Chapter 313 From Declaration of War to Alliance
The territory of D'Shar is in chaos, and everyone wants to bully it. If Firdsvain was not facing the revenge war of the Kingdom of Sarleon, he would probably take advantage of it.
In fact, the two uncle and nephew, Sigur 'Red Axe', the lord of Nudaburg bordering D'Shar, and 'Blond' Edis, the lord of High Pass Fortress, had already entered the D'Shar territory. They did not even respond to King Vidis's call for help, but only symbolically sent some soldiers to Mist City to make up the numbers. Firthsville was established not long ago, and many lords have not yet formed a national mentality, and most of them are more self-centered.
On the other hand, Gregory IV of Ravenstern Kingdom actually wanted to take advantage of the trouble in Sarleon Kingdom to make a fortune.
Not only did he declare war on the Kingdom of Fierce Lions at the first opportunity, but he also led his army to the battle at the same time as the declaration of war was issued, which was very efficient.
For the Kingdom of Ravenstern, the war between Sarleons and Firdsvain is of course something they welcome.
If the Fierdsvain prepare for war, Ravenstern will be relatively safe, especially the western region - the Fierdsvain will definitely not attack Ravenstern at this time.
Gregory IV could transfer all the garrisons in Messenger Falls Bay, Ravenstern and Longsong Harbor to attack the Sarleon Territory. These were all ready-made troops and there was no need to wait for conscription, so the speed of dispatching them would naturally be very fast.
Gregory IV had obviously learned the lesson from his last attack at Eagle's Claw. This time he did not attack from the east, but from the west. His targets were Misty Marsh and Rocky Bay. There were no troublemakers like the Jatu in the west, nor were there any formidable archers like the Noldor elves...
But just as Ravenstern's declaration of war had been delivered to Sarleon and the troops had just assembled in the border city of Cefenbrae and were marching towards Misty Marsh in Sarleon, Gregory IV received bad news from home.
The news comes from the eastern part of Stern Crow Territory - the important eastern city of Xiaofurnace was breached by Lady Ursula's rebels!
Not only that, the Falcon Knights were also officially rebuilt in Dark Falcon Castle. It is said that the momentum is quite large. The Lord of Xiaolu City, Duke Undermar, even became a prisoner of Sir Ryan!
This news almost made Gregory IV fall off his horse in anger - he originally thought that the rear was safe, but who knew that just as he led the army out, half of the country was gone...
But no matter what, he had to go back and deal with Ursula's rebels first.
At present, Longsong Harbor and Crowstern are relatively empty. Now that Xiaofu City has been breached, it means that Ursula has the ability to fight all the way to Crowstern in one go!
It doesn't matter if you miss the chance to pick up an advantage. If Lady Ursula takes down Longsong Port, the Kingdom of Crowstern might really have to change its king - Ursula is not an ordinary rebel, she is indeed qualified to be a king.
Being able to capture Xiaolu City means that Ursula's rebels have the ability to attack head-on. The fact that Ursula can suddenly possess such strength obviously means that she has received a lot of assistance.
This assistance naturally came from Li Ang.
Moreover, Leon did it more thoroughly than when Ulrich funded Shira Yuzas - he directly lent the Dark Falcon Castle to Lady Ursula.
To be precise, it was loaned to the Falcon Knights.
Since Leon had previously allowed Lady Ursula and Sir Ryan to settle down in Dark Falcon Castle, the relationship between Ursula's rebels and Leon has always been good.
As soon as he received the news that Amy was trapped, Leon had already asked Andonga to lead the Crowmen to the Beibu Gulf. However, it was just a pretend move at the time, intending to make the king change his mind - at that time, it was just Sir Ryan who was cooperating with Andonga in acting.
And now, Andongjia has returned to Stern Crow Realm and told Sir Roland to abandon Dark Falcon Castle and lead his troops to Weird Fox Town to clean up the heretics.
Dark Falcon Castle was directly given to Ursula, and she was also provided with a lot of funds and equipment to allow her and Sir Ryan to rebuild the Falcon Knights.
The Falcon Knights have a strong appeal, and Ursula and Sir Ryan are both very capable leaders. They have been preparing to restore their country, but they have no base, and lack money, food and equipment.
After obtaining a suitable base and a large amount of sponsorship, Ursula assembled a large and powerful ragtag army in a very short time - just like what Hirayuzas did, many of them were bribed troops from the Stern Raven Realm.
It was not difficult to recruit people from the eastern part of Stern Raven Territory under the name of the Falcon Knights. Ursula had the same legal authority as Gregory IV. In addition, Gregory IV had always turned a blind eye to the harm done to the eastern region by the Jatu people, and the people in the eastern region already missed the original Falcon Knights.
Of course, what Leon provided was not selfless sponsorship, but had conditions - Lady Ursula must take advantage of the opportunity when the Kingdom of Ravenstern sent troops to attack Xiaofu City, and Andongjia would bring a large number of Misty Mountain people to cooperate in the battle.
If Ursula and Ryan betrayed their promise, Andonga would burn down the Dark Falcon Castle, trapping Ursula's rebels in a desperate situation - the Misty Mountain people could always hide back in the northern mountains anyway.
However, attacking Xiaolu City has always been Lady Ursula's goal. Now with Andonga leading the Misty Mountain people to cooperate, this is actually what Ursula has been longing for. She certainly will not give up this good opportunity.
Thus, on the same day that Gregory IV declared war on the Kingdom of Sarleon, the flags of the Falcon Knights began to fly again, and groups of Misty Mountain people gathered in the trading market established by Andonga to the north of Dark Falcon Castle.
Duke Undermar, Lord of Xiaolu City, reacted quickly upon hearing the news and immediately led his troops to attack Dark Falcon Castle.
But at the same time that Undermar broke through Dark Falcon Castle, Xiaolu City was also broken through by Ursula - Ursula directly exchanged homes with the Duke of Undermar and destroyed each other.
Afterwards, Undermar summoned Count Stephen, Lord of Oldenburg, to counterattack Xiaolu City together, but Count Stephen turned against his side at the last minute!
Undermar was captured by Sir Ryan, and more than five hundred soldiers surrendered.
It was not surprising that Earl Stephen defected, because Earl Stephen's son Paramond, the former Lord of Darkfalcon Castle who was held hostage by Gregory IV, was rescued from Ravenstern by Sir Ryan.
This matter had been planned half a year ago. Ursula had always wanted to incite Stephen to rebel, but it was not until now that Ravenstern was empty that Sir Ryan got the opportunity to save people.
Using hostages to control subordinates is not uncommon, but it is indeed easy to cause sequelae. Once the hostages are not under control, there is basically no doubt that they will rebel.
So Oldenburg also officially announced his joining Ursula's army
The situation in the eastern part of Stern Crow Territory has completely changed.
When Gregory IV received the news, the troops he led could just see the walls of Misty Marsh from afar, and the letter of declaration of war he had previously sent just happened to arrive in Sarleon.
But at this time, the King of Ravenstern could only return to his army immediately, and sent an envoy to Sarleon City to chase him at an urgent distance of 800 miles, trying to withdraw the declaration of war...
Unfortunately, it was just a little bit late - just over a day late, and I didn't catch up.
But the envoy was also a man who knew how to adapt. He asked to see Amy in Sarleon City and expressed his wish to negotiate peace with the Sarleon Kingdom...
"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen such a shameless person... Negotiating peace just one day after declaring war? Are you playing house? Gregory IV really has a childlike heart... Lord Gastov, do you Ravenclaws usually play like this?"
Amy stood on the steps of the throne room, looking at the Stern Crow Herald who kept smiling apologetically in front of her, and felt that she had finally seen the world.
"Your Highness, the Kingdom of Sarleons is now facing a powerful enemy. Why not join forces with our country? This will benefit everyone..."
The bearded Raven Herald looked embarrassed, but still tried to turn the declaration of war into an alliance...
The envoy's name was Gastov. He was the son of Duke Alexis, Lord of Longsong Harbor, and also Lord of Dragonclaw Cliff Castle. Now their territory was directly facing the attack of Ursula, and most of the troops were taken to the western border. The territory was very empty, and it was estimated that they could not resist for too long...
Of course, he had to do everything he could to facilitate peace talks with the Sarleon Kingdom. Otherwise, if the Sarleon Kingdom made up its mind to send troops to hold back the Stern Crows, then his father and son's territory might be gone.
"If we really join forces, it will certainly benefit everyone... But you guys are so fickle, we really can't trust you..."
Amy shook her head and sighed.
"It's more than just fickle... You should know that last year, Brennus represented the Sarleon Kingdom and Gregory IV signed a truce agreement at Eagle Claw Castle. I was a witness at that time. But now Gregory IV has declared war on the Sarleon Kingdom! Does this mean that your king does not agree with the current Sarleon Kingdom, but instead agrees with Brennus, the rebel leader?"
Leon was playing the bad cop, and his attitude was quite bad: "I even think that your king and Brennus have been in cahoots for a long time! And they joined forces...how did they join forces?!"
Perhaps Leon's words reminded Lord Gastov. He looked at the young Amy and began to threaten her: "Sir Leon, you are not the only option for us in the Raven Territory. We can also form an alliance with Cliff Bay... It is said that Duke Brunus has declared that you are the rebels. We can't tell which side is the orthodox one! Think about it carefully..."
Amy curled her lips expressionlessly.
Leon laughed: "Very good! Since you said so, I can rest assured to send the army of Lion Lake City... Anyway, I don't think Gregory is trustworthy. Madam Ursula is much more sincere than you..."
"Wait, wait! What Lion Lake City army? Ursula?"
Gastov suddenly panicked: "Sir Leon, what does this mean?"
"Isn't this obvious? Not only have you declared war on us, you've also made it clear that you want to support the traitor Brennus. There's no point in talking! Anyway, you can't attack Sarleon. I will send troops from Lake Lion and Braveshield to the eastern part of Ravenstern. Even if we suffer heavy losses in the western part of Sarleon, at worst I can earn it back from Ravenstern..."
Li Ang tilted his head, still smiling: "In a few days, when your family is homeless, you are welcome to come to Longzhua Cliff Castle to seek refuge with me... By the way, where are your family members? They can't be all in Longzhua Cliff Castle... Tsk tsk tsk..."
Dragonclaw Cliff Castle is Gastov's territory, and it is the nearest castle to the west of Xiaolu City...
"...Hey...Hey, Your Highness Amy, Lord Leon, don't, don't joke...What do you want? What kind of sincerity do you hope to get?"
Gastov's attitude suddenly became quite respectful. He turned to look at Amy, then began to ask Leon, obviously realizing that Leon had the final say here.
"Let your king prove that he and the traitor Brennus are enemies - this is what he should do as a king! If he cooperates with the rebels of Sarleon Kingdom, then I guarantee that Ursula will soon become the Queen of Ravenstern!"
Leon stared at Gastov and said.
Indeed, as a king, you should not cooperate with the rebels of other countries, at least not openly. Otherwise, you would be putting yourself on the same level as the rebels, which would weaken your own ruling power.
At the beginning, Ulrich only secretly provided money and food to Shira Yuzas, but he did not openly support Shira's rebels.
"How do you want your Majesty to prove it?"
Gastov also understood this truth. He had realized that Leon really didn't care whether the western part of Sarleon could be defended or not. After all, a strong city like Sarleon City was indeed difficult to capture, and the Sarleon Kingdom would not perish.
But if Leon sent troops to support Ursula, it is not certain whether Sternraven City would be captured, but at least Longsong Port and Dragonclaw Cliff Castle would definitely be gone!
"Gregory IV has already led his troops to the border, and it may not be too late to turn back now, so why not just attack Cliff Rock Bay - you help me capture Cliff Rock Bay and capture Brennus. I will help you deal with Ursula, take back Dawnhearth, and rescue Duke Undermar - this is a fair deal, right?"
Leon spread his hands out like a scale: "You can exchange Cliff Rock Bay for Dawn Hearth City, and you can exchange Brennus' life for the Duke of Undermar!"
This is indeed a very fair approach, exchanging cities for cities, people for people, and the Kingdom of Ravens can also gain some advantages - their situation is more urgent, and Ursula's rebels may attack Dragonclaw Cliff Fort and Longsong Port at any time.
Leon sent troops from Lion Lake City and Brave Shield Castle to Dawnhearth City, which was much closer than the Crow Stern Army returning from the vicinity of Misty Marsh Castle, and only in this way could they make it in time.
"That is indeed fair...but I need His Majesty the King to make the decision..."
Gastov nodded. He certainly thought that there was no problem with Leon's deal, but he was not sure whether the king would agree.
"Then you'd better find a way to make Gregory IV make a decision faster - I will send troops as soon as I receive his alliance agreement... I hope that Dragon Claw Cliff Castle and Longsong Port will be safe by then..."
Li Ang shrugged, looking nonchalant.
Amy also smiled slightly. "In fact, we don't really trust Gregory IV's character, so it's better to have a guarantee for the covenant - let him send the Dragon's Fang along with the covenant. Of course, I will also give him the Sarleon Flag Gun temporarily. After completing what we agreed on, we will return the two national treasures to each other."
Thus, the fastest process from declaration of war to alliance in history took place between the Kingdom of Ravenstern and the Kingdom of Sarleon...
