Now That I Have Become a Woman, I Am a Vtuber - Chapter 605
Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Among the history of China that I repeatedly listened to during my school days.
It deals with the stories of heroes and champions from the time of the Wei and Jin dynasties during the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Well, technically, Jin is too late, so it might be just Wei and a bit prior.
Anyway, roughly around the year 200 AD…
It’s the era when primitive, uncivilized people were wielding wooden scraps that don’t even resemble armor and rusty iron spears.
In such a ridiculous era, anyone who seemed a bit exceptional would stand out like a sore thumb.
Those are the heroes and champions we refer to in later times.
And in such a uncivilized time,
a man arrived in Luoyang.
“Wow, it’s burning fiercely.”
– For real
– How did he end up in Luoyang?
– Should we raise an army?
“Um, I’m in deep thought.”
After Dong Zhuo was burned and fled,
Soo-hyun contemplated for a moment as he looked at the still chaotic Luoyang.
At the start, Luoyang might be on fire like this,
but if managed well, it becomes a land of honey where money flows.
Plus, there’s a defense at both entrances with the guan, so if a user takes it, infinite defense is possible.
If you dig a little deeper, you can find Xu Huang, and if you just wait long enough, even Sima Yi will show up.
Grand General Xu Huang and strategist Sima Yi!
On one side, there’s the undefeated Grand General Guan who can easily crush Guan Yu, and on the other side is the true victor of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms who established the state in charge of Jin during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
If you manage to obtain both of them and hold out against the initial rush in Luoyang, you could declare a perfect clear and end the game…
But this is a place where ancient warriors can easily turn even those two into mere children.
Roughly opening the map, I noticed that far away, the forces of Xiliang led by Ma Teng are present, and down below in Shu, the forces of Han Xin have already established themselves.
Challenging the Xiliang army led by Genghis Khan and Han Xin positioned in Shu.
The commonality of those two locations is that they are aiming to advance toward Luoyang.
But is the other direction safe?
Luoyang is the center of China.
To the right, there’s Yuan Shao from Hebei and Cao Cao from the central plains.
Furthermore, Cao Cao has Jiang Ziya, and Yuan Shao has Sun Tzu who wrote the Art of War… huh?
“Which faction do we go with?”
I was supposed to go with a faction without ancient warriors.
But during my brief visit to Luoyang, I somehow ended up in a faction.
– Huh? What?
– Let’s raise an army in Luoyang, go go go
– There’s Kong Songchan
– Are we abandoning Songchan?
“Ah… um, I’m with Baima’s faction. Hmm.”
– Hahaha
– The response seems a bit lackluster…
– Are you scared?
“Not really….”
If we’re talking about the strongest faction in the power struggle, it’s obviously Yuan Shao.
Because he’s starting off with the prosperous land of Hebei firmly in his grasp.
But now, Kong Songchan’s faction is the one that gets beaten up all day by Yuan Shao.
I’m not sure if I can endure this after a long time.
“…then it can’t be helped.”
Even so, there’s no better faction to enjoy for a long time than a weak one.
Should I just patiently do some infinite defense?
In reality, Kong Songchan’s faction is reasonable for defense.
There’s only one path leading to the land, the Xiegu Road, so we can block it there.
And if they try to land from across the sea, morale will drop, making it easy to crush them.
It’s truly an ironclad defense.
Kong Songchan didn’t just defend for years for nothing.
One problem is that there’s a lack of money, food, and soldiers….
That means I have to hold out for a long time and gradually accumulate resources.
Thus, I rode my horse vigorously from Luoyang and arrived at the northern capital of Yuzhou where Kong Songchan is.
[We welcome your joining.]
I immediately sought out Kong Songchan, joined the faction,
and completed small tasks to rise in rank.
[You are appointed as the Governor-General of the Tao Jun.]
After working hard, being appointed to a position that allows me to control the city’s soldiers marks the end of initial preparations.
What should I do next?
– When will you clarify your jogging?
– Another Songchan?
– What’s your relationship with Moon Chang-sik??
– You crawled in here again, damn it, please start in the Central Plains
– Why aren’t you joining Liu Bei’s faction??
Now I must deal with the chat room.
After all, since it’s a broadcast, I have to say something.
“Um, firstly, Liu Bei has few generals, and attacks come from all directions, which is quite chaotic.”
Blocking just one place allows for a leisurely defense.
But Liu Bei’s position is currently being battered from all sides, so it’s tiresome.
– It doesn’t matter if it’s Liu Bei or whoever
– Haha
– But you did jog every day, right?
“Oh, jogging… um, I just do it when I have time.”
– Today? Today?
– Damn
– Finally spoke up
[Thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]
But how did it end up that we jog together? Who proposed it first??
“Oh, there’s an attack from Yuan Shao’s army.”
– Damn!!!
– Speak up
– I didn’t start the Romance of the Three Kingdoms for this, haha
“Alright then, shall we go to the Xiegu for defense?”
It doesn’t matter who proposed jogging first, or how many times we jog together in a week.
General An Liang and strategists Wen Chu from Yuan Shao’s army marched toward the Xiegu.
Meanwhile, Kong Songchan sent only me and Zhen Ye to defend.
“Wouldn’t it be nice if Zhao Yun could accompany us?”
– For real
– What are we supposed to do with Zhen Ye, haha
– They gave you plenty of soldiers
“I have more private soldiers.”
The enemy forces are about 20,000.
In contrast, Soo-hyun brings out 5,000 from Kong Songchan’s army and 7,500 private soldiers.
Moreover, the quality of the generals on that side is better.
The only thing to rely on is the fortress built on the Xiegu.
– No, it’s private soldiers or whatever
– If you had brought Zhao Zilong, you would have torn them apart;
– Damn haha
– It seems doable with the Xiegu?
– Finish what you were saying damn it
– Can’t we use some troops to catch the rear?
First, after stationing the soldiers at the Xiegu, Soo-hyun smiled while looking at the chat room.
The game buzz and jogging buzz mixed together, making a complete mess.
“Rear, huh? That might not be a bad idea.”
In the meantime, I found a good suggestion in the chat room and kept Zhen Ye separate.
I’ll hide him in the mountains and strike from behind.
– If you split the forces further here, how are you going to defend against them?;
– Can this work??
– If Miro is thinking of surrendering and going to Yuan Shao’s army, that’s hilarious haha
“Hey, don’t spread such malicious rumors. Today, I’ll unify the realm with Kong Songchan’s faction.”
What does a grand general Miro even think?
Once a lord is chosen, it won’t drop, making him a loyal minister who would make Guan Yu cry.
– Perfect clear?? Why the hell are we playing Romance of the Three Kingdoms for several hours?
– This is bad…
– Let’s go for Ant hunting haha
From now on, Soo-hyun as if keeping his word, immersed himself in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Managing the troops, desperately defending,
and raising contributions to increase his rank.
– No, what are you doing with Zhao Yun like that?
– Use Zhao Zilong as a separate troop;;
– It’s better to keep him with the defensive soldiers.
– What separate troops with the current forces?
Eventually, those who were requesting jogging explanations dropped off one by one, and the chat room gradually turned into Romance of the Three Kingdoms tone.
Soo-hyun smiled inwardly at that appearance.
Everyone loves Romance of the Three Kingdoms but acts aloof.
After not playing for a while, everyone was excited.
“Alright, now we have to advance into Hebei, right?”
Soo-hyun opened the drawing application and displayed it on the screen.
“This is our faction, and this is Hebei. And below is the Central Plains.”
Kong Songchan has forces near Yuzhou and Liaodong, which in the present time could be considered near Goguryeo.
In contrast, Yuan Shao is in Hebei, and below him is Cao Cao in the Central Plains.
There are other factions too, but for now, we need to focus on these two.
“But Yuan Shao’s everything is not easy.”
Originally, Yuan Shao’s faction was a bit ambiguous.
While there were A+ generals like An Liang and Wen Chu, the strategist line was ambiguous, and it had too many generalizations.
Due to historical circumstances, having been quickly ousted by Cao Cao, it tends to hold several mediocre generals.
But that’s not the case now.
Having swallowed the tiny Liu Bei faction, they obtained Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
With the ancient warrior Sun Tzu obtained early in the game, along with Zhang He and other ancient warriors obtained from defeating Hanbok.
You could say they are among the formidable opponents in the realm now.
One fortunate thing is that they currently aren’t in good relations with Cao Cao below.
– Shall we block at the Xiegu and keep pushing up?
– Let’s go by ship and land, go go
– There’s no answer unless we gather all the forces and charge in one go.
“Hmm… our strategists are divided in opinion.”
Soo-hyun looked at the opinions listed in the chat room, noting them one by one.
As the number of viewers watching the broadcast exceeded 10,000,
a truly diverse array of strategies emerged.
“Alright, let’s eliminate the ineffective ones quickly.”
The outstanding commander Soo-hyun began quickly eliminating the incidence of strategies.
“It’s even lacking troops to breach one place. What do you mean by landing operations?”
The first thing he crossed out was the landing operation.
Just like how the Incheon Landing Operation led to great gains, there are always those who think that a landing operation is a must.
Landing operations also require spare troops.
Moreover, crossing the sea causes morale to hit rock bottom, so carelessly sending them could lead to their annihilation.
So, he boldly erased all the strategies related to landing operations and picked out only the suitable strategies that remained.
Initially, the basis of the remaining strategies was to throw all the troops into the Xiegu.
After that, they would diverge a little.
There’s a city above and another below after exiting the Xiegu.
Both are in positions easy to receive reinforcements from Yuan Shao’s cities, so they have to deliberate on which side to breach next and how much defensive force they will allocate.
“Now, let’s proceed with voting.”
But since those details had already been drafted by our 10,000 strategists, a democratic vote was conducted.
– Let’s charge right down
– Just go for a total assault
– Why are you worrying about the rear?? Just eat up the supplies there and let’s consume them haha
– Breakfast in the plains!! Dinner in Ye!!
However, our viewers, being dopamine addicts.
The most votes flowed toward a total assault without leaving any rear troops behind.
Without securing the supply routes, the entire force would charge the city.
It’s a gamble that relies on the commander’s capabilities and the enemy’s errors.
Of course, with Cao Cao currently advancing north, Yuan Shao is a bit distracted. But up to Ye….
If it fails, they will immediately lose the main base and be shoved far away in Liaodong.
One would think a commander with some degree of intelligence wouldn’t choose such a choice.
It’s not like a ‘Prince of the Three Brothers’ turning into an orphan of sorts like Liu Bei wouldn’t choose it.
However.
[46%]
– Haha
– Let’s charge in~~
– Let’s go let’s go haha
In our democratic poll, a rational choice was confidently overshadowed and adopted.
Ah, this is the downside of democracy.
“Alright, I’ve seen the vote outcomes.”
One fortunate point is.
In 200 AD China, the concept of democracy does not exist.
“Now, I will inform the decision of the sovereign.”
Right now, it’s a long-established system of monarchy among humanity.
It’s the Three Kingdoms era, right? Where’s the democratic voting?
I’ll do as I wish.
– ??
– ?
– No way
– This guy is seriously funny haha
– Dictatorial, huh? lol
– Why did we vote??
“Come on, you should choose something that makes sense.”
Soo-hyun actually intended to decide based on the voting results to some extent.
Ignoring the rear and rushing forward?
A slight delay in the frontline, and everything could collapse.
The ones who gathered here as strategists are foolish.
A magnificent leader like himself must decide alone.
“Alright, the main force will be 30,000. The remaining 20,000 will be split into four groups of 5,000 to protect supply routes and the rear.”
– Wow
– Isn’t that too divided?
– Wouldn’t it be better to just put everything in one place?
“You know reinforcements are going to come from above, right? It’s just about buying time.”
As mentioned earlier, after going through the Xiegu, the roads will split into above and below.
We plan to breach below, crossing the plains to seize Ye, which is the capital of Hebei.
Before that, we must somehow block the incoming forces from above.
“Then let’s set off.”
With the plan completed, Soo-hyun said that while gathering the troops.
Just in time, as Cao Cao is advancing north, the timing is perfect.
“Everyone, set off!”
Afterwards, as Soo-hyun headed towards the Xiegu.
The Yuan Shao army that sensed the movement hastily gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and moved out.
“I’ll break them once and for all.”
Once the troops are assembled, if they crush the enemy first, advancing will be much easier.
Leading the grand army, they waited briefly at the Xiegu.
– Wow
– You’re just like Zhuge Liang
– Great Miro
– This guy’s strategy is this and that
“Ahahaha, it’s really nothing special.”
– You seem to enjoy it haha
– Hahaha
– In war, he’s a pure guy…
While Soo-hyun was communicating with the chat room,
Yuan Shao’s northern commander Wen Chu arrived at the Xiegu with about 60,000 soldiers.
[65,000 vs 50,000]
[Will you command directly? y/n]
A choice window appeared before Soo-hyun’s eyes.
“Alright, let’s go.”
Without hesitation, he pressed the accept button.
Thus, the war for the Henan region led by Grand General Miwon began.
**
About three hours later.
“Wow, wow.”
– Wow
– How did we achieve this??
Soo-hyun looked at the conquered city before him.
[Ye]
The heart of Hebei and one of the major cities of the time now in its grasp.
The moment of conquest.
“I really did well….”
– For real
– This guy’s strategy was something else haha
– We won just like that against an ambush
The process of struggling to take this city flashed through Soo-hyun’s mind.
At the moment when Cao Cao suddenly withdrew his soldiers and was besieged, the moment Zhao Yun was captured and dragged away.
Suddenly, Sun Tzu appeared, melting our soldiers, and generals An Liang and Wen Chu along with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei engaged in one-on-one battles, leading to the beheading of our generals….
…how did we win this?
Seriously, we won against all odds.
In a moment, the rising dopamine slowly subsided as Soo-hyun wore a satisfied smile.
“Now that I’ve become the ruler of Hebei, shall we end it here?”
Yuan Shao’s remaining forces are holed up in Bingzhou.
Cao Cao in the Central Plains is reorganizing his strength in wait for an opportunity to strike at us, but.
The situation is much better than when I was holed up in the northern capital.
I’ve absorbed some of Yuan Shao’s miscellaneous generals, and the number of martial generals has increased.
– Okay okay
– It’s fun to see this after a while haha
– When is the next broadcast?
It seems the chat room was also satisfied with today’s broadcast.
It must have been enjoyable since it was a dopamine party unlike the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
“Alright, that’s it.”
Soo-hyun terminated the game without hesitation.
It was fun to play, and the broadcast went well.
Moreover, our viewers seemed to have forgotten about jogging, so it’s a perfect situation…
– So what’s with the jogging??
– Damn, it’s finally over haha
– Now explain it to us
“…In that case, it feels a bit disappointing to just switch it off like this.”
Persistent ones…
Soo-hyun sighed deeply inwardly and restarted Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Today, it seems I’ll just achieve a perfect clear and go to bed.