Unknown Knight

Chapter 421 Sudan Seeks Help

After seeing off Mathilde, who was full of gratitude, and the fleet that accounted for about two-thirds of all the ships in the territory, Aix felt very complicated.

The fleet that Mathilde took with her, along with the men, horses and supplies on board, was enough for her to achieve something in this dark and chaotic Middle Ages.

To put it bluntly, if Mathilde never returned, Aix would not only suffer heavy losses, but would also become a laughing stock of hostile forces.

Although Mathilde had made great contributions to the territory and was considered Aix's trusted and beloved general, everyone would feel reluctant to let her take away so many ships of men, horses and supplies at once.

For this purpose, Aix did not hesitate to put down the numerous government affairs at hand and went to the port of Helusburg just to strengthen the reluctant farewell feelings between Mathilde.

Although Aix took some risks in helping Mathilde, he had to do so.

Now that Aix's power is growing, more and more people and forces are following him. If he wants to maintain his reputation in front of his subordinates and establish his own glorious image of being altruistic, one of the important tasks he must do well is to help them solve this urgent and necessary thing.

Only in this way can his subordinates respect and submit to him more, and feel that following him is more rewarding. After all, everyone is willing to follow you and let you give them orders, not just for wealth and glory, but also for the hope that when needed, especially when they are unable to do so, their own prince can stand up for them. This is the so-called mutual achievement.

In addition, there is another reason why Aix strongly supports Mathilde's revenge. At present, most of the Nordic Kingdom has come under his control, and the role of the Nords in his power is becoming more and more important.

The Nords are a nation that is keen on revenge. As a Nord, Mathilde's act of revenge for her husband will be regarded as a noble act by the Nords. All Nords will respect and praise her behavior. They highly advocate such revenge from the bottom of their hearts.

The Nords who are familiar with Mathilde, as well as those who are more radical in character, may even choose to abandon their homes and careers to follow and join Mathilde in her cause of revenge.

In the eyes of all Nords, Aix's act of helping Mathilde to take revenge today is undoubtedly a noble act. It will make the Nords feel that Aix understands them, is one of their own, and is their beloved prince. It will also greatly enhance Aix's reputation and support rate among the Nords.

With these two meanings in mind, even if Mathilde really takes her troops away and never returns this time, Aix actually makes a profit.

After sending Mathilde away, nothing major happened in the area controlled by Aix for several months. The entire continent also needed to recuperate and resume production due to the war some time ago, thus entering a period of relative calm.

But this kind of peace is precious to our Prince of Aix. After all, for him who holds a high position, this kind of peace cannot last long.

As soon as Aix had sorted out the affairs of the territory and had some free time, he immediately took his wives back to the Tangquan Fortress he had been thinking about day and night, and secretly enjoyed a life of debauchery in a secret cave. But within a few days, a secret letter was delivered to him at full speed.

The war broke out again, but this time it did not take place around the Kingdom of Vigia, but came from the Sarand Emirate secretly controlled by Aix. This secret letter was sent by his good brother-in-law, the new Sultan Niza.

It turned out that after Aix fought against the three kings, the Khergit Khanate, whose strength was the least damaged, began to become restless again. Saiga Khan had been brooding over this defeat, especially towards Niza Sultan who had attacked him from behind, and had been thinking about how to turn the tables.

Upon learning that Niza did not completely control the entire Sarand Emirate and that the other three cities were controlled by Niza's three brothers, Saga Khan took the initiative to send messengers to contact them, hoping to connect with them and deal with their common enemy Niza together.

The three brothers had always been worried about the increasingly powerful Sultan Niza, fearing that he would send troops to attack them one day. They had long wanted to unite to deal with him, but the three families were also on guard against each other and could not boldly unite.

The arrival of Saiga Khan's messenger became an opportunity to facilitate this matter, and soon the group of people colluded with each other through the messenger.

Under the sinister advice of Saiga Khan, the three princes who were suspicious of each other secretly came to Turga City and had a secret meeting with Saiga Khan.

Under the strong leadership of Saiga Khan, the four parties discussed how to divide Niza's power. Then the three princes returned to their own territories and prepared to send troops together to attack Niza's seventh brother in Shariz City.

Soon their troops were gathered and they launched an attack on Niza in two directions.

Along the way, it was the troops of the Khergit Khanate led by Saiga Khan. They set out from the city of Harma and attacked the Uruzdak Fort which had been previously occupied by Niza.

One group of people was a coalition of three princes led by the eldest prince Nubia. After they assembled at Fort Trama, they sent troops directly to Fort Khafra, which was the nearest to them.

Fortunately, the communication falcons that Aix had worked hard to build have initially formed combat effectiveness and have been deployed in important strongholds in the territory. The city of Shariz controlled by Niza has also set up a special station to ensure timely communication and support between the two places in case of emergency.

In this enemy attack, the communication falcon played an important role. As soon as Niza discovered the enemy situation, he used the falcon to send a message to Aix, giving Aix enough time to react.

However, there were major disagreements among several generals in the territory on how to support Niza.

Some generals believed that the territory should immediately send troops from Sagiche Fort to directly attack Turga, the capital of the Khergit Khanate, making it difficult for the Khergit Khanate to take care of both ends, thereby defusing the Khergit Khanate's attack on Niza and ultimately bankrupting the enemy's plan to besiege the city of Shariz.

However, Aix did not agree with this strategy. First of all, it would be equivalent to making the relationship between Aix and Niza public.

All along, Aix had deliberately concealed his subordinate relationship with Niza, treating Niza's forces as an ambush. The last war with the three countries proved that doing so could not only achieve the effect of surprise, but the location of the Shariz City area could also coordinate with Aix, becoming a strong strategic support for the territory.

At the same time, there is another important reason why Aix does not disclose its subordinate relationship with Niza, which is to avoid arousing the vigilance of other countries.

After all, the territory controlled by Aix is ​​now equivalent to that of two kingdoms. If it makes its subordinate relationship with Niza public, it will definitely make the other three countries very wary. Maybe they will form an alliance to fight against the pressure brought by Aix.

This would be very disadvantageous for the future war of unification. X's original plan was to defeat them one by one, which would be much less difficult.