Thinking of this, Falvia suddenly felt a little scared. He was worried that he would fail, but the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.
A powerful opponent!
Wals had heard of Falvia's reputation. When Amirida, Fatis and others returned to the camp, he asked Amirida in detail about what happened. The course of events was almost the same as what Wals had imagined. For Wals, sending Amirida to meet Bolcha and sending Fatis to meet Bolcha were two different choices.
On the one hand, because Fatis's troops were too weak and he had not yet developed, Vols sent Amirida as reinforcement. He believed that in order to achieve the final victory, he had to see the enemy's military posture and appearance with his own eyes. The cavalry led by Rackman was at least an elite force in Falvia's military system. Therefore, Amirida had seen the troops led by Rackman, even though her own army was also exposed under Rackman's nose, there was also a certain risk.
But it's just like exchanging intelligence, all of this is to find out the enemy's movements.
The army advanced and moved directly to the vicinity of Shariz.
This was an order from Wals. Francine didn't understand why Wals was so anxious to leave, but Wals just smiled and said nothing. The other subordinates also went about their own business without asking too much about Wals's order. They had been with Wals for so long and knew his language style very well. Now was not the time to reveal the answer, but they believed that by following Wals's footsteps, they would definitely win the war.
Shariz, where Sultan Hakim stayed. Sultan Hakim was no longer as glorious as before, and his palace was filled with a decadent atmosphere. Whether it was the servants doing odd jobs or the soldiers on guard, they were extremely pessimistic about this war.
Facing such a powerful opponent as Falvia, they were defeated again and again, and had only won a few times. Now there are only a handful of lords inside the city of Shariz, and the total number of troops is only 1,500. However, Falvia in front of them has more than 2,000 soldiers.
A considerable number of them were soldiers who had defected in the middle of a battle, which was enough to make Hakim Sultan gnash his teeth in hatred. It was not because Hakim Sultan was not good at this, but because Falvia's strength was too strong.
On this day, Sultan Hakim sat on the throne in the palace as usual, and the ministers on her left and right were as anxious as usual. They were worried that Falvia might break through the city at any time. The morale of the soldiers defending the city was low, and they could not raise their weapons to fight against Falvia because they had failed too many times.
Sultan Hakim suddenly became a little angry these days. As time went by, he felt more and more that the moment of decisive battle was approaching. At this time, he also had to cheer up his men and boost their morale to have a better chance of winning this war.
He suddenly widened his eyes, frowned, and looked extremely cold and serious.
"Cheer up! You are all warriors of the Sarande Sultanate. How can you be defeated by a woman like this? I have good news for you today!"
Hearing Sultan Hakim's words, the ministers and lords on both sides perked up, more importantly, they wanted to hear the good news.
Seeing the vitality in the eyes of the ministers and lords, Sultan Hakim also understood that it was because she brought good news. Her brows relaxed a little, but her expression was still extremely cold and cruel. This was also to force the group of men who shot him to have enough morale.
"Vols has agreed to fight alongside us. He will lead the warriors of the Rhodok soldiers to fight against the rebels. Alva the Pearl of Light is a complete usurper, and his supporter Falvia will also suffer a fatal blow. As long as we defeat Falvia, all of this will be reversed. Vols's reputation is well-known in the northern continent. I believe that even if we are at the southern end of the desert, we will hear about the reputation of this warrior from travelers from all over the world."
In an instant, Dacheng and the lords were all dancing with joy, not caring about their noble faces at all, and began to celebrate and congratulate each other in front of their supreme boss. With the arrival of reinforcements, they would have more chances of winning this battle.
Sultan Hakim shook his head. These lords and ministers were really unreliable. He was also afraid of Falvia in his heart, otherwise he would not have said such ambitious words today.
Just as they breathed a sigh of relief, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively, but at this moment the palace door was opened and a messenger stumbled into the hall of the palace.
"Report!"
The messenger stumbled to his knees. He looked panicked, and although his face was covered with a veil, his eyes were filled with infinite fear.
"What is it?"
The brows that had just relaxed were frowned again. For Sultan Hakim, good news might be followed by bad news.
"Report to your majesty! Falvia has led his army to attack Shariz."
"What!"
Sultan Hakim was a little panicked. Although according to the intelligence, Wals' reinforcements had woken up and were defending Yeha Castle, and perhaps his reinforcements would come to support Shariz soon, but now that Falvia came to attack the city, the outcome might be different.
"Hurry up, lead the troops to resist quickly, our reinforcements will arrive soon!"
Sultan Hakim shouted vigorously that he wanted to maintain the current chaotic situation.
Outside the city of Shariz, Falvia rode on a sturdy desert horse, with his capable generals on his left and right, and a neat row of Sarand Mamluks behind him. Such a powerful war lineup was enough to make any opponent feel the impact. In front of Falvia was a row of infantry troops who had prepared siege ladders. The fact that they could make siege ladders for a surprise attack in such a short time showed that there were superb engineers in Falvia's army.
As the Sarranid infantry's attack came into view, Falvia seemed to say vaguely, "Soon! Our enemies will be here soon."
Next to Falvia, Matson, who was also riding a slender desert horse, said in confusion: "Isn't the enemy right in front of us?"
Falvia did not speak, but turned her head to the north. The vast sea of sand seemed like a huge demon rushing here.
Since Falvia wants to fight with Walls directly, Walls will not show mercy.
Wals pulled out the cliff blade from his waist. After so many days, Wals was going to the battlefield again with a sword. Falvia's sharp eyes seemed to have noticed that Wals had pointed his weapon at her. Wals was at the highest point of the desert. In order for Wals to be able to command his own army more conveniently, it was advisable to stand at the highest point.
At this moment, on this high ground, Wals had already led his cavalry team to rush towards him. It was like a tiger descending from the mountain. But Falvia was not at all cowardly. He stared at Wals who was running down the mountain with a sharp gaze. He gradually lowered his lance so that he could point the spear directly at Wals.
"Let's decide the winner in this fight!"
Falvia thought so, but Wals would not let him have his way. Wals raised his sword and his cliff blade collided with Falvia's lance. The two teams directly met, and the horses neighed in the air. Then the sound of metal colliding continued. Several soldiers fell off their horses and died in the first fight. Among these soldiers were both Wals's soldiers and Falvia's soldiers. Falvia led the Sarand Mamluks.
The fighting power of the Sarranid Mamluks is unquestionable, but fortunately, Vols still has a powerful cavalry team, which includes some Swadian knights. Neither the Rhodoks nor the Nords are good at fighting on horseback. The only way to stop this group of cavalry is to use the terrain or the Swadian knights, who are the same cavalry as the Sarranid Mamluks.
Falvia and Vols were fighting, and at the same time, behind them, Airen drove his newly recruited Rhodok recruits and some Rhodok sergeants who surrendered from Lord Kesto forward. Their target was not Falvia on the high ground, but another group of infantry following Falvia. The Sarande infantry and the Sarande Mamluks were separated by a considerable distance, after all, one was cavalry and the other was infantry. It was difficult to walk in this desert without a means of transportation.
萨兰德步兵虽然没有萨兰德马穆鲁克强大，但是好歹他们比起罗多克新兵来说要厉害一些。不过好在沃尔斯这一方还有着诺德勇士参加，一排接着一排的飞斧飞向的敌方，沃尔斯命令这些步战有优势的诺德来对付那些萨兰德士兵，而自己他自己就牵制住法尔维娅的主力。法尔维娅突然意识到自己似乎不妙，虽然他也觉得沃尔斯会在这么短的时间内赶来支援沙瑞兹，但是绝对想不到，沃尔斯能够在支援的时候布下这样的重阵。
现在应该赶紧撤退以保存实力，不过就此而撤退的话，势必会影响法尔维娅军队的形象，既然如此的话就要一个合理的方式来使得两军停止作战。
他手中的骑枪刺向了沃尔斯，沃尔斯一个侧身，躲开了法尔维娅的袭击，两者都戴着头盔，在阳光的照射之下，他们的头盔都散发着一种寒冷的光泽。
拉克曼和艾米瑞达此时也打的不分上下，艾米瑞达回忆着，在他剿灭凯斯托领主的时候也未成遇到如此强劲的对手，拉克曼作为法尔维娅手上的大将之一，自然也不输于艾米瑞达，双方的骑士剑在空中不断的挥舞着，而左右两旁的士兵也在不断的倒下，战斗进行的很激烈。法提斯，艾雷恩，贝斯图尔，以及其他的一众领主都已经投入到战场当中，沃尔斯此时看起来似乎占据了上风，但是实际上他已经在慢慢溃败了。因为他的部队还未成行，他能够依仗的主要还是与诺德勇士和斯瓦迪亚骑士。而法尔维娅这军都是精锐。因此开战到了这个时候，都是诺德勇士在尽力歼灭敌人，而那些罗多克新兵只是徒徒送死罢了。
新兵是未曾上过战场的，他们对于战争有着一种恐惧，因此大多数新兵都会选择逃跑，士气不足是新兵的主要特征之一，如果有一个人逃跑的话就会牵动整个军团的人逃跑。因此艾雷恩等一众领主都在严密监视着这一群士兵的动向。如果有任何新兵逃跑的话，就一定会先去阻止他们。
法尔维娅虚空刺了一枪，沃尔斯依旧是行云流水一般躲过了他的攻击，法尔维娅的骑士枪的攻击如同呼吸一般，沃尔斯躲闪却好像天生俱来一般。两个人似乎谁都无法击败谁。
“卡拉德王国的国王，你再这样躲躲闪闪不知道我们两个何时才能够结束战斗。”
法尔维娅眉头一皱，尽管他戴着头盔沃尔斯已经看不见他脸上的表情变化，但是他突然把自己的骑枪收了起来，他的骑枪虽然收了起来，但是他麾下的那些士兵依然在进行搏斗。沃尔斯见此也收回了自己的断崖之刃。两个人在战马之上就开始了一段短暂的交谈。
“你想说些什么？”
沃尔斯有些疑惑的望着法尔维娅一下，法尔维娅虽然看着沃尔斯戴着头盔，但是他的双眼没有得到掩盖。
“不如我们两个先暂且各自收兵吧！”
法尔维娅想要有一个体面的撤退，以免让沙瑞兹里面的那一群应该被抓住的鱼儿有了足够的士气。他们若是有了反抗自己的意志，自己攻下沙瑞兹就会困难大增。
沃尔斯几乎是一瞬间就明白了法尔维娅的心思，原本她安排这一次伏击，就是为了打击法尔维娅的锐气，重新振奋沙瑞兹城市内部友军的士气，然后两军合击再来击拜法尔维娅，不过如果此时目的没有达到而就此收兵的话，那么自己这次伏击意义何在？
若能够答应法尔维娅的条件，也是一个方法，再这样战斗下去自己已经损失惨重，沃尔斯其实已经注意到了，战场上的逃兵越来越多，大多数都是罗克克招过来的新兵，这一伙新兵没有上过战场对于战场和死亡有着恐惧是正常的，但是这一战至关重要，沃尔斯想到这里突然有些犹豫起来。
撤退还是不撤退？
其实这对于沃尔斯来说就是一个疑问，如果再继续接着打下去的话，沃尔斯一方必定损失惨重，既然如此先让自己的这些士兵熟悉一下作战情况，竟这伙新兵必须经过战场的洗礼才能够成为老兵。
于是乎沃尔斯收回了自己的断崖之刃，他把这一把长剑插回了自己的剑鞘当中。
“那么，我们就各自收兵吧！”
沃尔斯如是说到，他的眼角之中有着三分不舍，毕竟如果萨兰德苏丹国的哈基姆苏丹率领军队出城来援助他的话，那么他一定会取得这场战斗的胜利。法尔维娅本来是想趁着进攻沙瑞兹的时候和沃尔斯正面交手，可是却没有想到，沃尔斯的伏击过于厉害。
法尔维娅意料之中的笑了一声，他把骑枪也收了回去，看见自己的领导人尚且如此，他们麾下的那些士兵也都纷纷收回了武器。
很快，法尔维娅调转了马头，与此同时他也留下了一句话。
“很不错！你的计划出乎我的意料之外，不过下一次这个时候，恐怕你就没这么好运了。”
他的眼角中带着一种凌厉的目光。
沃尔斯当然已经看见了法尔维娅的目光，可是他却没有丝毫愤怒的样子。因为这是一个值得露出这样表情的对手。
法尔维娅离开了，他的士兵坚定不移的跟随着法尔维娅的脚步也离开了，一队纪律严明的军队。
就算是已经和艾米瑞达打得不分上下的拉克曼也离开了，初一交手，沃尔斯便知道了，法尔维娅的阵容绝对不比自己的阵容差。艾雷恩等一众领主也都遇到了各自的对手。
法尔维娅离开了一小会儿，沃尔斯的军队迅速打扫了整个战场，紧接着，沃尔斯便派人前去禀报在沙瑞兹里面的守军。她要告诉哈基姆苏丹，自己要和他一起击退法尔维娅。
沃尔斯并不打算进入沙瑞兹城市内部，这让沃尔斯有点感觉自己如入虎穴一般，弗朗辛对于沃尔斯暂时击退法尔维娅有了很大的兴趣，他作为使者也跟随着沃尔斯的传令兵一起进入萨瑞兹城市内部。相信有了她的这张嘴，沃尔斯和哈基姆苏丹的合作必定是愉快的合作。不然的话，那一位多疑的君主不知道会弄出什么名堂来。
萨瑞兹城堡大厅内部。
弗朗辛踏着优雅的步子和沃尔斯的传令兵一起进入了这一座城堡大厅。哈基姆苏丹早已经接到了消息，他端坐在自己的王位之上，自己左右两边的仆人屹立在他的旁边，一干大臣和领主同样笔直的站着他的左右两排。弗朗辛和传令兵即刻走了大殿内部。
“陛下！我已经带来了卡拉德王国的国王来作为援兵，这一次他们一共带来了1100多名士兵，在配合林在城内的1500名守军，相信绝对可以打败法尔维娅。”
弗朗辛单膝下跪向哈基姆苏丹说的。哈基姆苏丹点了点头，这对于他来说是一个天大的喜讯，今天在城外看见了沃尔斯的军队和法尔维娅的军队交战，他便意识到沃尔斯绝对是一位指挥如神的指挥官。
这可是一位强大的君主，即使他获得王位了做法有些不合法，但是他的实力足以让任何敢多嘴的人都遭到报应。
与此同时，这一位既多疑又有多虑的君主又想起了一些事情。卡拉德王国就在自己的附近，要说沃尔斯法尔维娅作战过后，赖在萨兰德苏丹国不走，自己能把他如何呢？你想起一旦清除了内患，又招来了一位外敌，这样的日子确实是不好过。
不过就是过了几秒钟，哈基姆苏丹的内心就已经飘过了万千思绪，还在想着如何才能最大的利用沃尔斯，使得沃尔斯和法尔维娅斗得两败俱伤，这样的话自己不仅能够收复萨兰德苏丹国，也可以把卡拉德王国给灭掉。
似乎哈基姆苏丹的心是被已经被弗朗辛给看透了。在大厅之上他为了维护哈基姆苏丹的面子并没有当场说出来。而是采用的一种极为隐蔽的方式。
“陛下！沃尔斯并没有选择进入沙瑞兹城市内部，他愿意配合我们来和法尔维娅作战。”
弗朗辛在愿意上面加重语气，意思是在提醒哈基姆苏丹不要再对沃尔斯有更多的心思。否则的话他的王位极有可能不保。有时候最为强大的外援很有可能会变成自己的敌人，而变成敌人的原因可能就是自己一念之间所造成的错误。
Sultan Hakim was not a fool. He understood what Francine wanted to say, but he was still worried. Wals was unwilling to enter the city, which showed that he was wary of him. If he was planning to attack him, he would probably join forces with Falvia to attack him. So Hakim only asked Wals to help him restore the rule of the Sarand Sultanate and leave his country after receiving a large reward. If he dared to covet a share of his country, he would fight him to the death.
Francine did not speak. Although he was wearing a veil and people could not see the expression on his face, he noticed the look in Hakim Sultan's heart and nodded. Only Hakim Sultan understood these subtle movements.
"I see! So you brought a messenger from Walls this time. What does he want to tell me? What questions do I ask him?"
Wals's messenger decided to step forward and kneel on one knee as a sign of respect for Sultan Hakim.