In fact, Walls wanted to attract their attention and inform them that if they came down from the rope, they would not be threatened in the short term.
The army was defeated like a landslide. The battle between Hook and Aileyen had reached a white-hot stage. At this point in the battle, Aileyen was familiar with Hook's fighting methods, and for a moment Aileyen had the upper hand. Hook realized that things were not good. Count Matras had not issued any orders, and the troops had not been called up. They had been guarding their original posts without cooperating with each other. Thinking of this, Count Matras must have been captured. Hook secretly speculated and decided to retreat first.
"That's all for today. I can see that you have the upper hand. If I stay here any longer, I will definitely die. The next time we meet, I will fight you to the death."
After leaving these harsh words, Poison Hook left the battlefield at an extremely fast speed, and Airen did not continue to pursue him. This time the victory was too narrow. Although Airen was already familiar with Poison Hook's combat methods, he still had to fight with his physical strength if he wanted to continue to defeat Poison Hook.
Du Hook had already escaped, and seeing the enemy generals gradually crowding towards him, Huanbian, Shuangsha, and Huodao also fled.
Elwin and Embleton had been injured when fighting against Fireblade. Fireblade had good martial arts and steadily suppressed Elwin and Embleton. The two could no longer continue fighting. Although Elwin and Embleton did not participate in the battle, the situation was still in the hands of Wals. Rhodok soldiers like harvesting wheat.
When the last resistance fighter passed away, the Nord soldiers held high the white unicorn flag and planted it on the tallest building in Viruga, which meant that the city now belongs to the Nordic Kingdom.
After capturing Viruga, Walls urgently ordered his soldiers to rest. The next target was the territory of King Gryphus, which was the capital of the Rhodok Kingdom, Jelkala.
A part of the remnants of Viruga's defeated troops gradually moved southward. Among them, Drewry, Fire Knife, Illusion, Poison Hook, and Double Kill were also in this group. They were originally generals of the Rhodok Kingdom. After Count Mateas was captured, they led the troops and wanted to escape to the territory of King Gryphus.
King Griffus has not been idle in recent days. He has recruited groups of farmers from his own fields. These farmers, who make a living by farming, have average physical fitness. Because they do not have sufficient nutrition to build their strong physiques, their combat effectiveness is low. In addition, the weapons and equipment equipped by King Griffus are extremely simple. Therefore, King Griffus can only recruit an army with low combat effectiveness but large numbers in recent days.
He was planning to retake Viruga, but the news spread quickly. When Drewry led the other four generals and a part of the remnants who escaped from Viruga, King Griffith knew that he had to adjust his strategy from offense to defense.
However, after only a few days of rest, the impatient Walls had already assembled all his troops. After the battle of Viruga, there were only more than a thousand troops left.
The spies in Jelkala have provided Wals with enough intelligence that King Gryphus is at the end of his rope. Most of the soldiers are ordinary farmers who have just been recruited from the fields. They have not received professional training or powerful equipment, which makes their combat effectiveness extremely low.
After an impassioned speech that inspired the morale of the entire army, Wals's army began to move gradually south. This was the last battle of the Rhodok Kingdom. King Gryphus was captured, and the remaining lords resisted, but they were just a group of bandits. Ordinary bandits could not resist the attack of the regular army.
If Aaron is also included, this city that has been conquered by Wals is probably now completely demoralized. The entire country's military forces have been recruited before King Gryphus. There are not many garrisons left to defend the city, and the decisive battle is set in Jerkala.
Most of the lords in Viruga were imprisoned in the dungeon by Wals. Once the time was right and the Rhodok Kingdom was conquered, these lords would face exile. If some of the lords of the Rhodok Kingdom were not captured, they could seek refuge in other kingdoms. If they were lucky, they could still get a fiefdom as a reward. However, such an end was extremely miserable. Having lost the care of their motherland, not many forces in other foreign lands would truly accept these wandering lords.
The city of Jelkala is the direct territory of King Griffith. It is the last line of defense. Across Jelkala is a long river with a bridge built over it. If there is no ship passing through, this bridge is the only way to Jelkala. King Griffith fixed the line of defense here. As for the north bank of the river, the castles, cities and villages to the north, King Griffith decided to abandon them all.
Wals's spy conveyed this message to Wals who was on the march. After a little thought, Wals came up with a way to easily pass through King Graves's defense line.
King Gryphus deployed his troops along the river bank and surrounded the entire river. No one dared to go into the river to fish because they were worried that they would be mistaken for enemies by the Rhodok soldiers. Everyone was waiting secretly. The last few days were the most peaceful days in the Rhodok Kingdom. No battle had taken place in these days, as if it was the approaching storm.
As usual, King Griffith personally brought Haywood and Drewry, a subordinate of Earl Leland, to patrol the other side of the river. They walked along the river bank to prevent the farmers who had just been recruited from the fields from being lazy. According to his orders, no suspicious person was allowed to come to his side. He was worried that Wales's spies would infiltrate his army. These farmers recruited from the fields could not withstand the blow. They were far inferior to the regular army. If someone started to make a fuss, their morale would be completely lost and the army would surely disperse.
Slowly moving along the river bank, Graves, Heywood and Drewry, all three of them were riding a horse, the fastest horse, they wanted to patrol the river bank quickly to prevent any accidents. At this time, there was some movement on the other side of the river.
"What is that?"
King Griffith looked into the distance, and the earth trembled slightly. The thing that King Griffith least wanted to see finally happened. A white unicorn was flying on a flag. There was no doubt that this was the symbol of Wals' army. At the same time, the flags of Edenyar and Rudyar also appeared here.
"Our enemies have arrived. Immediately inform the soldiers here to prepare for battle. A major battle is about to begin."
In fact, if the two armies really fought each other, King Gryphus would not dare to guarantee that he could resist the army of Wals with just a river.
King Gryfus accompanied Haywood to observe the enemy troops on the other side of the river. Drewry had already gone ahead to convey his orders to each military camp.
He stopped in his tracks when he saw the enemy in front of him.
They are setting up camp.
They moved quickly, and the regular army's posture was clearly visible. Soon, the other side of the river was filled with the flags of Wals, as well as the troops of Edenjar and Rudjar.
"It looks like the enemy wants to rest for a while before launching a general attack. In that case, we can use sharpshooters to shoot at the soldiers on the other side and harass them."
Haywood stated his command almost without thinking, which was also the best way for the Wals army, the only one that could fight back now.
Soon, the remaining snipers of the Rhodok Kingdom were sent to the other side of the river. They stood in a loose formation, half-knelt, and pointed their crossbows at the Nord soldiers on the other side of the river. The Nord soldiers were camping on the other side of the river and seemed to have no idea of the sudden crisis. Just like that, the first wave of arrow rain appeared.
The Nord army, which was completely unprepared, was hit one after another at this time, and the Nord soldiers who had just set up camp fell to the ground and died.
The success of this sneak attack greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers nearby, but the Nord army was led by Wals after all. Only a few minutes later, a considerable number of Nord archers appeared on the other side of the river, and a wave of arrows slid down from the sky, aiming at the Rhodok archers.
The two sides started a shooting battle on the other side of the river. After Wals determined the situation, he set up his camp out of the range of the Rhodok sharpshooters.
After the two sides shot at each other for a while, they each retreated to their original positions. Because the number of Rhodok archers was small, they did not have the upper hand in this shooting war. This was a fatal blow to King Griffus. As a country with the most powerful crossbowmen on the continent, they could not defeat the Nord archers in a long-range shooting war. The power of the Nord archers was far inferior to that of the Nord warriors. The attack power of the Nord Kingdom's long-range soldiers was extremely insufficient, and they could only make up for it with numbers.
This was the first day of the meeting between the two armies. The night was surprisingly peaceful, but Heywood could not sleep. He could always sense something strange happening.
On the next morning, Haywood lay on the river bank himself, followed by several Rhodok soldiers. He was very close to the other side of the river, so close that the Nord archers could shoot him directly. However, in order to obtain information about Wals, he went out in person this time, just to see the strength of the enemy camp.
It was both within his expectations and beyond his expectations. The camp of Wals was busy, with soldiers patrolling everywhere, carrying strategic materials, and constructing necessary military facilities.
It is reasonable to say that it was expected. After all, as the attacking party, Wals must mobilize military supplies. Now most of the troops are concentrated near the river bank. It seems that Wals wants to fight a protracted war. What was beyond his expectation was that he felt a strange uneasiness last night, which made him suspicious of what Wals did.
"Am I worrying too much?"
Haywood comforted himself in this way to eliminate the uneasiness in his heart, and then returned to his camp and strengthened the defense. The longer the war lasted, the greater the chance of his side winning.
Two days passed like this, and Wals did not launch an attack on the other side of the river. Logically, if the two armies wanted to fight on the bridge, the Nord army would have the upper hand. After all, the Nord infantry was stronger than the Rhodok soldiers. In addition, most of the Rhodok soldiers were farmers who had just been recruited from the fields, and their combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of the Nord soldiers. But now Wals was simply deploying troops and setting up camp in his own barracks, and he did not seem to want to launch an attack. On the contrary, he seemed to want to fight a protracted war.
"Could it be that Walsyun thinks our forces are too strong and wants to adopt a different approach to engage in a decisive battle with us?"
Both Heywood and King Graves thought so.
But on the second day, in other words, the third day after Wals arrived on the other side of the river, spies had already reported that more and more flags were planted above Wals's camp. This indicated one thing, that is, there were more and more soldiers in Wals's camp. At this moment, Heywood and King Griffith suddenly realized.
It turned out that Wals was waiting for reinforcements, which made King Griffus a little anxious. Originally, more than a thousand Nord soldiers were enough to defeat them. If more and more Nord troops appeared here, they would be able to crush them.
As a last resort, King Griffiths had to concentrate his forces. Logically speaking, with so many troops, the enemy would not have enough boats to cross the river. In this case, the best way was to seize the bridge connecting the river bank. Therefore, King Griffiths contracted his defense line and deployed most of his troops near the bridge.
In Wals' own camp, some generals did not understand Wals's current behavior. They did not know why Wals did not take any action and instead planted many flags in his own camp.
What was even more bizarre was that Idenyar and Rudyar quietly left the military camp, and an unknown piece of news was circulating in the camp that the army led by Idenyar and Rudyar had already retreated.
They thought that the cost of continuing to conquer the Rhodok Kingdom was too high, so they retreated to their original territory. King Ragnar, who wanted to wait, gave them Viruga as a reward.
Amirida and Aileen, the generals in the series, all believed that without Rudjar and Edenjar, they would not be able to defeat the enemy. After all, the enemy was outnumbered.
But Walls was surprisingly calm, as if nothing had happened. If someone asked him this question, he would just smile and not say anything or not answer at all.
Unknowingly, Wals had been at the river bank for five days. This unknown news in the military camp reached the ears of the spies of the Rhodok Kingdom, and the spies quickly reported the news to Gryphus.
King Gryphus suddenly realized at this time that Rudyaar and Edenyaar had already left Wals, and Wals was just scheming, quietly planting more flags in the area, which was just a bluff.
"This is a good opportunity. Since the number of troops in Wals's camp has been reduced, why not kill them now?
"On the eighth day, the army of the Rhodok Kingdom had assembled. King Gryphus was in high spirits. After detailed investigation by his spies, he confirmed that the number of soldiers in the Vols army had been greatly reduced. If they did not counterattack now, when would they fight?
"Today is a good day. We have received solid intelligence that the number of the Wals army has been greatly reduced. Idenyar and Rudyar have withdrawn to their original territories because they believe that the cost of conquering us is too great. At this time, only Wals is still resisting. If we defeat them, we will have a chance to regain the lost territory.
King Griffiths could not help but give an impassioned speech. When he was speaking intensely, a messenger suddenly ran in front of him.
"What's going on? What are you doing here?"
King Graves was completely confused. This messenger was a trusted confidant of his in Jerkala. Why did he come to his own camp at this time? Did something happen in Jerkala? But this was impossible. The army of Wals was here. What else could cause a big trouble in Jerkala?
"Your Majesty, Jelkala is finished. Those despicable Nords have captured Jelkala!"
The messenger said with a sad face. As soon as he finished speaking, he burst into tears.
"What's going on?"
It was like a bolt from the blue, and King Griffith could hardly believe his ears.
Not only did he himself not believe it, but the people standing next to King Graves also didn't dare to believe it. Only at this time did Haywood react.
The messenger wiped his tears and cried, "Rudyaar and Idenyaar appeared from nowhere, wearing our military uniforms, sneaked into the city of Jelkala at night, and just last night, they occupied the entire city."
The confident look on King Graves' face before was completely gone at this moment, and what was left was only regret and grief. When this regret reached its peak, it turned into a fatal hatred towards Walls.
"I know! I know!"
King Graves was surprisingly calm at this time.
The messenger's words were only heard by King Graves and several generals nearby, but the soldiers below the stage had no idea. They only saw the messenger crying bitterly, and King Graves's expression became a little unnatural.
What happened? Most of the soldiers thought so.
“Don’t be nervous, it’s just that my beloved wife died, and I’m just a little sad, but today we will use our blood and lives to defend our common family.
I see!
The soldiers thought of their families who had been lost in the war, and their deep resentment turned into motivation to break through the Nord army.
King Griffiths was forced into a desperate situation and decided to launch a final counterattack.
Even if Iden and Rudjaar did not retreat back to the Nord Kingdom, their troops are now in Jerkala. The number of Wals's troops remains unchanged, and he only has a few remaining people. If he captures Wals alive, he believes there is still a chance to exchange Wals for the entire territory of the Rhodok Kingdom.
"I am now ordering all troops to set out with the goal of capturing the enemy general Wals alive."
King Graves almost shouted at his soldiers, but was grabbed tightly by Haywood.
"Your Majesty, we cannot fight. We absolutely cannot catch Wals. We should go back now and take back Jelkala."
Heywood immediately understood what his king was thinking, but King Graves would not listen to Heywood's advice. He hated Vols so much that he lost his mind. An old and crazy giant bear was born here. King Graves personally rode his warhorse, put on his armor carefully made by the blacksmith, and personally led the soldiers to fight Vols to the death.
"Charge, my warriors. Your enemies are just ahead!"
The king personally led the charge, which immediately boosted morale. Without any words from their officer superiors, row after row, group after group, this army mixed with ordinary soldiers and conscripted farmers crossed the bridge and rushed towards Wals' camp.
In the main camp, Wals, who was sitting in the position of commander, had already heard the sound of enemy troops rushing towards him outside his camp.
The originally calm eyes suddenly exuded a fierce aura.
"Everyone, get ready immediately. King Gryphus is going to have a final decisive battle. Jelkala has been captured by us. If we capture King Gryphus now, we can occupy the entire Rhodok Kingdom."
Wals revealed an astonishing piece of news. Everyone did not doubt it and obeyed Wals's orders. Soon, teams of Nord soldiers lined up. What appeared in front of them was an ordinary peasant army with simple equipment and no discipline.
This army was untrained and had extremely low combat effectiveness. They disrupted their formation while running, and what supported them to move forward was the belief in their hearts.
"Crush them!"
The aura in Walls' eyes never dissipated. After encountering the enemy's fierce attack, this strong aura became even stronger, and a strong murderous intent revealed in his eyes.
Drewry, riding his warhorse, was the first to bear the brunt of the attack. This time he led the charge in order to defeat Wales and rescue his lord, Earl Leland.
In the chaos, Drewry with a sickle in his hand was extremely conspicuous. The black death sickle reaped the lives of the nearby Nord soldiers. Under Drewry's leadership, the Rhodok troops he belonged to quickly rushed to the place close to Wals. Seeing this, Amirida knew it was time for her to take the stage.
A white horse appeared on the battlefield, the black death scythe and the sharp knight's sword collided with each other, and the two men who had fought to the death in Viruga a few days ago met again at this moment.
"Needless to say, this time it's either you or me. This is the last battle!"
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