I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

51 – Turbulence

As I guessed.

The letter was delivered not only to one person, but also to another.

And the reaction of those who saw it was quite different from Imok.

“Unless it’s unreasonable.”

He tossed the bamboo stick that came with the letter and glared at the person who brought it to him.

“I don’t know what mug you brought this with.”

“…Didn’t you see the seal on the letter?”

“I saw it. The name Joseung was written very clearly. Since it was there, I knew that it was at least a conversation like this, Chuyeon.”

How many people in the country of Jo do not waver at all in front of the name of Seung Pyeongwon-gun?

Even King Jo did not dare to treat Pyeongwon-gun carelessly, but the reputation of Pyeongwon-gun was only at a level where he could barely talk to the man in front of Chu-yeon.

“If you’re going to do this yeompa, Pyeongwon-gun should have come directly, not a seal like this.”

The First General under Heaven (天下第一將軍).

Yeompa(廉頗).

He is the main pillar of the military that Cho Nara is proud of and a rare master who wrote the myth of invincibility.

Even Pyeongwon-gun, one of the four gentlemen of the country, fades in front of Yeompa’s feat.

If King Jo hadn’t made the mistake of dismissing Yeompa and appointing Jogwa during the Great War of Jangpyeong, the country of Jo would have remained a powerful country comparable to that of Qin even today.

Considering that Baekgi died and there was no general in the Qin Dynasty who could face Yeompa, the Zhao Dynasty might have been the strongest military power in the country, surpassing the Qin Dynasty.

The pride of a military commander who stood at the pinnacle of which only Shin-Lung-gun was comparable in the world was unparalleled.

“If I had been able to meet you in person, I would have gladly done so.”

“A bastard who can’t even reveal his name proudly does that.”

“You don’t know very well that that also has circumstances. And Pyongwon-gun has passed on his seal to him as a nomepaeng. If Pyeongwon-gun hears from you in the underworld, he will be sad.”

Yeompa’s words and actions were extremely rough, but Chuyeon was never pushed by him.

Chuyeon and Yeompa were of the same generation. Although the achievements achieved are inferior to those of Yeompa, Chuyeon also lived through the turbulent Warring States period and accumulated years of experience comparable to Yeompa.

In front of Yeompa, who openly puts pressure on her by revealing her spirit, Chuyeon did not give in at all and straightened her back to confront her.

“It’s sad. If an accident like Jangpyeong’s happened, we should leave the right person for the next generation to deal with. Calling the flyer guy.”

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As Yeompa said, even in the previous generation, the Zhao Dynasty was a powerful country comparable to the Qin Dynasty.

But now, Impression Yeo, whom Yeompa loved so much, is dead, and the same-ranked patriarch, who led the battle that even Yeompa shook his head to victory, is dead, and Pyeongwon-gun, who was a spiritual pillar of Jo Nara and drew support from all nations, is also dead.

More than anything else, too many of the strong men who served as the foundation of the country died.

It might be possible to survive a few more times thanks to the performances of the still remaining masters such as Yeompa, but in the long run, Jo Nara could never survive alone.

Chuyeon pointed out such a structural problem.

“You don’t know too well. Now, it is difficult to stop the Qin Dynasty alone.”

“Sounds funny!”

Bang!

Yeompa smashed the table in front of me, unfiltering his anger.

“As long as this Yeompa remains open and alive, no country can violate Zhao Nara!”

“Jingun already made Handan his front yard?”

“Hmm, that’s because His Majesty didn’t use me. If I had been in Handan, I would have smashed that kid before the joint army came.”

“Okay. Let’s say yes. But how much longer can you protect Cho Nara? Neither you nor I are now standing at the end of our lives.”

As Chuyeon meekly took a step back, the salt wave calmed her anger. Yeompa, who leaned back and crossed his arms again, said in a laughable manner.

“That’s Chuyeon’s voice. I’m more comfortable with the next 10 years.”

“Then what about 10 years from now?”

Yeompa did not answer easily.

He wanted to immediately answer that his successor would come out, but it was questionable whether there would be someone who could really replace his vacant seat.

Even if it is not Yeompa, there are many outstanding generals in the country of Jo.

An evil monk and a sergeant who defeated the Qin army led by General Shin Liang of the Qin Dynasty.

Born in Jonghoengga, Bangnan is considered second only to Yeompa in Jo Nara.

Lee Mok who was stationed in Daewa Anmun and annihilated the troublesome Xiongnu.

However, he has yet to be evaluated as equal to Yeompa.

If Yeompa had met Imok and had a sincere conversation, he would have snorted at Chuyeon’s answer just now and immediately replied that he had already found my successor.

Unfortunately, however, Yeompa was not sure how talented Imok was.

When Yeompa couldn’t answer, Chuyeon spoke proudly.

“That is what Pyeongwon-gun means. It is not a country that relies on one person, but the stability of the world through unity. Pyeongwon-gun sees the possibility in the future Dongryang. “

“…Isn’t that the same as believing in that kid’s god?”

“Of course, you can believe in the promise, but at the same time, you can trust the eyes to read the trends of the world. I know that if the state of Zhao collapses, the state of Yan will also fall, so how can I break the promise first?”

Yeompa ruminated on the contents of the letter he threw away. The letter said that Cho Nara and Yeon Na become each other’s fence, and that only when they shoulder to shoulder together like Biikjo can they soar above the sky again.

Among them, the phrase that made a strong impression on Yeompa.

『No one pulls out a tooth just because he accidentally bit his lip.』

But is it really good to trust someone who can chew their lips again at any time?

As befits a hot personality, Yeompa’s worries were only fleeting.

“Good.”

“A ball of salt?”

“I’ll let you go for once. But keep in mind. When I return and see that kid, if he doesn’t like me, I’ll hang him on a pole and set out to take over the kite capital world.”

Yeompa was sincere.

If the sender of this letter is not someone worthy of entrusting the future country of Zhao on his behalf, he really intends to put into practice what he just said.

Knowing that, Chooyeon shook her head miserably.

“He will not disappoint you.”

As much as Yeompa believes in himself.

Chuyeon believed in the great-grandson who reminded him of his former lord Yeonhwawang.

Heedan, who obtained Pyeongwon-gun’s protection and drew Sinreung-gun’s help, would be able to win Yeompa’s heart.

§

At the end of each person’s different intentions, they were busy running around.

The war has finally begun.

At the beginning, the Yan Dynasty raised an army with Yulbok in the Sangbang as the general and Gyeongjin and Akgan as the generals.

The scale of the army is 2,000 tanks. Considering that it is commonly assumed that 100 troops were attached to one tank, it was like mobilizing a large army of nearly 200,000. Of course, the actual size, which was not an estimate based on tanks, was much less than 200,000, about 150,000, but even that was a huge army.

On the border with Qi, a stream of Yeoksu flows, and there is a Great Wall in Liaodong. The Yan Dynasty gathered even the troops to prepare for the outcry, and put the entire force of the country into the invasion of the Zhao Dynasty.

There was opposition in the Yan Dynasty as well.

Through a conversation with Heidan, the State Department recognized the danger of this war and pledged to place importance on negotiations.

Although he was put into this war as a general manager, Akgan, the son of evil, was predicted to be unable to win the war.

But they were passive. Akgan advised King Yeon that he would not win three times, but he was discouraged by the fact that he was not accepted and gave up early.

Only the godfather Zhang Ge risked his life against the war.

After being kicked by King Yeon, Jang Ju ended up resisting King Yeon’s parents.

But that’s all. Only King Yeon remained in the world, but a large army of 150,000 undoubtedly crossed the border and pushed into the territory of the Zhao Dynasty.

The Yan army had already inspected the territory of the Zhao state twice and secured an advance route, so they reached Songzi (宋子) directly.

Songja is a castle located between Dae, the actual northernmost part of the Zhao Dynasty, and Handan, the capital, but it was closer to Handan than Dae. In other words, the Yan army entered deep into the Zhao territory.

It was a rapid advance with the goal of advancing straight to Handan and bringing an early end to the war.

But it wasn’t that I just saw one and rushed in. By the time the unit led by the captain, Yulbok, arrived in Songja, the general manager, Gyeongjin, had also arrived in the northern part of the Zhao Dynasty.

The intention was to attack both sides to further disperse the already-deficient Cho Nara soldiers.

Jo Nara did not stay still either. As planned in advance, Yeompa was appointed as Sanggun, and Akseung was appointed as manager to respond.

Thus, the captains of each country faced each other, the managers against each other, that is, Yulbok and Yeompa faced each other, and Gyeongjin and Akseung faced each other.

Yul-bok, who confronted Yeom-pa in the land of Hu, which was further south of Songja and not far from Handan, was confident. No matter how much he was a great general, he couldn’t get tired of himself with nearly four times the number of troops.

In fact, Yeompa went on the defensive. Yulbok, who was even more incensed by that, tried to push away the salt wave with numerical superiority, but the salt wave’s defense line was not movable at all.

And not long after the confrontation between the two fronts, an incident occurred that shocked both Zhao and Yan at the same time.

The Yan capital of Qi was besieged.