Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 788

Episode 788: Inner sorrow (6)

Ding ding!

Ouchi soldiers who were resting in their barracks rushed out at the loud ringing sound of the bell.

“Get armed!”

“It’s an attack by weightlifters!”

“It’s an attack by weightlifters!”

Hearing the words ‘attack by weightlifters’, the Ouchi Army soldiers hastily packed long guns and ammunition bags.

The urgency was so great that a significant number of soldiers were barefoot, wearing only fundoshi (traditional Japanese underwear), wearing nothing more than bullets and jingasa (hat-shaped helmets), and carrying guns.

At that moment, the Zonchi faction’s soldiers hiding in the dark all pulled the trigger.

bang! Tatang! bang!

“Woah! Ugh!”

Ouchi soldiers who had lost their lives or were seriously injured in the unexpected attack rolled on the ground.

“Get down!”

“Find cover!”

“Move the wounded!”

“Find the enemy’s location!”

In response to the commanders’ urgent orders, the soldiers immediately fell to the ground or ran to a hiding place as soon as they came out of the barracks.

“Uttattata…”

The soldiers, who had quickly secured safety, seemed to have finally relieved themselves and frowned as they stroked the wounds they had received from being swept on the ground or scratched by the pillars of the barracks.

But right now, the scratches weren’t the problem. If he made a slight mistake, there would be a bullet hole in his body.

The soldiers crouched down as much as possible and only slightly raised their heads to look in all directions.

“Chick show!”

Meanwhile, Goro Yamashita, the commander of the Zonchi faction, who was watching the movements of the Ouchi army in the dark shadows of the forest, cursed softly. After taking a moment to catch his breath, he could not hide his regret.

“The Ouchi guys reacted faster than I expected. Are they really the Ouchi guys?…”

* * *

The first strategy was to evacuate immediately after the surprise attack.

However, Goro, who was in charge of the operation, answered his superiors with a confident face.

“If we are attacked at night, the enemies will be confused! If we attack the confused enemies, we will achieve a great victory and even secure the weapons we lack!”

Seeing Goro’s confident appearance, the superior sighed a little and answered.

“You can’t look down on the Ouchi guys. They have a lot of experience in the battlefield.”

“There is a good chance of winning.”

“Stop talking nonsense and follow the plan.”

“….All right.”

I answered like that and left, but Goro muttered softly.

“On-site command is the responsibility of the on-site commander. You can replace punishment with merit later.”

* * *

So I made my own calculations and started the battle, but as my superior said, Ouchi was Ouchi.

Ouchi-gun, who had been confused by the first gunfire, was soon out of confusion and moving calmly.

Seeing this, Goro hit the tree with his fist and swore.

“Chiksho! If we had long guns like the Ouchi guys, the situation would have changed!”

The main rifle of the Zonchi faction was the Ming Dynasty rifle used in the last civil war.

Unlike the one used by the Muromachi shogunate, it had a grooved rifling and had a superior accuracy rate, but it had the fatal weakness of being fully armored.

If it had been a breech-loading rifle like the one the Ouchi army had, the Ouchi army would have suffered fatal damage before it could respond properly.

However, while the Zonchi faction soldiers who had finished shooting put gunpowder and bullets into their guns and reloaded, the Ouchi army gained time to prepare its posture.

Goro looked at the Ouchi army camp with a face full of regret.

“If only there had been a little more troops, or at least if only Joseon-made square bows had been brought in…”

The best way to make up for the shortcomings of full-length rifles was to mobilize a large number of troops and fire sequentially, such as three-stage shooting.

Or, while he was reloading, he would rain down arrows and immobilize the Ouchi army.

However, the number of troops the Zonchi faction had was too small to carry out the first operation. Even now, people from around Kyoto and the nearby Kanto region are gathering together.

However, because he was working to avoid Ouchi’s eyes, gathering people, training them, and obtaining and supplying weapons were slow.

The second operation, using bows, also had many problems. Japanese bows were very large. The problem was that the range was too short, about 20 shots (about 60m), considering its size.

With its large size and short range, it was impossible to carry out a surprise operation like the Ming Dynasty long rifle.

The only bow possible for this type of operation was the Joseon-made square bow. About 100 square bows (approximately 300 meters) made properly flew easily.

However, obtaining a Joseon-made square bow was a cakewalk. This was because exportation from Joseon was prohibited.

Also, even if brought in, it was not easy to store it in Japan’s natural environment.

In the end, Goro, who could not hide his regret, had no choice but to make a decision.

“It’s a shame, but I think we should stop here this time.”

Goro sent a hand signal to the surrounding soldiers. After confirming the hand signal, the soldiers quietly began to retreat back.

* * *

The bombing operation in Omi was just the beginning.

Upon hearing the news from Omi, Ouchi immediately began preparing to send reinforcements to Omi on iron horses.

“The people who do this can’t possibly be sane. But even if they were sane, they could think and would try to touch the railroad tracks! Send an order to the military camp near the railroad tracks! Search the railroad tracks!”

“hot!”

After a while, Yoshinori’s orders were transmitted using luminous communication devices installed along the road.

Interestingly, the communication symbol of the luminescent communication device was the static symbol used by the empire. The idea was to transcribe the Japanese pronunciation into correct pronunciation and then send it.

After receiving Yoshinori’s order, Ouchi’s military camp sent out soldiers to inspect the surrounding railroad tracks.

* * *

Currently near Himeji City, Japan.

“What are they doing!”

At the shouts of the Ouchi Army soldiers who were searching the railroad, the Zonchi faction members who had been installing gunpowder on the railroad began to run away toward the nearby forest.

“Chase!”

“Stand up!”

At the command of the commander, the Ouchi soldiers grabbed their guns and started chasing the Zonchi faction.

When the Ouchi army soldiers reached the edge of the forest, the warriors of the Zonchi faction who were hiding in the forest attacked the soldiers all at once with their swords drawn.

“Oops!”

“Stop it!”

Unfortunately, the Ouchi soldiers who were attacked by the Zonchi faction warriors were new soldiers. Although he received training in hand-to-hand combat using a bayonet, it was not enough to deal with the warriors of the Zonchi faction who were familiar with swordsmanship.

The warriors of the Zonchi faction, who cut down the soldiers in an instant, rushed towards the Ouchi army soldiers who remained around the railway, covered in blood all over their bodies.

“Huh? Huh?”

The Ouchi army’s new recruits were slow to react to the unexpected counterattack, and the Zonchi faction warriors did not miss the opportunity.

Soon, most of the Ouchi army’s soldiers fell to the ground with their swords, and a few soldiers threw away their rifles and ran away.

“Whoa~.”

Himura, a samurai of the Zonchi faction, took a long breath, shook his sword to shake off the blood, and put it back in its sheath.

“What are you doing? Now is not the time to be cool! We need to collect the Ouchi guys’ weapons and blow up the railway right now! Move!”

“Oh yes! Yes!”

At the command’s harsh words, Himura moved quickly and searched for the dead Ouchi soldiers.

After a while.

bang!

The explosives installed by the Zonchi faction exploded and the railroad was cut off.

“We have to get out of here before the Ouchi guys come! Move!”

* * *

Things similar to what happened near Himeji City occurred here and there on the railroad leading to Omi.

However, cases as successful as Himeji were rare.

The Ouchi army, led by an impatient commander, pulled the trigger as soon as it saw the Zonchi faction trying to destroy the railroad.

The cautious commanders went about the operation by dividing their units into soldiers responsible for search and tracking and soldiers preparing for surprise attacks.

The worst case scenario was the Zonchi faction figures who met with the Ouchi unit where the Baldo Corps was deployed.

The members of the Baldo Corps were warriors skilled in swordsmanship, and in addition, they were armed with short guns that the shogunate purchased from the empire and distributed.

What is interesting is that the members of the Baldo Corps preferred to use this rifle rather than the sword. The short gun, which had enhanced punching power rather than penetrating power by referring to the taste of the scent and previous military training, showed clear killing power.

The members of the Baldo Corps, who were in love with the lethality and heavy recoil of the single gun, called it the ‘six-blood gun’ and cherished it.

The members of the conservative faction who encountered the members of the Baldo Army resisted fiercely, but were soon subdued.

The Zonchi faction members who were wounded and captured at the end of the battle were immediately taken to Baldo’s garrison. Those who were imprisoned in the garrison prison soon had to undergo severe torture.

“Where is your base!”

“Tell me who your comrades are!”

* * *

In any case, with only a few successes, the railroad was cut and Ouchi’s reinforcements were stranded.

“Chick show!”

Yoshinori became angry and threw the report away with an insult.

“Huuuuu! Huu~.”

Yoshinori calmed his excitement by taking deep breaths and immediately gave an order.

“Send the reinforcements right away! Tell them to move by rail until they reach the railroad connection, and then on foot! If it’s too late, those bigots from Kyoto might do something stupid! We have to finish it before then!”

“hot!”

* * *

As the activities of the Zonchi faction became more active, the air in Yamaguchi gradually became heavier.

“Those crazy people might be doing something in Yamaguchi. Give guards to officials of the 4th rank or higher.”

“hot!”

According to Yoshinori’s orders, high-ranking officials of the shogunate and the integrated court continued to commute under heavy escort.

And as Yoshinori predicted, a surprise attack by the Zonchi faction targeting them took place.

Taaaang!

“It’s a surprise attack!”

“Nari! Nari!”

Blood splattered on the awning of the palanquin as a gunshot was heard in the distance. Amid the urgent cries of the guard next to the palanquin, the surrounding warriors and members of the Baldo Corps looked in all directions.

“It’s over there!”

“It’s over there!”

The members of the Baldo Team, who saw the gunpowder smoke fading around the second floor of the Daru a little distance away, immediately drew their swords and ran to the Daru in question.

Attempts to assassinate key figures continued thereafter.

As the number of people who lost their lives or were seriously injured in attacks by Zonchi sect members increased one by one, the group searched through downtown Yamaguchi to track down the sectarians.

When Baldo found people who were even slightly suspicious, they immediately arrested them and interrogated them.

Innocent people were harmed in this process, but since there was also a harvest of real supporters, the pro-democracy group gradually increased its intensity.

In this process of investigation and tracking, Baldodae gained a completely unexpected harvest.

-The Zonchi faction and the Emperor are connected.

After receiving the report, Yoshinori looked serious and gave orders.

“Block off Kyoto! Make sure not a single rat can get in and out!”

“hot!”

* * *

As Japan was falling into the vortex of civil war again, the empire was busy in a different way.

-Let’s go and kill those who are terrorizing the population!

The Shinji Conquest Army, with Lee Jing-ok at its head, had finally begun to board the ship.