Chapter 338: Turbulent World (9)
On the third day after entering Hanzhong, holding the hands of the plum blossom arrangement members.
I realized.
‘Huh… Now I fear myself.’
That I, Jin Mujeon, am a prodigy of the ages, possessing both the martial prowess of Yue Fei and the strategic genius of Zhuge Liang.
Thud thud thud thud!
The barbarians arrived precisely at the time I had predicted.
Thanks to that, most of the civilians who fled for safety made it alive into Hanzhong.
“See? Didn’t things turn out just as I said? Why do you keep stepping forward? Just stay put and enjoy the show. Go ahead.”
“……”
Thanks to , Geom Yangja, the chief writer of Daehwasan and president of the Plum Blossom Lovers Mountain Club, could only keep his mouth shut.
Of course, the war was not yet over.
Though a third of our forces had been wiped out, the enemy still boasted a force of twenty thousand.
Moreover, the enemy was none other than the Jurchen tribe, about whom it was said that even ten thousand could conquer the world.
Complacency was still forbidden.
However, thanks to the preparations made by Yoo So-pyeong, we could afford a measure of ease.
“This lord trusted his troops from the very beginning.”
“If the Lord hadn’t advised me about the moat, I wouldn’t have even considered it. And it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of the people of Hanjung.”
That was true.
While I fought the enemy, Yoo So-pyeong mobilized not only the warriors of the Jeonryongdang but also the fleeing refugees and the people of Hanjung to dig a deep moat encircling the fortress.
