Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 304 Dongjie Kingdom does not want to miss this opportunity

Wang An talked to the children for a while, then checked the time and took the eldest son to the Ninth Prince's courtyard. The two of them rode there with their followers, as they were military commanders and did not like to travel in sedan chairs.

Several people rode on horses, but they didn't gallop, but just walked slowly. Seeing the people around them walking leisurely on the street, they felt relaxed.

What the soldiers who defended the city wanted most was for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and for them to guard the border with ease. They did not want wars to break out and for the soldiers to fight bloody battles.

The place they were arranged to stay was not far away, and they arrived in ten minutes. They dismounted and handed them over to the attendants to lead them to the stables here. The two of them went to the front hall together to see if they had all arrived, and it should be about time.

They followed the maid to the hall, where Wu Qirui and the Ninth Prince were already discussing something and saw them coming.

Wu Qirui was the first to greet Wang An: "General, this is your eldest son Zhaofeng! The last time I saw him was two years ago. He has grown a lot stronger now."

Wang An smiled and said, "It is my son Zhaofeng."

Then he introduced Zhao Feng: "This is Lord Wu Qirui, this is His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince, this is Lord Wenzhou Xue..."

Wang An introduced all the gentlemen to his son one by one, and Wang Zhaofeng politely greeted each of them in turn.

All the gentlemen stood up and returned the greetings. This time, the host and the guest sat down. After everyone sat down, the Ninth Prince said to Wang An, "General, you are just here. When can we send someone to Dongjie Kingdom to arrange a time and place for the meeting?"

Wang An quickly said in a serious tone, "Ninth Prince, I sent someone over yesterday, and they should bring back news in the next day or two. I told the person I sent to try to arrange the negotiations in Fenggu City, so that we can have more initiative."

Finally, he added: "After all, it was us who proposed this, and the final trading market will be built in our country, so it should be discussed here."

The Ninth Prince also agreed with Wang An's proposal. This was the best. Ansheng Country had always been a country of gentlemen, unlike Dongjie Country, which had a bad reputation. Especially since his identity was so special, he really didn't want to take the risk of going to Dongjie Country.

What they didn't know was that after the Dongjie Kingdom knew that the Ninth Prince was here, the first thing they wanted to do was to attack the city and capture the Ninth Prince in exchange for greater benefits.

While they were waiting here, the Dongjie Kingdom was already in a state of turmoil. The ministers and princes were divided into several factions, all discussing whether to fight or not? Whether to open trade or not?

Several princes insisted on taking advantage of this opportunity to win over the Ninth Prince and make Ansheng pay a large sum of money and goods. Several other princes thought about opening up trade, which they could all benefit from. As long as they could earn money and buy food, it would be better than fighting a war.

There were also a few who neither agreed to trade nor to fight now, and wanted to wait until next year when they had the strength to fight. After all, they suffered too much loss last time.

In the end, it was the Emperor of Dongjie who made the final decision. They decided to try fighting first and then negotiate peace if they failed. That was their nature anyway. There was no way they would make peace without fighting.

While the Ninth Prince and his men were still waiting for news, the Dongjie Kingdom had already assembled its army and was marching towards Fenggou City.

On the fourth day after they arrived at Fenggou City, a horn sounded on the outer wall, indicating that the enemy was coming. The residents of the city began to run home, and some residents began to prepare things at home, hiding what needed to be hidden and taking out what could be used as weapons.

Su He and his friends also heard the horn. They were busy in the teahouse that day. When the guests heard the horn, they all got up to pay their bills and go home. Su He asked and found out that the enemy was coming to attack the city.

Su He was still wondering, didn't he hear that Dongjie Kingdom suffered heavy losses in the last defeat and would not launch a large-scale attack again for a while? What was going on this time? Why was his family so unlucky to encounter it?

She thought she must find someone to ask what was going on, so she hurried home to find Feng Dayuan and the others. They knew everything about this and should know what was going on once she asked them.