Walls did not answer the Nord soldiers' questions. He had already guessed that King Ragnar would never treat him fairly at this banquet, and he would never get a share of the territory of the Kingdom of Rhodok. This would weaken his strength in disguise. It would be better for him to lead the Nord soldiers in the Kingdom of Rhodok and declare himself king!
This seemed like an inexplicable touch, and the touch came from Lorimer.
"Make yourself king!"
This was a suggestion offered by Lorimer. Wals had never expected that in this continent, the rule of counting people by bloodline was used. Now a small, declining nobleman like him actually wanted to declare himself king. This was totally untenable in terms of bloodline. He had gained power without any legitimacy, and now he wanted to establish a country on his own. How could this be possible?
However, Walls always believed what Lorimer said, and at this moment he knew what he should do.
The Nord lords who went to pursue took a shortcut to the Rhodok Kingdom. Along the way, they did not hear any news of the Vols army's advance. Instead, they found a group of people at the border of the Nord Kingdom. Needless to say, the Nord lords immediately understood what was going to happen.
Therefore, a large number of Nord lords chose to return in different ways, wanting to pursue Vols. At this time, the lords on the way to the banquet also received news that they were loyal to King Ragnar. Under King Ragnar's order, a troop that was heading to Sagos to attend the banquet just ran into Vols. He took the initiative to attack Wurt.
He is Reyek Yar.
Reyekjar was a troop that returned from the battlefield where the Nord Kingdom conquered the Rhodok Kingdom. He had once followed Vols to conquer the Rhodok Kingdom.
But now, because of King Ragnar's order, Rejekjar has become the enemy of the Vols.
Looking at the flag that appeared in front of him, Wals knew that the people coming were Reyekjar's troops. On the plain where dense grass grew, rows and rows of Nord soldiers held high their shields and gathered into battle formations.
They are soldiers who returned from the battlefield and have rich combat experience. The old, weak, sick and disabled have been baptized by the battlefield and have been eliminated. The remaining ones are a group of elite soldiers.
As the battle array was deployed, a Nord riding a heavy warhorse and wearing armor walked out from the array of soldiers. The sunlight reflected on his armor, reflecting a special luster. This armor had not been repaired yet, because there were many scratches on it, which could be seen that these were gaps caused by attacks from various weapons.
This person is none other than Reyekjaar.
Wals insisted and went to the battlefield alone. His army had already formed up in battle formation. This was the elite force he led. In terms of forming up the battle formation, it must be much faster than other armies.
When the two met on the battlefield, Reyekjar first took off his helmet, revealing a weather-beaten face. When conquering the Rhodok Kingdom, he was a brave man.
"Wols! I can't believe that a brave and warlike man like you would actually commit treason! Now follow me and confess your crime before King Ragnar. Maybe the king will forgive you if he is pleased. If not, I will use my military force to capture you alive. Although your army is much stronger than mine, you are facing the entire Nordic Kingdom. All the lords in the country will capture you. And I represent the Nordic Kingdom. If you attack my army, it means you are against the entire Nordic Kingdom, and you will not be forgiven by King Ragnar. Do you know how I deal with traitors? I will dig out their internal organs like a fish. As for King Ragnar, I don't know how he punishes those traitors."
Reyekjaer had a solemn expression, his legs were actually shaking, because what was happening in front of him was the incompetent Wals, so he felt a little psychological pressure. He tried hard to control his emotions and keep himself from panicking.
Wals's expression did not change at all. He sat on his warhorse, staring at Reyekyal, and did not speak for a long time, until Reyekyal's eyes showed a hint of fear.
"I won't go with you obediently! If you insist on catching me, let's fight."
What Walls said made Reyekjaer unable to calm down. The expression on his face was as if the sky had fallen, an indescribable strange expression.
"You! You're going to regret this!"
Reyekjar quickly turned his horse around and returned to his own camp. The next moment, he commanded his soldiers to charge towards Vols' army. Reyekjar also knew that if he was afraid of fighting now, it would be a disgrace to the entire Nordic Kingdom. If he said that he did not have the courage to fight Vols, King Ragnar would definitely punish him. Vols had a mocking smile on his face. He stayed where he was. Behind him was a row of Nordic soldiers who were ready to charge. He turned around and looked at the group of Nordic soldiers behind him. Among them was a Swadian knight.
The news of Wals' treason was like a bolt from the blue to the Nord soldiers. When Reyekjaar was speaking just now, he had been saying that Wals was guilty. Such news was like a bolt from the blue.
As for the Swadian knights, they had no feelings at all. It didn't matter to them whether Vols was a traitor or not. They were loyal to Vols, not King Ragnar.
"My soldiers! Ragnar has judged me guilty because I am too powerful and good looking. He is worried that my power will threaten his rule! Now they want to capture our tribe. Because you followed me, Ragnar is worried that you will take revenge on him. Now King Ragnar has become my enemy. I want to know! Who are you willing to follow?"
Wals said loudly to his soldiers. It was very important for him to get the support of the soldiers. After all, the enemy was right in front of him. No matter how strong he was, he could not defeat a full-strength army. The enemy had more than a hundred soldiers, and his number was several times that of them. However, as long as the hearts of the Nord soldiers could be united, it would be easy to defeat Reyekyar.
All the Nord soldiers looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment! But at this moment, one man stood up and rushed towards the group of Reyekjar soldiers alone.
Which one is Jack!
There was one person taking the lead, and the rest of the group rushed out together.
When Reyekyal saw this, she immediately became furious. She remembered the face of the first leader clearly, and she also knew who this person was. He was a general under Walls, and this person was called Jack.
All the direct troops led by Wals were mobilized. Their number was several times that of Reyekyal's troops. In addition, the quality of Wals' soldiers was far superior to Reyekyal's, which made Reyekyal even more unbearable.
Before Rejekjaar's soldiers rushed to Vols, the Swadian knight took a step ahead and stabbed out with his lance violently, sweeping through like a hurricane. Row after row of Nord soldiers fell down. Rejekjaar knew that he was finished. He quickly ordered his soldiers to retreat. Vols's army was extremely powerful. Originally, he had no choice but to do so. He also knew that he could not beat Vols, but he also knew that if he ran into Vols and fled back without fighting, King Ragnar would be furious and punish him. This was not what Rejekjaar thought of.
The defeat was like a landslide. As soon as the Nord soldiers of Vols and Rejekjaar clashed, Rejekjaar's soldiers were defeated and had no choice but to flee.
"God of War! God of War!"
Reyekyal's soldiers shouted as they ran. They already thought that Wals was invincible. They had this idea when they attacked Wals. Now when all the Nord soldiers rushed over to fight them, they already knew that their doomsday had come.
As for Rejekjar, he had already run away, with only a few Nord light cavalrymen as his guards. If someone caught up with him now, they would definitely be able to capture him alive. The Swadian knights weaved in and out of Rejekjar's soldiers, and the Nord Royal Warriors swung their axes fiercely. Soon, all the enemy soldiers either ran away or died. The battlefield was in a mess, with broken limbs and debris everywhere. In comparison, the casualties of Vols' army were few and far between.
前方是一片茂密的森林,远处的尽头便是罗多克王国的领地,这一片被诺德王国新近征服的领地,现在已经成了沃尔斯的囊中之物。和雷耶克雅尔的战斗只是持续了一小会而已,沃尔斯并没有活捉雷耶克雅尔,他已经夹着它的尾巴匆匆向北方逃去。传递给他的国王一个重大的消息。
萨哥斯。
“陛下!战争已经打响了!沃尔斯居然公开抗拒我了拘捕,我的部人马已经军覆没,希望陛下你赶紧抓住这一个叛逆。以维护诺德王国的威严!”
雷耶克雅尔灰头蒙脸的跑到拉格纳国王的面前诉说着自己的消息,对于这个消息,拉格纳国王早有所料,沃尔斯军队的素质远远超过诺德王国任何一位领主的军队。因此单打独斗的情况之下,不见得有任何领主的军队可以打败沃尔斯。
她那一双凝聚着寒霜的眼睛,望向了雷耶克雅尔,雷耶克雅尔说完话之后才把头给抬了起来,这时他刚好就看见了拉格纳国王那一双冷若寒冰的眼睛,雷耶克雅尔打了个寒战。
“雷耶克雅尔,我知道,我已经完完知道了。你现在可以退下了,只要再稍稍等待一会儿,等我军集结大军,以我们军队的数量可以完碾压沃尔斯!”
雷耶克雅尔战战兢兢的退了下去,此时在城堡大厅的内部,只剩下一些元老级别的领主,拉格纳国王也是挥挥手就让他们暂且退下。因此,最后的时候,在城堡大厅里面只有拉格纳国王一个人。可是在这个时候,在这一片空旷寂静的大厅里面,默默的走出来了一个佝偻的背影。
“拉格纳国王!你动手动的太着急了,沃尔斯已经先行一步回到了自己的领地,接下来不用我多说了,他一定在积极防御着我们的进攻。对方拥有着新近征服的部的罗多克王国的土地,这样一来无论我们是否打败沃尔斯,都会阻碍我们完征服这片土地,或许当我们国家处在内战的时候,罗多克王国又会悄悄复活!”
彼得斯张了张嘴,他苍老的声音此时听起来有些虚弱。拉格纳国王知道,这是他生病了。
彼得斯又咳嗽了几声,这并不是他故意的,而是因为他体内的病症蔓延到她的身上下而导致的。
“陛下!我感觉自己已经时日无多了,接下来的日子里面可能你就要靠你自己来维持大局。对于沃尔斯,我觉得应该让他回归诺德王国,撤销他之前的所有罪责。
彼得斯还正要接着说话,可是一瞬之间就将拉格纳国王给打断了。
“不行!”
拉格纳国王几乎是歇斯底里,对于他来说,敢于背叛自己的人就要付出相应的代价,对于沃尔斯这一个自己的眼中钉肉中刺拉格纳国王绝对不会心慈手软的。
原本一对好好的君臣,这个时候却变成了互相仇视的敌人,这有着莫大的讽刺。
彼得斯知道自己已经不能够再接着说下去了,拉格纳国王现在对于我特的话题都相当敏感,他叹了口气,原本苍老的面容此时又衰老了许多。
“休伊特这个人你觉得怎么样?”
彼得斯并不糊涂,对于领地王国内部的那些人的所作所为都了若指掌,休伊特去见拉格纳国王的事情彼得斯也是知道。
“这个家伙的才能比起沃尔斯要小得多,但是他的野心却比沃尔斯还要大。”
拉格纳国王这个时候气也消了一根,毕竟已经把话题从沃尔斯转向了休伊特。
“小心这个家伙,他远远不止你所看见的那样。”
这是彼得斯最后对拉格纳国王的忠告,话一说完,彼得斯就缓慢的转过自己的身子,他一步又一步,虚弱的向前走去,浑浊的双眼里面散发着一种淡淡的悲伤。
诺德王国恐怕要完了!
第二天的时候,拉格纳国王就命令一等奖而作为元帅,带领诺德王国国上下的领主向南边进发,南边是原本属于罗多克王国的领地,此时已经被沃尔斯给灭国了,所有的领地部掌控在沃尔斯手中。
沃尔斯攻破了维鲁加,因此将一部分的兵力驻守在维鲁加里面,而杰尔喀拉,是由伊登雅尔和鲁德雅尔的士兵联合攻破的,但是在交接城市的时候,驻守的士兵还是有沃尔斯的士兵来进行负责,因为大家公认的,都知道沃尔斯的士兵是诺德王国最好的,让他来镇守这一座暗流涌动的城市是再好不过的。
至于说亚伦,这一座城市早就已经被沃尔斯给攻破了,城市里面的守军所剩无几,留下来的老弱病残的部队也被沃尔斯的部队给消灭掉了,因此沃尔斯并没有强行取攻击着一座城市,这一座城市里面的人们也只能够放下仇恨去选择投降了。
伊登雅尔率领诺德王国的大军,向南持续挺进,沿途当中,又有国各地的领主来汇聚到这里,毋庸置疑,这一场战争将会打得极为激烈。诺德王国一共集结了大约3000人的兵力。其中拉格纳国王也派出了部分兵力交由伊登雅尔来指挥。
法林顿,和被称之为野斧的尼斯比特也在其中,虽然说拉格纳国王没有御驾亲征,但是有他的这两名大将加入征途,也就足够了。
这一支浩浩****的大军,行军方向直指沃尔斯的领地,许多物诺德士兵心不甘情不愿的被强迫征召参加这一场战争,他们各自有各自的想法,但是大多数人的想法都是认为沃尔斯是不可战胜的,对于他们这些小兵来说,沃尔斯是强大的,并且也有许多人都不相信是沃尔斯主动要发起叛乱的,有人说是因为休伊特在拉格纳国王的面前说了沃尔斯的坏话,才导致沃尔斯进行叛国。因此许多的诺德士兵都将仇恨的源头放在了休伊特的身上,但是碍于休伊特的贵族身份,这群懦弱的士兵也没有对休伊特多做些什么。
远在南方的沃尔斯,他早已经进行急行军回到了属于自己的领地维鲁加,这原本属于罗多克王国的领地,在被沃尔斯征服之后,沃尔斯也就开始着手加固维鲁加的城墙,毫无疑问,苏诺这一座城市沃尔斯是完完打算遗弃的,借助山脉的防守来抵挡诺德王国的进攻是最好的办法。
伊登雅尔首先将大军向东边挺进,原属于维吉亚王国的领地内部,有几座城堡是属于沃尔斯,既然说这些城堡是属于沃尔斯,而且距离萨哥斯又是最近的,理所当然的应该首先将这些城堡作为攻击目标。
沃尔斯对于这些城堡并没有多加理会,他最近一段时间都把大部分的精力都放在了南征的事情上面,对于这些城堡并没有过多的进行管理,因此这里的士兵大多对于沃尔斯没有足够的信任,当伊登雅尔率领着大军挺进到这些城堡的下面的时候,这些守军无一例外都选择了投降。
伊登雅尔不会吹灰之力便拿下了这些城堡,他的自信心得到了极大的满足,当然了头脑当中依然飘散着一丝清醒,这些城堡里面的守军都对沃尔斯谈不上什么关系,真正对沃尔斯忠心耿耿的手下全部在罗多克王国境内。
他跟随着沃尔斯征服罗多克王国,对于沃尔斯在这里的驻军的情况了如指掌,毕竟在沃尔斯的身边,就只有伊登雅尔和鲁德雅尔这两位元老级的领主,事无巨细都会经过他们的眼睛,现在自己和鲁德雅尔处在同一个阵营,对于沃尔斯的军队情况非常了解。
不过,伊登雅尔也已经想到了,既然说自己了解了他的军队,那么沃尔斯也一定了解自己的军队。
当伊登雅尔率领的诺德大军浩浩****的行进在斯瓦迪亚王国的平原之上的时候,他就在琢磨着该用怎样的办法来击败沃尔斯。
正在思考着如何击败沃尔斯的他,并没有完完全全的观察一下自己所带领士兵的情况,这些士兵大多数都是在征服罗多克王国的过程当中立下了赫赫战功,他们都渴望着在战争结束之后能够暂时回归家乡。可是现在事情发生这样的变故,他们原本极度厌战的心态这个时候就充分暴露出来了。
本来,沃尔斯成为了他们的精神支柱,但是现在这一个精神支柱已经没有了,反而成为了自己的敌人,这怎么能够不让诺德士兵感觉到无助与无奈呢?
但是在伊登雅尔身边的鲁德雅尔注意到了这样一个问题,鲁德雅尔是一个正直的领主,他会公正的对待每一个人,对于自己手下士兵的那些新手,他可是知道的清清楚楚。
可是,即使自己知道了这些事情,鲁德雅尔也是没有任何的办法,毕竟这是他的封君拉格纳国王所下达的命令。
The opponent is Wals, who is many times stronger than himself, and Wals has now become cruel and ruthless. I wonder how many of these soldiers will be able to return home after this southern expedition?
Rudyaer sighed and looked into the distance. In the distance was a vast plain. Recently, the plain had regained its former vitality, with some small animals coming in and out of the grass. However, due to the arrival of the army, these small animals fled in panic.
Going further south is the territory of Vols. According to King Ragnar, Vols illegally occupied his territory, and his army will take back these territories.
At this time, inside Gruenwald Castle, Walls was making arrangements for the battle plan.
Sunowols has already been decided to be abandoned, and as for Uxhall, a large part of the garrison in this castle are not their own people.