Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 779 Fusu’s first time

After silently bidding farewell to Li Mu, the military god of the North, Gu Xun took advantage of the ignorant weather to rush back to the Qin army's camp.

At this time, the Qin army, under the command of Wang Jian, had begun to attack the pass.

Zhao Jun's camp was in chaos at this time. There were no middle-level or high-level generals to command the soldiers. The terrain was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The whole of Guancheng, which had resisted Wang Jian for a year or two, was destroyed in less than an hour. was breached within a short period of time.

The Qin army once again successfully opened up Taiyuan and Zhongshan.

Finally, when the battle came, Fusu would not miss it and ran to the front line to watch the battle.

Around Fusu, hundreds of Wang Jian's soldiers were surrounded as guards. This was the first line of defense.

Then, there is the second line of defense composed of dozens of elite Shadow Guards.

The innermost ones are the eldest son Fusu who is heavily surrounded, and... Xuanjian with a paralyzed face and two swords on his back - he is the third level of protection.

Someone who can break through these three layers of protection in a short period of time and kill Fusu near the Qin army, excluding Gu Xun, is it possible... in this world?
  There is no greater probability.

That's why Gu Xun ran away with peace of mind.

Fusu's observation of the battle did not last long. Wang Jian successfully broke through the pass and continued to command the army to go straight to the main force of Zhao's army.

When Fusu was about to follow him, he felt unwell because he saw corpses with different forms of death on the ground, and was helped back to his tent.

When he knocked on the pass just now, he was far away, and his view was not very clear and he had no reaction. When he followed the army and prepared to cross the pass, he had to face the devastation after the war.

Although Fusu is young, he can see blood and is not afraid of dead people, but this does not mean that he can accept the scene of hell on earth with broken limbs everywhere and flesh and blood everywhere.

The battlefield is so brutal that no one can adapt to it the first time.

When Gu Xun came back, Wang Jian was chasing the defeated army, while Fusu stayed in his tent to rest.

Opening the curtain, what Gu Xun saw was Fusu, who was pale and depressed.

"It seems that you still need to get used to it a few more times." Gu Xun couldn't help but shake his head and smile when he saw the wilted look on his usually dignified student.

Fusu heard his teacher's voice and broke out of his daze. He stood up from the couch and saluted, "Teacher, you are back."

Gu Xun waved his hand, sat down and said, "If you feel uncomfortable, just lie down."

Fusu laughed slightly awkwardly, but did not continue to lie down, but just sat down.

Gu Xun looked at him and asked, "Why, can't you accept so many dead people?"

Fusu bit his lip, not knowing how to answer.

"Teachers, students... it's the first time I've seen so many corpses. They were all living people..."

"On the way back, General Wang Jian's soldiers told me that the battle at Kouguan went extremely smoothly. The total number of casualties on both sides was only over 2,000, but... there were really many!"

"Students used to listen to the generals in the imperial court delivering military reports and beheading thousands or even tens of thousands without much feeling. At most, they could only sigh with emotion at the other party's great achievements."

"I never imagined that I would actually see the battlefield. Only then did I realize that the corpses of one or two thousand people were piled on the ground. It turned out to be such a... nightmarish scene..."

As he spoke, Fusu probably recalled the scenes he had seen before, and his face became increasingly ugly and pale.

Gu Xun casually injected Yuhua Qi, and Fusu immediately felt much better.     “Thank you, teacher.”

Gu Xun waved his hand and praised Fusu, "It's human nature that things hurt their own kind. Ordinary people may have nightmares for several days or even longer when they see a dead person, let alone hundreds of them." Corpse?"

"It's your first time to see the cruelty of war. It's already good to have such a performance."

Fusu smiled bitterly, not too happy about the compliment, "The student now understands why the teacher said, 'A soldier is a deadly weapon and must not be touched without permission.'"

Gu Xun was worried that Fusu would be war-weary because of this, so he reiterated what he had said before, "It's good that you can understand this, but don't forget that I also said that war is also indispensable."

"Students know." Fusu nodded, looking a little hesitant.

Seeing this, Gu Xun quickly continued, "Just like your father's conquest of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, it will certainly cause hundreds of thousands or even millions of civilian casualties, but this is a necessary sacrifice."

"The world is unstable and wars are endless. Maybe the friction between the countries will not cause hundreds of thousands of casualties like the war to destroy the country, but the continuous pain will only torture the people more fiercely."

"Since the decline of the Zhou royal family, the rise of the Spring and Autumn hegemons, and now the emergence of the seven war kingdoms, there have been more than a thousand wars, large and small, in hundreds of years?"

"This can almost be seen as a battle that lasts for hundreds of years and never stops."

"Do you think it's better to let this situation continue, or to sacrifice a generation and end it completely?"

After hearing Gu Xun's explanation, Fusu was silent for a moment, and then nodded gently after a moment.

Even though he didn't like war, he had to admit that it would be better to destroy the six countries in Shandong.

Seeing this, Gu Xun smiled and said, "I have heard a saying, 'Thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness.'"

"This sentence is generally regarded as an explanation of the supreme power of the king, but I prefer another interpretation."

"Thunder and rain are both means that a monarch should have."

Fusu showed a thoughtful expression and nodded slightly, "Student... remember the teachings."

Gu Xun smiled and did not continue to educate Fusu, but talked about his own affairs, "I have some things to deal with next, and I need to leave for a period of time. It can be as short as three to five or seven days, or as long as ten days and a half. You can Let’s follow Wang Jian alone first.”

"Wang Jian will officially start his offensive against Zhao in the next period of time. A war like today is inevitable. You can also use this to fully adapt to the battlefield."

"As a superior, you don't need to have the ability to lead an army, but you must at least have the ability to fight with the army."

"It's not okay to just look at a few corpses and you can't bear it." Gu Xun said with a hint of ridicule.

"Yes, teacher." Fusu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw Gu Xun teasing him. However, he had no objection to Gu Xun's request and nodded in agreement without asking what happened to Gu Xun.

Gu Xun finally gave instructions, "With Xuanjian and others protecting you, your safety is basically no problem, but you must also be careful not to act arbitrarily and run around."

"After all, the battlefield cannot be compared to other places. Without me by your side, accidents are impossible to predict."

"Yes, students understand." Fusu nodded heavily and took note of Gu Xun's words.

He is not a curious and disobedient child.

(End of this chapter)