Perhaps he could take this opportunity to send a spy from the city to Wals' army. If he could find out who was building the siege equipment, it would only be beneficial and not harmful to Aaron's defenders.
However, Lord Kesto looked at his soldiers who were guarding the city wall. He had ordered these soldiers to block all the gates of his city. If they wanted to leave the city from here, they had to let out a rope and slide down.
Moreover, looking at the siege equipment that was almost completed, Lord Kesto knew that even if he sent out spies to find out the engineer's name, he would not be able to do anything to the engineer! The siege equipment was about to be completed, and he could only quietly wait for his own destruction. There were not many Rhodok soldiers in the city, but Wals had a large number of Nordic royal guards under his command.
The Nord Royal Guards, who were originally the best at fighting on foot, believed that they would not be able to hold out for much longer given their numerical advantage.
Lord Kestor seemed to have seen Wals pierce his sword into his body, which could be considered an honorable death. However, as a nobleman of great status, he believed that Wals would not kill him. She would exile him like King Ragnar exiled King Gryfus.
Thinking of this, Lord Kesto also felt that this was a glorious defeat.
He had been waiting for Wals's army to attack the city, but what surprised him was that after one day and two days, Wals's army did not make any move, but siege weapons appeared one after another.
Could it be that he wanted to starve us to death? This was indeed a good idea, but every day he delayed, his chances of being rescued increased. Wals led his army near Aaron, and his rear must be empty. Who knew if the Rhodok people in his territory would raise the banner of rebellion
If such a thing happens, this will be Lord Kesto's chance to turn defeat into victory.
Lord Kesto thought so, but Wals, who was sitting inside his tent, did not think so.
The weather today is still very good. The blue sky seems to be dripping, white clouds are floating, the bright sunshine and the gentle breeze create a beautiful picture.
Wals was leisurely drinking the wine in his glass, with his beloved generals, such as Amirida and Joels, sitting on his left and right!
Neither Amirida nor Joels knew what Walls was waiting for here, but they already knew that Walls was plotting a plan, a plan unknown to others.
Therefore, they did not say much and just wait and see. However, it was already the third day, and there was still no movement in the city. The morale of his own soldiers had also slackened. After one day or two days of not fighting, they became slack.
"Your Majesty! I think we should attack the city quickly. We have built enough siege equipment. If we don't attack the city now, we may miss the opportunity!" Joels suggested to Walls.
Wals closed his eyes and slowly savored the wine in his mouth. He shook the glass, swallowed the wine in her mouth, and then suddenly opened his eyes.
"Don't worry! Let's just wait and see. I don't need to do anything. This city will fall by itself."
After saying this, Wals smiled. Hearing Wals say this, the generals around her were silent. They could only follow Wals and wait and see. For so long, they had always obeyed Wals' orders.
Sure enough, at this time, a series of disgusting scenes appeared in Aaron's city.
The nobles actually allowed their servants to rob the common people of their food. The reason was simple: these common people actually dared to steal the nobles' food.
There is no doubt that the food of many noble families has been lost or stolen at night recently, and these civilians have been punished by the nobles for this. Batch after batch of food has been snatched away by the nobles. Originally, Wals has surrounded the city of Aaron. Without external supplies and inputs, Aaron will soon be swept away by hunger.
The oppression of the nobles aroused the resistance of the common people. Lord Kestor seemed to sense that something was wrong. The scene that occurred on the street that day made Lord Kestor unforgettable for the rest of his life.
If this continues, it is very likely that Lord Kesto will be overthrown by the civilians in the city before Wals even attacks the city.
Lord Kesto was originally the leader nominated by the nobles of Aaron. The common people did not care who was the leader because Wals did not infringe on their interests.
The conflict had reached an unstoppable point. Lord Kesto looked at the streets, where the nobles' servants and the common people were clashing. In this city, the nobles were a minority, and their servants were not loyal to them, because many of them were poor people. Now that Wals had surrounded Aaron, the nobles could not pay them wages as usual, so the servants would betray him.
A part of the rebellious servants mixed with the civilians and launched an attack on the nobles in the city at the same time. These nobles were overwhelmed. After losing a small number of nobles, most of the remaining nobles ran to the palace of Lord Kesto for help.
An old nobleman with a white beard entered the castle hall of Aaron as a representative. There, Lord Kesto had clearly heard what was happening outside the city. There were a lot of fighting sounds outside his castle hall. The civilians were furious.
"Your Majesty! If you don't save us now, no one will come to save us! After all, we found you, so please help us deal with those unruly people!"
The old nobleman pleaded with Lord Kesto. Lord Kesto still had the command of hundreds of soldiers. Although these soldiers were not as well-equipped as the former soldiers of the Rhodok Kingdom, they were more than enough to deal with ordinary civilians. As long as some of them were killed to create a demonstration, that group of civilians could be prevented from rebelling.
The noble old man thought so, but he waited quietly in front of Lord Kesto, but Lord Kesto did not respond after waiting for a long time. He stared at Lord Kesto blankly, only to see the latter leaning on his throne.
Noticing the gaze of the old nobleman, Lord Kesto knew that he could not stay like this any longer and he had to respond.
"Wait a little longer for this!"
Lord Kesto's answer almost made the old man fall into despair.
The old man's face suddenly became stern. Since the soft approach didn't work, he would try the hard approach.
"Your Majesty!" His tone was no longer as gentle as before, but more like a general giving orders.
"If you don't send troops to help us, our support for you will disappear. Do you know how you got your throne? You got the throne with the support of our nobles in Aaron. If you don't get our support, I want to ask you how you will pay your soldiers."
Lord Kesto was a little angry when he heard the old noble dare to speak to him in such a tone. He now hoped that the civilians outside the gate would catch the old noble and chop him into pieces on the spot. Perhaps he could use the hands of the civilians to wipe out all the nobles, and then he would become the absolute controller of this city.
The ruthless Lord Kesto wanted to kill off the nobles now, but these nobles didn't have much wealth left, so he might as well wipe them out now.
A barely perceptible smile appeared on Lord Kesto's lips.
"Okay, don't be so angry! I am also weighing the pros and cons. After all, Wals is still outside the city, eyeing us covetously. If my soldiers make any mistakes, Wals can kill everyone in our city."
After Lord Kesto finished speaking, he burst into laughter to ease the tense atmosphere.
The old nobleman also nodded silently. He couldn't completely fall out with Lord Kesto now. After all, Lord Kesto still had prestige in Aaron's army. Wals was a threat to Lord Kesto and to this group of nobles, but the most urgent task was to defeat those civilians to save themselves.
Lord Kesto waved his hand and asked the old nobleman to leave now, but the old man was knowledgeable and knew that he could not leave Lord Kesto at this time. Lord Kesto had no choice but to let the old man follow him.
But this is not a problem.
He first arrived at his inner hall, and then asked the guards to close the door. Inside his inner hall were his personal guards, who were loyal to him. Now he was the only one here, how could a weak old man stop these loyal guards? Therefore, Lord Kesto called out to the guards behind the old man, and those guards immediately understood what their master meant, and grabbed the old man like wolves and tigers.
Lord Kesto's eyes flashed with ferocity. Looking at the old man who had been subdued in front of him, he drew his sword from his waist without saying a word, and then pierced the old man's heart with the tip of the sword.
The old man opened his mouth. All this happened too suddenly, but before he was killed by Lord Kesto, he cursed Lord Kesto.
"You will never get the throne."
Lord Kesto simply smiled at the old man's words. He knew that this day would come sooner or later and he would be kicked down by Wals, but now was his time to show off his power.
After killing the old noble, his next step was to cover up the matter and at the same time he had to mediate the conflicts between the civilians and the nobles in the city.
They said they wanted to mediate the conflict, but in fact they were helping the common people to massacre the nobles, because the nobles were no longer of any use to them. However, the common people believed that they could still compete with the Walls with their numbers.
Those nobles gnashed their teeth at this and they resented Lord Kestor, so some of the surviving nobles quickly ran to the city gate. In fact, among the army commanded by Lord Kestor, there were still some people of noble origin. They joined forces with the surviving nobles and opened the city gate.
It was hard to believe that such a change happened in just one day. When the sun was about to set, the city gate was actually opened. Wals, who was watching from a distance, had already discovered the movement in the city, because at this time the number of Rhodok soldiers guarding on the city wall was not as many as before, which meant that something unusual must have happened inside the city.
Seeing the city gate open, several men covered in blood ran out from near the city gate. The so-called Rhodok soldiers standing on the city wall didn't seem to want to shoot these people at all.
In fact, the soldiers guarding on the city wall were all of noble origin. A subordinate commander secretly stationed his fellow soldiers at Aaron's north gate, which was the city gate opened by the nobles.
Seeing this, Walls knew the time had come, and Emrida Joels and other generals quickly rushed towards Aaron.
Seeing his army appear in front of him, the noble who opened the city gate and other soldiers were all happy. They shouted to the Wals army on the opposite side and expressed their loyalty to Wals. Now they have announced their surrender. Obviously, Wals didn't care about what the noble said. For him, as long as he captured Aaron, he could control everything in the city. So he rode his warhorse and rushed into the city first. The noble also knew that Wals' army was coming fiercely, and he should hide for the time being. Fortunately, everyone understood that this group of people had surrendered, so they didn't use knives on them.
The Rhodok soldiers standing on the city wall had also rebelled. They were backed by some nobles, but now that the nobles in Aaron City had been killed by Lord Kesto, they would naturally choose to surrender. Wals, who had once robbed the property of the Aaron nobles, had now become the only savior of this group of nobles.
The horses clattered and the first group to follow Wals into the city were Wals, Emrida and Joels. A large group of Swadian knights followed behind them and entered the city one after another.
At this time, Lord Kesto had just gathered a group of troops, all of which were there to protect the interests of the civilians. At this moment, he already knew that the sound of war horses had been heard not far from him. The neighing of war horses instantly resounded throughout the battlefield. They also understood that the army of Wals had come in, and they had to fight a big battle with Wals. Lord Kesto gathered the rest of his soldiers. He stood alone in front of his soldiers. Behind him, a row of Rhodok soldiers were arranged in a common Rhodok battle formation. Soldiers holding large shields stood in front. Between the gaps between shields, broadswords and spears came out. Finally, there was a group of Rhodok crossbowmen.
When Lord Kesto saw the Swadian knights charging in front of him, there was no fear on his face. He watched everything in front of him with a calm expression. This was a different scene from the soldiers behind him. In fact, the group of soldiers behind them were already trembling. Their faces were full of fear, surprise and confusion. They didn't want to fight the Vols army yet. Among this group of Rhodok soldiers, many had fought against the Vols army in Malasburg. Their fear would definitely affect the entire army.
But Lord Kesto couldn't care less.
"This is the final battle! The bards will tell you this is the story of Kestor and the last 300 warriors of the Rhodok Kingdom."
Lord Kesto raised the sharp arrow high, and then slashed his sword downward into the air, signaling his Rhodok crossbowmen to fire forward.
There were bursts of breaking sounds in the air. It was the sound of crossbow arrows cutting through the air. Wals raised his shield, but after just a moment, he heard a dong dong dong sound!
Several crossbow arrows pierced his shield, and the horse he was riding was also damaged. Fortunately, his horse was equipped with heavy armor. The strong horse could not only wear heavy armor, but also support Wals who was also wearing heavy armor. The same situation was true for Amirida and Joels on both sides of him. The people in the front blocked the sharpest sword, and the Swadian knights behind were not afraid.
"Charge! This is the final battle. From now on, Aaron will fall into our hands!"
Led by Vols, the Swadian knights rushed towards the Rhodok soldiers in front of them like a hurricane.
Lord Kesto had already stood in front of Wals. He knew that if he wanted to survive, he had to hide behind the Rhodok soldiers, so he turned around quickly and hid among the soldiers' battle formation.
The civilians in Aaron were hiding in their homes in fear. They didn't want this group of people to destroy their houses and lives. The life and death of the Rhodok soldiers were important, but they cared more about their own lives.
When the lances of the Swadian knights and the broadswords of the Rhodok soldiers collided, the battle of life and death finally began. Following the Swadian knights came groups of Nord warriors.
Because they were fighting on foot, it took them less time to reach the battlefield. When the Nord warriors arrived at the battlefield, the Swadian knights and the Rhodok soldiers were already fighting each other. The Swadian knights' spears had swept through many Rhodok soldiers. Now the Rhodok soldiers were fighting desperately because they could not retreat yet.
Lord Kestor quickly commanded his soldiers to hide in the streets and alleys of the city. The Swadian knights had war horses as assistance, which would pose a great danger to themselves. Only by hiding in those streets and alleys could they force the Swadian knights to abandon their war horses and fight on foot with the Rhodok soldiers.
However, this effect could only last for a while. When the first Nord warriors fighting on foot on the continent joined the battlefield, everything had become a foregone conclusion.
At a corner of the street, Grumbul and Jowers wrestled again. Grumbul still used his long knife and sword, with a long sword on his waist, but now he used a big knife in his left hand and a shield behind him. Such a good weapon faced Jowers in front of him.
Joels only used a two-handed sword, which was not only suitable for fighting on horseback, but could also exert considerable power on foot.
Joels brandished his two-handed sword, pushing Grenbull back repeatedly. Grenbull knew that he could not beat Joels in a one-on-one fight, but it had come to the final critical moment, so he just hoped that he could unleash all his potential.
Amirida had already charged towards the battle formation, and after killing several Rhodok soldiers, he finally found his target. A thin and somewhat aged figure appeared in his sight, and Lord Kesto had already discovered that this lone wolf was staring at him.
"You are such a beauty!"
Lord Kestor commented on Aimirida in this way. Aimirida did not show any emotion after hearing it. He had heard such insults many times. He just waved the half-sword in his hand lightly, and a Rhodok soldier who wanted to come and rescue Lord Kestor was killed by Aimirida. The half-sword in Aimirida's hand was covered with blood, but the knight's sword in Lord Kestor's hand was not affected at all.
It is clear who will win and who will lose!
Although Lord Kesto knew that he could not defeat the knight in front of him, as a nobleman and a wandering noble, he had to pick up his sword and fight desperately with the enemy in front of him.
It is an honor to lose!
Lord Kesto could only struggle. Emrida swung the sword in her hand, and the tip of the sword pointed straight at him. Lord Kesto barely parried a few moves, and under the cover of the guards who came to support him nearby, he escaped. However, the price of his escape was the death of his loyal guards.
In the blink of an eye, several living people turned into corpses, and Lord Kesto felt indescribable confusion. The next second, Amirida had arrived in front of Lord Kesto, and Lord Kesto knew that his medicine had failed.
But even though he was about to fail, he still raised the sword in his hand in a final resistance.
The two swords collided with each other, and the crisp sound of metal collision spread in the air. Lord Kesto's arms suddenly felt as if they were pressed down by a huge rock. Although Amirida had slender arms, a powerful force came from his arms.
really!
Before Lord Kesto could finish his thought, Amirida hit him hard. It was a painful blow. Amirida hit Lord Kesto's head with her fist.
Lord Kesto suddenly felt dizzy, and before he could react, Amirida attacked him again.