Episode 344. Don’t lose the vote (1)
“The flames for all the dead, including Danjoo and General Yeopo, have ended.”
“Whoa! So, now everyone can bury them in their hometowns.”
Eulji could not hide his complex expression.
Are there only one or two people who die on the battlefield?
Hundreds of thousands die every day. It was a time when there were few cases in which a longevity or feudal lord who enjoyed the era was specially salted and went to his hometown to conduct a business.
However, the dead Yeo Po, several executive messengers, generals, and generals were people who had shared life and death for a long time, and most of them had families in Yeju.
For this reason, Eulji found the bodies of as many people as possible, burned them, and prepared to take them all away.
“Oh, and the lord of Sagajang asked to see Danju.”
“huh? Didn’t the lord of Sagajang say he was going up to Ikju before the inauguration ceremony?”
Eulji tilted his head.
Currently, Luoyang is under siege by Ma Deng’s troops. Because of this, it is difficult for outsiders to enter the castle.
“I went up to Ikju and came back in a hurry after hearing the news that the Duke of Ju had an accident.”
“Even if it was the head of the saga, it wouldn’t have been easy to break through the village, so how did they say they came in?”
“That I don’t know either. As you know, the people of Sagajang did not attach a person.”
“Yes, it is. There’s no reason to do that to Sagajang, bring him.”
“yes.”
After the subordinates left, Sao, the head of the family, appeared.
“Danju Eulji is safe. I heard that Eosa Daebu is also safe. I was so heartbroken when I heard the sad news about General Yeo Po. If I had been there, I wouldn’t have died in vain…”
Sao let out a deep sigh of relief as he inspected Eulji to see if there was anything wrong.
“Life or death on the battlefield is something no one can guarantee.”
Sao’s grief seemed so great that Eulji had to comfort Sao. Sao was sad for a long time, then raised his head, and after he calmed down, Eulji asked quietly.
“By the way, how did you get into the castle?”
Sao couldn’t answer Eulji’s question right away and looked around at the people around him.
“Everyone please step back for a while.”
“yes.”
As Eulji managed to bite someone first, Sao opened his mouth.
“As Danju-nim knows, we went through the last ordeal, and in order not to go through the same thing twice, we built several secret passages to get out of the city.”
“yes?”
In an instant, Eulji’s eyes widened.
“That’s really amazing.”
“I’m sorry for not telling you earlier. I didn’t have any other intentions, so please don’t misunderstand.”
“Of course I don’t think so.”
Eulji looked at Sao and nodded.
Sagazang is a family where most of the family members were brutally murdered when Dong Zhuo turned Luoyang into a sea of fire. Of course you would have thought so.
“Then did you prepare right away while rebuilding?”
“Yes, embarrassingly, he made preparations to escape first. And I think about hiding things first.”
“Hehe, a secret passage that I don’t even know about. It’s amazing.”
Eulji was very surprised inside.
No matter how much he didn’t keep an eye on Sagazang, Haowen’s information power was considerable and he knew many secrets of Sagazang.
However, the secret passage was the first time.
“That is why it is more heartbreaking. If I had told you beforehand, this wouldn’t have happened… I’m really sorry.”
“The Duke of Zhou and Cao Cao were sworn brothers. Who could have predicted that Xiahouyan would attack? If I had, I wouldn’t have been so outrageous.”
“Even though it’s a bit late, it will be useful in the future.”
jingle.
When Sao took out the key from his bosom and held it out, Eulji’s eyes widened.
“Is this the key to the secret passage that the lord used?”
“yes. On the east side of the capital, there is a silk farm. If you look at the floor in front of the far left of the first barn on the right side of the cobbled house, there is a passage going down to the basement. This is the key to the first door in the basement, this is the key to the second door in the middle, this is the key to the first door at the exit, and this is the key to the second door. Only with these four keys can you enter and exit.”
“If you forget any of these, you won’t be able to use the passage.”
“yes. Even a thief with good hand skills has made it difficult to open, so you should think that the secret passage cannot be used the moment you forget the key.”
“Where do you come out when you go outside through the ong?”
“It is connected to a small inn on the side of Eulsan Port.”
“Are all the people in Ong’s and Gaekjan’s households the Saga’s family members?”
“Even when Dong Zhuo turned Sagajang into a sea of fire, they were my henchmen who did not run away and looked for me.”
Sao’s face was a mixture of pride and spleen.
Eulji looked at Sao’s expression and nodded.
Sao’s sheep was something that only a servant could do to a lord.
At this level, it could be called a family.
“I was at a loss as there was no way to contact the governor, but I will use it in a useful way.”
* * *
“The person who put the sleeping pills on the grain was Eulji Danju!”
Hearing Gamseok’s words from Luoyang, the painter put on a slightly bewildered expression.
“I expected it, but…”
It was as if he ate the sleeping pills he sprayed to harm the former runaway.
At least it was a sleeping pill, so it’s a shame. If it was poison, it would have been a big deal.
“No, if it was poison, the soldiers who ate the food first would have noticed it in advance. Anyway, I think we should have the food that the soldiers eat in the future be constantly inspected.”
Although it is an era of war, lawmakers who are well versed in poison are still rare. Because of this, poison has not yet been used as a weapon of mass destruction. However, I thought that I should be careful and prepare in the future.
“And Eulji Danju said that all preparations for emptying Nakyangseong were finished, and asked when.”
“You said it was over already?”
The fireman’s eyes widened.
On the one hand, Luoyang had to treat the people who were injured during the governor’s inauguration ceremony, and on the other hand, had to defend against Ma Deng’s attacks.
It was surprising that he had already done all of that while he was being attacked by Ma Teng.
“Danju-nim blamed himself a lot after Zhou-gong was attacked by Xia Hu-yeon. Therefore, Haomen of Luoyang Province mobilized all of his abilities for this task, and the Sajajangju returned just in time and helped a lot.”
“The head of Saga is back? You must have been attacked by Ma Teng, so how could you get into the city?”
In fact, he was surprised that Gamseok had come to inform him of the circumstances of Luoyangseong. Of course, since it was Eulji, I assumed that I would have managed to figure it out somehow.
“The head of Saga made a secret passage through which people can go in and out of the city…”
“Ah!”
The painter nodded as if he understood only after hearing Gamseok’s words.
If people like servants, gisaengs, Jeomsoi, and Gwanno, who are despised by the world, unite and pool their strength, they can do what the military cannot do.
In addition, if Sagajangju added strength, it would become the ability to make things that seemed impossible possible.
“They said the preparations were finished sooner than expected, so I must hurry too. When you return, leave the castle, stand, discuss with the scribe, and tell him to come to Hana-gun.”
“All right.”
“Oh, and then stand and deliver this to the bookkeeper.”
“yes.”
When the painter handed over the prepared letter, Gamseok placed it in his bosom and stepped back.
After Gamseok left, Bangtong approached and announced that Hansu of Pungik-gun had departed in the direction of Hadong-gun with 200,000 troops two days ago.
“As expected, it seems Ma Teng encouraged Hansoo.”
“From the point of view of your mother, you have to cooperate to reduce the risk, so it’s a natural choice.”
“Hansoo must have been greedy, so he agreed…. It will take three days for the letter I sent to reach Lukyang at the earliest.”
“In four hours, I think we can respond once and then retreat.”
“Is it really necessary to respond? I’m worried that the soldier will get hurt for no reason.”
Bangtong nodded his head at the fireman’s words.
“Even if he emptied the castle without responding and disguised himself as running away, Hansoo would still advance through Luoyang and then to Heodo. But don’t easy victories leave doubts? There must be a backlash at least once so that, intoxicated with the victory they won themselves, they will rush at random.”
“I am afraid that too many soldiers will die in exchange for one deception.”
“So, I’ve been thinking a little bit about this. In reality, it looks like we die a lot, but it’s a ploy that leaves very few of our allies dead and only damages the enemy.”
At Bangtong’s words, the fireman’s eyes lit up.
“I wonder what the plan is.”
“There is a small mountain called Geogaksan on the way from Pungik-gun.”
“Yes, I know. ah!”
There was something flashing in the fireman’s mind.
“Are you thinking of using a firearm?”
“Yes, that is right.”
“her! That’s a good trick. But Hansoo is also not an average person… can’t you predict the chemistry?”
“We’ve taken that part into consideration.”
“ha ha ha! It seems that what you say only makes people more and more curious. Come on, tell me.”
“Aigoo, Lord. Well, it’s not that great, and what would I think if I were Hansoo
?
They said Waryong and Bongchu, and it was a day when I was really amazed at where the words came from.
* * *
Hansu, who went out with 200,000 troops, stopped his advance with Geogak Mountain in front.
“General Hu.”
“Your general.”
“Doesn’t that mountain look too dangerous?”
At Hansu’s words, not only Huseon, but also other generals and tacticians looked at Geogaksan Mountain and thought carefully.
“If the enemy sets fire to us when we cross that mountain, it will take a lot of damage.”
“Yes, General Hu has an eye for it.”
“But the skirmisher said there was no ambush on that mountain.”
“A skirmisher must have gone after that mountain like a tooth? He must have taken a quick glance and judged that there was no sign of an enemy.”
“It is.”
“The reason so many generals fall into traps is because they trust too much the eyes of the skirmishers. You always have what ifs in mind.”
“It is. Are there enemy soldiers lurking in that mountain who will open fire?”
“Nine out of ten they’re probably hiding somewhere, waiting for us to pass.”
“Shall we release a lot of soldiers to scour the forest?”
“Release 3,000 soldiers and turn the forest upside down. Then you will surely be able to find the hidden enemy.”
“All right.”
When Huseon gave orders to Bujang, the Bujang led 3,000 foot soldiers into Geogaksan Mountain.
The mountain originally had a road for people to pass through, and most of them went on that road, but the soldiers searched through the forest where there was no road.
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a mountain was about half an hour later, the sound of clashing weapons could be heard by Hansoo from a distance, and sparks sprang up here and there along with screams.
Even if there is a wildfire, soldiers rarely actually burn to death.
Of course, a small number of soldiers may be burned to death, but most of them die because they are unable to respond promptly to the enemy’s attack due to smoke, enemy arrows flying from invisible places, and disorganized formations.
If 200,000 troops had crossed that mountain, the waist would have been cut in half when the fire broke out, and the front and back would have been divided. However, since the 3,000 troops were scattered all over the mountain, few people were burned to death even in a fire.
Rather, he was chasing and killing enemies who fled after setting fire to them.
Hijac.
A smile formed on Hansoo’s lips.
If you predict the enemy’s strategy and destroy it, your subordinate generals and schemers will look up to you.
It was thrilling.
“Really, like the commander-in-chief said, enemy soldiers are hiding all over the mountain.”
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