Although Alva the Pearl of Light is nominally the queen of Falvia, in reality it is Falvia who controls the entire government.
"Got it! Let's not rush to attack Weiyeha Castle. The decisive battle with Shariz is what we need to do. Now the lords of the kingdom are focusing on this final battle. If we win, then the other lords who are waiting for the result will naturally know which side they should stand on! But if we fail, the lords within the kingdom will regroup under Sultan Hakim."
There are still lords like Dukuba in the Sarranid Sultanate. Although Falvia has already captured two cities in the Sarranid Sultanate, plus the territory of the Khergit Khanate seized, it can be said that Falvia has an absolute advantage. If it were not for Sultan Hakim's amazing wealth, the one sitting on the throne now would probably be Alva, the Pearl of Light.
Falvia stood up and glanced at the generals on her left and right. Among them were those who were sent by other lords to serve under his command, as well as those who were closest to him.
As if remembering something, Falvia frowned and continued to look at Gozert.
"Gozert! Go to Weiyeha Castle again and inquire in detail about the number of troops Wals brought this time."
Falvia's expression was serious, but Gozert's face was full of indifference.
"I have already found out about this. The elite troops led by Wals are only the 500 Nord soldiers he brought with him after defecting from the Nord Kingdom. These Nord soldiers followed Wals in his campaigns and are naturally the elite among the elite. However, the remaining 600 people are just ordinary recruits recruited by Wals' own lords from all over Rhodok. They have almost no combat experience and were hastily recruited from the fields."
Although Gozert said this, Falvia disagreed.
"No! Wals actually said that if he dares to lead his army to support Sultan Hakim, he will definitely be able to defeat us! After all, he is known as the God of War in the Kingdom of Nord."
This time, Falvia frowned extremely deeply, as if telling Gozert, if you don’t go, you will be in trouble next!
Gozert also knew what Falvia's expression meant. He quickly saluted Falvia and then left in a hurry. He understood that Falvia was not a harsh person, but this was a very urgent matter. After all, Wals enjoyed the title of God of War on the continent, and it was hard to say who would win or lose in a fight with Falvia!
But for Gozert, he felt that Falvia would definitely win. Falvia had 300 Sarranid Mamluks, who were the elite troops of the Sarranid Sultanate. Falvia led an army to annihilate many enemies who fought against him, including those elite Sarranid Mamluks who charged towards Falvia when the civil war broke out.
Falvia not only possessed extraordinary military power, but also had solid tactics, which enabled him to bring out the power of the Sarand Mamluks to the fullest extent.
Although Wals also has a cavalry team, known as the best Swadian knights in the field on the continent, when the Swadian knights and the Sarand Mamluks meet, it is really hard to say who will win! After all, both of them enjoy a high reputation in various fields.
However, this is under the situation of equal numbers. The troops led by Wals now only have dozens of Swadian knights. When 300 Mamluks meet the Swadian knights, the result is self-evident. He can fully believe that Falvia leading 300 Mamluks can directly push down Wals's 1,100 troops.
However, Gozet's idea still has limitations. Although Sultan Hakim is hiding near Sharez, he still has 200 Sarand Mamluks inside the city.
While feeling happy, Gozert walked leisurely on the desert. He rode on a desert horse and was followed by a scout. He was a reconnaissance captain. At this time, he had to complete the task assigned to him by Falvia and observe the Wals army near Weiyeha Castle.
The sun was about to set. He had already reached the border between the Sarand Sultanate and Rhodok and had heard about the Vols army. Falvia once again sent Gozert to find out about Vols's strength, which really annoyed Gozert. However, he did not dare to disobey Falvia's orders.
So he took a few of his companions and walked slowly forward, looking at the sun that was about to set.
"Guys! The night will provide us with the best concealment. Under the darkness, we can know the quality of the Vols army. We can check their quality clearly."
Gozert walked forward while teasing his subordinates. Suddenly, a small black dot appeared in front of him. Gozert knew what this meant. He had been helping Falvia to find out where the enemy was in the desert recently. A small black dot appeared in front of him, which meant that there was a group of people slowly moving towards them.
Sure enough, as time passed, a group of people appeared on the horizon of the desert. The number of people in this group was the same as that brought by Gozert. Gozert and his companions had a total of five people, while the horse-faced man in front of him also brought four people.
This man was none other than Borcha, who was sent by Wals to investigate Falvia.
Bolcha played a group of travelers heading to the Sarande Sultanate, and coincidentally, Gozert also had the same identity walking in the desert, and he was traveling in Vieja Castle as a traveler. At this time, the two groups met, and Bolcha was the first to speak: "Brothers on the opposite side! Where are you from? I haven't been in the Sarande Sultanate for a long time, and I'm not familiar with the road conditions here. I want to go to Shariz! I wonder if you can show me a way?"
Gozert looked at Bolcha in front of her, and she suddenly felt that the face in front of her was somewhat familiar, but for a moment she couldn't remember where she had seen this person
But he knew that in order to act like a proper traveler, he had to answer Bolcha's questions.
"If you continue to go south, you will reach Shariz. But I have to remind you that Shariz is not peaceful recently. The rebels of the Sarand Sultanate have begun to plan to attack Shariz. If you go to Shariz, you might bring disaster upon yourself!"
Bolcha pretended to be surprised, but in fact he had already known that Falvia wanted to attack Shariz, and this news was already known to everyone.
"There is such a thing? I thought the rebellion would be put down soon, but Sultan Hakim has not put down the rebellion yet! Can you tell me more about the Sarand Sultanate?"
Gozert couldn't understand the person in front of him. This traveler was asking for some information. If ordinary people knew that there were some great difficulties ahead of them, they would definitely retreat. After all, Shariz was about to go to war, and those caravans and travelers would hide as far away as possible, at least away from such a war-torn place. But looking at the tone of Bolcha in front of him, it seemed that he didn't want to escape from Shariz at all, but was eager to try.
"That's strange! The war is about to start in Shariz, why do you need to know so much? Are you a spy for the enemy?"
Bolcha looked at Gozert with an extremely surprised look. She was pretending to be calm. When Gozert mentioned the spy, Bolcha realized that she seemed to have been exposed. But she thought about it carefully and couldn't figure out what was wrong with her! She had no choice but to continue.
"No! No! Please don't misunderstand me. I am just a traveler passing by. We don't reveal our names to each other. I am just asking for directions. Shariz is my destination. If something unexpected happens, I will definitely not go there. But I was entrusted by someone..."
Bolcha pretended to be hesitant to speak, which aroused Gozert's interest and dispelled Gozert's suspicion. However, Gozert's suspicion disappeared a little, but Bolcha's suspicion rose. He suddenly felt that the two travelers in front of him were not real travelers, but spies sent by the enemy.
However, Bolcha concealed his suspicion very well. He knew that he could not reveal his doubts in front of anyone, because revealing his doubts would also arouse suspicion from others.
"Okay! I seem to understand your difficulties. Then I will tell you that I don't know much about the situation near Shariz. After all, a war is about to break out there. The farther I can get away from this disaster area, the better it will be for me. I am going to the north now!"
"north!?"
Bolcha's suspicion grew stronger and stronger, and he inadvertently revealed his surprise and doubts! Although it was only a small change, the careful Gozert felt the change in Bolcha, and his suspicions revived again.
The person in front of me is a spy!
Both of them thought of this sentence at the same time, but they also walked past each other silently without knowing it. They were just scouts, not the main combat troops. Besides, the number of the other side was equal to theirs, so it was hard to say who would win or lose in a real fight. Gozert looked at his thin body. Although Bolcha had the same body, they were evenly matched, but it would not be good for both sides to lose here!
"My friend! Since you don't know, I will continue to move forward. I wish you good luck and hope you can find a good place in the north."
Bolcha performed a common courtesy to the person in front of him as a farewell.
Gozert also returned the salute, and there was a strong suspicion in the eyes of both of them. They passed each other, but at this moment, in Bolcha's sight, above the horizon of the desert, a cloud of dust was raised. At this time, the sun had just dropped below the horizon, and half of the red sun was still exposed above the horizon. With the faint sunlight, Bolcha could see that in the direction where Gozert came from, there was a group of people heading towards him.
Can't stay here for long!
Bolcha was about to turn around and leave without even thinking about it, but at this time, he met Gozert who was also about to turn around.
Both sides were extremely surprised at the same time, because they had never thought that the other side would turn around? Bolcha's suspicion disappeared immediately. Could it be that the group of people behind were in cahoots with this spy
But the next second, Bolcha knew why Gozert turned around! Because behind Gozert, in the direction he came from, there was also a cloud of dust, which was caused by the large group of people moving forward, which meant that he also had a group of people to support him!
"My friend! Do you know what the group of people who appeared in the direction you came from are doing?"
Gozert said with a hint of doubt in his heart. He was now 50% sure that the other party was a spy sent by Wals.
"No! I don't know, but my friend, there is a group of people coming from the direction you came from. Can you tell me what they are doing?"
Borcha was also extremely suspicious of the man in front of him. Gozert was at a loss. Because he didn't know what the group of people coming from his direction were doing. According to common sense, the travelers and caravans nearby would stay away because of the upcoming event, so the people coming here were most likely sent by Falvia to support her troops.
The two people's eyes collided again, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense. The followers of both sides unconsciously reached their hands to their waists. There was an iron sword hanging on their waists. This was a spare weapon for emergency situations.
In fact, the final result was far beyond the expectations of both people. Falvia arranged an army behind Gozert, who was led by Rackman, and the same was true for Bolcha. Wals secretly arranged another army to follow Bolcha, and the leader of this army was Fatis, a cavalry officer. At this time, he brought the Rhodok recruits who had just been recruited from the territory and rushed to Bolcha.
At this time, Bolcha and Gozert had already drawn their weapons. Fatis had realized that something was wrong. The group of people in front of him, whom he did not know, might be spies. He quickly drew out the weapon from his waist, which was a sharp one-handed sword. At the same time, he also noticed that a group of people from the Sarande Sultanate appeared in the direction in front of him. Looking at the attire of this group of people, it can be known that they are authentic Sarande Sultanate people. But the person leading the group did not seem to be a local, she was an outsider.
As one of the generals under Falvia, Rackman's status is comparable to that of Fatis. Although in the previous battles, Aimirida and Aileyon seemed to have made great achievements in the battle of Wals, their glory overshadowed the glory of Fatis and others, but Fatis also had significant contributions. After all, he always attracted the enemy's firepower at critical moments.
Rackman couldn't wait to draw out the weapon at his waist. Just like Fatis, Rackman also used this kind of sharp one-handed sword.
After all, Bolcha was just a scout. When he went to the battlefield in person, he could even count the troops himself. Gozert and Bolcha in front of him were the same kind of people.
"Brother! I don't have to guess anymore, you must be a spy sent by Falvia!"
Bolcha looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and he looked at Gozert with a bit more ferocity. The wolf, with its disguise removed, now appeared in front of Gozert.
Although Bolcha wanted to create the image of a hungry wolf, in Gozert's eyes, Volga looked like just a vicious dog.
"In that case, I don't need to ask any more questions. I guess you are the spy sent by Wals to our side! Your army has just arrived, and the most important thing is to know yourself and the enemy. If that's the case, Wals will definitely send spies into our army."
Know yourself and know your enemy is a phrase that Falvia often says, and Gozert is used to hearing it, so he just repeated it in a forced way.
Both of their followers took out their weapons. At this time, Rakman and Fatis arrived. Rakman led the Sarranid cavalry. Although they were not the elite Sarranid Mamluks, they were also a powerful army. Most of the soldiers brought by Fatis were conscripted Rhodok soldiers. They only had a small number of war horses, and the Rhodok cavalry were not very strong. They were mainly responsible for reconnaissance and transmitting messages.
Fatis walked forward fearlessly, reined in his horse and stopped beside Bolcha.
"Porcha, please introduce these friends around you to me. This officer from the Sarand Sultanate who leads the cavalry seems a bit unfriendly!"
Now Fatis's expression was extremely serious. Although he was an upright lord in his heart, he was also ruthless when facing his enemies. Therefore, his eyes were sharp and fierce. He looked at Rackman. From the temperament exuded by Rackman, she clearly felt that Rackman was also a powerful warrior.
"I don't know, my dear fellow. I only know one thing: this cunning fellow before me is the spy sent by Falvia into our army, and the cavalry following him must also be his accomplices. So, my dear fellow, I'll leave the rest to you."
Bolcha patted his horse's buttocks, then turned around and left. His followers seemed to be used to such scenes, and like Bolcha, they turned their horses around and left quickly. Fatis did not pursue it too much, they were just reconnaissance troops with extremely limited combat power, so it didn't matter whether they were on the battlefield or not.
"Who are you calling a thief?"
It was obvious that Gozert was not happy with Borcha calling him like that, but Borcha had already left. Even if he wanted to argue with Borcha, it would probably be impossible.
Gozert gnashed his teeth in hatred, but as he saw the enemy reinforcements had arrived, he was about to leave. As he turned around, he saw Rackman drawing his bow and arrow. At this moment, an arrow flew directly over and hit Bolcha who was about to leave. It was not known whether this arrow was intentional or unintentional, but it only scratched Bolcha's clothes. The layer of clothes on Bolcha's left arm was cut, but he himself was unharmed.
What a great archery skill!
Fatis exclaimed in his heart, he could see that Rackman drew his bow and arrow just to scare Bolcha, in fact he just wanted Bolcha to stop.
"You cunning boy! Come back now, or my cavalry will catch up with you immediately. No, maybe I won't need any cavalry at all, and my bow and arrow will take your life."
At that moment, Bolcha also felt the threat of death, so she turned her head reluctantly, and her followers also stopped.
Borcha looked at Rackman behind him with fear and shock. Fatis remained silent at this time. The enemy was composed of cavalry, while he was leading only new recruits who had just been recruited from the fields. In such a situation where the enemy was strong and we were weak, Fatis wanted to see why Rackman didn't kill Borcha directly just now.
However, he also knew that if he didn't speak, Walls would lose face. His family was humiliated, but the people around him did not fight back. Is this a shame
"I guess you are a general under Falvia! Lord Fatis of the Kingdom of Karad is here. Our army is nearby. I wonder what you are doing here?"
Fatis deliberately emphasized that his army was nearby, just to make Rackman not act rashly. But Rackman simply disdained such intimidation. He completely ignored Fatis and said to Bolcha: "You! Come here now and compete with Gozert!"
Looking at the stunned crowd, Rackman showed a mysterious smile. "Obviously, I don't want to force you. We haven't officially started the war yet. If I bully the weak, it will damage my reputation. I can see that the troops led by Fatis are just new Rhodok soldiers recruited from the fields. I am General Rackman under Lady Falvia. I will not do such things to bully the weak. My cavalry can defeat those new soldiers under Fatis in an instant."