ok fair enough, I wouldn't agree, Busan is the largest city now in the country and likely the most economically important, so kind of a natural place for a capital, regardless of where it is, if they want to lay down a flag of "we're not scared of you North Korea!" as they kind of did in OTL by staying in Seoul just south of the DMZ as it is, the second most southern city doesn't really seem to ring out that message, Daejeon is better for making a stand and saying they're not scared
I'm too busy to write sentences. You bring up interesting points and here is why I still believe Taegu will be the capital city:
Why not Pusan:
1. capital cities does not need to be the largest city, although Seoul did eventually grow to be the largest
2. people think gov't wanting to escape as soon as it looks like shit goin down
3. can be victim to incursion, large or small(as form of battle, this cannot be beyond the range thought possible for SK gov't)
Why Taegu:
1. message of confidence to North(debatable)
2. easy to defend(compared to Taejon)
3. historically large city, thus much infrastructure/industry
4. central location in TTL ROK(main railway: Taejon to Pusan, now Taegu becomes midpoint)(Why not Chonju, you may ask then - because they are not well connected by railway)
(Why not Taejon:
1. The route to Taejon is just plains and easier to attack; invasion to Seoul OTL was mainly divided into 3 routes; and is same distance to DMZ as is Seoul OTL)
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