Prince Vidim and Doluboye had already surrendered to Saiga Khan, and only Count Daiglan disappeared. He also knew that he had lost his son, so he could not continue to work here. He had lost his country twice, so how could he continue to work under Saiga Khan?
For Saiga Khan, he was willing to accept Doluboye and his lords' surrender, but he would never accept Prince Vidim. This guy was almost the successor of King Yarogerk. He was the most powerful one to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Vaegir. out.
Of course, these are things to be done later.
Unconsciously, Walls crossed the plains, walked across the river, and kept moving forward along the river from Kulau to Sages. Occasionally a forest would catch their eye. Everyone was laughing and talking. It could be said that they returned from this war with a full load.
Wals has been in a good mood these days. Ha Finn and Joels are both famous generals of the Kingdom of Vaegir. Although Joels's reputation is not as good as Finn's, Wals, who had fought with Joels before, understands Joels's strength. As long as any one of them can surrender, the chances of attacking the Kingdom of Rhodok will increase.
Wals' own warhorse, thinking of this, he looked back at Sun and Joels on the prisoner car, and at this moment Wals noticed that the expressions of the two people were completely different. One looked ashen, as if he had lost hope in this world, while the other was full of confidence, as if ready for revenge at any time.
What will be the ending of these two people? Walls said to himself.
The battle in the city of Kulau spread across the continent immediately. The reputation of Maltas spread to the ears of every ordinary civilian on the continent. Naturally, the first to get the news must be the rulers of the major kingdoms. They all arranged some people to observe the situation inside the territories of other kingdoms. King Gryfos of the Rhodok Kingdom was no exception. time, the Nord Kingdom would change from fighting on two fronts to unilaterally attacking the Rhodok Kingdom. And Wals must be the marshal.
This was not what King Graves wanted to see.
It seemed that King Gryphus had been frightened by Wals. He quickly mobilized his troops and transferred most of them to Viruga. Viruga was a plain and it was also the easiest city to attack. He thought that Wals would attack this city first.
When Walls returned to Sargoth, King Ragnar had already made preparations to welcome Walls. Although King Ragnar did not get all the territory of the Kingdom of Vaegir, getting half of it was considered good.
The banquet was held in the castle hall of Sagos. Countless servants were delivering food and drinks. Delicious fresh fish was the main ingredient here. Pork and chicken were of course indispensable. Precious beef and mutton were also served on the table.
The lord's banquet was naturally luxurious, and Ragnar Guang was not stingy with his wealth, and also provided certain delicacies to the soldiers under other lords.
In the hall, Wals was received with the utmost sincerity by King Ragnar, and the guards and servants on both sides stood up to show their respect to Wals.
It was at this time that Wals walked straight into the hall, and King Ragnar came down from his seat to receive Wals personally.
It seemed that he had already regarded Wals as the most important person in the kingdom.
"Wols, I have heard about your story. You conquered the northern part of the Kingdom of Vijia by yourself. This time, all the conquered territories should be given to you as a reward."
King Ragnar said that this should be a reasonable thing. Those upright and kind lords naturally congratulated Wals for handling it so successfully, but those cruel and cold lords did not think so. They always think about themselves, and sometimes some people become extremely irritable because of jealousy.
Hewitt was one of them. He was originally a businessman and wanted to defect to the Nordic Kingdom to become a noble. However, the appearance of Wals made his plan go down the drain. This guy took away all his original credits. The northern territory of the Kingdom of Vigia should have belonged to him.
If he can do it, I can do it too! Hewitt shouted to himself in his heart. His eyes full of hatred were always staring at Wals, and the nobles sitting next to him could feel the hatred emanating from him. However, since they lived with Hewitt, they naturally had a closer relationship with him, and these small lords also hated Wals's great achievements.
King Ragnar was extremely happy. He personally took Wals's hand and waited for him to walk to the top seat in the hall. This seat was closest to King Ragnar, showing his noble status and honor. Originally, the most respected person in the kingdom should have sat here, but now King Ragnar gave this seat to Wals, which showed Wals' status in King Ragnar's mind.
His status was so high that even the eagles were jealous. Some of the older lords looked at this rising star and were dissatisfied with Wals. Idenyar sat in the back, drinking her bitter wine. She was originally a warlike lord. She did get a lot of wealth in this battle, and her Wals did not hate her too much.
Tuyar was a cunning lord who admired the glory of Wals and was determined to win him over.
Olaf Jarl had a bad temper and seemed to be a little unhappy with Vols at this moment. He had not participated in any battles in this battle. He had been staying inside the kingdom waiting for good news. All this was because of King Ragnar's order. Seeing that this young junior had achieved such great results, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
The banquet lasted for a long time, about three days and three nights.
According to the regulations, the lord should be rewarded after the banquet, but on the day before the reward, that is, on the evening of that day, Hewitt suddenly came to visit King Ragnar.
King Ragnar had been in a good mood in recent days, so he did not feel angry at all for Xiuik coming to visit him in the middle of the night. Instead, he let him in calmly.
In recent days, King Ragnar seemed to have returned to his youth. The long-term happiness made his body happy and healthy, and his face was much rosier than before. His frowning brows were now relaxed, just like a tree that had been hiding in the cold wind and had its branches cut back, but now it has returned to spring and sprouted leaves.
"What do you want from me?"
King Ragnar held a glass of wine and spoke to Hewitt while drinking.
Almost no one at the banquet noticed Hewitt's hateful eyes, including Walls himself, who thought he had returned to the kingdom and had no enemies for the time being. But he was totally wrong to think so.
"Your Majesty, you have been very happy in recent days. Vols has taken over the northern part of the Vaegir Kingdom and divided the Vaegir Kingdom equally with the Khergit Khanate. This is a great achievement that will surely be praised by future generations. But Your Majesty, do you feel that the honor you have given me is too high?"
Hewitt lowered his head, not wanting King Ragnar to see his face. His face was already distorted by hatred, and an ominous aura emanated from his whole body.
King Ragnar felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere. The tone of Hewitt's voice was not the same as before, and there was a strong indescribable feeling in it.
"In that case, what do you want to do?"
Hewitt avoided answering the question and instead spoke a frontline but profound truth.
"When a person's prestige exceeds that of the monarch of a country, he is very likely to replace the monarch of that country."
Hewitt said this almost at the risk of being beheaded, which completely disregarded the prestige of King Ragnar.
As soon as these words came out, King Ragnar seemed to be struck by lightning, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground.
He was not angry and did not blame Hewitt for being so outspoken because there was only one of his confidants around.
"I understand, Hewitt, I will handle this matter properly."
"Yes, I understand."
Hewitt stepped back, and the confidant beside him also stepped back. A hunchbacked old man walked out. He seemed to have completely blended into the darkness, and no one noticed his presence at all.
"Peters, tell me what you think."
"I can only say that I haven't seen through him yet."
Peters turned his old eyes to King Ragnar.
"I can't be sure of his character for now. He is an outsider and was not originally a lord of the Nord Kingdom. The older generation of lords of the Nord Kingdom are a little jealous of Wals. They all know that Wals will get all the territories in the north of the Kingdom of Vaegir, which is enough to form a small country. Any lord would be jealous. But I believe that some of those older generation lords will swear allegiance to you until death. They are originally the natives of the Nord Kingdom. Unless something extreme happens, they will not betray this country."
King Ragnar nodded. These words actually enlightened him. Vols was an outsider from the beginning to the end, completely different from the lords of the Nord Kingdom who had been here for generations. Why should he favor an outsider and abandon his own people?
Therefore, on the second day, an incredible situation occurred. The territory originally captured by Wals was divided among several lords, and Wals only got Fort Jerbo and Fort Ismorola.
Looking at Wals' questioning eyes, and looking at his generals, all with shocked and puzzled expressions, King Ragnar gave them a cold look in response.
The result of the matter satisfied the older generation of lords of the Nord Kingdom. They were all lords who had followed Wals to fight, and they were naturally happy to get a share of the territory at this time. After satisfying this group of old lords, King Ragnar nodded and waved his hand to let these lords return to their fiefdoms.
Wals didn't say much. He knew that King Ragnar seemed to be worried about him. He was just an outsider from the beginning to the end, and outsiders should be treated as outsiders.
Then, Wals, like other lords, returned to his fiefdom. Of course, he did not return to the two castles that he had been awarded recently. He returned to his original base, which was Suno.
"After working so hard for so long, I only got these two castles. King Ragnar is so fickle."
This was the sentence that Jack complained about the most. During the journey from Sagos to Suno, Jack kept nagging in Wals's ear. Wals did not pay much attention to Jack's words, but instead looked nonchalant.
In Wales' arms, Lorimer whispered something in Wales' heart.
"There is no doubt that King Ragnar is not confident in handing over such a large territory to you. Half of the Kingdom of Vaegir can almost compete with part of the Kingdom of Nord, so he has to weaken your strength. You have to pretend to be patient for a while and don't complain too much. If King Ragnar hears about it, I'm afraid that no matter how talented you are, you won't be able to defeat an enemy that is many times stronger than you. At the same time, you have to show that you have no ambitions, so as to weaken King Ragnar's suspicion of you."
"Yes, I understand."
The group crossed the plains of the Kingdom of Swadia and entered the territory of Wals. On that endless plain, Suno was immune. Although Suno was not the richest city in the original Kingdom of Swadia, it was still a city with enough wealth. Moreover, Wals also snatched a lot of wealth from the Kingdom of Vikia. Although King Ragnar only gave him two castles, he still possessed a considerable amount of wealth.
When Wals returned to his territory, King Ragnar began his next move. Idenyar strongly recommended that King Ragnar and Sega Khan form an alliance, and the friendly agreement brought back by Wals was also reviewed by King Ragnar.
After consulting Peters, King Ragnar finally decided to form an alliance with Sega Khan, which meant that there would be no war between the two countries in the short term. One wanted to continue to expand southward to attack the Sarand Sultanate, and the other was also dreaming. The Nordic Kingdom's forces had gradually begun to gather in the south, and the major lords began to recruit troops. The Rhodok Kingdom had just recovered from its defeat. King Gryphus expanded his military strength. King Ragnar's next target was undoubtedly the Rhodok Kingdom in the southern mountains.
Inside the castle hall of Sagos, the hall still retained the joy of celebration a few days ago, but now King Ragnar did not feel any joy at all. His brows, which had been relaxed because of the banquet before, were frowned again. The goal had been set. He would not annex the Khergit Khanate. The Rhodok Kingdom would be his next target.
"Peters, tell me, who should we choose as the marshal for this attack on the Rhodok Kingdom?"
King Ragnar sat on a chair in the hall, which was specially made for him. It was his throne. The hall was empty at this moment, with only Peters and King Ragnar sitting there. This was a private conversation between the two of them.
Peters looked at King Ragnar with his old eyes as before.
There seemed to be a hint of helplessness in his tone, but in the end he still said what was in his mind.
"I think that apart from Wals, no one is more suitable for the position of marshal. Now his strategy has been recognized by all the lords in the kingdom. I think if he is appointed as marshal, the lords in the kingdom will definitely respond to his call, except for some lords who are extremely jealous. Uniting the strength of the lords in the kingdom is the most important point to defeat the Rhodok Kingdom."
King Ragnar frowned. Not long ago, he had broken his promise to our Lord and did not give our Lord all the territories he had promised. At this time, sending Wals as the marshal to continue attacking the Rhodok Kingdom would inevitably cause Wals' dissatisfaction.
"Is there no other candidate?"
King Ragnar asked again, after all, he didn't want to continue using Walls, so could the position of marshal be taken by someone else?
“I don’t think there’s anything better than it.”
King Ragnar sighed. He had no other choice at this time. He had already sent enough spies to the Kingdom of Rhodok. From the intelligence sent back, King Gryfus's territory had been heavily guarded in recent days, and he began to mobilize a large number of troops to Viruga. Although Uxhall was controlled by King Gryfus, King Gryfus did not seem to want to continue to control a city, which could be seen from the fact that he dispatched troops to Viruga.
In desperation, King Ragnar finally made the final decision. He sent his messengers to ask the lords of the Vols Assembly in Suno to go to war, and the target was the Rhodok Kingdom in the south.
The messenger was very quick and had delivered the message to Wales the next day after he returned to his camp.
When Walls took the letter handed to him by the messenger, he suddenly realized that he still had a certain status in King Ragnar's mind.
"Take it. If you don't, King Ragnar will be even more angry, and this will be detrimental to your position in the country."
Lorimer suddenly said in Wals's heart that he was also a man who had considered carefully.
"In that case, I will serve as the marshal of the Nord Kingdom and lead the lords of the kingdom to attack the Rhodok Kingdom in the south."
Soon, Wals immediately used the wealth he had robbed from the Kingdom of Vigia to recruit soldiers and expand his army. Although Jack was somewhat dissatisfied with Wals's behavior, as King Ragnar had not treated him fairly and now continued to give him orders, Wals did not think so.
Soon, King Griffus in Viruga received the news that Vols, as the marshal of the Nord Kingdom, was gathering lords from all over the country to attack the Rhodok Kingdom. King Ragnar had declared war on the Rhodok Kingdom, and a war was bound to break out between the two countries. King Griffus immediately called on his lords to hurry to Viruga.
Viruga is located on the plains of the Rhodok Kingdom. It is the easiest city to attack. There are no mountains near the castles. Without the geographical advantage, it is naturally the easiest city and castle to capture in the Rhodok Kingdom. Compared with other castles built on mountains, such as Kurma Castle, these castles are built on high mountains and are often easy to defend but difficult to attack.
In this case, King Gryfus' goal is to defend Viruga and the nearby castles. As for Uxhall, which originally belonged to the Kingdom of Swadia, King Gryfus decided not to take this city.
The Nord Kingdom is now much stronger than the Rhodok Kingdom. It is easy to capture Uxhall. It is better to continue to defend Viruga. Because Viruga is closer to the core area of the Rhodok Kingdom, the speed of obtaining supplies is much faster than that of Uxhall alone. Therefore, it is easier to defend Viruga.
At the same time, King Griffus also learned from the demise of the Kingdom of Vaegir and strictly controlled the identities and loyalty of high-level officials. He would never allow traitors from the Kingdom of Nord to infiltrate his high-level officials. King Griffus thought he had done a good job. All the elite soldiers were transferred to Viruga, waiting to resist the attack of Vols.
While recruiting soldiers, Wals inquired about King Griffith's actions. When he heard that he had transferred a large number of troops to Viruga, he knew that this guy wanted to defend Viruga. In this case, Wals decided to capture Uxhall first.
Uxhall is located on the plain. Wals ordered Emerida and some other lords to attack the city. Due to the order of King Graves, the defenders of this city could not withstand such a fierce attack.
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