Crossing the Unknown Country

Just like ants, they are small, but when there are enough of them, they can eat up a large animal. It is true that ants can shake trees. As long as there are enough of them, they can shake impossible objects.

The remaining remnants of the Dongjie Army surrendered, but were still killed, because these people killed too many unarmed civilians of Ansheng along the way. They had to forgive, otherwise they would be sorry for the countless soldiers and civilians who died and were injured. Being kind to the enemy would eventually bring greater harm. Only by hurting the enemy would they be afraid and dare not invade again.

Jin Baochang was finally beheaded by Su Run. He did not expect that he would be beheaded like this. No one thought that they should leave anyone alive. This war was too cruel. Many villages in Ansheng Country were not massacred. Anyone they met along the way was killed.

The Ninth Prince and his men entered Fengyu City and asked the garrison commanders to slaughter cattle and sheep and go outside the city to comfort the reinforcements. They rested for a night and then quickly returned to their own city.

After all the troops were withdrawn, the Ninth Prince sent a message to the capital, saying that he still needed to return to Fenggu City to wait for the envoy from the capital of Dongjie State. The two sides also needed to negotiate a ceasefire or a resumption of the war.

The Ninth Prince was certain that this would be a ceasefire negotiation, as the Dongjie Army did not have many soldiers to send.

Their new emperor now not only had to face defeat, but also the counterattack of his brothers. He had few troops left, and the remaining brothers were ready to make a move. If they didn't kill him now, when would they?

When he received the news that the army he had sent out had been completely annihilated and General Jin Baochang had been killed, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. So many soldiers had died. That was the army they had worked so hard to gather, and his grand plan depended on them, but they were all gone.

Before he could recover from the shock, he received news that several of his younger brothers had led people to rebel. They wanted to push him down. The throne was not only for him, but anyone with the ability could sit on it.

He had no choice but to send people to negotiate with Ansheng and discuss a ceasefire agreement. He also had to suppress the rebels everywhere in the country. Although he finally suppressed them, he had no one around him to use.

The result of their negotiations was that they needed to compensate the Kingdom of Ansheng with 3,000 fine horses, 10,000 cattle and sheep, 5,000 furs, 5,000 ironwares, 100 boxes of jewels, and some other things.

These indemnities almost drained half of the national treasury, and it would take them more than ten years to recover. There would be no possibility of fighting again in the future. How could they fight a war without people and money?

The common people in Dongjie were forced to sell their children due to heavy taxes and levies, but the things they sold in the border town of Ansheng were unprecedentedly cheap.

This is the result of defeat. Nothing is worth anything. Their people came here in urgent need of food. They don't want anything else. Food is the most lacking thing. This shows that the country is too poor and is on the verge of starvation.

After the Ninth Prince successfully negotiated, he was quickly recalled to the capital by the Emperor. Because this son was too capable, the Emperor was reluctant to leave him too far away.

Because of the disastrous defeat of the Dongjie Army, the crisis in other border towns was automatically resolved. The two sides sat down for negotiations and also signed a compensation treaty.

Because of this victory, Ansheng received a lot of compensation, and the treasury was full. Suddenly, the crisis in the capital was resolved, the emperor went to court with a smile on his face, and the ministers were finally no longer scolded.

Since the border cities were in danger, the emperor would point out the officials and scold them one by one whenever he went to court. He also demanded that they must ensure food and grass, otherwise they would be killed without mercy. In an instant, everyone in the court was silent, fearing that they would be dismissed from office and punished if they were not careful.