Episode 233. When not to be patient (2)
“Mr. Hwa.”
Soonwook entered with an urgent expression.
The hwabu, who was watching Cao Song’s condition, turned his head with a puzzled expression.
“uh! pure soldier. You said you were going to Seoju to find out the identities of the assailants, so are you already here?”
“yes. I came back about an hour ago.”
“is it so. But why are you so dark?”
“Whoa! When Sun-wook talked about what
had just happened and asked the fireman to stop Jojo, the fireman shook his head.
“Don’t you know how angry Joe is right now? Even if I tell you, you won’t listen. In addition, not only Joe hyung, but also the generals were very angry. In this case, if you leave it alone, it will become poison. There are times when you have to fight a tough fight.”
“But no matter how hard you try, it’s a tough battle to win. Also, since Yeo Bu, who was expelled from the imperial palace, is entrusting herself to Jang Yang of Ha Nae-gun, she may aim for this empty place.”
Hana-gun, located on the western border of Dong-gun, is a large capital city similar in size to Dong-gun.
Just as Jojo ate Yeonju and Cheongju with his own troops and Dong’s troops, Yeo Po was able to devour Yeonju with his own and Ha Nae’s forces.
“Wouldn’t it be a defense if we send troops capable of defending the east army entering Yeonju?”
At the words of the fireman, Soon-wook shook his head.
“Lu Bu is a great commander who is good at fighting and tactics. If he thinks a little bit, he will turn around and attack the other empty fortresses without fighting the Eastern army.”
If you leave defense troops in all the capitals of Yeonju City out of fear of attacking other capitals, you will have no strength to attack Xuzhou.
A situation where you can’t do this and you can’t do that.
The painter thought for a moment, then turned his head to look at Cao Song, who was barely eating the porridge the maids were scooping out.
His penis was cut in half, and his eyes were dead, as if he had lost the meaning of life.
“Whoa~. If you think rationally, it would be right to dissuade the musician. But what kind of child would put up with his father being such a jerk? No one will be able to dissuade you, so it would be better to devise a good plan and find a way to win while minimizing damage.”
Xun Yu also followed the painter and looked at Cao Song, then nodded his head, unable to ask for more.
“All right. If even Congressman Hwa can’t stop it… no one can stop it. I’ll have to discuss the plan head-to-head with the other soldiers.”
When Soon-wook shook his head and left, the painter let out a short sigh.
In fact, the painter knew the outcome of the fight, but deliberately did not intervene.
‘Even if it were me, if my father had suffered and came back, I would have fought against it.’
* * *
Hwabu frowned, remembering that if Yeo-po’s army attacked after Sun-wook had left, Dong-gun, with his older brother as governor, would most likely be attacked first.
‘This isn’t the time for me to just be here for treatment.’
The next day, the painter went to Jojo, who was busy preparing for the campaign, told him about the situation, and hinted that he would go to Donggun to help his brother.
Hearing the fireman’s words, Jojo pondered for a moment, then nodded.
“As you said, if I lead a large army and vacate this place, there is a high possibility that Yeo Bu or other feudal lords will target it. In fact, because of that, the soldiers are putting their heads together and thinking about it.”
After attaching a room to appoint talented people and receive recommendations under Jojo’s command, many people gathered.
The people who started yesterday and are still meeting face to face were bookmakers like Soon-wook, Jung-wook, and Kwak-ga.
“sorry. I have to stay until the end to treat my father.”
“My father’s details have improved a lot, so it’s okay since other doctors said he could treat you even if it wasn’t for you.”
“By the way, it seems like we had a meeting last night. Did the soldiers come up with a defense plan?”
“The big picture came out. It was decided to select only the capital city that corresponds to the road to Yeonju and leave the minimum number of troops that can withstand the Suseong.”
“Does Donggun also belong to that capital city?”
“of course. Donggun was the most likely place, so we decided to send 10,000 troops.”
“I heard that Lu Bu’s troops stationed in Henae are over 50,000, but would you be able to defend the fortress with 10,000 troops?”
When the painter made a worried expression, Jojo smiled. He knows why the painter is so worried.
“There are about 10,000 provincial guards in Donggun, and if I add 10,000, the total is 20,000. There are enough troops in the Mercury Castle, and if the troops of other nearby castles provide support while holding on to the Mercury Castle, you will be able to defeat the enemy sufficiently.”
“Well, in the current situation, that would be the best.”
“I know what your concerns are, but that’s the situation.”
“By the way, if you send only 100,000 soldiers to the east and send soldiers like that to other provinces, aren’t there not enough troops to attack Xuzhou?”
“I’m not trying to conquer the whole of Xuzhou, but I’m going to advance quickly and capture only Dokyeom, so if I follow my plan, I’ll be able to take revenge.”
“Oh~. okay. Please, I hope it goes as planned.”
“If I thought of friendship with you, I would have to send tens of thousands to Donggun… I’m sorry.”
“no. It’s a water castle, not a siege castle, so I’ll be able to hold out until my brother comes back with his revenge.”
“Oh, and Woogeum, who was under the command of Po Jebuksang, is a general who is good at watercraft, so it would be much easier if we entrusted the soldiers to him. I will infer that the soldiers sent to the East Army are those from Jebuk.”
At Jojo’s words, much of the worry that had been on the painter’s face disappeared.
In fact, he was thinking of helping his brother by mobilizing the troops that Eulji had if Jojo did not give up soldiers.
“thank you. older brother.”
“It’s nothing compared to what you did for me. I saved my father, whom all the city doctors said was hopeless… I’m really sorry.”
“no. older brother. Your consideration is enough for me.”
After expressing his gratitude to Cao Cao one more time, Hwabu led his disciples, doctors, and 10,000 soldiers to Donggun.
* * *
The soldiers of the Eastern Army were frightened when ten thousand soldiers suddenly appeared and sent a scout, but when they realized that they were allies, they let go.
“Boo! What are all these troops?”
When Hwabok asked with a puzzled expression, the Hwabu explained that Jojo went to DK to get revenge.
“…That’s why my brother Joe gave me soldiers who could protect Donggun just in case.”
Hwabok, who heard the fireman’s words, was a little relieved, but still had a worried expression.
He was a scholar who neglected martial arts and insisted on learning. Because of this, his strategy was only scratching the surface, and he had no experience of fighting a war.
All he could do was entrust Dowi with full military power and hope that he would fight well.
“okay! Combined with the provincial army, there are 20,000 troops. I guess you can do Mercury.”
“yes. Oh, and not too long ago, Geumi-hyung, who was the provincial guard of Jebuk, became my escort. You know Geum-i very well.”
In the meantime, when the painter introduced Woogeum, Hwabok’s face was visibly happy.
Woo-geum is the ambassador of his younger brother Hwa-hwa, the older brother and brother-in-law of Woo-eun, the chief of the escort, and a great commander who led numerous battles to victory when he was a subordinate of Jebuksang Posin.
“How can you not know! Long time no see. General Wu.”
“Speak low. Tae-soo. This is the first time since I met you in the old Chohyeon.”
“Iknow, right. In the meantime, I have heard a lot about General Wu’s activities.”
“I also heard through awards that Taesoo Hwa is highly praised by the people.”
The fireman tilted his head as he watched the two greet each other.
“Brother, but where did Eun-hyung go so I can’t see him?”
Woo-eun, whom he had seen at his brother’s inauguration ceremony as president, was nowhere to be seen.
“ah! Wu Siwi entrusted escorting his wife for a while.”
“I told you to escort your sister-in-law? why?”
“In fact, the situation around you is very heinous these days, isn’t it? So I sent them to Chohyeon, which is safe.”
Hwa-bok heard from the second flower pot that the painter had defended the entire Chohyeon, including the surroundings of the house, like a fortress. Because of this, he sent his wife and son to his in-laws.
“Oh~. Well done. It’s probably safer in Chohyeon than here.”
After Hwa-bok greeted Woo-geum, the commanders of the provincial army and Woo-geum’s lieutenants greeted each other.
He Dowei of Donggun exchanged greetings quite friendly to see if he was familiar with Wu Jin.
* * *
Hwabu knew that Lü Bu would surely invade Donggun, so he inquired about the opinions of Eulji and the envoys, grasped the surrounding terrain, mobilized the Donggun provincial guards and generals, and even Haomun’s information power to investigate and prepare countermeasures.
“Whoa~. The route to enter was predicted, suitable locations for ambush were found, the best place to use fire and even the method of luring were all established…” A
long sigh flowed from the mouths of the fireman and the fireman.
The strategy was good and the traps were great, but the problem was the huge difference in troops and military strength of the generals.
In order to deal with the folly, the cecum of the cecum, two or perhaps three generals must work together.
If there are a lot of generals, it is possible to work together against one Yeo Bu, but the number of generals is rather more on the side of Lu Bu.
“If it’s Lupo, he’ll definitely look down on us and advance straight to the capital city, so we have no choice but to inflict as much damage as possible in the meantime.”
“Whoa~. I see.”
The fireman was heartbroken at the prospect of how terrible it would be to hold on to Mercury and wait for the relief army to come from another castle.
“Mr. Hwa.”
At that time, Eulji approached the fireman and bowed his head.
“Yes, my lord.”
“I prepared 5,000 bows and 500,000 arrows because I wanted to add my little strength.”
“yes?!”
At that moment, the hwabok and longevity next to the hwabu were more surprised than the hwabu.
In war, there was no weapon that could inflict as much damage as an arrow with short training. Moreover, among the current soldiers, there were no soldiers who did not know how to shoot arrows.
Hwabok asked Eulji with an expression of disbelief before the painter.
“Has the lord really prepared 5,000 bows and 500,000 arrows?”
“yes.”
“Heh heh… Thank you. thank you so much.”
As Hwabok lowered his head, all the generals and officials except the Hwabu bowed their heads toward Eulji.
There were 2,000 arrows in the Eastern army, but although they had bows, they had less than 100,000 arrows. In fact, it received a huge amount of material support.
“And I think I will need it when I use a chemical tool, so I prepared 50 barrels of oil and 10 boxes of iron.”
“Even ghee and iron! Uh, when did you prepare all of that? In addition, it would have cost a lot of money to prepare all of that…”
The mouths of Hwabok and longevity were so wide that they could no longer open.
And the munitions prepared by Eulji actually surprised the fireman and wondered what kind of measures he had used.
“Among those whom Congressman Hwa showed grace in the past, there were people who became military leaders, so I received some help.”
“yes? Is there a military statue that has something to do with me?”
As the painter tilted his head, Eulji smiled slightly.
“Do you remember the saga of the ecliptic?”
“ah! Ra’s older brothers… although they said they would be in the crowd…”
The fireman remembered them only then.
“I will tell you more about the details later.”
When Eulji cut off the painter’s words, the painter nodded and closed his mouth because he was aware of it.
“all right. And at the right time…. Thank you so much for your help.”
“Of course I did what I had to do.”
The fireman had forgotten, but Sarah’s brothers made a group called the Sama Sangdan with the money invested by the fireman, Eulji, and Myeongil and the property they had. And now, the sama corps had become a military corps with great power enough to control the direction of the war in the dark.
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