Chapter 325. Liu Bei’s affinity (2)
“Buya, I’m sure I didn’t hear what you said, but to be honest, I’m a little worried. Aren’t our movements too slow? If you walk like this, the salvation army of element will arrive before you reach the karma.”
Hwabok stomped his feet and urged the Hwabu.
The war with Zhang He ended in a great victory, but if Yuan Shao sent another army, he could come within an hour.
“Zhang He’s soldiers who escaped went and reported, but Yuan Shao, who was angry, sent reinforcements and took a while to come here. I have at least two visits to spare.”
“But then, even if you reach the castle, you won’t have time to attack it, right?”
“Kamseong won’t attack.”
Hwabok’s eyes widened at the sudden sound of the fireman.
“What do you mean?”
“That means there is no need to attack. I told you last time, there is an arrangement.”
“really! Your talent for making people curious is not common.”
Hwabok shook his head as he watched the painter shrug his shoulders.
Doo-du-du-du-du…..
After a while, as we were almost reaching the castle, we heard the sound of the hooves of tens of thousands of horses that shook the earth.
Hwabok looked at the painter with eyes full of worries.
“You are here.”
“Who are they?”
“These are the people I really wanted to meet.”
The fireman laughed and said. Only then did Hwabok look that way, and a single horse quickly ran ahead of the tens of thousands of horses, waving a large white flag.
‘uh? How did this happen? Could it be that the reinforcements sent by Yuan Shao surrendered without a fight?’
“Boo, who the heck are they…”
“Zu Gong finally seems to have succeeded in getting his men out of Yuan Shao. I will go out to meet you.”
At that moment, the three Liu Bei brothers stepped forward and bowed their heads to the painter.
Hwabok closed her mouth and looked at them.
“Thanks to Yu Do-dok, a difficult fight is easily resolved. Go and tell Zhao Yun that I have been waiting for you.”
“yes.”
Hua Fu opened his mouth as if he could not stand it any longer as he saw the three Liu Bei brothers receive the order and go out to greet the one coming from the front.
“If I’m not mistaken, they sent messengers to surrender right now, right? Who is General Zhao Yun?”
“Yes, it is correct to surrender, and General Zhao Yun is Yu Dodok’s cherished younger brother, and he shared comradeship under Gongsun Zan’s command.”
“Ah, no matter how old comrades are, now the lord they serve has changed, so can they bring out so many soldiers and surrender?”
It was a good surrender, but from Yuan Shao’s point of view, it was a betrayal that hit the back of the head.
“Brother, can your family fight sword to sword?”
“A family? What are you talking about out of the blue? Do you really think that if you and Muheunghu fight, I will take the side of Muheunghu? Don’t worry, it will never happen. Then, even if my head falls, my sword will be directed at Cao Cao.”
When Hwabok spoke with a solemn expression, the painter shook his head.
“That’s not what I meant when I asked. Anyway, if me and Queen Mu-pyeong later fall out and fight, brother, don’t confront Queen Mu-pyeong and run away.”
“Although I am no stranger to the art of strategy, I have no intention of becoming an older brother who stands in the way of my younger brother.”
“Having my older brother alive opens the way for me. So, if the relationship between me and Joe gets worse, please do not fight and run away and come to where I am.”
“Are you trying to make this older brother into an ugly person?”
“I would be very happy if my older brother died, my nephew died, my sister-in-law died, and my mother died while fighting like that. Brother, if you want to fight to save face, yes, if not, give up everything and just run away. If you’re taken prisoner, that’s even harder.”
Hwabok did not immediately respond to the fireman’s words, but after thinking for a while, he nodded.
“Hmm~. Listening to what you said, I realized that I was a little selfish. I get it. If you and Queen Mupyeong turn against each other, I will go to you without confronting Queen Mupyeong.”
“You must do that.”
“By the way, why did you suddenly say such a silly thing that your family would cross swords?”
“Because the story belongs to them, not me.”
Hwabok was surprised.
“They are like that too… are you and me the same?”
The fireman laughed and said.
“The karma is also the same.”
“what?”
In an instant, Hwabok’s eyes widened.
“Are you saying that the people in the fishing castle are also those who have been coaxed by you?”
“yes.”
“Heh heh heh heh…. Yuan Shao would be stunned if he found out about this!”
“It’s probably hard to keep sane.”
While Hua Fu and Hua Fu were talking, the soldiers led by Zhao Yun arrived, and Zhao Yun and several generals disarmed and followed Liu Bei’s sworn brother to Hua Bu.
“Yu Bi’s step-brother, Jo Woon, is meeting Eosa Daebu.”
“Are you the Jo Ja-ryong that Do-dok Yu often talked about?”
“As your disciple, Ja-Ryong, became friendly with Do-Dok Yoo, Do-Dok Yoo often called me by my name.”
“It’s nice to see you as a friend like this. I am the fisherman of the fisherman.”
“Liu Bei Guan Yu equipment. Just as the three older brothers serve Eosa Daebu as their main gong, we will also serve Eosa Daebu as their main gong. Please accept us.”
thud.
When Zhao Yun got down on one knee, the generals behind him also got down on one knee, and after a while, the 50,000 cavalrymen and soldiers who had lined up also got down on one knee.
“Please accept!”
As the 50,000 soldiers raised their voices, the atmosphere shook to the point of humming.
Hwabu could see the moderation of Joun’s soldiers and know that they were quite elite soldiers.
“I am happy that all the generals and soldiers who can be said to be the sworn brothers of Liu Bei have become my subordinates. From now on, you will become my limbs and share the joys and sorrows of life on the battlefield, and when the new world comes, you will see the glory together with me.”
“Thank you for accepting me. I will give my life to be loyal.”
After hearing Joun’s words, the painter continued with a satisfied expression.
“Leo Bey Dodo.”
“Your master.”
“I will place General Zhao under the command of Governor Liu Bei.”
“Thank you for your generous generosity.”
Contrary to what he had been reluctant to do so far, the painter quickly advanced to the castle after leaving Zhao Yun in Liu Bei’s hands.
A messenger had already gone to Yeopseong to convey Liu Bei’s words, so when the army of Hwabu approached, they opened the gate and the chief gatekeeper came out to greet them and bowed their heads.
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“The governor is running out of military food now, so I think I need to return to my hometown.”
When the bookkeeper Bonggi approached and reported, Yuan Shao made a puzzled expression.
“Didn’t the castle send military rice?”
“Yes, it seems that they are under attack from the army of Eosa Daebu, so it is not easy to send military rice.”
“General Joe? Didn’t you hear from them?”
“There has been no contact yet.”
Not only Yuan Yuan, but the other scribes and generals next to him also tilted their heads.
The battleground here and Upseong are only two hours away on horseback, a short distance away.
Since Zhao Yun had gone to fight yesterday with his soldiers, they would have had three or four close battles by now. However, I did not understand that there was no report in the meantime.
“Ex-military.”
“Your master.”
“Find out what happened to General Joe.”
“yes.”
Zhen Feng stepped back and gave instructions to some soldiers, and after a while or so he returned with a puzzled look on his face and reported to Yuan Shao.
“It is said that the scouts who have been looking around the Upseong have lost news since dawn this morning.”
“what? Did you hear from the scouts?”
“It looks like the Eosa Daebu killed all the scouts.”
“There are not one or two scouts, there must be hundreds at least, but not one of them has delivered the news?”
“yes.”
Elemental’s complexion naturally darkened.
It was only when the firefighter, who was fighting the soldiers led by Joun, had a great victory in the fight that he could afford to kill the scouts.
“You mean that even General Jo was killed?”
“There is no way to confirm that yet.”
“Immediately send more reconnaissance teams to check whether General Cho Woon is alive or dead.”
“The fact that there is something wrong with the main reconnaissance team means that there is a high possibility that General Cho Woon will not be safe either. Now that the food is running out, I think it would be better to return to the castle and regroup and fight again.”
“We’ve been winning for a long time now and are driving Cao Cao’s army, so let’s turn our troops around?”
“No matter how advantageous the charter is, the soldiers cannot fight while starving.”
“How much rice do you have left?”
“There are only 5,000 seats left.”
5,000 seats is enough for the current soldiers to last for about a day.
“Damn, I wasn’t worried about military provisions because my last name was close by, but… I got it. Tell everyone to prepare to return to the castle.”
“I take orders.”
After a while, the sound of drums resonated and the flags waved, and the soldiers began to pull up their tents and evacuate their camps, and the soldiers who were fighting fiercely in the battleground gradually retreated.
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“Hehehe… Why are they suddenly retreating?”
Cao Cao, whose complexion was dark due to his successive defeats, was relieved and puzzled when Yuan Shao’s army suddenly retreated.
In fact, just a moment ago, even the last line of defense was on the verge of collapsing, and if the line of defense collapsed, they would have to leave behind all their supplies without even properly maintaining the positions they had worked so hard to build.
If Yuan Yuan was not someone who did not know the art of strategy, and if he knew the art of strategy, he would know that now was a golden opportunity, but he did not understand why he had suddenly withdrawn his troops.
“The Duke of Zhou seems to have had some trouble in the elemental camp.”
“I guess so too, but I don’t know what the alteration is.”
“Eosa Daebu led 100,000 troops to recapture Eopseong, but I wonder if he may have achieved the desired result.”
“Then, are you saying that Yuan Shao is preparing to retreat to protect his karma at stake?”
“It seems so. Otherwise, there is no reason to withdraw the military that way.”
“But didn’t you send a second reinforcement to block the fireman’s attack?”
“That second reinforcement may have been hit as well. Otherwise, there is no reason to retreat.”
“It would be nice to retreat as it is and go to protect the karma, but if you are retreating with a different intention… you won’t be able to handle the next one.”
“The enemy is retreating, so at least you can catch your breath. In the meantime, if we prepare our battle lines quickly, we can prepare for the next one.”
“That’s right. Hurry up and prepare the battle line, and if you can afford it, remove the tent so that the spirit can be moved at any time.”
“I take orders.”
Cao Cao felt sorry for Yuan Shao’s retreating army and licked his lips in regret.
In Bonsi War, there was no time to reap a greater achievement than chasing and attacking a retreating enemy. But I did not dare to give such an order. To do so, the current situation had collapsed enough to be called a mess.
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