Thinking of this, Falvia suddenly felt a little scared. He was worried that he would fail, but the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.
A powerful opponent!
Wals had heard of Falvia's reputation. When Amirida, Fatis and others returned to the camp, he asked Amirida in detail about what happened. The course of events was almost the same as what Wals had imagined. For Wals, sending Amirida to meet Bolcha and sending Fatis to meet Bolcha were two different choices.
On the one hand, because Fatis's troops were too weak and he had not yet developed, Vols sent Amirida as reinforcement. He believed that in order to achieve the final victory, he had to see the enemy's military posture and appearance with his own eyes. The cavalry led by Rackman was at least an elite force in Falvia's military system. Therefore, Amirida had seen the troops led by Rackman, even though her own army was also exposed under Rackman's nose, there was also a certain risk.
But it's just like exchanging intelligence, all of this is to find out the enemy's movements.
The army advanced and moved directly to the vicinity of Shariz.
This was an order from Wals. Francine didn't understand why Wals was so anxious to leave, but Wals just smiled and said nothing. The other subordinates also went about their own business without asking too much about Wals's order. They had been with Wals for so long and knew his language style very well. Now was not the time to reveal the answer, but they believed that by following Wals's footsteps, they would definitely win the war.
Shariz, where Sultan Hakim stayed. Sultan Hakim was no longer as glorious as before, and his palace was filled with a decadent atmosphere. Whether it was the servants doing odd jobs or the soldiers on guard, they were extremely pessimistic about this war.
Facing such a powerful opponent as Falvia, they were defeated again and again, and had only won a few times. Now there are only a handful of lords inside the city of Shariz, and the total number of troops is only 1,500. However, Falvia in front of them has more than 2,000 soldiers.
A considerable number of them were soldiers who had defected in the middle of a battle, which was enough to make Hakim Sultan gnash his teeth in hatred. It was not because Hakim Sultan was not good at this, but because Falvia's strength was too strong.
On this day, Sultan Hakim sat on the throne in the palace as usual, and the ministers on her left and right were as anxious as usual. They were worried that Falvia might break through the city at any time. The morale of the soldiers defending the city was low, and they could not raise their weapons to fight against Falvia because they had failed too many times.
Sultan Hakim suddenly became a little angry these days. As time went by, he felt more and more that the moment of decisive battle was approaching. At this time, he also had to cheer up his men and boost their morale to have a better chance of winning this war.
He suddenly widened his eyes, frowned, and looked extremely cold and serious.
"Cheer up! You are all warriors of the Sarande Sultanate. How can you be defeated by a woman like this? I have good news for you today!"
Hearing Sultan Hakim's words, the ministers and lords on both sides perked up, more importantly, they wanted to hear the good news.
Seeing the vitality in the eyes of the ministers and lords, Sultan Hakim also understood that it was because she brought good news. Her brows relaxed a little, but her expression was still extremely cold and cruel. This was also to force the group of men who shot him to have enough morale.
"Vols has agreed to fight alongside us. He will lead the warriors of the Rhodok soldiers to fight against the rebels. Alva the Pearl of Light is a complete usurper, and his supporter Falvia will also suffer a fatal blow. As long as we defeat Falvia, all of this will be reversed. Vols's reputation is well-known in the northern continent. I believe that even if we are at the southern end of the desert, we will hear about the reputation of this warrior from travelers from all over the world."
In an instant, Dacheng and the lords were all dancing with joy, not caring about their noble faces at all, and began to celebrate and congratulate each other in front of their supreme boss. With the arrival of reinforcements, they would have more chances of winning this battle.
Sultan Hakim shook his head. These lords and ministers were really unreliable. He was also afraid of Falvia in his heart, otherwise he would not have said such ambitious words today.
Just as they breathed a sigh of relief, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively, but at this moment the palace door was opened and a messenger stumbled into the hall of the palace.
"Report!"
The messenger stumbled to his knees. He looked panicked, and although his face was covered with a veil, his eyes were filled with infinite fear.
"What is it?"
The brows that had just relaxed were frowned again. For Sultan Hakim, good news might be followed by bad news.
"Your Majesty! Falvia has led his army to attack Shariz."
"What!"
Sultan Hakim was a little panicked. Although according to the intelligence, Wals' reinforcements had woken up and were defending Yeha Castle, and perhaps his reinforcements would come to support Shariz soon, but now that Falvia came to attack the city, the outcome might be different.
"Hurry up, lead the troops to resist quickly, our reinforcements will arrive soon!"
Sultan Hakim shouted vigorously that he wanted to maintain the current chaotic situation.
Outside the city of Shariz, Falvia rode on a sturdy desert horse, with his capable generals on his left and right, and a neat row of Sarand Mamluks behind him. Such a powerful war lineup was enough to make any opponent feel the impact. In front of Falvia was a row of infantry troops who had prepared siege ladders. The fact that they could make siege ladders for a surprise attack in such a short time showed that there were superb engineers in Falvia's army.
As the Sarranid infantry's attack came into view, Falvia seemed to say vaguely, "Soon! Our enemies will be here soon."
Next to Falvia, Matson, who was also riding a slender desert horse, said in confusion: "Isn't the enemy right in front of us?"
Falvia did not speak, but turned her head to the north. The vast sea of sand seemed like a huge demon rushing here.
Since Falvia wanted to fight Wals directly, Wals would not show mercy. Wals pulled out the cliff blade inserted in his waist. After so many days, Wals was going to the battlefield again with a sword. Falvia's sharp eyes seemed to have noticed that Wals had pointed his weapon at her. Wals was at the highest point of the desert. In order for Wals to be able to command his own army more conveniently, it was advisable to stand at the highest point.
At this moment, on this high ground, Wals had already led his cavalry team to rush towards him. It was like a tiger descending from the mountain. But Falvia was not at all cowardly. He stared at Wals who was running down the mountain with a sharp gaze. He gradually lowered his lance so that he could point the spear directly at Wals.
"Let's decide the winner in this fight!"
Falvia thought so, but Wals would not let him have his way. Wals raised his sword and his cliff blade collided with Falvia's lance. The two teams directly met, and the horses neighed in the air. Then the sound of metal colliding continued. Several soldiers fell off their horses and died in the first fight. Among these soldiers were both Wals's soldiers and Falvia's soldiers. Falvia led the Sarand Mamluks.
The fighting power of the Sarranid Mamluks is unquestionable, but fortunately, Vols still has a powerful cavalry team, which includes some Swadian knights. Neither the Rhodoks nor the Nords are good at fighting on horseback. The only way to stop this group of cavalry is to use the terrain or the Swadian knights, who are the same cavalry as the Sarranid Mamluks.
Falvia and Vols were fighting, and at the same time, behind them, Airen drove his newly recruited Rhodok recruits and some Rhodok sergeants who surrendered from Lord Kesto forward. Their target was not Falvia on the high ground, but another group of infantry following Falvia. The Sarande infantry and the Sarande Mamluks were separated by a considerable distance, after all, one was cavalry and the other was infantry. It was difficult to walk in this desert without a means of transportation.
Although the Sarranid infantry was not as strong as the Sarranid Mamluks, they were better than the Rhodok recruits. Fortunately, Wals had Nord warriors on his side. Rows of flying axes flew towards the enemy. Wals ordered these Nords who had an advantage in infantry combat to deal with the Sarranid soldiers, while he himself held back Falvia's main force. Falvia suddenly realized that he seemed to be in trouble. Although he also thought that Wals would come to support Shariz in such a short time, he never thought that Wals would be able to set up such a heavy formation when supporting.
Now we should retreat quickly to preserve our strength, but if we retreat at this point, it will inevitably affect the image of Falvia's army. In this case, we must find a reasonable way to stop the fighting between the two armies.
He stabbed at Wals with the lance in his hand, and Wals dodged Falvia's attack by turning sideways. Both of them were wearing helmets, and under the sunlight, their helmets emitted a cold luster.
Rackman and Amyrida were fighting evenly at this time. Amyrida recalled that when he was destroying Lord Kestor, he had not encountered such a strong opponent. As one of the generals in Falvia's hands, Rackman was naturally not inferior to Amyrida. The knights' swords of both sides were constantly waving in the air, and the soldiers on both sides were constantly falling. The battle was very fierce. Fatis, Airen, Bestur, and other lords had already been put into the battlefield. Wals seemed to have the upper hand at this time, but in fact he was slowly defeated. Because his troops had not yet been formed, he could mainly rely on the Nord warriors and Swadian knights. And Falvia's army was all elite. Therefore, at this time in the war, it was the Nord warriors who tried their best to annihilate the enemy, and those Rhodok recruits were just sending themselves to die.
New soldiers have never been to the battlefield. They are afraid of war, so most of them will choose to run away. Lack of morale is one of the main characteristics of new soldiers. If one person runs away, the whole legion will run away. Therefore, Airen and other lords are closely monitoring the movements of this group of soldiers. If any new soldiers run away, they will definitely stop them first.
Falvia stabbed the air with a spear, but Wals dodged the attack as smoothly as flowing water. Falvia's knight spear attack was like breathing, but Wals dodged as if he was born with it. It seemed that neither of them could defeat the other.
"King of the Kingdom of Karad, if you keep dodging like this, I don't know when the two of us will be able to end our fight."
Falvia frowned. Although he was wearing a helmet and Wals could not see the change in his facial expression, he suddenly put away his lance. Although he put away his lance, the soldiers under his command were still fighting. Wals also put away his cliff blade when he saw this. The two began a short conversation on the warhorse.
"What do you want to say?"
Walls looked at Falvia with some confusion. Although Falvia saw that Walls was wearing a helmet, his eyes were not covered.
"Why don't we both withdraw our troops for the time being?"
Falvia wanted to have a dignified retreat, so as not to give enough morale to the group of fish in Shariz that should be caught. If they had the will to resist her, it would be much more difficult for her to capture Shariz.
Wals understood Falvia's thoughts almost instantly. She originally arranged this ambush to strike Falvia's spirit and boost the morale of the friendly forces in Shariz City. Then the two armies would attack Falvia together. However, if the goal was not achieved and the troops were withdrawn, what would be the meaning of this ambush? If he could agree to Falvia's conditions, it would be a solution. If he continued to fight like this, he would have suffered heavy losses. Wals had actually noticed that there were more and more deserters on the battlefield, most of whom were new recruits recruited by Rock. It was normal for this group of new recruits to be afraid of the battlefield and death because they had never been on the battlefield, but this battle was crucial. Wals suddenly hesitated when he thought of this.
To retreat or not to retreat
In fact, this is a question for Wals. If the fighting continues, Wals' side will suffer heavy losses. In this case, he should first let these soldiers familiarize themselves with the combat situation. After all, this group of recruits must go through the baptism of the battlefield before they can become veterans.
So Wals took back his Cliff Blade and put the long sword back into his scabbard.
"Then let's withdraw our troops!"
Wals said this with a hint of reluctance in his eyes. After all, if Hakim Sultan of the Sarand Sultanate led his army out of the city to help him, he would definitely win the battle. Falvia originally wanted to fight Wals head-on when attacking Shariz, but she didn't expect Wals' ambush to be too powerful.
Falvia laughed as expected, and he put away his lance. Seeing that their leader was like this, the soldiers under his command also put away their weapons.
Soon, Falvia turned his horse around, and at the same time he left a word.
"Very good! Your plan is beyond my expectation, but next time at this time, I'm afraid you won't be so lucky."
There was a sharp look in the corners of his eyes.
Of course, Wals had seen Falvia's gaze, but he did not look angry at all, because this was an opponent who deserved such an expression.
Falvia left, and his soldiers followed Falvia's footsteps unwaveringly, a well-disciplined army.
Even Rackman, who had fought Amirida to a draw, had left. After the first fight, Wals knew that Falvia's lineup was definitely not worse than his own. Aileen and other lords also met their own opponents.
Falvia left for a while, and Wals's army quickly cleared the entire battlefield. Then Wals sent someone to report to the garrison in Sharez. She wanted to tell Sultan Hakim that she would join him in repelling Falvia.
Wals did not intend to enter the city of Sarez, which made Wals feel like he was entering a tiger's den. Francine was very interested in Wals's temporary repulsion of Falvia, and he followed Wals's messenger into the city of Sarez as an envoy. I believe that with her mouth, Wals and Sultan Hakim's cooperation must be a pleasant cooperation. Otherwise, who knows what the suspicious monarch will do.
The interior of the great hall of Sarraz Castle.
Francine walked gracefully into the castle hall with Wals's messenger. Sultan Hakim had already received the news. He sat on his throne, with servants standing on his left and right sides. Ministers and lords also stood upright on his left and right. Francine and the messenger immediately walked into the hall.
"Your Majesty! I have brought the king of the Kingdom of Karad as reinforcements. This time they have brought more than 1,100 soldiers in total. With the cooperation of Lin's 1,500 defenders in the city, I believe we can definitely defeat Falvia."
Francine knelt on one knee and told Sultan Hakim. Sultan Hakim nodded. This was great news for him. When he saw the battle between Wals' army and Falvia's army outside the city today, he realized that Wals was definitely a commander who commanded like a god.
This is a powerful monarch. Even if the way he obtained the throne was somewhat illegal, his strength is enough to punish anyone who dared to speak too much.
At the same time, this suspicious and worried monarch thought of something. The Kingdom of Karad was nearby. If Walsfalvia refused to leave the Sarand Sultanate after the battle, what could he do? You remembered that once you eliminated the internal troubles and attracted an external enemy, it would be difficult to live like this.
But just a few seconds later, thousands of thoughts were already flowing through Sultan Hakim's mind. He was still thinking about how to make the best use of Wals and make Wals and Falvia fight to a loss. In this way, he would not only be able to regain the Sarand Sultanate, but also destroy the Kingdom of Karad.
It seemed that Francine had seen through Hakim Sultan's heart. In order to protect Hakim Sultan's face, he did not say it out loud in the hall, but adopted a very covert method.
"Your Majesty! Wals did not choose to enter the city of Shariz. He is willing to cooperate with us to fight Falvia."
Francine emphasized the word "willing" to remind Sultan Hakim not to have any more thoughts about Wals. Otherwise, his throne would be in jeopardy. Sometimes the most powerful foreign aid may become your enemy, and the reason for becoming an enemy may be the mistake you made in a moment of thought.
Sultan Hakim was not a fool. He understood what Francine wanted to say, but he was still worried. Wals was unwilling to enter the city, which showed that he was wary of him. If he was planning to attack him, he would probably join forces with Falvia to attack him. So Hakim only asked Wals to help him restore the rule of the Sarand Sultanate and leave his country after receiving a large reward. If he dared to covet a share of his country, he would fight him to the death.
Francine did not speak. Although he was wearing a veil and people could not see the expression on his face, he noticed the look in Hakim Sultan's heart and nodded. Only Hakim Sultan understood these subtle movements.
"I see! So you brought a messenger from Walls this time. What does he want to tell me? What questions do I ask him?"
Wals's messenger decided to step forward and kneel on one knee as a sign of respect for Sultan Hakim.