I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country - Chapter 100



100 – Time to End

“Xinling-kun! We have to stop here! Everyone is so tired. If we keep going like this, we might be attacked by Qin!”

At the urgent call of the adjutant, Shin Leung-gun slowly slowed down his horse.

She knew it too. That the joint army has now reached its breaking point.

In the first place, the fatigue of the joint army was bound to be greater than that of the Qin Dynasty. No matter how the army of Xinling and the generals showed their mysterious mercenary skills and overpowered the army of Qin, the hard work of the soldiers was hidden in the process of reaching the result.

Outnumbered by thirteen, they had to fight two or three. The middle army, which temporarily had to block the advance from three sides, the right wing, which cut its cavalry power in half, and the left wing, which moved more busily than anyone else while executing a direct siege, fought with all their might.

Perhaps the limit has been passed. It was only that the pleasure and excitement of thrilling victory gave them the will to forget their fatigue for a while and ignore the pleas of their overworked bodies.

Rather, the fatigue of the Qin army was not as great as expected.

They were not the ones who fought on the front line, but there were many who waited for their turn leisurely, and the remaining members of the party at the rear played their role too faithfully to consume a lot of stamina while being chased.

The reason why they did not even think of a counterattack and devoted themselves to retreat was because the shock of their shocking defeat had broken their fighting spirit.

It is said that even a mouse bites a cat when cornered. If the Qin army really decides that there is no answer other than to fight at a dead end, they will overcome the frustration of the defeat and burn the hidden will to fight.

The Hapjong army, which was depleted of stamina, could not win against such a Qin army.

“Tell the entire army. I will take a break.”

Xinling’s forces cut off their lingering feelings and stopped their advance.

Although the Qin army suffered a crushing defeat this time, they were still the most powerful army in the world, the Qin army.

‘In this battle, close to 100,000 people died or became our prisoners.’

About a third of the 280,000 Qin army was lost in this single battle.

The Pyo-gong army, which was the right wing of the Qin Dynasty, was virtually annihilated, and Mong-wu’s middle army also suffered considerable damage by putting in all the death squads in the process of retreating.

Fortunately, Jangdang’s left wing fought against the Zhao army, which focused only on defense, and succeeded in preserving its strength by retreating before the encirclement started from the right wing was narrowed.

In the end, it was a sweeping victory in which the combined forces made huge gains.

Has there ever been a greater military achievement than this?

If you look for it in the countries, you will have to go back 10 years and bring up the story of Hapzong’s army saving Handan, and in the meantime, in the Jin Dynasty, which has been victorious, if you want to bring out a military feat that can be compared to this great victory, Kyu defeated the Han and Zhao You will have to go back to 9 years ago, when a total of 130,000 troops were dispatched.

But Shin Leung-gun had no intention of being satisfied here.

Insufficient.

It’s not enough for a while.

Only 100,000? There is no choice with that.

In order to stop the Qin Dynasty’s ambition, at least to recover the damage suffered by the nations to some extent and even if they become antagonistic, at least to restore the weight class enough to withstand the Qin Dynasty’s attack at least until a joint army is formed. A lot of work was needed.

If the Qin Dynasty draws all its strength from Pachok and the former capital Ong area and mobilizes it, it is not impossible to use more than 400,000 troops for this offensive.

Shinneung-gun listened. A waterway called Daogangeon that they built in the old land of Shu.

After it was completed, there was so much food in Shu that even thieves did not want to rob the barn.

Such an enormous amount of food will lead to an increase in the population of Qin. Even if 100,000 were lost, it would not be long before they would recover if the national power and population of the Qin Dynasty increased.

‘I will drive a wedge.’

Sinleung-gun ate his heart.

She hated massacres. He despised the slaughter carried out by the generals of the Qin Dynasty, such as Baekgi and Gyu.

Nonetheless, this time she too was determined to follow the same train they had stepped on.

“By the way, send someone to Han.”

Qin soldiers cannot return to their hometowns.

Those who trampled on foreign countries and tried to kill their people. Lord Xinling had compassion for them. They will be wrapped in the cold and rough waters of the Yellow River.

“The Qin army will go to Mengjin and try to cross the Yellow River, so go forward. The white flag will soothe the spirits of the soldiers who drowned in the Yellow River.”

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‘She’s being hunted.’

Mong-oh thought as he watched the movements of the combined army following him at a distance of about a day.

Right now, they were being chased.

This is funny. Who would have known that Jingun, who prided himself on being able to win even if he turned all nations into enemies, would fall into this kind of situation.

If King Jin So-yang or Baek-ki were watching this scene in the underworld, they might have gone mad because they felt unfair and pathetic.

But what can I do? What has already happened.

‘If we turn around and fight the joint army right now, is there a chance?’

Mong-oh saw it as 4-6. Unfortunately, the Qin Dynasty was 4.

‘Shin Leung-gun’s skills are genuine. She has a military talent comparable to Muan’s.’

Muan-gun is a special title.

Bondi Bonho basically takes the name of the land received as a bag, but sometimes it is built with some meaning rather than the name of the fief.

The name of Muan-gun was the latter.

If you train your soldiers well and fight, you will surely win and bring peace to the people, so it is called Muan.

It was an extremely title given to the god of 100 victories called Baekgi.

The white flag that swept the nations, and the exhaustion of the combined plan that bound the Qin nation on the side of those nations.

Sinreunggun’s two great victories were electrifying enough to make one wonder if a title that was only granted to two people would require a third owner to be found.

Anyway, Mong-oh, who avoided a confrontation, chose to return to his home country with as many survivors as possible rather than engage in a modest defensive battle.

That was the right decision. Their situation was not so good to wait for Wang Heul, who had gone to Taewon, to come south to help. If he shut himself up in Sanyangseong and prepared for a defensive battle, all of them were destined to die or become prisoners due to the uncooperative Wei people and the lack of food.

Clearly, Mong-oh’s judgment was appropriate, but it was not smooth sailing either.

The Qin army, which lost most of its cavalry, had to constantly suffer from the cavalry of the joint army. Thanks to the sacrifice of the death squad, they managed to distance themselves from the main force of the joint army, but it was too much to ostracize the cavalrymen.

However, the Qin army kept its distance despite the cavalry interference of the combined forces. Despite the effort of the three commanders, Mong-oh, Jang-dang, and Pyo-gong, the cavalrymen of the joint army did not hold on to them as if they were going to make a life-and-death decision.

At first, I thought they must be tired too, but at some point, Mong-oh suddenly realized that their movement was being forced by them.

However, just because I knew it didn’t mean I could solve it right away.

‘It seems their purpose is not to cross the Taihang Mountains from Henae, but to expel them to Heo….’

Were you concerned about crossing over to the northern side and joining Taewon’s Wang Heul?

Or did you think that it would be better to be low but able to build a defense line along the mountain rather than endless Hae Nae if you start to be pushed back because it is flat?

The reason was not clear, but even as a dreamer, it was a pleasure to cross the Yellow River to Heo.

‘It is highly likely that many troops will be injured during the crossing, but there is nothing to worry about once you cross the river.’

If you cross the Yellow River, you can block their pursuit. For Mong-oh, who was planning to go to the main country of Qin, he is rather grateful.

With the dream of such a dream, Jin-gun and Hapjong-gun moved westward and westward.

After an exhausting chase, the Qin army finally reached the front of the Yellow River.

Rush. It was a naru that was said to have gathered a large number of feudal lords when King Zhou Mu, who founded the country of Zhou in the distant past, struck Zhou. Thanks to that legendary anecdote, the Zhou Dynasty has steadily increased the scale of the Jin Dynasty, and the Qin Dynasty, which destroyed the Zhou Dynasty and occupied the Jin Dynasty, has also used this place as a military base.

It could not have been the best place to cross the river while defending against the pursuit of the combined forces.

Perhaps it was because of the sense of relief that they had returned to the land ruled by the Qin Dynasty, and the morale of the Qin soldiers was much improved.

“I have to cross the river before the combined forces invade.”

“I will prepare.”

Unlike the non-cooperative people of Wei, the people of Maeng Jin, who had accepted the order of Qin shortly after, came out cooperatively.

The pride of being a citizen of Zhou, the kingdom of the Son of Heaven, has long been shattered under the blade. The people of Maeng Jin, accustomed to labor, were put into work as soon as Mong-wu’s order was given.

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Shortly after Doha began, the Joint Forces also appeared.

If I had chased after him without stamina, I was going to surprise him, but that wasn’t the case. Rather, they seem to have stored up their stamina by moving more leisurely than the Qin army, which was plagued by cavalry.

“You were wise not to face it.”

While Mong-oh nodded at his own judgment, Jangdang’s adjutant, who was commanding Doha, came running.

“Sangjanggun! Sangjanggun!”

“What happened? Did something happen in Doha?”

“That’s it, a group of workers appeared on the other side!”

“What? The military? Could it be that the Wei Dynasty sent an army from Yangyang!”

“No! It’s the Han Dynasty! The Han Dynasty sent reinforcements! The number is said to be 30,000!”

“The Han Dynasty?”

Mong-O had a very good understanding of the military power of the Han Dynasty.

If I scrape it all the way to the bottom, will I get 40,000? It is a shame that even the elderly and children can be brought with them. With 30,000, they mobilized all the forces in the country.

People who have been ignoring the relationship between Jin and Hapzong under the excuse of lack of power are now interfering… ?

“…! Xinling-kun! You brought in the Han! Stop Doha! If you cross now, everyone will die!”

It was only then that Mong-oh realized why the combined forces had driven them all this way.

Having brought in the Han Dynasty, they intended to encircle and annihilate the Qin Dynasty from both sides at the moment they crossed the river!

“How many have gone! No, this is not the time. Tell them to turn around immediately!”

But it was too late.

A noose was already placed around the neck of the Qin army.

Mong-oh, who hurriedly went out to the dock, saw it.

His precious soldiers who are being massacred by the Han army on the other side.

Doha, the only hope, was the site of failure.

“…This, this is what it is…!”

There was already a Qin army on the other side, but it was only about 20,000. They were surrounded by 30,000 Han troops and were helpless.

In addition, the people on the ship seemed to be at a loss as to whether they should step into that ant hell and fight together with their allies, or turn the bow and return to the fierce march.

There was no more undisturbed advance of discipline.

Even in the midst of that, Mong-oh did not give up. He still had the lives of close to 200,000 soldiers at stake.

‘I’ll give you 100,000 more. I entrust 50,000 to Pyo-gong, who has pledged to be a prisoner, to block the combined army in fierce advance, and in the meantime, break through the Han army as much as possible.’

When Mong-oh made up his mind to break through even at the risk of damage.

Salvation came suddenly.

Workers appeared from the west once again.

The letters written on their flags were too familiar to Mong-oh.

Qin.

It was the appearance of a true ally.