The troops that Lord Kesto had summoned in Aaron and the surrounding areas were not of high or low quality. They were not as elite as the troops of King Griffus who had fought a great battle near Jelkala, but they relied on the mountainous terrain and their determination to fight against the invaders. Lord Kesto's troops were not easy to deal with. Moreover, the Rhodok Kingdom had not established a firm foothold in a short period of time, and Wals could not get enough soldiers again. If one of his direct troops was killed, one would be lost. Wals hoped to win this war at the shortest cost possible.
Walking from the west of Viruga Net and crossing a long mountain range, Wals arrived at a small village at the foot of a mountain pass. This village is called Dumai. After passing the Dumai Pass and continuing to walk west, you can directly attack Aaron. When Wals advanced southward from Malasburg and robbed the property of the Aaron nobles, it was at that moment that Wals had formed an indissoluble bond with the nobles in Aaron. Therefore, when the situation on the continent changed, the nobles of Aaron used all their private wealth to take out a large sum of money to raise a mercenary army, and put together an army with the Rhodok army to recall their exiled propagandist Lord Kesto.
Looking at the majestic mountains, Wals felt a chill in his heart. The whole road was very quiet, whether it was the civilians in the villages or the caravans on the mountain road. When they saw Wals, they avoided him without saying a word. The villagers in the village closed the windows and doors to prevent their young and ignorant children from being exposed to the view of Wals' army. It seemed that the people of the Rhodok Kingdom were afraid of Wals.
But Walls also knew that in the west, there was a group of people who were determined in their beliefs and wanted to fight Walls to the death.
"Your Majesty! I see that the terrain ahead is dangerous and is definitely a perfect place for an ambush. If Aaron's gang of rebels want to effectively attack our army, they will definitely set up an ambush here. So I suggest that Your Majesty arrange some scouts to conduct reconnaissance nearby."
Amirida rode up on his horse, which was full of vigor. Unlike the dead land, only the army of Vols was in high spirits in the Rhodok Kingdom. Perhaps it was because the momentum of Vols' army was too huge that made the land dead.
Wals was just about to open his mouth to speak when he saw a figure gradually appearing on a plateau in the north. He was riding a fast horse, and soon his entire figure was revealed in front of everyone. He was wearing a leather armor, which was the most exquisite leather armor, used to provide simple protection. The only advantage was its light weight. The fast horse he was sitting on was a fast horse specially provided by Wals to the messengers. They had excellent endurance and extremely fast speed. Although they were also quite good on the battlefield, sometimes intelligence was far more effective than the war horses used on the battlefield.
The man was extremely fast, and under his vigorous horse, the scout quickly ran in front of Wals. He got off the horse swiftly, knelt on one knee and reported the intelligence he brought to Wals.
"Your Majesty! The rebels near Aaron have begun to attack Malasburg. Our garrison in Malasburg is extremely small in number. If we don't rush to rescue them, Malasburg will soon be captured."
The scout brought such information, and Walls waved his hand, indicating that this was a scout and should go down and have a good rest.
At this time, Wals turned around and said to Emilida beside him: "Emilida, I have vaguely felt that there is an ambush here at this mountain pass, so I ask you to lead a part of the team to stay here. I know that as long as I have this part of the team here, then the ambush team will not withdraw."
Emilida nodded and said that he would complete the task according to the instructions I gave him specifically.
Malasburg is a castle that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Aaron's troops are too strong, while Malasburg's troops are too few. If this continues, Malasburg will definitely be captured. Wals only needs to take a part of the troops and secretly reach Malasburg, while Amirida chooses to leave most of the troops here. The ambush troops lurking near the mountains will not leave. In this way, part of Lord Kesto's army will be tied down.
The reason why Wals could figure out that there were ambushes between the mountain passes so quickly was that Wals had never seen any signs of troops moving along the way. This also meant that Lord Kesto's troops had never left this mountainous area. He just honestly ambushed in this dangerous place. Logically speaking, Wals' army was an elite division, and Lord Kesto also knew that he could not engage in a head-on confrontation with Wals.
Therefore, it was natural for him to choose this mountain pass to ambush. Besides, Wals could not think of any good way for Kesto to defeat Wals' army. Therefore, once the plan was issued, Wals and Amirida split their forces into two groups. Some of the troops stayed near the mountain for the time being, while Wals personally led his own troops from Dumai to the north to reach Malasburg to provide assistance to the defenders of Malasburg.
Rozman was the leader of the mercenaries hired by Lord Kesto at a high price. Rozman had a mercenary corps of more than 300 people, and with the more than 300 people Kesto personally recruited, there were a total of 600 troops, and the army led by Wals this time was just over 600 people. Wals's territory was now in danger, and the Rhodok people could raise the banner of restoration at any time, so most of the troops were deployed by Wals in various places in the Rhodok Kingdom to stabilize public security.
Lord Kesto's strategy was very simple. He ordered Rozman to lead his own mercenary group to ambush in the mountains near Dumai. As long as Wals' army entered the valley, Rozman would shoot thousands of arrows from the mountains. Lord Kesto wanted to take advantage of the situation and catch Wals off guard. As long as the first battle was won, it would inspire other soldiers. At that time, it would be easy for you to win the second and third battles.
Moreover, as his victories increase, he will gain the support of the Rhodok people and become the actual king of the Rhodok Kingdom.
Now he is personally commanding his troops to launch a fierce attack on Malasburg. Malasburg is a castle that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Now there are only more than a hundred garrisons. At the beginning, Idenjar led a large number of elite troops to attack Vols. Vols gathered most of his troops near Viruga. The east of Rhodok is already full of Nord soldiers, and his control over the west is relatively weak. The more than a hundred Nord soldiers in Malasburg are all a group of old, weak and sick people. However, because Malasburg occupies a strategic location, it will be difficult to take down the castle in a short time.
It can be said that this time Lord Kesto has sent out all his elite troops, and the troops he has left behind in the city of Aaron are not many at all. If there is a problem on Lozman's side, Wals can directly capture Aaron. However, as long as there are no mistakes, it will be the beginning of victory.
Today is the second day of the siege. On the first day, Lord Kestor almost captured Malasburg. In order to regain the lost land, the Rhodok soldiers fought desperately, but the resistance of the Nord defenders was still tenacious. Wals was their spiritual pillar. After all, they would never dare to lose this castle before Wals arrived.
The next day, the weather was overcast and it was obvious that a heavy rain was about to fall.
"This is not a good sign!" Lord Kesto said to himself. The guards around him changed color when they heard this, and their faces turned pale.
For some reason, Lord Kesto felt a little guilty when facing Wals. Lord Kesto was outside the Kingdom of Rhodok, and she had long known the reputation of Wals. If he had to, he really didn't want to confront Wals face to face, but she had already set up an ambush in the mountains, and Wals couldn't come here. Let Rozman face it.
However, what was beyond the expectations of Captain Kesto was that a flag appeared on the high ground in the distance. The tall flag had a white unicorn painted on it. When he saw this flag, Kesto was frightened and broke out in cold sweats. Wals actually appeared here.
No! Maybe it was just one of his detachments. He learned that Malasburg was under siege, so he sent a reinforcement to rescue Malasburg.
此时此刻，大部分的罗多克士兵正在和城墙上面的诺德士兵激战，沃尔斯的旗帜出现竟然是振奋的在城墙上的诺德士兵的士气，而在城墙下面，一队一队的罗多克士兵也停下了自己的动作，凯斯托领主已经发出了号令，他以前的一支部队去迎击那一支赶过来救援马拉斯堡的军队。为首的那一员大将是乔尔斯，他是原属于维吉亚王国的骑士，此时此刻穿着它的铠甲再一次出现在战场之上犹如地狱死神一般，战马和他一起冲进了罗多克士兵组成的防守阵线。
罗多克士兵都是惊慌失措，对于他们来说，毕竟他已经没有感受到这样死亡的压迫了。他们只是没有上过战场的一部分士兵罢了，他们被凯斯托领主聚集起来，没有上过战场的士兵，面对乔尔斯强大的气势，他们有些举棋不定。
一名罗多克士兵茫然无知的举起他的大刀，将大刀的刀尖对准正向自己冲过来的乔尔斯，乔尔斯几乎看都不看，手中拿着的那一杆重型骑枪穿过了他的胸膛，后面的罗多克士兵这一个时候才反应过来，纷纷将手中的大刀长矛对着乔尔斯。
可是对于乔尔斯来说，这些东西不过形同虚设而已，他纵马一跃，战马后腿发力，瞬间他便和战马一起腾跃起来，与此同时重型骑枪缓慢放低，神奇的一幕就这样发生了，乔尔斯的战马载着她跳过了罗多克士兵组成的防线，与此同时乔尔斯放低的骑枪刚好就穿过一名罗多克士兵的胸膛。
乔尔斯快马加鞭，沿着山坡直冲而下，他突破了罗多克士兵所组成的防线，现在他单枪匹马的杀向凯斯托领主。
罗多克士兵呆在原地，直到在山坡上面出现了一队又一队诺德士兵的时候，他们才反应过来。军队的指挥官似乎有些茫然无知，他不知道应该是带领着自己的这一群部下去迎击从山坡上面下来的诺德士兵，还是回去拯救他们的主帅。
事实上，时间已经容不得这一支队伍的指挥官在继续思考了，诺德士兵的飞斧已经先声夺人，指挥官挥舞着他手中的军刀，举起了盾牌抵抗诺德士兵的飞斧，其他的罗多克士兵根本就不用听从长官的指挥，他们本能的反应就会告诉他们该如何保住他们自己的性命。于是乎，这一群罗多克士兵就再也不去拯救他们的主帅了，而是尽力对抗着一群诺德士兵。
诺德士兵居高临下，借助着飞斧，他们一边投掷飞斧一边向下冲去，而罗多克士兵则是呆愣在原地举起盾牌而已，他们厚厚的结实的盾牌为他们提供了充足的防御，因此这些飞斧倒是没有伤害到他们，可是接下来大陆上面第一的近战勇士和大陆上面第二的近战勇士就要拉开一场战局。
领头的是最为杰出的皇家侍卫杰克，杰克跟随着沃尔斯出生入死，现在他左手拿着的是皇家侍卫圆盾，右手是一把诺德战斧，他身先士卒第一个冲上去和罗多克士兵接战，那一个茫然不知所措的罗克士兵瞬间便被杰克给削下的脑袋，可是等到罗多克士兵反应过来，一杆直挺挺的长矛便刺向杰克的左臂，不过不过杰克也是身经百战的一个人，左手的盾牌顺势而动，罗多克士兵的长矛撞在杰克的盾牌上面的时候，杰克就感觉像是给蚊子碰了一下一样。
“哈哈！你们这些家伙力气这么小还出来打仗？”
杰克右手发力，他的那一把诺德战斧硬生生的劈毁了罗多克士兵的长矛，那名士兵以一种不可置信的眼神看着眼前的杰克，他那高大魁梧的身材已经震撼了他，尽管罗多克人的身材也是不输于诺德人的。但是下一秒，杰克的战斧便砍下的这名罗多克士兵的脑袋。
这一次行动，沃尔斯并没有带着斯瓦迪亚骑士，这里是山地，并不是和斯瓦迪亚骑士进行冲锋。在杰克发动冲锋之后，随后的便是沃尔斯的近为军队，几十名诺德皇家侍卫将沃尔斯给团团围住。一切都是为了保证沃尔斯的安。前方的战局已经明了，诺德士兵势如破竹的击杀自己面前的罗多克士兵。
相信过不了多久，这一道防线也会被攻破，而他的视线便慢慢的望向山坡之下，只见山坡下面，乔尔斯单枪匹马的冲向凯斯托领主的阵地，凯斯托看着那一名骁勇善战的骑士出现在自己眼前，几乎是忘了下达命令让自己的士兵去截住这一个人。
乔尔斯坐下的战马如同狂风一般席卷战场，重型骑枪的枪尖上面还滴着鲜血的，这一把长枪是多么的锋利与残忍，战场之上从来不讲究仁慈，狂风一般，乔尔斯出现在凯斯托领主的面前，不过好在凯斯托领主身边也有着强大的护卫。
长枪的枪尖，凯斯托领主几乎就要看的清清楚楚的，如果不是有一名护卫出马相助的话，说不定此刻那一柄重型骑枪的枪尖便会刺进她的脑袋。出手的是一名彪形大汉，他有着魁梧的身材，和乔尔斯一样，他骑着一批重型战马，他是凯斯托领主的忠诚护卫。曾经跟随着凯斯托领主一起流浪，他的名字是格伦布尔。
“陛下！你先撤离这里，由我来断后！”
格伦布尔用自己的长刀挑飞了乔尔斯的重型骑枪，使得乔尔斯不得不偏移一个位置，和凯斯托领主错开身。凯斯托领主在听到格伦布尔的话之后，迅速调转马头，连撤退的命令也没有下达，就这样灰溜溜的和身边的几个护卫离开了。
乔尔斯很不愿意看到自己唾手可得的猎物就这样消失了，他踢了踢自己战马的马肚，让自己的战马向前追去，格伦布尔见此，自己的长刀也不甘示弱的挥向了乔尔斯，重型骑枪不擅长近战，乔尔斯当机立断的扔下了手中的重型骑枪，腰间的骑士剑猛然拔出，双手握剑是把这一把剑当做双手剑来使用。两个人就这样在战场之上针锋相对。
在两个人打的不可开交的时候，山坡上面的罗多克士兵已经线溃败，罗多克士兵已经开始了他们的逃亡，正在攻城的那一部分罗多克士兵也从城墙上面撤了下来，跟随着他们的凯斯托领主一起逃跑。杰克以及其他将领顺势而下，诺德士兵冲下山坡，过不了多久并会将格伦布尔团团围住。
格伦布尔也知道，自己大势已去，此地不宜久留，手中长刀对着乔尔斯虚晃几招，便拍马想走，可是乔尔斯既然已经让凯斯托领主溜走，就不会让眼前的这个格伦布尔溜走。两个人一前一后追赶了起来。
格伦布尔看着在自己身后紧紧跟随的乔尔斯，他一时之间也不知道该如何处理它，因为他知道自己和他单挑有没有战胜他的把握。既然这样的话，他只得加快自己战马的速度，想要把乔尔斯给甩掉。
似乎上天是眷顾格伦布尔的，一种沉闷的号角声从他的背后响起来，这是沃尔斯命令军撤退集中的号叫声。乔尔斯追到一半的时候刚好听到了这一声号角声，他明白这是沃尔斯要提示他不要再继续追杀敌人的。他勒住了马头，深邃的眼睛望向前方正在疾驰逃窜的敌人，冷哼了一声之后调转马头朝着沃尔斯的方向奔去。
格伦布尔暗自庆幸，同时他也追随着凯斯托领主的脚步回到亚伦。马拉斯堡已经被沃尔斯给救了下来，城墙上面的士兵看到沃尔斯的到来甚为激动，沃尔斯也花着为数不多的时间来好好慰问这些替他守城的将士。
紧接着，他将自己的目光看一下呢正在策马回来的乔尔斯。乔尔斯原本是维吉亚王国的骑士，曾经和沃尔斯大战过一场，此时此刻他在战场上面的英姿已经被沃尔斯尽收眼底。
“陛下！”
乔尔斯奔驰而过到达沃尔斯的面前，此时他立刻翻身下马单膝下跪向着沃尔斯说道。
“我追击敌将没能够追到她，如果你能够晚一点吹响号角的话，说不定我可以将他活捉回来。”
乔尔斯有些遗憾的说道，这是他立功的好机会，自从沃尔斯举起反叛的旗帜，他就已经决定跟随着沃尔斯了，他的敌人是诺德王国而不是沃尔斯。
“不用着急！接下来我们将会继续朝南边，不过在此之前我们需要到杜迈，和杜迈的艾米瑞达两面夹击，山口上面的伏兵会被我们所攻破，这个时候我就可以调集我所有的兵力来迎战凯斯托领主的。”
“一切都听从陛下的指挥！”
After bidding farewell to the defenders on the walls of Malasburg, Wals continued to march south. Lozman, who was on the mountain, had noticed that an army appeared from behind him. He shook his head and looked left and right on the mountain. Finally, when the knight of the white unicorn appeared in his sight, he realized that this was not the reinforcements sent by Lord Kesto, but an enemy army that had circled around to the back.
"Is this the army coming from Malasburg?" Rozman immediately realized that something was wrong. He looked ahead of him again. At the foot of the mountain, Amirida had already set up camp and the soldiers were ready to go. They might launch an attack when it was almost dark today.
Even though Rozman occupied the mountainous terrain, without the continuous supply from the rear, he would soon fail. Because looking at the army under the white unicorn flag, Rozman already knew that Lord Kesto had failed.