Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

At the same time, regular troops arrived with heavy firepower.

The old Patton and Pershing tanks were reactivated, and WWII-era 155mm howitzers were put into service. The rebuilt 56th Bukhansan Infantry Division, driving their WWII-era vehicles, took to the streets of Seoul. As a mobilization division responsible for the defense of the city on the north bank of the Han River, the army, which had already achieved full strength with four infantry brigades, once again embarked on the journey of suppressing rioters.

"West Eight, our unit has never launched an attack to the north since its establishment." Park Jin-hee, the division commander who once fought against Li Xinghe on Bukhansan Mountain and was a tough opponent of Li Xinghe, has now returned to the Bukhansan Mountain Division and taken charge of the elite division.

The only thing he hadn't expected was that after defending Bukhansan and fighting the civil war, he would be mobilized again to fight another civil war.

I've never fought against the North Korean army in my life; I've only ever done live-fire exercises with South Korean civilians.

The spring breeze brings warmth, and the March sun has already ignited the green earth.

The National Assembly Building, located on Yeouido Island on the south bank of the Han River, is surrounded by cherry blossom trees. Every early spring, pink cherry blossoms flutter down, and the early cherry blossoms of Yeouido fall with the wind onto the roofs of old tanks that drive on the streets.

这边是开着潘兴坦克和巴顿坦克的56北汉山师团，218、219、220、221四个步兵旅团沿着杨花、西江、麻浦、汉江四座大桥的桥口进行敌前展开，推着阻挡子弹的阵地前进。

The loudspeaker announced:

"Listen up, you mobs over there! This constitutes a de facto rebellion! If you don't surrender, the army will consider you rebels!"

On the other side, around the Yeouido Sun Gospel Cathedral, under the cross of Christ, Christian evangelical militiamen, with classic white headbands bearing the words "Tyrants Must Die" on their foreheads, lay prone on the barricades above and below the church, resolutely refusing to surrender.

"Never surrender! Tyrants shall die!"

The opposition also used loudspeakers to urge the South Korean soldiers not to be misled by Lee Sung-ha and that it was time to switch sides.

Li Xinghe ordered, "Fire! Blow up that church with its red walls and green roof!"

Seeing the officers still hesitating, Li Xinghe pressed on: "It's no longer the world's number one. And how many people know the importance of this big, round, red-roofed building with its green roof?"

The world's people won't care much. Just like the largest church in Africa, not many people care.

Park Jin-hee finally made up his mind and ordered his soldiers to deploy 155mm howitzers to bombard the building at close range.

"fire!"

"Boom!"

The earth-shaking cannon fire subsided, and the cathedral responded with a mournful cry.

This red Korean evangelical shrine, built in 1973, was a building that embodied the missionary ambitions of American evangelicals. It was quickly destroyed by heavy artillery bombardment. Its architectural design was not capable of resisting war, and its thin red walls were insufficient to withstand the invasion of artillery shells.

The red cylindrical building collapsed with a roar, and the shattered bricks, along with the dust and smoke from the collapse, buried the militiamen on it in the ruins.

The huge white cross on the church, along with the collapse of the building, broke its base, and the steel cracked and creaked sharply. The cross fell with the scream of the steel, as if God had covered his own eyes.

Even if God closes his eyes, he is still forced to see the bloodshed in the world.

The sounds of horns urging surrender rose and fell, along with the whistles of fishing boats on the river, the deafening crash of the cathedral, the screams of the opposition militia, and the deafening explosions of cannons. These sounds, both loud and soft, blended into the scene of the standoff on Yeouido, like a symphony played in the burial of the cathedral, resonating in the hearts of countless people.

Looking out at the collapsed Evangelical Church, the gust of wind caused by the falling of the tall building scattered the cherry blossom trees across the road. The scattered early cherry blossom petals danced up and down in the wind like a flock of seagulls on the beach, involuntarily falling onto the protesters' positions, onto the helmets of the attackers from the 101st and 202nd Special Operations Battalions and the 56th Bukhansan Division, and onto the silently flowing Han River.

Under the same cherry blossom tree, the Koreans split into two groups and began to fight each other.

In the distant command center, Li Xinghe put down his binoculars, marveling at the beauty of the early spring cherry blossoms falling.

"The early cherry blossoms are in bloom. Spring has arrived."

Spring has come to Seoul once again. At this time last year, Lee Sung-ha and the South Korean military also created the "Spring of Seoul" in Seoul to seize power.

Chapter 911: Nationwide Uprising, Constitutional Monarchy (4700 words)

Cherry blossoms fall, the church collapses with a crash, and God's cross falls to earth.

In the early hours of the morning, soldiers of the special operations battalion drove M48 Patton tanks through whirlwinds of smoke and cherry blossom petals, their artillery and machine guns aimed at the Christian militia fleeing through the smoke.

The sounds of banging echoed continuously. The ancient cannons and heavy machine guns still demonstrated their excellent killing power, proving their stability, which far surpassed that of modern weapons, through the deaths on the battlefields of World War II.

One by one, the fleeing militiamen fell in the dust and smoke. The M2 Lao Gan Ma machine gun still exerted its century-old savory power, and the killing power of the large-caliber bullets that could split the enemy in two with a single shot brought more militiamen back to their senses, although their lower bodies had probably already flown away.

When the barricades erected by the Christian militia were discovered, the North Hansan Division's attack became even more ferocious:

"Land the howitzers horizontally! Fire!"

As is well known, due to the limited engagement distance, army artillery is no longer equipped with cannons, but mainly with long-range indirect-fire howitzers. However, in this attack, the 53rd Bukhansan Division directly used howitzers with bayonets fixed to their guns for close-range, frenzied bombardment and assault.

Special operations battalions 101, 202, and 707 swiftly advanced, firing their rifles at the militia members who were still resisting.

"kill!"

Li Xinghe had no intention of taking any prisoners.

For the South Korean Unification Party and the South Korean military, who had already decided to make a strategic shift, the pro-Western forces united by democratic factions and the Christians surrounding them were no longer needed.

Smoke and dust filled the air as Seoul automatically entered a state of martial law.

Chinese netizens who got up early to watch the drama flocked to the front lines to watch the show, and some even went to the front lines to broadcast the battle live.

People left comments:

"Is this really South Korea, a developed country? Is this really South Korea, which produces a large number of drones, self-propelled artillery and all kinds of ammunition? Why are they still using old tanks and artillery from World War II, weapons that are older than their grandfathers?"

"The idiot upstairs, that's because South Korea doesn't have enough military spending to afford it. Most of the good military equipment they make is exported to Europe and America."

Seeing the special forces soldiers defeating the local militia so decisively, netizens naturally recalled the historical events of Gwangju, and subsequently flooded the internet with famous memes:

"New recruits fight veterans, and the more they fight, the younger they seem to get."

However, while making fun of the memes, netizens quickly figured out what was happening.

Lee Sung-ha wanted to form a seven-nation alliance, but the pro-Western faction in South Korea, who nominally represented progressive forces, immediately organized a collective resistance struggle to restore the old pro-Western system.

As a result, netizens overwhelmingly supported Li Xinghe.

On the battlefield of the Capitol, unimpeded square fighting reaped the lives of the militia, with Patton tanks breaking through the Christian militia's obstacles like invincible mechs.

The high-ranking officials of the democratic alliance were in agony, beating their chests and stamping their feet in despair.

"Damn it! Those with military service experience and sufficient combat ability have all been taken away by that monster."

Since the year before last, in order to solve South Korea’s terrifying household debt problem, Lee Sung-ha has been constantly transferring South Korean men with combat experience to be stationed on islands in the South Pacific or the Pacific Ocean, or to serve as temporary troops in Cochinchina and Seong Chau Special Economic Zone in Vietnam. As a result, most of the veterans with combat experience are not in South Korea.

Finally, when the dead and wounded had littered the streets, the Christian militia began to retreat and flee.

The leaders of the Democratic Alliance also fled one after another.

Before fleeing, Kim Minseok and his men were reckless and disregarded their own safety. However, Colonel Lee Joon-rak, the officer in charge of the unit from the former Ko Chang-hwan faction (former Army Chief of Staff and anti-Lee leader), did not think that running away was the right thing to do.

He ordered a bomb to be placed in the South Korean National Assembly building: "Blow up this building, destroy it, we can't leave it to that madman surnamed Lee."

Boom!

The Capitol building was bombed again.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Juhuan was so angry that he jumped up and down and cursed:

"What the hell?! Are you kidding me?! I finally managed to rebuild this building after so much trouble..."

Around this time last year, the National Assembly Building in South Korea was also attacked in a similar way; it was bombed by Lee Sung-ha. Since then, Cho Gu-hwan has spent a lot of money to repair the building, which is now almost completely restored, only to be bombed again this year.

On-site inspection.

"More than 4,000 rebels were killed. One prisoner was captured."

A middle-aged man was pulled in front of Li Xinghe:

"This is Park Moon-joo, the Deputy Director of Publicity of the Democratic Party."

He was still hurling insults:

“You bastard…you blasphemous bastard…I will never forgive you in the next life…you villain…” Lin Yongmei, I’m free, but Lin Zaizai, are you…?

Li Xinghe asked in surprise:

"An afterlife? You're a Buddhist?"

Park Moon-joo was speechless.

Like Christianity in Japan, Christianity in South Korea is largely a product of Buddhism. Therefore, to a large extent, many of the so-called ten million Christians in South Korea are simply Buddhists disguised as Christians.

"Since he yearns for the afterlife, then kill him."

Li Xinghe casually gave the order to fulfill his request.

Thus, Park Moon-ju was executed while his expression of surprise had not yet faded and he seemed to want to beg for mercy but could not utter the words.

The fierce battle ended, the ground was littered with corpses, the Patton tanks had stopped, the 155mm howitzers were advancing, and the cathedral had collapsed. All of this appeared quite beautiful under the filter of falling cherry blossoms.

Li Xinghe was speechless at his subordinates' reports:

"So, this was an unexpected move to alert the enemy?"

It was two children who overdosed on drugs that caused this strange and sudden conflict. The collapse of Yeouido Evangelical Church and the explosion of the National Assembly Building originated from this.

"They're such menaces; drug addiction is a terrible thing."

Li Xinghe offered a sharp critique of drug addicts.

Zhao Juhuan hurriedly replied, asking:

What do we do now?

"They have already so clearly stated their political stance, should we continue to tolerate their evil deeds? It's time to eliminate the Democratic Party and undergo a complete transformation and reform."

Li Xinghe said.

What to do? Only kill.

The Democratic Party of Korea probably realized Lee Sung-ha's goal, so although it retreated to the residential area, it immediately began a nationwide political mobilization.

"The nationwide uprising has begun."

As a loyal follower of the United States for decades, South Korea has over ten million Christians and is the world's second-largest exporter of Christianity. Due to its large population and limited land, South Korea relies on Christianity, and some even believe in cults to spread their narrow-minded views. Therefore, relying on Christian communities to instigate riots has become a mainstream political mobilization method for the opposition.

At the same time, the old democratization movement areas were also immediately mobilized.

At the Yongsan base command, South Korean military staff members brought Lee Sung-ha news that seemed rather ominous.

New Chief of Staff Lee Young-soo pushes a large map of South Korea, labeling it with "rebellion":

“Gwangju was the first to announce its participation in the rebellion… Gwangju Mayor Kang Ki-jung declared, ‘We will overthrow the dictatorial tyrant and the anti-Christian villain to the end.’”

As a metropolitan city independent of Jeollanam-do and the spiritual heart of the Democratic Party, Gwangju was the first to step forward without hesitation.

Similarly, based on the history and politics of Jeolla Province, almost the entire province rebelled.

"Governor Kim Young-rok of Jeollanam-do has declared his opposition to our 'Seven Nations Alliance,' and his slogan is similar to that of Gwangju, indicating his determination to resist illegal rule. Currently, the municipal governments of Naju, Hwasun, Mokpo, Jindo, Haenam, Goheung, Yeosu, Gwangyang, and Suncheon in Jeollanam-do have all submitted to Jeollanam-do. Hwasun, Gokseong, Gurye, and Yeonggwang, however, oppose the governor."

Li Xinghe asked:

Is there anything else?

The subordinate replied:

"Jeonbuk Special Autonomous Province has declared a full-scale rebellion, with Gunsan, Jeonju, Gimje, Wanju and other areas almost completely in revolt."

"Chungcheongbuk-do has confirmed that Cheongju, Asan, Cheonan, Jincheon, Gyeryong, Nonsan and other places have announced their support for the Gwangju Central Government."

In fact, there is no need to specifically collect local information. Just stand at the Yongsan base and look out. The districts on the north bank of Seoul, which have always supported the Democratic Party, have formed an overwhelming advantage in terms of numbers and are demonstrating and making noise around the Yongsan base, blocking the roads in and out.

Zhao Gu-hwan's regretful statement:

“Gangwon Province, North Gyeongsang Province, South Gyeongsang Province, and South Chungcheong Province are still supporting us. But in reality, they are mainly located on the east side of South Korea, while we are in Seoul.”

The area surrounding Seoul and Gyeonggi Province is largely political territory of the Democratic Party, making the encirclement of Seoul's central government extremely tight. Local governments everywhere oppose Lee Sung-ha.

This is not surprising. Since the Yoon Seok-youl martial law incident, the Democratic Party has been working to improve its anti-coup mobilization capabilities, and this time the mobilization was carried out smoothly from the central government to the local level.

Even Zhao Juhuan was a little shocked by the scene.

Although none of the three branches of the South Korean military have yet declared defection, the entire southwestern Jeolla Province, as well as North Chungcheong Province, Gyeonggi Province, and half of Seoul have joined the rebel camp. The densely populated Gwangju, Sejong, Daejeon, Incheon, and Seoul turned blue almost instantly due to the fierce counterattack by the Democratic Alliance of Korea.

In other words, densely populated areas in South Korea, especially major cities, have largely declared their participation in the anti-Lee riots.

From an economic perspective, those who oppose Li Xinghe are mainly urban residents, small industrialists, independent business owners, and farmers who have been impacted by the new policies and have suffered significant losses in international competition.

However, from a religious and ethnic perspective, Christians, nationalists who support the unification (occupation) of Korea, and South Koreans who fundamentally do not believe in the decline of Europe and America may be the main force opposing Lee Sung-ha at this time.

Just as everyone was beginning to waver, Li Xinghe spoke up:

"This is psychological warfare. Don't be intimidated by the local councils and governments. Generally speaking, they are all South Koreans who grew up under the influence of Europe and the United States. Their upbringing has given them the impression that Europe and the United States are the world's number one. So they habitually think that they can defeat me if they unite. But the people have not yet made their final choice. If we defeat them, the people will naturally support us."

Having witnessed firsthand the fervent support of his fans, Lee Sung-ha did not believe that South Korea had truly entered a state of widespread public opposition to him.

One-third of South Korean families are labeled as "China supporters," and with Lee Sung-ha's fans and the South Korean military, it's safe to say that Lee Sung-ha can maintain at least a 50/50 approval rating among the general public.

In other words, the rebellion was mainly carried out by local councils and governments under the Democratic Party system.