As Prophet - Chapter 190



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Episode 190. The Battle Begins

Not far away, a line of cannons stood. They raised their barrels at a high angle to fire over the gate walls, and as they swung their guns this way and that, I could hear the gunners and gunners discussing their plans.

“Isn’t it too high?”

“You need to put a lot of gunpowder in it.”

“It’s about fifty chapters to the wall. It’s 150 chapters to go over the wall, so it’s 200 chapters.”

“That’s enough.”

“Because of the wall, I have to shoot at a high angle.”

“The height of the wall is ten feet tall.”

The shooter adjusted his elevation and ran to his commander.

“Loyalty!”

“why?”

“I would like to do a test shot.”

Unable to put into words, he pointed to the wall.

“I see. I’ll just do one gun emplacement.”

“Loyalty!”

The gunner sent two men up the wall to check the distance of the shot. The gunner put gunpowder in, pressed it down, and put in a wooden board that fit perfectly. He put the shell on it and announced that it was done, and the gunner carefully adjusted the angle. I could hear people who liked to talk next to me talking about how they should raise it more or lower it to go further. The muttering sound was rather peaceful.

After adjusting the angle, he lit the chamber. The cannon fired. There was a loud noise and smoke rose up. Two flags crossed on the far wall. Dalcheon tilted his head. He couldn’t tell if that meant he had entered correctly or not.

When the sound of cannons was heard, those at the gate and walls turned around to look inside. Yuseokdo smiled brightly. There are people who can do well without being told to do so. It is a good thing that many shooters can estimate through test firing.

Dalcheon headed towards Baek Ijeong. Behind him, people were seen pushing carts, groaning.

“Please help me with that too.”

Baek Yi-jeong looked back,

“All right.”

The Baek clan ran and pushed the cart. It was loaded with four large cans of gunpowder. Several more carts came after them, carrying shells and wooden boards cut to fit the muzzles of cannons. They knew it was a dirty job, but they helped without hesitation.

The Jurchen ran right up to where the trap was set, shot arrows, and retreated. They didn’t seem to have any intention of going over the castle. While the vanguard was shooting, the main force that followed took up position. The wide courtyard in front of Heunginjimun was filled with Jurchen troops.

He stepped back for a moment and sent a letter through a Korean prisoner, which said that he had come to punish the usurper and to set things right. He wrote a letter with a similar tone and sent it to the Jurchen prisoner.

Dalcheon climbed up to the gate and watched what the two sides were doing before chuckling. He glared fiercely at the dusty enemy lines and looked for any other patterns in their movements.

Another letter arrived, this time containing the royal family’s secrets. It was a scheme hatched by the former king to keep the throne, and it was a series of incidents that revealed the current king’s unworthiness, and it argued for the legitimacy of intervention.

When Yuseokdo, who was following the horse, went to Dalcheon, he went down to Ongseong and stuck his neck out from the end to look at the enemy lines.

“Tell them to come.”

“Loyalty!”

As the officer ran to speak, Dalcheon stumbled and came up to the gate.

“why?”

Yoo Seok-do showed the letter. Dal-cheon read it and smiled.

“So what? What can we do if there is corruption in the Joseon royal family?”

“We are at a loss for an answer.”

Dalcheon called a civil servant and told him to write down what he had to say. He criticized the conflict between the Jurchen tribes and the brutality of their violent methods of resolving it, and brought up his history of cooperating with the Ming Dynasty’s Liaodong Commander-in-Chief. He criticized the cruelty of killing his own brother in order to become king, and the extermination of his family members. Compared to the secret history of the Jurchen coming out of Dalcheon’s mouth, the errors of Joseon were nothing more than a drop in the bucket. It was presumptuous for an unqualified person to call himself the head of a Han (Khan) country, and he confirmed that the Jurchen had never been allowed to become Khan of any of the ten ancient countries, and he wrote that unqualified people should step down.

After reading what Dalcheon had written, he had several more copies written and distributed them to the Jurchen crowd, and sent the main copy to Nohoraha Teuk-a.

There was a riot in the military camp. The generals who tried to read the documents were stopped by Nohoraha. Although the left hand was not supposed to know what the right hand was doing, for some reason, the documents sent from Joseon clearly described the main events. Even good deeds are embarrassing when revealed like that, but Nohoraha was furious when the bad deeds that others had secretly committed were revealed to the public. He ordered the collection of the letters that had been tied to arrows, but several had already read them. The clan representative who seemed to be involved in the incident was trembling, which was a sign of weakness. There were even instances where the clan representative protested to Nohoraha.

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At the hour when the sun was high and the enemy was troubled, the attack of the Yeojin began. The drums were sounded and the poison flags were raised. The brave cavalrymen ran towards the walls and fired arrows. When they fired and turned back, they ran after them and fired hundreds of arrows.

The Joseon soldiers on the wall hid themselves in the gun barrels and glared fiercely. There was still some distance. Some of those who had exposed themselves on the wall fell, but there was no major damage.

When they came closer than 200 chapters, the trap was set. They checked the trap by striking the flail like a sledgehammer. The archers came close and started shooting. Those who thoughtlessly entered deep fell into the trap and struggled. The horse that stepped on the sledgehammer jumped up in surprise and dropped its rider.

Hundreds of men dismounted and dismantled the trap. Yu Seok-do gave the order to fire at them. Thousands of rounds rained down on their heads. The small shields of cavalrymen could not stop them all. Still, they blocked them and ran forward, shooting and dismantling the trap.

Dalcheon sat with his back against the wall and spent his time chewing on hard crumbs. He was bored just watching, so he ordered his soldiers to do various things and waited for time to pass. The Jurchen would not attack unless they could disarm the trap. He steadily collected the countless flying arrows.

“There are some who are returning north.”

“Already?”

“For some unknown reason, a group of cavalry marched north.”

“Ahem.”

Dalcheon told me to check the south side as well. I was most concerned about the side where the Ogansumun Gate was. It was the lowest side because the water flowed out, and there was almost no difference in height between the outside and inside of the castle.

I saw a soldier with his shield erected on the left running along the road above the wall at a brisk pace, so I climbed up to the north side of the wall. When I saw a bunch of arrows flying, I rested behind my paratroopers, and when the attacks died down, I climbed up again. As I climbed up the slope of Naksan Mountain to the north, a thick cloud of dust rose.

“There it is.”

But even as the dust slowly settled, the soldiers were nowhere to be seen.

“That’s right.”

Dalcheon drew a straight line from the place where the dust rose to a point on the castle wall.

“It looks like you dug a tunnel.”

When Dalcheon gave the signal, the waiting cavalry came running toward the northeast of the castle. Dalcheon set up a flag on the wall that connected the outer and inner points in a straight line and estimated the point where the men would jump out.

He jumped down from the ten-foot-tall wall and headed toward the wall facing Sunginbang. The cavalry was led by Cheolmuung.

“Oh, you got promoted?”

“Thank you. But what good is a temporary position during an exhibition?”

“Oh, but congratulations on being given such an honorable job.”

“What should I do? Please give me instructions.”

Dalcheon pointed to the red flag he had planted on the castle wall.

“They’re disappearing from over there. They seem to have dug a tunnel. Yeo-ui and Il-dae-gye must have dug one. It must be around this time. Please find the hole through which they’re coming out. The enemy will pour into the castle. Suppress them immediately.”

“Loyalty! I will seek and subdue you.”

There are a thousand or so behind them. They are the protagonists of the Battle of Yanggeun the day before. Cheolmuung called a dozen or so female warriors. Those who won the battle once were in high spirits. They ran like the wind, accompanied by one horseman, and bowed. Three of them got off their horses and bowed on one knee, the ultimate courtesy.

“They will infiltrate the dark path. We do not know the exact location of the dark path. They pretend to fight in front, but the fact that they do not enter the trap field is proof of this. The black unmanned soldiers who have joined them will guide us.”

Cheolmuwoong paused for a moment.

“First, find the dark path.”

“Loyalty!”

“When the second signal comes up, we run like crazy and take out the guys who passed through the dark path.”

“Loyalty! You can do it!”

“The black drones among them are the best. Never let one or two of them rush in. You can barely maintain your balance by attacking with a combination of bows, spears, and swords.”

“Loyalty!”

“We are cavalry. We must never stop. We will flow and flow like water, sweeping away the enemy.”

“Loyalty!”

“If I say more, it will be nagging. Here is what the real person has to say… … .”

The brave Iron Warrior cringes whenever he hears the word Jinin. His body shrinks, his speech becomes slurred, and his heart sinks.

Dalcheon smiled brightly. There is no need to repeat what has already been said. One victory has made them a strong army.

“I wish you good luck.”

The faces of the female generals hardened at the word ‘un’. Was it because they felt like they were being treated as a single person?

“Good luck!”

“Good luck!”

“Good luck!”

After repeating the same words, a dozen or so men returned to their camps. Then the Joseon cavalry rummaged through the castle. They circled the main road, turned the alleys, and searched through each empty house. Dalcheon sat down on the slope where he was climbing up Naksan.

Baek Yi-jeong came running.

“Do you need anything?”

“Hmm, I have no idea where they come from when they come into the dark room.”

“Are you at the Amro-myeon fortress wall?”

“They must have been digging tunnels for a long time. That’s what I assume.”

Baek Yi-jeong tilted her head.

“Didn’t you say that their hideout is nearby?”

“I don’t have to go, and Ilseong-gun’s… … .”

Dalcheon, who had been speaking, suddenly sat up.

“Woooooooo… … !”

He lifted his body up while pulling out the long space. It seems that he rose as much as he shouted. Dalcheon, who rose into the air, flew like the wind to Ilseonggun’s house. He twisted his body in the air, guessed the direction, and shot down like a swallow full of water.

Dalcheon, who had landed on the roof of Ilseonggun’s house, looked around. He could hear the sound of moles in one corner of the backyard. He waited for them to come out with his heart pounding. No, he didn’t wait and shot firecrackers high into the sky.

Firecrackers that had risen to a height of about thirty meters exploded in the air with a popping sound, and sparks flew everywhere. Cheolmuwoong, who had seen the signal not far away, gave the signal to charge.

Papabababababang!

There were alleys everywhere, so it was difficult for cavalry to enter. They advanced while destroying the things that were sticking out of the alleys. They skillfully rode their horses and ran into the alleys.

“Hurry up! We’ve spotted the enemy! Hurry up!”

I saw a few who looked like their minions, but they hid like rats.

“Run! Run!”

Firecrackers went up again. It seemed like a signal to take the right direction. The cavalrymen in a hurry broke through the walls of the houses and climbed over. The ones in a hurry were trying to go straight. The troops that arose from all directions charged into the alleys that stretched out like a spider web. Baek I-jeong accompanied Cheol Mu-woong, who was in the lead, holding the Cheongryonggeuk.

Cheolmuwoong’s voice continuously urging the soldiers burst out. He went through alleys and alleys and rushed into Ilseonggun’s house. He broke down the door and went over the gate. He went over by completely breaking it down.

When they entered the wide courtyard, they found dozens of Yejin soldiers lying on the ground, bleeding. They were jumping out of a small house in the backyard, and Dalcheon was cutting them down as soon as they came out.