Episode 313. Contrary to Hwabu
‘s concerns, Gahu and Bangtong were satisfied enough to stick out their tongues while watching the maniacally high morale of the Korean and Chinese troops and the abundance of war supplies.
“Hehe, this must be a fight that I can’t lose even if I try to lose.”
Bangtong nodded at Gafu’s words.
Although Bangtong participated as a strategist when Hwabu and Yupyo fought, he only attended meetings and did not have a chance to know war supplies or soldiers’ training levels in detail.
However, since it was a war they had to lead this time, as they actively figured out those things, I understood a little why the fireman had won so many victories in all battles.
“Most of the feudal lords conscripted even the elderly and children in order to match the numbers, and sent them to the battlefield with a bamboo spear in their hand, but our soldiers are hardly regular soldiers. Everyone was wearing armor and was given proper spears and shields… There is no such elite among the elite.”
“How about the archers? That’s because I gave many archers ample arrows and trained them enough. Besides, morale is skyrocketing because you always eat your fill, so if you don’t win against the Ikju soldiers who are internally divided, you will hear fools.”
“What stories are you enjoying so much?”
At that time, Wu-geum approached the watchtower with the elder Tae-soo and several generals from afar.
“Is there anything more to talk about besides trying to win the war with the bookmakers? Meet the elder Taesu.”
Bangtong and Gahu received Woogeum’s words and bowed to the elder Taesu.
“If you’ve been thinking about winning the war, would you like to hear from me too?”
When the elder Taesoo expressed his curiosity, Bangtong glanced at Gahu and opened his mouth.
“Some time ago, a secret letter came from General Jejung in Ikju County.”
“I know that too. I heard that a jeju interpreted the ancient language to the two bookkeepers.”
The secret letter sent by Jejoong was written in a language that could only be recognized by those with a higher status than Jeju of Cheondo, which was their own language used during ancestral rites.
“So we let them know when and how much to help outside in case of internal strife.”
“When is that?”
“Tonight.”
“Tonight! Then shouldn’t we move the soldiers right away?”
“The soldiers will already be hiding in the promised place and waiting for their time.”
At Bangtong’s words, the elder Taesu looked at Woogeum with an expression that he did not understand.
“General Wu. Didn’t you tell me that you moved the soldiers?”
“I didn’t tell you because I didn’t move the garrison here in the city.”
“yes? Then where did you move the soldiers?”
“On the way to this place, I handed over 20,000 soldiers to Liu Bei and ordered him to harass the enemy from behind when they attacked the castle.
“There are 150,000 enemy troops… Would it be okay with only 20,000? Wouldn’t it be better to take the soldiers inside the castle and help them?”
“Out of 150,000, 20,000 who will cause a commotion inside are Taesu-nim’s soldiers. And the soldiers of Pa-gun, Jangga-gun, and Geonwi-gun will look like cows and chickens even when there is a commotion, so only the soldiers of Yoo Eo-gun, Ikju-gun, Wolsu-gun, and Yeongchang-gun will be in a state of confusion.”
“General Wu’s words have some truth, but I’m afraid that if I wait for results here, I might lose even the victories I’ve seized.”
“haha! Are you saying that you underestimate Liu Bei too much? But, well… We’re not ignorant of Tae-soo’s old age, so we’ll also prepare for dispatch. However, I am not going to send troops now, but when Dodok Liu Bi gets the chance to win.”
“Isn’t it too late then?”
Gafu smiled quietly and said.
“There is a saying that being a little late is the fastest way.”
I also had a stomachache.
“If you take the road that seems fast, it is accompanied by danger and you will crawl into a trap in your own haste. We try to embarrass our enemies more by not looking down on them.”
“What do you mean?”
To the elder’s question, Woo-geum answered with a smile this time.
“I am saying that the other side may have prepared a stratagem just as we did the stratagem. If the will avoids our eyes and turns some of the soldiers to aim at the empty castle, wouldn’t we be in a bigger mess if we went out to help?”
The elder silently chewed on Woo-geum’s words and nodded his head broadly.
“It was about predicting and preparing for the enemy’s strategy. Hehe Today, thanks to this mother-in-law, General Wu, I am opening my eyes.”
“How did this ruse come out of my head? It’s all the bookmakers’ thoughts.”
“okay. By the way, Dodok Liu Bei seems to be in charge of the vanguard, but seeing that General Wu believes in it, he must be a pretty brilliant person?”
“ah! Taesoo-nim, you don’t know about Dodok Liu Bi.”
At Woo-geum’s words, the elder looked at his youngest brother Jang-goe at the back with a slightly puzzled expression.
His expression seemed to ask if he was that famous.
The giant’s head nodded immediately.
“Doctor Liu Bei and his brothers are actually strong generals who can bring the head of the will with only 20,000 cavalry. So, brother, you can let go.”
“To the extent that you can assure me… I feel relieved.”
* * *
Dou Wilderness was a wide wilderness where we could rest comfortably for the last time before entering the precincts of Hanzhong County.
The soldiers of Yiju Army had to go into the territory of the Han-Chinese army and fight from tomorrow, so they set up a camp in the wilderness of Dou and hurriedly rested after dinner or were busy sleeping.
The wilderness has intermittent large rocky mountains or sand dunes, but it is usually open on all sides and there is nothing to block the view. Because of this, it is a terrain where the guards cannot be unaware of the enemy’s appearance.
It is late at night when fires are lit everywhere and the guards doze off.
When Jejung gave the signal, the soldiers of the Korean and Chinese troops, who had been divided into several squads, arose simultaneously, killed fellow soldiers who were sleeping, and set fire to hay and military rice.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”
“An enemy! The enemy has invaded!”
“…..”
Those who fell asleep quickly woke up, but the horses were already half-mad with their tails on fire, and torn drums and broken flags were scattered in front of the drummers and riders who were supposed to beat the drums to signal.
20,000 soldiers hiding between 150,000 troops.
The confusion they caused had a greater effect than the enemy’s attacks. And in the meantime, the generals of Pagun, Janggagun, and Ganwigun comforted their soldiers and left the camp.
From their point of view, they intended to go to help their hometown, which was currently under attack by the enemy, so they did their own thing no matter what kind of mess the Korean and Chinese soldiers made.
“Finally the time has come. Brothers.”
Liu Bei, who was hiding behind the sand dunes, heard flames gushing from Yizhou’s camp, screams and clashing weapons, and ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to fight.
“Your brother.”
“Lead the cavalry to help the Korean and Chinese soldiers and take the head of the will.”
“I take orders. Soldiers follow me!”
Guan Yu and Feng Fei each led five thousand cavalrymen and ran forward like the wind.
“The soldiers of the Korean and Chinese armies are all wearing headbands, so we have to differentiate between attacks.”
“Don’t worry, all the soldiers are already familiar with it.”
At the words of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the adjutants nodded and replied vigorously.
When the ten thousand cavalrymen set off, Liu Bei followed with the remaining ten thousand foot soldiers.
* * *
“I expected that some of the generals of the Korean and Chinese armies would revolt, so I cut them into pieces and closely monitored them… How did this happen!”
The company’s will watched with a devastated expression as Jejung, the general of the Han-Chinese army, fought against the general of the Shu army.
In fact, he expected them to rebel and not only watched, but also prepared for them by giving orders to the generals of the limbs and limbs. However, even so, the scale of the rebellion was much larger than expected, and they could not handle it.
“At this scale, all 20,000 soldiers would have participated… Even if they were divided into small pieces, how could they happen all at once?”
“Now is not the time to grumble like that. Soldiers from Pagun, Zhangjiagang, and Jianwei Army are leaving Yeongchae en masse.”
“what! Running away without subduing them in this turbulent yard? Are they sane?”
“Ever since they heard that Eosa Daebu’s army was attacking their land, the movement has been unusual, but it seems that they made the decision to withdraw on their own.”
“These crazy bastards! Self-restraint in a yard like this! Arrest the ringleaders immediately and cut their throats!”
“Chu Gong, now all the generals who will carry out the order of the Chou are fighting against the generals of the Korean and Chinese army…..” Dududududu
…..
At that time, the sound of thousands of cavalry soldiers rushing from afar was heard.
It was dark at night, and the entire Yeongchae was in chaos, so it was impossible to know the scale of the enemy, but someone was coming to pour oil on the fire.
“That’s the enemy. Enemies are attacking.”
The already hectic soldiers were now in a state of confusion.
An uncountable number of cavalrymen rushed into Yeongchae, and somehow they were able to distinguish them.
As the cavalrymen stormed the camp, the soldiers who were not properly organized were horribly trampled upon.
“Juju-gong, you should avoid yourself first.”
“Hehe, how could this happen… This is a dream! will it be a dream? Otherwise this could not have happened!”
“Calm down, Lord.”
Eom An, as if he had lost his mind, forcibly dragged the muttering will on a horse, and then led the guards and 3,000 cavalrymen to move out of the yeongchae.
“Yeah man! Will! Where can you run away without receiving the sword of the Sanggun Na Je-jung of the Korean and Chinese army?”
Jejung, who cut off Jangim from behind, led the cavalry and chased after them.
“General Meng.”
“Your general.”
“Stop General Jejung so I can escape with the main attacker.”
“I see.”
Meng Da, who received Ma An’s order, did not deserve to be left in the midst of this confusion, but he gritted his teeth and nodded.
Perhaps you will have to sacrifice your life.
When he led more than a thousand cavalrymen to stop Qi Zhong, Yan An took Yu Yan and hurriedly escaped from Yingchae.
* * *
“General Lee. Is it really okay for us to get out and return like this?”
Deng-ho, the general of the Geonwei Army, glanced at the youngchae of the Ikju Army, which was burning brightly, and then asked his superior with a worried expression.
“We are not the only ones who have escaped, but the soldiers of Zhangjiagang and Pagun have already escaped.”
“That’s true, but… my colleagues are being bullied…”
“Stop the white talk. How can they be friends?”
“yes? What kind of small grain is it?”
“They said that the enemies had invaded Geonho County, the home of our lives, but they insisted on invading the Korean-Chinese Army. If they were companions, at least we should have allowed them to go defend our land.”
“…..”
“As much as we came one more day, we suffered the loss of going back two days. Let’s not be distracted by those who are no different and hurry up to save our family.”
“I see. I was foolish for a moment.”
The Qianwei army was disturbed by the screams of the Ikju army, but they eventually turned their backs and hurried their way to their land.
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