Surviving as Guan Yu in the Three Kingdoms

The dun zhang in charge of guard duty was known to be extremely strict, so I was quite worried…

But fortunately, that worry seems to have been unfounded.

While they weren’t all staggering drunk, the military discipline was clearly loosened.

“So I took Shuran to the watermill in our village, you know? But as luck would have it, the miller wasn’t there.”
“Ooh, no way, no way, no way.”
“It was my first time too, so I was nervous, but like a real man, I pushed Shuran against the wall and said, ‘Do you trust oppa?'”

None of the guys talking like this are decent.

Half of them are virgins with no experience, making up third-rate erotic stories like idiots, while the rest are thugs who haven’t achieved anything in life except supposedly being with women.

So I couldn’t help but snicker to myself.

But Yubi and Jangbi, who weren’t used to such talk, had faces so red they were visible even in the dim torchlight of this dark night.

It’s nothing compared to the videos and writings I relied on in Korea.

How inexperienced with men do you have to be to blush at such lame erotic tales?

Unless they’ve never even held hands with a man, let alone had their first love.

Still, let’s discard useless thoughts and think positively.

If their military discipline had been strictly maintained, I honestly couldn’t have guaranteed the success of our operation.

But with things this chaotic, we should be able to shake them up significantly just by causing a bit of trouble.

After confirming no one was around, I beckoned to Yubi with a hand gesture.

“From now on, it would be best to divide the volunteer army into two groups: one led by me to burn the armory, and one led by Lord Hyeondeok to burn the food warehouse.”
“Moving in smaller units would certainly be easier to maneuver.”

It’s the same whether in school or the military.

It’s harder for 10 people to move than 1, and harder for over a thousand to move than a few hundred.

Especially in a city like Linzi, with houses and buildings scattered about.

“If possible, burning the armory and food warehouse at exactly the same time would create more confusion for the enemy, but that would be difficult. So, Lord Hyeondeok, please go to the food warehouse as quickly as possible and set it on fire.”

There will probably be soldiers guarding the food warehouse and armory.

We’ll have to take care of all the guards before setting the fires, but Yubi should be able to handle that well.

“Once the food warehouse and armory are on fire, all of the enemy’s attention will be focused there. By the way, did you arrange any signals with Gongcaosa Taishi?”
“I told him that when fire and smoke rise from Linzi, they should raise torches and shout from around the city walls. If they also shoot signal arrows, we’ll definitely notice.”

With the moon bright now, even just smoke rising from the warehouses should be clearly visible from afar.

“Excellent. Then the enemy’s attention will be split between putting out the warehouse fires and the sudden appearance of enemy troops outside. We’ll act like the rebel troops and rush to the center of the city.”
“But won’t that seem suspicious to everyone?”
“Huan Hu is formally new here and has the fairly high rank of Instructor. So if we say we’re going to see Hudang directly for orders, no one will stop us.”

They wouldn’t suspect allies who passed through proper inspection at the city gate, even if we said we were joining Hudang from outside the walls.

So those of lower rank than Huan Hu will surely tell us kindly where Hudang is when we push our way in.

“Once we enter the hall or office building where Hudang is staying, that’s when we behead him. They’re just rebels after all, so the moment ‘Huan Hu’s’ head falls, they’ll surrender on their own.”

These rebels lack a proper chain of command, and having expanded their forces so rapidly, they’ll quickly crumble without a focal point.

“I understand, Unjang. Then I wish you good fortune.”

With those words, Yubi immediately took Jangbi and headed for the food warehouse in Linzi.

“Then let’s hurry too. But don’t stiffen up unnecessarily. You can chat or speak loudly until we reach the enemy’s food warehouse.”

Actually, I’d prefer if they chattered away.

That would make it easier to blend into this atmosphere.

Well, having already succeeded in infiltration, that’s not really important anymore.

“Follow me.”

Then I grabbed some of Hudang’s soldiers nearby and asked about finding the Military Rear named Qi Zhao.

“I am Instructor Han Hu under the Left Commander.”

The guys who had been patrolling while chatting with loose discipline just moments ago suddenly stiffened.

They’re probably worried about being disciplined for making noise like Tang soldiers while on patrol when they met a high-ranking officer, the cute things.

“Attention!”
“Right, anyway, where is Military Rear Qi Zhao staying?”
“You mean where Mr. Qi, the Military Rear, is staying, sir?”

I had already acted well enough in front of that dun zhang guarding Linzi’s gate earlier, but actually doing it again makes me sweat a little.

Still, war is always a matter of life and death swinging back and forth.

If I show any signs of fear, not only I, but all the guys here will die.

‘My acting is already working.’

“Why are you asking that, sir?”

At those words, I lightly kicked the shin of the guy who asked the question.

“Are you making light of me, an Instructor? Ha, I’m on my way to put weapons we brought from Beihai Army into the armory. And I asked because I heard the armory is near where Military Rear Qi is staying.”
“We’re sorry!”
“Ha, alright, alright. You two will have to help me. I don’t know the layout of this fortress well, so guide me to the armory.”
“But we’re on patrol…”
“Do I have to go find your Military Rear or dun zhang myself?”

It’s a method I’ve used several times, but it was very effective.

“No sir! Please follow us!”
“Good, if your superiors say anything, tell them Instructor Huan ordered you.”

Seeing how easily they fell for it, even though they’re rebels, I feel like laughing despite this tense situation.

Later, when I lead a large army, I should try acting like those annoying officers who pretend to be checking if the sentries are doing their job properly.

Threaten to beat them with a cudgel if they don’t let me through during inspection, and if they get scared and open up, actually beat them the next day.

If they don’t open up, reward them with meat and alcohol to strictly instill military discipline – I should definitely do such an obvious thing.

“What are you doing? Walk faster.”

As I ordered, the guys hurriedly led us to the armory.

“This is the armory, sir.”

Unlike the other soldiers in the fortress, those guarding the armory were fairly disciplined.

They were chatting with each other, but none of them seemed to be dozing off.

The guys noticed us and saluted.

“Attention!”
“Sorry for coming at this late hour. I am Instructor Huan Hu under the Left Commander. I’ve brought weapons from Beihai and need to put them in here, so help out.”

I showed them the official document proving my identity.

“Please wait a moment. I’ll go fetch Military Rear Zhang, who’s in charge of night guard duty at the armory.”
“Alright, you go fetch him and call all the other guys to help quickly put away the weapons.”
“Understood, sir.”

If this were the city gate, they would have said it was difficult to call everyone when I told them to bring all the others.

But this is inside the city walls, so they probably don’t think they need to be so vigilant.

They likely figure they can respond to any situation since the soldiers carrying the cargo are also awake.

I gave a hand signal to the guys who followed me.

‘Kill them immediately when I give the order.’

Then the soldiers under Huan Hu who were on guard duty nearby came crawling out.

“Ah, what’s all this about in the late moonlit night…”
“Watch your mouth. What if the Instructor over there hears you?”
“Well, moving around is better than just standing still, makes me less sleepy.”

When all the soldiers around the armory had gathered, I stretched out my right hand to signal.

Because Huan Hu’s soldiers weren’t even on guard, they were instantly overwhelmed by us.

“Ugh, ene- enemy…”

We all united in stabbing the throat of the guy trying to shout out, silencing him.

Then we placed carts full of oil and dry straw instead of weapons around the armory and nearby areas, and set them on fire.

Flames shot up from the armory with tremendous force, as if we had lit petroleum.

“Abandon the carts and run after me quickly! We need to get away from here!”