Even though he had made up his mind, Søren still hesitated.
If it was to disrupt the morale of Feng Li's army and even prevent the expedition from proceeding, then Tuli Wen and Tuli Yang's appearance was undoubtedly the best opportunity to expose the ugly faces of Feng Li and Turin Duo.
Zhi Li's army had only set off for three to four days and was only a few hundred miles away from King City.
If Tu Liyang and Tu Liwen appeared in front of all the nobles and dukes and revealed Zhi Li and Turin Duo's scandal, there would be two outcomes.
First, Turin Duo's reputation would be ruined and he would die a horrible death. Zhi Li's reputation would be ruined and the expedition of 800,000 soldiers would be ruined. Zhi Li would quickly return to King City to appease the dukes.
The second result was that Feng Li was trying to twist the facts and say that Tulliwen and his son were fake. They were substitutes that Sauron found and then used the Warlock Demondream to make them look exactly the same. Also, they would find a chance to slaughter the 10,000 soldiers in Luanyang City.
Which of these two outcomes was more likely?
Without a doubt, it was the latter!
The 800,000 soldiers had already set off and their morale was extremely high.
Everyone had paid a huge price for this expedition of 800,000 soldiers, and they were also eager to reap huge benefits.
For example, Søren's Rubble Salt Pans and the Magic Mirror industry. Everyone could share them.
Not to mention, the Turin family might even take half of Immortal Abode Island in the future.
Therefore, this expedition was like an arrow nocked on the bow for Zhi Li. It was the same for all the nobles and dukes.
Most importantly, the main force of Zhi Li's army was the three main armies and Duke Turin Tuo was behind them.
Would he care about Zhi Li and Turin Duo's scandal? No, he didn't care at all. Only some of the nobles and dukes would care.
Therefore, if they exposed Zhi Li and Turin Duo's scandal now, it was more likely that they would twist the facts. Tu Liwen and his son would be so angry that they would vomit blood. Moreover, such a good card would be wasted just like that.
So, when was the time to expose Zhi Li and Turin Duo's scandal?
Just before the war broke out, the morale of the army was shaken.
At that time, the ten thousand Avengers of Luan Yang City would undoubtedly change sides. At that time, Søren would definitely not give Zhi Li a chance to mislead him, and a great battle would immediately break out!
Zhi Li used hundreds of thousands of soldiers to attack the city, while Søren used hundreds of cannons to bombard the city. The torrential rain of canister shells was enough to bring about a fatal killing.
Once Søren's attack on the city was thwarted, coupled with the scandal, it would be the most fatal blow.
At that time, many vassals and nobles would directly abandon Zhi Li on the battlefield.
Only when the scandal was combined with Zhi Li's defeat would it have its greatest effect.
Without Zhi Li's defeat as a foundation, the so-called scandal would have been completely useless. It would have been a complete distortion of the truth.
With Zhi Li's defeat as a foundation, this scandal would be enough to deal a fatal blow to Zhi Li.
At that time, Søren could draft an edict on behalf of the king to remove Zhi Li's position as the young emperor. It would be perfectly justifiable!
After going through the entire matter in his mind, Søren explained in detail to Tu Liyang.
Very quickly, Tu Liyang calmed down and started to think about the matter.
That's right, it was indeed so!
At that time, Zhi Li's morale was high, like the sun in the sky! The eight hundred thousand soldiers were about to attack Søren. The arrow was nocked on the bow and had to be fired.
At this time, it was completely impossible to defeat Zhi Li with public opinion.
Instantly, Tu Liyang bowed and said, "Thank you, Sir Søren, for clearing my doubts. I almost made a huge mistake."
Søren said, "I can completely understand Brother's state of mind. Don't worry, I will let you deal with Turin Duo personally."
"Thank you, Sir Søren." Tu Liyang said, "I will take my leave now!"
After Tu Liyang left, Zhuang Zhixuan did not hide her sympathetic gaze and sighed. "He is so pitiful."
Then, Zhuang Zhixuan looked at Søren and said, "If you were in his shoes, what would you do?"
Søren was speechless. "You really don't know how to chat. Are you going to make me a cuckold?"
Zhuang Zhixuan blushed and said, "You are prettier than a woman, and you are cold and charming. You are always the one who brings harm to women. How can there be a woman who can bring harm to you?"
Søren smiled and did not say anything. He was thinking about one thing. Tu Liyang did not read any intelligence reports but knew that Zhi Li's eight hundred thousand soldiers had already set off. He even knew about the ten thousand soldiers from Luanyang City.
And now, it had only been four to five days since Zhi Li's army left Monarch City.
Without a doubt, someone was spreading the news. Zhi Li had probably used all means to announce to the world that he wanted the entire Raging Wave Kingdom to know that the world's attack on Søren had officially begun!
Especially the people of the Southeast Province, Zhi Li wanted to pass this news to them.
Søren's doomsday is here, don't help the wicked!
…
During the Heaven Offering Ceremony, the entire Southeast Province was in a state of panic. With the spread of the news, almost everyone knew that Zhi Li's eight hundred thousand soldiers were going to attack Søren!
In the eyes of the ordinary people and even the officials, Søren was dead for sure. Of course, they did not want to be buried with Søren!
In fact, the people of the Southeast Province had just tasted the sweetness of Søren. They felt that Søren's ascension was even better than Duke Meng Wei's.
But now, Zhi Li's army was about to attack. Of course, they did not want to be involved in this war.
In the past two days, Zhi Li sent a huge lobbying team to persuade the civil and military officials of the Southeast Province to rebel and betray Søren.
Although they were still thousands of miles away from Zhi Li's army, the exodus of the Southeast Province had already begun.
Many officials had disappeared from their posts. Whether they had fled or were hiding in the dark, preparing to surrender to Zhi Li and give Søren a fatal blow at the critical moment was unknown.
Seeing this scene, Gui Xingfu could not help but regret his choice.
But what was done could not be undone. The words he had said were already irrevocable!
At this moment, a griffin swooped down from the sky. A Shadow Pavilion warrior said to Gui Xingfu: "Master asked you to return to Tianshui City, will you go?"
It was actually this kind of questioning tone.
"Of course." Gui Xingfu said.
Then, he lightly leaped onto the griffin.
Immediately after, he saw another griffin flying back to Tianshui City. On top of it sat the leader of the Southeast civil officials, Yan Wuzhi!
Søren actually sent a griffin to escort the two back to Tianshui City!
… …
As soon as the griffin landed, Gui Xingfu jumped down and knelt in front of Søren, anxiously saying: "Master, Zhi Li has sent a large number of people to the Southeast Province to lobby. Countless officials are ready to betray you and surrender to Zhi Li, even offering up the Southeast Province. Please make plans as soon as possible!"
Søren said: "Plans? What plans do you think we should make? "
Gui Xingfu said: "Send out an army to take over all the cities in the Southeast Province. Completely suppress all different voices. If anyone is found to be colluding with Zhi Li, kill them on the spot! "
Søren smiled: "The sky wants to rain, a mother wants to marry. Those who want to surrender to Søren can do as they please. As for offering up the Southeast Province? Then there is no need to trouble them. I will take the initiative to give up the entire Southeast Province. "
As soon as these words came out, Gui Xingfu and Yan Wuzhi were completely shocked!
In the last war, Søren defeated Gui Xingfu, eliminated Ma Wei, and scared off Duke Turin Tuo. It took a lot of effort to take over the Southeast Province.
Then, Søren went on a killing spree, completely subduing Yan Wuzhi and the civil officials of the Southeast Province, completely grasping the situation of the Southeast Province.
It was not easy to obtain the Southeast Province, but Søren actually said to give it up.
Søren said: "The gates of the Southeast Province are wide open. If Zhi Li's army wants to come in, I can't even defend. Moreover, I only have two hundred thousand soldiers, more than enough to defend Tianshui City. But to defend the six counties and forty counties in the Southeast Province is stretched thin. Rather than guarding a manor with air leaking from all sides, it is better to defend a house. "
Gui Xingfu said: "But it is a pity that the entire province retreated without a fight. Previously, you took over the Southeast Province because you wanted to use one province to resist the entire Raging Wave Kingdom. But now even the Southeast Province has been lost, then … "
Søren said: "The reason why I wanted the Southeast Province before was not because of its taxes, but because of its war potential, its young and strong population, and its vast farmland. As long as I was given half a year to a year, I could train a new army of two hundred thousand soldiers in the Southeast Province. Unfortunately, Zhi Li did not give me this opportunity. He actually used Tuli Yang's death to plan this siege. Not long after I swallowed the Southeast Province, I still had not digested it, and the enemy came. So of course I had to quickly spit it out and seize the opportunity to escape. Otherwise, I will die without a doubt! "
Gui Xingfu could not help but think of a greedy python that could swallow prey two or three times its size. Then it would quietly lurk there for a few days and nights, waiting to digest the food in its stomach.
And at this time, if the enemy came, the python would not have time to spit out its prey, nor would it be able to escape. It could only be slaughtered alive.
How similar was this to Søren? Previously, Søren relied on the strength of Tianshui City to annex the Southeast Province, which was more than ten times larger.
But Søren was much more rational. Before the arrival of the enemy, he decisively gave up and spat out the prey!
"Master is decisive, this old servant admires." Gui Xingfu said: "But giving up the Southeast Province like this will be very passive in public opinion. It will only make Zhi Li's side more arrogant, and make the forces of the world look down on Master even more. Before, there might be a glimmer of hope to fight against the entire kingdom with one province. But at this time, I am afraid no one can see any hope to fight against the entire kingdom with just one city! "
Yan Wuzhi said: "Zhi Li's 800,000 troops are already larger than the population of Tianshui City. And if we give up the Southeast Province, we will not have any buffer space. Once Sky Wolf Pass or Wind Thunder Fortress' defense line is broken, we will definitely lose and die! "
Gui Xingfu said: "Although Master has giant catapults and barrels of kerosene, in the last battle, Turingtuo suffered enough losses. However, in the last battle, Turin Tuo had suffered enough losses. This time, he would definitely have a way to deal with it. It would be difficult for them to fall into his trap again. Moreover, even if Zhi Li uses human lives to pile up, the 800,000 troops are enough to break through Wind Thunder Fortress' defense line! "
Søren did not explain, only looked at Gui Xingfu and said: "Last time, you, Duke Ze Wei, and Duke Turingtuo attacked Tianshui City from the north, west, and south. Although you did not attack at the same time, giving me an opportunity, Tianshui City was still besieged on all sides. At that time, I told Princess Jung Yeon that I had a 70% chance of winning that battle. "
Gui Xingfu and Yan Wuzhi quieted down and listened to Søren.
Søren continued: "This time, Zhi Li used the entire kingdom to suppress me. Moreover, he will definitely learn from the previous lesson and attack from the north, west, and south at the same time. He will not give me an opportunity to take advantage of. Moreover, he will definitely learn from the previous Gryphon air raid and kerosene battle. It is impossible for him to repeat the same trick. Therefore, the situation this time is much more dangerous. "
At this point, Søren paused and then resolutely said: "But this time, I have a 75% chance of winning, maybe even 80% chance of winning!"
Søren's words were full of trustworthy power.
Suddenly, all the uneasiness in Gui Xingfu's heart disappeared completely.
Since he had already bet on Søren's side, he absolutely did not want to be buried together with Søren!
…
In the next few days, under Søren's command, all the troops, all the workshops, and all the civilian workers were withdrawn from the Southeast Province to Tianshui City.
Of course, the troops that Søren had originally sent to the six counties and forty-three counties of the Southeast Province were not many, only a trifling thirty thousand second line troops. But there were many caravans, desperately buying iron materials, grains, and so on from the Southeast Province!
Therefore, when the retreat order was issued, every day, there would be countless carriages and troops withdrawing from the Southeast Province!
In the eyes of many people, this was an escape!
Søren unexpectedly retreated without a fight and gave up the Southeast Province!
For a time, the counties of the Southeast Province changed their banner and announced that they were breaking away from Søren's tyrannical rule and returning to the righteous camp of His Highness Zhi Li.
In the beginning, these officials of the Southeast Province were still cautious. Later, when they saw that Søren did not have any reaction, they became bold and rushed to announce that they drew a line with Søren and pledged allegiance to His Highness Zhi Li.
In a short five days!
The six counties and forty-three counties of the Southeast Province all betrayed Søren and pledged allegiance to Zhi Li!
Originally, the people of the world were not optimistic about Søren. At this time, the wind was even more one-sided in their view of Søren, thinking that this time he would die without a doubt!
After confirming this point, the officials and nobles who had previously succumbed to Søren jumped out and wantonly denounced Søren.
He made a public speech and posted denouncing the rebellion!
Zhi Li had only convicted Søren of thirteen major crimes, but in the mouth of the officials and nobles of the Southeast Province, Søren had already been convicted of more than a hundred major crimes.
In their mouth, Søren had been completely reduced to a deranged, inhumane beast.
Not only did he not deserve to die, but he had no right to live in this world. It was already a disgrace for him to have lived in this world.
Even if they did this thoroughly, these officials and nobles were still worried that they would not be forgiven by Zhi Li. Therefore, they took out money and recruited people to respond to Zhi Li's call to join the rebellion suppression army.
When Søren took over the Southeast Province, he did not let these officials and nobles pay a single gold coin or soldier.
At this time, in order to please Zhi Li, these people were generous.
In just half a month, the nobles of the Southeast Province had collected more than a hundred thousand gold coins, intending to offer them to Zhi Li as military expenses.
Moreover, they recruited more than seventy thousand strong people and established the Southeast Rebellion Suppression Army.
Hundreds of officials, with more than a hundred thousand gold coins and seventy thousand soldiers of the Southeast Rebellion Suppression Army, majestically went to Nujiang Province to kneel to welcome Zhi Li.
It was really a wall that everyone pushed when it was down!
Søren's wall had not yet fallen, but there were already countless people coming up to push and step on it, and even spitting on it.
Suddenly, in the eyes of the world, Søren was really a skeleton in a grave, struggling at death's door!
… …
Everything that happened outside Tianshui City, Søren acted as if he was completely unaware of it!
He almost brutally collected all the supplies of the Hai Family of Yingzhou and the Marine Trade Union.
Of course, he bought them with money, and did not seize them by force.
It would take at least two months for Zhi Li's 800,000 troops to rush from Royal City to Tianshui City!
During this time, Søren's war machine was running almost crazily.
He was no longer spending money. Instead, he was spilling gold coins like a rainstorm.
All the iron materials, provisions, weapons, armors, and so on, he did not even look at the price, and directly swept them all.
Every day, he personally signed more than hundreds of orders.
Every day, he spent more than ten thousand gold coins.
Under this kind of crazy purchasing, both the Yan Empire and the Dongli Kingdom were crazily making money from the war.
They did not have gunpowder, but they had a lot of steel, arrows, armors, and weapons.
If they did not have new armors or weapons, they would directly take them from the army. Anyway, Søren paid twice the price. Moreover, whether it was the Yan Empire or the Dongli Kingdom, there was no war to be fought recently!
Naturally, gunpowder was produced crazily every twenty hours on the secret island.
The needed shells were not only produced in Søren's workshop, but also in the coastal areas of the Yan Empire and all the blacksmith workshops on Yingzhou Island.
As long as the production was completed, they would be shipped to the Pirate Harbor or the Tianshui City wharf by ship, and the money would be directly handed over.
Although Søren had very strict requirements for the production of shells, the profit from producing such an iron ball was actually higher than that of a knife. For all the blacksmith workshops, it was a huge profit!
And the craziest one was Søren's cannon workshop. With a continuous supply of iron materials. With the astronomical reward from Søren, these craftsmen worked like crazy.
Because the money they earned from working hard for two months was enough for them to live for ten years.
Two months ago, when he defeated the Rock Demon, Søren earned more than a million gold coins!
And in less than two months, he actually spent half of this astronomical number of gold coins.
Although he was just a feudal lord, the extravagance of his spending was completely beyond that of a king!
Under this kind of crazy spending, all the sea merchants and pirates in the entire eastern sea participated in the transportation.
All the coastal forces of the Dongli Kingdom and the Yan Empire did business with Søren!
In just a short period of fifty days.
Søren armed his 200,000 main forces and 50,000 second line troops to the point of teeth.
Regardless of the cost, the number of cannons increased from more than 200 to more than 400.
And the number of arrows, solid cannons, and grapeshot shells was even more astronomical, piling up like a mountain!
… …
Fifty-five days later!
Gui Qinshao was nearly four months pregnant, and her belly was already showing!
Moreover, Fu Yan 'er was also pregnant for a month and a half! Her skin was thicker than the sky. Once, when Søren and Yan Nair were intimate, she directly barged in naked and rode on him without saying a word. What could Søren do?
Then, with one arrow, she directly became pregnant!
Finally, Feng Li's army of nearly 900,000 soldiers entered the Southeast Province in a grandiose manner!
Because, the remaining nearly 100,000 were the Southeast Crusade Army that was spontaneously organized in the Southeast Province, under the banner of avenging Duke Meng Wei.
An order was given!
The 900,000 troops surrounded Søren's Tianshui City, truly covering the sky!
… …
Then, Zhi Li personally wrote a letter to persuade Søren to surrender, and asked Søren to go to White Cloud City alone to accept his punishment!
The letter stated that as long as Søren pleaded guilty, he would be executed alone, and his family would not be killed!
Sauron's reply was only four words: "F * ck your mother!"
Zhi Li was furious, and ordered the 900,000 troops to attack Tianshui City from the north, west, and south, completely destroying the Suo Clan!
From then on, the final battle to decide the throne officially began!
And the moment of Zhi Li and Tu Lingduo's downfall was coming!
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