Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Became the Eldest Son of Sun Ce - Chapter 134



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Episode 134. Yeomong (2)

In that split second, Yeomong opened her mouth with a frown on her face.

“…Your Highness, what do you mean? A major general cannot become a great general? Shall I show you the greatness of a major general right now?”

Yeomong, who was gripping the bamboo slip tightly, turned her gaze towards Jutae as if her body was trembling.

But I shook my head and answered.

“I know that you are a great warrior. That is why I said you can become a brave general.

But a man who lacks knowledge is not worthy of being called a great general. At best, he can only be called a brave general.”

“Your Highness, I think you have gone too far with your words….”

Yeomong got angry for a moment, but I drew a crescent moon with my eyes.

“Excessive? Rather, I would like to ask you. How can you neglect your studies and still be among the great masters?

“Even on the battlefield, I study military strategy and try to understand the words of the old sages, but at the same time, you want to become a great general by swinging your sword or spear once. If that is not your greed, what else is there?”

In fact, since Zhang Hong left for Xuzhou, I had also given up on studying for a long time. In other words, strictly speaking, I honestly had no right to criticize Yu Meng like this.

But aren’t there things that adults always say?

Words that start with ‘when I was’ and end with ‘study hard’.

I, too, was worried about Yeomong, so I just exaggerated a little bit when I spoke.

‘And I’m also worried about Yeomong’s short-sighted vision.’

It was Lu Meng who created the immortal story of “a close-minded opponent” and then killed Guan Yu in his haste for short-term gain.

Of course, Lu Xun defeated Liu Bei and formed an alliance with Shu, but in the end, didn’t both Wu and Shu fall to Wei?

From now on, I had to start teaching Yeomong to broaden his horizons.

“Have you forgotten the fate of the overlord of Chu who neglected his studies in the past? He was the overlord of Chu who shook the world with his martial arts, but he too was unable to surpass Gaozu in the end! Are you saying that you have no feelings even after hearing the passages from the past?”

The story of the Chu-Han War is so famous that even street children know it.

Even though it was called Ohaamong, there was no way she didn’t know this.

Yeomong kept his mouth shut as if he had nothing to say, and I asked him a question in a subtle way.

“Do you know why I insist on taking over Im Jin-hyeon first?”

When the topic was changed to war, the dead-eyed Yeomong hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

“…Since he is closest to Ae-hyeon, isn’t it because Im Sang-hyeon would have let his guard down by now?”

That’s also true. By now, the war must have been raging in Ganghwa-gun. They probably wouldn’t have even thought about targeting Hyungnam.

But that’s not all. There was something more important.

I smiled slightly and pointed to one side of the map on the table.

“You’re partially right. There’s that part, but… you missed the most important point. If our forces take over Im Sang-Hyeon….”

The clinical areas on the map were occupied by stones representing allies.

Then, when the stones representing the allies blocked the area around Im Sang-hyeon like an iron wall, Yeo-mong’s eyes widened.

Soon, a sigh-like answer came out of Yeomong’s mouth.

“Hyungnam’s waterway and land route…!”

Most of the counties in Hyungnam were blocked by the Imsimhyeon occupied by our forces, and the situation was such that they could not move.

This was possible because the northern part of Hyungnam was made up of rugged mountains.

Because of this, most of the waterways and waterways of Hyungnam passed through Im Sang-hyeon. Even if they were to avoid friendly forces and deliver news, it would take a very long time.

‘I guess I have a good sense of humor because I’ve been rolling around on the battlefield since I was young.’

I looked at Yeomong with a soft smile.

Yeomong was clearly amazed, her mouth wide open.

“It’s not that military strategy is useless. But if you want to be a general, shouldn’t you at least have some basic knowledge?

“The judgment of a single general determines the life and death of his soldiers. Why do you rely only on martial arts and neglect learning? From now on, do not neglect your academic studies.”

Then, Yeomong nodded slowly as if he understood with a blank expression.

“…The Archduke’s words are correct. My lord, from now on I will also work hard on my studies….”

Only then did I smile in satisfaction at Yeomong’s white flag.

There are those who can communicate and those who cannot, but unlike others, Yeomong seemed to be one of the former.

***

I left Ae-Hyeon to Jegal-Geun and Joo-Yeon and headed straight south.

At that time, there were about three days left until Im Jin-hyeon.

Gahu came to me secretly and gave me some advice carefully.

“I have come here to give you some advice. It would be good to go on the offensive right away, but shouldn’t we first break the enemy’s morale?”

I agreed with what Gahu said. It was killing two birds with one stone to confuse the enemy before the war.

“Yes, do you have any good suggestions?”

“Excuse me for a moment.”

Gahu came closer and pointed to the map on my desk. Then he drew a line along the river on the map and continued speaking.

“This is a story I heard from a scout who had been to the north. He said that there were many ships using the Xiangjiang River waterway.

“They say there are mountains to the north of Im Sang-hyeon, so tie logs together in the Xiang River and float them to block the boats. I don’t know for sure, but the people and the enemies will be frightened and start to panic.”

It was indeed a clever plan worthy of the title. Blocking the waterway itself before going to war would break morale.

The public sentiment in Hyungnam was already hostile to Liu Biao.

In this situation, if public sentiment wavered, Liu Pyo’s army stationed in Im Sang-hyeon would have moved to somehow break the blockade.

‘Are we going to eliminate the option of Mercury and force them to focus on an all-out war? That’s ridiculous.’

Besides, there happened to be a general who was just right for the job.

‘These days, I seem to have a complicated head because I’ve been studying… I need to clear my head with some simple, mindless work.’

“That’s a good plan. If that happens, Im Sang-hyeon’s transportation will be blocked, and the public sentiment in the castle will also deteriorate.”

“What a wise choice, my lord.”

The praise from Gahu was not limited to the small but generous Lim Sang-Hyeon.

‘Come to think of it, Huang Zhong was stationed in Yuhyeon.’

As far as I know, Huang Zhong is a general who should never be underestimated.

Besides, wasn’t he the one who defeated Xiahou Yuan, one of Cao Cao’s greatest generals, and forced Cao Cao’s army to retreat from Hanzhong?

Some people barely make a living by employing a few generals in rotation, but Liu Biao had many excellent generals—Liu Bei’s army—in his hands. In my view, they were no different from a famous book in the hands of a villager.

When I confessed this, Gahu smiled palely and opened his mouth.

“If you are worried about the talent of the enemy general, it is even simpler. The more discerning a general is, the more he will not be able to give up on Im Sang-Hyeon.

In that case, our forces can take advantage of the gap while the general is out in battle, occupy Yuhyeon, and then attack Im Sanghyeon again.

However, Lim Sang-hyeon’s Yoo Pyo-gun will have a harder time due to the friendly forces’ continued offensives. After taking Yoo Hyeon, the friendly forces will gradually take over the surrounding counties of Jangsa-gun.”

The foolish plan was so foolish that it made me laugh.

‘Let’s focus on attacking the weak points of the enemy and destroy them! This is truly a great idea!’

“Very good, I will not forget your plan!”

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But for some reason, Gahu opened his mouth with a slightly embarrassed look.

“Because of my dull nature, I find it difficult to hear your praise. So please be content with the compliments I give you here.”

I was momentarily taken aback, but then I laughed and said,

“…Okay, I guess I’ll stop here. You’ve worked hard. You can go back now.”

Only then did Gahu open his mouth with a faint smile.

“I appreciate your consideration, my lord.”

‘Tsk, it’s hard to hear praise… Among all the scholars in the world, Ga-hu’s personality is the most unique.’

Still, Gahu was faithful to his work as I said, since he came up with a useful plan.

And now it was my turn to move.

“Go and call Jamyeong (Yeo Mong)!”

Meanwhile, upon hearing my order, Yeomong lowered his head with his mouth wide open.

“I am so touched that you have entrusted me with such an important task!”

Even though Yeomong liked it, I felt a little depressed because she liked it too much. Maybe I just felt like teasing her.

But since the words had already been said, I couldn’t easily take them back. It would only make my reputation look ridiculous.

“…Oh, okay. I’ll select soldiers who are good at materials and put them in your care, so please take good care of them.”

“Thank you, Your Highness!”

But to me, that thank you sounded like a thank you for freeing me from the hell of studying.

‘No, how can I get full from the first drink? But for now, I’ll have to be satisfied with studying a little bit.’

And after a while, Yeomong led eight hundred nimble soldiers and headed to the northern part of Imsimhyeon.

***

April 207.

Hyungju Jangsagun Im Sang-hyeon.

Yuban frowned at the unexpected report.

“What do you mean? The ship can’t go north?”

“There is a report that about 50 li north of Sanggang, there are floating logs and no one dares go forward.

Because of this, not only are merchant ships unable to advance north, but even reports to Yangyangseong are delayed.”

Yuban’s frown deepened at his subordinate’s detailed report. The only people around here who would do such a bold thing were the lowly ones.

However, for Yuban, who had previously defeated enemy forces several times, this was questionable.

‘I’ve fought many enemies before, but I’ve never seen anyone this bold!’

“Are you a swarm of thieves? I’ve definitely wiped out those thieves before! How dare you do something so grand!”

Then Yuban’s subordinate lowered his head with an awkward expression.

“I don’t know that much….”

The absurd answer of the subordinate.

Yuban shouted, his face crumpled.

“How frustrating! Hurry up and lead the warships north! We need to find out what kind of people did this!”

“Understood, Your Majesty.”

“Oh, and is the North still noisy?”

The north that Yuban was talking about was none other than Ganghwagun.

The Jiangxia army, where the war was currently taking place, was going through ups and downs, but Sun Ce’s army was so strong that they were not able to achieve any significant results.

Although the Yellow Emperor is doing well in defense, the momentum of Sun Ce’s army is so strong that they are losing ground.

If things continued like this, it was clear that the Hwangjo Army would be defeated.

Then Yuban’s subordinate nodded and said.

“It’s just a rumor, but there are rumors going around that the enemy general Zhou Gongjin (Zhou Yu) has come forward.”

Grand Admiral Zhou Yu.

It was the name of the person who defended Yejang after Taesaja, who became the wall of Yuban and disappeared into Seoju.

As Yu Ban, who had experienced Zhou Yu’s cleverness to the bone, he could not dare to plan a retreat.

There were more than a few memories of thinking about the previous situation and attacking without thinking, only to be defeated.

Yuban, who knew this, had doubts.

“Are you talking about Gonggeun (Juyu)? If you’re talking about Gonggeun, you must be busy guarding the premises near Payang, so why is Juyu there?”

“I don’t know. I remember it because the director said that Joo Gong-geun had come forward, but if not, I would have forgotten it long ago.”

The subordinate’s words were right. The battle in Gangha-gun was thousands of li away from Im Sang-hyeon, so Jang Sa-gun could have passed by without knowing about it. If not, Yu Ban would have given Su-ha a harsh order.

But apart from that, Yuban was deeply troubled.

“Hmm….”

‘If General Zhou Yu has emptied the reserve, doesn’t that mean I have a chance to invade the reserve? Should I fight properly this time?’

Yuban, who remembered the invasion of Yejang after a long time, smiled cruelly.

Although he was pushed aside by Taesa-ja and Zhou Yu, Liu Ban was a sufficiently cruel and brave general.

Yuban opened his mouth with a fierce expression.

“First, I’ll take care of the matter north of Sanggang. I need to let you taste blood on your sword for the first time in a long time.”

“Yes, I will only trust you, Taesu!”

Then, Yuban’s subordinate, who understood what Yuban was saying, also smiled cruelly.

That was when.

A military officer came rushing into Yuban’s office from outside.

The soldier lying on the floor took a deep breath and spoke quickly.

“We’re in trouble! Your Majesty! The enemy, the enemy has appeared!”

Yuban said, embarrassed by the ridiculous report.

“Enemy? What do you mean? You rascal! Can’t you give me a detailed report?”

When Yuban pressed him, the military officer quickly answered.

“The enemy’s number is estimated at at least thirty thousand, and the enemy flag is waving the surname Sun!”

Only then did Yuban’s face harden.

If it’s an army of 30,000 men, it would be difficult for Lim Sang-Hyeon’s army to stop it.

Above all else.

‘Huh? You’re saying they weren’t fighting in the river?’

Yuban muttered softly with a puzzled face.

“Why in clinical practice….”

Upon hearing reports that Zhou Yu had appeared in the Ganghwa Army, Yu Ban was considering invading the Yejang Army…

Son So’s older brother’s offensive was a few steps faster.

Thus began the war over Hyungnam’s Adam’s Apple and Im Sang-Hyeon.

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