Gondor, this Caiyunnan has been besieged for ten days.

The allied forces of the princes outside the city provoked every day, but Gondor did not fight. Everyone thought that Levi Cook, the current commander of Gondor, could no longer hold on, and even the people in the city did not have confidence in their own army and prepared for the worst.

Hamon Cook, the commander of the alliance of princes, originally planned to fight a quick battle, but seeing that Gondor had not played the banner of "King of the South" for a long time, he guessed that Kewang had not returned to Gondor yet. At this time, going up to fight a siege war of attrition is undoubtedly a waste of troops, which not only weakens one's own strength, but also is useless. Therefore, Hamon Cook was also happy to besiege the city, anyway, these days he robbed the granaries outside the city, and the soldiers had enough food, and when the food inside the city was exhausted, he would go up and harvest again, and it would be much easier.

Of course, Harmon Cook's uneasy allies were also an important factor in his decision to besiege the city.

Making wedding dresses for others, this kind of thing, Harmon Cook is not willing to do.

Xiao Feng knew Harmon Cook's careful thoughts, but he didn't expose it. In fact, for him, fighting is not the most important thing, revenge is the main purpose of his visit.

In the past few days, Xiao Feng sent people to squat on the main road to Gondor every day, just to intercept Ke Wang halfway and take revenge with his own hands.

The rest of the princes who formed the coalition were forced to come because of the strength of Harmon Cook, and now that they saw that the leaders had shrunk, they would not be able to contribute. After all, in the troubled times, these armies are their home, and the exhaustion of the army means that their separatist career is over.

The coalition of princes outside the city had all evil intentions, and the city of Gondor was not monolithic.

In this world, there are always shameless people who betray the lord for their own desires, and there are naturally such people in Gondor City.

Merchants are profit-seekers.

Almost every ruler had a mixed attitude towards merchants. On the one hand, they need to rely on the merchant's money and business network to buy goods and strengthen themselves, and on the other hand, they never have any faith in their loyalty to the merchant.

This group of people is the real outlaws. The thirst for wealth can make them lose their conscience. In their eyes, all the courtesy, righteousness, and shame in heaven and earth are not as lovely as gold! For the sake of money, they can sell everything, even if it is their own country!

The merchants in Gondor have grown rapidly in recent years, and there are people in the military, politics, and even the Grand Consulate who work for them. They had received the news from various sources early in the morning, and they knew very well that according to the current war situation, Gondor was afraid that he would not be able to hold on any longer.

It is the nature of businessmen to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Levi Cook is about to fall, and these businessmen naturally will not accompany Levi Cook to die, and they urgently need to find a new backer now.

And now what backers can be compared to the alliance of princes outside the city?

Every successful trader can be said to be a qualified gambler because they know how to be willing to bet when necessary.

Through some special channels, they got in touch with the princes' coalition forces outside the city and made a deal with them.

As long as the alliance of princes agrees to not touch their property after entering the city, they are willing to become the internal response of the alliance of princes, passing information to the alliance of princes through their special network. They are even willing to provide a large amount of military money, just to continue doing business in the change of dynasty.

When the princes encountered such a good thing, they naturally agreed to it. Although Hamon Cook was very displeased with these profit-seeming merchants, he also knew that by cooperating with them, the losses in the next war would be minimized, so he acquiesced in their surrender.

In the midst of this internal and external troubles, Gondor held out for ten days.

Ten days later, on this night......

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The gates of Gondor opened quietly, and a group of horsemen took advantage of the darkness to leave the city in an orderly manner. Their horses' hooves were wrapped in heavy strips of cloth to ensure that they did not make a sound during the march.

They are the most elite Praetorian Guards in the south of Caiyun, but after years of war, there are still a few points left in their reputation as a "strong army", which is really suspicious.

They were the last Praetorian Guard, and they were the last of Gondor's resistance. Now they are pouring out of the nest with only one goal, and that is the head of the commander of the coalition forces, Harmon Cook!

Levi Cook put on the black armor that had accompanied him in his expeditions to the north and south for decades, stepped on his horse, led his men, and galloped on the dark road.

He was already a lot old, but he still insisted on leading the army himself. Before leaving, the people around him were persuading him not to go. Levi Cook is the backbone of Gondor, and if something happens to him, Gondor's will be finished.

But Levi Cook didn't listen and insisted on fighting, and it was useless for anyone to persuade him. Because, this time, their enemy is his own son!

He regretted that he had failed to teach Hamon Cook well, and that Gondor was in the woes he is today.

However, it is still too late to make a correction!

That rebel, since he was born, must be finished by his own hands!

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Outside the city, the hundred miles of the alliance of the princes.

Hamon Cook, the commander of the coalition of princes, was reading by candlelight in his tent.

Beside him, there were elite soldiers in full armor, and they were waiting for something.

Those princes were also waiting in Harmon Cook's tent, but unlike Harmon Cook's calmness, their expressions were a little panicked and uneasy.

Just now, they received information from the Gondor Chamber of Commerce that Levi Cook would lead all of the Janissaries of Gondor to a night attack tonight.

This tiger is too prestigious, and although they are ready, they are still a little panicked in their hearts.

Moreover, this tiger was still as cunning as ever, and it was not until the time when the Praetorian Guard was called up that the order for a night attack and decisive battle was issued, apparently for fear that the news would leak out, so that the princes' coalition army was prepared.

However, the energy of those merchants is also not small, and they are actually in the Praetorian Guard, which makes Levi Cook's plan frustrated.

Harmon Cook glanced at these princes with disdain, he didn't even have the courage to fight the enemy, what kind of battle for hegemony in the world! These people, in the end, are just some mediocre people, at most, they can only be the princes of a town, if they want to go further, it is impossible!

But that's fine, when the war is over, these cowardly and incompetent princes won't be too troublesome to solve.

What he wants to do is the king of the world, and these princes will also be his hindrance to the Iron Throne sooner or later!

But for now, the first thing Harmon Cook has to deal with is the biggest obstacle. His father, Levi Cook!

"Father, I'm waiting for you here!"