Tome of Blood

  Chapter 290-140-Declaration of war!

  The change in the war situation in the North caught the Third Prince by surprise, but at the same time made him determined to go north as soon as possible, and seized the best opportunity to declare war on the North before Castel had completely suppressed the rebellion.

   Earl Gaston has betrayed, and the third prince is sure that Castel probably already knows his side's plan, so he must launch an attack before the opponent's main force returns.

   Fortunately, relying on the name of the military exercise, the Principality of Violet has assembled the army, and even Bold's elite standing equipment has been shipped to Violet.

  The combined strength of the two principalities is amazing. Even if no nobles were mobilized, only the recruitment and standing of the direct-controlled territories were mobilized, and an army of 25,000 people was mobilized.

  Among them, there are 20,000 people in the Duchy of Violet, and the commander is Earl Lint, the heir of Violet, and 5,000 people in the Duchy of Boulder, and the commander is Philip, the third prince, who is also the nominal commander-in-chief of the coalition forces of the two duchies.

In Violet's army, there are 5,000 elites on standby, and the extraordinary proportion has reached an astonishing 40%, far exceeding the minimum 30% extraordinary proportion standard that can form an extraordinary army formation. There are five full Yinyue second ranks.

  The Principality of Boulder is even more terrifying, all of which are extraordinary and standing.

  Among them, there were 3,500 original Boulder extraordinary standing troops, which had the same extraordinary proportion as the garrison of the Earl of Tulip, reaching 30%, and 1,500 personal guards belonging to the third prince Philip alone.

  The standards of the Prince's Guards are the same as those of the Kingdom's regular army, with an extraordinary ratio even exceeding 50%, and their combat effectiveness is stronger than that of Bold's elite standing troops.

  In addition, the number of entrants in Boulder also exceeded thirty, and Yinyue had three.

   In other words, among the 25,000 coalition troops formed by the two duchies, there are 10,000 troops that can form a magic array alone, and 4,000 of the 10,000 people are true transcendents.

  The total number of powerful entrants is more than eighty, and there are eight in Yinyue.

   Except that the power of Chi Yang was not used on the surface, the mobilization of this specification is already a war of the principality level.

   In wars at the principality level, extraordinary standing is the main force.

  And their opponent is just a counties with only 3,000 standing army, lack of enchanted equipment, and less than 20% of the extraordinary ratio.

Oh no.

  Now... maybe a tulip garrison with an extraordinary ratio of 30% and a number of 3,000 should be added.

   But so what?

  Even if all the nobles in the North were summoned, they would be nothing more than a mob in front of the powerful Principality Standing Standing.

  Castel is rich, but in terms of armaments, it is still too weak.

   The third prince saw this very clearly.

   "The order continues. The Castel family no longer has a male heir, and the previous earl did not designate an heir. The current succession to the title is illegal."

   "The current head of the Castel family, Charlotte de Castel, disrespected the lord, refused to swear allegiance to the new Duke, and blatantly violated the "Holy Code"..."

   "According to Article 4 of Chapter 17 of the Holy Code, the Castel family has seriously violated the noble contract and is no longer qualified to inherit the Earl of Castel."

"According to Article 11 of Chapter 24 of the "Holy Code", on the premise that the Castel family is not qualified to inherit, the Bold family, as the Castel clan, has the right to take back the territory and deprive Cass The title of the Tell family."

   "In the name of the Duke of Bold, issue an ultimatum to the Castel family. They must announce their abdication within five days and hand over control of the territory to the Bold family."

   "Anyone who doesn't follow... is considered a rebellion!"

  The third prince ordered to the mage in the mage tower.

  The five days was actually exactly the estimated time when the coalition forces of the two duchies arrived at the border.

   In other words, the third prince did not intend to negotiate with Castel.

  He is ready for war. No matter what Castel responds to, he will lead the army and drive straight to Beigang, the capital of Castel!

   In other words, this so-called ultimatum is actually equivalent to starting a war.

"also…"

  The third prince paused, then continued:

   "Communicate to Boulder to seize all Castel's manors, castles, mansions and shops in the principality area, and confiscate all property!"

   As he spoke, he squinted his eyes, his eyes getting colder:

   "From now on, there will be no Castle in Polder."

  …

  The coalition forces of the two principalities moved very quickly.

  After the third prince decided to go north immediately, the army that had been prepared for a long time set off soon.

   Just five days later, the mighty army arrived at the junction of the Violet Principality and the Earl of Castel.

   By this time, ten days had passed since the Battle of the Dorn River in the Castel Rebellion.

  As the commander-in-chief, the third prince Philip stood on the hillside, looking at the criss-crossing waterways and patchwork towns in Castelland in the distance, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

   This is his first time in the North.

  Although he has not seen the rumored North Port yet, looking at the dotted towns in the distance, he has already felt the prosperity of Castel that is no less than the hinterland of the kingdom.

   "See, my dear wife, from now on... this will be my direct jurisdiction."

  He turned his head and smiled at Eleanor, Duchess of Boulder, who was silent.

  After hearing what the third prince said, Eleanor trembled slightly, and lowered her head even lower.

  However, when the third prince was looking at Castel and thinking about the future, Earl Lint hurriedly came to his side on horseback, followed by several nobles.

   "My uncle, you don't look very well, what happened?"

  The third prince glanced at the other's furrowed brows and said with a smile.

  Earl Lint glanced at Eleanor, and his eyes fell on the third prince again, with a somewhat complicated expression:

   "Your Highness, my question may be a bit offensive, but since we are both allies and relatives, there is one thing... I hope to ask you for confirmation."

   "Do you...have any contact with the Blood Demon Cult?"

  After listening to Earl Lint's words, the third prince was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face was slightly suppressed, and then he squinted his eyes and asked:

   "Uncle, who told you this?"

   "Your Highness, you just need to answer if I have."

  Earl Lint looked serious and authentic.

  The third prince looked at him for a while, then suddenly laughed and said:

   "My dear uncle, there are many nobles in the kingdom who are more or less connected with the Gorefiend Cult. Of course...more often than not, they are transactions."

  Earl Lint frowned:

   "So...you really had a relationship with them?"

   "It's just a transaction, don't worry, I can tell the difference, and I have never trusted those lunatics, but sometimes I need to borrow their power to achieve some goals."

  The third prince said indifferently.

  Earl Lint frowned even deeper:

   "Your Highness, you are playing with fire. The Gorefiend Cult is not a good person. Getting too close to them is not a good thing, and it will give the second prince a handle!"

  The third prince's heart moved slightly, and his smile finally disappeared:

"What happened?"

  Earl Lindt sighed and gestured to the nobleman behind him:

   "Let your people talk."

  The third prince looked at the nobleman behind Earl Lint, and recognized that the other party was the liaison officer in charge of contacting Boulder.

  Seeing the gaze cast by the third prince, the liaison officer quickly lowered his head, presented a parchment roll with both hands, and said bravely:

   "Your Highness...Your Highness, Boulder has sent news that Castel has declared war on us."

   "What did you say? Castel declared war on us?"

  The third prince was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing:

   "Haha, hahaha!"

   "War was declared, and she even declared war on me!"

   "The little beauty of the Castel family is really interesting. Could it be that she thinks that she can fight me if she put down the rebellion?"

   As he spoke, he took the parchment in the hands of the noble liaison officer.

   But when he saw clearly the contents on the parchment scroll, his expression suddenly changed.

  (end of this chapter)