I Reincarnated as a Legendary Surgeon - Chapter 351

Episode 351. Fanning a house on fire (2)

The soldiers of Fire Department rode horses to Heodo’s Hwangseong Fortress and set up Yeongchae about a day’s distance, and received reports of the fight between Ma Deung and Han Su through Sejak.

“Yesterday at dawn, the east gate of the imperial castle was opened and a great melee ensued.

At Sejak’s report, Eulji nodded and opened his mouth.

“If the owner of the castle changed, the bleeding on both sides must have been quite large, right?”

“yes. I’m not in a position to figure out the numbers, but from a rough estimate, more than 10,000 were likely dead, and the number of injuries likely multiplied.”

“It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was cut in half considering the siege of the past few days.”

“That’s right. What’s more, the thought of fighting the trend is probably a lot of morale.”

“Yeah, well done. You worked hard running a long distance, so eat your fill of wine and meat and go and get some rest.”

“yes.”

After Eulji let his men rest, he turned his head toward the fireman.

“As the military commander said, we sprinkled fallen leaves on the bonfire to keep it burning, so may we attack now?”

“It was definitely ripe. Oh, where did Ikju’s soldiers come from?”

“Since you said you passed Boyang-hyeon yesterday, I think you’ll join Myeongil Danju’s camp by tomorrow.”

The fireman had set up the youngchae in a wide range from the northwest based on Heodo, and Myeongil had set up the youngchae in a wide range from the southeast.

“Then, let’s launch a full-scale assault tomorrow.”

The fireman wrote something on a piece of bamboo and handed it to Eulji, who handed it to his subordinate to have it sent to Myeongil.

“I beg you.”

After a while, while the fireman was discussing with the bookkeeper and generals how to attack tomorrow, Pabalma ran from afar.

After getting off the horse, Pavalma came to the fireman and bowed.

“I know the Eosa Daebu.”

“Looks like you sent it, but did you bring news of Seoju?”

“Yes, here is the company’s letter.”

“I told you not to fight with Cao Cao for the time being, but maybe he sent troops?”

The painter opened the book and asked Pabalma a question.

“Yes, there is no such thing, but I know that you are making preparations.”

“Is that so? It’s like a big brother. yes what is the content? Let’s see… Huh? Did Governor Gong Rong come under your brother?”

The painter opened the book and opened his eyes wide as he read.

“Yes, in the past, Governor Gong Rong’s servant Wang Su came to ask for an alliance against Cao Cao, and after hearing bitter remarks from him, he went back. A while ago, Governor Gong Rong brought the Governor Gong Rong and presented an offering.”

Offering Taesu-in had a symbolic meaning of complete submission.

When Gong Rong presents the seal of governor given by the emperor to Flower Pot, Flower Flower receives it and presents a new seal with the words ‘Governor of Northern Seas under the command of Flower Flower of Xu Zhou’.

“Even though the North Sea is close to the periphery, there are many brave people, and they are good at naval and naval battles, so even Cao Cao was reluctant to conquer it.

The fireman was greatly impressed and looked at the nearby bookkeepers and longevity.

They were equally astonished, as if they were quite surprised.

“As expected, Master Hwa is a person who has both wit and wisdom to accept the person who came to propose an alliance as a subordinate.”

“How many troops in the North Sea?”

“I estimate it at around 100,000.”

“Then I guess we can mobilize at least 50,000.”

“At least 50,000, and we can mobilize 70,000 to 80,000.”

“It will be of great help when fighting Jojo in the future.”

“If Cao Cao hears this news, he will probably hit the ground and regret that he became an enemy of the Duke of Zhou.”

“I don’t know about that, but since we got the North Sea, the back of my head must be itchy too. You can’t just turn the knife in our direction. From now on, shall we focus on the fight against the Xiliang Army?”

A big worry disappeared from the fireman’s heart.

In fact, he was worried about what to do if the flower pot, angered by the death of his eldest brother, immediately raises an army to fight Cao Cao.

It’s not that I don’t trust my brother, but it’s because I know the quick-tempered nature of the flower pot and it was difficult to gauge the size of the grief I felt for losing my family.

Moreover, it is not yet time to fight Cao Cao.

Knowing the history, I am concerned about Jojo’s hidden potential like himself.

* * *

At first, Ma Teng and Han Su started fighting, but even if Ma Teng made a small concession, there was room for reconciliation.

It was because Ma Teng and Han Su also thought that the assassin who killed Sung Yeong might be the one left behind by Jo Jo.

However, as the owner of the imperial castle changed from Ma-deung to Han-soo and tens of thousands of soldiers were killed and injured, there was no room for reconciliation.

Now it has become an enemy that has never been seen before in the world.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuwuuuuuuuuuuuuuu”

Ma Teng pulled out the arrow stuck in his thigh and gritted his teeth to break it.

“Are you okay? father.”

After the doctor finished the treatment by wrapping a bandage, Macho came over with a look of resentment and examined his father’s leg.

“I’m fine, don’t make a fuss.”

“…..”

“How much is the damage to the troops?”

“We haven’t figured out exactly yet, but about 13,000 soldiers were killed and about 30,000 soldiers were injured that would prevent them from participating in the battle for the time being.”

“Did you mean that you suffered a loss of over 440,000 troops?”

“yes.”

“How absurd! He didn’t suffer this much damage when he fought neither Cao Cao’s army nor Hua Bu’s army, but losing over 40,000 soldiers due to Han Sui’s betrayal… Huh~”

Ma Teng was unable to speak and lamented for a long time.

His head would turn white with anger, but he didn’t dare to attack that strong castle again right away.

They knew how difficult it was to attack the Hwangseong after they had withstood Hansoo’s attack.

“I beg you.”

Just then, a skirmisher ran from afar.

“What’s going on?”

The skirmisher prostrated himself about 20 paces in front of the horse back and opened his mouth.

“Two days ago, hundreds of thousands of troops from the direction of Ikju passed through Boyang County in the southeast.”

“what? If it’s Boyang County, it takes less than two days on horseback…. Are you saying you’re finally announcing such serious news?”

“It was difficult to avoid eyes because the Yezhou soldiers were besieging the Hechang area.”

“what? Damn this! Ye Zhu’s soldiers were besieging this place? Why are you saying that now?”

Ma Teng was so surprised that he lost his mind at the successive reports.

According to the scouts, they are Sam who fought each other for several days while being surrounded by Yejugun.

Even if I was foolish, I couldn’t be this foolish.

“Until now, the soldiers of the Hansu General Command had been besieging the imperial castle, so I couldn’t deliver the news.”

“Then did you tell Hansoo this news?”

“I sent my men to tell them, but somehow the men I sent to the General Commander Hansu did not return.”

“what? What do you mean?”

“I don’t know if the general military didn’t like our report or if they detained their subordinates because they were afraid that we would report to them, but at least they know that Yeju County is besieging the Heochang area.”

“Hansoo, you crazy bastard. Did you attack when you knew you were surrounded? You made up your mind to die together.”

“My father, Hansoo, knew that, so he secretly dug a cave and attacked us. We, who were kicked out, must have judged that the enemies should be attacked as they are, but since we are inside, we can withstand it.”

“Do you think they will be all right after we all die?”

“If we all die, how much will Yeju-kun’s power be weakened? At that time, Hansoo will be able to open the castle gate and come out to counterattack.”

“You mean, until we all die, Hansoo will just cross the river and do the Buddhist scriptures?”

“Hansu is a great man enough to do that. Otherwise, would you have dug a cave and taken the castle by surprise?”

“I’m crazy. I thought that Yeju-gun would hold out with Suseong, but instead they laid siege and waited for us to be separated by strife.”

It was a fact that most of the feudal lords knew that he and Hansoo had a bad relationship.

“Even if there is a little bleeding, I should have made the governor kneel in front of my father.”

When Ma Chao smiled bitterly at the thought of the past, Ma Teng let out a long sigh.

“If it was just a little blood, it would have been. But at that time, if I had been greedy, I could have been reversed. The past cannot be undone, so let’s stop and think about what to do next.”

“What more do you have to think about? It’s not like Hansu will open the city gates, so we have to go back to Xiliang.”

“what? want to go back? How did you come this far…”

“Father, if you hold on to it, everyone will die. Hansu is now an enemy, and Yeju-gun is also an enemy. It is best to return to Xiliang.”

“…..”

Ma Teng couldn’t open his mouth for a while.

The dreams and ambitions he had nurtured so far came true. Even though it was a short time, the crazy sense of satisfaction of holding and wielding the emperor in his hands did not leave his mind.

Because of those things, I knew that my son was right, but I didn’t accept it.

He opened his mouth again in a macho strong tone toward his father, who was unable to answer.

“When we return to Xiliang, the target of Yeju-gun will be Han-soo, who occupies the castle. Will Hansoo be able to stop Yejugun without us?”

“Since the castle is solid…”

“It probably won’t be able to stop it. And even if you block it, you will suffer tremendous damage.”

“Then you can do it like this. Xiliang is too far away to go to Luoyang to see the dynamics here. As you said, one of the two will take a lot of damage, so if we attack the surviving one, wouldn’t it be an easy fight?”

“That would be nice too. Then whoever wins will not be our opponent.”

Macho looked around at the other generals around him and asked what his father thought.

All the generals nodded their heads saying it was a good move.

“Probably, even if Sung Yong-yeong was alive, he would not have come up with a better plan than the plan of the Duke of Zhou.”

“Heh, what is that? By the way, when I go back to Luoyang, I will try to find people who are good at stratagem first. In the meantime, we relied too much on Sunggun, so there is no talent.”

“This is your point.”

* * *

“The soldiers of Ma Teng stopped attacking the city and started moving towards us.”

A small smile appeared on Bangtong’s lips when he received the report from the skirmisher.

The effect of scattering dry leaves on a bonfire was appearing.

When the two became enemies, if Yejugun was besieging them, Ma Teng’s options would be one of the two, and I expected that one would be reconciliation between the two, and the other would be this.

Fortunately, the two do not appear to have reconciled.

I expected the enemy’s choice, so of course I prepared for it.

“I think it’s time for a grand welcome ceremony for the governor.”

Not only broadcasting, but also other bookkeepers and longevity cheered, but the fireman’s expression was serious.

“It went as we expected, but as we have already experienced, the Xiliang army is not an opponent to be taken lightly.”

Hwabu deliberately reminded him of the strength of the Xiliang Army.

If you get excited that the operation went according to plan, you can miss even the easiest things. Even more so, in a war where people risk their lives, carelessness is the enemy to be most wary of.

Bangtong, who realized the fireman’s intentions, was the first to calm his excitement and lowered his head.

“I was excited for a while because our ploy divided the enemy. I will take care of myself.”

“War is, no matter how well you fight and how good your strategy is, in the end, enemies and allies kill each other with swords and spears. I’m happy that the plan worked out as well, but I’m saying this because I want you to be careful and meticulous until you win.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

“Banggun.”

“yes.”

“Madeng’s purpose is to break through our encirclement and return to Luoyang, right?”

The painter changed the subdued atmosphere by asking a sneaky question.

In fact, I had already predicted how Ma Deng would come out, predicted the return route, and even dug all the traps, so there was nothing to ask again, but I wanted to remind the generals one more time.

“Since they still consider Luoyang to be their castle, it must be so.”

“General Kwan.”

“Your master.”

“I heard that you are sharpening your knife after deliberately opening the way for Macho the other day… It’s a pity, but this time, you have to open the way for the vanguard to pass through.”

At the words of the fireman, Guan Yu’s face turned slightly red.

Not only Guan Yu, but also other generals deliberately opened the way to pretend to be defeated in the last battle, but they had a good feeling because they had experienced the capabilities of the generals of the Xiliang Army.

“Could we, Lord, not be children, and focus more on beheading the enemy commander than winning the war? All the generals are already familiar with the strategy until their ears wear out.”

In response to Guan Yu’s answer, Zhang Zhao Yun and other generals nodded their heads.

The fireman looked at them and smiled with satisfaction.

All the longevity of the time.

If they were, they would be able to overwhelm the vanguard of the powerful Xiliang Army.

I was grateful to them for following the tactics of Bangtong and Seoseo without asserting themselves.

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