Three Kingdoms Sugar King - Chapter 663



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663. For example, let’s run away at night.

Everyone, including Hwang Chong, was speechless at the official’s words and just stared blankly. After a while, Hwang Chong came to his senses and opened his mouth.

“… … I guess you’re not kidding. This is it. “By hiding your talent like that, you probably didn’t even notice Yuan Shao.”

“I didn’t really hide it. “It was just that I wasn’t good enough and there was no one who could recommend me.”

“hmm. I understand. Anyway, I’d better follow your plan. “It would be better to send the people to Sanchi County as soon as possible.”

After saying that, Huang Chong immediately called his subordinates and sent them to Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan’s army. He also told them to gather the people, feed them, and prepare to leave immediately.

“For now, all urgent matters have been handled with this. “There’s still a while until the sun sets, so I’ll have to eat and send it off right away.”

“Look here, Hanseung. Aren’t there some people among the people who find it burdensome to travel a long distance? “This is especially true for elderly people and children.”

“hmm. “There’s that problem too.”

Hwang Chung looked at Bokryong and gave an order to Chaeong’s point.

“Clothing business.”

“yes. “General.”

“Gather all the carts in the compound in one place.”

“yes? Are you really going to put the people on a cart? If you do that, you won’t be able to move forward with focus. Even if we had the soldiers gather grain to eat as military rations, it would only last for about seven days at most, so if we were to be surrounded by the armies of Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan… … .”

When Bokryong trailed off as he said that, Lee Geum also stepped in to see if he was of the same opinion.

“I also think that what Mr. Bok said makes sense. “If we give the carts to the people, our army may face great trouble later.”

Hearing the words of the two people, Hwang Chong frowned and said nothing. But the official who was quietly listening next to him tilted his head and said.

“hmm. “Even if you don’t have a cart, you can probably take a reasonable amount of supplies.”

“What does that mean? “Can you pack supplies without a cart?”

In response to Bokryong’s question, the official pointed north with his hand.

“We are using the tower water nearby. All you have to do is secretly make a raft by weaving reeds, and when our army moves, select a separate soldier who can handle the boat and bring it on board. Anyway, the tower water flows to Jinan, where we are heading, so we will be able to easily transport the military supplies without much effort.”

Hwang Chong burst out laughing while listening to the official’s plan.

“Ha ha ha ha ha! I finally got my own room! “I think I know a little bit about how His Majesty the Gojo felt when he heard of Zhuangzi Zhuang’s mysterious plan that such a difficult matter could be solved right away.”

Chaeong was just as surprised, so he looked at the official again and said.

“Jaheon. I didn’t know you had a knack for coming up with such brilliant schemes. To be honest, I was embarrassed when you offered me a bundle of dried meat, saying that you wanted to study seriously. “Looking at you reminds me of my son-in-law, General Yongyang.”

“yes? “General Yongyang?”

“okay. He arbitrarily said he was my student, but he neglected his studies and only did what he wanted to do. Well, it is a good thing that he has already become a general at such a young age and is working for the country and the people.”

“oh my. General Yongyang has been called a prodigy since he was young. Comparing someone like that to me is a bit… … .”

When the official looked embarrassed and trailed off, Chaeong shook his head.

“No. You are not an ordinary person who would come up with such an ingenious plan. I will continue to use my talents to help the captive general. “For this country and its people.”

Hwang Chung-do, who was listening to Chae-ong’s good words, looked at the official quietly and slapped his thigh with his palm and said.

“yes! You came up with such a great plan, you should be rewarded. I will appoint you to the true army. “Please help me as a counselor.”

The official scratched his head at Hwang Chung’s earnest request.

“Are you going to give me a position as a true soldier? I’m not that great of a person. “It’s too burdensome.”

“Don’t hesitate. Without your help, my 10,000 soldiers will not be able to return home and will be captured by Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan and forced to fight against their will. “I don’t care what happens, but I want to send the soldiers who are like my children home safely.”

When Huang Chong said that and bowed his head, the official sighed and nodded.

“Whew. All right. While working here, he had some idea of ​​what kind of person the general was. “The general worked selflessly for the sake of the country, so if even I, a weak person, can help, I should do so.”

“oh! Did you allow it? Then, let’s buy it right away… … ah. I’ll have to engrave the argument later. Because I didn’t have anyone to engrave the argument, I asked Ki Joo-mok to do it. “When I go to Xuzhou later, I will officially hand over the handover.”

Hwang Chong happily took the official’s hand and made a fuss. Then he suddenly remembered that he didn’t even know the official’s name, so he hurriedly asked:

“this. Now that I think about it, I don’t even know your name yet. “What is your name and pen name?”

Bokryong, the official’s superior who was listening to Hwang Chong’s question, quickly answered.

“General. That person is from Georok-gun, Giju, and his name is Boongbu (馮孚). His name is Jaheon (子憲).”

“okay? In that case, you can call me Jaheon from now on.”

When his name was revealed, the official opened his mouth cautiously, as if he was reluctant.

“Sorry, but I don’t want you to use my name, Rich.”

“huh? What does that mean? “You’re not going to use your name?”

“That bothers me a bit. If I continue to work under the general like this, my family and relatives in Georok-gun may be harmed by Yuan So.”

“hmm. “Then I will get your family out later.”

“Even if you say it’s family, there’s nothing you can do about it, right? I’ll just change my last name. “My name is Lee (李), after my maternal side’s last name.”

“Then you become Lee Bu (李孚)? “I understand.”

As soon as the people were ready to leave, Hwang Chung, who obtained a true army named Lee Bu, had Chaeong head south to Chuga County.

* * *

Some time after that.

Hwang Chung called Lee Geum and Bok-ryong back to the tent and discussed with Lee Bu, who had become a true soldier, how to move to join Geok’s army.

“Probably, General Yongyang’s army will pass through Yeonghyeon (嬴縣), Taesan County, pass through Wonsan (原山) in the north, and enter Jinan.”

As Lee Geum spoke, Huang Chong pointed out a county in the south of Jinan County on the military map in front of him.

“Then it means that you will come to Dongpyeongneung (東平陵).”

“yes. That’s right.”

“Then we should go east from here with Tapsu next to us, and go through Jeo County to Guan County. If we collect the raft loaded with military provisions and head south to Taehyeon (台縣), we can meet General Yongyang’s army.”

“The problem is that we must not be caught by Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan’s forces before then. “If you don’t care, you will be caught in the middle of the plains, and if Yuan Shao or Gongsun Chan send reinforcements, you will be surrounded in the middle of the plain.”

“It literally means becoming a single soldier.”

A single soldier meant an army isolated on the battlefield. Huang Chong quietly stared at the military map and pointed out Gaodang County, west of Tapeum County, with his hand.

“The problem right now is the 30,000 members of Yuan Shaogun here in Godang. Gongsun Zan’s army is close to the north, but it is doubly blocked by the Yellow River and Tapsu, so they can’t chase us right away. “The military in Jinan is stationed at the eastern end of Jinan, so there is some leeway.”

“yes. That’s right. “The urgent priority is to first somehow shake off the Yuan Shao forces in Gaodang and enter Jinan.”

After talking with Lee Geum like that, Hwang Chung naturally looked at Lee Bu, who was just listening, and asked.

“ruler! This is true. Now that we know the problem we face, what do you want us to do?”

At that question, Ibu scratched his head, thought of something, and then said with his eyes shining.

“You are deceiving Prince Shao and running away to Jinan, right?”

“yes.”

“Then there is nothing difficult. “General, starting today, you must lead your entire army to hunt.”

“… … “Hunting?”

Hwang Chung tilted his head with a puzzled look when he was suddenly told to hunt. However, my father spoke with a serious face about why he had to do that.

“Isn’t it normal for the military to hunt in the winter for the purpose of training soldiers?”

“Well, that’s true. “What kind of beast do you hunt on a plain like this?”

“That’s what it says. Since the purpose is training, you can just assume that you have an imaginary beast. That’s not what’s important; it’s about using hunting as an excuse to blind the enemy.”

“How?”

“On the first day, go ten miles east and hunt. “The next day, you go 20 ri to the east, and the next day, the third day, you go 30 ri to the east to hunt.”

Lee Geum, who was listening to those words, clapped his hands and said.

“oh! So, the idea is to go east little by little, and on the third day, go 30 ri east and enter Jinan.”

“Hey. This is a brilliant plan. “If this is the case, even Yuan Shao won’t be suspicious.”

Lee Geum and Bokryong liked it with bright faces, but Hwang Chung frowned and said nothing, as if something was bothering him.

“uh? General. “Why are you doing this?”

When Lee Geum looked at Hwang Chung like that and was puzzled, Lee Bu smiled and opened his mouth.

“Of course you think it won’t work.”

“huh? This is true. “What does that mean?”

In response to Lee Geum’s question, Lee Bu pointed to Godang County on the military map with his hand and said.

“Under Gijumu Yuan Shao, there are countless counselors with extraordinary brains. “Right now, here in Godang County, there is a counselor named Kwak Do.”

“Kwak Do has long been known as a renowned scholar in Yeongcheon-gun. Gi Joo-mok’s trust is strong.”

When Hwang Chung told him what he knew about Kwak Do, Lee Bu nodded.

“That’s right. Perhaps, if we move like this, our assistant, Kwak Do, will see right through it and prepare to counterattack.”

“Then what are we going to do? “Even if I hunted it, it wouldn’t work.”

In response to Lee Geum’s question, Lee tapped the table lightly with his hand and said,

“I said this earlier. Let’s use hunting as an excuse to blind the enemy. Hunting is a kind of deception shown to catch the attention of the enemy.”

After saying that, Lee Bu looked at Hwang Chong and asked.

“General. General, what would you do if you were in Kwak Do’s position? “If the general goes ten miles further east every day to hunt.”

“… … I will be prepared to chase you at any time. I will feed the soldiers a full meal every night and send them to bed early. “So that we can pursue it right away, even when it’s early in the morning.”

“yes. That’s it. “We are taking advantage of that.”

“hmm? What are you talking about? no way… … “Are we going to do what I think we should do?”

When Hwang Chong remembered something and asked, Lee Bu smiled and nodded.

“yes. The idea is to aim for a time when Yuan Shao-gun eats well and falls asleep early. For example, let’s run away at night.”