Tangmunchulsa - Chapter 299



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Episode 299. Counterattack (2)

The war with the enemies was in full swing.

The reeds are stained with blood, and the sound of swords clashing resonates along the riverbank.

The pirates, surrounded by the fierce attacks of Zhuge Liang, were in disarray and unable to even board their ships.

However, the warrior of the Zhuge family in the rear made a puzzled expression.

“Hey, what is that?”

“huh?”

“Over there… … smoke?”

The drones turn their heads to follow him as he points with his finger.

“Fire… … Huh? Isn’t that the direction of our branch?”

“… … !”

My eyes light up.

Just as the Yangtze River running across the western land and plains was visible from the Heungsan branch, so too was the Heungsan branch visible from their battlefield.

It was burning.

A billow of black smoke hung in the sky like a giant dark cloud.

“Branch manager! Branch manager!”

He urgently calls the branch manager, Heungsan, who is attacking the enemy with unmanned units.

“What the heck! What’s going on! Are you guys fighting…? Huh?”

Branch Manager Heungsan turned his head in annoyance, but soon his body froze like a stone statue.

He saw it too.

And it was immediately recognized that the place where the fire broke out was the Heungsan branch.

“Die, you bastard!”

In that moment of hesitation, the sword he had swung passed through his shoulder, cutting deep into it.

“Ugh.”

Branch Manager Heungsan, who had lost his balance, fell to the floor.

Fortunately, he was able to survive because the drones around him protected him.

“Branch Manager! Are you okay?”

“Ugh.”

“Damn it! Get the branch manager to the back! Hurry up!”

“yes!”

Branch Manager Heungsan grimaced in pain.

The wound is deep.

But it was a situation where my neck could have been blown off if I hadn’t escaped quickly.

But there’s a fire in the branch?

What on earth is going on?

Even as he groaned in pain, Branch Manager Heungsan could not hide his embarrassment.

“Sir, really? Those guys are in the rear?”

That was all I could think about.

Or who would dare to attack the branch of the Zhuge family?

“Fuck… … .”

The fight isn’t over yet.

They were barely able to seize the opportunity and repel their enemies.

But what if they attack from behind?

They are surrounded.

“Peace! Peace!”

Branch Manager Heungsan, who had been feeling anxious, is looking for someone urgently.

“Yes, branch manager!”

Pyeong-woo, who was at the forefront of the battlefield, driving back the enemies, heard the shout and answered.

“The branch has been attacked! The rear is in danger! We must retreat immediately!”

“this!”

Only then did he see the flames of the branch.

Pyeong-woo, who had shaken off the enemies that had clung to him, hurriedly arrived at the branch manager’s side.

Pyeong-woo’s face becomes distorted at the sight of a large wound.

Even though pressure was applied to stop the bleeding, blood continued to ooze from the gaping wound.

If you don’t stop the bleeding quickly, it’s dangerous.

“Come on, let’s go back! Come on! We might get surrounded by those guys.”

“Almost done… … . Understood. Signalman, blow your horn to signal retreat! Quickly!”

“yes!”

Phew!

At Pyeong-woo’s shout, the sound of horns echoed along the riverbank, and the warriors of the Jegal family who had seized the opportunity to win began to retreat like the ebb tide.

“Go to the branch! Run quickly!”

“yes!”

As the warriors of the Jegal family began to retreat at the shouts of Pyeong-woo, who was supporting the branch manager, the enemy troops were left bewildered.

“Why these?”

But they saw it too.

Black smoke dyed the sky.

Why is that?

Who on earth attacked the branch of the Zhuge family?

I had doubts, but I didn’t hesitate for long.

Whatever it is, aren’t the circumstances flowing in their favor?

“Kuhahahaha! What the hell, the heavens that I thought were on the side of those bastards Zhuge have suddenly changed their minds. What are you all doing! Half of you, get on the boat and quickly load your bows with arrows! The rest, chase after those bastards and kill them!”

Morale is very important on the battlefield.

If you’re up against an opponent with similar power, the presence or absence of it makes a huge difference.

The morale of the pirates soars with the escape of Zhuge Liang.

“Wow!”

In a situation where the odds are reversed in an instant, the enemy pursues the warriors of Zhuge Liang without even forming a formation.

The rear of the Zhuge family, whose situation had been reversed, began to fall without even being able to properly respond to the attacks of their enemies.

That’s what it means to turn your back.

Who can see behind them?

However, if you turn your body and watch your back, your retreat will be significantly delayed.

Bullfight!

Kkwaduk!

Before he knew it, the pirates who had boarded the ship were shooting arrows the size of spears with their crossbows, and when Zhuge Liang turned around, the arrows were embedded in the bodies of the warriors.

Then, the archers shot arrows one after another in a parabolic arc and rained down on the heads of Zhuge Shi’s men.

Archery of the enemies.

That’s what training every day is all about, to attack the opponent’s ship.

Because I don’t have the skills to fight while treading water.

Naturally, the accuracy was high and the power was considerable, so the retreating warriors of the Zhuge Liang family either looked back and fell down or fell to the ground as they were running.

The tables have turned completely.

The number of Zhuge Liang’s pursued warriors continued to decrease, and the pursuit offensive of the enemy soldiers who took advantage of the opportunity became more intense than ever.

I know.

The moment they hesitate, they realize that they might get hurt again… … .

“Hurry up and chase them! Their best, the branch manager, is already unable to fight! We must destroy them before they reach the branch!”

“yes!”

The relentless pursuit leaves corpses piling up in the fields.

As if marking a place that has passed.

* * *

A communication post of the Jegal family built on a mountain peak about 200 li northwest of Heungsan.

“Huh? What’s that? Is there a fire?”

The unmanned operator at the contact center tilts his head as he looks at the flames rising from the distant mountainside.

“Isn’t that Heungsan over there?”

“I think so?”

“Is something going on at the branch?”

“Hey, what’s going on? It’s probably because you’re fighting those guys.”

“The number is… … but isn’t it too far from the waterway? The waterway is over there.”

Muin frowns at his colleague’s words.

The contact center only knows the direction to Heungsan, but the exact location is not visible because it is obscured by the mountains.

But isn’t it strange?

On the day the fight with the enemy was scheduled, smoke was seen rising from Heungsan.

“Hey, I guess it won’t work. I’ll have to contact my parents first.”

“If I contact you?”

“huh?”

“You idiot, your family is probably too busy to even open their eyes because of the war with the enemy. What excuse do you have for contacting me for no reason?”

“But that is… … .”

“Hey, you punk. If you really suspect something, send a messenger to the Heungsan branch.”

“To the Heungsan branch?”

“Yes. If something happens, you won’t hear back from Jeon Seo-gu. You can contact them then. Make sure to mark it as ‘urgent’ so that the Heungsan branch doesn’t dodge.”

“Yeah, that sounds good.”

The man nodded and quickly folded up the letter he had written, then took the messenger out of the cage.

Just as I was about to blow it away.

“Phew, you’re here.”

“… … ?”

A young man approached me, sighing.

It was Cheonyeong.

“As expected, Zhuge Liang’s children are very meticulous. They even have communication posts set up in all directions.”

“……who?”

“Who is it?”

Cheonyeong grins and grabs a needle.

“uh?”

… … That was all there was to it.

The moment Cheonyeong’s sleeves fluttered, a small hole was made in Muin’s neck.

Bam!

The piercing needle lodges in the tree behind the unmanned vehicle.

Fooddeuk!

The Western World is… … .

I didn’t think there was any need to catch it.

Because it is the direction of Heungsan that I have passed through.

“Yes, what are you!”

Muin, shocked by the death of his comrade, aims his sword at Cheonyeong.

That’s stupid.

Instead of drawing your sword and aiming, you should have just cut him.

puck!

The moment Cheon-yeong curled one corner of his mouth, he too met the same fate.

Contact center raid complete.

Cheonyeong finally catches her breath.

I had quite a few fights with Zhuge Liang in my previous life.

Because they invaded their branches and main houses to kill the people of the Zhuge family.

Because of that, they were trapped in the camps they had set up several times, and there were even times when they almost lost their lives while fighting against the unmanned forces.

That’s when I knew.

Contact office near the branch.

They set up a contact point in case the branch is attacked.

This is to immediately contact other branches or the main office when something happens.

It was for this very reason that the Zhuge Liang family was able to respond quickly to enemy attacks.

And every branch has a map showing the locations of the contact points.

That was exactly what Cheonyeong had taken before destroying the Daejeon Pavilion of Heungsan Branch.

“Let’s see, the only contact point nearby is here… … The next branch is in Bogang-hyeon.”

A sly smile appeared on Cheon-yeong’s lips as he spread out the map and looked at it.

There are two branches that must be passed through to head straight to Yongzhongshan, the headquarters of the Zhuge Family.

Heungsan and Bogang.

Since the Heungsan branch office was destroyed, no information will be relayed to the main house for the time being.

The news was announced much later.

After the branch’s unmanned personnel who were fighting the enemy retreated, or after the contact center’s unmanned personnel who came to replace them discovered their comrades, or through workers or thieves who were left to run away when the branch was attacked.

Of course, the identity of the monster is unknown.

No, for now, you’ll probably think that you’ve been attacked from the rear by the enemy.

“The war against the enemies was a great help.”

Cheonyeong smiled bitterly.

Thanks to all the effort put into taking down Namgwang-ro and cleaning up the long, long Yangtze River.

The reaction of the Zhuge family cannot but be slow.

I guess I’ll be confused.

There is no doubt about the truth.

If the majority had moved, then it wouldn’t be different, but aren’t you alone now?

It was much later that the cause of the attack was revealed.

We need to destroy the reinforcement branch before that.

When the reinforcements far from the Yangtze River collapse, then we will know.

This raid was not the work of a few.

They will try to find the villain, search for him, pursue him, and form a defensive formation.

But by then it’s too late.

By that time, he would already be near Yongzhongshan Mountain.

Cheonyeong folded the map and put it in his bosom.

Time is of the essence.

If the empty Yongzhongshan Zhuge family is filled with unmanned personnel, his plans will be in vain.

The most terrifying of their formations is… …the formation they deploy using people.

After leaving the contact center, Cheon-yeong ran regardless of whether it was a mountain path or a flat road.

Without sparing any effort, he ran towards the branch office of Bogang-hyeon with all his might, jumping over several walls at a time.

Movement comes first.

The key was how quickly we could arrive.

* * *

bang!

“What are you talking about!”

At this moment, even Zhuge Changyun could not maintain his composure.

This is because news arrived that the Heungsan branch had collapsed and its members had fled to a nearby branch.

“Defeat? The Heungsan branch was defeated?”

“It looks like we were attacked from the rear by the enemy.”

“This is crazy! Didn’t I clearly tell you to leave half of it at the branch office?”

“Yes.”

“And yet, you’re saying that the Heungsan branch collapsed?”

“yes…….”

“this!”

Zhuge Changyun’s brow furrows.

“What about the contact point near the Heungsan branch? Why didn’t they contact you?”

“That is… … .”

“Can’t you answer quickly?”

“It looks like they destroyed the communication center first.”

“What? Contact center?”

“Yes. When the shift workers arrived, they said there was only a cold corpse there.”

“Fuck!”

It’s my first defeat.

Battles with enemy forces were taking place all along the Yangtze River.

At that time, news was being spread that thanks to the capture of Sanggun Nam Gwang-ro in Gunsan Island, they were gaining momentum in all battlefields along the Yangtze River and were pushing back their enemies.

It will have a negative impact on the world.

“Where is the nearest branch to Heungsan?”

“This is Dangyang.”

“Order support. We must retake Heungsan Branch. We must not allow the victorious enemy there to move east to aid the battlefield!”

“All right.”

Zhuge Changyun had no idea that Tang Cheonyeong would interfere until then.