It Became a Symbol of the Bronze Age - Chapter 337



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Episode 337. Unkillable Objects (3)

Asadal’s old guns instantly neutralized the oarsmen of the flagship led by Samuho.

“Arrows, arrows keep flying!”

“No, it’s not an arrow, it’s a javelin!”

They were terrified and talking nonsense.

Samuho also felt the urge to scream along with them for a moment, but he was the commander of this fleet. The sense of responsibility made his head spin.

“You crazy bastards! The arrows have stopped! It’s obvious that something like that would take a long time to reload! Now’s your chance! Charge right now!”

The officer was wise. The reload time of that old gun would be long. In fact, it took three minutes even with two skilled loaders to reload one old gun.

The distance between the allies and the enemy was less than 100 paces. They could reach the ship with just five or six strokes of the oar. That was why Samuho rolled up his sleeves and ran to the lower level where the oarsmen were located.

“Everyone, follow me! We’ll all die if we stay here anyway!”

The officer arrived below deck and found a large number of oarsmen lying dead. Fires were burning here and there.

But if we stop here, we all die.

“The only way we can survive is by joining the enemy ships and occupying them! Row! Anyway, the enemy’s attack won’t come for a while!”

As he said that, the officer, as if to prove his words, grabbed one of the oars and rowed it. All the combatants on the deck put down their weapons, grabbed the oars, and rowed together.

When you’ve done that exactly six times.

There was a loud bang in front of the ship. It was the sound of hitting an enemy ship. Samuho shouted.

“Push harder! The enemy ships are smaller than ours! If you push, they will be pushed back!”

Samuho had learned the lesson of the previous battle. At that time, Asadal’s ships were pushed by the ships of the Ona nation.

It would be enough to just push this thing away or make it tilt. But.

“…Ah, it doesn’t push!”

“Try harder… harder… kekekeke!”

At that moment, Samuho felt an excruciating pain in his forehead. The oar broke and hit his forehead. Several people complained of similar pain.

“Ah… You’re saying it doesn’t push you?”

The boat was pushed last time, right?

The office manager was embarrassed.

This was Samuho’s mistake.

The reason Samuho was able to push the spinning top last time was because it was a defective product equipped with a crow.

In normal circumstances, the swift ones would have used their mobility to gain distance long ago.

However, the ship, which was supposed to be fast, lost its maneuverability thanks to the crow that messed up the center of gravity.

But because of this experience, Samuho misjudged that all speedsters were slow and would get pushed back if pushed.

To make matters worse, what he encountered was a turtle ship that was built to be ‘slow’.

Seeing that, Samuho thought that he could push this ship away like last time… but of course that wouldn’t be possible. The turtle ship was an incredibly heavy ship.

If the quick-witted boxer that Samuho saw last time was closer to a ‘boxer who was originally fast but recently got a leg injury and couldn’t move properly’.

The turtle ship in front of us now is no different from a wrestler standing firm and determined.

Even in Asadal, the ‘fortress on the sea’ made of planks made of the heaviest birch and pine trees would not be easily pushed away by a single ship.

To begin with, it may be small in size, but in terms of mass, it would be twice as heavy as the ship of the Moon People.

Kirik-!

In the ears of the office worker, the sound of metal scraping rang out. The sound of an old gun being loaded. That sound made the office worker make a quick judgment.

“I give up on the idea! Everyone, jump on deck! Get on board the enemy ship! Put your weapons up!”

At those words, the fighters took up their weapons and ran up onto the deck. It was the right decision.

As soon as they stepped onto the deck, the cannons opened fire, scorching the deck below.

If we had stayed there, we would all have died.

Samuho shouted without even having time to be surprised.

“Get on board! Get on board the enemy ship!”

Anyway, the ship has lost its maneuverability. There are two ways to survive: either jump into the sea or jump onto an enemy ship. The latter is much more likely to save you.

Fortunately, Asadal’s hull was lower than that of the friendly forces.

Samuho grabbed the bronze sword and ran towards the enemy ship first. Unlike the short bronze sword that Asadal used in the beginning, it was quite long.

The moment I stepped onto the enemy’s hull with my sword shining majestically.

Kwajik-!

“…uh?”

A sharp pain rose from under my feet. I looked down and saw a thick iron needle poking out of my instep.

It was a mortar that the Asadal soldiers had laid down in advance in anticipation of an enemy invasion.

And at the same time.

Peeing!

With a short sound, Samuho felt his heart being pierced. Under the roof, it was a volley fired by an Asadal soldier.

“what…”

Before he could say anything, dozens of bullets pierced his body here and there with a whizzing sound.

There were more places on the body where blood flowed than places where it did not.

It was cold rather than sick.

and.

dump.

His body fell down. There were iron spikes embedded in his knees, thighs, and body.

As he fell, his vision took in countless other tribesmen who looked exactly like him. And then, after he fell, he couldn’t see them anymore.

It wasn’t because his life was over, but because the iron had poked his eye. Only then did the terrible pain strike.

The only fortunate thing is that.

ping-!

The pain probably didn’t last long.

***

The fleet of Samuho, whose commander had disappeared, was instantly reduced to chaos.

“Deploy all your swifts and falcons right now! Make that fleet completely incapacitated!”

Adallah, who commanded the turtle ship, immediately deployed a swift ship to firmly drive the wedge into the ship.

When about 11 ships sank like that.

The enemies changed their minds.

“Ignore that big ship! It’s already slow! Just turn around and go!”

“Just destroy all enemy ships, isolate them, and deal with them! Ignore them for now!”

They decided to ignore the turtle ship and advance.

It’s hard to see this as a good decision.

The turtle ship is an artillery weapon carrying dozens of cannons.

But even though it wasn’t good, it was reasonable.

But it made even less sense to confront the turtle ship now. None of the Wolren wanted to confront the turtle ship directly.

“Shoot, shoot! They ignore us!”

The turtle ship, left alone, began its exciting voyage without any interference from the enemy.

And that moment.

The battle was also in full swing in the fleet led by Geoguroo.

“The enemies are coming for you! You men, get moving!”

Geoguroo fought without even raising the second-floor guards. That is, he did not lose his mobility.

“What, why is the boat so fast?”

“I clearly said it was slow…!”

They had the strange information that ‘the fast ones are slow’. It was an illusion created by the crow’s belly.

And the opponent devised a strategy based on that misinformation. The results were disastrous.

“Turn the ship around quickly! Hit the side with the ram!”

At the command of the giant, the swift man quickly moved diagonally.

Kkwaduk-!

The Egyptian ram at the end of the ship destroyed half of the enemy ship’s right oars.

“I broke the enemy’s oars!”

“Smash that old store! Destroy it completely!”

After taking a proper angle and raising the oarsmen on the second floor, they poured merciless fire on the enemies. The enemy fleet was rendered incapable of fighting in an instant.

However.

At that moment, trouble arose.

“Enemy ships have appeared from the side!”

“What? There’s a turtle ship over there…”

“The enemies are coming in, ignoring the turtle ship!”

The enemy ships decided to simply ignore the three-ship fleet led by Adalah, broke through the turtle ship formation, and began to charge straight towards Geoguroo’s fleet.

Meanwhile, two enemy ships were hit in the rear by the turtle ship’s cannons and sank, but there were quite a few enemy ships left.

“Maximum damage!”

“The ship is in a bad position!”

The ships of the giant had already set up camp to block the ships that were coming at them.

In the meantime, it was impossible to avoid a collision with a group of ships coming from the completely opposite direction.

“Damn it, if you can avoid it, avoid it, and if you can’t, grab onto something and hold on!”

With that shout.

-Kwaang!!!!

The enemy ships rammed into the side of the swift ship. Geoguroo held on to the wall and looked around while holding on.

‘Am I the only one who got stuck?’

Fortunately, the other two swift ships seemed to have managed to evade. That was a relief at least.

Not entirely fortunate.

Chorrrrrr!

The enemies laid a ladder toward the giant’s flagship. The moon people on the other side tried to climb over to the swift ship, holding swords and spears.

“The enemies are coming! Never, ever give up the ship! Destroy the enemies!”

Losing one ship is not the loss of one out of nine ships. Given the nature of Asadal’s formation and fighting, there was a high risk that the formation itself would break in the worst case scenario.

“Everyone, throw down your hammers and pick up your weapons!”

Geoguroo drew his sword himself.

A sword made of steel, about 60cm long, also known as an axe sword. I can guarantee that even the best sword in the Central Plains cannot compare to this sword.

A giant with a shield in one hand and an axe in the other rushed toward his enemies. He raised his sword above his head and then brought it down.

“Kwaaak!”

The swords were lowered from the shoulders of the first Moon people to the chests. Geoguru shouted.

“Just like we trained— block it by forming a group!!”

As he said, people started to form a group.

The cavalrymen carrying large shields took up positions.

Thud thud thud-!

Enemies hit by the firing projectiles fell into the sea.

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“Now is the time!”

Meanwhile, soldiers with axes ran up and struck down the enemy’s planks, ropes, and ladders. Enemies whose planks broke while they were crossing fell into the sea.

But the enemies were not easy either.

Wedge-!

“Cough!”

From afar, very accurate shots flew in. The giant’s eyes turned towards them.

The enemy’s elite soldiers, hidden behind their shields, were throwing javelins with fierce skill.

‘Damn, if that’s just one thunder from Asadal…’

However, in the current situation, it is nearly impossible to use Mokpo. Mokpo is just a ‘flying’ weapon, and it is by no means a weapon that ‘hit’ something. If you use Mokpo in a melee like now, your own troops may get hit.

At that point, Geoguroo put down his sword.

“Give me Asadal’s Thunder!”

“yes?”

“immediately!”

Geoguroo held up one of Asadal’s thunderbolts and lit it with a torch. Crackle! He could hear the wick burning out. He counted his breaths.

One… two…

With that breath, he ran. A javelin grazed his thigh, but he didn’t stop running. And.

“…three!!!!!!!!!”

With that shout, he hurled Asadal’s Thunder towards where the enemies were gathered.

Kwaaaaang-!!!

Asadal’s thunder exploded over the heads of the enemies, scattering countless fragments.

“Kwaaak!”

“Ugh!”

Enemy spearmen caught in the blast fell to the ground, reduced to bloody rags. The soldiers rushed over.

“Captain Geoguroo! Are you okay?”

“Just concentrate!”

Geoguroo roughly bandaged the wound on his thigh and shouted. However, after the enemy elite died, there were no enemies who continued the battle.

‘It looks like the captain was involved.’

Geoguroo thought it was really lucky. After the breath of the battlefield returned to this side.

Geoguroo turned his gaze towards the two swift ships that had managed to evade.

***

“Admiral Geoguru’s flagship has collided with an enemy ship!”

“Admiral Geoguru will take care of it! Let’s just mind our own business!”

The flagship of Geoguroo was unable to avoid collision as it was located close to the enemy ships, but the two remaining swift ships, which were at some distance away, succeeded in evading the Moonmen’s charge by using their rapid mobility.

The captains of Asadal did not miss this.

“Once you charge in, it’ll be hard to turn the ship around again! Use the sea hawk to intercept it!”

A collision of ships is like a rush of a buffalo.

If you fail to collide once, you are vulnerable to attacks from smaller ships. Moreover, the enemy ships are in an even worse situation.

‘It looks like we’re seriously short on personnel.’

The damage suffered by the enemy as they broke through the turtle ship formation was considerable. Not only were there countless sunken ships, but even the ships that did not sink lost many sailors.

Perhaps it was because of me that the two swift ships were able to evade the enemy’s sudden attack. If there are not enough sailors, the ship tends to be weaker.

“Sea hawk! Shoot an arrow in their asshole!”

The sea eagle moved faithfully to that command.

Asadal’s Seahawk has a crew of 30, of which 60%, or 18, are oarsmen. In other words, it is a fairly fast ship.

It consists of a captain, a helmsman, and ten fighters, five of whom are armed with cannons and the remaining five with bows.

They made a sharp turn and aimed for the back of the ship carrying the moon people.

“Let’s go to the old store!”

Chiriririririk!

Taang!

The fired cannon pierced the enemy’s rear, and soon the loud bang of a gunpowder pouch exploding followed.

Since it pierced the enemy vertically, at least three or four of the old men must have been killed.

“Okay, I’ve got the old man!”

“Load the oars! Oarsmen, turn the oars around!”

“All right!”

They would strike a cannon from afar, stay away until it was reloaded, and then return to strike another cannon once it was reloaded, thus ravaging the enemy ships.

In this way, the first fleet led by Geoguroo succeeded in destroying a group of enemy ships that had rushed towards them.

‘Did you get hurt?’

That’s what Geoguroo thought.

This idea was a mistake.

“Here it comes again!”

Once again, he observed a group of enemies. The ship of the giant was isolated, and it seemed that the enemies had targeted it as prey.

“No matter how many times I kill them, there’s no end to it! Where on earth did they come from?”

“It seems like it’s come back in a big way!”

“shit…!”

Geoguru felt as if the sky was singing. If an enemy appeared in the rear now, Geoguru’s fleet would be annihilated.

The moment the enemy ships get closer.

Chorrrrrr!

Somewhere, the sound of an old store echoed.

And countless hooks were stuck in the good ship.

As soon as he saw that sight, Geoguroo shouted.

“Little hypocrisy!”

Only then was Geoguroo able to see the friendly ships that had been hidden behind the enemy ships.

***

The 2nd fleet led by Sohyeopbo arrived.

He had just set his fleet in motion the moment he saw that the giant was in danger.

“Admiral Geoguru’s flagship has collided with an enemy ship! Are you going to just sit back and watch this happen? Get on the enemy ship! Use all your might and row!”

The 2nd Fleet is different from the other two fleets.

The other fleet was a fleet that was mainly comprised of people gathered from the southern part of the Korean peninsula, including Seorabeolbu, and was trained from the beginning with a focus on fast ships.

But the 2nd fleet led by Sohyeopbo is different.

He came down from Balhae Bay, and his main tactic in Balhae Bay is close combat through ramming.

The soldiers of the 2nd fleet were also mostly those who came down following the Sohyeopbo. Half of them were from the Beom tribe, and the other half were from the Odosu soldiers who had been led by the former Jungsu.

Their fighting style was very different from that of other fleets.

Originally, when a fast-moving ship came near an enemy, it would turn its belly to flank the enemy and fire in return.

“Get the hell out of here!!”

The 2nd Fleet, consisting of close combat enthusiasts, simply chose to ram the ships.

“Plain!”

“I already put it on!”

Before the words could be spoken, the soldiers had already hammered in the planks. They had hooks on both sides, making them hard to remove.

“Installation complete!”

“Okay, Asadaaaaaaaal!!”

Sohyeop-bo jumped onto the plank ahead of everyone else.

There was a creaking sound from the floor.

“Nice shoes!”

This time, the new rubber insoles made in Asadal were so sticky that it was much easier to cross the river on a plank than on straw sandals.

The thief jumped up and raised his sword high above his head and shouted loudly.

“Kiyooooooooooooooooo!”

All-out attack without any consideration for defense.

This is the so-called ‘Hayato-style swordsmanship’.

Originally, it was a sword technique, axe technique, or club technique used by the Hayato of the Southern Islands.

Jungsoo made this into a sword technique and applied it to Asadal’s navy.

The movement is all about raising the sword high above your head and striking down, and the training is all about holding a wooden sword and striking a piece of wood a hundred or a thousand times.

It was advantageous in narrow ship battles and was easy to teach and train.

And, Sohyeopbo, the nephew of the chieftain, was a human weapon who had trained in Hayato-style swordsmanship for over 10 years.

Choaaaak!

The sword he swung tore the enemy apart.

Not even a scream could be heard.

Hayato-style swordsmanship considers it a sin to make an enemy cry out. The charm of Hayato-style swordsmanship is to cut them apart in one go, without even giving them time to do so.

Starting with that, the Odosu Byeongdae and Beomjok soldiers who had come down here following the Sohyeopbo rushed in.

“Kiyooooooooooo!”

“Grererererererere!”

“Love is a kind crow!”

“A boring rose in my nostrils—!!!!!”

The Wol-in opened their eyes wide as they saw Asadal’s soldiers rushing towards them, uttering unintelligible screams. Perhaps it was just a moment of confusion.

Wedge-!

It was enough time for someone’s life to disappear.

No one in the moon screamed in pain.

just.

“Uh, uh…!”

“What… what is it!”

I just blurted out some words filled with embarrassment.

By the time I had finished organizing the boat like that.

Boom!

The boat rocked violently.

The two columns of the Moon-in fleet, whose front was blocked, collided. Sohyeop-bo laughed even as he staggered from the collision.

“Shoot the ship over there! Then we’ll move in!”

Hug! Hug! Hug!

A large number of shells were directed towards the enemy deck.

Pubbububububu-!

“Kwaaah!”

Sweeping away the enemies.

“One-eyed god of war! Please look after this nephew! Asadaaaaaaaal!”

The Sohyeopbo jumped high towards the enemy’s ships, holding a bow in one hand and a sword in the other.

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