91 – Combined Army
Although we arrived at the meeting point, the meeting point, the heads of the nations who had gathered for the combined army did not all gather for a meeting that day.
First of all, the Wei and Cho armies were stationed in Gong (共), about 60 li (24 km) away from the rapid, and the Zhao and Yan armies were in the acute.
The reason Shinleunggun was in an acute situation was that he was the one who led the Zhao army, and it was also to meet me who had not joined yet.
Since there were too many people to gather all of the combined forces in one place, it was inevitable.
It wasn’t particularly far in terms of distance, so after two or three days of travel, representatives from each country rushed together.
As the representative of the Yan Dynasty, I headed to the meeting room with Geuk Shin, the de facto military commander.
I have accumulated various experiences in many ways, but this was the first time I had ever directly participated in a war, so the tension was great.
I had Shin Leung-gun and Geuk-shin to be on my side, but others aren’t like that. The burden of having to show the appearance of a prince of Yan in front of prominent generals from other countries that he had never seen before was not the only one.
No, in fact, if it is that much, it is worth enduring while remembering salt waves and heavy rain. However, considering that I could become the focal point of the Hapjong Army after Shinneung-gun in the future, that alone was not enough.
“If you put so much effort into it, you’ll find that you’re nervous. Think of it as being at the Court of Yan.”
“…Let’s try.”
Courtesy of the Yan Dynasty… It’s the court of Yan….
I went into the meeting room, repeating the advice of the extreme god in my mind.
I wonder if I was the last to come, there were only three people gathered.
The first person caught in sight was Shinneung-gun, who was seated in the upper seat as the commander-in-chief. And on either side of her were her one son and one daughter.
“Yeontaeja, take a seat over here. This seat is for you.”
Perhaps it was because it was a public statue, but after a long time, Lord Shinneung showed me respect and kindly pointed me to my seat.
It seems that seats were reserved, not first-come, first-served. However, in the era of sedentary living rather than standing, there was no separate chair, but a cushion instead.
“You haven’t come from Chu yet. Bangbangong, have you heard anything else?”
Il-nam (一男) was sitting on the left of Shinneung-gun. An old man who seemed to be the same age as Yeompa replied with a sigh.
“Where did those people from the country of Chu go around informing them of their situation? Since Lord Xinling is also the musketeer of this joint army, they are cooperating.”
While Bangnan was answering Sinreung-gun’s words, his eyes were openly looking this way.
For a moment, he thought that he was looking at me, but Bang Nan’s eyes were closer to his extreme body next to him than mine.
‘The super god said it. There is an old relationship with General Jo Nara Bangnan.’
Geuksin is now a Yan general, but originally he was from Zhao. Because of that, King Yeon did not appoint him during the last invasion of Zhao.
Even though Xinling knew that Geukshin and Bangnan were conscious of each other, he didn’t stop them. Instead, the subject was turned to the country of Chu, which had not yet arrived here.
“I guess Cho was still the same in the ball.”
Cho Dynasty, like other nations, was defeated by Qi Dynasty when it was strong, and suffered many humiliations from Qin Dynasty for the past few decades, but I heard that their noses are still high.
Although now it is significantly behind the overwhelmingly powerful Qin Dynasty, it has its own pride in being the second most powerful country among the seven great warlords.
“But thanks to that, isn’t it fortunate that you are active in the joint army?”
Bangnan is right.
The Cho Dynasty was very cooperative with the Hapzong Army, as if they were the only adversaries capable of standing up to the Qin Dynasty.
Of course, it cannot be overlooked that there is Chunshin-gun, one of the four gentlemen of the country, who is said to be able to create a combined army like Shinneung-gun.
Everyone praises Shinreung-gun as the best among the gentlemen, but Chunshin-gun is also a member of the Four Commandments standing shoulder to shoulder with Shinreung-gun.
“Hmm, it’s a bit late. I was going to introduce this when everyone gathered, but it would be better to say hello in advance.”
We waited for a while longer, but when Cho did not appear, Lord Xinling announced that he would slightly change the order of the proceedings.
First, Sinleung-gun pointed at Bangnan.
“This is Jo Nara’s general, Bangnan. Bangnanong?”
“It’s the only room in Jongroengga.”
Just as I was accompanied by Geukshin, Sinleung-gun must have needed a commander who would actually lead the Zhao army. Bangnan seemed to have fallen in place.
“The Prince of Yan, Heidan.”
“He must be a famous person in the country of Cho. I’ve heard about the crown prince from Prince Shinpyeong.”
Is there salt?
That was the first time. The fact that Yeompa was talking about me was something I hadn’t even heard from Pung-gi, who was a guest mirror in Jo Na-ra.
“I don’t know how you roasted that arrogant extreme guy, but I look good on the crown prince. Please take good care of me during this joint army.”
Is extreme god arrogant? That, too, was not easily understood.
The pole god I was with was kind rather than arrogant. His grandfather taught his grandson how big and high he had to set his goal and what it would take to get there.
Such an extreme god is arrogant. But when I thought about it more deeply, it wasn’t that I couldn’t understand it again.
‘Because it was several decades ago before Geukshin left Cho Nara. People might change.’
I was about to understand that and move on, but the extreme god next to me opened his mouth as if he couldn’t stand it.
“When we studied together, the guy who never beat me once has grown up a lot.”
“Let’s talk about the past. If we fight now, you won’t be able to beat me.”
“You’ve become arrogant. You’ve never been on the battlefield before, but you beat me who conquered the Changguk Army and Qi?”
“Changguk-gun’s malice is great, but Shinpyeong-gun’s yeompa is more.
“Heh heh, I don’t even remember what you wrote.”
It was a conversation reminiscent of the exchange of words between Chu-yeon and Gongsun-ryong, who were once pawns in the country of Zhao, at the mansion of Pyeongwon-gun.
It seems that the saying that old age becomes immature is really true. Chu-yeon and Gongsun-ryong were also anxious because they couldn’t fight when they met each other, but Geuk-sin and Bang-nan were doing that even though they were older than that time.
As if I wasn’t the only one who felt that way, the woman on the right side of Shinneung-gun, who had been silent for a while, spoke rather pointedly.
“Have you two forgotten where this place is? Keep your cool.”
Speaking of extremism and mischief, they are among the nouns who have built up a reputation from the previous generation to the present, and they have such a confident attitude.
That woman also seemed to be an unusual person. I wondered inwardly and wondered who it was, but as if she didn’t have to, her woman brought up her name first.
“My name is Shin Won-yeon, a general of the state of Wei. It is an honor to meet the Crown Prince of the state of Yan.”
Shin Won-yeon was over 30 years old and seemed to be the same age as or a few years older than Shin Leung-gun, who was in his mid-30s.
Unlike her office-like demeanor when she was messing around and drying herself off, she gave off a friendly feeling to me.
‘Did you hear something from Shin Leung-kun, just like you heard my story from Bangnan Yeompa? For that matter, the atmosphere between the two doesn’t seem very good.’
The two treated each other as if they were there. Unlike when he introduced Bangnan himself, this time Shin Leung-gun didn’t come forward and Shin Won-yeon talked about herself, so it was easy to notice that they were in a face-to-face relationship.
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You can’t be friendly with everyone in the world just because you’re Lord Shinneung. Her Wei King kept her in check, and her hand killed her as a necessary evil for her salvation, but just as her Jinbi and her diners hated her, there were also those who had a bad relationship with her godling army.
Perhaps King Wei planted Shin Won-yeon as a check, as he was unable to clear the last doubt even after appointing Shin-leung-gun as Sang-jang-gun.
By the time everyone gathered here had finished talking.
Finally, the latecomer who made everyone wait appeared.
Drurrureuk.
Even though he arrived later than the promised time, he showed no sign of servility or embarrassment on his dignified expression.
His shoulders are wide open and his back is straight. The one who stepped forward with a posture that fits the expression of being like a bamboo pole, surprisingly boasted a body that was devoted enough to be compared to Yeo Hong-seong.
A dignified spirit and a solid body. She was a person who perfectly embodied the posture of Sung Wu.
His black hair, like mine, was thick and long, and his ferocious eyes, like those of wild beasts, were shaped with red eyes.
It was a military commander’s prayer to see the world that was felt only from Yeompa or Jingae.
“Ohhh? All the fuss and extremism. The old people did a good job bringing their heavy bodies. They came a long way.”
Even if Shin Won-yeon denounced her arrogance and exaggeration, if she had a minimum of respect, she couldn’t even find that in this woman.
But she couldn’t bear to act like that to Xin Lung-kun, so when her gaze reached Xin Lung-kun, she did karate and lowered her head.
“Sorry for the delay, Musketeer. We’re having trouble with the main army for a while.”
“That’s fine. But we’ll have to keep this in mind next time.”
“Of course.”
“Sit down and say hello. I am the Crown Prince of Yeon who participated in this joint army.”
When Shin Leung-kun mentioned me, her woman’s eyes captured my face.
“Ah, this person is…”
She pretended to know her too when she said that I was the crown prince of Han Ji-yeon, although I was a celebrity in my own way.
But what can I say? It’s a different feeling from Bang Nan or Shin Won-yeon.
There was no time to worry about finding out the identity of the subtle sense of incongruity.
That’s why she quickly put her face together and introduced who she really is.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Xiang Yan, General of Cho.”
Hang Yeon.
It was a name I knew.