Chapter 80

Chapter 80

Great Upheaval (5)

After the Anglo-French allied forces left for Kamchatka taking new aces.

I immersed in the plan for cleanup after defeat.

- Why already thinking will lose?

Of course lose, fuck. Because livestock don’t know this simple logic.

Although I have no military knowledge, still nominally a Republic of Korea Army sergeant who completed full term discharge. Not completely empty.

If Kamchatka was an easy neighborhood the Anglo-French allied forces would have captured long ago.

But lost in the first battle.

That means must see there as a quasi-fortress with defense facilities built in its own way not a simple village vegetable village.

Because know that dragged Joseon sepoys.

But how much help will those guys be?

- Still once the troops more than doubled? Don’t know the saying fight is numbers?

Eh, foolish guy.

Soldiers are not made just by catching civilians and giving guns and putting on military uniforms.

If entering the 21st century modern sufficiently educated citizens hold automatic rifles that go drrrr just by pulling the trigger so if only going through recruit training can produce soldiers who do about one person’s share, but this era is still the romantic 19th century.

- Is the difference that severe...?

Severe.

Even just looking at elementary school 1st graders walking toddling, or kindergarten teach standing in one line and attention at ease. This is precisely primitive drill.

But to Joseon people of course and 19th century ugauga men living this era that one simple action is ultra high difficulty.

Because enormously difficult to train people who have no concept of moving precisely according to orders and make them march forward matching steps right in front of the enemy’s guns and swords so just beat and make it familiar to the body.

Although I am in the position of lobbying to make that Joseon sepoys, that was assuming a few years later not that can just drag out right now! This country doesn’t even have compulsory education yet!!

Documents not entering the eyes so loitered out of the study and caressed the daughter.

“Uwaeng, uwaeaeaeng!!”

“No. Why just touched a bit-”

“Rubbing with a face full of beard the child is startled!”

The nanny Lizzy employed chased me out. Damn. My daughter yet I can’t even touch.

Came out to the living room and leaned the body on the sofa and the freeloading Jingchungi came out of his room and boiled a cup of tea and entered the room again. You by any chance were continuously listening to outside sounds from the room?

Moistened the throat with warm tea and the mind stabilized... bullshit. The head only becomes more complicated. Feeling the Anglo-Saxon berserk instinct automatically turns on.

No matter how much think this is definitely a check ball.

The fact that Joseon sepoys will not be able to play a proper role is a fact even a three-year-old knows yet unavoidably dragged. Obvious dragged to dump the responsibility of defeat?

How far will be torn.

Once Daniel’s bubble-like reputation will definitely be driven to the abyss. Must quit the military and write or something. Fine even if returning to Britain.

If wanting to remain in Joseon just in time Joseon has a tool called a rice chest to put writers who don’t write. These days a bit livable and not writing and always only doing army work, if entering a cozy rice chest will devote to productive activity called writing again. Definitely.

If Daniel is chased out my influence on the East India Company army stationed in Joseon will rapidly decline.

Moreover Joseon will also shake.

No matter how mercenaries if dragging thousands to that cold north and withdrawing without even recovering the corpses sounds like ‘as expected Arthur Lee is not Joseon person but Westerner’ or ‘the guy who made bleed in others’ fight’ will start popping out.

Fucked, this.

“Aren’t you only thinking too pessimistic futures?”

Lizzy who was sitting next to me before knowing meddled. Again before knowing Jingchungi smoothly appeared and poured a cup of tea to Lizzy too and refilled my cup. Perhaps you were a ninja? Somehow should have noticed from when the best Confucian scholar in Qing’s name was Japanese-

“Those generals also didn’t go wanting to lose. Went because see the possibility of winning.”

“The opponent also won’t want to lose. And if possible better to prepare for bad situations? If assuming everything goes well don’t have to do anything.”

“Why not thinking the older brother-in-law leads the victory?”

“That guy? Daniel? By what means?”

That guy pure empty!

What has is only bluff and petty tricks, terribly bright about women and money, proper real combat... um... heard participated in India but anyway rookie days so just do if told position not even can be called a commander.

Thinking of that idiot the breath is blocked and pounding the chest, again Jingchungi appeared and this time poured alcohol instead of tea. Brought this guy well.

“You also don’t keep doing that and sit here.”

“How dare I recklessly in a place where the two are-”

“Fine so okay. If too burdensome don’t keep doing that and just rest comfortably.”

The guy slightly scanned my and Lizzy’s faces then carefully sat on another sofa, and Lizzy instead of answering poured tea into the ownerless teacup and handed it.

“That bastard just safely returning without freezing to death there did all his work. Bringing a victory report? Established great merit in victory? Then I crawl on all fours all day going umme umme.”

“Seems too disparaging your older brother...”

“Not disparaging but facing reality. Is he Napoleon or Yi Sunsin?”

If not now when will see Daniel’s faults again.

The god of sales Arthur Lee who knows how to seize opportunities quickly began telling old stories starting from the story of Daniel peeing in bed compositionally.

Thud!

“Master! News came from the north!”

“What saying?”

“Victory! Says great victory!”

“What?!”

I immediately snatched the paper scrap the servant was holding.

“What saying?”

“...Occupied Petropavlovsk.”

Quietly stuffing the telegram paper into the pocket, felt the gazes of Lizzy and Jingchungi staring at me.

No, not even written here what Daniel did.

“Good? Worries all solved.”

“Right?”

Lizzy did not say yes or no and just quietly looked at me.

Was just looking.

Continuously.

Thud!

“Ummeee.”

“Good.”

Really unhelpful bastard.

***

Hanyang became a fuss.

“Waaaaaa!!”

“Thousand years!! Thousand years!!!”

“His Majesty the King long live!!”

“Joseon long live!! Ten thousand years!!”

How many times in Joseon history did an army that advanced to a distant foreign land win a victory?

There was the Russian expedition in the distant Hyojong era but that was only about a hundred people.

But now?

“Conquered the Russian barbarians again after 200 years so truly the great cause of northern expedition seems to have come before the eyes!”

“Even at the time of the Russian expedition the Qing army repeatedly could not defeat the barbarians and retreated but the Joseon army annihilated the enemy so truly history repeats!”

Not only Hanyang but even the court became a fuss.

No one was curious about the fact that not the Joseon army but sepoys employed as mercenaries by the East India Company.

Also no one was particularly interested in the fact that almost most officers are British.

Just the fact that a unit composed of Joseon people defeated Westerners was important.

Truly a crucible of enthusiasm.

A while after the victory report was conveyed when that heat subsided.

As the warriors who brought victory landed in Incheon and returned to Hanyang the eight provinces of Joseon heated up once more.

“Wahahahaha!!”

And now.

In front of me a bad guy laughing madly like a crazy person was sitting.

“Who would have known! That this Daniel Napoleon Lee had the talent of a god of war!”

“Yes yes, so. Black-haired British army grand marshal master.”

“Ah, Joseon officers and soldiers admire me this much and beg not to leave what to do! A manly man must not recklessly abandon subordinates. Even if the British army that missed talent sheds tears drop by drop and begs no matter how much this Daniel Lee is needed in the British army-”

Once received so the fuss is salty. I who briefly upwardly adjusted the evaluation of the older brother really dislike myself.

“Stop the bullshit a bit and tell what happened.”

“Hehe. Even our Arti who treated the noble older brother as dog shit ultimately was just a mere sentient being struggling to surpass the great older brother’s halo- ack! Ack!!”

“With whose money went there? Huh?”

Really has excellent talent for earning a beating. Are all older brothers like this?

Finally the pretentious smile disappeared from Daniel’s face, and in that place a wounded human who experienced the ravages of war revealed himself.

How can I who have never been to a battlefield understand that pain.

Daniel who was flowing a somehow sorrowful aura while serious finally brought out words after moving the mouth for a long time.

“Don’t know.”

“Right, can not know. Just say what know.”

“No really. Don’t know well why such a fuss happened?”

“Why. Because led those half-baked scarecrow-like Joseon soldiers and captured the fortress that defeated the Anglo-French allied forces-”

“Not particularly...?”

What sound is this.

Daniel’s ‘battlefield story’ was tedious, but roughly summarized like this.

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1. Joseon sepoys landed first and attempted to suppress the outer batteries.

2. Couldn’t even properly form ranks and columns and became a mess fuck fuck and charged anyway but somehow became similar to a dispersed formation.

3. As thousands of troops flocked the batteries surrendered without particular resistance.

4. As the batteries were suppressed the Anglo-French allied forces entered the port once more and landed.

5. As the Russian army trying to block the landing force counterattacked a battle occurred, and as thousands more joined again by land and sea the Russian army surrendered.

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“So... there was no proper battle?”

“Right.”

Just pushed with numbers?

As flocked in a rush surrendered on their own?

Must believe this?

“The Russian kids.”

“Yeah.”

“After the last 1st attack, anyway thought couldn’t defend here and were preparing to withdraw. Were planning to prepare during winter and flee.”

“...”

The head throbs.

Feeling the words are blocked so unavoidably put the long pipe in the mouth. Don’t know what to say.

“My beloved younger brother.”

“Suddenly why?”

Daniel suddenly grabbed my hand. Trying to say what again?

“I really did nothing? I just shit blood trying to tidy those Joseon hunters brought hastily without even receiving training properly. Really did nothing.”

“But?”

“But coming to Hanyang literally no such fuss! Even false reputation has a limit this is a bit not! You step forward a bit and calm the atmosphere. Already everyone seems uncomfortable and if showing off even here seems really fucked so!”

“Well... will talk once.”

“As expected my younger brother! Was believing!”

Seeing that appearance of tightly clenching the fist still feel must help a bit. Saying will live honestly without lying what can I do.

I immediately went to find Heungseon-gun Lee Ha-eung the giant of the Joseon press world tightly holding the postal bureau that way.

“Didn’t even establish merit yet being treated like a victorious general like this so worried?”

“Exactly that. Don’t British or French all look displeased?”

“Eum. That is.”

Lee Ha-eung very rarely showed the sign of being troubled a lot.

“Already late.”

“Yes...?”

“Saying Lee Aseul’s older brother Daniel led 3,000 Joseon elite soldiers and went on the Russian expedition and won a great victory all newspaper companies printed articles.”

He placed a hand on my shoulder with a thud and flowed a truly villain-like smile.

“Think. If here unnecessarily saying the war the British army did all and the Joseon army just came and went what will this Hanyang public sentiment become?”

“Well, that is so but.”

“If only your older brother hears the sound of Heavenly Strategy Supreme General no problem. Anyway the fact of advancing to the battlefield where bullets rain and leading the Joseon army and fighting bravely at the forefront is fact so what.”

No, not even victorious general now even went to Heavenly Strategy Supreme General? In this short time?

“Just writing the report sent to Europe properly fine. Joseon guys are uncivilized and starving for military merit so chattered stories matching the taste appropriately for local public sentiment appeasement, ignorant newspaper guys chattered arbitrarily fine. I will suggest to the court and try to give generous rewards to British and French officers and soldiers.”

“Then.”

Because could no longer just listen quietly, I ultimately opened my mouth.

“The court also bestow a title on our older brother and greatly recognize the merit.”

“Then no particular words even in Britain? Good. Hehehe!”

Sorry, Daniel.

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