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In late March of the Great Divine Month and mid-June of the Minor Month, the Duke's soldiers quickly occupied Chongci City, and at the same time, the remaining army that had already assembled on the border west of the Duke's territory also began to march.

It is said that it was not until the siege began, that news of the strange movements of the duke's army came from the castle of the Marquis of Autumn Crow.

In this way, on the one hand, the Marquis is leading the army to the Silver Plain, and Chongci City and Shangen City are lacking army handles, and on the other hand, it also means that their army is stuck in the middle of the road.

They had to make a choice: go directly to Chongci to help, but that meant that if the Duke of Firesparrow attacked Shane directly after the siege, he would arrive faster than them, and if the army rushed back to Shane to defend the city, it would mean that Chongci City would be handed over to Firefinch.

In the end, the Marquis chose the latter (given that he also did not have more time and courage to continue pondering).

The siege of the city went smoothly, and in less than three days they entered the city and captured the son of the poor marquis's brother (the lord of the city followed the Marquis of Autumn Crow to the Silver Plain with his soldiers).

So, somehow, maybe everything was too sudden, maybe the autumn crows were really too old and didn't know how to continue the war - until the fire sparrow's backup army reached Chongci, and then began a long tug-of-war.

Clashes of all sizes were repeated in the mountains between Shane and Chongci, but neither side immediately made a large-scale move, and this continued until the end of April.

During this time, Dino who remained in the Red Sand Fort also received instructions from his father to issue more conscription orders to the lower lords and lead the army to the west to hold the southern flank.

A few days before leaving, the young master became very busy, he was urged by his retainers to do this and that, and Mo Shi couldn't help much.

Mo Shi climbs the walls of the Red Sand Castle. Duna followed him, still worried, as if Mo Shi was still a squeamish child who refused to take medicine. Mo Shi was not incomprehensible, given that his racial characteristics were weaker than those of the orcs, and that Duna was the eldest daughter in the family, she consciously took on the responsibility of caring for others.

The city wall is indeed not short, and when Mo Shi climbed to the top, his newly healed lungs gasped miserably.

The cold wind poured into his nostrils as it blew his hood over.

Mo Shi coughed, squinting his eyes and slowly looking around.

The white reflection of the ice and snow earth made the eyes that had become accustomed to the darkness of the corridor sting.

It's April, but the snow still hasn't melted.

His gaze followed the mountains in the distance, to the flat spread out of the castle and the intertwined roads (outside which there were camped armies), and finally to the stone bricks, cracks, and snow piled on the side of the walls......

Then Moshi saw Dia Firefinch.

The daughter of a nobleman dressed in white fur stood on the city wall, the fur on her shoulders fluttering like a living snow fox. She wore no veil or headscarf, and her silver-gray hair was scattered in the wind.

She is a delicately dressed and lonely sculpture.

Mo Shi quickly expanded his vision, and after making sure that his maid Lina was not there, he heard a long sigh of relief in his heart. He paused, trying to retreat, but Dia had already seen him.

Her expression didn't change much. After a moment, he nodded lightly at him.

Mo Shi could only slowly step forward and walk to her side.

"Miss Dia. He bowed to her, "I don't mean to offend, if I disturb you." ”

She looked at the city built along the hills.

Their ancestors once caught the fiery bird here.

The girl sighed and let out a white mist, revealing the corners of her sharp teeth under her lips.

"War," she said, "the Golden Lion Dynasty has had its share of cannibalism after a period of turmoil, and Manlon I received an oracle to set strict rules to ensure that we are civilized, rational people." The historian wrote a eulogy saying that it was because of this that the war became manageable. But...... Look at how small we are. ”

The two passages were not actually related, but Mo Shi felt that he could understand what she meant.

"Not everyone has the opportunity to change history," Mo Shi said softly after a moment of silence, "In fact, no one can change history alone, whether it is the founding emperor or the heroes of the ages. ”

Diya picked up his words: "You mean that there is only God. ”

Mo Shi was stunned.

He always forgot that this was a race with a belief in one God. It can even be said that many of their actions are based on the Holy Scriptures and their worship of the gods.

But if "God" is described as some kind of "fate" or "current", then this statement may be true.

"But even if I don't care about war, history, principalities, and kingdoms, and I don't look at the 'men's world' - even so, I'm still so small. Small and lonely. She was almost talking, but not to Moshi. Moshi didn't know how Deya saw herself after what had happened like that.

"Mr. Moshi. She said suddenly.

Mo Shi looked at her, meeting her gray-blue eyes.

"I don't think the war will last long, even though it's just my personal opinion, but I shouldn't be too wrong," she said. It was impossible for the king to allow a terrible feud between the lords, and soon negotiations would begin. ”

Mo Shi nodded hesitantly.

And she continued: "Do you know what the negotiations will involve?"

A mocking smile appeared on her lips. Mo Shi knew she wasn't asking him.

"I didn't envision it. Mo Shi replied.

"They'll talk about me, sir, and they'll talk about me. And my fate ...... I'm trying to accept my fate. Because since everything is God's arrangement. She clasped her fingers, clasped her palms so that every strand of skin was clinging, and pressed the knuckles against her lower lip.

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Moshi followed Dino Firebird on his journey west.

On the day of parting, Dia Firebird stood again in front of the city gate to watch her relatives leave.

Moshi still doesn't know how to ride a two-horned horse, but Dino is still willing to share the carriage with him.

As he left the city, Dino rode on a solid black two-horned horse, dressed in polished armor and holding a banner embroidered with his family crest. Mo Shi knew that he held back, otherwise he would have turned back many more times.

It was clear to the retainers that the main purpose of the provisional army was not to fight, but to suppress the southern frontier and intimidate the crows, and that the probability of a head-on conflict was almost non-existent—but that did not mean that the march would be easy.

There has been no war here for too long. Even if they are fierce and strong like canine orcs, the teachings and rules have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

From the highest of the ranks, Dino Firesparrow, to the civilian squires who carried the knight's baggage, everyone walked silently through the snow.

At the same time, the dispute between the fire sparrow and the autumn crow has been transformed into different letters, which are sent to the royal palace. By the time those letters had accumulated to the fifth, the king gave the order.

While Dino Firesparrow's army was displayed on the southwestern border, the King's envoys had already set off for the fiefdom of the Marquis of Autumn Crow.

News doesn't always precede action, but the departure of the king's envoys is clearly not in the midst of silence.

The royal ravens had already flown to the camp of the autumn crows and the fire sparrow with letterheads, and stopped on the arms of the marquis and duke, and passed the king's will.

What both sides have been waiting for for the same long time (with different expectations and motivations), anyway, has finally arrived:

- Peace.

and negotiations.