Episode 114 – 39. Admiral Lee Je-yi (以夷制夷 以毒制毒) (1)2017.07.22.
Antang Mountain.
True to its name, this area is so peaceful that flocks of wild geese alight on the rocky cliffs along the coast.
Considering only its geographical features, it is a natural fortress and a maritime transportation route to the South Sea. In addition, there were several muzzles around, so there was nothing better.
But if you take a closer look at the region here, you can see how colorless this local feature is.
Among the three southeastern provinces of the Central Plain, Zhejiang Province, which is located in the most south, is Antang Mountain, a mountain that stands tall in the center of the south.
In other words, except for fishing activities, it meant that there was no country or force capable of engaging in large-scale trade or war through this side.
Intermediary trade using the Shandong sea route to the Chengdu area, the Yunnan land route to the Nanwol area, and the Chengdu to Japan.
There is no need to go through the sea route of Zhejiang.
Although it is a fortress built by natural features and a maritime communication route, it is a major area that is not known. That was the actual geographical feature of Antang Mountain.
if it’s normal.
In certain specific cases, the term ‘major’ becomes effective.
Just when pirates invade or plunder.
As mentioned above, Shandong and Yunnan have active trade, so it is no question that a powerful army naturally defends them.
However, this peaceful land of Zhejiang, with no major events to speak of, became a blind spot for the military and a periphery of the court.
In other words, on the contrary, from the point of view of pirates, it means that there is no better place to plunder than here.
However, this does not underscore its geographical importance. Pirates’ plundering was like a kind of ‘bad habit’ that had been passed down for thousands of years.
Even though the admiral of the southern military who usually defends this area is a man of enormous power, all he really does is stop these small pirates. Therefore, this position was bound to be entrusted to a person with minimal real power in the court.
Seong Sang-gye, who became an admiral of the southern military this time, was, strictly speaking, an exile, not an exile.
It is a morning star that has just begun to rise from the court, but its influence is still weak, so it cannot block all checks coming from all directions.
As a result, the opposition faction had floated to this place beforehand.
Seongsang-gye was also well aware of that fact.
It’s not flashy though, but I believed that after defending Zhejiang for several years, I would eventually return to the court… … .
He said the day he went was market day.
As soon as I was appointed as an admiral, I was hit by an unusual war.
It was.
A large-scale war, not at the level of plundering.
Eventually, an unprecedented 10,000 Japanese troops landed on Mount Antang.
Canals intertwined like spider webs, traffic routes in all directions, fertile plains and developed castle towns.
If the whole of Zhejiang was occupied starting with Mt. Antang, the Dongying Samwae would be able to secure self-sufficiency, maritime goods transport routes, outposts for attacks, and excellent defense bases.
If the Southern Army is defeated here, it could lead to a serious national crisis that only happens once in hundreds of years.
However, Sung Sang-gye and the Southern Military Department did not have any clever plans.
As it is a blind spot for the military and a periphery of the court, there are few elite soldiers here, and most of them were hastily conscripted peasants. I had to deal with the Japanese army, which had been strengthened through real battles and strong training, with only this force, so I couldn’t see a way at all.
Although they marched out to stop the main army of Antangshan Wa… … .
Upon arriving at Antangshan, we encountered another serious problem.
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The temporary command barracks of the Southern Military District near Antang Mountain.
“What? Why are the enemies using the features of Antang Mountain to build a stone castle?”
Wow!
The Zhejiang map on the table was crumpled in the hands of Sung Sang-gye.
“Yes, Your Excellency Admiral. It is said that stone castles are being built in every valley of Mt. Antang.”
“Stone Star… … .”
I knew very well that part of the Dongying Three Waves had advanced into the Antang Mountain area from a long time ago and were showing off their power all over Zhejiang… … .
I hope you can even consecrate it.
Is that all?
In order to block the Southern Army’s main force from sortie to this place, several skirmishers were meticulously placed in the Yeongga, Akcheong, Onling, and Onju areas, and some of them even cut off the supply lines of the Southern Army’s rear.
Urgent news brought by Seonwoopou.
That was enough to make Seongsang-gye’s hands and forehead fold in layers.
Tuck, Tuck. Sung Sang-gye, who had a more determined expression than ever before, knocked the floor with his sword and lowered his voice.
“But something is strange.”
“What do you mean?”
“Building stone castles is a very difficult task. If the wajang wasn’t lacking, wouldn’t it be possible to do such a thing with combat troops? Even more so, if we had organized a special group to cut off supply lines, we would not have the capacity to use force forcefully.”
In response, Seonwoopou immediately added the rest of the information that had not been reported.
“It is said that they capture the residents brought from the vicinity of Dongdu across the sea and the civilians who could not escape from the vicinity of Mt. Antang and use them like slaves.”
“hmm… … .”
A salivating s*x system.
‘I knew about it, but I can’t expect humanity from the pirates.’
Even in wartime, there are things you can and shouldn’t do, but the Japanese didn’t have that.
“What is the total size of the enemy’s forces identified so far?”
“The first report came in saying that there were 10,000 people, but… … .”
“Did you come?”
“They continue to increase in number.”
“how much?”
“… … It is judged to exceed at least 20,000.”
“Tsk, if I had said tens of thousands from the beginning, I probably wouldn’t have come here.”
Tuck, Tuck. Seong Sanggye nodded for a while, but eventually shook his head.
“What do you think should be done?”
“No matter what happens, I think we have to drive out the forces of Samwa Dongyeong from Antang Mountain before the stone fortress is completed.”
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“The reason is?”
“We have lost news from all 10 messengers sent to Hangzhou.”
“It means that Hangzhou and its surroundings have already been occupied by 5,000 detached troops of the enemy army.”
“Yes, it is. So, if we start a long-term battle without overpowering the enemy’s headquarters in the near future, we may soon be caught behind by the enemy’s most elite detached unit.”
“Can you be completely in a quandary without doing anything?”
“Yes, it is.”
“But, let me tell you.”
Sung Sang-gye scratched his temple roughly and frowned.
“Can we really overwhelm them in a short time?”
“… … Can I upload the words without adding or subtracting?”
“Rude. In times like this, the more rude the better.”
“With our forces now, even if we run into them in an open field, we will be defeated.”
“… … .”
“Even though it is unfinished, going into the mountains surrounded by enemies with stone castles… … I don’t think it’s a good thing to voluntarily stick your head into the jaws of a tiger.”
“So what should I do?”
“… … .”
“… … .”
A long flowing silence.
Sometimes no answer is more than enough. Now is just such a time.
“Your words really don’t make any sense. It’s hopelessly honest.”
“… … I apologize.”
Taktak, Sung Sang-gye finally stopped lifting and releasing the handle of the sword.
“Now I have no choice but to trust them.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Desperate hopes.”
desperate hopes.
Not knowing what that meant, Seonwoopou quietly waited for Seongsang-gye’s next words.
“With you and other soldiers who have supported Admiral Vaughn for decades,”
Seongsang-gye stands up from his seat using a sword as a staff and continues to talk behind the scenes.
“Even though the number of supporters sent by the Murim Alliance is only a small number, they are a special elite that is so outstanding that it is nicknamed the goblin by the bandits.”
Seonwoopou definitely understood this.
Aren’t the little goblins individually inferior generals?
Also, excluding unverified leadership, if you look only at martial arts, some of them were equal to or better than generals.
It was judged that there were a few people who might be more advanced than myself.
But that was it.
It was too much to turn from hopeless hope to absolute hope.
At that time, an electric light flashed in the eyes of Sung Sang-gye, who passed Seonwoo Pou.
“Lastly, I have no choice but to pray that at least the heavenly army will fall from the sky.”
Chak and Sung Sang-gye walked towards the entrance of the command barracks with his sword on his waist. Before taking one, two or three more steps, he stops again and asks a question.
“Dan Yooseong, what is that child doing now?”
“… … It is said that the day before leaving Mt. Daeyang, he left the spirit. I apologize.”
“Huh, what do you have to apologize for? That the fault lies with this idiot who couldn’t make the other sharp move the kid said.”
Yes, I would want to run away if it was a catastrophe like this.
With a sigh, the feet of the command barracks were lifted, and the sun shone down on the faces of Sung Sang-gye and Seonwoo Pou.
“Anyway, a new day is dawning.”
Even if it is very gloomy and terribly hopeless.
Even so, when the two of them went outside, a thick darkness descended on the inside of the barracks.
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Over the next few days, the Southern Military Department launched an all-out offensive in the direction of Antang Mountain, but failed to capture it in the end.
and,
It was another exhausting morning.
13 trillion tents.
“It is dawn again. Everyone gets up cheaply and shakes off their rattles.”
Alabongdae said it was not a big deal and started to organize the bedding.
“Aww. The saxins are all swollen.”
Jang Ki-hoo, who was sleeping next to him, stretched his upper body with his mouth torn apart. Then, brushing off the mucus that had stuck to her eyes, she looked around the inside of her tent.
Allah Shintong, an idiot with long hair, Tong Tong who is pouring dried rice into his mouth with a blank face, and Cheon So-so, who is polishing his natapung flower ring while showing off his self-luminous beauty.
And still one empty bed.
“Has he not returned yet?”
“huh. yet.”
Expectant Dream answered indifferently, holding up the memory box with one hand.
“Oh, damn it. What the hell did he do to go out alone in all this chaos? A rotten bastard.”
Chun Su-so, who had worn the weathered ring of the weathered nata on both sides, stood up and answered.
“He said he’d come back.”
“Yes.”
As if the answer to ‘what are you doing’ wasn’t that important, Alabongdae stood up and listened to her words.
“Is that all?”
“uh. If you come, you will come.”
“… … .”
Jang Ki-hoo, who alternately looked at Cheon So-so and Alabong-dae for a while, eventually had no choice but to laugh, twisting his thick lips into a pouty look. Come to think of it, he also thought that was all he did.
“Yes, yes, you said you came, so come. Oh. But where are you going?”
“To the south.”
“You should be heading north by now?”
When Chen Xiaoso’s response and Alabongdae’s longing continued almost simultaneously, everyone grinned. Just like that of short oiliness.
Could that laugh be a signal?
Everyone got up from their seats and walked out of the tent. Then, Jang Gi-hoo asks, looking at the clothes worn by Chun So-so.
“Why are you wearing a raincoat?”
“It will rain. You guys take one too. When it rains, this is the best shroud.”
Hearing the word “shroud,” Jang Ki-hoo raised his eyebrows and tilted his head to look outside.
“rain? who is it Do you think it will be sunny today?”
“Who said that? A storm will come soon.”
Ki Gi-mong, who trusts that ‘someone’ more than anyone else, took the ujang first, followed by Alabongdae, but Jang Ki-hu left the tent as it was.
Booming, knocking on the shield.
“Do I have this?”
boo woo-
As they all leave their tents, the sound of horns announcing their march wakes up the entire camp.
In addition to the 13 members of the group, the soldiers of the Southern Army and the rest of the crew began to line up one by one.
Then, as someone else said, the thick raindrops began to hit the ground roughly.
and… … .
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
The shouts of the Japanese and the sound of the waifu of the Japanese that swallowed up the sound of the Southern Army in an instant and resounded as if tearing the eardrum.
He raised the shield he was holding and threw it over his shoulder.
In other words, prepare for battle.
I couldn’t understand what it meant to hear a shout in Japanese here. It must have been that the enemies had finally changed their stance from defense to offensive.
“Kiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah-!”
Dozens of Japanese special squadrons are screaming and running fiercely toward the misogynists.
“Gee, these bastards have really good personalities. How did you know that our feet were sore and gave it to you like this, right?”
After that, Jang Ki-hoo rushes right into it.
“OK! Let’s play!”
“Then shall we go too?”
At the wharf of Cheonsoso,
All of them jumped into the battleground, including Chow Chow, Do not rummage, Alabongdae, and Expectation Dream.
Before long, screams in Chinese were everywhere.
Window, cha-cha-window! Aaaaaagh! Aww! Wedge crush crush!
The vanguards of the pirates were already messing around in the son-in-law, and arrows were raining down.
Soldiers from the Southern Army hurriedly stop them, but it’s not enough. The necks and limbs of the bottles are scattered all over the mountain, just as leaves fall in torrents in an autumn gust of wind.
Judging by the momentum of the enemies, such an aspect will proceed even more rapidly.
Should we say that it is qualitatively overweight?
No matter how elite the Moorim University students were, they were still a minority, and most of the soldiers of the Southern Military District were ragtag. One of the Japanese henchmen was easily handling about a hundred hastily conscripted peasant soldiers,
“In reverse, it’s a one-hundred-per-a-hundred situation… … .”
The phase of the battle that anyone can guess, even if it is not the chanting of an expectant dream.
Far away, Yongchorang, Wongeuk, and Namgungeum were active like dragons and tigers… … They, too, will eventually have their limits.
Because their minds and bodies were already battered by the ongoing battle. Of course, that was also the case with the 13th group of Okaihae.
On the other hand, Pou Seonwoo, who had lost an eye in the battle for several days, was cheering the soldiers with a loud voice, raising the blood in his neck.
“Do not lose your will to fight! Victory is at hand!”
It didn’t sound like a word, but it wasn’t particularly wrong at the moment. If there is no fighting spirit, annihilation will be imminent.
Is it because of that?
It seems that the morale of the soldiers has returned, albeit a little.
Even after that, Seonwoopou continued to scream loudly, but it was hard to understand what he was saying.
Kwajak!
Jang Ki-hu pierced a hole in the chest of one of the wae soldiers with his shield and asked Cheon Xiao-so with his back to him.
“What nonsense was that man talking about again?”
Chen Xiaoshu slashed the spear of the Japanese soldier with the Nata Weathering Wheel and quietly raised the corners of his eyes.
“I’m assuming you’re going to take over a hundred people and kill them?”
In fact, even Chen Shao-su didn’t understand what he was saying, but it didn’t matter.
“Quack. Lie down and spit.”
“Lie down and eat rice cake, fool.”
“Hehe, isn’t it the same in this situation?”
“Well, yes. Shall we take charge of each of the hundred?”
“It’s good!”
After that, I go into the why bottles again… … .
Kwajwajwajwajjoop!
“Aaaaaaaaaa!”
“Kill them all!”
The temporary fence suddenly collapsed, and additional enemy troops poured in like a tidal wave.
“… … Have you come a lot more?”
Jang Ki-hoo sticks out his tongue and licks his dry lips, but he hears an awkward Chinese word from the side.
“It is enough to take on a thousand people. It’s that easy, right?”
No matter when they came, Alabongdae stood next to the two of them with their mouths open.
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