Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 159
Episode 159: Beomgwol (5)
Gwanghwamun.
At the gate tower of Gwanghwamun, where the gate and rumor were tightly closed, the gatekeepers in charge of security were watching the road approaching Gwanghwamun.
“Guardian Nari!”
“What’s going on?”
Wiso (衛所) built next to Gwanghwamun. The gatekeeper, who was examining the documents, stood up when a soldier running from the inner palace found him.
“I’m seeing you right here on the inside!”
“Urgent report?”
“It is said that there are ruthless people who want to commit a crime today!”
“what!”
The gatekeeper, alarmed by the urgent news, left the guardhouse and hurriedly went up to the gate tower.
The soldiers standing guard at the gate looked puzzled as the gatekeeper hurriedly came up.
“lily. “What’s going on?”
“It’s an emergency! Look the road immediately!”
“yes?”
At the words of the gatekeeper, the soldiers leaned out of the gatehouse and began to look outside.
Likewise, the gatekeeper who was observing the road to Gwanghwamun turned his head back and looked inside.
A large number of soldiers could be seen coming in front of Heungnyemun Gate.
If the training went as planned, a significant number of soldiers would have gathered at Geunjeongmun Gate.
The gatekeeper bit his lip as he was assessing the situation.
“We don’t have enough troops. “It’s a pity that the golden army showed up.”
Now, the only thing protecting Geunjeongjeon was the 200 Naegumwi troops.
Normally, additional Jin troops would be stationed in addition to the National Guard, but according to an order two days ago, most of the troops left to suppress the uprising.
All of those guarding the palace now had 250.
“lily!”
The gatekeeper, who was looking at Heungnyemun Gate and sorting out the situation, turned his head when he heard a voice calling him.
“What’s going on?”
“They are suspicious!”
Upon hearing the soldier’s report, the gatekeeper stood up on top of the woman’s clothes and looked outside.
At the intersection adjacent to Unjong-ga, south of Yukjo Street, a group of people were coming toward Gwanghwamun.
“Beat the drum!”
“yep!”
Floating!
At the guard’s command, the soldier began beating the large drum behind him.
While the soldier was beating the drum, the gatekeeper, who was counting the approaching crowds, gritted his teeth.
“At least 500… Today is my memorial day.”
At the sound of the big drum signaling an emergency, not only the palace but also nearby houses began to light up.
* * *
When the sound of the big drum signaling an emergency was heard, not only the people working in the palace but also the people in the nearby residential areas turned on the lights and rushed outside.
“what’s the matter?”
“I don’t know either. “What’s happening all of a sudden?”
At a time when people were crowding into the alleys and making noise, loud noises began to sound from where Gwanghwamun was located.
pop! Puff!
Tatang!
pop! pop! bang!
“Egg money!”
“Wow! “What a mess!”
“There was chaos! “It’s uproar!”
The people who came out, startled by the sudden sound of drums, were completely distraught and began to panic.
* * *
“Stop! “Who are you?”
At the shout of the guard at the gate tower, Yangnyeong, who was sitting behind the soldiers, turned to Seoseon.
“Let’s begin.”
“All right. “Start!”
“Yes, forward!”
Following Seo Seon’s orders, Nam Jun-seok began to advance his soldiers.
Rattling. Shake!
As the large shield at the forefront began to move forward, the soldiers behind the shield began to move along, crouching down.
“It is the last warning! “Stop where you are and reveal your identity!”
At the guard’s warning, the soldiers waiting behind the shield simultaneously raised their rifles.
“It’s the Fuhrer! “Get down!”
Chichichik! Puff poop!
At the shout of the soldier who was observing the situation, the gatekeeper and soldiers standing on top of the battlements hurriedly ducked down.
At that very moment, the presidents poured out pills toward the gatehouse with a loud explosion.
“Continue firing! Don’t let your enemies raise their heads!”
At Nam Jun-seok’s order, the private soldiers carrying the guns continued to fire.
While the private soldiers were conducting suppressive fire on the gate tower. Nam Jun-seok gave orders to the soldiers carrying large sacks.
“Now! “We’re blowing up Gwanghwamun!”
“ancient!”
At Nam Jun-seok’s command, soldiers carrying sacks ran toward the closed main gate of Gwanghwamun.
The private soldiers rushed to the tightly closed main gate of Gwanghwamun and piled sacks on the wooden gate.
When all the sacks they had brought were piled up, a person who appeared to be the leader of the private soldiers made a hole in the sack in the middle with a dagger, then untied the matchlock wrapped around his wrist and stuck it in.
When all work was completed, the leader opened the small wooden barrel he was wearing on his belt.
There was an ember inside the barrel. The leader, who blew air with his mouth to light the embers, ignited the wick and quickly retreated.
“Everyone retreat!”
“retreat!”
bang! Tatang!
“Ouch!”
“evil!”
The private soldiers who had retreated fell to the ground screaming when the gatekeepers on the gate tower fired bullets through the gunwales.
bang!
Not long after, the main gate of Gwanghwamun opened with a loud bang.
“Wow!”
The shock of the explosion caused the gatekeepers in the gate tower to tumble to the floor.
As the flames and smoke subsided, the broken and collapsed wooden main gate of Gwanghwamun was visible.
Nam Jun-seok, seeing that the front door was breached, swung his sword forward and shouted.
“charge! “The door is broken!”
“Wow!”
At Nam Jun-seok’s command, the soldiers shouted and ran towards Gwanghwamun.
bang! Tatang!
Among the soldiers on top of the gatehouse, those who came to their senses fired shots, but those who fell from the fire were soon replaced by other soldiers.
“Wow… Huh?”
The private soldiers, who quickly climbed over the broken wooden door, slowed down when they noticed about 20 soldiers lined up in two rows in front of Heungnyemun Gate.
“launch!”
The soldiers in the front row were kneeling and the back row was standing up straight, aiming their rifles with full-length rifles. They pulled the trigger as soon as the order to fire was given.
Ta-ta-tang!
“Oops!”
“Ugh!”
The ranks of the soldiers collapsed under the volley of fire from the Naegumwi soldiers.
“shield!”
Two two two.
At Nam Jun-seok’s command, the large shields that passed through Gwanghwamun came to the front again and began to advance forward.
As the shields came to the front, the Naegeumwi soldiers took out their mounted rifles and started shooting at the shields.
Bang bang bang tata bang!
I kept pulling the trigger, but the shield made of thick iron plate withstood the shots.
Daejeong, who was observing the situation, gave an order.
“retreat! “Retreat!”
At Daejeong’s order, the Naegumwi quickly crossed Heungnyemun Gate and retreated toward Geunjeongmun Gate.
“Chase! “Push the shield!”
“Wow!”
At Nam Jun-seok’s command, the soldiers advanced, pushing their shields.
As several people came together and pushed at once, the heavy shields began to move forward quickly.
When the private soldiers who were advancing like that caught their shields on the threshold of Heungnyemun Gate, many of them joined forces and raised their shields to get over them.
When all the shields passed Heungnyemun Gate, the soldiers formed a camp behind the shields and began to move.
This was because I did not want to become a meal for the President of the National Assembly before the critical moment.
As the private soldiers who broke through Heungnyemun Gate approached Geunjeongmun Gate, the soldiers of Naegumwi continued to fire at the President.
Although most of the shots were blocked by the shield, the number of metallurgical soldiers was still reduced.
The soldiers did not just suffer quietly.
The private soldiers with bows fired hard with their bows, but the armor the Naegumwis were wearing was blocking the arrows.
In the end, it was Lee Chong-tong’s Joranhwan fired by the private soldiers that defeated the defending Naegeumwi.
“Retreat!”
In the end, the members of the National Guard, who were outnumbered, crossed Geunjeongmun and retreated to the front yard of Geunjeongjeon.
“Those idiots! “Are you planning on giving me Geunjeongjeon?”
Prince Yangnyeong, who was moving behind the soldiers, became angry at the sight.
“I can’t believe the ones raised by Chungnyeong are so weak! Was I crouching down for all these years because I was afraid of these guys? Hey!”
Yangnyeong, who was furious, grabbed the reins of the horse he was riding. Soon, the horse carrying Yangnyeong crossed the threshold of Geunjeongmun and entered Geunjeongjeon.
Seo Seon, who was next to Yangnyeong, gave orders to his soldiers as soon as they crossed Geunjeong Gate.
“Strike the East Palace!”
“yes!”
At Seo Seon’s order, a group of private soldiers armed with two large shields ran toward the palace gate leading to the East Palace.
“Is it revenge?”
Seo-seon answered in a cold voice to Yangnyeong’s question as she watched the scene.
“He should also know the sorrow of losing a child.”
“I see…”
* * *
“It finally exploded! shell!”
“Yes sir!”
Hyang got up from his seat as if jumping to the sound of a drum signaling an emergency, and hurriedly put on his breastplate.
“There’s no need for the bottom!”
“Yes sir!”
Hyang, wearing a breastplate and helmet, opened a chest on one side, took out rifles and handed them to the eunuch.
Finally, Hyang took out the large bag containing the ammunition and looked at the inner coffin.
“You know how to do it, right?”
“Yes sir. “I hand you the barrel loaded with bullets, and you load the bullets into the barrel.”
“What is the direction of the bullet?”
“Push it in with the pointed side facing forward.”
“How many shots do you put in?”
“Eight shots.”
“good.”
After confirming that the officers were fully aware of what they were doing, Hyang took his rifle and went outside.
“Lowering!”
As soon as Hyang opened the door and came out, the Crown Princess and Yangje Yangwon along with the court ladies came out from another room.
Hyang asked in a voice full of worry at the sight of the Crown Princess holding a modified horse barrel.
“Are you willing to join us?”
“I told you this before. “If your Majesty is in the wrong, your concubines will not be alive even if they live.”
Hyang had no choice but to accept the crown prince’s firm answer.
“I understand. “Then be careful.”
“Yes then. For the second and third, just do as I said. got it?”
“Yes, sister.”
“Yes, sister.”
“huh? sister?”
When Hyang, who was listening to the conversation between the Crown Princess and Yangje Yangwon, expressed a question, the Crown Princess gave a simple answer.
“As we lived together, we became sisters.”
“Huh…”
‘What? Gwanghwamun Samgongjupa? No, the Three Kings Pipa? No, the third prince….’
“What are you doing? “One o’clock is urgent now!”
Hyang, who had fallen into a panic at the word ‘chair sisters’ that came out of nowhere, immediately came to her senses after being reprimanded by the Crown Princess.
“That’s right. let’s go!”
Hyang and the Crown Princess, who left the East Palace, joined the Naegeumwi who were waiting in front.
“You should avoid me even now. If Your Highness knows….”
After seeing Hyang and Bibin come out dressed in armor, Naegeumwi stopped them with a face full of worry. But an order came from Hyang’s mouth.
“Shield soldiers first.”
“Lowering!”
“Right now, Abama is in crisis, and I, her child, am supposed to watch over her! “Shield soldiers forward!”
“Yes sir.”
To Hyang’s resolute cry, the commander of Naegeumwi responded with a black, dead face.
Kurrrr.
The iron shield, which was a little larger and a little thicker than the one Seo-seon had made, soon rolled forward with a dull sound.
“Your Majesty will be very angry.”
Hyang wrinkled his face and responded to the eunuch’s words.
“But you can’t put Abama in danger.”
There were several options, but this was the best for now.
If you dodge immediately, you could end up in danger from someone who was in cahoots with the rebels that you could not have guessed.
In that case, it was best to hold out with proper firepower.
There was another reason.
It was to inform people that there was a risk that the Crown Prince himself would come forward.
Using this as a justification, it would have been possible to give more strength to the purge of traitors and the subsequent peace process.
“I guess you did a good job avoiding Abama, right?”
* * *
“Your Highness, please!”
“Uh-huh!”
King Sejong donned armor and scolded the eunuchs and Geumwiwi officers who blocked his path.
“No need to make a fuss! “Now is the time where I have to step up!”
In Sejong’s opinion, now was the right time for him to step forward.
It was to inform people that the situation was such that the king himself had to step forward.
Using this as a justification, it would have been possible to give more strength to the purge of traitors and the subsequent peace process.
The merchant said with a tearful look on his face.
“Your Majesty the Crown Prince will be greatly surprised!”
However, King Sejong looked at the merchant ship with flounder eyes and spoke.
“That’s why I told you not to tell the crown prince!”
Saying that, King Sejong, who was walking in the direction where the rebels were coming, holding his horseback rifle, paused for a moment and cautiously opened his mouth.
“I guess the Crown Prince did a good job of avoiding it, right?”