Chapter 290 140 Declaration of War!

Chapter 290 -140- Declaration of war!

The change in the war situation in the North caught the Third Prince off guard, but at the same time, it also made him determined to go north as soon as possible and seize the best opportunity to declare war on the North before Castel completely suppressed the rebellion.

Count Gaston had already betrayed, and the Third Prince was sure that Castel might have known his plan, so he had to launch an attack before the opponent's main force returned.

Fortunately, under the name of military exercises, the Duchy of Violet had assembled its army, and even the elite standing troops of Bolde had been shipped to Violet.

The combined strength of the two duchies was amazing. Even if the nobles were not mobilized, only the conscription and standing troops of the direct jurisdiction were mobilized, and a full 25,000 troops were assembled.

Among them, the Duchy of Violet had 20,000 people, and the commander was Count Lint, the heir of Violet, and the Duchy of Bolde had 5,000 people, and the commander was the Third Prince Philip, who was also the nominal commander-in-chief of the coalition forces of the two duchies.

In the Violet Army, there are 5,000 elite standing troops, and the extraordinary ratio has reached an astonishing 40%, which greatly exceeds the minimum 30% of the extraordinary ratio standard for forming an extraordinary army formation. There are more than 40 people who have entered the rank, including five Silver Moon Level 2.

The Principality of Bolde is even more terrifying, with all of them being extraordinary standing troops.

Among them, there are 3,500 former Bolde extraordinary standing troops, whose extraordinary ratio has reached 30% like the garrison of the Earldom of Tulip, and 1,500 guards belonging to the third prince Philip.

The standards of the prince's guards are consistent with those of the regular army of the kingdom, and the extraordinary ratio even exceeds 50%, and the combat effectiveness is stronger than that of Bolde's elite standing troops.

In addition, the number of Bolde's entry-level people also exceeds 30, and there are three Silver Moons.

In other words, among the 25,000 coalition forces formed by the two principalities, there are 10,000 troops who can form a magic array, and 4,000 of the 10,000 are real extraordinary people.

The total number of powerful entry-level people is more than 80, and there are eight Silver Moons.

Except that the power of Chiyang was not used on the surface, this mobilization was completely at the level of a duchy war.

In a duchy-level war, the extraordinary standing troops are the main force.

And their opponent is just a countship with only 3,000 standing troops, lacking enchanted equipment, and less than 20% of the extraordinary troops.

Oh, no.

Now... maybe we have to add a tulip garrison with a 30% extraordinary ratio and 3,000 people.

But, so what?

Even if the North summoned the power of all the nobles, they were just a mob in front of the powerful duchy standing troops.

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

The third prince saw this very clearly.

"Pass the order down. The Castel family has no male heirs for a long time. The previous earl did not designate an heir. The current inheritance of the title is illegal."

"Charlotte de Castel, the current head of the Castel family, disrespected the lord and refused to swear allegiance to the new duke, openly violating the "Sacred Code"..."

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

"According to Article 11 of Chapter 24 of the "Sacred Code", on the premise that the Castel family does not have the qualifications to inherit, the Borde family, as a Castel clan, has the right to take back the territory and deprive the Castel family of the title."

"In the name of the Duke of Borde, an ultimatum is issued to the Castel family, and they must abdicate within five days and hand over control of the territory to the Borde family."

"If they do not obey...it will be regarded as rebellion!"

The third prince ordered the mage in the Mage Tower.

Five days is actually the estimated time for the coalition forces of the two principalities to arrive at the border.

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

He was ready for war. No matter what Castel responded, he would lead the army to march straight to Castel's capital, North Port!

In other words, this so-called ultimatum was actually equivalent to the start of a war.

"In addition..."

The third prince paused, and then said:

"Send a message to Bold to seal up all of Castel's manors, castles, mansions and shops in the Principality, and confiscate all of his property!"

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes, his eyes gradually colder:

"From now on, there will be no Castel in Bold."

...

The coalition forces of the two principalities acted quickly.

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

Only five days later, the mighty army arrived at the border between the Violet Principality and the Earldom of Castel.

By this time, ten days had passed since the Battle of the Dorne River, where Castel rebelled.

As the commander-in-chief, the third prince Philip stood on the hillside, looking at the criss-crossing waterways and scattered towns in the distance of Castel, with a glimmer in his eyes.

This was his first time in the North.

Although he had not seen the rumored North Port, looking at the scattered towns in the distance, he had already felt that Castel was as prosperous as the hinterland of the kingdom.

"See, my dear wife, from now on... this is my direct territory."

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

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

However, just as the third prince was looking at Castel and imagining the future, Count Lint rode his horse and hurried to his side, followed by several nobles.

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

The third prince glanced at the other's frowning brows and smiled.

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

"Your Highness, my question may be a little offensive, but considering that we are allies and relatives, there is one thing... I hope to verify it with you."

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

After hearing the words of Count Lint, the third prince was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face was slightly reduced, and then he squinted his eyes and asked:

"Uncle, who told you this?"

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

Count Lint said seriously.

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 Blood Demon Cult. Of course...most of the time it's a transaction."

Count Lint frowned:

"So...you really have dealings with them?"

"It's just a transaction. Don't worry, I know the difference between the important and the unimportant, and I have never trusted those lunatics. It's just that sometimes I need to borrow their power to achieve some goals."

The third prince said indifferently.

Count Lint frowned even deeper:

"Your Highness, you are playing with fire. The Blood Demon Cult is not a good group. It's not a good thing to get too close to them. It will give the second prince a handle!"

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

"What happened?"

Count Lint sighed and gestured to the nobles behind him:

"Let your people speak."

The third prince looked at the nobles behind Count Lint and recognized that the other party was the liaison officer responsible for contacting Bolde.

Seeing the third prince's gaze, the liaison officer lowered his head quickly, presented a parchment scroll with both hands, and said with a stiff face:

"Your Highness...Your Highness, there is news from Bold that Castel has declared war on us."

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

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

"Haha, hahaha!"

"Declared war, she actually declared war on me!"

"This little beauty of the Castel family is really interesting. Does she think that she can compete with me after she has suppressed the rebellion?"

As he said, he took the parchment scroll from the noble liaison officer.

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