057 : The Blue Dragon of the Mekong
“Damn it!”
As soon as I got out of the command post, I kicked a poor tree. Far from being relieved of his anger, he was frustrated.
I shouted out loud, but my heart trembled as I headed to Saigon.
“master!”
“silver.”
“What the hell is going on? An urgent telex came in from Saigon Command. Tell CS to rent a dredge right away.”
Seriously, it’s fast too.
I’m making it a fact that I’m going.
The cost of construction was not even set.
‘Wait… wait… is this possible?’
Suddenly, I had a strange thought.
How the hell did I know how much I would ask for and already give me the dredge?
Besides, Gothel didn’t even give an order.
It means that he is going to ask the command for an outrageous amount of 9 million dollars.
Let’s ask Silver first.
As an employee of BR, you may have heard a different story from the military.
“They told me to dredge around the Mekong Delta. Saigon bastards don’t even have construction subcontractors? Isn’t that under the jurisdiction of BR Company?”
“That is not our responsibility. There, the US military ordering corporation called OICC is directly in charge. Compared to OICC, BR can also be seen as a construction subcontractor.”
“Then the US military commissioned construction took pictures of me?”
“… I know. It’s strange. Did the master’s fame spread to Saigon? It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like this.”
Doesn’t it mean that the prime contractor calls the subcontractor of the subcontractor to entrust the most difficult construction?
It was weird the more I thought about it.
‘Isn’t there someone behind it?’
Lately, things around me have been acting strangely.
From the sudden deployment of additional troops around Quy Nhon, taking on logistics and transportation duties.
It was an excessive deployment of troops compared to the original history.
Should I ask Van Flint for information?
Van Flint won’t give you any information for free… No, you’d better find out though.
“Silver, have you heard anything? What is the Mekong River dredging project, everyone is in such a frenzy?”
“The Mekong Delta is a granary. They fight each other to get it. Allies, of course, want to launch warships across the Mekong River, and the Viet Cong want to sabotage that.”
It was no different from what Gothel had told me.
“I thought it would be a little different with BR.”
“Ah, I heard something!”
“What?”
“Originally, Cam Ranh Camp was in charge of dredging in the Patyet area of the Mekong River. But then it swung to our side. That dredge is still busy with port work.”
“That’s right… No, wait… A party? Are you confused?”
“Yeah, party. When we say the Mekong Delta basin, we mean the area around Patyet. Warships cannot pass there without dredging.”
“Wait, wait!”
When I heard the words partyet and kamran, my eyes brightened.
Isn’t it the legendary, no… terrible construction of Hyunsan Construction in the 1960s?
It is a famous story in the construction industry that the dredging work was carried out while the US Army and the Viet Cong were firing machine guns and mortars at each other on both sides of the river.
“CS, what are you thinking?”
“No, no, something is caught.”
“I will find out separately. I’m also curious about why they specifically point out CS and subcontract it. Are you really going to go there?”
“To decide that now.”
“When you go, bring anything. It’s an order from the Saigon headquarters, so even BR Corp. can’t say anything.”
“I might take all the equipment with me.”
“Because I’ll take it all. With that excuse, let me rest too.”
Silver was completely on my side now.
“thank you.”
“Thank you. Rather, if this is intentional, he will pay the price.”
I said goodbye to Silver and parted ways.
I had to organize my thoughts on my own.
“This was Hyunsan Construction Partyet Dredging Project.”
There is another reason why Patyet Dredging is famous.
It was a risky project for anyone to see, but when the U.S. military pushed for another project by mentioning it, Chairman Wang cried and said that he had no choice but to eat mustard.
Sure enough, it was less than expected, but there was an accident that killed people, and Chairman Wang said he couldn’t wait to see it.
In the end, they falsified US military documents, brought all the necessary equipment from Cam Ranh Port, and completed the dredging work twice as fast as originally scheduled.
In Vietnam, the Korean and US forces shared all forms of documentation, and used the cluttered and lax equipment management system of the front lines.
It was to be prosecuted by military law, but he openly said that he forged documents, saying that the only way to save his life was to complete the construction quickly.
The construction cost was huge because of how terrible the project was, but then the construction team was sent to Guam and the US military base in Alaska to avoid receiving additional orders.
“If President Wang did it, wouldn’t I too?”
I don’t know what happened, but in this history, instead of Chairman Wang, I received the order.
Actually, the Quy Nhon runway had a much more impact than the Thailand highway.
The problem is that the damage to life was considerable during the construction.
I have no intention of risking human casualties.
“If President Wang finished twice as fast, I can finish four times as fast. And didn’t you say that the construction was the beginning of Chairman Wang’s construction method?”
The problem is the loss of life, but if you don’t go, you will lose Quy Nhon.
How much did I struggle to get a kkwinyeon?
I will never lose anything mine in this life.
I risk my life…
I don’t have time for this.
I have to come up with it. think! Think!
Wait… why am I only taking gear?
Do you give up just because Gothel won’t give you troops?
I’m Korean and there’s a fierce tiger unit?
If Chairman Wang reduced the number of casualties by doing the construction quickly, then I just need to do the construction faster and be escorted by the Fierce Tigers.
I headed back to the command post where Gothel was.
**
bang!
“Colonel!”
“Ugh! CS, why did you come back?”
“Because I forgot something.”
“Forgot what? I told you to bring all the equipment you need.”
“Isn’t it necessary to give weapons as well as equipment?”
“What… weapon?”
When I asked for arms, Colonel Gothel was taken aback. What are you surprised about? How many weapons are there at Quy Nhon Logistics Base?
“Isn’t body armor, rifles, mortars, howitzers, etc. all supposed to be given to the Fierce Tiger unit?”
“Weapons for the Fierce Tigers?”
“The Korean military has its own operational authority. Even if the combat troops at Quy Nhon Camp can’t go, the Tigers can support me. There is nothing wrong with providing logistical support to the Korean army in the next year, right?”
“!!!!!”
“Please request an operation. Come to Saigon.”
“CS, if I ask the Korean military for an operation, it will be a merit…”
If you lean on the Korean army and build a position in the waters of the Mekong River, you won’t come out when you report to the commander.
“I am risking my life. Are you ordering me to go to the limb without any support?”
“… No, I don’t mean that. It’s about moving troops. I mean, it has to take time. It could be seen as evasion of orders.”
Godel also took care of politics, saying that he was a field officer.
“I can go first. To provide firepower to the Fierce Tiger unit. Promise me that!”
I growled into Gothel’s face.
“If you apply, can you guarantee success?”
“You have to succeed. I’m risking my life! We have to succeed in a splendid way so that the fire support of the Korean army is not a problem!”
“Glamorously?”
“of course! We have to be the main players in taking over the Mekong River Basin!”
“protagonist! Receive the Mekong River Basin!”
“We are providing weapons!”
“Sure.”
Since Gothel’s promise was accepted, I did as much as I could if I asked for help from the Blue House.
let’s go! can do.
bang!
I sprinted through the door of the command post again.
The door was the only place to vent my anger.
headed towards the port.
It is a dredge and let’s take the heavy equipment as much as possible.
In the original history, it was said that Cam Ranh’s heavy equipment was robbed, but in this history, it is enough to rob Quy Nhon’s heavy equipment.
Fortunately, thanks to the repair base here, heavy equipment is plentiful.
Faster, faster!
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding.
As soon as I arrived at the port, I rang the bell.
I had to hurry. If I decided to do it, I would do it quickly and perfectly so that no one would talk about it.
“everyone!!”
“Yes, boss.”
“Come here. I have something to do.”
“Are you back for another job?”
The staff looked at me expectantly.
“This is really dangerous. Working in a rain of bullets. So, I will select applicants and take them.”
“I am applying!”
“Me too!”
Hands were raised from all sides.
“Did you hear me right? It’s a really dangerous thing. Do you think I am joking?”
“The boss is gone too. Aren’t you going to protect us!”
“Thank you for trusting me, but I can’t do blind bullets either. You know.”
“No, I am supporting it. What should I prepare?”
My staff didn’t shy away from me.
This is the trend of my present life.
It’s obviously a serious situation, but I laughed like a madman. I see, everyone is crazy.
“Everyone is crazy!”
“The boss is crazy, but we must be crazy too!”
i’m crazy too
Leading these people to death?
“Let’s go crazy! Let’s go crazy!”
“Boss, what should I do first?”
“Wow!”
Yes, what kind of business can a war special do with a sane mind?
Isn’t it something that can be crazy?
Did you try to eat the bloody money without any risk? It’s more crazy to think that way.
“First of all, Mr. Jin Dal-rae, please fill the ferry with excavators. Please connect the dredgers as well.”
“Diggers, dredgers! All right.”
“Even the barge team leaders, connect each tugboat one by one. We will move the caisson to Saigon.”
“Yes! president.”
Even if it was moved to the caisson, he answered without hesitation.
“The rest is PX. Give my name, grab a helmet and a bulletproof vest, and gather at the port. Let’s leave for Saigon within today.”
“Waaa!”
Those who did not gather at the port will be left behind in Quy Nhon. Regardless of whether it’s a runway or port construction, you need to have a minimum number of people.
‘can do. can do.’
I muttered like a madman.
you have to believe in me
“Boss, here’s the body armor.”
“Yes, thank you.”
The staff put me in a body armor and helmet.
Everyone was in a hurry, afraid to leave them alone.
Definitely all crazy.
I went back to my dorm and called the Blue House.
***
“aide.”
Gothel summoned the adjutant outside the door.
I thought about it until I finished a cigar, but there was nothing wrong with what CS said.
“An old story!”
“Emergency wire to the Commander-in-Chief of the Korean Army.”
“Tell me.”
“You’ve heard everything before, pretend you don’t know! I mean, tell the Korean military about the current situation. I will provide weapons and military supplies, so ask CS to help me go to the Mekong Delta.”
“An old story!”
If the Korean commander had even the slightest head, he would definitely protect the CS.
Because CS is a resource Korea should never lose.
It was a resource that Gothel should never lose.
Even if you owe a debt to the Korean military.
***
three days later,
“I see a delta.”
“Attach the boat to the Saigon camp flag.”
“Yes, boss.”
Finally arrived at the Mekong Delta.
Originally, they were the staff who should have cheered when they reached their destination, but all of them had pale complexions.
I didn’t feel well either.
It wasn’t enough that the boat had passed through the South China Sea, where the boat swayed from side to side, and it was no joke that I was seasick as I rode up the Mekong River waterways entangled like a spider’s web.
Employees who worked in Busan suffered from seasickness.
pop! pop!
“Slow down and stop!”
I definitely came with the flag of Quy Nhon Camp, but the US ships fired artillery.
Shooting a salute and welcoming you is not enough, so shoot a threatening cannon at an ally who came to help?
“Who is the commander!”
Someone jumped on the boat. was a US Army officer.
“I am. My name is Chan Su Wu from Quy Nhon Camp.”
“Are you CS? Why did you arrive so late? Did you forget it was an emergency operation!”
Crazy baby. Are you saying that when did you see me?
“Hey, isn’t it the first thing to do it first?”
“This guy! Aren’t the Viet Cong impersonating the Quy Nhon camp!”
what? Unsurprisingly, American soldiers rushed down to my ship. It was a ship twice as big as ours, so it was enough to put on the iron plate.
“What are you doing? We’re here to do dredging work for their subcontractor.”
“Stay still. Why is there only one ship!”
“Crazy! Point your gun somewhere!”
The crazy bastard pointed a gun at me.
“I asked why there is only one ship! Do you think it will be like Jamaica?”
I was dumbfounded and watched, and it was a mess among themselves. Things like searching for bombs, and being careful of self-destruct attacks.
what? Jamaicaho? self-destruct attack?
Could it be that the dredger suffered a suicide attack?
Did you get hit by the Viet Cong disguised as workers?
“We passed the South China Sea! The tugs and barges are just behind. Put the gun away!”
“Then prove it. Get to work right away! Go in and blue the riverbed.”
“it’s crazy? We just arrived! You need to be ready! The barges to move the sand are still coming.”
“I was told to go in and work. The Viet Cong will be carrying rice again tonight. We need to build a position right now.”
“That is your case. If you just go in blindly and get shot, I’ll take responsibility!”
“I mean, do it the way it is! It is an order.”
The American officer moved the gun he had pointed at me to the wheelhouse.
It’s where my father held the key.
“FuXX! Is this bastard crazy?”
“What, how dare you ignore my order? You’re not really a Viet Cong! uh!”
“If I were the Viet Cong, you would already be dead. I can’t understand the situation!”
Despite my shouts, he pointed his gun at my forehead again.
Are you crazy about the suicide bombing?
Are you mad with fear?
“Shut up, do you want to die?”
“Shoot it, kid. Shoot me!”
“This bastard!”
“Damn you bastard! Did your eyes rot? You can’t even tell the difference between your allies and the Viet Cong! Shoot, baby! Shoot me!”
I grabbed his gun and held it to my forehead.
Once you get pushed by this foolish bastard, it’s over.
Not even the Viet Cong, even the U.S. Army sucks.
lesser pup.
“Do as I say. I’m the commander here. I mean the field supervisor!”
The young American officer shouted with a red face and his whole body trembling.
Commander and Nabal, I have no intention of backing down!
I am the president of Daesei Business.
If I am pushed, our employees will also become complacent. You will continue to be driven to dangerous places.
Wooaaang!
pop! pop! pop!
In the middle of the fight, a roar rang behind me.
“It is the Armed Forces! The Armed Forces are coming!!!”
“Waaa!”
“hurray! hurray!”
A dragon was wriggling in the fluttering flag.
It was the blue dragon unit.
