Chapter 382 The Feeling Is Wrong
Wen Zhenyi smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Time passed quickly, and the war on the border lasted for a year. Both sides were in a state of tension, and no one made any further progress.
However, such a long period of war has also caused the people of both countries to fall into anxiety.
This year's autumn harvest tax increased by 10%, which made the people feel a little panic.
The magistrate of Lei County also tried his best to calm the people and told them not to panic.
Wen Zhenyi felt a lot of pressure as he watched the ship send away this batch of supplies.
All the money she had now was used to buy food.
Cheng Lesheng and Song Yi stood not far behind her: "You are determined to turn yourself into a liability."
Wen Zhenyi shrugged nonchalantly, "I can only make money in a peaceful and prosperous era. If there's chaos and war, even if I'm very capable, it might not be easy to make money."
"That's true." Song Yi agreed.
"The price of grain has increased this year. Do you still have money to buy it?" Cheng Lesheng looked at her.
"It's a bit difficult. How about Master Cheng generously helping me solve the problem?"
"Okay, we're friends after all."
Song Yi waved his fan and said, "I won't charge you for the grain this year. I sponsored it."
Wen Zhenyi gave him a thumbs up: "Young Master Song is generous."
"Am I stingy? Didn't I take your money?" Cheng Lesheng rolled his eyes at her.
"You are also generous, okay?"
"You said this reluctantly." Cheng Lesheng didn't want to pay attention to him.
Song Yi looked at the ships going away and said, "I hope the war will end soon, otherwise the days ahead will be difficult."
Wen Zhenyi looked at the street behind him, which was still bustling. "If it ends sooner, they can come back sooner."
"They will come back safely."
Cheng Lesheng asked at this time: "Jiayang, are Yongyuan and Yongchun still in the capital?"
"Well, they are staying in the capital now. With them here, we don't have to worry about food and fodder."
"That's right. Otherwise, the army is at the front line, and food and fodder are of paramount importance."
"Let's go. I have to go back to the county town. I have a lot of things to do." Song Yi said and then remembered something: "Miss Wen, my sister is pregnant. She said you are busy and asked me not to tell you."
"Is she doing well?"
"Very good. The Wang family treats her very well."
"Give her my regards." Wen Zhenyi would occasionally receive letters from them, but they knew they were very busy lately, so they tried not to disturb him as much as possible.
Song Yi nodded, said something to Cheng Lesheng and left.
Wen Zhenyi looked at Cheng Lesheng: "How is Mr. Cheng's health?"
"It's still the same, sometimes good, sometimes bad, but I can't remember things very well lately."
"You're still planning to wait for Xiang."
Cheng Lesheng was stunned for a moment, then looked towards the sea in the distance: "I can't seem to find anyone more interesting than her."
Wen Zhenyi smiled and shook his head: "Let's go, it's time to get back to work."
The war did not end as quickly as they had expected, but continued.
During this year, Wen Zhenyi heard the news that all three were seriously injured, and also heard the news that they were promoted. The only thing he did not hear was the news that the war was over.
She didn't dare let her family know that they were injured, nor did she dare tell them what happened in the barracks. She didn't dare abandon her family and run to the battlefield, for fear of destroying the current superficial peace.
Another year passed, and it was already the third year since the war began. She still came to Wenshufang to inquire about the news.
When the shopkeeper saw her, he smiled the happiest smile he had in the past three years: "Miss Wen, good news."
"The war is over?"
The shopkeeper shook his head: "No."
"How can we call it good news when the war isn't over?"
"The war is not over, but we have reinforcements."
"Reinforcements?" Wen Zhenyi was a little stunned. She had never heard of any reinforcements in the past three years.
"Guess who it is?"
"I know him?"
"I have a close relationship with you."
"Yuncang Country?"
"Miss Wen is smart."
"Aren't they close to us?"
The shopkeeper would sometimes sigh and say that she was truly a lucky star: "They helped her because of you."
"I?"
"Have you forgotten what you provided them during their drought? Because of this, Yuncang sent troops to help. Due to the long distance, it took a year. Now their army has reached the coastline of Anqing, and Anqing has begun to panic."
Wen Zhenyi suddenly laughed. This result was something she had not expected. "We are attacked from both sides. If An Qingguo wants to continue attacking us, we must think it through."
"So the end of the war is just around the corner."
"If An Qingguo wants to end this war, it will be impossible without paying a price." Wen Zhenyi looked up at the sky.
Feng Hanhe had never imagined that Wen Zhenyi's kindness would actually help the country. If he had stopped him, who knows how much longer the war would have lasted.
A Yu stood behind him and said, "My Lord, we can't let An Qingguo off so easily."
"Of course not. Even if we agree, Yuncang Nation won't agree. They sent troops all the way here. If they don't return some of their money, their entire journey will be in vain."
The entire Anqing Kingdom is now in panic. They never imagined that the Yuncang Kingdom, which is the farthest away from them, would one day have a large army approaching.
Their maritime defense is the weakest. If a war really breaks out, they will suffer heavy losses.
The ministers of An Qing Kingdom all looked grim: "Your Majesty, withdraw your troops now!"
"Will they let us go if we retreat now?"
"Please, please make peace."
The King of Anqing now had a bitter expression on his face: "Asking for peace is equivalent to surrendering. The compensation we have to pay will probably not be a small amount."
"That's better than being attacked from all sides and risking the destruction of the country."
King Anqing tightly gripped the armrests of the dragon throne, his face looking extremely embarrassed. After three years of fighting, his treasury was becoming increasingly empty. If the Yuncang Kingdom was added to the mix now, they would indeed be in danger of being destroyed.
He leaned weakly against the dragon throne and closed his eyes. "Come here, draft a peace letter."
The war, which lasted for three and a half years, finally ended with An Qingguo's surrender and compensation.
The Anqing Kingdom lost cities, gold, silver, jewelry, food and other supplies, and was severely damaged. If it wants to make a comeback in the next few decades, it will have to think twice.
The Yuncang Kingdom also collected a lot of food, gold and silver, and returned home with a full load.
When the soldiers in the barracks heard that the war was over, they all cheered. In the past three and a half years, they had seen too many comrades sacrifice and die.
Their bodies were also covered with scars of varying sizes, making them deeply feel the cruelty of war.
Ma Yushun happily hugged Jiang Yun beside him, but it seemed that the feeling was not right.
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