There were no civilian casualties. Not only that, but the local residential areas were also affected by the war, and the local civil facilities were not damaged! ”
The YTN reporter was surprised: "In other words, the target of the North Korean shelling is only the military base on Yeonpyeong Island?" ”
The YTN reporter asked all the reporters at the meeting the question: Is the DPRK beginning to take care of its international image?
As a spokesman for the South Korean military. Shin Hyun-dun naturally wants to discredit North Korea. Striking at the international image of the DPRK.
"The target of the North Korean shelling is not the military base on Yeonpyeong Island, but also the civilian area! And the reason why there were no civilian casualties was because of the correct command of the Ministry of Defense and the efforts of one battlefield hero. ”
Battlefield hero?
Aren't the biggest heroes the two officers who died in battle? Is there anyone else?
All the reporters at the scene were puzzled and waited for the official explanation.
Shin was very satisfied with the performance of the reporters and the atmosphere of the scene.
In the past, every time he held a press conference, he would be embarrassed enough by the reporter's tricky questions, and he hadn't tasted the rhythm of the conversation for a long time. And he was able to do this this time, thanks to Kim Yoon-ho's blessings.
With this relationship, Shin Hyun-dun began to sincerely endorse Kim Yun-ho.
He turned on the big screen behind him and showed reporters a map of the battlefield on Yeonpyeong Island. Introduced:
"The first round of shelling after the North Korean test launch was mainly targeted at Buksan, where the military base on Yeonpyeong Island is located.
However, according to the battlefield intelligence at the time, the North Korean shelling area was constantly extending to the residential areas to the south.
Critical moments! To protect the lives of civilians. The Ministry of National Defense immediately approved the plan of the Death Battle, and Kim Yoon-ho, a first-class prosecutor of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office, piloted the K9 to attract North Korean shelling in an open area on the northern tip of the coast.
In order to destroy our K9, the DPRK concentrated fire on the K9 piloted by Kim Yoon-ho in the second round of shelling. Judging by the situation on the scene at that time, at least dozens of shells fell near the coast where K9 was located.
It was precisely because Kim Yoon-ho drove the K9 to attract North Korean firepower that he finally avoided shelling of civilian areas.
Not only that, but this death-defying operation also successfully bought our artillery valuable time to adjust to the counterattack. In the end, our artillery returned fire and severely suppressed the North Korean firepower!
Therefore, it can be said that it is not the DPRK that cares about its international image to avoid shelling and affecting civilians. Instead, Kim Yoon-ho drove the K9 to attract the attention of North Korea, causing the North Korean shelling target to passively shift. ”
At that time, the area of North Korean shelling did tend to extend into civilian areas. But whether North Korea will eventually shell civilian areas or not, no one can give a precise answer. But that doesn't prevent South Korea from making the right judgment."
Shin Hyun-dun's main purpose is to attack the image of North Korea.
However, it also reflects the tense situation on the scene and the necessity of Kim Yoon-ho's action.
As for Shin Hyundun's mouth, the South Korean artillery fiercely suppressed North Korea, which is pure nonsense.
If it weren't for the fact that the DPRK was afraid that South Korean fighters would enter the war and took the initiative to withdraw its troops, I don't know what the hell the South Korean artillery would be beaten into.
And in order to avoid the lie being exposed, Shin Hyun-dun mainly focused on Kim Yun-ho's introduction, and the performance of the South Korean artillery at that time. Only one sentence has been bred.
With this introduction, Kim Yun-ho's heroic deeds are even more prominent.
But after listening to this introduction, many people will be skeptical. And with that a lot of questions arise.
The KBS correspondent asked: "Why is it that the person who carried out the plan of the death-defying battle was not a military man, but a prosecutor?" ”
Shen Xiandun already had a draft in his heart: "This question is a bit complicated.
First of all, the proposer of this battle plan is none other than prosecutor Kim Yoon-ho.
He was working on Yeonpyeong Island that day and directed the evacuation of civilians as soon as the shelling occurred.
He was aware of the situation in the residential areas and had the safety of the civilian population in mind, which was why he proposed the plan.
Because he is the proposer of the plan, he is most familiar with how to execute the plan.
Secondly. The situation was urgent.
When the Ministry of Defense approved the plan, the artillery unit had not yet selected a candidate to carry out the death-defying operation.
In order to gain time, Prosecutor Kim Yoon-ho personally drove K9 out of bunker.
For a variety of reasons. As a result, the executor is Kim Yunhao, not a soldier.
Of course, the soldiers of Yeonpyeong Island are also brave.
After Kim Yoon-ho's operation, the garrison organized death squads to follow closely behind in the face of artillery fire. Prepare for the rescue.
The bravery of this small unit proved to be very significant.
The K9 piloted by Kim Yoon-ho was hit. When Kim Yoon-ho's life and death were unknown, it was this death-defying unit that braved artillery fire to rescue Kim Yoon-ho from the badly damaged K9. It was they who saved our heroes. ”
In this introduction, Shin Hyun Dun lied again.
It was not that the artillery units did not have time to elect the executor, but that they did not recruit at all.
Otherwise, Kim Yun-ho would not have personally ventured into battle.
And sending rescue troops is also Xu's father's order, and it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Defense and artillery units.
But the spokesman said so, and insiders, including Kim Yunhao and Seo's father, could not contradict it.
So the truth was buried again, and the Ministry of Defense became a commanding officer.
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Tout of Shin Hyun-tun about the military. Journalists don't care.
At the moment, they are focusing on the Kim Yoon-ho incident.
At this moment, all the reporters had suspicious expressions on their faces.
No shock, no admiration. There are only doubts.
Because these reporters feel that this matter is a bit illusory, like a fantasy!
Are there any war heroes in South Korea?
The answer is: Yes, of course.
But those war heroes are all characters from hundreds of years ago, and they really haven't appeared recently.
In modern times, the head of the police station who accidentally broke through the assassination of the South Korean president by North Korean agents decades ago can be regarded as a hero. But this incident is full of accidents, and not all Koreans are convinced.
In recent decades, there have been few heroes who have truly sacrificed their lives for the safety of civilians in war.
Therefore, the first thing that comes to the minds of journalists is: this matter is made up or exaggerated!
The scene was silent, and all the reporters had strong doubts in their hearts and thought about how to expose the lie.
In the face of reporters' questions, Shin Hyun-dun once again clicked on the big screen and responded to the doubts with facts.
The big screen began to play video footage of what happened on Yeonpyeong Island not long ago.
The video begins with a tragic image of Yeonpyeong Island being shelled by North Korea.
This part of the content aroused strong sympathy and resentment towards North Korea among all South Koreans.
Shortly afterward, the screen switches, showing Kim Yoon-ho driving the K9.
Kim Yun-ho's solemn expression in the picture and the tense conversation with the Ministry of Defense all strongly show the solemn atmosphere at that time. All the reporters present were instantly captivated, and there was no sound at the scene.
the whistling of cannonballs across the sky; deafening explosions; The red light shines, and the yellow dust flies, obscuring the sky and the sun; The earth is shaking, the picture is shaking......
All this seems to bring everyone to the scene of the war at that time, and experience the hellish experience.
The real, undeceivable multi-angle war footage completely shattered the doubts of all journalists.
At this moment, they realized that the spokesman was not lying, and even simplified the crisis that Kim Yunhao encountered at that time.
And when the reporter saw that K9 was hit by a shell and died in the fire, and Kim Yunho was overturned high and covered with blood, many people couldn't help but let out a strong tone of shock.
Almost as soon as the picture ended, the MBC reporter immediately stood up and asked, "May I ask how is Prosecutor Kim Yoon-ho doing now?" ”
Shin Hyun Dun straightened his clothes and replied solemnly and loudly: "I am sorry to inform you here that although he saved his life, he was diagnosed by the doctor with severe dissociative amnesia due to a severe blow to his head.
He chose to die in order to protect civilians, and in the eyes of our military, he is a well-deserved hero!
Of course, I personally think that all Koreans will have no objection to this title! ”
In Shin Hyun-dun's impassioned speech, the press conference ended successfully.
And about the situation on Yeonpyeong Island and the heroic deeds of Kim Yoon-ho, it was immediately reported on a large scale.
The news quickly spread across South Korea, causing a wave of terror. (To be continued.) )