Episode 370. The majesty of Paljindo (1)
“Damn it, those skirmishers seem to have noticed that we are the enemy now!”
Jo Hong and Jo In gritted their teeth slightly.
Anticipating where the enemy would set up their encampment, they deliberately set up an ambush on a distant mountain where the skirmishers would not come, but somehow, the skirmishers came from far away to watch.
The skirmishers didn’t come any closer, perhaps realizing that they were the enemy in disguise.
A situation where they already knew that each other was an enemy.
If it were normal, they would have to give up the surprise attack and step back and aim for the next one, but Jo Hong and Jo In were still willing to openly attack during the night.
It was all because they believed in the effectiveness of the bow, which increased the range by leaps and bounds.
“Now that the skirmishers have seen us, the enemy will prepare, right?”
“I guess so. But even if they are prepared, they will suffer.”
“If we have prepared oil bags and fire arrows with superior range, we will surely be able to significantly burn the enemy’s military food.”
Just as Zhuge Liang’s head gave the jinbeop of Paljindo, Cao Cao’s weapons and attack methods were also changed to be much more efficient than before.
A long war has developed a civilization of human killing.
“Heh, come to think of it, if the military rice burns even though we’re preparing… I’d be very disappointed.”
“It is. And when they are in a hurry to put out the fire on the military rice, we can escape leisurely.”
Jo Hong and Jo In watched Yeong-chae being packed in the distance, licking their lips and sighing briefly almost simultaneously.
“By the way, the fireman and we are now facing each other through the window… I can’t believe it sometimes.”
“So do i. older brother.”
Jo In laughed more bitterly than Jo Hong.
To him, the fireman was a lifesaver for his older brother and himself, and he was so close that he thought he could die for him.
But now, they are aiming spears at each other to take the leading role in the new world.
“I wish I would have stayed as a member of the council until the end.”
“I still don’t know why the painter became a feudal lord. I thought I would live my whole life wandering around the battlefield and treating the wounded, but at some point I became a royal fisherman, and now I am a great empress.”
“Actually, his medical skills were amazing, but his personality was so noble that no one I had ever seen could match him. If Joe had not been our cousin, I would have served as his guard when the painter became the fisherman.”
“Your brother felt the same way. If it wasn’t for Joe hyung, I’d probably be following Boo by now.”
“When our feelings are like this, how can outstanding talent not gather around him? The arrogant Yeo Po was eventually taken under the command of the painter. Of course, he is dead now.”
“I see. In fact, if you think about it, if Joe hadn’t had the ambition to embrace the world, there would have been no conflict with the fireman.”
“We’re aiming for the only seat of power in the world, so it can’t be helped that the fireman and we became enemies like this.”
“It is very unfortunate.”
“That’s right. It’s getting dark gradually, so let’s close our eyes a bit beforehand.”
“yes.”
Jo Hong and Jo In lay down with their eyes closed, but they couldn’t help but smile bitterly as they recalled their old memories with Hwabu.
‘In a way, both my older brother and I were destined to die of tetanus, but thanks to the fireman, we’ve been living up to now as a bonus, and now, cruelly, we’re even aiming at the spear.’
I’ve never felt such a mess when fighting another enemy, but today I felt particularly heartbroken.
* * *
I don’t know if the enemy commander is Jo Hong and Jo In, but the fireman heard the news that the enemy cavalrymen in ambush near Wijuhyeon would come in surprise tonight.
“Eight Jin?”
“Your master. After many years of warfare, whenever I had time, I studied many military books handed down from ancient times, and came up with the most suitable camp to prepare for an enemy surprise attack.”
As Zhuge Liang drew a picture on the table and explained the Paljindo, the painter widened his eyes in surprise.
There were many explanations discussing or describing Paljindo in various books of the future, but most of them were exaggerated, and most of them were fictions, such as fog blooming and visions appearing like a strange tactic of martial arts.
However, when I actually listened to the explanation from the person concerned and looked at the picture, I could clearly see how efficiently I would be able to respond when the enemy entered the camp of the Paljindo.
“You said you passed this on to Gahu and Sima Hui?”
“Yes, not only to them, but to all the scribes in our camp. In the future, if you build a camp like this, you will be able to stop it without much damage even if you are ambushed overnight.”
“Hehe, you are indeed a Jegal soldier. If you don’t know the details of the method, you’ll die wandering around the maze.”
Zhuge Liang, who was listening to the fireman’s words, tilted his head.
“It seems that the Duke of Zhou figured out how to break the Paljindo all at once.”
“If you try to avoid it, you fall into a trap, so you have to pierce it head-on to find a way to survive.
Zhuge Liang’s eyes widened at the painter’s words.
“How did you know that?”
“If I had suffered, I would not have known. But after hearing your explanation, I know right away how great this gin is. It seems to have been designed to target a psychological loophole that cleverly exploits even the human mind. isn’t it?”
“you’re right. Also, the eyes of the jugong are amazing. To see through the weaknesses of Jindo, which I have perfected over the years, at once!”
Zhuge Liang burst into exclamations.
In fact, I have drawn this map and explained it to many bookmakers, but no one has found a weakness yet. However, the painter saw it once and found a weakness at once.
It was a brief moment, but it gave goose bumps to my forearms.
“Again, I only found out after listening to your explanation. If I rode a horse in a surprise attack as an enemy general and got caught in this formation, I would have died looking for a retreat in the same way.”
The painter trembled, but the light of young respect in Zhuge Liang’s eyes did not disappear.
“Let’s stop looking at it and go see how great the jinbeop is.”
When the fireman went outside, the guards moved together, and Zhuge Liang hurriedly followed.
“The Duke of Zhou, are you going to go to the Yingchae of Lord Xiliang and Yi Zhou right now?”
“Yes.”
“This is where the enemy will surprise you. It is dangerous to go now.”
“Will I be in danger with only 10,000 horsemen?”
“You never know when and where a blind arrow will fly.”
“It’s about blind arrows, but the strong guards will block it.”
As the painter looked at the guards, including the vanguard, their heads slightly bowed.
The vanguard had been disguised as the head of the guards after defeating Taesa and Macho a while ago.
“As long as I’m alive, no enemy will be able to harm the main attack.”
Zhuge Liang tried to say something more at the vanguard’s answer, but then closed his mouth.
In fact, even to himself, the majesty of the avant-garde he saw that day was great, so it seemed that the fireman would not be hurt by a mere arrow.
* * *
Cao Hong and Cao Ren thought their operation was successful if they burned the enemy’s provisions and hay even if they lost more than half of their 10,000 cavalry.
Because of this, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were able to pretend to be crazy and rush towards the place where the camp was being built.
‘what? Why are you so slow to respond? Surely the skirmishers saw us hiding?’
Jo Hong and Jo In, who were rushing towards the enemy camp from the front, tilted their heads in doubt.
As they rushed on horseback, they hurriedly lit up and shouted that the enemy had invaded, but the enemy cavalry did not come out to meet them or arrows were poured.
‘Is this too easy? Is the command system weak due to the size of the army?’
Belatedly, drums sounded, flags waved, and arrows began to fly from Yeongchae, but the war horses were already in front of them.
“Brother, if you do well, you can raise a big criminal record.”
“That’s right. I heard that the counties of Xiliangju and Ikju were merged, so it seems that we dug into the gap properly.”
The cavalry specialized in jumping into the enemy camp and ramming through the camp, killing soldiers and setting fire to barracks.
While their men did so, Jo Hong and Jo In quickly drove their horses to find the location of the grain and hay.
“There!”
Fortunately, less than half an hour had passed since entering the enemy camp, they found a wagon loaded with military rice and hay.
“Shoot!”
When Cao Hong and Cao Ren’s orders fell, the cavalrymen hung their spears on their waists and drew bows, flying oil bags, and then firing flaming arrows.
It wasn’t difficult to light a fire because torches were already common everywhere.
Rumbling…..
About a hundred horsemen fired oil bags and flaming arrows, and the wagons piled with military rice and haystacks were set on fire in an instant.
“done. Now all we have to do is get out of here.”
Jo Hong and Jo In are still busy with many of their subordinates in the camp, but they didn’t think of taking them all out.
“Everyone follow me!”
The enemy here! Those who can follow will follow, and those who cannot will die.
More than half of the sacrifice was expected, but it was unavoidable.
Jo Hong and Jo In passed through the colony of soldiers and searched everywhere to find an escape route.
Arrows flew from within the colony, and the soldiers who followed continued to die.
‘Was this camp this wide? It seems that the half angle has been attached, but why can’t I see the exit yet?’
Jo Hong, who had been running for a while, tilted his head as he shot down the flying arrow.
Calculating that they entered this camp, set fire to military provisions, and fled, they should have gotten out of the enemy camp and climbed the foot of the mountain by now.
But for some reason, I was still inside the enemy’s camp on all sides.
“Brother, I think we took the wrong direction.”
“Did you take the wrong turn?”
“Look around you. The number of enemy soldiers is increasing and the number of arrows flying is now uncountable.”
“Could we have entered the middle of the enemy camp?”
“I don’t think so, but anyway, the other direction looks more lax.”
“That’s right. Then let’s go over there.”
“yes.”
Jo Hong and Jo In ran side by side in front and hit the flying arrows.
Normally, when you enter the enemy camp, you have to be busy fighting the enemy soldiers, but since the enemy soldiers are tightly packed and there are intermediate roads, you can only use your strength to escape without fighting.
After about half an hour, I saw an exit in the distance.
However, neither Jo-hong nor Jo-in were happy even after seeing the exit.
Hee hee ing…..
Full blown.
Cao Ren’s horse fell first, followed by Cao Hong, knowing that his horse had reached the end of its life, and jumped off his horse.
Three-jin Jo-in’s horse already had dozens of arrows stuck in its body, and Jo-hong’s horse had fewer arrows than that, but it was clear that it wouldn’t last long.
Jo Hong and Jo In lifted their spears and aimed at the enemy generals who were blocking the exit.
“It seems our name has run out now.”
“Iknow, right.”
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