He Opened A Matchmaking Agency In 18Th Century London [EN]: Chapter 88

< Operation Begins >

An hour later.

While preparing for the operation, the foreman who had been scouting around Sir Evans’s mansion returned.

He reported the situation, panting.

“The black bastards are setting fire to warehouses and factories indiscriminately. But, Sir Evans’s mansion is untouched. I risked getting closer and saw filthy black bastards swarming inside the mansion. They were acting like it was their own home.”

After hearing the report, Tae-oh said to Lord Butler.

“It seems they haven’t found the Baron’s family. There’s a high possibility they’re still hiding in the shelter.”

“Then we should start the operation, right?”

“Yes! We should start as soon as we’re ready, before the rebel slaves find the Baron’s family.”

*

In the front yard of Lord Butler’s mansion, about 40 white foremen and 50 experienced slave and mulatto foremen were standing.

They were all wearing makeshift British army red uniforms and hats.

It looked ridiculously obvious up close, but from a distance, they looked exactly like British soldiers in redcoats.

Tae-oh praised Lady Butler.

“You made these really quickly. To the blacks who haven’t seen many British soldiers, they’ll really look like soldiers.”

“Yes, I think so too.”

To the young blacks who were extremely excited, the march of red uniforms in the dark night, especially by torchlight, would be terrifying.

Tae-oh explained the overall operation process to the people gathered in the front yard.

And, before explaining each individual mission, he promised in a calm but powerful voice.

“You are definitely not going to die. We will be engaging them from a considerable distance, so we have enough time to evacuate.

Therefore, if you put aside your fear and follow my instructions, I promise that no one will get hurt and we can safely complete this operation.

If we judge that the situation is heading in a dangerous direction that is different from what we expected, we will withdraw immediately, so you don’t have to worry at all.”

The assurance of safety that a commander gives in an important mission instills great confidence in his subordinates.

“From now on, I will assign missions. Don’t think too complicatedly; just focus on fulfilling your assigned role.”

In a chaotic situation like this, understanding the mission clearly is more important than anything else.

Otherwise, you may panic greatly on the spot and ruin the operation.

“First, raise your hands if you are going to take the shortcut and infiltrate from the side.”

People raised their hands here and there. These were all people who were good at handling horses and had been to the roads around Sir Evans’s mansion several times, mainly white foremen.

“From now on, I will call you the ‘Infiltration Team.’ The Infiltration Team should immediately and quickly take the shortcut, go to the side of the mansion entrance, and wait.

Then, when the ‘Headquarters Team’ in front of the entrance shoots into the air, plays the drums and trumpets, and advances, the rebel slaves will be greatly embarrassed, confused, and try to come out.

Then, at that moment, just pretend to come down, shooting and making loud drum sounds in the same way. Never reveal yourself in the forest, just pretend to come down.”

The 20 foremen corresponding to the infiltration team nodded with determined faces.

“Except for the infiltration team, the rest are the ‘Headquarters Team’ that will advance straight to the front of Sir Evans’s mansion. Raise your hands.”

At Tae-oh’s words, 20 white foremen, 50 mixed-race foremen, and black slaves raised their hands.

“Yes. You are the ‘Headquarters Team.’ First, take the carriages and horses to the vicinity of Sir Evans’s mansion, and then, at the point where it narrows and the hill begins, everyone will get off and go out in a military battle formation.

However, since the road is narrow, instead of a line battle where you stand in a line, you will stand in about 18 lines of 4 people each.

To look like trained soldiers, you must move at a constant speed while maintaining the maximum distance. That way, it will really look like an army marching, so please match the distance between the front, back, left, and right as much as possible.”

The people corresponding to the headquarters team nodded with determined eyes.

“And the foremen holding guns in the front will prepare to load when I give the signal.”

At this time, guns had to go through a rather cumbersome preparation process before firing, such as filling the barrel with gunpowder, loading the bullet, tamping it with a ramrod, and filling the powder pan with gunpowder.

“When you are ready, you must fire into the sky almost simultaneously according to the instructions. That way, the rebel slaves will be frightened by the sound and start acting.

And after that, people with drums or trumpets should make as much noise as possible to scare them. Raise the national flag and banners high and shake them wildly.”

Tae-oh then explained the mission to the ‘Rescue Team’ who would go in to save the people of the Evans family, and then briefly conveyed the role of each team in the process of escaping.

“Don’t remember the missions of other teams among the things I said. Focus only on the 2-3 missions you will be in charge of, and that’s all you have to do. Got it?”

The amount of information that humans can process without errors in memory is 5 or less.

Exceeding this can cause problems in the field and cause great confusion.

“Yes! I understand!”

In that way, Tae-oh clearly assigned missions to each group and made them understand the contents as simply as possible.

*

The third Steven decided to stay and guard Lord Butler’s house, and Lord Butler, Jonathan, Benjamin, and others headed to Sir Evans’s house.

Guns, swords, drums, trumpets, flags, etc., were packed as much as possible on carriages, carts, and horses, and Tae-oh also got on the transport carriage with Lord Butler.

“Okay! Then, shall we start now?”

“Let’s head out!”

But then someone approached the carriage and grabbed Tae-oh’s arm.

Looking down, it was Murphy, the foreman who had escaped from Sir Evans’s farm.

“Mr. Sanderson! I… I will go too.”

“Are you okay? You suffered so much there…”

“No. I was shocked, but my body is perfectly fine. When I think about what Sir Isaac Evans did for our family when he was alive, I think I should go too. There’s also the Baroness who treated our children well. Besides, I’m the only one here who knows the house structure accurately, right?”

Tae-oh held out his arm.

“Okay, then. We would be really grateful if you could come with us. Come on and ride with us.”

“Yes.”

Late at night, about 90 people, including Tae-oh, headed to Sir Evans’s house.

*

Thump- Thump-

Inside the swaying carriage, Tae-oh asked Murphy.

“Do you have any idea where the Evans family’s hideout might be?”

Murphy shook his head.

“No. I knew there was a secret place, but only the family members and the butler know the exact location. But…”

“?”

“I have a feeling it might be near the kitchen.”

“Why do you think so?”

“Last year, I happened to overhear the repairmen who repaired the kitchen talking, and they whispered that the wall on the kitchen side was a bit strange. I just ignored it at the time, but now that I think about it, I think that’s the secret hideout.”

“Is the kitchen close to the dining room?”

“Yes, it’s right next door.”

It seemed like he was talking about right next to the dining room where he was invited to dinner by Lady Evans last time.

‘…The kitchen.’

◈ Near Sir Evans’s Mansion

The entrance to the narrow path leading to Sir Evans’s mansion.

Flames were rising here and there around the mansion in the distance, and the surroundings were noisy with the shouts and songs of the rebel slaves.

Bang- Bang-

The sound of guns firing was occasionally heard, as if they were firing celebratory shots into the air to enjoy the joy of liberation.

On the other hand, the faces of the foremen and slaves of the Butler family were filled with tension as they saw the buildings engulfed in flames and occasionally heard gunshots.

“Okay, everyone, get off now and prepare!”

“Everyone get off! Take all the guns and drums and get off!”

At Lord Butler’s command, everyone quietly and quickly took their weapons and equipment.

It could have been chaotic, but the mission that Tae-oh had briefly instructed was helping them to focus only on their work.

The 20 members of the infiltration team who had finished preparing informed Tae-oh.

“Then we’ll leave first.”

“Yes. Please be careful. And please keep in mind the precautions I told you earlier.”

“Yes, Mr. Sanderson!”

The 20 or so foremen on horseback each took two guns, drums, trumpets, etc., and quickly disappeared into the bushes.

“Okay, then let’s get ready too.”

It took about twenty minutes to turn the escape carriage around, leave only the minimum number of people, form a line, and prepare.

**

“The infiltration team will arrive on the side in a little while. Let’s start now.”

At Tae-oh’s command, Lord Butler ordered everyone.

“Okay, form a line of 4 people horizontally!”

The foremen with guns and the black slaves with spears stood in line one after another.

Everyone was nervous, but thanks to the clothes and guns they were wearing, they looked like soldiers.

“Walk slowly like this, and from the big rock in front of you, load your guns and fire them all at once. Don’t be nervous and just focus on each of your missions that I told you about earlier.”

“Yes!”

Finally, the preparation was over and the operation was started.

Tae-oh, who was at the head, gestured and the line began to move slowly.

Thud- Thud- Thud-

The noisy and disorderly sound of the rebel slaves heard in the distance was in strange contrast to the constant sound of footsteps echoing in formation.

Thud- Thud- Thud-

Finally, when they reached the big rock, Tae-oh commanded briefly and strongly.

“Stand in place! Prepare to load!”

At Tae-oh’s command, the foremen stopped walking, raised their guns vertically, and began to fill the barrels with gunpowder.

Thump- Thud-

After going through the process several times, they finally filled the powder pan with gunpowder, put the guns on their shoulders, pointed the barrels into the air, and finished preparing to fire.

Tae-oh checked the readiness one by one with his eyes, and everyone watched him anxiously, holding their breath.

Only for a moment of tension,

“Fire!”

At the same time as Tae-oh’s powerful command, the triggers were pulled and sparks flew from the flint.

Chichit- Chiik-

Then, as the fire was transferred to the gunpowder in the powder pan, flames and smoke burst out from 50 muskets all at once.

Bang- Bang-

Peo- Beong-

Bang- Bang-

The surroundings, which had been quiet because they were surrounded by forests, were shaken by the thunderous sound and flames bursting from the muskets.

At the same time, the black slaves behind them began to beat the drums and blow the trumpets with all their might.

Doom-Doom- Doom-

Ppaababam- Bbam-

Then, the area around Sir Evans’s farm, which had been so noisy, was enveloped in silence as if by a lie.

The foremen who had reloaded fired their guns all at once according to Tae-oh’s instructions.

“Fire!”

Bang- Bang-

Bang- Bang-

Bang-

Lord Butler urged the black slaves who were standing there, stunned by the sound of the gun.

“What are you doing? You have to beat the drums and blow the trumpets!”

Only then did the slaves come to their senses and beat the drums and blew the trumpets with all their might.

Doom- Doom- Doom- Doom-

Pparara- Ppara-Ppapabbam-

“This time, march little by little and shoot into the air as you load!”

At Tae-oh’s command, 70 people walked out all at once, shooting guns and making noise with drums and trumpets.

After some time, loud drum sounds and loud gunshots began to erupt from the left side of Sir Evans’s mansion.

Bang- Bang-

Bang- Bang-

Bang- Bang-

Doom-Doom- Doom-

The ‘Infiltration Team’ that had been waiting had started the operation.

Lord Butler was very pleased with the loud gunshots of the infiltration team.

“Hahaha- How reassuring and welcome is the sound of the infiltration team! Is that really 20 people? Because of the echo, it feels like I’m hearing about 200 people shooting?”

Tae-oh raised his voice and urged.

“Okay! Let’s speed up again! Load and shoot right away! Keep making shouts, drum sounds, and trumpet sounds from behind!”

Bang- Bang-

Bang- Bang-

Doom-Doom- Doom-

Ppaababam- Bbam-