Chapter 295 Declaration of War

"My Lord Marquis, do you think that Grand Duke will surrender?" A middle-aged fat man in aristocratic clothes said with a smile and compliment.

This is a small meeting room, where all the nobles in the Viking Empire sit. The lowest title is an earl. Their territories are on the road between the refugees and the three frontier counties.

If the Enrest family can get the toll this time, they can naturally follow behind and take a ride. So these people are naturally willing to support the Marquis Enrest.

"Yes, I will. Nobles have their own way of playing. Although Feng Willow is a grand duke, he is also a noble after all. In order to integrate into the nobles of our Viking Empire, spending some money is like an entry fee for him.

And no matter what he thinks, as long as we delay for a while, the money he spends will be much more than the toll we pay.

No matter from which angle, he will agree to give us this toll. But in the future, the grand duke may bear a grudge against him. After all, he is the top powerhouse in the empire. You should think about it yourself if you are hated by such a person for these money.

If I hadn't consumed too much of my family's foundation due to the two wars and the lack of food in the territory now, I would not have offended a strong man like Feng Willow." Marquis Leinster persuaded with a smile.

"My Lord Marquis, who wouldn't? If the family hadn't encountered difficulties, we wouldn't want to offend a strong man and a noble like Grand Duke von Willow. Isn't this a solution?

But after this time, we can invite him to a few more banquets to help him integrate into our Viking Empire nobles. These small conflicts should be resolved.

After all, at this time, there is still extra food and gold coins to take in refugees, which shows that Grand Duke von Willow has a rich family. Now that we are in trouble, he should pay some tolls that he should have paid.

Besides, it is reasonable and legal for us to formulate tax policies in our own territory." The first middle-aged fat man said with a smile.

"Of course, the nobles collect taxes in their own territories, even His Majesty the Emperor can't say anything!" Another noble nodded righteously.

The means of these people are indeed reasonable and legal, but what they did can indeed be called taking advantage of the fire. In order to prevent Feng Willow from taking revenge, these nobles spontaneously united to reap a windfall from Feng Willow.

It is hard to say whether these nobles pushed Marquis Enlester out as a knife, or whether Marquis Enlester pulled them together to reap Feng Willow. Anyway, this group of people hit it off.

"Report! Master, it's bad. Grand Duke Feng Willow of the three border counties sent a declaration of war. The three border counties declared war on our Enlester family." The butler of the Marquis's mansion, a thin old man, with a pale face, ran in to report.

"What? He's crazy? He rashly declared war on our Enlester family without the consent of the Noble Council? He is ignoring the laws of the empire and the Imperial Noble Council." Marquis Enlester, who was smiling just now, turned pale at this moment, but he still shouted stubbornly.

It's not that he is timid, but Feng Willow's reputation is too bad. As great nobles, they know a lot of accurate news about the news of directly using plague to massacre the city, not to mention rumors.

Once Feng Willow really declares war on them, he only needs a plague secret technique to cause heavy losses to their territory. It's different from ordinary wars. Plague is a thing. No matter whether it is nobles or civilians, once Feng Willow releases the plague in the territory, they and their families will be in danger of life, which is simply unbearable for them.

"Everyone, Feng Willow, that bastard, has declared war on our Enlester family. What do you think?" Marquis Enlester looked at the allies who were just talking big.

"Mr. Marquis, we definitely support you. Feng Willow is too unruly this time. Without the recognition of the Noble Council, we declared war on you. We will definitely stand with you and urge the Noble Council to take action as soon as possible." The middle-aged fat man said righteously.

The words sounded nice, and it seemed that they were on the side of the Enlester family, but the current Marquis didn't want to hear this, but hoped that they could stand up firmly and send troops to resist Feng Willow's declaration of war with their Enlester family.

Unfortunately, no one took up the topic. The topic just fell to the ground and shattered! ~

Everyone present heard the sound of the shattering, and it was not only the topic that was shattered, but also the offensive and defensive alliance they had just signed.

Although the Marquis Enlester was extremely angry, at this time, he did not dare to offend all the nobles around him.

Although these people were unreliable at the critical moment and would not send troops to help him, at least, they were on his side morally and were willing to help him in the noble parliament and the court. Even verbal support is precious in this crisis.

Feng Willow naturally didn't know the filth between these nobles. He took the Fire Crow Pot and rode Moril to the Enlester family.

This was a good opportunity for him to test the Fire Crow Pot he had just successfully refined. He always wanted to test the power of a new toy, but it was a pity that it was too powerful and it was not convenient to test it at home.

Since the Enrest family has come out, Feng Willow is happy to use them as a chicken to scare the monkey.

"Willow, it's great that you're here. It's been delayed for six days, and they just won't let us go. I recognize that there is a gate tax for entering the city, but I have never heard that passing through the territory also requires money. It's simply too much!" When Taris saw Feng Willow, she was like a wronged child, and angrily told Feng Willow about her recent pressure.

Now Taris has a real responsibility on her shoulders. As soon as she opens her eyes, there are hundreds of thousands or millions of mouths waiting for food. According to the current situation, if she eats for a few more days, the food in the camp will not be enough.

"I have declared war on the Enrest family. This battle will defeat them and let everyone in the Viking Empire know that their rules can't control me!" Feng Willow said angrily.

Feng Willow rode Moril and majestically came to the checkpoint set up by the Enrest family. Moril blew a mouthful of dragon flame.

The entire checkpoint was burned to ashes in the raging fire.

Feng Willow took out the fire crow pot and threw it into the air. The fire crow pot was blown up by the wind, and fire crows flew out from the pot mouth.

Three thousand fire crows were spread all over the sky, like a burning cloud.

What blocked the refugees was just a small temporary checkpoint, not the main area of ​​the Enrest family's territory.

"Take the refugees and march to our territory immediately. No matter who blocks you on the road, don't hesitate, just take action." Feng Willow said to Taris.

With someone to make the decision for her, Taris's tone became firm: "Okay, I won't let you down."

Hundreds of thousands of refugees, and thousands of musketeers from the three border counties, the large army began to move slowly again.

Feng Willow led three thousand fire crows to Enrest Castle, the core city of the Enrest family's territory. Hitting someone has to hurt. If they just let it go without any pain, they will not learn their lesson next time.

Feng Willow also intends to establish his authority and prepare for the next national policy reform. He is still the national teacher of the Viking Empire. Now the luck of the Viking Empire has been halved, which is not enough for him to practice.

If he wants to make the Viking Empire stronger, he must reform, and reform involves the distribution of interests. Now most of the interests of the country are in the hands of the nobles, and reform will inevitably touch their interests.

And Feng Willow must subdue these nobles to promote the reform and make the Viking Empire stronger.

"What is that? Is it a fire cloud?" The guard of Enrest Castle saw a large piece of conspicuous red flying towards them quickly from a distance, and said to his companions with a smile.

Just as the guard was speaking, the large piece of flame-like thing far away in the sky was approaching them quickly.

"No, it could be some monster. Sound the alarm." In the past year, in addition to natural disasters and man-made disasters, there are also monsters that have escaped from the spirit world, which often appear in the Viking Empire. This has made the guards in various places more alert.

As the alarm sounded, the guards of Enrest Castle quickly gathered on the city wall, and only saw a large area of ​​burning flames in the sky. And in the front was a giant dragon.

"Giant dragon?" The general of the guard wanted to say something, but Moril sprayed a mouthful of dragon flame, covering the entire city gate with dragon flame.

Dozens of guards standing on the tower were turned into ashes before they even screamed.

However, Enrest Castle is indeed extraordinary. It should be built with some anti-magic materials. Even in the face of Moril's dragon flame impact, it still did not collapse.

Immediately afterwards, a layer of magic shield was lit above the city wall. Obviously, there is a protective magic array in the city. Unlike the New World, where the development time was short and the purpose was just to plunder resources, the nobles would not spend a lot of money to build a protective magic circle for the castle.

The mainland of the four empires is different. This is the home of many nobles. The great nobles have a long history. Naturally, they will do their best to make their home safe. They will not be stingy in this regard.

"Grand Duke Willow, stop it. If you have anything to say, talk it over. If there are conflicts between nobles, they can be resolved through the noble parliament. If everyone declares war directly, won't the country be in chaos?" A man in noble clothes shouted loudly to Feng Willow in the sky.

"Who are you?" Feng Willow asked.

"Grand Duke Willow, I am Juarez, the envoy sent by His Majesty to mediate. If there is anything, we can discuss it. Please don't do it." Juarez said with a smile on his face.

"Why are you here so quickly?" Feng Willow intended to kill the chicken to scare the monkey to establish his prestige. From declaring war to taking action, it took only two days. He was afraid that the empire would intervene. Once the Viking Empire intervened, he would no longer be able to deal with the Enrest family.

"Your Majesty sent me to mediate when he heard that the Enrest family collected tolls. He was afraid that you, the Grand Duke, did not understand some of the rules of the Viking Empire.

If there are conflicts between nobles, we will mediate through the Noble Council, and your Majesty will make the decision." Juarez said with a smile.

"Marquis Enrest robbed me on the road and wasted a lot of my food. As long as they are willing to compensate, I can forgive them. If they don't compensate, it doesn't matter who mediates." Feng Willow said toughly. Put the shit pot on the other party's head first.

"Grand Duke Willow, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. It's not highway robbery, it's a transit fee. The nobles have the right to legislate in their own territories. This transit fee is one of the laws of our Enlester territory. It's reasonable and legal!" Juarez said with a smile on his face.

"Grand Duke, this really can't be considered robbery, so there is a misunderstanding here. Can everyone sit down and talk calmly?" Juarez said politely.

Fon Willow knew that if he followed the rules of the nobles, he would fall into the rhythm of the other party. The nobles of the Viking Empire must be on the other side. After the intervention of the bullshit noble parliament, he would fall into a quibble, and it would be disadvantageous to him.

"I don't care what the reason is. Now that I have suffered losses, someone must compensate me. If the Enlester family does not compensate, whoever persuades them will compensate. Can you make a decision on compensation on behalf of His Majesty? If not, get out of the way." Feng Willow said firmly.

Juarez's face turned green at that time. As the emperor's envoy, it was the first time he met someone who didn't play by the rules and didn't give the emperor face. Of course, he had no right to make a decision on compensation.

Feng Willow looked at the other nobles who were persuading him: "Will you compensate me for my losses?"

These nobles were afraid of being targeted by Feng Willow, and they shook their heads quickly.

"Since you are unwilling to compensate me for my losses, then get out of here. My losses must be compensated by someone. If the Enrest family doesn't pay, then you pay. Whoever persuades me again, I will find him to pay.

If you don't want to persuade me, just hide aside and watch. Whoever dares to stop me is my enemy." Feng Willow said forcefully.

"Attack!" Feng Willow gave an order, and the three thousand fire crows behind him formed a fire crow formation. The power of the three thousand fire crows was linked to each other to form a whole.

A golden flame shot out from the fire crow formation. "Bang!" The defensive magic formation of the Enrest family suddenly fluctuated violently. (End of this chapter)