Chapter 2022: After the War

The troops he led, a force of over twenty thousand, ended up with more than half dead due to suspicion.

And the Longyan Army on Tasmania was completely destroyed.

The Longyan Army across all of Australia formally exposed the problems they now faced, ever since being corroded by the military leasing policy.

The Longyan Army had completely fallen into a state of collapse.

And this state directly led to the failure of this current war.

What was even more despairing was that the factories and ports that Longyan helped Australia build were almost all destroyed because of this war.

Countless immigrants died, and countless indigenous inhabitants died!

The wealth that had been painstakingly accumulated vanished into thin air because of one war.

After thinking of this, Li He could only sigh mournfully. Biquge

This was not all, but now that the Longyan Army's Battleships had sailed into Australia, it would put a period to everything.

A few days later, Li He found his wife and children; previously, to avoid the chaos of war, Li He had sent them to Australia to take refuge.

But he never imagined that Australia would actually be captured by the French troops.

Fortunately, however, his wife and children had not suffered any harm.

Only when he saw them did Li He's heart feel a sense of relief.

His wife told Li He about the role Old General Li had played in this war; after hearing it, Li He sighed repeatedly that his father could actually accomplish such a thing.

Old General Li was already very old.

"Our dad initially wanted to cross the sea with troops to assist you all, but he was beaten back by the French troops."

"But our dad is still amazing; he actually relied on a wooden sailing ship to capture a French Battleship."

Li He's expression froze, and he could only add a sentence in his heart: the old man is amazing.

After Old General Li saw his son Li He, he said as if showing off: "You, who serve in the navy, have you ever used a wooden sailing ship to capture a French Steam Battleship?"

Li He: "..."

He was expressionless: "No."

Old General Li said quite proudly: "I have..."

Li He: "..."

He did not intend to boast about any military achievements to his father; after all, he was the one who had almost killed Delu.

He magnificently ignored his father's words.

He was going to attend a wedding today.

The wedding of Ge Dazhuang and Jiang Yuyan, after the war ended.

Ge Dazhuang and Jiang Yuyan were joined in matrimony.

Many people from their Resistance Army came to the wedding; these were all their comrades-in-arms.

After the war ended, some people stayed in the army, while others chose to retire, but Li He knew that this gathering of the Resistance Army might be the last time everyone was present.

As for the next time, there was really no telling when that would be.

Every person who saw Li He expressed their respect to him.

"General."

"General."

"General..."

It made Li He almost think that he was the protagonist of this wedding.

However, at Ge Dazhuang and Jiang Yuyan's wedding, many seats had names written on them, but they were all empty.

Later, Li He heard from his political commissar that Ge Dazhuang had asked him for the Resistance Army's roster, and those who could not come to the wedding...

Without the political commissar saying it, Li He also knew who they were.

Ge Dazhuang was a northerner from Longyan; according to the customs there, the best friends and brothers must attend each other's weddings.

Li He exhaled; he knew that Ge Dazhuang and Jiang Yuyan wanted to remember their comrades in this way.

The wedding was very lively; this was a traditional Longyan wedding. Ge Dazhuang's parents were both deceased, so Li He acted as his elder.

Watching the two of them tie the knot, Li He felt inexplicably moved.

Lovers finally become spouses...

Li He had long thought that these two were a good match, but after the wedding, Li He heard about something.

On the night of their bridal chamber, no one knew what had happened.

Only a creak was heard, and the high-quality solid wood bed had actually collapsed!

And after that day, it was said that Jiang Yuyan, who had a somewhat irritable, masculine personality, actually didn't get out of bed for seven consecutive days!

And from then on, she showed all the gentleness of a daughter toward Ge Dazhuang.

It was completely as if she had become a different person.

Li He shook his head; he had absolutely no interest in knowing what kind of changes had occurred to them.

And a few days later, the stationing of the Longyan Army announced the re-establishment of a new government agency in Australia.

The Monarchy previously established by Xie Fang was completely overthrown and replaced by a Parliamentary System, which was like Longyan's Constitutional Monarchy, but also not quite like Longyan's Constitutional Monarchy.

In short, Xie Fang could no longer hold power alone; he was titled as an honorary royal, and the government would provide him with money every year to support him.

But he would no longer have any power.

He could not even enter the newly established parliament.

However, if there was anything Xie Fang had retained, it was free trade.

This place was already very open and still maintained a very loose policy toward incoming Merchant Ships.

It was just that a few restrictions had been added to this loose policy.

Abolish military leasing and Dual Citizenship.

Prohibit the slave trade, and prohibit the cultivation and transport of certain crops.

Form an alliance with Longyan, and so on...

Under such policies, Li He seemed to see a different Australia about to be established.

The former Prime Minister of Australia and his father formed a parliament, and all the meritorious officials who had contributed during the war were properly settled.

The indigenous people of Australia also had a seat in the parliament.

Li He could have become the Speaker of the Parliament, but he chose to relinquish this power and appointment; this war had left him feeling exhausted.

He wanted to return to Longyan to bring his brother's ashes back to his hometown for proper burial.

Regarding the choice Li He made.

As his father, the old General Li did not try to persuade him to stay; the phrase he said most to Li He was: "If you have decided, then go..."

Li He nodded, and taking his brother's ashes and his wife and children, he set off on the journey back to Longyan.

Wu Kunpeng did not return with Li He; as the commander of the Longyan Navy, he not only had to assist Australia this time, but he also had other missions.

Longyan had opened the Panama Canal in America and required a powerful naval force to guard it.

He would take the remaining naval forces and head to Yun City to guard the safety of the Panama Canal.

"Squad leader, let us part ways here; if there is still a chance, come to Yun City to find me."

"I hear the bananas there are quite good; I will treat you to some when the time comes."

Li He laughed: "I will go!"

The two parted ways; Li He's ship headed in the Northwest direction, while Wu Kunpeng's Battleship marched in the Northeast direction.

Matters in Australia had come to a complete end; looking at the almost ruined Xini Cheng, Xie Fang's numb face could no longer show any expression.

Although victory was finally achieved, he had permanently lost power in Australia, retaining only his so-called imperial palace...