On the wedding night, the villain husband cried and his eyes turned red

The first battle was won, and everyone's face was filled with joyful smiles. Even so, casualties are inevitable in war.

Several soldiers carried the corpses back from the battlefield with numb expressions, dug several deep pits on the nearby hillside, and buried them in them.

The joy of victory dilutes the sorrow of death. For the first time, Xu Shihuan realized so intuitively what the war had brought to people.

A long distance away, General Guan saw Xu Shihuan who was in a daze and walked over quickly. He did not lower his voice and talk to her in a coaxing tone like before, but said in a deep voice:

"When there is a war, there are bound to be casualties. This cannot be changed even if the gods come. What we can do is try to win every battle and save the lives of those around us."

After hearing this, Xu Shihuan raised his head and asked seriously:

"Is there no way to end the war?"

General Guan thought for a moment and then spoke:

"Of course there are ways. If a country becomes so powerful in the end that no other country can compete with it. At this time, this country will have the ability to end the war."

Xu Shihuan's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand something all of a sudden. General Guan continued:

"The purpose of killing is to avoid being killed by others. The purpose of starting a war is to end the war one day. Sometimes, in order to achieve your goal, you have to do many things that go against your heart."

"But all this is to one day be able to realize the dream in my heart. Shihuan, maybe you can't understand many of my ways now, and you won't be able to understand them in the future. But you have to understand that every decision made by my grandfather is not It must be out of my sincerity, just for future consideration.”

After speaking, General Guan turned and left. He knew that Xu Shihuan needed to think out the answers to some questions slowly by himself.

Xu Shihuan stood there for who knows how long, and finally came to his senses. At this moment, the hesitation in her eyes disappeared, replaced by perseverance and ruthlessness.

The news of Guan's army's victory in the first battle quickly spread throughout Yong'an City. While the people were happy, the emperor issued an imperial edict, saying that Princess Shuhui sacrificed her own life for the sake of the overall situation, and was indeed a model for women in the world.

For this reason, the emperor posthumously named her Princess Renshu and was buried in the royal cemetery with the ceremony of a princess. As soon as this decree came out, the whole country mourned for it. Everyone seemed to have lost their memory all of a sudden, forgetting all about the ridiculous things Li Xianer had done before.

As the good news of Guan Jiajun's victory came one after another, the emperor was completely relieved. Many years ago, the Wanhua Kingdom had little chance of winning against the Suwu Kingdom, but now the situation is completely reversed.

It seems that it won't take long for the Guan Army to completely repel the enemy. With this retreat, Hezhou will be able to stay quiet for more than ten years. It seems that this military expenditure can save a lot.

It's a pity that the emperor's plan was in vain. In recent days, news of defeat has come one after another in Hezhou. Although the casualties of Guan Jiajun were not many, they were beaten back by the enemy and were about to lose Hezhou City.

"Bastard! How did this battle happen?"

After hearing the news, the emperor angrily dropped the teacup in his hand on the table with a muffled sound. The official who was responsible for delivering the order was so frightened that he knelt down quickly:

"Going back to the emperor, the Guan family army did have a considerable advantage before. But in recent days, the Suwu Kingdom has obtained food and weapons from nowhere, and its combat effectiveness has improved by leaps and bounds."

"You also know the situation over there with the Guan Family Army. It's good if the soldiers can have enough to eat. How can any of them be strong? And their weapons are all from more than ten years ago. If we really fight against the Suwu Kingdom, what will we do? To win against others?"

The emperor knew in his heart that the official was telling the truth. Once this war starts, money will be spent like running water, and the court cannot make such an excuse. So, he still said seriously:

"What does the Wen family do for food? Didn't you ask the royal merchant Wen Yidi to do his best to cooperate with the Guan family army? Can't he solve the money problem?"

The officials who came to report the news secretly thought to themselves what kind of bullshit the emperor was talking about. But even though he thought so in his heart, he still said soft words:

"Your Majesty, the imperial merchant Wen Yidi said that these days, the Wen family has provided more than 200,000 taels of silver to the Guan family army. Otherwise, many soldiers would not even have decent weapons in their hands when they went to the battlefield."

"It's just that if we want to catch up with the weapons of the Suwu Kingdom, this little money is just a drop in the bucket. The Wen family really wants to help, but they are really powerless."

The emperor frowned, lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and then spoke in an extremely tired voice:

"In this case, let's allocate five hundred thousand taels of silver to Guan Jiajun!"

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Looking at the white money, General Guan's face was filled with smiles. In fact, Guan Jiajun's recent defeats are just acting.

It is true that the army of the Suwu Kingdom received a large amount of food and weapons, but these things were all sold from the Wanhua Kingdom to the Suwu Kingdom through the hands of the Meng Kingdom. These things were sold for millions of taels of silver.

Even if the cost is removed, they are still left with five or six hundred thousand taels. Coupled with the five hundred thousand taels sent by the emperor, the money in Guan Jiajun's hands has reached a terrifying level.

Among the grain sold to the Suwu Kingdom, there is a crop called potato. This thing is a delicacy in the eyes of the Suwu people, but it is something that even pigs won't eat in the eyes of the Wanhua people.

In order to sell the big potatoes, the Wen family spent a lot of effort. They washed the soil on the surface of the potatoes with water and dried them one by one before soaking them in water made from poppy straw.

After soaking to a certain extent, the ingredients of the poppy grass in the water have penetrated into the inside of the potatoes, and then they can be dried again. After this process, the clean potatoes can be sold to Suwu Country at a low price.

Compared with the large potatoes covered with soil, these large potatoes with a clean appearance and even size are more popular among the soldiers of the Suwu Kingdom. Every time it was time to eat, the soldiers in charge of cooking the food would steam the potatoes directly in the pot without even washing them.

Steamed potatoes became the staple food of Suwu soldiers. Perhaps because they spent too much energy on the battlefield, each of them had a surprisingly good appetite. People who used to be full after eating one large potato now have to eat three.

They didn't even realize that their craving for these big potatoes was beyond normal. Sometimes, when soldiers were fighting on the battlefield, the taste of potato suddenly appeared in their mouths, making them scratch their heads and scratch their heads.

Fortunately, they had new weapons in their hands. Those soldiers of the Wanhua Kingdom were unable to resist at all, and they were defeated in a short time. They didn't have time to cheer for victory, so they just rushed back, trying to fill their stomachs with steamed potatoes.

By the time they realized there was something wrong with these big potatoes, they were already deeply involved and could no longer leave.