After silently bidding farewell to Li Mu, the military god of the North, Gu Xun took advantage of the dark weather to rush back to the Qin army's camp.
At this time, the Qin army had already begun to attack the pass under the command of Wang Jian.
The Zhao army'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 entire Guancheng, which had resisted Wang Jian for a year or two, was destroyed in less than an hour.
It 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.
Next, 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 viewing process 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.
No one can adapt to the cruelty of the battlefield 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 looked 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 haggard look on his usually dignified student.
When Fusu heard his teacher's voice, he also broke out of his dazed state. He got 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, you can't accept so many dead people?"
Fusu bit his lip, not knowing how to answer.
"Teachers, students... saw so many corpses for the first time. They were all living people..."
"On the way back, General Wang Jian's soldiers told me that the Knock Pass battle 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 thought I would actually see the battlefield, and then I realized 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 applied Yuhua Qi, and Fusu immediately felt much better.
"Thank you, teacher."
Gu Xun waved his hand and praised Fusu, "It is human nature that things harm 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, "Now the student 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."<
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"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. Perhaps the friction between the countries will not cause hundreds of thousands of casualties like the war of annihilation, 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 warring states, 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 is 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 doesn't like war, he has to admit that it would be better to destroy the Six Kingdoms of 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 supremacy of royal power, but I prefer another interpretation."
"Thunder and rain are the 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. Instead, he 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. War battles like today are 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 Gu Xun what happened.
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 wrote down Gu Xun's words.
