Chapter 19: The Vulture

Asogang Valley, outside the tent of the extremely spectacular Black Flag Tribe......

"Bestul, you bastard who doesn't know how to be quick for a while! Get out of here! Let these dogs guard the pigken, are you a man!"

Under the protection of several guards holding the flag of King Kugit, a man with braids almost bald roared at the sweat tent, completely ignoring this place as the hinterland of the Black Flag tribe, all kinds of vulgar words emerged one after another, and the Black Flag guards guarding the sweat tent had to swallow their anger and let it insult, which showed that its deterrent power was extraordinary. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Saga Khan, I have already said that Bestur Khan has been suffering from malaria recently, and I can't see you! Your Majesty, please go back!" The guards guarding the tent tried their best to excuse themselves, but because Bestur had not yet returned, and Saiga's steppe iron cavalry had already surrounded the Azugang Valley, and once he learned the truth, the Black Flag base camp would be purged in an instant.

"Fuck you!!, I don't care what sick he is!, I didn't let you become mud under the horse's hooves!" Saiga didn't listen to the words at all, raised his hand and punched the guard, ready to break into the tent with the guard.

"Knock! knock! knock!"

The war drums in the middle of the camp suddenly sounded, and the exhilarating sound of the drums also attracted Saiga and his guards, and several people stopped, turned to look in the direction of the war drums, only to see Besture standing majestically in front of the war drums with drumsticks in hand, and at the same time there was a chill on Saiga's back.

"Khan, it's rude, it's just to calm you two down and talk. At the top of the tent, Fila drew her bow and arrows.

Saiga touched the scars on his face, staring at Fei's hands with eyes like beasts, and asked, "I've heard of you, you kid is that nosy mercenary of Chanda, what are you and Bestur planning?"

Bestur dropped his drumsticks, pushed away Saiga's guards, came to him, and said, "Conspiracy, I just want to cheapen you old boy, as long as your army stops chasing my people, they will pass through the Thurbuk Pass and return to Kuska in half a month, and give you a peaceful steppe!"

"How do I know if those stragglers will plunder our villages along the way!unless you vouch for it!, but don't expect me to trust this capricious fellow!" Saiga said indiscriminately, not believing his old rival.

"Without my orders, the Black Flag warriors will not plunder! As soon as you nod your head, I will cross the Azugan Mountains and leave Calradia, and the Black Flag guerrillas will follow me! Treacherous cowards!" Bestur was not willing to be humiliated, and the two were pinched together due to a verbal disagreement, and a battle of equal strength began.

In the fight, the battle-hardened Bestur and the perennial Saiga fought on a par and did not win or lose for a long time. Under pressure, Bestul's guards and Saiga's guards did not dare to come forward to help, and Fei also felt helpless about this situation, so he had to wait for the outcome of the battle between the two.

Punching and kicking for dozens of rounds, Saiga accidentally showed a flaw, and Bestur managed to seize the opportunity to throw Cypress to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, stepping forward and stepping on his chest.

"What's the use of only wrestling! Eat me!" Saiga pulled out the saber at his waist and slashed at Bestur's thigh, but was flashed by the opponent's retreat, and when Sega stood up from the ground, Bestur had already drawn the long knife behind him to fight.

The strong wind blew, and the dust flew into Bestur's eyes, Sestur stepped forward and slashed at Bestur's weapon several times, and after trying his best to block the attack, Bestur got up and lifted the sand under his feet, and returned to Saiga in the same way, knocking his weapon down with a single sword, and once again kicking Saiga to the ground.

"It's a pity that you are not my opponent, I need a little time to pass the order to the Black Flag people everywhere, if you have no objection, withdraw your army!"

Sega stood up with the support of his guards, reluctantly took out the armistice, signed his name, and handed it to Bestul, saying: "Three years of peace, as you wished! If the Black Flag raiders dare to step into my steppe again during this period, then blame me for being unkind!"

"Get out of here before I lose my patience!" Bestul, as the victor, gave the order to evict the guests, and the dissatisfied Saiga did not argue much, patted the dust on the armor, turned around and left, and there was already a team of Kugit outside the camp to pick up Saiga's return.

"The war has subsided, haven't you? You have made the right decision and won the honor that belongs to you, and I thank you for all those who care about the fate of the continent!"

Fei looked at the back of Saiga's guards in the distance, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, he was still very worried that Bestur would kill Saiga out of personal feelings, thus triggering a full-scale war between the Khanate and the Black Flag tribe, but now that all this has passed, Bestur has also prepared an edict, ordering all messengers to rush to the Black Flag camps in various parts of the steppe to deliver the order to withdraw the troops.

"The preparations for the march are complete, and we will leave as soon as it gets dark!How about it, August, do you want to know the feud between me and Saiga?" asked Bestul after all was taken care of.

"If you insist...... Then tell me about the dispute between the Black Flag tribe and the Kugit Khanate. ”

Pointing to the barren ridge on the eastern side of the Azugang Valley, Bestur explained meaningfully: "Once upon a time, the Kujit people who ruled the Kuska steppes were divided into three tribes, namely the black flag symbolized by the vulture, the blue flag symbolized by the blue wolf, and the yellow flag symbolized by the wildebeest......

"The current Kugit Khanate is a combination of the Blue Banner Army and the Yellow Flag Army at that time? This is very useful, can you tell me about the situation of the tribe?" Fei asked.

Bestur continued: "Okay, you must know that the Kugit are a people on horseback by nature, but all three tribes have their own strengths. For example, all of our tribesmen have unparalleled physique, and the settlements that can ride and shoot are destined to be the best warriors, and the most powerful of the three tribes. The Blue Banner is different, the people are small but powerful, and all the infantry in the Saiga Army today is from the Blue Banner tribe. The Yellow Banner tribe is known for being well-armed, ranging from strong rangers to heavy cavalry with ironclad and steel guns, so they should not be underestimated. ”

"I see, the current Kugit Khanate has unified the strengths of the blue flag and the yellow flag, and the strongest Black Flag tribe in the past still has the strength to compete with them, so you regard the two tribes that turned their backs on the nation to establish the khanate as mortal enemies and fought for the dignity of the nation, right?"

"So to speak, but I personally don't agree with the ideas of the ancestors, who fought for it to get a piece of the mainland pie, and I am to lead the tribe to revive the spirit of the steppe people!"

Since Faye also understood the reason for his action, Besture made a final emphasis and got up to leave.

In the blink of an eye, it was getting late, and a crescent moon appeared in the starry night sky, and the Black Flag tribe kept their promise to carry supplies over the Asogang Mountains and leave the territory of Calradia. The Black Flag troops from all over the steppe also received messages from scouts or carrier pigeons one by one and concentrated in front of the Thurbuk Pass, and Nayan Boli kept the contract and opened the pass to let them go, and more than a thousand Black Flag troops marched through the Thurbuk Pass in a mighty way, joined up with the friendly forces in the east, and continued to advance eastward.

In the night, Saiga's troops were stationed on the outskirts of the Asogang Valley as a precautionary measure, and after the Black Flag Army withdrew, the soldiers guarding were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Khan, forgive me, you both made the right choice this time, and I thank you for your cooperation on behalf of the Calradia Alliance!" he bowed deeply, thanking him and apologizing for his offending to Saiga during the day.

"You think I'm going to give in to Bestur from the bottom of my heart? I'm just trying to get out of the way against the Drua cultists that have appeared in the territory. Go back and tell your Count Chanda that Kugit will be on the same side as the Calradia Alliance. Saiga was not in the slightest surprised by the appearance of the Philippines, and seemed to have already guessed the situation.

"I will, thank you again for your cooperation, this is already a great encouragement to the Alliance, after Nord and Virgian, Kugit has also joined the Alliance, and it is time to put an end to the preparations to resist the invasion of the Dark Knights. Phyye paid his respects again and told Sega about the situation.

Saiga was so interested that he even took off his freshly put on his scaly armor and sat back in his seat, expressing his willingness to listen to him talk about the current situation and everything Kugit needed to know as a member country.

"The Drua Order has deployed an invading army somewhere outside the continent, and the strength of the army is definitely beyond everyone's imagination, and it may attack the mainland at any time, and the Drua believers inside the continent will also rise up, which will put us in a state of being attacked on our backs. Although I have no right to discuss the arrangements in wartime, from my personal point of view, Kugit is a country of hussars, and will be active on the battlefield as the most mobile support, and now that the hidden danger behind you is gone, all you need to do is to adopt the guerrilla warfare methods of the Black Flag tribes, and set up camps all over the mainland with the generals of the khanate in case of emergency. Since he was nothing more than a nobody in the alliance, Fei did not dare to make a presumptuous comment, but only hastily stated his opinion.

"Guerrilla warfare?, is it wise for those believers to be in turmoil and low in combat, but a large number of armed members can also inflict heavy damage on the guerrillas?" Saiga couldn't help but feel a chill when he saw the fighting power of the Druas, who could compete with the regular army with just their scouts.

"Your worries are not unfounded, but in the upcoming holy war, we are on the defensive side, and the initiative of the battle is in our hands, if you choose to eliminate the dark believers in areas that cannot be affected by the hunters, such as the trade routes common to many countries, they can only stare dryly. ”

Saiga felt that there was some truth in what he said, so he turned to check the strategic map of the camp and pointed out some coordinates on the grassland: "Most of the followers of the Dark Order in the grassland are concentrated in the southwest grassland and the northwest mountains, all of which are areas that my Kugit people may touch, and the good days of those cultists who spread evil everywhere are coming to an end, as you said, I will let the lords hunt them down without mercy!"

After further informing Saiga of the news, Fei and one of them drew up a plan to eliminate the dark believers, and when everything was ready, they were ready to resign.

"That's pretty much it, Khan. Please forgive me for going one step ahead and see you on the battlefield in Japan. ”

"You've done me a great favor, boy, it looks like you're not a simple general! I have nothing to give you, go to my quartermaster, and he'll give you everything you need for your journey. Saiga didn't do much to keep it, but just took out a military token and handed it to Fei.

"Thanks, it's really time for me to go. He thanked him and put away his card and left Saiga's tent.

At this time, at the cliff of the continental border, the red-blooded divine horse and the arrogant vulture appeared somewhere on the top of the mountain, and Besture looked at the crescent moon above his head and sighed: "Who is the wolf and who is the shepherd who has lost the lamb, everything will change in three years......" In the face of the coming dark age, the Calradian countries have reorganized their military strength to prepare for everything, and the Vigians and Nords of the North Continent have been working together after the armistice, and effective military exchanges have greatly improved the military level and soldier quality of the two countries. The Rhodok Kingdom in the southwest took strong measures to use prisoners and even thugs and other unacceptable human resources to form a new Kingdom Guard to resist the invasion, but the Kingdom of Ryordian in the center of the continent still did nothing, as if they had a kind of psychological comfort from the once rampant Royal Knights.

However, the fact is that the current kingdom of Raldian has lost its former strength, and the years of wars with the surrounding countries have depleted the resources of the treasury, and the local lords can only rely on the high taxes collected by their subordinates to maintain the daily expenses of the army.

In the castle, what should have been a very formal meeting did not take place, and only the brothers Harongoth, Craggs, and Claes were discussing something at the huge round table.

"Big brother, do you think the king has summoned us here...... Is it a good thing?" asked his eldest brother, Harongoth, as if assuming that his brother would explain.

"Unfortunately, I don't know what Harlaus was thinking, but it was not his style to convene Congress and he was absent, so something must have happened. Clargs, what news did you get?" asked Harungus, also confused, as he asked Craggs on the side.

"A few days earlier Harlaus had visited Uxhall, and according to his brother-in-law Dillinard, the king had personally visited a local nobleman who had lost his power, and had taken with him a young man in his early thirties. But the king's affairs are not much to ask Dirinard, only to get this information, you can consider it slowly. Clargs recounted what he had gotten and handed over the puzzle to his brothers.

The three brothers pondered for a while, put forward their opinions to each other, and unanimously said: "The status of the noble heir who was taken away by Haraus is extraordinary, and the absence of Congress today must have something to do with it." We have to find Haraus as soon as possible!"

When they decided to leave, one of the king's heralds came to the castle hall and told them to hurry to the Knights' station outside the city of Paraven, and demanded that they leave immediately.