It Became a Symbol of the Bronze Age - Chapter 362



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Episode 362. The End of the Story

The battle that took place south of Jesu ended in a great victory for Asadal. This battle was called the ‘Battle of Jesu’ and was recorded in Asadal’s library.

-Kill them!

The Gaemamusas, who had defeated the enemy’s mercenary corps, immediately turned their horses and attacked the 600 golden cavalry led by Kang So-baek from the front and rear, defeating them.

After that, he immediately attacked the vulnerable flank of the enemy pikeman while maintaining his speed, splitting it in two. The naturally formed hammer and anvil literally annihilated the enemy forces.

“The results of the battle were amazing. 3,000 Asadal soldiers were killed, 7,000 enemy soldiers were defeated, and 10,000 were captured.”

Casualties are small compared to the scale of the battle.

This is because both of them are professionals in war.

Both sides sensed victory or defeat the moment the flow of the battlefield was set. Furthermore, the absence of Kang So-baek, who was supposed to command them, was the biggest factor.

“It would have been difficult without Asadal’s excellent iron armor.”

“That iron armor…”

anyway.

Asadal immediately received help from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, crossed the Yellow River, and occupied Imchi without troops and without bloodshed.

The vanguard was replaced by Chau, and as soon as Chau entered the palace, he kicked away Jiang Xiaobai’s chair and crouched down on the steps next to it.

-There is no king here anymore. That is what everyone should know.

It was a very harsh remark, and as soon as I heard it, I regretted it and thought, ‘Did I tell that kid to go in for nothing?’

The aftermath was also quite difficult.

“That’s why I went to Zhou and suffered all kinds of hardships.”

The feudal lords are appointed by the emperor, so kicking away the feudal lords’ chairs is very misleading.

But King Zhou He didn’t care.

– It was not the lord’s chair, but the false emperor’s chair. If you hadn’t kicked it, I would have kicked it myself. But where did it go?

-The people burned it down.

-That’s right. It’s a fitting outcome for a tyrant.

Lie.

The Emperor’s throne of Kang So-baek is now stored in the Asadal warehouse. Future scholars, be grateful.

“So… how much has the population increased?”

“If you combine Gyehyeon and Imchi… it’s roughly around 800,000 people.”

“Whew, 800,000. This is going to be tough.”

“It’s fortunate that the surrounding area has been transformed into a small country.”

“The newly created Central Plains countries… were you saying there were seven, Guan O?”

“There are eight.”

“Wow, there really are a lot.”

We kept our promise with the Emperor Zhu Xi, and made the cities and castles except for Imchi into small states. Zhu Xi gave the Xi clan fiefs there and recruited the martial artists to expand our power together.

‘The land of benevolence and the source of heaven…’

The martial artists and King Juhee were quite pleased with the phrase I made up, ‘The Origin of Humanity and the Heavenly Kingdom.’

Well, the name Holy Roman Empire itself is quite impressive.

Maybe this is why King Zhou Hee let the Emperor Kick go. That damn Chow. He should just pluck out his beard or something.

“The Zhou Dynasty’s power has improved considerably. But, did the other feudal lords have any opposition?”

“They are busy fighting over the Song Dynasty. No matter how much the empress dowager Linchi was eaten, the great officials of my country in the Song Dynasty are a different matter.”

Still, in the (former) Song Dynasty, the great generals of the state of Qi were leading the army and were very proud. Asadal won the battle in North China by exploiting the weakness of the long spearmen, but it would not have been easy in the Song Dynasty, which had many rivers and water.

“Besides, a great general went there.”

“Well, anyway… let’s talk about Asadal’s borders in the current situation. To the west of Gyehyeon is the Yeonsan Mountains, and between the Yeonsan Mountains and Asadal, there are numerous small countries. To the south, it borders the state of Lu across Mt. Taesan.”

We also faithfully kept our promise with the state of Lu. We returned all the land south of Mount Tai to the state of Lu, and we also revived the Sui Dynasty, which had fallen not long ago.

And since we have deployed tactical martial artists to these small countries, this alliance of small countries will probably serve as a strong barrier to Asadal for the time being.

‘It’s changed a lot since it’s different from the original history.’

During the Spring and Autumn period of Yuan history, countries usually decreased. Eastern Jin was later split into Wei, Zhao, and Han… Other small countries were targets of annexation.

But Asadal revived these small countries.

“This little alliance of nations is really interesting.”

“In what way?”

“That’s just the nature of it. Although it was divided into fiefdoms by the Zhou Dynasty, it is close to Asadal, and its internal resources are full of martial artists.”

“So what happens then?”

“Now, the Zhou dynasty, Asadal, and the martial artists are all friendly with each other. The Zhou dynasty has Yeongcheok as its heir and Asadal as its brother. Since these three are friendly, there will be no internal problems. Furthermore, Asadal will become even stronger.”

Guan Yi chuckled.

“Does Kang So-baek know? That Asadal’s gunpowder materials came from my country.”

“I don’t know.”

Asadal’s foundation stones mainly come from my country. This is also the reason why Asadal fought with a shortage of gunpowder.

Of course, Kang So-baek knows that this ‘foundation’ has another use. That is, he knows that the Asadal people use it to keep meat fresh, just like the Jungwon people do.

So, for Kang So-baek, the foundation he had built was turned into gunpowder and bombed. It would be a similar story in the 21st century, when McDonald’s is said to be a bomb.

“So what are you going to do now?”

“We should give a reward.”

There were indeed many medals awarded in this battle.

There was also Chau who faced the enemy’s elite in the most difficult places, and a heart that did not miss the opportunity for the enemy to panic by exercising proper command.

We cannot leave out the Deulguljurak, which cut off the eyes and ears of the enemy with light cavalry, or the Geonmu, which drove a wedge into the enemy with a sword.

Those who commanded the navy and the chieftains including Saul Bae of the Naeminbu who continued to keep Imchi in check.

In addition, there are also Barang and Heejae who stabilized the rear, and Hanjin who trained new soldiers to prepare for unexpected situations.

“Well, they’re all just decorations.”

“It was a worthy battle. By the way, who decided to rule Imchi?”

“Why do you keep asking questions like this?”

“hurry.”

“Oh my… Anyway, at first I wanted to leave it to Posuk, but he refused.”

“Why?”

“If a traitor were to rule the country, people wouldn’t look upon him favorably.”

I nodded at Guan Yi’s words. Well, that makes sense.

“Then what do you plan to do?”

“I’m thinking of choosing either Posuk or Jingo to be the person in charge of the stability of Gyehyeon. As for the capital, I think Gongsun Seopbong would be a good fit.”

“It’s a polite practice…”

“In addition to that… I don’t know if I should call her the daughter of Elder Poongbaek… or her sister-in-law. Anyway, Lady Yeoreum also wanted to go there.”

“Summer?”

“Because you know a lot of people in Imchi, Summer.”

Well, as far as I know, Summer is on friendly terms with all the ladies there.

“Besides, Yeoreum has a child with Kang So-baek’s blood.”

“That’s what Jiangsu said. Not bad.”

With Jiangsu, Summer, and Gongsun Wuji, you will be able to rule over Linchi without any problems.

“But are you really retiring now?”

“Yeah. I should retire.”

“I heard Chow is retiring, so the empty spot will be filled.”

“Shouldn’t it be your turn to do it now?”

I looked at Guan Yi and smiled.

“And I, I mean, I just want to die normally.”

Because I’ve already died strangely.

“Well, I won’t play around too much. I still need to run the school and leave behind a lot of works.”

“Oh… Well, if it’s the work of a great man, it will be helpful in its own way.”

“And, there are people to meet.”

I chuckled.

***

[Han Ho used himself as bait. He left the formation of the friendly forces with the flag, and Kang So-baek’s cavalry targeted Han Ho. Then, Han Ho got down from his position and aimed his arrows at the enemy…]

As I was writing that far, I glanced to the side.

I was concerned about the gaze.

“What are you doing? You’re just using up what you were using.”

“No, brother… Are you going to keep looking at me?”

“No, let me see how it is written.”

The person next to me is Hanho.

Yes, he survived.

And now he was glaring at me.

“No, I told you not to.”

“No, brother. No matter what, this is a history book, so I told you not to write lies.”

“Can’t you just write it down?”

Hanho said bluntly.

“Just write that I shot an arrow there, pierced Kang So-baek’s neck, and that I died a cool death there too.”

“No, you didn’t say that…”

***

The moment that marked the end of the final battle.

Originally, what Hanho was after was the heart.

But, at that moment.

“—-word!”

From afar, Poongbaek’s voice was heard.

“It’s true that I shouted like that… but how could that distant voice reach you? It was just your intuition that came into play.”

“That makes me feel even worse. Why is my intuition speaking to you in your own voice?”

anyway.

At that moment, Hanho lowered his bow slightly and aimed at the horse he was riding, not Kang So-baek.

“It would have been difficult if you had aimed for the armor. That’s the one I gave you as a gift… It’s really tough, isn’t it?”

“What were you thinking, giving that to the enemy?”

“We weren’t enemies back then.”

“That’s true, but…”

Anyway, Hanho’s arrow, which flew through the wind, accurately aimed for the head of Kang So-baek’s horse, not the one wearing iron armor, and pierced his skull.

-Heeeek!

Kang So-baek’s words suddenly jumped.

Kang So-baek was immediately struck down by his own golden cavalry that was following him.

-Your Majesty!

Because of that, the enemy’s battle line was greatly shattered. No matter how desperate the order was, we couldn’t step on the king.

Moreover, these cavalrymen followed Kang So-baek like a father. That is why, instead of following Kang So-baek’s last orders, they chose to rescue Kang So-baek and escape.

“And my brother… took advantage of that gap and quickly got on his horse and ran away.”

“So, you want me to just write that he’s dead?”

“If you wanted to die in style, why didn’t you just shoot one more arrow then?”

“No, I don’t like that because you’re trying to die again… Didn’t you win the moment Kang So-baek fell off his horse?”

“After you’ve done everything that would kill you?”

“Isn’t it true that when you see 600 cavalry coming right in front of you, your thoughts change?”

Anyway, Hanho doesn’t seem to like this.

Do you think it’s not cool? Just shoot an arrow and write that both Kang So-baek and himself are dead.

“I’m glad my brother survived.”

“Me too, brother!”

Chow chuckled next to him.

Chow officially retired from the military, and while he was retired, he spoke to Han Ho and me.

“Shouldn’t you have done a little more?”

“Haha, isn’t that the kid who kicked the throne or something? I heard the people of the Central Plains really hate it when guys like this are in military positions?”

Of course, that’s bullshit. How do the people of the Central Plains know about Asadal, and what are they going to do if they get in trouble? Are you going to start a war with Asadal now?

Asadal is now known as the strongest army that defeated my country. Now, the Central Plains vassal states would not want to fight Asadal. So, this is just an excuse.

“…Honestly, I had a hard time too, didn’t I?”

“You can move your arms.”

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Hanho grumbled. One of his arms didn’t move properly. It seemed like his arm was badly injured after overdoing it in the last battle.

“Honestly, I thought I was going to die. What kind of fruit was that from the south?”

“It’s a painkiller fruit.”

“That’s right. That pointy, minty-honey-tea-flavored thing. I’d die without it.”

What Hanho is talking about now is a fruit called ‘noni’, which is native to the Philippines.

Its scientific name is ‘pain relief fruit’, and as its name suggests, it is very effective in relieving pain and inflammation, so in the Philippines it is called ‘fruit given by God’.

Of course, it is an item that was sent by Adallah, who was there.

‘By the way, Adallah must have been really excited.’

This time, Asadal took over my country and connected the mainland with Shandong. So what was the result?

Surprisingly, it became possible to operate a route from Taiwan Island to the countries of Wu and Lu. The southern route to Adalla and the northern route to Asadal were connected.

The wealth is so enormous that he is planning to lead a huge expedition of 10 ships to India (Hindu) soon… I hope it will be successful.

“Anyway, that… Please fix that last part. Just make it seem like I killed Kang So-baek there and died.”

“In the first place, Kang So-baek didn’t die…”

And, Hanho is not the only one who survived here. Kang So-baek fell from his horse and broke his arm, but survived. So where is he?

“Probably by now, the Song Dynasty is swinging their swords around like crazy.”

After falling from his horse, he retreated and led the surviving soldiers back to Imchi. Here, Kang So-baek attacked Asadal’s weak point.

“Oh my god, I never imagined that I would lead all my soldiers over to the Song Dynasty.”

Instead of fighting a siege of Imchi, which he was sure to lose, Kang So-baek chose to take all of his followers from Imchi and flee to Song.

We hesitated a bit when we saw that. We could have sent in cavalry to wipe them out, but… we didn’t do that.

“They won’t be able to hit us anyway.”

“I guess so.”

The route from Song to Qi was blocked by Mount Tai, and there were also small countries in between, so the feudal lords would not look upon it.

Besides, it was a good thing from our perspective that they took all the ‘Jiang So-baek loyalists’ with them… We also felt it would have been difficult if other vassal states had gobbled up the honey lands of the Song Dynasty, so we just left them alone.

“Didn’t you say you wanted to kill me?”

“No, that’s… didn’t you attack your brother?”

At that time, my head was spinning and I didn’t have time to think about this or that.

Hanho smiled when he saw that.

“I attacked him too. That’s what war is like.”

“Anyway, now that Jiang Xiaobai has been captured by the Song Dynasty… the Central Plains must be in quite a difficult position as well.”

“What did the Zhou Dynasty say? Why did they miss it…”

“I actually liked it.”

“why?”

“Well, from King Zhou Xi’s perspective, it seems like it would have been a bad idea for the surrounding feudal lords to eat up the Song dynasty. After all, it was meat that the Zhou dynasty couldn’t eat. In the first place, the Song and Zhou dynasties weren’t even together.”

“That’s true.”

“So, while the surrounding feudal lords are bickering over the Song Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty will probably try to exert influence over the small states that have emerged. Of course, they will criticize it on the outside every day, but that is about it.”

At this, Hanho made a noise.

“The Jungwon is such an interesting place. They say it’s okay to put the guy who started the rebellion in my side…”

“It’s bright for profit.”

“Anyway, Kang So-baek is going to have a hard time.”

At Hanho’s words, I nodded.

“There will probably be a war every year.”

The land of Song where Jiang Xiaobai resides is truly a honey land.

The princely states will never let this go.

They’ll just keep hitting you to eat you somehow, Kang So-baek will have to wage war every year.

“No matter how strong you are, I don’t know if you can overcome it and succeed in making a comeback.”

“I could do it. I left those two behind, right?”

“ah…”

Kang So-baek made a surprising choice as he ran away.

The evil spirit that had been covering his eyes, Sucho and Yeok-ah were abandoned in the capital. They were soon captured by Asadal.

“The baby was happy.”

“…Well, that’s true.”

When Agol heard this news, he wrapped the heads of these two in an empty box and sent them to Posuk as a gift. Posuk, who received the gift, praised it as “the most beautiful gift I have ever received in my life.”

Hmm, I think even if they are enemies, giving them balls as a gift is a bit much… Anyway, since Posuk liked it, that’s fine.

“…Anyway, I will write this book as it is. Hanho was unable to kill Kang So-baek.”

“no…”

“Then, should I write that Kang So-baek was not killed and only my brother was killed?”

“That’s even worse?”

“Then there’s nothing I can do. Instead, I’ll write it nicely.”

So, I wrote down the words on the paper.

“Han Ho used himself as bait. He held the flag and left the formation of the friendly forces, and Jiang So-baek’s cavalry targeted Han Ho. Then, Han Ho dismounted and aimed precisely at the eyes of the enemy general’s horse. The enemy general Jiang So-baek, who was riding a horse, fell off his horse and fled, and Han Ho survived in front of the 600 troops and proved his mettle. He saved the troops and himself. Anyone who comes and looks at it will say that this was the best strategy… What do you think?”

“I kind of like that.”

“And the next chapter is the problem. I’m planning to write the part where Hanho looks at Poongbaek and says something before leaving the camp… What did he say, hyung?”

“that is…”

“Now, please tell me.”

At those words, Hanho drank Hongikju awkwardly.

“Chau, you go out.”

“why?”

“I’m embarrassed. Do you want to get hit and leave?”

“Hey, you always do this to me…”

After Chow went out like that.

Hanho said with a loud voice.

“It’s nothing.”

“If it’s nothing, please tell me.”

“I just said, ‘Let’s meet again later.’”

“Let’s meet again later?”

“Yeah, shit.”

Hanho should have been embarrassed.

He kept talking.

“I mean, I’ve been a chief, a commander, and a president in my life. And I’ve taught kids too… I find teaching kids really fun.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. If I were to be reincarnated, I would want to teach others. Since you were reincarnated, I could do that too, right? And… the kids who learned from me call me Master Ongib.”

“Are you here?”

On means 100, and Gip means ‘to wear’.

“Yes. If you write it in Chinese characters, it’s Baekgyeol. In your previous life, the name of the professor who taught you was Baekgyeol, right?”

“Huh, huh?”

“…I didn’t mean to. It’s just that at some point I was called Ongib. But, wouldn’t it be weird if it was just a coincidence? Maybe, I thought it might be my reincarnation. Damn.”

As he said that, Hanho continued to drink his alcohol as if he was embarrassed. So, did you believe that the professor who taught me in the past was your reincarnation?

“Poohahahaha!”

As soon as I heard that, I burst out laughing.

It wasn’t a problem with the content, but it was interesting that Hanho had such thoughts.

“Stop laughing.”

Hanho lowered his head as if he knew he was laughing too. Then, Chow opened the door wide.

“No, why are you two talking about such fun things! We’ve been together since the days of the Celestials, and yet you’re doing this?”

“No, no. It’s nothing.”

“It’s nothing special. I heard everything. About reincarnation and such… So, what the hell? What are you guys hiding from me?”

After hearing that, Hanho and I made eye contact and laughed hysterically.

“Isn’t it time you told him?”

“Maybe so. But wouldn’t it be more fun to keep it a secret?”

“No, please. Why are you doing this to me, brothers?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

So I told Chow a trivial story about my past life. Chow opened his mouth.

“So… why isn’t this a big deal?”

“It’s nothing.”

I looked up at the sky.

And he looked at the ground and said.

“Compared to this place.”

As we said that, we clinked our glasses.

Hanho proposed a toast.

“After such a great victory, I must say something.”

“When it comes to cheers, peppermint honey tea is better than alcohol…”

“What would be a good toast? Chow, any ideas?”

“Asadal, go all the way. What do you think?”

At those words, I shook my head.

“There is nothing eternal in this world. And what is eternal is not necessarily good.”

“Then what is good?”

“Something that will be remembered for a long time.”

I laughed.

“That is the best.”

So we clinked our glasses.

“Let’s remember for a long time, us.”

***

After Hong Ik-ju had made several laps, Poong-baek, Cha-woo, and Han-ho rode their horses and galloped across the plains. They had finished their work and become wild men.

With this record, these three no longer appear in , which contains the history of Asadal.

However, in written by Gwan-o from Je, who was the 4th president of Asadal and one of the ‘Five Ims’ who led the early days of Asadal well, and is evaluated to have opened the ‘Era of Unity’ by developing the republican system of Asadal in earnest after occupying Imchi and Gyehyeon, his will is handed down.

[In Asadal, being a savage is the hardest thing to do. Only those who have achieved everything can become a savage.]

This is the will of Han Ho, who died exactly three years after the war between our countries. It is neat and witty.

Not to that extent?

What’s your name? I’ll remember it.

Anyway, it is said that Poongbaek lived three years longer than Hanho and died. He must have lived a long time, really… Anyway, that will has given rise to quite a bit of research.

[I have come from far away. But this is my home.]

If Hanho’s will is clean, this will is a bit questionable. Poongbaek is from the Cheonshin tribe. This sentence seems quite profound to say that ‘very far’ refers to the distance between Shinsi and Seorabeolbu.

Since Guan Yi also wrote, ‘I would like to explain this, but I will not explain it,’ opinions are bound to be divided even more.

Some say that this is a statement to protect Guan Yi, who is from my country, but that cannot be true since Guan Yi himself wrote that he “cannot say.”

Similarly, Lee Er, the 11th leader of the martial arts world and the ‘Great Master’ who studied Asadal throughout his life, also said, ‘This is a profound saying that should be viewed not from the perspective of distance but from the perspective of the universe.’

So, we can only rely on the imagination of later generations. Remember, the way we encounter the past is not just through records.

As the god of Asadal, Pungbaek Bulson, who is sure to sit on the highest seat of Shindansu, has written in his books dozens and hundreds of times, the right attitude to understand history is to imagine and move forward through records.

So the next test will be about interpreting this will. I’m not asking you to write the correct answer. I’m going to see how you, living in this era, interpret it.

Everyone, you don’t want to study here for 5 or 6 years and then go home without being a government official or a warrior, right? Peppermint honey tea may be tasteless, but if you go back without having it, your life will be even more bitter.

So here, I would like to quote a frequently used saying that is even more famous than Poongbaek’s will.

Everybody, roll around until your head falls off.

That way, it will be remembered for a long time.

…What? There’s no record of such a thing?

Hmm, that’s not possible.

Anyway, everyone, prepare well for your exams.

more.

-Asadal 991.

Notes from Professor Mo’s class at Poongbaek Academy.

– Complete-

Thanks to you all, I was able to finish this long story. Thank you for loving Bronze Age Wind God so far, and I will come back with a better work soon.

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