Gui Xingfu knew that the war against the Suo clan of Tianshui City was not so much a military war, but a political war.
Now that Tianshui City was leaderless and isolated, and with the addition of the Rock Demon's 5000 Rock Bandits, Gui Xingfu's navy was already more than 40,000.
And the navy in Tianshui City's hands was still only 10,000, so there was no suspense in this war.
Therefore, Gui Xingfu desperately put on a show, hoping to let the whole human kingdom know that the Linhai Gui clan had declared war against the Tianshui Suo clan. He wanted to let everyone know that he, Gui Xingfu, was incomparably loyal to Zhi Li, dared to take the lead, and broke the deadlock for Zhi Li.
Because this war, on the surface, was against the Suo clan of Tianshui City, but in fact, it was against the king's face and majesty.
It took nearly ten days for the declaration of war by the Linhai Gui clan to finally spread to every vassal and every county city of the Raging Wave Kingdom.
And the king's decree finally came down.
A high-ranking eunuch, with the king's decree, went to Linhai Town, reprimanded Gui Xingfu's warlike behavior, and said that even if there was a territorial dispute between Tianshui City and Linhai Town, it should be resolved through negotiations, not through military means.
At the same time, Young Lord Zhi Li's decree also came down, he ordered Gui Xingfu and Søren to immediately negotiate. Try to resolve the dispute through negotiations, try not to start a war.
The two "try" had already revealed Zhi Li's intentions.
Then, Young Lord Zhi Li also issued a decree to Tianshui City, asking the Count of Tianshui, Søren, to go to Fengdu in Royal City to cooperate in the investigation and explain the assassination of the Young Lord. The time limit was half a month. Otherwise, he would have to bear the consequences.
The opponent's means were really closely linked.
First, he used Gui Xingfu's Waterfront City to test the waters, and first limited the scope of the war to the territorial disputes of the feudal vassals.
If the king did not have a strong counterattack, he would use the assassination of the young prince to convict Søren of treason. Then, hundreds of thousands of troops would enter Tianshui City and completely destroy the Suo Clan.
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After receiving the decree from the King and Zhi Li, Gui Xingfu also pretended to negotiate.
The location of the negotiation was the third party, White Cloud County City.
On the left side of the negotiation table sat the representatives of Waterfront City, Gui Xingfu and Gui Qinbi, as well as Waterfront City's Inner Custodian.
On the right sat Suo Ningbing, Yan Yan, and the others.
The Governor of the South Eastern Province, the Duke of Howe, presided over the negotiations.
"My conditions are very simple. Return Rubble Island unconditionally and compensate Waterfront City with 230,000 gold coins." Gui Xingfu said coldly, "If that's the case, I can consider withdrawing my troops!"
Suo Ningbing was really curious. If she really agreed to Gui Xingfu's conditions, what would he do?
In fact, if Tianshui City admitted defeat and really returned Rubble Island and compensated them with 230,000 gold coins.
Then it would be really easy for him to start a war. He could directly kill dozens of Waterfront City's soldiers and then frame Tianshui City, saying that Tianshui City started a war.
Currently, Tianshui City's Suo Clan was a dead dog. He could do whatever he wanted.
"Rubble Island absolutely cannot be returned, but we can consider compensating Waterfront City with 30,000 gold coins." Suo Ningbing said.
Then, both sides desperately tried to see-saw, doing meaningless negotiations.
Because, Duke Meng Wei set the negotiation time of three days.
At the end of three days, if both sides did not reach an agreement, it would be regarded as a failure.
The first day passed, the second day passed, and the third day passed.
The negotiations completely broke down.
In front of Duke Meng Wei, Gui Xingfu stabbed the dagger in front of Suo Ningbing's table and said coldly, "See you on the battlefield."
Suo Ningbing said coldly, "See you on the battlefield!"
Then, Gui Xingfu once again announced to the world that the negotiations between Linhai City's Gui clan and Tianshui City's Suo clan had officially broken down.
Both sides could no longer solve the problem in a peaceful way.
The messengers of both sides sent the results of the negotiations to Fengdu. The king was silent and did not respond.
And Zhi Li's Young Lord's Residence expressed great regret.
And this great regret was almost equivalent to tacitly approving the two sides to start a war.
Not only that, Zhi Li's Young Lord's Residence also issued an ultimatum to Tianshui City's Suo Clan, ordering the Earl of Tianshui City and the Lord of Tianshui City, Søren, to immediately enter Fengdu to cooperate with the investigation of the Young Lord's assassination. There were still nine days before the deadline.
If he still did not arrive at Fengdu by then, it was equivalent to tacitly approving the assassination charge. At that time, he would be punished for treason.
Everyone in the world could see clearly that a noose was already around the neck of Tianshui City's Suo Clan, getting tighter and tighter.
After receiving Zhi Li's regret decree, Gui Xingfu once again sent an ultimatum to Tianshui City's Lord's Residence.
This time, Tianshui City accepted Gui Xingfu's declaration of war.
Then, both sides officially announced to the world.
Linhai City's Gui clan and Tianshui City's Suo Clan officially entered a state of war, officially starting a war!
At the same time, the Kingdom's Dragon Guards had further assembled, ready to go to the battlefield to quell the rebellion.
Duke Turin Tuo would officially become the commander of the rebellion quelling army. Jian Ning and Ling Ao's two ten thousand cavalry would also be incorporated into the rebellion quelling army.
Duke Shen Wei's hundred thousand troops were also ready to go.
Guiqinqu led fifteen thousand troops of Linhai Army and officially headed south, ready to enter Tianshui City.
Nearly forty thousand troops borrowed by Gui Xingfu began to gather in Linhai City's waters from all directions.
On both land and sea, hundreds of thousands of troops would surround and attack Tianshui City from all four directions, turning it into dust with the force of a thunderbolt.
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All the dukes in the world held their breath as they watched the great battle unfold.
Everyone knew that the moment Turin Tuo led his army into Tianshui City, the king's dignity would be completely trampled on.
At that time, Zhi Li would practically become the king.
And all the dukes in the world were facing a battle to choose a side.
The second most powerful duke in the world, Marquis Fu E of Flame City, was currently holding two things in his hands.
One was a letter written by Gui Xingfu himself.
This letter was written with deep feelings, expressing Gui Xingfu's helplessness in starting a war.
And because of the special relationship between Tianshui City and Fire City, he asked for Marquis Fu E's forgiveness. In his heart, Gui Xingfu repeatedly promised that he would never harm Fu Yan 'er, who was living in Tianshui City, and that he would send someone to send her back to Fire City after the war.
Marquis Fu E noticed that the letter only mentioned Fu Yan 'er and not Suo Qinqin (Fu Qinqin).
In other words, whether it was Zhi Li or Gui Xingfu, they had to eliminate the Suo Clan and not leave any future troubles.
Although Suo Qin was Søren's illegitimate daughter, she was still of the Suo Clan's bloodline.
The other letter was a handwritten letter from Suo Ningbing.
In the letter, Suo Ningbing did not ask for help, but asked Marquis Fu E to send someone to take Fu Yan 'er and Qinqin away.
"Father, what should we do?" Fu Xian asked.
Fu Xian was the young lord of Fire City. However, he was nearly fifty years old and was the oldest young lord of the Raging Wave Kingdom.
It was said that nephews were like their uncles. Fu Xian and Søren were somewhat similar, but Fu Xian looked much more gentle.
"What do you mean?" Fu E asked.
Fu Xian said, "Ningbing is your granddaughter after all, and Qinqin is my granddaughter. Although we have some unhappiness with the Suo Clan, we are still related by marriage. We can't just sit back and watch the Suo Clan die off, can we?"
Fu E said, "You mean to save Suo Ningbing and Suo Qin and bring them to Fire City?"
Fu Xian said, "Yes."
"Ridiculous." Fu E said coldly, "Do you want Fire City to become the target of public criticism? Do you want Zhi Li to destroy Fire City in the future? "
Fu Xian said, "Fire City is special. Even if we offend Zhi Li, it's not that big of a deal."
Fu E said, "Our Fire City is special? You are saying that we have a close relationship with the Dragon Temple. Don't forget that Zhi Li has the support of the Dragon Temple. Just send Fu Yan 'er and Qinqin back to Fengdu's Dragon Temple and put them under house arrest for the rest of their lives. As for Suo Ningbing, we can't save them. "
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Rouran City also received three letters.
The first one was written by Zhi Li. It was written in a solemn and cold tone, describing the deep friendship between Aslo, Asmo, and the royal family. He also hoped that Ashita Liren would continue to maintain the friendship.
The second one was written by Gui Xingfu. It was written in a respectful tone, describing the war between him and Tianshui City's Suo Clan.
The third one was written by Suo Ningbing. It was written in a gentle tone, asking Ashita Liren to bring Fu Yan 'er and Suo Qin away from Tianshui City.
However, Ashita Liren did not read any of the three letters because she was no longer in Rouran City.
Twenty-one days ago, when she had just received Gui Xingfu's first declaration of war, she had already led twenty thousand cavalrymen out of Rouran City.
Then, they went all the way south, through the desert, around Tianye City, and along the plains at the foot of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, marching all the way to Tianshui City. All of them rode on two horses, sometimes even three.
She had said that she would stand behind Søren, and she would definitely do it.
Twenty thousand Rouran cavalrymen might not be a lot, but they were still the best cavalrymen in the world!
At this moment, there were only twenty thousand soldiers defending Helan Pass. However, Rouran City's old enemy, the Yelan Principality, had already been engaged in a fierce battle.
Crown Prince Lan Tu did not make it in time. By the time he reached Lan City, his younger brother, Marquis Snow, Lan Ye, had already officially ascended to the throne and became the monarch of the Yelan Principality.
Moreover, they sent messengers to Lan Tu's military camp to remove his military authority.
Not only that, they also detained all of Lan Tu's relatives and concubines as hostages.
Crown Prince Lan Tu did not give up without a fight. After a few failed negotiations, both sides went to war.
Now, this civil war had spread throughout the entire Yelan Principality. Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides fought fiercely, and they could no longer care about the old grudges with the Rouran Asshi Family.
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At this moment, Søren, Jung Yeon, and Zhuang Zhixuan rode on their Lion Tiger Beasts, traveling day and night without rest.
From Dadan City in the west, after two days and two nights, they finally arrived at the western outskirts of Fengdu, the capital city.
The trio did not enter Fengdu City, but a secret stronghold of the Shadow Pavilion!
A few hours later!
Eunuch Gao Yin appeared before Jung Yeon and Søren.
The moment he saw Søren, Gao Yin trembled and rushed over, hugging Søren.
Gao Weng had never lost his composure like this before!
And this time, the ecstasy had completely overwhelmed his rationality.
After the news of Søren's death came, although Jung Yeon did not believe it, Gao Yin's heart was completely cold, and he was in complete despair.
The king was still struggling to live, only panting, drinking liquid food, and had not spoken for a long time.
And Gao Yin did not dare to tell the news of Søren's death.
After receiving the news of Søren's death, Gao Yin waited coldly, waiting for the arrival of the apocalypse.
He did not expect that Søren was still alive. It was truly a great joy.
Then, Gao Yin used the fastest speed and the simplest words to inform Søren of everything that had happened in the Raging Wave Kingdom after Søren was captured.
Although the shocking incident in Gui Qinshao's bridal chamber was absolutely hidden, and only a few people knew what had happened.
However, according to the speculation of the think tank, Gao Yin concluded that it was Gui Qinshao who assassinated Zhi Li.
"Turin Tuo's 200,000 rebel-quelling troops have been assembled. As long as the deadline is up, if you do not enter Monarch City to clear your suspicion of assassinating the young emperor, you will be convicted of treason. These 200,000 troops will enter Tianshui City and destroy the Suo Clan!"
"Gui Xingfu's 40,000 naval troops have begun to assemble. They will head south to destroy the Suo Clan Navy and seize Stony Island."
"Duke Shen Wei's 150,000 troops have been assembled. They are less than 300 miles away from Tianshui City."
Hundreds of thousands of troops were heading towards Tianshui City from all directions. It seemed that there was no chance of survival.
After that, Gao Yin and Jung Yeon looked at Søren.
The situation in front of them was already a dead end, a dead end.
It seemed that there was no chance of survival.
Søren said and closed his eyes. Three minutes later, he opened his eyes and said, "Your Royal Highness, Gao Weng. This battle seems to be dangerous, but it is actually a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It can allow us to break the deadlock and stab Zhi Li's heart. "
Jung Yeon was surprised and said, "Husband, this battle seems to be hopeless. How should we fight?"
Søren said, "It's very simple. You fight your battle and I'll fight mine."
Then, Søren said, "The first step is to rescue Gui Qinshao. It will be carried out tonight!"
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