Riding and Slashing: The Dragon and the Lord

Chapter 495: Battle reports from the front line

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The remaining guards of Hakim Sultan came over one after another. At this time, Hakim Sultan could no longer hold on. Although he immediately ordered his soldiers to retreat, once the order to retreat was issued, these soldiers panicked and their efficiency was significantly reduced. At this time, retreating was equivalent to running away. They no longer had the courage to reorganize into an orderly battle formation.

"Hakim Sultan! I didn't expect to see you again. I have reserved a good place for you in Lady Falvia's castle. She wants to invite you to visit. I wonder if Sultan Hakim can do you the honor of coming over?"

Rakman rode his warhorse while killing the guards near Hakim Sultan. Two guards wanted to attack Rakman, but the warhorse Rakman rode dodged left and right and killed the two guards in an instant.

Without even looking back, Sultan Hakim turned his horse around and was about to flee, but the horse supporting Rakman caught up with him first.

"Hakim Sultan! Don't go!"

As he spoke, Rakman raised the sword in his hand. He was about to stab Hakim Sultan's horse, but at this moment, he heard the sound of horse hooves beside him, and a strange sword appeared in Rakman's eyes.

This is a strange sword. Under the sunlight, it seems to reflect the sunlight like sand. In the Sarand Sultanate, a kingdom in the desert, sand is everywhere, and this sword is just like sand. But we cannot underestimate this sword because of this.

There are not many swords in the world that can produce dazzling light like sand. Rackman immediately realized that this sword was definitely not a flashy ceremonial sword, but a sword that could really kill enemies on the battlefield. Because this sword was already stained with blood.

Rackman looked at the man holding the sword. He had a weather-beaten face with wrinkles all over it, as if they had been oiled by wind and rain. Thick calluses appeared on his palms, indicating that he had practiced swordsmanship hard.

"Your Excellency is?!"

Rachman said.

"I don't want to say my name, but I have promised others to complete a task for them, and I will never give up."

Rakman immediately became interested. In the previous fights, there was no such person beside Hakim Sultan. Seeing such a person appear at this moment meant that this person had recently joined Hakim Sultan's camp.

"Your Excellency is a skilled warrior, why do you want to join Hakim Sultan? If you are willing to help Lady Falvia, Lady Falvia can give you twice as much as Hakim Sultan gives you.

Rackman wanted to persuade a master to join his camp. Although he had not fought with this master yet, from the calluses on his hands he could tell that he had practiced swordsmanship as much as himself.

No! Even above myself.

"If you say that, it would seem that I am greedy for profit. I will keep my promise if I promise others."

As soon as he finished speaking, the strange sword stabbed at him. Rakman did not doubt him and picked up his sword to resist the attack. At the same time, Hakim Sultan had already fled. Rakman could only sigh when he saw this.

However, for Hakim Sultan, today was a very unlucky day for him. Rackman had just ended his pursuit when Mattson blocked Hakim Sultan's retreat.

The soldiers of Sultan Hakim had already fled, not caring about the life and death of the king. At the same time, the few remaining guards of Sultan Hakim rushed out. Matson swung his two-handed sword and killed the two guards on the left and right. Even though they were wearing crystal armor, their fragile necks could not withstand Matson's attack. Sultan Hakim was a little panicked at this time. For Sultan Hakim, he was simply unable to resist. Around Sultan Hakim were Sarand Mamluks, but unfortunately these Sarand Mamluks did not belong to Sultan Hakim. They were loyal to Falvia.

Therefore, Sultan Hakim already felt deeply desperate, although Danzi, recruited by Chief Diu, was the swordsman known as Yinsha.

Although Danzi had stopped Rakman, he was alone and Matson intercepted Hakim Sultan again. At the critical moment, a familiar shout echoed in Hakim Sultan's ears from the left. Matson was also shocked to see dozens of Sarand Mamluks rushing towards him, and the flags they were holding were all the flags of Chief Diu. There was no doubt that these soldiers were all subordinates of Chief Diu.

Sultan Hakim was overjoyed and drove his horse towards Diu. The Sarand Mamluks who surrounded Sultan Hakim were merciless and did not wait for Matson to give orders. They immediately drew their weapons and tried to block Sultan Hakim's retreat. But Sultan Hakim was a strong warrior after all. Although his martial arts were not as strong as when he was young, it was still possible for him to escape from the Sarand Mamluks. A Sarand Mamluk who fought with him was stabbed by Sultan Hakim, and the other Sarand Mamluks swung their iron rods at him.

Chief Diu immediately bent his bow and drew his arrow. The sharp arrow flew through the air, and the Sarand Mamluk immediately fell to the ground and died. Before he could praise Chief Diu's superb archery skills, the Sarand Mamluks under Chief Diu rushed over, with swords and iron rods. In the chaos, Sultan Hakim finally escaped. But the price was the death of dozens of his guards, and several Sarand Mamluks under Chief Diu also died heroically.

As for Danzi, who was invited by Chief Diu, he was continuing to fight with Rakman.

"Sultan Hakim has already fled, your commander has already retreated, and you are still struggling to hold on here. Is such a king still worthy of your loyalty?"

Rackman continued to lobby this powerful swordsman.

During the fight with him, he gained the upper hand with a strange sword.

The weapon in Yinsha Danzi's hand was called Quicksand. Where the Quicksand Sword pointed, Rackman's blade had broken. Coming to his senses, Rackman saw that his long sword had been cut into several holes. The enemy's weapon was too sharp, so it was better to retreat temporarily. But behind Danzi, several Sarand Mamluks rushed over.

"My mission is to cover Sultan Hakim's retreat, and my life is not that important. Since His Majesty has already retreated, I will say goodbye. Although you are my enemy, your swordsmanship is indeed powerful."

Danzi used an ancient etiquette to wave to Rackman, then turned his horse around. Rackman did not continue to chase him because he knew that Danzi did not try his best. During the fight between him and Danzi, Danzi had many opportunities to take his life, but he did not do so.

In the blink of an eye, Danzi had already ridden his horse to the front. Several Sarande Mamluks under Matson wanted to catch the enemy general, but the Quicksand Sword swung a few times, and the Mamluk chainmail worn by Sarande Mamluk was cut like tofu. Needless to say, the armor had been chopped off, and these people could only fall to the ground and die, but a miracle happened. Danzi did not kill them. After chopping off Sarande Mamluk's armor, they only broke some skin. Rackman knew that this master did not want to hurt other people's lives too much. That's why this scene appeared.

Sultan Hakim escaped, but slightly to the north, Wals was still fighting against Alvar the Pearl of Light. Alvar the Pearl of Light did not have many elite soldiers and the appearance of Falvia had severely weakened his strength.

Therefore, in the battle with Wals, it was Alva the Pearl of Light who suffered the loss. However, Falvia gave Alva the Pearl of Light a certain number of Sarand Mamluks to the troops led by him. These powerful warriors completely restrained Wals.

To be honest, Alva, the Pearl of Light, did not want to confront Wals head-on. Some of these soldiers were sworn to be loyal to him until death. If they died like this, then the number of people loyal to him would become fewer and fewer. However, Falvia did not have such worries, because everyone began to admire Falvia and were willing to become his soldiers. However, her own prestige was getting less and less. Every time one person died, no new people would be loyal to her.

Well, if that's the case, Alva, the Pearl of Light, rolled his eyes, thinking about how he could easily restrain Wals and attack Falvia at the same time.

At this time, he should let Wals go on the grounds that Wals was too strong and his subordinates were too lax, and let Wals fight Falvia by himself. Only Wals had the ability to consume Falvia's strength. As for his old rival Hakim Sultan, Pearl Light Alva felt that Hakim Sultan could no longer cause any big trouble. He had fought with Falvia many times and was defeated almost every time. Otherwise, he would not have been beaten to the point of asking for foreign aid.

A strange curve appeared at the corner of Alva's mouth, and he smiled and called over a confidant beside him.

He lowered his head and whispered a few words in the ear of his confidant, who nodded and understood what Alva, the Pearl of Light, meant.

"If you understand, then hurry up and do it. I will reward you handsomely when you are done."

Pearl Light Alva said to this confidant, who nodded immediately and then disappeared into the crowd. All the people around here were close to Pearl Light Alva, and they would not reveal any of Pearl Light Alva's actions.

Wals and Alva of the Pearl of Light have been fighting for more than an hour. Because of Falvia's Sarand Mamluks, Wals has not been able to make any progress. However, if Wals deployed his trump card troops, he might be able to defeat Alva of the Pearl of Light in one fell swoop. However, he did not do so because he felt that this trump card troop could not be used for the time being. Who knows if Falvia will come back with a surprise attack

Suddenly, a man dressed like a Sarande soldier rushed into the command post of Wals. Wals was commanding the army at the rear, and the group of soldiers around him immediately picked up their weapons and aimed at the sudden Sarande soldier.

"King Karad, Sultan Hakim asked me to bring you a message."

Wals nodded and asked his soldiers to let the soldier in. Sultan Hakim was fighting with Falvia, and he must be in danger. Seeing the retreat of the Falvia army, Wals felt that Falvia was not so easy to defeat. In order to prove his worth and maintain his rule, Sultan Hakim led his soldiers to die, and Wals could not stop him. Now he sent a messenger to his camp, probably to ask him to request reinforcements.

Thinking of this, Wals shook his head and smiled bitterly. He was now firmly caught by Alva. He was like a poisonous scorpion, holding him tightly with his big pincers and not letting him go. Although this poisonous scorpion had not yet stung with its poisonous hook, its function was to hold him with its pair of pincers to prevent him from escaping. Its goal was obvious, which was to hold him back. This was Falvia's plan. She didn't expect Sultan Hakim to fall into the trap so easily.

"King Karad!"

The soldier knelt on one knee and spoke to Walls.

"Sultan Hakim has made a request to you. He has defeated Falvia in the south and asked you to lead your own troops to support him. Now, as long as we capture the enemy general Falvia, this civil war can be ended as soon as possible."

The news brought by the messenger surprised Wals, as it was somewhat different from what she had originally thought. Wals originally thought that Sultan Hakim would be in danger, but now it seems that things are far beyond her expectations.

"What's going on?"

Wales asked loudly, and the guards around him turned their gazes and looked at the supreme commander in front of them, the fighting spirit of the entire army. At this time, Wales stared with wide eyes. The result was completely different from what he expected. Has Falvia really failed

Wals had heard of the name of Falvia. Such a woman was definitely not famous for nothing. So it was definitely not luck that he was able to defeat Hakim Sultan once and defeat Hakim Sultan many times in a row. However, in the second war after he arrived, Hakim Sultan easily defeated Falvia, which inevitably felt a bit weird.

"King Karad, my lord is wise and brave, so he can certainly defeat Falvia. Please do not doubt this. My majesty's talent is definitely higher than Falvia's. The previous failures were only because my lord had bad luck. In fact, these few battles were all because Falvia had better luck. When you fought him for the first time, I easily forced Falvia to retreat. This just shows that your title as the God of War is not in vain, and Falvia's battles were all luck."

The words of the Sarande soldier were very unreliable. For a moment, Wals could not imagine how Sultan Hakim defeated Falvia. Suddenly, he had a strange idea. With a suspicious look, he stared at the Sarande soldier in front of him, and his eyes like a hungry wolf seemed to force the Sarande soldier to tell the truth.

The Sarande soldier was a little nervous being stared at by Wals like this. He unconsciously took a step or two back, which further aroused Wals' suspicion.

"Although I really want to help Sultan Hakim, the Pearl of Light Alva has blocked my way. If I continue to move south, my back will be exposed to the enemy's claws. If he attacks us from behind, we will suffer heavy losses. So I can't help Sultan Hakim for the time being."

The soldier seemed to hesitate. The fierce battle on the battlefield was still going on. Wals turned his gaze away from the Sarande soldiers and continued to watch the scene of his own soldiers fighting with enemy soldiers on the battlefield.

"Your Majesty, King Karad, if that's the case, I will retreat first. However, Sultan Hakim said that the Pearl of Light Alva will retreat soon. He said that after the Pearl of Light Alva retreats, he must ask you to quickly go and fight with Falvia in the south."

The soldier saluted and left in a hurry. Wals looked at the soldier with suspicion. Although this was a genuine Sarande, the Sarande Sultanate was in the midst of a civil war. Both the enemy and us were Sarandes. How could we tell who was the real spy and how to tell who was the real spy? Besides, he was not familiar with the Sarande Sultanate at all. If this Sarande soldier was disguised as a member of the Pearl of Light Alvar, the consequences would be disastrous.

Walls decided to ignore the repeated insistence that he must have some ill intention in attacking Falvia.

Standing next to Wals, Bolcha looked at the leaving Sarande soldiers with a sneaky look.

"Your Majesty! I think the soldier coming down must be a spy. Look at his sneaky look. He is as cunning as a mouse when he sees our people. He must be an enemy who has infiltrated our army to spread false information. Otherwise, why would he be so timid?"

Bolcha looked more like a timid guy, but after Bolcha's reminder, Wals noticed that the Sarande soldier who left was indeed a little panicked. He was a little cautious in his own army, which made Wals more suspicious. However, the soldier had already left, and if he was caught in the middle of the journey, it would be difficult if he caught the wrong person.

After all, he was a guest, and it was wrong to arouse the host's suspicion. However, the next scene dispelled this doubt.

In the distance, the troops of Pearl Light Alva actually began to retreat. Alva's troops were in an orderly manner. They advanced and retreated like the tide. The orderly footsteps did not seem to be a flight, but a planned strategic transfer.

This phenomenon was exactly the same as what the Sarande soldiers said, which made Wals even more suspicious. There was no doubt that who could accurately tell the movements of Pearl Light Alva, except for the people around Pearl Light Alva, who else could know

Wals raised his hand and pointed to where Pearl Light Alva was, where the largest flag was flying where Pearl Light Alva's command was located.

"It seems that there are unstable factors within Pearl Light Alva, and there are irreconcilable contradictions between Pearl Light Alva and Falvia. Judging from all the battle plans, Falvia is the leader of this plan, while Pearl Light, who was actually the leader of the Sarand Sultanate rebels, can only play a supporting role. It seems that the collision between these two women is bound to produce an unusual invisible battle."

Wals spoke to the people around him, and beside him were only Bolcha and a group of guards. The guards did not understand the reason, but Bolcha, who had followed Wals in battles for many years, understood the meaning of it.

"Then, Your Majesty, what actions do you want to take next? Pearl Light Alva has already begun to retreat. Should we pursue him?"

Bolcha asked, and the other guards were waiting to see what happened, but they would abide by any decision made by Wals.

Wals pondered for a while, looking at the group of soldiers on the front line who were about to march, he suddenly ordered his soldiers to stop. Blind pursuit would definitely be a disadvantage for him. From watching the enemy's retreat, it can be seen that they are retreating in an orderly manner, and Pearl Light Alva is also prepared. In this case, if he continues to pursue, it will only increase casualties.

In this case, Alva the Pearl of Light wanted to let himself fight with Falvia, so he would set up a false situation and temporarily let Alva the Pearl of Light think that his evil plan was successful, so that he would relax his vigilance and not attack himself. Only by minimizing his losses can he gain the initiative in the next battle.

So, now he should pretend to want to chase Falvia, so he stopped his steps and let the soldiers move south. Discipline is an important element of the Wals army.

Soon, Wals' army began to advance towards the south. Alva, the Pearl of Light, thought that her plan had succeeded. Now she could just watch the two sides fighting each other and reap the benefits. After rewarding her confidants with a bounty, she sat comfortably in her chair and listened to the battle reports from the front line.