Gui Xingfu knew that the war launched against the Suo family in Tianshui City was less of a military conflict and more a political war.
Tianshui City was now like a headless dragon, isolated without support, and with five thousand Rock Pirates from the Yan Mo joining in, Gui Xingfu's naval forces had swelled to a formidable forty thousand.
The naval forces of Tianshui City, on the other hand, remained at a mere ten thousand, so the outcome of the war was no longer in doubt.
That's why Gui Xingfu was so intent on showing off, wishing the entire Human Kingdom knew that the Gui family of Linhai City had gone to war with the Suo family of Tianshui City. He was desperate for everyone to know his unmatched loyalty to Zhi Li, his readiness to be the first to rush into a burning house to rescue Zhi Li from a deadlock.
For this war was ostensibly against the Suo family of Tianshui City but, in essence, it was a slap in the face of the King's prestige and dignity.
