This time he used the hilt of the sword to attack, in order to capture Lord Kesto alive.
Afterwards, Lord Kesto could not endure Amirida's attack and she fell down helplessly.
And his other loyal guard, Glenbul, is now fighting with Joels. Glenbul is not Lord Kesto, he does not have an extremely noble status, he is just a small noble. When Joels faces him, he has no intention of holding back, and every move he makes is a fatal blow.
Grenbull could only defend passively. Suddenly, Joels swung the sword in his hand and made a few feints forward. This startled Grenbull so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. The sweat on his palms made it impossible for him to hold the hilt of the sword anymore. In fact, the sweat was only secondary. The main reason was psychological.
While he hesitated, Jowers's sword had already cut his throat.
Grenbull fell down, Joels looked at him and continued to move forward. There were still many Rhodok soldiers in Aaron's city who did not choose to surrender. This time, Wals wanted to wipe out the remnants of the Rhodok in one fell swoop.
Without the leadership of Lord Kesto and generals like Grenbul, most of the remaining Rhodok soldiers chose to surrender. In fact, the civilians did not have much resentment towards Wals. In the past, Wals had severely bullied the nobles who once stood above them, so they still had some good feelings towards Wals.
When Lord Kestor's flag was taken down and replaced with the flag of the white unicorn, the city gained new life.
After arranging a respected person as the mayor to temporarily manage Aaron, Wals began to distribute the surrendered Rhodok soldiers. Some Rhodok soldiers were transferred to the army by Wals. They could not stay in Aaron. In order to prevent them from gathering again to rebel, most of the Rhodok soldiers were transferred to the front line. But it's funny to say that now the Rhodok rebels have been eliminated, and Lord Kesto has been exiled by Wals. According to Wals, the only place he can be exiled is a few small islands on the seaside. Just find an uninhabited island to put Lord Kesto outside. Of course, the most important thing is that Lord Kesto's reputation is almost gone. He was defeated by Wals. I believe that no fool will support Lord Kesto to continue to oppose Wals.
After quickly arranging Aaron's situation, Wals began to return to Viruga, which was its capital. Now the entire Rock Kingdom was under the control of Wals. The top priority was to stabilize the situation and appease the civilians who were forced to displaced by the war. Once there were enough manpower, he could recruit soldiers from these villages.
When Wals returned to Viruga, it was already noon the next day. It was a forced march. Amirida and Joels led the remaining infantry to arrive later. Wals returned to Viruga first because there were many important documents that had not been reviewed in the kingdom during the past few days of suppressing the rebellion. He needed to rush back to his capital to manage the country's internal affairs.
As soon as I stepped into the castle hall, I saw a messenger standing on the left side of the castle hall.
It seems that this messenger should have received the notice long ago that Walls would return to Viruga within today.
Walls rubbed his eyes. He hadn't had a good sleep in the past few days, but since there was something going on, Walls would not delay.
"Your Majesty! The Sarande Sultanate has sent an envoy to us, asking you to send troops to aid the Sarande Sultanate. After the war, Sultan Hakim will give us a large sum of wealth in return."
The messenger saluted Wals and said respectfully that on Wals' right hand side was the mayor of Viruga. While Wals was away, the mayor of Viruga would temporarily manage the affairs of the town.
Seeing Walls looking at him, the mayor of Viruga nodded, indicating that this incident really happened.
"The messenger is here to greet you."
"Of course, Your Majesty. The envoys have been waiting here for a long time. They arrived two days ago."
"In this case, I cannot lose my manners and call him over. I want to meet him in person."
Walls waved and walked straight down the aisle to his throne.
As soon as he sat down, the door of the castle hall was opened again. Amidst a rumbling sound, a graceful woman appeared in front of Wals.
At this time, Wals was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Sultan Hakim would send a woman over
However, Walls would never underestimate the person in front of him. Since the other party dared to send such a person, this person must have outstanding talents.
She was wearing a veil, which was purple, and the rich clothes he was wearing were also purple.
"A beauty!"
Walls blurted out, and the other party just smiled under the vaguely visible mask.
"Tell me! Why did Sultan Hakim send you here?"
Wals went straight to the point, but the messenger in front of him started talking from another aspect.
Your Majesty of the Kingdom of Karad, I have heard of your fame in the Sultanate of Sarand. When you were still the lord of the Kingdom of Nord, I already knew that you were going to dominate the continent."
Francine did not directly say what the Sarand Sultanate sent him to do, but first praised Wals, but Wals did not buy it at all.
"Don't praise me like that! I've heard so much of that! Tell me why Sultan Hakim sent you here?"
Walls waved his hand and didn't want Francine to continue. Francine was not surprised at Walls's reaction. She smiled slightly and began to ask Walls to continue.
"The Sultan sent me here to ask you to send reinforcements to aid our country."
Wals was not surprised to hear the news. Francine was not surprised at Wals's reaction. When Wals was fighting in the west, he also knew about the things in the east. The Sarande Sultanate is now in the midst of a civil war. Hakim Sultan's throne is being challenged by Alva, the Pearl of Light. The one who supports Alva is Falvia, the only female lord in the Sarande Sultanate. Speaking of Falvia, she has some similarities with Wals, both of them are fallen nobles.
"I don't like beating around the bush! Tell me directly what benefits I can get if I help Sultan Hakim? Don't tell me that you will give me a lot of wealth after the battle. I will not accept such empty promises. Compared with a lot of wealth, I need the stability of my country more."
Francine smiled faintly, not at all dissatisfied with Wals' tone, because he was in the position of a person seeking help. Sultan Hakim had suffered repeated defeats. Originally, the Sultan thought that he could defeat the Khergit Khanate with Falvia's ability, but he never expected that Falvia had won over a group of lords in the process of conquering the Khergit Khanate. Under the leadership of Falvia, this group of lords nominated Alva, the Pearl of Light, as the new queen of the Sarand Sultanate, which posed a huge threat to his throne.
By the time Sultan Hakim reacted, Falvia had already assembled a large army and conquered many castles in succession. Sultan Hakim and Falvia suffered defeat in every battle, and now he can only hide near the capital, Sharez, and survive. Some of the lords who followed him have been persuaded by Falvia.
In desperation, Sultan Hakim was able to send troops to ask for help from Wals. The Khergit Khanate was Sultan Hakim's mortal enemy, and they were now caught in a civil war. They would definitely not send troops to save the Sarand Sultanate. The situation in the Nordic Kingdom was similar. The newly restored Swadia Kingdom was also busy recovering lost territory. The only one that could request reinforcements was the newly established Karad Kingdom.
"Very good! Your Majesty! If you want stability in your country, you must have others to support you, because you are neither Lord Kesto nor King Graves. They are both the legitimate rulers of the Rhodok Kingdom, and you are just a usurper! You just conquered this land by force."
Francine said this calmly, not caring at all that her words had angered Walls.
If Wals was said like this, it would be like calling him a robber. The guards around Wals were all very angry. They were very angry at Francine for saying this directly. But Wals was Wals after all. He suppressed his unhappiness and continued, "Very good! Do you have any way to make me legitimate?"
"Sultan Hakim is the legitimate king of the continent. With his support, I believe your reputation will be more perfect, and it will be more legitimate for you to obtain the throne of Rhodok."
"Just this empty words? You want to send hundreds of my soldiers to die?"
"No! This is just one of the reasons. Your Majesty, you are a country that rebelled against the Nord Kingdom. When King Ragnar puts down the rebellion, he will definitely attack you first. Although the Prophet Lesven and Lady Esona are both powerful opponents, most people in the entire Nord Kingdom are on the side of King Ragnar. I believe that after a period of time, Ragnar will integrate his strength to attack your territory, and then you will need an ally to help. If Falvia successfully helps Alva, the Pearl of Light, seize the throne of the Sarand Sultanate, I think it will only become your enemy instead of your friend, and you will have to face King Ragnar's anger alone."
After hearing this, Walls smiled slightly.
"Do you think I am afraid of King Ragnar? Even if he still owns the Kingdom of Nord and the Kingdom of Swadia, I will not be afraid of him. I have mountains and rivers, a group of Nord soldiers and a group of Rhodok crossbowmen. They will not defeat us."
"But it's the same! You will suffer heavy losses. After Falvia helps Alva the Pearl of Light seize the throne of the Sarand Sultanate, he will deal you a fatal blow when you are weak."
"This is indeed a problem! But it is hard to say whether Sultan Hakim will come to help me after I help him. Won't he stab me like Falvia when I am tired?"
Francine had expected Walls to say this.
"The mortal enemy of the Sarand Sultanate is the Khergit Khanate! Sultan Hakim is only interested in conquering the Khergits. She has never been interested in an inch of Rhodok land! Isn't this enough to prove that we will not fall out with your Majesty! Besides, we need an ally. On this dangerous continent, we urgently need a friend to help us."
Wals did not continue to speak, he fell into deep thought, Wals had heard of Falvia, he had been conquering the Rhodok Kingdom, but the reason why the Sarand Sultanate was able to easily defeat the Khergit Khanate that conquered the Viegia Kingdom was mainly due to Falvia, it can be said that Falvia was a powerful opponent, if he could unify the entire Sarand Sultanate with her help. The threat to him must be great, so it is better to strangle this person in the cradle.
Walls looked straight at Francine in front of him. As a woman, she looked into Walls' eyes without fear.
"Okay! I agree." Walls said slowly.
Francine smiled faintly as a response to Walls's answer. At this moment, Walls deeply felt that this woman was different from the others. Sultan Hakim actually sent such a woman to his capital to persuade him. There must be a reason for that.
"Aren't you going? I have already promised to support Sultan Hakim. In this case, you should leave quickly and report to your Sultan. This is a good thing, isn't it?"
Wals said with some doubts!
"No!" Francine said righteously, "I want to go with you, and return to the Sarand Sultanate with you and your army. Sultan Hakim asked me to go back with you in person and bring reinforcements."
"This is a really good idea! It seems that Sultan Hakim wants me to send reinforcements."
Wales nodded and agreed with Sultan Hakim's approach. However, this approach made Wales a little angry. However, the overall situation was more important, and Wales would not change at all.
At that time, Wals personally led his soldiers to attack Aaron's rebels, and the six lords he appointed each guarded their own territories. After a period of rest and recuperation, the six lords were also recruiting their soldiers, and now it was time to gather them in Viruga.
Soon, Wals's messenger spread the order to gather troops to all parts of Viruga. The six fiefdom lords received the news from Wals and hurriedly led their soldiers to Wals's location. For them, they were able to regain their status as high-ranking nobles and become a lord. All this was thanks to Wals, and they were loyal to Wals.
Although they came from different countries on the continent, and some came from another continent, their fiefdoms were all Rhodok territories, so most of the soldiers they recruited were from the Rhodok Kingdom. Rhodok crossbowmen were the most powerful crossbowmen, but because of continuous wars, they did not have extra wealth to reassemble a group of elite Rhodok crossbowmen, and most of them were new recruits who had just enlisted.
The six lords brought a total of about 500 soldiers. Wals was very pleased to see that this country, which had been trampled by war, was able to hurriedly gather 500 soldiers in a short time. Together with another 500 Nord soldiers from his own headquarters and some other Swadian knights, there was a total army of 1,100 people, including the Rhodok soldiers who surrendered in Aaron. It can be said that half of these 1,100 people were a group of stragglers. If we really want to talk about combat strength, we still have to rely on the 500 Nord soldiers led by Wals himself.
After deploying some troops as guards inside their own kingdom, these 1,100 soldiers began to advance towards Shariz without stopping.
The day after Wals agreed to Francine, it took time to recruit troops, but the six lords came in a hurry. The speed and pace of their march also depended on their loyalty to Wals.
Francine was surprised at the speed at which Wals assembled the army. If Sultan Hakim wanted to recruit lords from all over the country, it would take a considerable amount of time. A small number of lords, dissatisfied with the king's rule, would stay away for a long enough time, which often delayed military operations.
At this time, Francine and Wals walked side by side, both of them riding a horse. The two of them were the six great lords in the kingdom. Behind the six great lords were Wals and the generals of the six great lords. Amyrida and Joels stood in the front. Since Aileyen and Bestur and others became lords, they took over the positions of Wals' generals.
Starting from Viruga, we headed southeast. After crossing the plains, grasslands and forests, the endless desert appeared before our eyes. It was best to visit a castle on the border between the Kingdom of Rhodok and the Sarand Sultanate. This was the Weyeh Castle at the junction of the plains and the desert. To its south was Shariz, which was close to the coast. Shariz was the capital of the Sarand Sultanate. Sultan Hakim had been trapped here for a long time. Although Dukuba was to the east of Shariz, Dukuba had not been conquered by Falvia. For Falvia, Dukuba was still a great city. The strategic position of the city seemed to have become unimportant. He had gathered the lords who followed him and gathered with the queen he nominally served, Alva, the Light of Pearl, near the Trama Castle. Trama Castle was relatively close to Dukuba, but Falvia's army had gradually appeared in the village west of Trama Castle. Hakim Sultan was terrified. He could no longer contact the defenders in Dukuba. Any messenger who tried to get close to Trama Castle and contact the defenders in Dukuba had been intercepted by Falvia. Hakim Sultan could only hide in Shariz and curse Falvia fiercely.
But despite the curses, Sultan Hakim still had no way to deal with Falvia. Gradually, the army began to gather near the village west of Telamar Castle, and more and more conscriptions began to indicate that Falvia was going to attack Shariz directly. Although this might be risky, for example, if Shariz failed to attack, the defenders of Dukuba behind could join forces with the army of Sultan Hakim of Shariz to attack Falvia from the front and back.
But who knows what this crazy woman is thinking? She didn't care about the defenders of Dukuba at all, and threatened that as long as Shariz, the capital of the Sarande Sultanate, was captured, the Pearl of Light Alva could inherit the throne again and become the new queen of the Sarande Sultanate. In fact, the real situation was just as Falvia thought. The lord of Dukuba had been hiding in the city of Dukuba. In name, he still supported Hakim Sultan, but who knew if he would surrender when Hakim Sultan was defeated
Maybe, he was just waiting and watching. He would side with whichever side he thought would benefit. This was a decisive battle to decide who would become the ruler of the Sarand Sultanate, and this war would begin near Shariz.
The reinforcements from Wals will be a crucial factor in this war. Sultan Hakim is now only left with 1,500 soldiers, and many lords have lost their fiefdoms, but Falvia has gathered more than 2,000 people.
Falvia and Pearl of Light Alva have gathered their troops near Shariz. His scouts have also reported to him that Francine has brought reinforcements from the newly established Kingdom of Karad. Falvia is well aware of the reputation of Wals. He feels that he cannot underestimate this opponent. This is Falvia's tent. Although she is a woman, she still sits in the tent like a man and waits for the report from the scouts.
Soon, the scout brought back the information Falvia wanted. This was Gozert, one of his right-hand men and the first person to follow Falvia.
He looks sneaky, just like Wallace's Bolcha.
"Marshal! Wals has led his troops to station near Fort Ha. If possible, we can gather our troops and charge directly towards Fort Weiyeha!"
Gozert knelt on one knee and reported to Falvia. As the rebel marshal of the Sarand Sultanate, Falvia's status was second only to Alva, the Pearl of Light.