047 : First landing
rumble.
Even today, US soldiers flocked to the canteen exclusively for unemployed workers. It seems the new recruits have arrived.
“How much is this?”
“The uniform is $20, and the boots are $30. If you buy it as a set, you will get a pair of socks.”
Politec military uniforms and boots were rumored to be luxury goods among the US soldiers, so the new recruits stopped by our canteen first as soon as they arrived in Quy Nhon.
“Is it okay to wear this in the army?”
“This product complies with US Army uniform regulation AR670-1. If you go to the building next door, we will attach your unit mark and name tag.”
“Okay, sure.”
Our military uniforms and boots are products that are allowed to be supplied to the military through special employment, so soldiers can directly purchase and wear them.
“To be unlucky to be provided with Japanese military uniforms…”
The US soldiers paid for the goods and took off their Japanese uniforms and boots and threw them away.
I couldn’t throw away the Japanese military supplies that had already been delivered, so some US soldiers received Japanese military uniforms instead of my products. Officially, we are doing competitive delivery, but we can say that our products are 100% of the additional delivery.
In a word, Sambok is hitting.
Even if the acquired factory is fully operational, it will not be enough.
In the original history, the US Army poured 300,000 people a year, so next year it will be able to raise $10 million in sales only with military uniforms and boots.
Since they had already sold 500,000 dollars worth of goods sold at the Quy Nhon store, even selling 10 million dollars was not a dream.
Even the commanders preferred my product when conducting search operations, so there was no competitor at all.
“How much is this combat backpack?”
“It’s thirty dollars.”
“Are there mosquito nets here?”
“Two dollars.”
“Give me two pairs of socks.”
“Here you go. Two dollars.”
Whether you’re a new or old soldier, business has been really good.
I ran the canteen by taking out three of the employees, but it was busy.
When the new recruits arrived, the money box was overflowing, so much so that they put dollars in sacks and pressed them with their feet.
“Hey, recruit. Buy another mosquito net. Buy 6 more pairs of socks. You shouldn’t have to change one every day.”
“An old story!”
Sergeant Mark appeared out of nowhere.
It was a promotional word, so I threw a cold bottle of Coke in return.
“What is it, Mark?”
“I’m here to do laundry. I mean, soaked in sweat.”
“If you dry it, it’s $2.”
“Are boots a service?”
“Well, if it’s a mark, it’s a service.”
At some point, our canteen also doubled as a laundry.
It wasn’t like the US soldiers squatting by the water tap to wash their hands, and that kind of labor was entirely up to us.
Of course, we also made and used a simple washing machine and spinner instead of washing by hand.
It wasn’t difficult because it was a motor.
There was no one to care even if he drew and used underground water as much as he wanted.
“Did you hear?”
“You hear what?”
“Here’s an expansion of the logistics base. I hear you’re coming to the heavy equipment repair base.”
“okay?”
Pretending not to know, I widened my eyes.
That’s right, there’s no way BR would refuse my offer.
“Not only that. It is said that 50,000 more troops will be deployed near Quy Nhon. CS, you’re going to make a lot of money. How much would that be if you only counted the laundry?”
“What, 50,000 people?”
What are you talking about?
What kind of troops do you need 50,000 in your supply depot?
In addition, there are fierce tiger troops around Quy Nhon.
Sending US troops again where the Fierce Tiger units are stationed?
50,000 of them?
“Well, they must be trying to block the Ho Chi Minh route. Let’s leave Quy Nhon here as a supply base.”
“That… is it?”
“Is the port construction going well? I hope we don’t have to move 50,000 people from transports to LSTs.”
“Don’t worry, it’s going well.”
Mark, like the Corps of Engineers, passed on information in moderation and went back. I thought I had reported to headquarters that the caisson method was advancing the port construction schedule.
If there are results, there will be people who raise a spoon.
‘Has the Ho Chi Minh route blocking operation been going on since then?’
The Ho Chi Minh route was a supply route that started in North Vietnam, passed through the borders of Laos and Cambodia, and pierced the left flank of South Vietnam.
In the past, the Ho Chi Minh route was considered to be a route that Vietnamese soldiers dragged along with ox carts, but in reality it was not.
It was a proper road that even bulldozers were mobilized, and most of the North Korean troops were poured into the Ho Chi Minh route, believing that the US Army would not be able to cross the border and come up for fear of World War III. No matter how much the US forces bombed, the damage was repaired and the unexploded ordnance dismantled immediately.
Laos and Cambodia, which claimed to be neutral countries, blocked the entry of US troops, and the warlords in Vietnam, who were only interested in making money, committed treacherous acts of selling US weapons rather than cutting off the Ho Chi Minh route.
It was a war that could not be won only if it was won, as Vietnam used neutral countries to attack with guts, Vietnam put a knife in the back of its allies, and the US military continued to supply both sides.
‘This is a year earlier than expected? The Fierce Tiger troops must come quickly…’
If the operation to block the Ho Chi Minh route takes place, Quy Nhon here becomes like a beehive. As a logistic base, it will be in charge of supply.
But that wasn’t all bad for me.
This is because, in the original history, Hanshin Express became a conglomerate with Kwi Nyeon’s logistical transportation.
What you need to be careful of is that if you claim to apply for logistical support and get hit by a single bullet, this cadet will be doomed as well.
The protection of our Armed Forces was needed in every corner of the supply route.
For that to happen, division-level troops must come, not the advance team of the Fierce Tigers.
what is the president doing?
We need to quickly send the main force of the Fierce Tiger unit.
Don’t you know how this is going?
I don’t know if it’s port construction, but I can’t discuss the issue of dispatching troops.
I can’t even wipe with a telex… Damn it.
Shall I inform you that in the 21st century, Quy Nhon will become a famous resort and international port?
It doesn’t matter if we sow the seeds now.
Read at noblemtl
Jump.
“president! I am ready.”
“Are you ready?”
While I was thinking about something else for a while, my father came in with a hook into the store.
“As you said, preparations for launching the caisson are complete. As a result of the concrete curing test, it passed with 12Mpa.”
“Oh yeah? You are finally dry.”
The hardest thing in the tropics is that concrete doesn’t dry well. A large tarp had to be wrapped around it and steamed over charcoal to advance the air.
Yes, let me focus on what I have to do.
“Go ahead. Come on.”
“Yes, boss.”
**
I climbed onto the roof of the command post.
“Welcome, Master. Walkie-talkie here.”
Silver now called me Master.
He handed me a walkie-talkie wrapped in orange tape, symbolizing the field supervisor.
“how, ‘s the weather?”
“I checked with the military. They say the weather is nice today.”
Weather is the biggest variable when moving large structures.
This is because a large structure such as a caisson can get stuck in the wrong place even if the wind or waves are a little severe.
“All, standby.”
＜Power, standby.＞
＜Power, standby.＞
Like a walkie-talkie exclusively for field supervisors, pressing a button connected to each team leader.
“Dredging team leader, you must have checked the floor, right?”
＜Yes, no problem. The flatness of the rubble stone was also confirmed, and the ground test was also passed. Even after driving the test stake 10 times, it doesn’t move 2 cm.＞
Each team leader now began to report as much as a tolerable civil engineer.
Although they were selected as craftsmen, they were noblemen with such qualities and passion that many of them were teachers or civil servants, so the speed at which they learned their skills was extraordinary.
When I go back to Korea, I will be able to set up a proper construction organization. My heart races just thinking about it.
“OK. good.”
Originally, the ground had to be reinforced with sand piles before rubble stones were laid on the bottom of the seabed, but Quy Nhon Harbor does not have to do that.
The bottom of the beach in this area is so hard that a large-scale resort is built in the 21st century.
In a word, this beach is a natural condition for building a large port. In that way, Vietnam in the 21st century converted the Quy Nhon base into a resort, which can be said to be a kind of victory performance.
“Chief Kayson, are you ready?”
＜Ready.＞
“Beginning of the appendix! Pump on!”
＜Pump on!＞
In order to float the caisson on the barge into the sea, it must first be filled with water about 1/3.
Then, like the ottogi, the center of gravity is carried underneath, so that it does not fall sideways even if it floats on water.
“Appendix 1, 9, 15!”
＜1st, 9th, 15th appendix!＞
“2nd, 8th, 14th appendix!”
＜2nd, 8th, 14th appendix!＞
A boring time passed.
As seawater was added to the 4,700-ton caisson, the barge also began to sink slowly.
gulp.
Beside him, Silver was about to swallow his saliva.
Filling the water is easy to say, but if the barge tilts and the caisson tilts to one side, a major accident will occur immediately.
Even when filling water, you have to fill it in consideration of balance. I am a veteran.
I was honestly surprised.
Even though it is smaller than the caisson of the 21st century, the first structure to be built is completed in just 10 days.
Really, the staff made it non-stop to the extent that their eyes burned red.
In particular, on Sundays, they made a fuss about each other because they even took care of holiday allowances.
It was to the point that the team leaders had to force their employees to sleep while threatening to send them back to their home country if they had an accident after working without sleeping.
aaa…
The barge sank so much that the waves touched the caisson. OK. It is 1/3 full.
“Stop the appendix!”
＜Stop filling.＞
“Everyone please disembark from the barge.”
＜Everyone, disembark! Disembark!＞
Employees meticulously checked what was coming out of the barge. Now the caisson had to be floated.
It will work… no, it has to work.
“President Jin Dal-rae. Is the tugboat ready?”
＜Yes. Main No. 1, Sub No. 2, and Sub No. 3 are all ready.＞
The most important and difficult process remains.
The caisson had to be floated in the sea and placed in the intended position. The first caisson, which was to be the standard, was the most difficult and important of them all.
I entrusted Main No. 1 to my father.
It was not a general tugboat, but a tugboat equipped with a small crane to remove the caisson water plate (waterproof steel plate).
It’s a difficult and risky job, but it has to be done.
You can become a leader only when you take responsibility for these things.
“Float the caisson. Pull the main No. 1!”
＜Main No. 1, departure!＞
My father pulled the chain attached to the caisson to the tugboat.
The caisson on top of the barge plunged into the sea. It was like pulling a 10-story apartment building down into the sea, so the spray was spectacular.
“Wow. It floats.”
“Wow, it’s really hot. A lump of cement floats on water!”
People jumped and jumped on the beach and loved it.
“Concentrate. Haven’t even started yet. Slowly, slowly, go straight!”
＜Slow down! go straight＞
A single thick chain dragged the caisson.
The sea is really amazing. float everything
“Okay, President Jin Dal-rae. We’re almost there. Slow down.”
＜Slow down!＞
“Sub No. 2, run into the left.”
＜Left ram!＞
“What is sub 3 doing? I have to support you.”
＜Support No. 3.＞
Although the tugboat is small, it is strong and has tires all over the place, so it can be pulled, pushed, and supported.
Even in the 21st century, noblemen who drive tugboats are earning quite well in ports.
It is a job that requires a strong heart and improvisation depending on the situation, so unless you are a veteran, you cannot get the job itself.
Honestly, when I was helping my father practice driving a tugboat, I never thought I would be this good.
It was fortunate.
“OK. I like the direction. Position yourself.”
＜Stop! stop! No. 2 more back! Turn more.＞
＜Come forward to No. 3. You have to come to me.＞
My father was really good at reading as well as driving.
If you have this sense, you will become a pilot.
“Check the buoy! Great location.”
＜Check the buoy, got the caisson mounting location. Do you remove the water shield?＞
“Once it is positioned, remove the water shield. safety! safety! safety!”
＜Safe! safety! safe!＞
The water shield plate attached to the upper part of the caisson was removed with a crane. As soon as the thick iron plate was removed, sea water rushed into the caisson.
“careful! careful!”
＜It’s not that car’s board. You have to open it from the back!＞
My father yelled at the crane operator.
If you open the front door first, the second is to open the back door to balance.
However, the crane operator touched the side door next to the front door.
“it’s crazy.”
＜Don’t move as it is!＞
I got on the crane and went over to the caisson, wondering what my father was thinking. no! no! then die
“What are you doing! safety! safety!”
＜Safe! safe!＞
I panicked and shouted, but in the meantime my father shouted along to safety.
It barely climbed onto the caisson visor plate cover and ran towards the rear visor plate.
Suddenly, he had a hammer in his hand.
bang! bang!
The crane hit the back door that couldn’t be hung with a hammer.
The pin was hit so accurately that the large visor plate fell into the sea in one shot.
The caisson, which had been shaking uneasy, tilted several times before finally stopping its movement.
“Are you crazy! Azalea!”
＜Isn’t that how you work!＞
“Come down, come on!”
＜Come here crane! Then I go!＞
My father climbed onto the crane and directly connected the crane line to the remaining windshield. In no time, the water shield was removed, and the lower part of the caisson settled down on the seabed.
＜No. 1 Caisson. It is seated horizontally.＞
“Phew, good job. It seems to be successful.”
I took a deep breath and sighed.
Finally, a small piece of land was created over the sea.
It remained to pour rubble stones instead of seawater into the caisson lattice to fill it up and put a top on it, but that was not difficult.
Repeat this 99 more times and the port is complete.
＜Hooray! hurray! Long live Korea!＞
As if the top of the caisson were Korean soil, my father put the Korean flag on the ring of the water plate.
when did you prepare it? Dad, too…
“aaa! Hooray, Hurray!!!”
The staff, who had been watching with bated breath, jumped up and down in joy. He sang long live with his father.
Why do people sing hurray for the Republic of Korea at this time when they are happy? It is the result of their hard work.
‘My father was quite a romantic.’
It was difficult to fully assimilate to the sensibility of this era, but I felt good watching it.
I just want to enjoy this atmosphere today.
clap.
I raised the whole loudspeaker switch.
“You worked hard all night long. Since the No. 1 caisson was a success, we have overcome a major obstacle. Cheers.”
“Waaa!”
Caissons can now be made faster and set in place faster.
In construction, if you put the first button well, it will accelerate.
“Let’s enjoy this atmosphere. Call me by my name and buy me some beer and snacks from PX. Drink and sing all you want. Tomorrow is a full paid vacation day.”
“aaa!”
The cheers continued until the crane was shaken.
“Master, can I wear it too?”
“Of course not, Silver. Were you not going to come?”
I’m going to have a drink today too.
Good work. Woo Chan-soo!
