The troops that Lord Kesto had summoned in Aaron and the surrounding areas were not of high or low quality. They were not as elite as the troops of King Griffus who had fought a great battle near Jelkala, but they relied on the mountainous terrain and their determination to fight against the invaders. Lord Kesto's troops were not easy to deal with. Moreover, the Rhodok Kingdom had not established a firm foothold in a short period of time, and Wals could not get enough soldiers again. If one of his direct troops was killed, one would be lost. Wals hoped to win this war at the shortest cost possible.
Walking from the west of Viruga Net and crossing a long mountain range, Wals arrived at a small village at the foot of a mountain pass. This village is called Dumai. After passing the Dumai Pass and continuing to walk west, you can directly attack Aaron. When Wals advanced southward from Malasburg and robbed the property of the Aaron nobles, it was at that moment that Wals had formed an indissoluble bond with the nobles in Aaron. Therefore, when the situation on the continent changed, the nobles of Aaron used all their private wealth to take out a large sum of money to raise a mercenary army, and put together an army with the Rhodok army to recall their exiled propagandist Lord Kesto.
Looking at the majestic mountains, Wals felt a chill in his heart. The whole road was very quiet, whether it was the civilians in the villages or the caravans on the mountain road. When they saw Wals, they avoided him without saying a word. The villagers in the village closed the windows and doors to prevent their young and ignorant children from being exposed to the view of Wals' army. It seemed that the people of the Rhodok Kingdom were afraid of Wals.
But Walls also knew that in the west, there was a group of people who were determined in their beliefs and wanted to fight Walls to the death.
"Your Majesty! I see that the terrain ahead is dangerous and is definitely a perfect place for an ambush. If Aaron's gang of rebels want to effectively attack our army, they will definitely set up an ambush here. So I suggest that Your Majesty arrange some scouts to conduct reconnaissance nearby."
Amirida rode up on his horse, which was full of vigor. Unlike the dead land, only the army of Vols was in high spirits in the Rhodok Kingdom. Perhaps it was because the momentum of Vols' army was too huge that made the land dead.
Wals was just about to open his mouth to speak when he saw a figure gradually appearing on a plateau in the north. He was riding a fast horse, and soon his entire figure was revealed in front of everyone. He was wearing a leather armor, which was the most exquisite leather armor, used to provide simple protection. The only advantage was its light weight. The fast horse he was sitting on was a fast horse specially provided by Wals to the messengers. They had excellent endurance and extremely fast speed. Although they were also quite good on the battlefield, sometimes intelligence was far more effective than the war horses used on the battlefield.
The man was extremely fast, and under his vigorous horse, the scout quickly ran in front of Wals. He got off the horse swiftly, knelt on one knee and reported the intelligence he brought to Wals.
"Your Majesty! The rebels near Aaron have begun to attack Malasburg. Our garrison in Malasburg is extremely small in number. If we don't rush to rescue them, Malasburg will soon be captured."
The scout brought such information, and Walls waved his hand, indicating that this was a scout and should go down and have a good rest.
At this time, Wals turned around and said to Emilida beside him: "Emilida, I have vaguely felt that there is an ambush here at this mountain pass, so I ask you to lead a part of the team to stay here. I know that as long as I have this part of the team here, then the ambush team will not withdraw."
Emilida nodded and said that he would complete the task according to the instructions I gave him specifically.
Malasburg is a castle that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Aaron's troops are too strong, while Malasburg's troops are too few. If this continues, Malasburg will definitely be captured. Wals only needs to take a part of the troops and secretly reach Malasburg, while Amirida chooses to leave most of the troops here. The ambush troops lurking near the mountains will not leave. In this way, part of Lord Kesto's army will be tied down.
The reason why Wals could figure out that there were ambushes between the mountain passes so quickly was that Wals had never seen any signs of troops moving along the way. This also meant that Lord Kesto's troops had never left this mountainous area. He just honestly ambushed in this dangerous place. Logically speaking, Wals' army was an elite division, and Lord Kesto also knew that he could not engage in a head-on confrontation with Wals.
Therefore, it was natural for him to choose this mountain pass to ambush. Besides, Wals could not think of any good way for Kesto to defeat Wals' army. Therefore, once the plan was issued, Wals and Amirida split their forces into two groups. Some of the troops stayed near the mountain for the time being, while Wals personally led his own troops from Dumai to the north to reach Malasburg to provide assistance to the defenders of Malasburg.
Rozman was the leader of the mercenaries hired by Lord Kesto at a high price. Rozman had a mercenary corps of more than 300 people, and with the more than 300 people Kesto personally recruited, there were a total of 600 troops, and the army led by Wals this time was just over 600 people. Wals's territory was now in danger, and the Rhodok people could raise the banner of restoration at any time, so most of the troops were deployed by Wals in various places in the Rhodok Kingdom to stabilize public security.
Lord Kesto's strategy was very simple. He ordered Rozman to lead his own mercenary group to ambush in the mountains near Dumai. As long as Wals' army entered the valley, Rozman would shoot thousands of arrows from the mountains. Lord Kesto wanted to take advantage of the situation and catch Wals off guard. As long as the first battle was won, it would inspire other soldiers. At that time, it would be easy for you to win the second and third battles.
Moreover, as his victories increase, he will gain the support of the Rhodok people and become the actual king of the Rhodok Kingdom.
Now he is personally commanding his troops to launch a fierce attack on Malasburg. Malasburg is a castle that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Now there are only more than a hundred garrisons. At the beginning, Idenjar led a large number of elite troops to attack Vols. Vols gathered most of his troops near Viruga. The east of Rhodok is already full of Nord soldiers, and his control over the west is relatively weak. The more than a hundred Nord soldiers in Malasburg are all a group of old, weak and sick people. However, because Malasburg occupies a strategic location, it will be difficult to take down the castle in a short time.
It can be said that this time Lord Kesto has sent out all his elite troops, and the troops he left behind in the city of Aaron are not many at all. If there is a problem on Lozman's side, Wals can march straight in and capture Aaron directly. However, as long as there are no mistakes, it will be the beginning of victory.
Today is the second day of the siege. On the first day, Lord Kestor almost captured Malasburg. In order to regain the lost land, the Rhodok soldiers fought desperately, but the resistance of the Nord defenders was still tenacious. Wals was their spiritual pillar. After all, they would never dare to lose this castle before Wals arrived.
The next day, the weather was overcast and it was obvious that a heavy rain was about to fall.
"This is not a good sign!" Lord Kesto said to himself. The guards around him changed color when they heard this, and their faces turned pale.
For some reason, Lord Kesto felt a little guilty when facing Wals. Lord Kesto was outside the Kingdom of Rhodok, and she had long known the reputation of Wals. If he had to, he really didn't want to confront Wals face to face, but she had already set up an ambush in the mountains, and Wals couldn't come here. Let Rozman face it.
However, what was beyond the expectations of Captain Kesto was that a flag appeared on the high ground in the distance. The tall flag had a white unicorn painted on it. When he saw this flag, Kesto was frightened and broke out in cold sweats. Wals actually appeared here.
No! Maybe it was just one of his detachments. He learned that Malasburg was under siege, so he sent a reinforcement to rescue Malasburg.
At this moment, most of the Rhodok soldiers were fighting with the Nord soldiers on the city wall. The appearance of Vols's flag actually boosted the morale of the Nord soldiers on the city wall. Under the city wall, the Rhodok soldiers stopped their actions. Lord Kesto had issued an order for his former troops to meet the army that came to rescue Malasburg. The leading general was Joels, a knight from the Kingdom of Vaegir. At this moment, he appeared on the battlefield again wearing his armor like the god of death in hell. The warhorse and he rushed into the defense line formed by the Rhodok soldiers.
The Rhodok soldiers were all panicked. After all, they had never felt the pressure of death. They were just some soldiers who had never been on the battlefield. They were gathered together by Lord Kesto. Soldiers who had never been on the battlefield were somewhat hesitant in the face of Joels's powerful momentum.
A Rhodok soldier ignorantly raised his broadsword and pointed the tip of the sword at Joels who was rushing towards him. Joels hardly even looked at him and the heavy lance in his hand pierced his chest. The Rhodok soldiers behind him only reacted at this time and pointed their broadswords and spears at Joels.
But for Joels, these things were nothing but useless. He leaped on his horse, and the horse's hind legs exerted force. In an instant, he and the horse leaped up together. At the same time, the heavy lance was slowly lowered, and a magical scene happened. Joels' horse carried her over the defense line formed by the Rhodok soldiers. At the same time, Joels' lowered lance just pierced through the chest of a Rhodok soldier.
Joels spurred his horse and rushed down the hillside. He broke through the defense line formed by the Rhodok soldiers and now he was heading towards Lord Kesto alone.
The Rhodok soldiers stayed where they were until groups of Nord soldiers appeared on the hillside. Then they reacted. The commander of the army seemed a little confused. He didn't know whether he should lead his troops to fight against the Nord soldiers coming down the hillside, or go back to rescue their commander.
In fact, the commander of this team had no time to think. The flying axes of the Nord soldiers had already taken the lead. The commander waved his saber and raised his shield to resist the flying axes of the Nord soldiers. The other Rhodok soldiers did not need to obey the command of the commander. Their instinctive reaction would tell them how to save their own lives. So, this group of Rhodok soldiers no longer tried to save their commander, but tried their best to fight against the group of Nord soldiers.
The Nord soldiers were in a dominant position, throwing flying axes and rushing down at the same time, while the Rhodok soldiers just stood there in a daze with their shields raised. Their thick and strong shields provided them with sufficient defense, so the flying axes did not hurt them. However, a battle was about to start between the number one melee warrior on the continent and the number two melee warrior on the continent.
Leading the way was the most outstanding royal guard Jack. Jack had followed Wals through life and death. Now he was holding a royal guard round shield in his left hand and a Nord battle axe in his right hand. He was the first to rush forward to engage in battle with the Rhodok soldier. The bewildered Rhodok soldier had his head chopped off by Jack in an instant, but when the Rhodok soldier reacted, a straight spear pierced Jack's left arm. However, Jack was also a battle-hardened man, and the shield in his left hand moved along with the situation. When the Rhodok soldier's spear hit Jack's shield, Jack felt like he was touched by a mosquito.
"Haha! You guys are so weak and yet you still come out to fight?"
Jack used his right hand to chop off the Rhodok soldier's spear with his Nord battle axe. The soldier looked at Jack in disbelief. His tall and burly figure had shocked him, even though the Rhodoks were no less sturdy than the Nords. But the next second, Jack's battle axe chopped off the Rhodok soldier's head.
This time, Wals did not bring the Swadian knights with him. This was a mountainous area, and they were not charging against the Swadian knights. After Jack launched the charge, Wals's nearest army followed, and dozens of Nordic royal guards surrounded Wals. Everything was done to ensure Wals' safety. The battle situation ahead was clear, and the Nordic soldiers killed the Rhodok soldiers in front of them with overwhelming force.
He believed that it would not be long before this line of defense would be breached, and his sight slowly looked down the hillside, where he saw Joels rushing towards Lord Kesto's position alone. Kesto looked at the brave and warlike knight who appeared in front of him, and almost forgot to give orders for his soldiers to intercept this man.
The warhorse that Joels was riding swept through the battlefield like a hurricane, with blood still dripping from the tip of the heavy lance. This lance was so sharp and cruel. There was no mercy on the battlefield. Like a hurricane, Joels appeared in front of Lord Kesto, but fortunately, Lord Kesto was also surrounded by powerful guards.
Lord Kestor could almost see the tip of the lance clearly. If a guard hadn't come to her aid, the tip of the heavy lance would have pierced her head. The man who attacked was a burly man with a burly figure. Like Joels, he rode a heavy warhorse. He was Lord Kestor's loyal guard. He once wandered with Lord Kestor. His name was Grunbull.
"Your Majesty! You evacuate here first, and I will cover your retreat!"
Grenbul used his long sword to knock Joels' heavy lance away, forcing Joels to move away from Lord Kesto. After hearing what Grenbul said, Lord Kesto quickly turned his horse around and left with the guards around him without even giving the order to retreat.
Joels was very reluctant to see his easy prey disappear like this, he kicked his horse's belly and let his horse chase forward, Grenbull saw this and swung his long sword at Joels, heavy lances were not good at close combat, Joels immediately threw down the heavy lance in his hand, and suddenly pulled out the knight's sword at his waist, holding the sword with both hands and using it as a two-handed sword. The two men confronted each other on the battlefield.
While the two were fighting, the Rhodok soldiers on the hillside had already been defeated and had begun to flee. The Rhodok soldiers who were attacking the city also withdrew from the city wall and fled with their Lord Kesto. Jack and other generals followed the situation down, and the Nord soldiers rushed down the hillside, and soon they would surround Grenbul.
Grenbull knew that he was doomed and should not stay here for long. He swung his long sword at Joels for a few times and tried to leave. However, Joels had already let Lord Kesto escape, so he would not let Grenbull escape. The two men chased after him.
Grunbull looked at Joels who was following closely behind him, and he didn't know how to deal with him for a moment, because he didn't know if he could defeat him in a one-on-one duel. In this case, he had to speed up his horse to get rid of Joels.
It seemed that God was blessing Grunbull. A dull horn sounded from behind him. It was the call of Wals ordering the army to retreat and concentrate. Joels happened to hear the horn when he was halfway through the pursuit. He understood that this was Wals's reminder for him not to continue chasing the enemy. He reined in his horse, looked at the enemy who was running away in front of him with deep eyes, snorted coldly, and turned his horse's head to run in the direction of Wals.
Grenbul secretly rejoiced, and at the same time he followed Lord Kesto's footsteps back to Aaron. Malasburg had been rescued by Wals, and the soldiers on the city wall were very excited to see Wals' arrival. Wals also spent the little time he had to comfort the soldiers who defended the city for him.
Then, he looked at Joels who was riding back. Joels was originally a knight of the Kingdom of Vigia, and he had fought a great battle with Wals. At this moment, Wals had seen his heroic figure on the battlefield.
"His Majesty!"
Joels galloped past and arrived in front of Wales. He immediately dismounted, knelt on one knee and spoke to Wales.
"I was chasing the enemy but failed to catch her. If you had blown the horn a little later, I might have been able to capture him alive."
Joels said with some regret that this was a good opportunity for him to make a contribution. Ever since Wals raised the banner of rebellion, he had decided to follow Wals. His enemy was the Nord Kingdom, not Wals.
"Don't worry! Next we will continue to head south, but before that we need to go to Dumai and attack Aimireda of Dumai from both sides. The ambush on the mountain pass will be broken by us. At this time, I can mobilize all my forces to fight against Lord Kesto."
"Everything is subject to your Majesty's command!"
After bidding farewell to the defenders on the walls of Malasburg, Wals continued to march south. Lozman, who was on the mountain, had noticed that an army appeared from behind him. He shook his head and looked left and right on the mountain. Finally, when the knight of the white unicorn appeared in his sight, he realized that this was not the reinforcements sent by Lord Kesto, but an enemy army that had circled around to the back.
"Is this the army coming from Malasburg?" Rozman immediately realized that something was wrong. He looked ahead of him again. At the foot of the mountain, Amirida had already set up camp and the soldiers were ready to go. They might launch an attack when it was almost dark today.
Even though Rozman occupied the mountainous terrain, without the continuous supply from the rear, he would soon fail. Because looking at the army under the white unicorn flag, Rozman already knew that Lord Kesto had failed.