But Lipei's defeat still made King Gudelv exceptionally angry.
He hadn't anticipated that dispatching two hundred thousand troops to blockade Lipei, attempting to cut off Lipei's logistical line with the Church Court, would not only fail to achieve the objective but also result in a defeat.
At this point, he couldn't allocate more troops for reinforcement, only symbolically transferring thirty thousand soldiers, ordering Brolan and others to capture Lipei at all costs.
Gudelv realized that if he continued to fear souring relations with Lipei and hesitated to wage war, he would end up with nothing.
Since that was the case, he might as well directly attack Lipei. Even if he couldn't achieve his goal, he could force Lipei to sign a treaty at the city gates, which was much better than being stuck at the doorstep.
A week later, thirty thousand troops arrived at the Western Army camp, compelling Brolan to discuss the plans to attack Lipei with Oklo Laf.
