89 – Joint Army
Right after receiving the medical treatment from King Yeon.
The march to Wei was immediate.
It was only because the king’s approval hadn’t fallen, and all preparations for the march had been completed.
In my mind, I wanted to mobilize all 150,000 troops like the previous invasion of Cho, but it was impossible to cool down.
It would take much more time to assemble such an army and go to Wei, and how would you feed them? It is only during the war with Cho Nara that they are enemies, so they can replenish their supply by plundering, but this time it is impossible.
The country of Wei will provide military support to some extent. He ran to the far end of the world to save his country.
But to feed a large army of 150,000, the people of Wei would starve.
And since the state of Yan was not in a situation where it could mobilize troops without any worries, the state of Qi declared its non-participation in this joint army.
He reaffirmed that he was on the side of the Qin Dynasty.
Because of this, while Oguk sent reinforcements to Wei, he had to leave troops at the border with Qi, thinking that Qi might attack him at any moment.
In other words, the Qin Dynasty’s policy of dispersing the power of the nations worked perfectly.
Considering all the situations and conditions, the number of people decided was 40,000.
Although I have gained experience in commanding many people in Changseong, I cannot perfectly control an army that is not fixed in one area.
Therefore, although I was in charge, it was essential to have a general who would help me and actually lead the army.
At first, I thought of Chen Gai, the best general in the current Yan Dynasty, but I excluded Liaodong because the distance was too far, and it was obvious that it would take several months of preparation work to fill the vacancy of Jin Gai.
Naturally, when the turn was passed to the next, this person came out.
“I thought I’d see you soon, but I never thought it would be like this.”
One of the Maegol Gyeomjae who gathered at Yeonsoyangwang’s Hwanggeumdae. It was extreme.
“So am I. I tried to arrange time to meet General Kukshin, but it will take longer than I thought.”
“hahahaha, that’s right.”
If I set up a schedule in Yeon Na and had a face-to-face meeting, it would take a few days at most.
But if we were to go to war together like now, we would be together for over a month at the shortest.
“Time is long. It may not be enough time to get to know someone slowly. But.”
On the horse, the Pole God turned his head sideways to look at me riding in the carriage.
“Wouldn’t that be a waste of time?”
His eyes showed anticipation and cruelty at the same time.
He believed in Chu-yeon’s words and expressed his support for me, but he still hadn’t fully acknowledged me and decided to follow me.
But now I’m used to this gaze. I did not avoid it, but faced the eyes of the extreme god.
There was nothing to hide. Geukshin and I blatantly analyzed and evaluated our opponents.
The moment that brief intersection was over, Geukshin returned to his original polite tone with an empty laugh.
“Huh, as I got older, I realized once again how precious this time is. So I made a fuss about it even though I knew it was rude.”
“It’s rude. I don’t think so.”
These were not empty words. I thought the extreme god had a right to do so.
He supported me and helped me to be installed as crown prince just by talking to Chuyeon, whom I sent. It was a kind of advance payment. It was like a kind of debt to me.
I had an obligation to pay him. By letting the extreme god know who I am.
“Looking at the crown prince’s resolute appearance reminds me of the past. On the day I met King Soyang at Hwanggeumdae, His Majesty was undisturbed even in front of the heroes gathered from all over the world. Painting my face with gold It’s the same, but among those who rose to the golden age, there was no one who was not a hero.”
“Yes. I think so too. Although I have only seen the two of them, I can guess how great they are just by looking at the general and Mr. Chu.”
“Hmm, since I’ve just been rude, I’m going to be rude just a little bit more.”
Geukshin, who spoke openly to me as if he were declaring war, flatly denied my words.
“You don’t know. Neither I nor Chuyeon were great there. Malice and exhaustion. Only the two of them were the truly powerful wielders who could control the world.”
Two people who say that they are nothing more than fireflies in front of a full moon.
Among Maegol Gyeomjae, I have never met two people who were out of luck, so I never know how great they are. Geukshin said that, but on the other hand, he began to explain to me what kind of people they were.
“I heard that you met General Jingae.”
“…Yes. I was alone.”
“I also saw General Yeompa.”
“It was a short meeting, but it is.”
Jingae and Yeompa.
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Out of all the people I’ve ever met, they were the people who made the most intense impression on me.
Jingae was like a sharp blue blade sleeping in a scabbard, and salt waves were like watching a typhoon stir the sky to its heart’s content.
“Could the crown prince manage those two like limbs under his command?”
Jingae and Yeompa?
Is that possible?
Yeompa, which even King Jo could not properly control, and Jingae, who formed a semi-independent force, one step away from the authority of King Yeon.
These two were beings that could not be controlled with the king’s authority alone.
Even the four gentlemen of the country could not demonstrate their strength in front of the uniqueness and dignity that only the king possesses, but the two were different.
I treat them like limbs?
Even bluffing doesn’t make it so.
“That’s what King So-yeon-yang did, and that’s the driving force that the reckless King So-yang of the Qin Dynasty dyed the nations in fear.”
Yangwang Yeon-so dealt with malice and exhaustion
King Jin Soyang dealt with Baekgi and Beomsu.
King Soyang of the two countries thus established their countries as the greatest powers in the world.
“Chuyeon said he saw the successor to His Majesty King Soyang in the Crown Prince.”
Chuyeon? No, how can I compare myself to those people who held the hegemony of the Warring States period in their hands.
There is a certain degree to the uplifting…. It is said that it is urgent to embrace the extreme god right now, but aren’t expectations too high!
While I was sending words of resentment to Chuyeon, Geukshin finished his words.
“The Crown Prince should be like that too.”
“…Me?”
To be honest, I’m not confident.
But if I said this, Geukshin might turn away saying that Chuyeon was talking nonsense, so I answered as calmly as possible.
“For that to happen, General Geukshin will have to help me a lot.”
I trembled inwardly to see if this answer would work, but the extreme god’s reaction was dramatic.
“Of course. I’m worried that the crown prince will be like that, but it’s natural. And I didn’t even expect the crown prince to be like His Majesty King Soyang right away.”
“Then the conversation so far…”
“This is to inform you of the goals the Crown Prince should pursue in the future. If you were worried that I would turn against Crown Prince Yi Jewa because I wasn’t the same as King Soyang, then I’m sorry. I would have called it.”
Indeed.
I’m still only 16 years old, so it’s too much of a stretch to expect a perfect monarch.
If you knew that I have memories of my previous life, I wouldn’t know.
Chooyeon must have projected the image of King Soyang after seeing me overcome various crises based on the memories of my previous life even though I did not receive proper royal studies and lived as a hostage for 5 years.
But why did you set the mood so seriously? The doubt was resolved by the following words of extreme god.
“I am giving these words to the Crown Prince because this is the least vessel that the Crown Prince should bear in his heart from now on.”
“A minimal bowl?”
“I heard that you set your intentions on merging. I have some knowledge of the sick, the law, and the famous, but the foundational academic lineage is the vertical and horizontal. It’s impossible.”
Through Chuyeon, he knows that I have ended the Cho-Yeon war.
If you are a person who is at the level of extreme god, you will also know why I did that. It is not simply to protect my safety, but to lay the foundation for maintaining the future joint army.
“This Hapzonggun will serve as good fertilizer for the Crown Prince. When you arrive in Wei, the Crown Prince, stay by Xinling’s side. Then see, hear, memorize, and learn. She is the only one. Just as I learned from Duke Ak, the Crown Prince, learn the path of a gentleman who will lead the merger through Shinneunggun.”
Geukshin kindly explained the path I had to take in the future, just like a grandfather teaching his grandson.
And it proved that my affirmation of the need to help me, which I had previously said, was not empty words.
“Until then, I will teach the Crown Prince the basic strategy and strategy.”
It seemed that the journey to Wei would not be boring.