In the cubicle, Shen Wan was watching Song Ziling bathe Xiao An.
Hui'er came in with hot water, frowned and said, "Madam, someone is coming from the palace. General Xuan came into the palace. Could it be that something happened?"
Song Ziling paused for a moment and said with some confusion: "Dad is still thinking about his past behind closed doors! Why did the emperor announce his entry into the palace at this time?"
Shen Wan thought for a while, and her face became heavy.
"I'm afraid there's going to be a war." Two months ago, I heard that people from the Northern Territory were harassing the border. Today, the emperor announced this late at night that Song Heng, who was still thinking about his past behind closed doors, entered the palace. There must be a fight in the Northern Territory.
"Mom, you mean the north?" A few days ago, when my husband was talking about the customs and customs of the Northern Territory, he mentioned it. He said that the Northern Territory had a poor geographical environment and was not suitable for producing crops and lacked resources. Therefore, it had repeatedly invaded the Dongchen Kingdom and wanted to Seizing Dongchen Country’s fertile land and rich products. The gentleman also said that last year’s snowstorm caused countless cattle and sheep to freeze to death in the Northern Territory Country, causing heavy losses. Domestic supplies and food were even more scarce. In order to snatch supplies and food, the Northern Territory Country had extremely They may invade the northern border where they live next to each other again.
Therefore, when his mother said that she was afraid there was going to be a war, the first thing he thought of was the northern border.
"Yeah." Shen Wan nodded, feeling a little uneasy. Everyone doesn't like fighting, and she does the same, because fighting means killing people. Moreover, the emperor announced Song Heng's entry into the palace overnight. This signal was also very obvious, most likely. I want him to take command and go on an expedition.
That night, Shen Wan didn't sleep well. She couldn't fall asleep until dawn, and she didn't wake up until about three o'clock in the morning.
Dongmei entered the house with water for washing, and Hui'er carried the boy An, who had already woken up, out.
"Where is the general?" Shen Wan asked, washing her face.
"I heard from the people in front that they went to the camp early this morning." Dongmei said happily: "The emperor has exempted our general from suspension!" In her opinion, the emperor exempted the general from suspension, which is obviously a good thing. Son.
Shen Wan frowned. It seemed that her guess was correct. It was a certainty that the emperor would let Song Heng lead the expedition.
After washing up, Shen Wan asked the boy to go to the villa to send a message to Lu Wenqin, asking him not to sell chili sauce and pickles for the time being. The existing orders were postponed, and Lu Wenqin was asked to buy more food for storage. Once this war starts, the price of food will definitely rise. Their factory provides food for free, so they consume a lot of food, so they naturally have to stock up on food for a rainy day. However, she also asked Lu Wenqin not to go to a food store to buy it. Buy some as a family to avoid unnecessary panic.
Lu Wenqin received Shen Wan's message and smelled something, so he immediately sent someone to buy grain. However, he didn't understand why their factory's goods were not sold?
Song Heng went to the camp to order troops. Originally, the soldiers in the camp were very happy to see him coming, but when they heard that there was going to be a war, their expressions suddenly became solemn.
The three armies did not move, and the food and supplies went first. That afternoon, more than 10,000 Song troops escorted the food, grass and supplies that had been prepared for a rainy day out of the imperial city.
As a result, the news of the impending war spread throughout the imperial city.
Eight days ago, Northern General Yeluye led a force of 200,000 men and suddenly invaded the northern border city. One hundred thousand troops stationed in the northern border rose up in resistance and lost 50,000 troops before they could hold on to the border city. The people in the city were afraid that the border would be lost, so they fled with their families. Going inland, the northern border is in danger.
The emperor has ordered Song Heng to lead an army of 200,000 troops to go on an expedition. Tomorrow, a swearing-in ceremony will be held at the city tower to bid farewell to the soldiers.