Episode 192. Pretending to know but not know (1)
Hwabu and Eulji I got curious and went outside to see Sara.
“Heheheheheheheuk…..”
“What’s going on? speak up What the hell is going on?”
Sarah did not readily answer the questions of Obo and Buna and continued to cry.
At that time, the painter suddenly remembered that Sagazang was in Luoyang.
Sara could have reacted like that if she had heard the news.
“Have you heard rumors about Luoyang?”
“Hehe, your master.”
Sara only answered the fireman’s question.
“If it was your family, no matter how big the uproar, it would have escaped the crisis. So don’t worry too much.”
“I think I will too, but I am very anxious.”
“By the way, who did you hear the news from?”
At that time, Eulji, who was next to her, tilted her head and asked Sara.
“I heard from your uncle.”
“Uncle?”
“Your uncle is staying at the inn where I am staying.”
“Is that so? So are you still in the inn?”
“no. Uncle, along with the others, hurriedly entered Luoyang.”
“Did Nakyang El get into this mess?”
“He went in because he was very worried. I wanted to go with you too, but… I can’t…”
“Oh wow! No matter how much I’m worried about the family, in this chaos…”
Eulji shook his head.
The painter, who had been listening to the two, thought for a moment before opening his mouth.
“Let’s go to Luoyang tomorrow too.”
“yes? Senator, but now Luoyang is too dangerous.”
“They say the imperial palace and the capital city are all in a sea of fire… How many people are dying? It’s dangerous, but it’s not like we don’t have any troops… Let’s go even if it’s impossible.”
“I see. I will tell the messengers to prepare like that.”
Eulji followed the fireman’s orders even though his face was full of concern.
When the painter announced that he would be leaving for Luoyang tomorrow, Sarah’s eyes, swollen like crucian carp, were filled with relief. I was worried a lot, but now I feel a little relieved.
“Master Su. thank you.”
“When we enter Luoyang, let’s first find out what happened to your family.”
* * *
The first thing the Alliance soldiers saw when entering Luoyang was the still burning houses and the imperial palace.
The heavy smoke filled the capital of Luoyang, and the streets were littered with corpses, and the coughs, screams, and resentments of the survivors made the listeners feel relieved.
Most of the feudal lords of the alliance chose to rectify the burnt Luoyang first rather than pursue Dong Zhuo.
They released soldiers to put out the fire, cremated the dead, supplied food to the living, and assigned doctors to treat them.
While most of the alliance’s princes were distracted by such matters, Cao Cao led his soldiers in pursuit to kill Dong Zhuo.
When the fireman’s party entered Luoyang, most of the fires were extinguished, but chaos still lingered.
“Which side is the Raya Saga Merchant?”
At Eulji’s question, Sarah looked around and cried.
It’s also a problem that the smoke is obscuring the view, but I couldn’t find the way because there were only burnt-out buildings all over the place.
“That’s… I’m not sure which one.”
At that time, a man who seemed to be covered in ashes approached Eulji with a cotton cloth covering his mouth and nose and bowed his head.
Eulji exchanged a few words with the man and then asked Sarah.
“Which gate was Sagajang based on the ecliptic, east, west, south, or north?”
“I was close to the South Gate.”
“If it’s the south gate, it’s over there.”
The man raised his finger and pointed in one direction, and the fireman’s party moved in that direction.
As they were walking, the man asked Sara directly.
“When looking at the south gate, is the top of Saga on the right? Are you on the left?”
“It’s on the left.”
“Were you on the boulevard?”
“yes.”
“I know roughly. Please follow me.”
After going for some distance as the man guided, Sara also found a sense of direction and led the way toward Sagajang.
bruise~
Sarah, who had been leading the way, was devastated in front of the buildings of the upper guild, where only black ashes remained.
“Oh, how could this happen…”
Obo hurriedly helped him stumble as he was about to fall.
“Are you okay?”
“My house… my house… uh mom… dad… older brothers…”
He jumped out.
Sara suddenly shook off Obo’s hand and entered the manor even though the heat was still not gone.
All over the manor, corpses presumed to be members of the saga guild were scattered all over the place, burnt or covered in blood.
“Uncle Jong… Aunt Sue… Old Man Yeom… Sohee… Uh how! how! This is…”
Sarah continued to search for her family, even recognizing the charred bodies.
She seemed half insane, but there was nothing to help but everyone watching.
“father! mother! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,
after about a hundred and one bodies, it was only deep inside the manor, and she found her parents’ bodies and screamed.
The mournful and pitiful sound of that cry was such that there was no one in the fireman’s party who did not cry.
dump.
While crying like that, Sara suddenly collapsed. I was so shocked that I couldn’t stand it and passed out.
The fireman hurriedly helped her and placed acupuncture around her neck, chest, philtrum and other parts of her face where she could not breathe well.
“Bishop B.”
“Yes, Senator.”
“Gather the bodies in one place and see if there are any survivors.”
“All right.”
When Eulji gave the order, the executioner and servants began to move.
The painter looked up at the sky with a confused expression.
‘I knew that Dong Zhuo would burn Luoyang, but… it’s really terrible.’
“Wash Boyara’s hands and heal her burns. I want to look around the manor.”
“Your master.”
After entrusting Sarah to Obo, the painter looked around the manor, occasionally using his clairvoyance to look underground or under the burnt rubble.
‘Ha~. I wondered if there was something like a den to hide in, but… there isn’t!’
When the fireman returned to the wide yard after looking around the manor, Sarah, who had fainted, was awake and over a hundred dead bodies were gathered together.
As soon as Sara woke up, she examined the corpses again.
Seeing the corpses of his parents, he cried out loud for a long time, but he did not faint again like before.
“brother! I have no brothers!”
Then, as if suddenly realizing something, she cried out loudly.
“You don’t have any brothers? Really?”
“You don’t have any brothers. Fortunately, the older brothers must have escaped.”
“okay. If so, I’m really glad.”
The fireman could have had Sarah’s brothers among the burnt bodies, but he didn’t dare say that.
No one said anything like that, probably because everyone felt the same way.
“I’ll have to release someone to find my brothers, but they might come back to this manor, so let’s wait for your brothers here for a while.”
“Yes Master. Hehehehehehe…..”
Sara started to shed the tears she had been holding back, and the painter ordered Eulji to clean up the hall.
* * *
The imperial palace was burned and the city of Luoyang was turned into a sea of fire, but many people still escaped Dong Zhuo’s eyes and survived.
Those who survived, with the help of Alliance soldiers, began to collect the burned remains, bury the bodies, and build huts to live again.
The fireman opened a temporary medical clinic on the site of the Saga Merchant Merchant Company to treat people, and rumors of his excellent medical skills spread quickly, and many patients flocked to him.
Fortunately, there was a large well at the site of the Saga Merchant Chamber, so water was supplied smoothly, and there were plenty of burnt wood, so a fire was available.
“It is said that those who are presumed to be the survivors of the congressman’s saga were taken away by Dong Tak’s army.”
While Hwabu was being treated, Eulji was inquiring about the whereabouts of the survivors of the Saga Merchant.
“I wanted to hide like the others, but… I was dragged away.”
“It seems that young people were forcibly conscripted rather than killed to replenish the troops.”
“Didn’t you say that Jo hyung’s army was chasing Dong Tak’s army?”
“yes.”
The fireman closed his eyes for a moment, thought hard, then opened his mouth.
“Choose ten of the most outstanding executives. Also, call the three guards.”
“Are you thinking of rescuing Sa So-jeo’s older brothers who were captured by Dong Tak-kun?”
“Can you do such a thing with only three guards and ten executioners?”
“I was wondering about that, so I asked. Please tell me why you order that.”
“Rescuing Sarah’s brothers is beyond my ability. I’m sorry, but I can’t help it.”
“Then why are you trying to move the executioners?”
“It’s because of Joe.”
“…..”
“Cho hyung single-handedly led an army to pursue Dong Zhuo’s army, but only 10,000 soldiers cannot face an army of 200,000. Perhaps Jo hyung’s army will be defeated and Dong Tak’s army will safely flee to Chang’an.”
“I guess so.”
“What I am trying to do is to give a little help to Joe, who is fleeing in defeat.”
To be more precise, it was to save him even a little intact, knowing that he would be defeated and even injured.
And the goal is to take another snow stamp.
It may be a bit cheesy, but Cao Cao will lead the world in the future. That’s why I’m trying to give a little grace somehow.
“Are you planning to join the fight?”
Eulji tilted his head as if he did not understand.
“no. I intend to bluff and drive them away. There should be no fighting if possible.”
“All right. Then I will prepare the executioners and the wagon.”
“I will come with you even if you make a false report, so prepare enough surgical instruments in advance.”
“Your master.”
The painter turned his head and let out a shorter sigh than Sarah, whose expression was full of worry. He had a desire to save his older brothers if he got the chance, but he doesn’t have that capacity right now.
‘Joe might have been put in a situation where he had to take the medicine I gave him.’
In the future, the drug, which can be said to be a highly concentrated steroid, will probably make the user temporarily competent.
* * *
“Keugh!”
Cao Cao rode his horse with an arrow stuck in his shoulder, but his face was full of despair.
A battle of ten thousand against two hundred thousand.
No, in fact, it was a battle of 30,000 people led by 10,000 women.
Xiahoudon, who had been considered unmatched until now, was no match for Lu Bu. When Xiahoudon was defeated and fled, his morale collapsed at once.
Afterwards, Xia Huyeon and Cao In fought against the troops of Li Gak and Guo Sa from both sides, but the difference in military strength was more than three times, and above all, there was no general who could stand up to Lu Bu’s ignorant force.
It was only then that Jojo understood the situation at the time when equipment, Guan Yu, and even Liu Bi had to step in to deal with one of Lu Bu.
“It’s a really great longevity.”
To Cao Cao, Lü Bu was recognized as a monstrous general who could not be defeated in a one-on-one battle.
There was no choice but to retreat, and in the meantime, the generals had to be scattered.
The only general who followed Jojo was Jo Hong, and while he was running away, he was even attacked by Seo Young, the governor of the brotherhood, who was ambush in the rear.
In the attack, he was shot in the left shoulder by an arrow, and most of the soldiers were killed or scattered in all directions, with only Jo Hong remaining by his side.
Jojo had a premonition of death as he saw Hyeongyang-gun surrounding him on all sides.
And then, suddenly, it occurred to me that the old painter had given me a pill in my bosom.
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