The Divine And Demonic Doctor [EN]: Chapter 307

The Divine Doctor of Primordial Demise (307)

Dan-ak Seon, who returned without significant losses, handed over the leader of the Blood Cloud Troop he had subdued to Bayan.

Furthermore, the Subutai tribes, including Tulga, also joined Bayan’s tribe.

Taking the eighty-odd riderless warhorses in the process was a bonus.

“We were lucky.”

Sa Mu-sim, having assessed the state of their allies, belatedly let out a sigh of relief.

“It seems that, with the exception of Ma-un, there were no elites from the Blood Cloud Troop. They probably formed the special unit with warriors from the subjugated tribes.”

“You mean their actual strength isn’t just this?”

At Dan-ak Seon’s question, Sa Mu-sim nodded.

“The Blood Cloud Troop’s Flying Locust Formation, where man and horse move as one, is incomparable to any martial arts combined formation. It constantly changes like a living organism…….”

Having experienced it once, Sa Mu-sim shuddered briefly, recalling the memory.

“It’s extremely vicious.”

It was then.

Bayan, who had been interrogating Ma-un, came out of the ger [a traditional Mongolian yurt] and looked for Dan-ak Seon.

“We have decided to join forces.”

Tulga, a warrior from the Subutai tribe standing shoulder to shoulder with Bayan, also nodded with a determined look.

“If it weren’t for you, the women and children would have been thrown into the abyss of hell. We would not have been able to close our eyes even in death. It is shameful to owe our lives to a Jungwon [Chinese] person, but…….”

Tulga, who trailed off, bowed more respectfully.

“I sincerely thank you, our benefactors. Since we owe our lives to you, we will gladly give them back at any time.”

Tulga suddenly took out a dagger and slashed his palm.

Then, he dropped the dripping blood into the wine cup he was holding.

Tulga, who took a sip of the blood-mixed wine, handed the cup to Dan-ak Seon.

“It means that we acknowledge you as a blood brother.”

Dan-ak Seon was taken aback by Bayan’s explanation.

“There’s one problem.”

Bayan and Tulga, who were puzzled, couldn’t hide their embarrassment at Dan-ak Seon’s subsequent words.

“I can’t drink alcohol.”

That night.

Dan-ak Seon looked up at the pole erected in front of the ger with a heavy heart.

A long pole.

At the end of it hung Ma-un’s severed head.

He knew how deep the hatred of these tribes was towards the Blood Cloud Troop, but he couldn’t help but frown.

“Cause and effect. This is all the price of their accumulated evil deeds, so there’s no need to be so disturbed.”

Dan-ak Seon sighed softly at Cho-ak Ryang’s consolation.

Han Seol-hwa gently patted Dan-ak Seon’s shoulder.

“I’m okay. It’s something I’ve already prepared myself for.”

Dan-ak Seon forced a smile and averted his gaze from the pole.

Then, he headed to the largest ger where Bayan was staying.

As Dan-ak Seon, followed by Cho-ak Ryang and Han Seol-hwa, entered, the meeting began immediately.

“Before long, news of the annihilation of the advance party will reach their ears. The Blood Cloud Troop won’t stand still.”

At the words of Tulga, a warrior from the Subutai tribe who had recently joined, Dan-ak Seon nodded.

“The key is how much force they will mobilize.”

“Having been burned once, they will pour in considerable forces to avenge themselves.”

“That’s right. From their perspective, they can’t tolerate us becoming the center of uniting the scattered tribes.”

As the Blood Cloud Troop had been smoothly annexing tribes until now, they would surely try to make up for the blemish at all costs.

“We have now crossed a river we cannot return from.”

Since the Blood Cloud Troop had also suffered damage, there would be no more offers of surrender.

“They will thoroughly trample us as an example to warn other tribes.”

At those words, Bayan and Tulga groaned.

No matter how high their morale, there was a limit to protecting the tribe with the current forces.

At best, they could handle three or four advance parties.

That was only a calculation assuming that no elites were included.

If the main force composed of the Blood Cloud Troop’s elites moved, even this calculation would be meaningless.

Moreover, they were at a disadvantage in the war of attrition.

That was the women and children.

What if the enemies were consistent with thorough slaughter, not for the purpose of securing slaves?

No matter how well they defended, irreversible damage would result if they were breached even once.

Of course, the power of Dan-ak Seon’s group, who had wiped out an advance party in one fell swoop, could not be ignored.

However, it was also true that they had an undeniable weakness.

Bayan looked at Dan-ak Seon with complicated eyes.

‘The problem is…….’

It was mobility.

The Blood Cloud Troop must have already obtained information about Dan-ak Seon’s group.

If they didn’t fight head-on and used horsemanship to bypass or break through and target the gers in the rear, even their excellent martial arts would become meaningless.

Even if they just kept a suitable distance and dragged them around, it would be enough to tie them down.

After pondering for a while.

Bayan cautiously opened his mouth.

“Is there a way?”

Dan-ak Seon briefly exchanged glances with Sa Mu-sim.

They had planned this in advance.

“We have to give up defense and switch to offense.”

At those words, Bayan and Tulga frowned.

Still, Dan-ak Seon continued to explain.

“I heard that there is an old fortress located in the northeast. A Blood Cloud Troop of about three hundred men is active there, using it as a base. We must strike there first.”

“And then?”

Dan-ak Seon answered immediately to Bayan’s question.

“We have to move immediately and strike another Blood Cloud Troop. If we keep hitting them in succession and accumulate damage, they will naturally become wary, and they will hesitate to use the method of operating advance parties like now. Because it will instill fear of attacks.”

Bayan, who had been staring at Dan-ak Seon, sighed.

His expression was full of disappointment.

‘Well…….’

It was not unreasonable that they, as Jungwon [Central Plains] people, did not understand the way of life in the grasslands.

“That is impossible.”

“Why is that?”

Bayan smiled bitterly at Dan-ak Seon’s question.

“To assume that means that the entire tribe has to move its residence non-stop, but that’s not as easy as it sounds.”

Unlike the Blood Cloud Troop, which moved with a small number of riders, they had to move together with gers, horses, sheep, and women.

As such, they were restricted in their rapid movement, and the difference in mobility with the Blood Cloud Troop was incomparably large.

“You misunderstood me.”

Dan-ak Seon opened his mouth with a smile.

“What if the conditions are the same?”

“……?”

“Even when comparing only horsemanship, are we inferior to the Blood Cloud Troop?”

“Of course not! If we only consider horsemanship, they can never be our match.”

Dan-ak Seon nodded with a smile.

“Then I have a solution.”

Surprise arose in the eyes of Bayan and Tulga at Dan-ak Seon’s subsequent explanation.

“We can send the women and children beyond the pass [mountain pass, often referring to the Great Wall]. Then we will only have warriors left who can fight.”

“……!”

Bayan was jolted awake.

In fact, the warriors of this grassland alone would not mind sleeping in the open and braving the elements without tents.

However, there was something that bothered him.

He could trust Dan-ak Seon and Sa Mu-sim, but he couldn’t trust the Jungwon [Chinese] people beyond the Great Wall.

He wasn’t sure if he could entrust the safety of his family to those who looked down on them as barbarians.

What if they betrayed them and took their families hostage?

As if guessing Bayan’s concerns, Sa Mu-sim took something out and presented it.

“It is an order stamped with the Emperor’s seal. Moreover, the general in charge of Gayok Pass is also on our side.”

A decree symbolizing the absolute authority of the Emperor.

Bayan, having confirmed the contents specified in it, could not help but admire Dan-ak Seon’s insight and preparedness.

“Tribes who newly join us with the same intention will also send their women to safe areas in the same way if they wish. If that happens, they are more likely to cooperate for the safety of their families.”

It was after a long time of deliberation that Bayan opened his mouth.

“Does that mean we can contact other tribes while attacking the Blood Cloud Troop’s advance party and persuade them?”

Finally, the big picture that Dan-ak Seon had drawn was painted in his head.

Bayan and Tulga, who briefly exchanged glances, nodded.

Tribes that did not have a center to resist the Blood Cloud Troop.

Persuading them was not very difficult.

The justification for cooperation and the practical benefits to provide them.

If they were foolish enough to ignore all of this, they would only be eliminated in this harsh grassland.

* * *

“Keuk!”

A short groan burst from the mouth of Auruugh, who was trying to rape a captured tribal woman.

Trickle.

Murderous intent flickered in Auruugh’s eyes as he checked the blood flowing down his lips.

“How dare you!”

Thud.

Auruugh kicked the woman’s lower abdomen, who had bitten his lip.

The woman, who was naked and sprawled at his feet, crouched down and sobbed.

Nevertheless, Auruugh did not stop.

Bang!

Blood splattered everywhere due to his merciless punches.

As if he was not relieved, Auruugh kept swinging his fists.

How long had it been?

The woman’s body, which had been convulsing, limped powerlessly at some point.

“Maybe it’s because it’s dirty blood, but the smell is terrible.”

Auruugh, who was looking down at the horribly dead woman, wiped the blood on his fist on the corpse and left the ger panting.

It was to find another woman to relieve his unfulfilled lust.

An ancient castle that had collapsed long ago, leaving only traces.

The screams and sobs of women leaked from the ruins of the castle walls.

However, Auruugh did not care.

Because it was already a daily occurrence for them.

‘And it’s a necessary process.’

This was a kind of baptism.

Only when they unleash the shackles of ethics and conscience and become faithful to their inherent desires can they be reborn as true Blood Cloud Troops.

Auruugh was in charge of training warriors accepted from each tribe into the regular army of the Blood Cloud Troop.

The process of training the Blood Cloud Troop’s elite soldiers was extremely simple.

It was a method of repeating attacks and looting.

If there is something you want, take it and win it.

They just had to entrust themselves to the extremely primitive laws of the grassland.

The Blood Cloud Troop’s commander, who claimed to be the new usurper of the Yuan [Yuan Dynasty], was ambitious.

His policy was the same.

His ambition to usurp the position of Khan [Mongol ruler] regardless of lineage and reign as the master of the grasslands was sufficient to lead the Blood Cloud Troop.

At this time, one of his subordinates who had been waiting for Auruugh outside the ger approached him.

“What is it? If it’s not urgent, report it later.”

The subordinate, who paused for a moment at Auruugh’s eyes burning with lust, hurriedly opened his mouth.

“Bayan has disappeared.”

“Disappeared?”

“It seems that they have moved their residence once again.”

“Humph! Like a cowardly rat.”

To think that a guy who doesn’t even have the courage to fight back is the leader of a tribe.

“What should we do with the guys who are preparing? Are they joining the main force as planned?”

Auruugh frowned at the subordinate’s cautious question.

An order officially issued by the Blood Cloud Troop’s main force a few days ago.

The content was to select two hundred men from the reserve forces he was training.

“First, send a messenger to report to the main force and wait for the next order. And increase the reconnaissance force even more to track down their whereabouts. They must be moving with their families, so they couldn’t have gone far.”

At that moment.

Boom.

Auruugh turned his head at the explosion heard from a distant place.

Explosive smoke scattering in the air.

‘An attack?’

Auruugh, having confirmed their unique signal, shouted to the surroundings.

“Prepare the ranks!”

As soon as his order fell, his warriors moved in an orderly fashion.

After a while.

“……?”

Bewilderment arose in Auruugh’s eyes as he identified the enemy that appeared at the end of the horizon.

It was because of the flags they had.