Episode 419. Meeting of the Zhuge Brothers (2) While
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei divided their cavalry to attack the soldiers in the direction of Biling County and Yangshen County, Sun Ce, who had passed through Guya County, took 30,000 troops without consuming them and took them intact to the capital could get into
After entering the capital of the accounting army, Sun Quan’s body sent by Zhang Xin and Zhou Tai arrived to Sun Ce, who was preparing for a defensive battle with the troops in the castle.
“Guo Kwon!”
Tears flowed non-stop from Sun Ce’s eyes
.
The time we spent together from when we were young until we broke up this time flowed through my head like a kaleidoscope.
After his father passed away, he was a younger brother who relied on himself a lot.
Because of that, I pushed harder to be independent, and during that time, I fought a lot, and the family relationship became deeper.
Because of this, the younger brother was more than a younger brother, a comrade, and another self.
Such a younger brother has returned as a dead body and is lying in a coffin.
Kwadeuk.
His teeth were gnashing and he had a terrible slaughter.
The other party was considerate of her and sent her brother’s body during the war, but instead of being grateful, she only felt that she had to take revenge somehow.
“Hehehehehehehe… oppa! How could my brother come back like this? Didn’t you promise to come alive? Oppa…..”
“Nanggunnim! Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu… How could you go ahead of me? Come on, open your eyes! At some point ,
I heard the cries of my sister and Mr. Jesu in my ears, and at that moment, my mind, which had been distant with revenge, returned a little.
Now was not the time to let go of reason.
Suddenly.
The sound of the younger sister and Mr. Jesu grew louder, and the sobbing sounds of the daughter and nephews grew deeper and deeper. In the meantime, Jesu eventually lost consciousness and even collapsed.
fast.
While the lawmaker put acupuncture on Mr. Jesu and trembled, Sun Ce gnashed his teeth and stood up.
And he made a promise to his brother’s body lying in the coffin.
“Kwon. I will offer the fireman’s head to your soul! Hello.”
“Your master.”
“Bring my spear.”
“All right.”
When Son Ce tried to leave, Son Sang-hyang hurriedly blocked his way.
“I think it would be better for Brother Kwon to pay for his brother’s funeral and then leave.”
Her eyes, red and bloodshot, were filled with anxiety.
“The portrait of Kwon Yi will suit you. Take good care of Jesu and finish the award well. In the meantime, I’ll go and bring the fireman’s head to put on Kwon’s funeral.”
“Brother! I understand that you’re upset, but now is the time to fight for your life while holding on to Mercury. It would be too reckless to go out and fight a large army many times over.”
“What does a woman know about saying such a thing? Get out of the way!”
Son Ce narrowed his eyes, but Son Sang-hyang did not give in and met his eyes.
“No matter how young I am, I know. Kwon lost his older brother, but he can’t lose his older brother either!”
“I told you to get out of the way right away!”
“As Mrs. Son said, Gong Ju now is the time to prepare for Mercury, not the time to go out and fight. Please think more deeply.”
At that time, No-sik stepped forward and, together with Son Sang-hyang, dissuaded Son Che.
“Now my younger brother is lying in the coffin, are you telling me to put up with it?”
“I don’t mean to be patient, but to prepare for revenge. Going out with a spear now is not going to get revenge, but to death.”
“what! body?”
Seeing Sun Ce’s face contorted, Lao Shik seemed slightly frightened, but he did not back down or back down.
“Your lieutenant is right. Our current strength is only 50,000. No matter how valiantly they fight, they cannot defeat ten times more troops outside the castle.”
Zhuge Liang’s forces surrounding the outside of the castle, of course, did not reach 10 times, but when combined with the main body of the fire department, it was much more than 10 times.
When even Yeo Mong objected, other longevity and schemers who had not been able to open their mouths while noticing all agreed with the opposing opinion.
“Going out now is like jumping into a fire carrying straw. Please look away!”
“Think of those who remain, please be patient for now!”
“…..”
While they were doing that, the adjutant who brought the spear hesitated, unable to hand it to Sun Ce.
Haa~
A long sigh flowed from Sun Ce’s mouth, who had been looking at the general and the bookkeepers for a while.
“Okay, stop talking.”
At Sun Ce’s words, the mouths of the longevity and the bookkeepers were closed.
“I was excited for a moment, but I know you guys are right. Gwon Yi’s funeral will be held after the castle is defended, so everyone go back to their seats and prepare for war.”
“I take orders.”
Seeing Sun Ce’s calm eyes, the general and the tacticians bowed and withdrew. They also had a chimney-like desire to mourn over Son Kwon’s body, but now there were so many things to prepare that it was a waste of time.
As the longevity and the secretaries left, Son Sang-hyang opened her mouth.
“Thank you for giving me back my heart.”
“It’s because I couldn’t control my mind.”
“I’m calling the principal.”
Then the skirmisher came running and reported.
“What’s going on?”
“About 50,000 troops who were advancing toward the city from the prison in Bireung-hyeon were attacked by the enemy and were defeated, General Yukson was killed, and Jegalgeun was taken prisoner by the enemy.”
“What! 50,000 troops… In addition, Yukson was killed and the general was taken prisoner?”
“I, Nanggun-nim, were taken prisoner?”
“yes.”
As much as Son Ce was shocked, So Son Hyang was also shocked.
It was a momentary relief to hear that her husband was not dead, but it was literally fleeting, and her limbs trembled with worry.
‘Godfather Hwa is a benevolent man, so he wouldn’t kill his husband, would he? Besides, my younger brother is the general commander of the fire godfather’s camp.’
Sun Ce didn’t even have the energy to comfort his startled sister.
The shock he received was so great that he muttered the same words with a devastated expression.
“We can defend the fortress only when the military commander brings the troops safely, but…
”
Then another skirmisher ran up and bowed his head.
“What else?”
“The 40,000 troops led by General Hwang, who were in Yang Seon-hyeon’s prison, were attacked by the enemy and were defeated, and General Hwang was killed.”
“what! Did you mean even Hwanggae died?”
“It is.”
Stumble.
Sun Ce must have felt dizzy for a moment, unable to keep his balance and stumbled.
Currently, Zhuge Liang’s troops, who had passed through Wugun, were encamped around the capital city. Because of this, the scattered troops could not return to the capital.
Perhaps the reason why the skirmishers can come and report is not because the skirmishers are excellent, but because they deliberately loose their guard so that those who are besieging them can enter.
“So, do we have to face the enemy with only 50,000 troops in the city?”
“…..”
The skirmisher did not answer Sun Ce’s question. He was not in a position to voice his opinion.
Nosik must have heard that the skirmishers were coming, so he came in a hurry, but when he heard their words, his face turned black and dead.
As Sun Ce said, with only 50,000 troops, you can’t deal with an enemy soldier that will number one million even if you wake up dead. This is not a fight that can be attempted no matter how clever the strategy and the martial arts of the generals are.
‘There is no other way to live except to surrender!’
No-sik wanted to surrender, but he couldn’t say it when he saw Sun-kwon’s body behind him.
“No military.”
After a long time passed, Son Ce, who had barely regained his senses, let go of his hand on the crossbeam and called for the old man.
There was no strength in his voice.
“Your master.”
“How long can we last against the army of Lord Hua?”
In Sun Ce’s question, victory itself was excluded.
“Bows and oil are not abundant, but there are some, and if food is conserved, 50,000 soldiers can last for about 15 days.”
“Then you mean we can hold out against Daebu Hwa’s army for 15 days.”
“If you’re prepared for annihilation, that much is somehow…”
“Nosik, be honest.”
Sun Ce looked up at the sky and said.
“Can we really last 15 days?”
To the sudden change in Sun Ce’s tone, No Shik could no longer exaggerate and answered honestly.
“If the troops are currently encamped outside, I think they will be able to hold out for three days, but if the main force of Lord Hua arrives, they won’t be able to hold out for even a day.”
Sun Ce turned his head with a devastated face and looked at his sister, his wife and daughter, and his brother’s wife and nephews.
All kinds of thoughts swirled in my head for a short moment, but the conclusion came to one.
It was important to avenge his brother’s enemies, but more important than that was the safety of the remaining family members.
If you resist to the end, your anger will be resolved, but the rest of your family will face death.
“Haa~ It turns out like this in the end!”
“…..”
“No military.”
“Your master.”
“Commander Roh, go to the fireman’s camp and ask for time to bury your younger brother. He even said that he would surrender when the business was over.”
“yes? Ha, do you want to surrender?”
“Wouldn’t it be meaningless to endure more in the wolves?”
“…..”
“I will write my letter, so come back as a messenger.”
“All right.”
“Standards, hang a white flag on the wall.”
“I take orders.”
After Sun Ce wrote the letter and gave it to Lao Shi, he began to prepare for his younger brother’s burial.
* * *
Zhuge Liang, who was besieging the castle, received the message of surrender on the occasion of his old age, and sent him to the main unit of Hwabu, who was coming from Bireung-hyeon.
Hwabu joined Guan Yu’s cavalry and greeted the lion’s old age.
“Ask for time to do business?”
The old man bowed his head and answered the question of the painter who had finished reading the letter.
“Your fireman godfather. Our lord said he would surrender after the burial.”
“Business… I got it. After you left the castle, you said you would surrender to Zhuge Liang, so you must have been in business since then. Will it be three days when I arrive at the castle? give me two more days Until then, let’s finish it.”
It would take another day or so for the fireman to reach the capital of the county, so he thought that would be enough.
“Father godfather. The father-in-law is the younger brother of the company. He only gave me five days to bury him. Please give me a little more time.”
food.
At that moment, the painter shook his head while watching the old man.
“Listen to the old soldier.”
“yes?”
“I have done quite a bit for Sun Ce so far. It also saved his and his family’s life time and time again. But what has Sun Ce done for me?”
“…..”
When the fireman’s momentum suddenly changed, Nosik couldn’t open his mouth recklessly and broke out in a cold sweat.
“Give me time to do business? Yes, I thought of our old friendship and said I would give it five days. But what? Is that too short?”
The painter turned his head for a moment and looked at the bookkeeper and longevity around him.
“Do you see the servants risking their lives for me over there?”
At the fireman’s words, Nosik also raised his head and looked at the longevity and the scribes around him.
‘What are you trying to say?’
“Yes, I see. They are all people of great courage and resourcefulness.”
“yes. However, among them, most of them are admiring the small grace I have given them and will follow me for the rest of their lives to repay the grace. On the other hand, the favor I gave to Sun Ce is no less than that of any of them. Even so, he and I are fighting on the battlefield as enemies.”
“I am well aware of the kindness that the godfather of the fireman bestowed on our lord. However, there are many people who also follow my master. You can’t just throw away all their thoughts and surrender, can’t you?”
“Don’t forget that if it weren’t for me he wouldn’t be alive. Also, if Sun Ce had surrendered at that time, so many would not have died, and he would have lived happily for the rest of his life as the ruler of Yangzhou and Jiaozhou.”
“When Hwabu’s godfather invited our lord to surrender, it was when the northern Jojo was aiming for the imperial palace. The time was not right for our lord to surrender.”
“Later, even after I defeated Cao Cao and embraced the world, Sun Ce refused to surrender and chose to fight.”
“…..”
Nosik didn’t open his mouth as he hung his head, as if he had nothing to say.
The fireman continued.
“What more can I say? It’s two days since I arrive. Tell them to finish all the business and prepare to open the gates to welcome them. If not, the seed of Songa will wither.”
“Ah, I see. I will tell the governor.”
When Nosik stepped away, wiping his cold sweat with his sleeve, the painter let out a long sigh.
‘Finally, this long and lasting war is coming to an end!’
There were still some owners of small territories claiming to be feudal lords, but that was something that could be solved by sending an envoy to recommend surrender or sending troops if necessary.
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