I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

72 – Supernatural

“…Why did you think that? Even in the art of war, a difference of five times as many troops would predict victory.”

“hahahaha, the art of war? It’s from my sick leave, but I don’t believe in it. I learned that from Prince Evil.”

Malice was indeed a warlord.

Raising a combined army to press Qi from three directions, while evil intentions led a detached unit to penetrate deep into Qi’s territory.

Extreme Gods objected to such malicious maneuvers. Because it was a tactic that did not make sense in the strategy.

Hana Malice rejected the opinion of the extreme god and insisted that this was correct. When they appear, the king of Qi will get scared and run away, and if that happens, Qi will collapse without a proper counterattack.

And it was as the evil said.

The youthful extremity, full of blood, faced the wall of talent for the first time that day.

“Cho Nara’s captain was Yeompa, right?”

“That’s right.”

“That yeompa means. Evil Duke said that he was the only one who agreed with him.”

Yeompa, who participated as the captain of Jo Nara in the combined army of Daeje.

I’ve only seen it once, but it was enough to read the skills of the two invincible masters, Malice and Yeompa.

“Think about it. 1,000 Led by Prince Evil and 10,000 led by Yulbok. Who do you think will win?”

“…The evil ball will win.”

Even with a difference of 10 times, it was impossible to imagine Malice losing to Yulbok.

“However, the difference in the previous war was only 5 times. It is nonsense. Yulbok died there.”

However, Yulbok survived. Why? Geukshin revisited the flow of war over and over again. Ultimately, there was only one answer given by Geukshin.

A third party who was not on the battlefield intervened.

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Who? Why? How?

Extreme God constantly thought.

What turned the tide first was Yeompa’s defensive tactics, not the invasion of the border by the Xiongnu.

Yeompa is a person who excels in both offense and defense, but he also enjoys the bold advance of rivers. Had he known that the enemy general was that Yulbok, Yeompa would have killed him through a devastating attack and plotted the collapse of the Yan army.

But Yeompa didn’t. Rather, as if he was waiting for something, he passed the time by avoiding battle as much as possible. And the Xiongnu moved. With the implicit support of Jo Nara’s sideline.

“Before the war began, the end of the war was already planned. The whole story has been revealed. But who planned it?”

Choo-yeon fell into an explanation that was close to talking to herself. Chuyeon was at the center of the case as the person who persuaded Yeompa at the time, but the flow seen from the outside felt quite different from what he experienced inside.

“It’s not the people of Zhao. It’s a war to win anyway. No one wants to look after the situation of the Yan who quarreled first. It is abbreviated as a person who aims to preserve the national power of Yan. After this, it’s a simple story.”

“……Who is that person?”

Extreme God made direct eye contact with Chuyeon and spat out.

“Who is it? Isn’t it you?”

Ting-

In reality, there was no way he could hear it, but Chuyeon seemed to hear the sound of a string being pulled tight and snapping.

Perhaps the name Heidan came out of Geukshin’s mouth. It was Chu-yeon who smiled when she found herself nervous.

“That’s right. I went to Shinpyeong-gun and asked for it.”

“Indeed. Your speech has increased. I wasn’t sure if I could convince Yeompa.”

No matter how much Chuyeon was a person of the same generation as Yeompa and had built up some friendship while staying in Jo Nara, it was not at a level that could overturn Yeompa’s decision.

If that was possible, it would mean that Chuyeon achieved a much greater achievement while Geukshin couldn’t see it.

Chooyeon admitted that she did it, so it was only natural for the theater scene to think that Chuyeon’s abilities had improved a lot.

At that level, Geukshin carefully estimated that he had reached the level of exhaustion in his prime, but Chuyeon added a comment.

“But I was a messenger.”

“Hmm?”

His eyebrows wriggled.

Chuyeon had a high reputation as a scholar from the time he came to Yan. If anything, King Yeonhwa would have taken Chuyeon, who was younger than himself, as his teacher. Even after going to Cho Nara, Chuyeon entered the restaurant as a guest at the invitation of Pyeongwongun, one of the four military men in the country.

Do you just use Chuyeon as a messenger? Did such a person still remain in Yan or Zhao?

Extreme God said with an expression of disbelief.

“Then, are you saying that there is someone else who persuaded Yeompa and played a role in the outcome of this war?”

“That’s right.”

Chuyeon shook his head and then suddenly turned his horse.

“Look, God. You mentioned the rotation. If you say that the forgotten vacancy in the golden age is being filled anew, shouldn’t the owner return to the vacant seat?”

Those words were dangerous remarks that might be regarded as treason.

King Soyang’s great-grandson is now King Yeon, but the position of King Soyang is still vacant.

Isn’t that in line with the voice that someone else should be crowned?

Even while Geukshin kept his mouth shut, Chuyeon’s eyes were shining with enthusiasm.

“I saw.”

A young boy who dared to succeed King Soyang and support Yan.

The one who will raise up a new pillar on top of the crossbeam that King Soyang built to support the shaking sky.

Up until now, Chu-yeon had taken a step back, wondering if she should watch more, but now Chu-yeon made a decision in her heart.

Did Chu-yeon’s feelings come through? He asked in a trembling voice.

“What did you see?”

The answer came back immediately. It was a voice full of conviction.

“The successor of King Soyang.”

A person who keeps faith, knows his responsibilities, and has integrity.

It was the king’s lumber.

§

Just three days after returning to the world, I set out on the road again.

It was yesterday that Hankyung, Jeongwang, and Hyungga gathered together to discuss the future, so in reality, they only spent two days in the palace and came out right away.

Oh, and the tiger will come when I say it. Shortly before departure today, a yeontong arrived from Chuyeon. With very good news.

‘The acquisition of extreme gods is halfway over. What’s left is Jingae and the evil one….’

Thanks to Chu-yeon’s dazzling performance, it was like Chu-yeon had buttoned up almost half of his buttons, beyond being able to thread his first button well. Still, it was something I couldn’t be optimistic about until I faced it face to face and put an end to it.

First of all, there is a high chance of getting caught if you meet the extreme god right away, so for now, keep the status quo. The bad guy was decided to be taken by the remaining government officials and the Hankyung, so it was Jin-gae that I had to put in the effort.

Decryption of Yodong (伏虎).

A living legend of the existing Yan army that only malice can be compared.

My feelings for him were a little subtle. He is a hero who greatly expanded his territory and wiped out the North Koreans in his current life in the Yan Dynasty, but in his previous life, he was an enemy general who attacked and greatly defeated Gojoseon.

‘I’ll have to organize my position before we meet.’

Given my current situation, I’d probably choose the former position, but I feel guilty…….

‘If it bothers you, I’ll give some support to Gojoseon later. Was it Joseon at this time? I think I was still taught that Joseon was a Bronze Age culture.’

Bronze ware was popular not only in Joseon but also in Jungwon. To be more specific, bronze was mainly used for military weapons, and iron was also quite common in the field of agricultural equipment.

That’s how it is with the mainstream, both bronze and iron were used for weapons and agricultural tools.

Among them, the Yan and Chu dynasties actively used iron in weapons. These two countries possessed the most excellent iron technology among the Seven Great Warriors of the Warring States.

Conversely, the Qin Dynasty, currently the most powerful nation in the country, insisted on using only bronze weapons. It may sound strange, but it was to maintain hegemony as a military powerhouse.

‘Bronze is still stronger than iron.’

Even if it is the most developed ironware in the central world, it must be the 3rd century BC technology. Unlike bronze weapons, iron weapons, which break easily, were still difficult to become mainstream on the battlefield.

‘Not yet, but.’

I know. The historical fact that ironware is the trend of the times, and that bronzeware will be built as a complete upward compatibility with bronze.

I don’t know about other people, but one of the advantages of creation that I think was that it was easy to try technical improvements that I knew.

‘Iron is also iron, but the problem is the boat.’

Ironware has some basic source technology, and it is a problem that needs to be improved through my knowledge, but I had no way to do anything about the ship.

At the moment when I was frustrated, wondering if I really had to start with the feeling of heading to the bare ground, a solution unexpectedly popped right next to me.

“Bae? I know to some extent. Originally, people in Gangdong make good boats.”

There was.

North Horse South Ship.

The ancestors of the people of Gangdong who will play fire games on ships that will go down in history on the Red Cliff in the distant future!

“As expected, Hongseong Yeo! Without you, I would have been at a loss as to what I would have done.”

Yeo Hong-seong, who accepted my restaurant offer and went to Changseong together, was the solution.

Speaking of Yue, it was a country that competed for the Yangtze with Chu and Oh.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Yue Dynasty’s shipbuilding technology was at a considerable level, befitting a once-powerful country that had a history of producing losers.

Solve the stomach problem with this!

At first, he told me to go to Changseong, so I thought there was no exile, but if this is the case, what’s the advantage?

We arrived at Changseong in joy and sorrow, but as soon as we started building the boat, we ran into an unexpected problem.

“Ah? I’m sorry, but you don’t know how to build such a huge ship? Do you know? I thought. In the beginning, the place where I lived was not a very big city, only a single wooden boat.”

Yeo Hong-seong did not know how to manufacture large ships such as the Nuseon (樓船), which were also used as warships in this era.

It was also my fault for not taking a closer look and not having an in-depth conversation with Yeo Hong-seong because I was too excited to hear that he knew how to build a ship.

It was a mistake to leave the boat to Yeo Hong-seong and be distracted by thinking about what to do with the Yodong side.

“It can’t be done. If you ask the shipwrights around you, you’ll find someone who knows.”

Until then, no one knew. I have no idea. Who could have predicted that shipbuilding, which was about to start from the ground up, would unfold again in an unexpected direction with a visit from one person.

“No, why did you come all of a sudden to this kind of palace village instead of Gye? Do you know how hard it was to come here?”

The reunion with Sama-san was the best.