[The Three Kingdoms] Golden Sun Exhibition chapter 166

166 – Battle of Gyeonseong – Battle to subdue the Black Bandits (2)

hot.

Is it because it has been hiding in the bushes for a long time and its body is full of heat, or is the air muggy?

It seemed very strange to say that it was because winter had passed and spring had come and the weather had become warmer.

Sugo quickly gestured towards his subordinate.

“Hey, go tell the kids to take a look. Are you sure you’re coming in?”

“If I move now, I might get caught?”

“It’s bitter, isn’t it…?”

Secrecy is important when it comes to ambushes.

If the enemy moves even a little before entering the depths of the forest, the enemy will realize that there is an ambush as soon as he notices even one enemy and prepare for it.

“Still, I think we need to move….”

“I didn’t say that the basis of an ambush is stealth. Have you forgotten what Mr. Kwak said?”

“It’s not that I forgot, but it doesn’t mean the teacher knows what’s happening here right now.”

Sugo woke up with anxiety.

“That’s not possible. You should approach the enemy lines as best as possible to avoid being detected. If you think you might get caught, act like you’re a wild animal….”

Moment.

Phew!

As Sugo’s cheek was brushed, something stuck in the tree.

Sugo sent shivers down his spine at the hot sensation he felt on his cheek.

“arrow…?”

A sharp arrow stuck in a tree.

It was not a crude arrow used by bandits, but a refined arrow similar to that used by government troops.

fluttering.

And something tied to the arrow slowly began to loosen.

The cloth-like object was dry, and something rolled up was dropped down.

“Is this…a tree branch?”

A very thin twig flowed out from between the cloth tied to the arrow.

For a moment, I felt embarrassed by this mysterious object.

“aaah!!”

A scream was heard from the bushes.

Sugo realized that the subordinate next to him had an arrow stuck in his shoulder, and quickly ran away.

“Eup, eup!!”

“Shut up you bastard…! What if they hear it…?”

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Sugo, who covered his subordinate’s mouth, became contemplative and raised his head to the sky.

Thump, thud.

Above, where the leaves were so thick that even the clouds in the sky could not be seen, red things began to burn between the branches of the trees.

“It’s fire… it’s fire! They noticed our strategy!!”

Sugo hurriedly shouted at his subordinates.

“Get out of the range of the arrows! Everyone retreat to the rear of the forest! But don’t leave the forest completely! What they did was just a threatening shot!”

“Captain! There’s a fiery arrow flying!!”

“Put it out! It’s just that flaming arrow….”

Whirly rirrik ㅡㅡㅡ!!

A huge amount of fire arrows decorated the sky.

The huge branch snapped sharply and fell to the ground, and the embers splashed on the weeds and began to burn even louder.

“Damn, what is this…?!”

The speed at which the fire spread was slow.

The intensity of the fire was not very strong.

However, if countless flames fell so that such conditions were meaningless, then the speed of their spread or the speed of their strength did not matter.

An overwhelming baptism of fire.

Sugo felt sweat running down his back as he looked at the burning branch that had fallen next to him.

“You guys, it’s not an arrow…!”

It’s a torch.

I just set fire to a reasonably thick tree branch and threw it.

“Damn it! Everyone retreat!! You can’t burn to death in a place like this!!”

Sugo quickly moved his troops to the rear.

“Go to the rear of the forest and kill them!”

Yet, Sugo hasn’t given up.

* * *

“There is a real ambush.”

Jo In stuck out his tongue as he watched the Hopyogi army practicing horseback shooting toward the forest.

“I never thought there would really be an ambush.”

Every time Hopyogigun fired an arrow from afar, the forest shook. A very small but fatal sound could be heard from the blind arrow, and the sight of the forest shaking every time the arrow fell clearly showed that there was a human hiding there.

“If I had just gone in like this, Hopyogi-kun would have been seriously hurt.”

“Thanks to General Join for listening to me when I told him there was an ambush. I was lucky.”

“No. If there wasn’t an ambush, you wouldn’t have said anything at all. I believe it. You are Sun Yu’s best disciple.”

Sunyu’s best disciple.

With just those words, Sima Yi was now able to truly serve as Cao Cao’s military advisor.

By receiving recognition from none other than Jo In.

You might think it was just a one-time ambush, but that one time is important.

‘What’s important is that Jo-in saw it with his own eyes.’

Because Sima Yi already had a record of defeating several generals such as Zhang Jie, Lei Bo, and Jin Lan.

Although for now he is riding on the reputation of Sun Yu, who has already made a name for himself as the tactician who overthrew Lü Bu, one day, Sima’s own reputation alone will make the enemy tremble.

“So what should we do now?”

“Keep practicing fire arrows. You can shoot fire arrows, throw torches, and keep practicing with the idea of burning the entire forest. It would be a waste to shoot arrows, so you can use fallen tree branches nearby. .”

Sima Yi pointed to a forest where black smoke was slowly rising.

“As soon as they know that the ambush has failed, they will either fight back the soldiers or charge forward. There is no way the bandits would choose the latter, so they will definitely run back.”

“Then can I chase you now?”

“No. This forest is a long stretch. You can rush into it, but it’s not far enough to break through.”

“Then what should I do?”

“that….”

Sima Yi glanced at me, smiled and spread three fingers.

“Split the units. Divide the units into three and take turns practicing fire arrows. The unit that fired arrows rests, and the unit that will soon fire arrows prepares. So-called three shifts.”

“Indeed. This is literally going to be a real training session. Seohwang! Agjin! Your unit should run first!”

As soon as Jo In gave the order, the two generals rode away.

“Sama Yi and… Master Jin. You two wait here. I will take the third.”

“We’ll run together, right, Master?”

“Yes, you can do it, General.”

“On a horse?”

“Yes. On a horse.”

It’s a fairly difficult technique, but I can do it as well as Sima Yi can do it. In the first place, it’s not about shooting at a target, but shooting blind arrows is the goal in itself.

The secret is simple.

‘You just need to have strong thigh strength.’

The ability to support a horse using only the strength of the lower body, even when the reins are released.

And the experience I gained from riding horses often.

With that, you will be able to eat on horseback.

“Even if it’s dangerous, I can’t take responsibility.”

“How can you hold a general accountable when you go to the battlefield?”

Sima Yi pointed to the inside of his clothes.

Although he dressed like a civil servant on the outside, he was actually wearing iron armor on the inside.

“Understood. Now put on your helmet. It’s our turn to prepare when Xu Huang’s army returns.”

Grumbling.

Xu Huang’s cavalry, who had run in a circle from our main unit, fired fiery arrows at the forest again. Sima Yi and I tightly put on the helmets hanging next to our waists, and prepared to run forward as soon as the second cavalry unit led by Yue Jin rushed forward… .

“…Uiya.”

“Yes, I saw it.”

“You too?”

Jo-in turned his head towards us with startled eyes.

“What did you see?”

“Dust. Movement of soldiers falling back.”

“I’m trying to get out of the gap between the fire arrows, but it looks like I haven’t given up on the ambush yet. General, I think it would be right for you to do ‘that’ after you’ve circled around enough.”

“okay?”

Jo In turned his head towards the burning forest.

Uji string.

Slowly, the floor began to catch fire, and the trees began to fall one by one.

“The road is blocked because the tree burned down.”

Jo In smiled and shrugged his shoulders.

“Then, let’s burn it all down cleanly for the next time. All troops, prepare your weapons! Prove that Hopogi is the strongest cavalry unit, not inferior to the Western Liang Cavalry and the White Horse Bell!!

With loud shouts, they drove their horses and ran.

Sima Yi and I also grabbed our weapons and ran after Cao Ren.

“…Ui. I was just curious.”

I ran forward and grabbed the arrow wrapped around a tree branch. After pushing the arrowhead into the brazier to light it, he kicked the horse’s stomach with his toe to make the horse run.

Hee hee!!

It feels like it’s going to fall, but it never does.

The physical strength built up through daily farming is not a show of force.

“Why did you see me before you said you were working in third shift?”

“That’s because I came up with this tactic while thinking about my teacher.”

“that is?”

“yes.”

Sima Yi drew a barrage of fiery arrows toward the enemy camp.

“Bangtong, standing, uh. Three shifts, right?”

“…It’s about baduk, right?”

“Maybe.”

Whirling.

“Well, no matter where the idea came from, as long as it has a good effect, right?”

“…….”

Grumbling.

The forest was completely burned down.

and.

The result of practicing shooting for about an hour.

“…I was waiting.”

Finally, the enemies hiding in the forest appeared on the plain.

“It’s just the right time. It’s time to do it, General.”

“Ahh.”

Jo In whetted his appetite as he looked at the infantry that appeared on the plain beyond the forest that quickly burned down.

“But it’s a bit like that. It must be a little difficult for the horses to run through the burned land.”

“hmm….”

There are still residual fires on the ground.

Although the fire died down faster than expected, if the heat rises from the feet of a horse running on the ground, a startled horse may fall over.

“I’m sorry. We have to attack immediately.”

“No. It’s better to suffer a little than to die for no reason. And Jo Jo-gun’s name doesn’t turn a blind eye to that level of heat.”

Jo-in extended his spear forward.

“All troops, charge!!”

Wow!!

With the shout of Jo-in, the cavalrymen, including Ho-pyo-gi, began to run forward all at once.

Between the wide burning forest paths.

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At full speed.

Heeheeheehee!!

Perhaps because of the hot floor, the horses moved forward at a faster pace, and we were able to quickly pass through the unburned forest and face the enemy.

and.

“Step on it ㅡㅡㅡ!!”

Just as Jo In shouted, our cavalry trampled the enemy mercilessly.

Hard work, prepare an ambush.

Jo In, detects the ambush and draws the enemy out to the plain. Afterwards, they engage in a direct confrontation and cause great damage to the group of thieves.