182 – My own little Shinya (2)
“Indeed… Thank you for the detailed explanation. Thank you for your hard work, General.”
“hahahaha, it’s nothing. I was familiar with General Hwang’s name.”
While Yu Ban was away for a moment, Huang Chong, as the representative of the Yuan Army, sat face to face with Wen Bing.
The difference in position between the governor of a region and a mere general was clear, but as someone who knew Hwang Chong well, Mun Bing wanted to sit side by side with him.
Only Moon Bing knows whether this is a courtesy to elders or whether they are trying to match each other regardless of age.
Fortunately, Huang Chong didn’t think like that, and neither did Wen Bing.
Because they are ‘unmanned’.
“At first, I was very surprised when Master Yu said that there was no need for reinforcements. I thought that we still had to send reinforcements. But this is such a shame that I feel like we came for no reason.”
“No. It’s fortunate that we were able to stop it more easily than expected. If we hadn’t had reinforcements, we wouldn’t have been able to fight in peace.”
“hahahaha, I see….”
Huang Chong put down his glass and looked around.
Fortunately, there was no one around, and Hwang Chong cautiously opened his mouth.
“I have heard your story well. The man in charge of the northern garrison rose to the rank of Governor of Shinya, and was very famous among our soldiers.”
“…I was lucky.”
“Who can say it’s luck? It’s all down to your skills.”
“…I can’t just say it’s my skill. Even in this battle alone, if it weren’t for their help, there would have been greater losses. At least three thousand people would have died.”
“You mean the students of Sugyeong Academy?”
Wen Bing nodded at Hwang Chong’s words.
“I would like to make a request to the general. Please do not reveal this to the outside world. I am afraid that bad rumors will spread in Yangyang.”
“What? A woman commanding an army? hahahaha, don’t worry. That’s just something young people say. Is gender important when commanding an army? All you need is ability.”
Huang Zhong twitched the corners of his mouth as he drank his tea.
“It doesn’t matter who becomes the general, as long as the subordinates, male or female, do not stab their superiors with swords during the war.”
“…General Hwang seems to have had quite a hard time.”
“After living for 50 years, I see this and that. But… I’ve never seen anything like this before.”
Huang Chong’s voice became even lower.
“There are so many people who fought with the help of the Golden Sun and their reputation grew, right? The Hwang family in Gangha are like that, and you are too.”
“…I can’t say there isn’t one. Could it be that General Hwang takes the position of Governor Shinya…?”
“What? hahahahaha! Are you worried that I might be appointed here? Don’t worry. I don’t want to become Governor Shinya. Just….”
Huang Zhong smiled bitterly.
“I want to make a name for myself like you. Huh? Look at Emperor Huang Zu. As Sun Ce subdued Jiangdong, didn’t Emperor Huang Zu’s name become popular again? Emperor Emperor, how did he kill Sun Jian?”
“If it’s a name….”
“Have you ever met Master Yu in person?”
“Yes. I will meet you in person in Yangyang when you receive the position of governor.”
“I’ve been seeing him for several years since he took office here.”
Huang Chong lowered his head for a moment and lamented.
“You are a truly good person. If you had been born in a time of peace, you would have ruled not only Jingzhou but two or three states in peace.”
“…Isn’t this the era like that?”
“Yes. That’s why I can’t get further than Hyeongju… hmmm, it’s nothing.”
Huang Chong cleared his throat and looked out the window.
“It is good that an era has come where a warrior can make a name for himself by being born as a warrior, but it is still better to live in a peaceful era. Hmm.”
“But since you were born as a warrior, don’t you want to leave your name for future generations?”
“…My heart is like a chimney and my body is still pulsating, but what can I do when the times don’t call me? But that doesn’t mean I can’t betray Master Yu and go somewhere else. hahahaha, a new general at this age.”
Moon Bing could not bear to say anything to Hwang Chong’s self-deprecation.
Come to Shinya.
That means that the position of governor should be handed over to Hwang Chung.
Just by listening to the words of Geum Taeyang and his disciples, he becomes a master who defeated 10,000 soldiers at the cost of 1,000 sacrifices.
…How could the protagonist of that position be passed over so easily?
As both warriors were greedy, Moon Bing could not bear to keep his mouth shut.
“…I will discuss the general’s matter with you.”
“…I see. I understand. Thank you for telling me. It seems like it’s almost time, so let’s go now.”
“I’ll take you outside.”
I can’t just keep talking forever.
Hwang Chong and Wen Bing got up and headed outside.
As he left the government office and saw the orderly movements of the soldiers, Hwang Chong could not easily take his steps.
“Hmm… it’s a shame I just have to leave. Can I take a look around the barracks?”
“Welcome. I will take care of you.”
Before preparing to leave, Hwang Chong hoped to stop by the barracks to see the brave soldiers who defeated the bandits of Yuan Shu’s army.
“Everyone is resting well.”
The men who came as reinforcements were each resting in their barracks.
And some of them were huddled together somewhere.
“…huh?”
Hwang Chung and Moon Bing approached the place where the soldiers were gathered.
There, in the middle, was a bearded soldier holding a spear and talking.
“That’s what I said. No, if you shoot a little more now, you can kill more people, so why are you running away? Our teacher didn’t say anything. He just gave the order to retreat, as if to just watch quietly. And then what happened? Did you know? Oh my god, as soon as we retreated, arrows rain down on where we were standing!”
“Hoo.”
Huang Chong concentrated on the words of the bearded soldier who was busy talking.
“Is this the story of the mounted shooting you mentioned?”
“Yes. Mr. Geum himself drove the horse out. That soldier…is the soldier who went out shooting the palace together at that time.”
“…A soldier? I thought he was a general.”
“Yes. That’s why I was entrusted with being the white commander of the cavalry that went out with Mr. Geum… hahahaha.”
Moon Bing shook his head.
“That’s what Teacher Geum said. He seems capable, but his temper is eccentric and his interpersonal relationships seem to be flawed.”
“What do you think?”
“I’ve had this guy for a long time, but he’s quite a rough guy.”
“…Hmm, really?”
Hwang Chung approached the soldiers.
The soldiers who were quietly listening to the story quickly got up from their seats and took their stances as the two generals approached.
“It’s okay. Rest in peace.”
What kind of soldier can stay in peace when the general tells him to do so? The soldiers swallowed their saliva and began to look at each other.
“So, you did that well?”
“Ah, yes! As many as a hundred thieves have died by my hands! hahahahaha!”
“I see. That’s amazing. But always be humble. There is another heaven above heaven.”
“…No, who are you, old man, to say such things?”
Quick.
Huang Chong gritted his teeth at the words of the arrogant bearded soldier.
“hehehe, I’m sorry. You look like an adult now, and you seem to be too energetic, so the old man interfered.”
“Ha! Irip? Do I look thirty now?! Sir, I’m in my twenties! I’m not even half-fifty yet! No matter how old an old man gets, it’s like that. To a young man who’s not even half-fifty, it’s like thirty. Is that what you’re saying?!”
“…….”
Hwang Chung-eun.
“I am fifty years old, you young one.”
Baaah!!
He hit the bearded soldier on the back of the head.
And the bearded soldier realized at once.
“Why is the old man so strong…?”
The old man in front of me was much stronger than me.
* * *
“We need a strong drone.”
As a result of talking with Jingun while drinking honey in the kitchen, I realized that I desperately needed a strong warrior.
“This is a problem that even Liang acknowledges. What do you think, Seo-ya?”
“I also agree. Sometimes strategies are meaningless in the face of overwhelming force.”
Among my students, Seo Seo, who was most interested in military power, immediately understood what I meant.
“If it were possible to subdue all those warlords through stratagem, the words of Janggi would not have been Chu and Han.”
“Yes. Even though Zhang Liang and Han Xin came up with so many plans, they were defeated by the King of Chu. Is it because their strategies were poor? Because they lacked resourcefulness? No.”
This was because there was a lack of force.
And this ‘powerlessness’ is only relative.
“Just like General Moon cut off a thunder gourd, it’s okay to say this, but Moon Bing can also have his head blown off by someone. Do you know that Guan Yu and Zhang Jang are the strongest people after Lu Bu?”
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“No need to go far, just think about Gamnyeong. If we thought there were one or three people in Gamnyeong, would there have been a need for us to set up a palace and lure the enemy to kill them?”
“Master. In times like that, the tactician just has a plan.”
“What?”
“Advance, charge, defeat.”
“That’s right. Just like Moon Bing did against Prince Wonsul.”
Soldier morale.
Training too.
The state of military affairs.
The leadership ability of a general who leads soldiers.
Putting it all together, Moon Bing ordered a charge.
Of course, they didn’t just charge in and moved according to Zhuge Liang’s command, but if there were three Gannings, Zhuge Liang would have just said, ‘You guys can do whatever you want’ and moved on.
because.
Because they have that ability.
But unfortunately, there is no such talent in Jingju yet.
Or maybe we just can’t find it yet.
“We need to find some new strategy. How do we select people with outstanding abilities?”
Wow!
Near the school, young children were playing and swinging wooden swords at each other.
“Come at me, I am Shinya’s Lu Bu!”
“Hmph, if you are Lü Bu, I am Xiang Yu!”
“I, the reincarnation of Baekgi! I will show you the essence of nothingness!”
“They are playing well.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of young children fighting and boasting to each other that they were the best.
“Is Jingju the land of scholars? There is a chance that someone really strong will emerge.”
“Then how about holding a competition?”
“Competition?”
“Yes. We are holding a competition in Shinya. Or we can get help from the Chae family in Yangyang.”
“What about competition funds?”
“You know the consulting fee I received last time. Can’t I use that as a prize?”
“…….”
Cold sweat broke out on my back for no reason at Seo’s words.
“Well, that is.”
“…What’s wrong with you? I guess you wrote it somewhere. hehehe. You said we should all use it in common.”
“…….”
Unspoken and unspoken.
Even if there are ten mouths, there is nothing to say.
“Ha. Where did you use it? Tell me. You probably didn’t touch the donations coming into the Sugyeong Academy. Did you use it to buy honey water?”
“Well, that’s not it.”
Would I be angry if I heard that I was using public money arbitrarily, or would I be surprised to hear how it was used?
“…just know.”
Most of the consulting fees received from JoJo.
“Do you know by any chance it’s called the ‘Shinya Development Fund’?”