Then let them offer their loyalty!

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At this moment, Tang Feifei had conquered another state, so her aura became even more refined. Her strength had clearly improved through the "Destruction-Conquest" path.

When Tang Feifei received the secret intelligence from Guan Xiao, she was still awake and in the strategy room, studying the future trends of the war alone.

Upon obtaining Guan Xiao's crucial intelligence, her gaze narrowed slightly. Then, with a wave of her hand, the table in front of her instantly transformed with a series of clicks. A few seconds later, a sand table depicting the entire controlled area of ​​Shelter 7 appeared on the table.

Following the information in Guan Xiao's confidential intelligence report, Tang Feifei moved her finger across three states and more than a dozen cities, analyzing the situation.

It considers both the scenario where everything goes smoothly and the scenario where it turns out to be a trap.

And so, with the solitary lamp as her companion, Tang Feifei studied for three or four hours before she confidently straightened up, her eyes filled with determination!

.......

The outcome of a war is determined by a variety of factors, such as equipment, soldier quality, weather, terrain, and morale.

Although Qiu Tu and Princess Xi's side were an allied force, their morale remained high thanks to the presence of two outstanding generals, Tang Feifei and Huang Shangzong.

In contrast, on the side of Shelter 7, the three leaders either held firm, fled, or surrendered.

The entire operational command system was completely disorganized.

This resulted in the garrison at Sanctuary 7 being completely clueless about what to do.

Furthermore, Wei Zhengze issued a "non-resistance" order to the cities under his control.

Therefore, after recuperating in Fengqi Prefecture for two days, the allied forces of Qiu Tu and Princess Xi began to sweep through the surrounding cities.

Lake City, Teak City, Meixi City, Luohu City—one city after another fell, and the entire 7th Shelter's defenses began to crumble like an avalanche.

In a war, collapse is contagious. Initially, only the Wei family's territory did not resist, but after the allied forces swept into the heart of the 7th Sanctuary, cities surrendered without resistance wherever their forces advanced.

In this situation, Tang Feifei, who possessed considerable military talent, naturally seized the opportunity.

She simply began to gather the remnants of the army from various cities, using them as the vanguard, with the allied forces providing support and supervision, before launching an attack on the cities.

The advantage of this was that the coalition's forces expanded rapidly. The original army of just over 40 grew by more than 10 in a short period of time.

Wei Zhengze's original idea was to have the allied forces penetrate through three states, strike at the heart of the enemy like a blitzkrieg, and force the other two families to agree to restore the Lin family's status.

As a result, Tang Feifei has now turned the "blitzkrieg" into a "flat sweep".

She conquered three states and more than forty cities in a single day.

The Seventh Shelter has always been weak due to the "Partridge Terrace Incident" and the suppression by the "Beauty Wind" movement over the years. It only covers a total of 8 states, similar to the previous Eighth Shelter.

Now Tang Feifei has taken over four states (plus Fengqi State) in one fell swoop, which is equivalent to directly occupying half of the 7th shelter.

Just like last night, after capturing four states, the coalition forces are now approaching the heart of the 7th Sanctuary.

The great battle at Shelter 7 has been a constant concern for all the shelters.

No matter what the slightest disturbance, intelligence and information would be rapidly transmitted to the various shelters via radio waves.

Although before the war began, everyone guessed that under Qiu Tu's strong pressure, the 7th Shelter would not be able to win the war.

However, no one expected that Shelter No. 7 would lose so completely.

In just one week, all four states were lost, and the enemy had cornered them in the central region.

This is something that has never happened before since the establishment of the various shelters, except for the "Partridge Terrace Incident".

Coincidentally, during the "Partridge Terrace Incident," the 7th Shelter was also the one that was attacked and sent to the central command...

Even more coincidentally, the 7th shelter also requested support from various shelters, just like the "Partridge Terrace Incident".

Even more coincidentally... reinforcements from the 3rd and 4th shelters are indeed on their way.

Theoretically, if Shelter 7 can hold out for another four days or so until the Allied forces arrive, there will be a chance to turn the tide...

Unfortunately... unlike the "Partridge Terrace Incident," in this war, the 6th and 8th shelters did not side with the 7th shelter.

Without their help in buying time, and with the mole inside, it would have been impossible for Shelter 7 to hold out for four days...

In fact, due to internal strife among the three families, they've already started to fall into disarray themselves...

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Chapter 594 The Respected King Tu Arrives at His Loyal Seventh Sanctuary (7k views, please vote)

The 7th Sanctuary. The Senate.

At this point, the Senate was in complete chaos.

Even though they had entered the highest power center of the 7th Sanctuary, when defeat came, these elders were still just as fearful as ordinary people.

Moreover, perhaps because of their optimism about the situation, they are even worse off than ordinary people.

After all, before this great battle began, they actually shared the same thoughts as the other shelter's leadership:

Knowing they would ultimately lose, but likely progressing gradually and slowly descending into a stalemate, they eventually reached a settlement through the mediation of other shelters. The elders surrendered conditionally, retaining their wealth and status in the process.

The result... who would have thought that in just one day, four states would collapse!

The distance between those four states... it would take a whole day to drive there!

It can almost be said that after Qiu Tu and Princess Xi's allied forces arrived, almost every city surrendered without hesitation.

This led to the spectacular scene of "three prefectures being pacified in one day".

However, after the incident, the elders of Shelter 7 were analyzing the reasons for the defeat.

They believe there are several reasons why this outcome occurred.

The first reason is that Qiu Tu was ambitious and had arranged for security bureau specialists to make arrangements early on.

According to information revealed yesterday, Qiu Tu secretly arranged for thousands of security bureau specialists to accompany his army when he allowed it to pass through Fengqi Prefecture.

These security agents quietly dispersed to various cities and lay in wait while the main force was setting off. (Chapter 575)

Afterwards, Guan Xiao and Yu Die worked together to provide continuous reinforcements from the rear, gradually increasing the number of Security Bureau spies to nearly 10,000.

Over the next month, they investigated the defenses of various cities, won over officials, and promoted the Lin family and Qiu Tu, making full preparations for the arrival of the Qiu Tu & Princess Xi's allied forces.

Among them, the propaganda of the Lin family and Qiu Tu played a significant role in this war.

After all, without the propaganda of these specialists, the middle and upper management of various cities would not know that the Lin family had the legitimate right to rule the 7th Sanctuary.

Of course, they couldn't possibly know how "invincible" Qiu Tu was.

The former transformed the "war" from an "aggression" into an "internal affair," making the surrender of various cities seem reasonable and legal, thus relieving their psychological burden.

The latter, however, made the leaders of various cities aware that there could only be one victor in this war—Qiu Tu. This prevented them from having any will to resist.

When a person is 100% certain of the winner of a bet, they are naturally tempted to bet on the winner.

As for the last reason, it was of course the betrayal of the Wei family.

If it were only the Security Bureau's inside-outside cooperation and new propaganda warfare, the coalition forces could have won easily, but the advance of the front lines would not have been so exaggerated.

After all, not everyone has the courage to actively betray their cause. Most people will still wait and see.

Thus... the Wei family's betrayal became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

With only 46 cities across three states, 15 of them surrendered without resistance, which directly caused the collapse of all the cities.

Those who were already planning to surrender did so immediately. Those who were initially hesitant now dared not even wait.

Even those who initially had no intention of surrendering began to waver. So, when the army pressed in, they surrendered without hesitation.

It was this series of meticulous preparations and unforeseen mishaps that led to this avalanche-like defeat that will be recorded in history.

However, despite the defeat, the inherent flaws of humanity prevented all the rulers of the Seventh Sanctuary from accepting this crushing defeat.

Or rather... they couldn't accept that this crushing defeat occurred under their leadership.

As a result, the entire Senate of the 7th Sanctuary was thrown into complete chaos.

Zhao Pan, the head of the Zhao family, who had already made escape arrangements, glared at Wei Zhengze, the head of the Wei family, with a livid face, and angrily rebuked him.

"Wei Zhengze! The three of us had a meeting and clearly agreed to resist Qiu Tu together! Why did your cities all surrender immediately?!"

Before Wei Zheng could speak, Zhao Pan had already rebuked him.

Han Xiangdong, the only one prepared to hold out, glared angrily at Zhao Pan and then shouted, "Zhao Pan! How dare you talk about Lao Wei like that?! My men discovered that your son secretly ran away last night!"

"You dare say you knew absolutely nothing about it?"

When the three leaders of the 7th Sanctuary started arguing, the other family elders who were attached to them all fell silent, not daring to utter a sound.

Among them, Cheng Hong, the head of the Cheng family in Fengqi Prefecture, had the most unpleasant expression.

The reason is simple... He discovered that his family was now completely caught in a dilemma.

The Cheng family was the only family in the 7th Sanctuary to have lost territory and escaped back—the families in the other three states all went directly to Qiu Tu and did not return to the Senate.

And the Cheng family was the only family in the occupied territory that did not surrender to the Allied forces.

Therefore, they were "defeated generals" and unpopular with the 7th shelter; and "stubborn elements" with Qiu Tu, also unpopular. They were completely disliked by both sides.

This could very well lead to a situation where, regardless of which side wins, they will be held accountable.

And that's not all... Don't forget they're from Yu Die's own family. They were the culprits who wanted to use Yu Die as a furnace and forced her away back then.

Although Yu Die has been handling things strictly by the book and hasn't retaliated against them, to be honest... no one thinks Yu Die will let them off the hook.

Therefore, in the past few days, Cheng Hong truly felt that the future of his family was completely bleak, and he was shattered.

Now, seeing the three giants arguing incessantly, he felt even more desperate.

If the Cheng family, as staunch supporters of the Zhao family, are so pessimistic, the other families are even more so. They are all grieving as if they have lost their parents, and they are starting to have their own schemes.

If any of the three leaders have fled or surrendered, then there's no need for them to hold on any longer.

After all, the three leaders are clearly a thing of the past. Joining the coalition early might allow them to secure a decent position in the new regime...

This caused many of the elders to secretly exchange glances.

As a result, the Senate was suddenly filled with even more undercurrents.

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Meanwhile, while the elders of the 7th Shelter were harboring their own secrets, Tang Feifei also keenly sensed this and was on the phone with Qiu Tu.

Her wheat-colored face was cold and serious. "Qiu Tu, I want to change the battle plan."

Qiu Tu on the other end of the phone didn't seem to care at all. He was playing with La Riluo's little feet as he casually replied, "Okay."

Tang Feifei was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to ask why?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu smiled and said to her on the other end of the phone, "Feifei, I believe you. Just like... you believe me."

Tang Feifei on the other end of the phone: .....

Even though she had heard Qiu Tu's sweet talk many times before, she couldn't help but feel a little moved when she heard it again.

But she wasn't one to show her emotions, so she didn't say much. Instead, her wheat-colored face was full of seriousness, and she made a firm promise, "Don't worry, I definitely won't delay your plans."

"Give me two days, two days at most, and I'll let you rule the 7th Shelter."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu, while playing with La Riluo's little feet, gave a faint "hmm" and said, "Go ahead and do it. I'll take care of you no matter what happens."

After hanging up the phone, La Riluo, who had been covering her mouth and keeping quiet since earlier, stopped trying to hide it.

She giggled and kicked her delicate little foot at Qiu Tu's mouth, then said, "You trust Tang Feifei that much? Aren't you afraid she'll break your alliance?"

Qiu Tu grabbed La Riluo's delicate little feet, then shook his head with a smile, denying it, "I'm not afraid."

"Because I know what she wants to do."

"Oh?" Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, La Riluo sat up straight, immediately becoming curious.

During the time she had known Qiu Tu, she had actually gotten to know him quite well, knowing that he was always shrewd and resourceful in everything he did.

But she really didn't expect that when Tang Feifei just said she wanted to change the battle plan, Qiu Tu immediately understood.

She blinked her scarlet eyes involuntarily, then asked curiously, "So tell me... what does Tang Feifei want to do?"

Upon hearing La Riluo's words, Qiu Tu reached out and pulled La Riluo into his arms, then said, "She wants to sweep through the eight states of the Seventh Sanctuary."

Larilu was genuinely surprised upon hearing this, "Sweeped through 8 states?"

Qiu Tu nodded slightly.