Neferset sent an army to attack King Ossis's delegation to Ramukahem, completely breaking up with Ossis and Ramukahem on behalf of the Neferset clan.
After listening to Vadier's report, Faoris was also a little unbelievable. The two kings discussed it privately and finally agreed with Sarlayan's speculation.
When it comes to the forces of the Old Gods outside of Uldum, Neferset's actions cannot be legalized in any way.
Vadier and Faoris held long negotiations, and finally decided that the two tribes would unite and formally declare war on Neferset, who had abandoned his mission and joined his mortal enemy.
In order to capture the last Obelisk of the Sun, Sarlayan also led his team of four to join the war against Neferset.
However, in this kind of large-scale military conflict, the power of an individual is limited. Sarlayan will not rush to the front line to perform personal heroism. He will only appear where he is needed most.
Ossis and Neferset had been in a state of secondary combat readiness, and only Ramukahen needed some time to mobilize his soldiers.
After Wadiye returned to the city of Ossis, he immediately gave the order, and the Ossis soldiers who were already ready to go went out with high morale.
They crossed the desert in the western part of Uldum and headed towards the city of Neferset in the southern highlands.
After joining up with the Lamoukaheng garrison stationed in the Ekahele plain, the two tribes began to advance towards the highlands.
It was only then that the Neferset clan woke up from a dream.
This time Osis and Ramukahen were not just performing for the sake of pressure, but actually united to attack the city of Neferset.
In terms of military strength alone, the militaristic Neferset was the strongest.
The armies of the three tribes fought fiercely on the complex sand dune highlands. Sarlayan, who followed the army, finally met the Pharaoh Takahem of Neferset.
Sarlayan, who had turned on his eagle eye, scanned the battlefield for a long time, but was still unable to find Mantuho, the great prime minister of Neferset mentioned by Vadier.
The political systems of the three major Tovir clans are different. Ramukahen and Ossis are both controlled by kings. The only difference lies in the amount of authority controlled by the royal family.
Neferset is rather special, using the method of divine right of kings.
The Pharaoh was the supreme leader of the clan and the theocratic leader of Neferset.
From the Pharaoh on down, there were two Visirs, commonly known as prime ministers.
Among them, the Grand Prime Minister is responsible for important affairs such as religion, administration, economy, and justice, while the Deputy Prime Minister is mainly responsible for miscellaneous affairs such as agriculture, land litigation, and coordinating people's family disputes.
The Grand Vizier is the undisputed first minister under the Pharaoh, and his importance is self-evident.
There are no pure civil servants among the Tovir people with strong folk customs. Once the pharaoh appears on the battlefield, according to regulations, the grand prime minister and deputy prime minister must also accompany him to watch the battle.
With the identification of Wadiye and Faoris, Sarlayan successively found the furious Pharaoh Takahen and the deputy prime minister Khufu, but the great prime minister Mantuho was nowhere to be seen.
This was obviously unreasonable, and Onyxia immediately smelled a conspiracy.
The climate in the desert area changes rapidly. One second the sky is full of sunshine, and the next second you can see sweeping sandstorms from the horizon.
Neferset is a local snake in southern Uldum, and is more familiar with the climate changes here than those from Ossis and Lamu Kahen who have come all the way.
When Sarlayan saw the yellow sand roaring in the distance, he immediately guessed Neferset's plan.
"Using the environment for a sneak attack? It is indeed the right choice to combine the right time and place, but..."
Sarlayan looked back at the coalition's rear formation.
"Ha~ The influence of the natural environment does not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. You can use this to ambush, but we can't?"
Sarlayan never fights an unprepared battle. Although he is not the protagonist of this war, the necessary preparations will still be made in advance.
Before the official start of the war, Sharlayan specifically asked Faoris for a detailed map of Uldum.
The combined forces of Ossis and Ramukahem, which were pressing down on the border, focused most of their attention on the entrance to the southern highlands that led directly to Neferset City, selectively ignoring the western cliffs with large terrain differences.
Admittedly, from the Union perspective, the steep western cliffs were difficult to climb.
Once discovered by the enemy, the attacker can only be beaten unilaterally before risking his life to climb the cliff, and the gain outweighs the loss.
But Sarlayan discovered a problem.
Just because the coalition forces can't attack, doesn't mean the defenders can't either.
If Neferset assumes a frontal defensive posture, holds back the large coalition forces, and then sends a small number of elite troops to sneak down the cliff and take a long way to break in from the side of the coalition forces...
With the environmental cover of sandstorms, if no countermeasures were taken in advance, Neferset might actually succeed in a surprise attack.
The situation on the battlefield affects the whole body, and a successful raid may change the overall situation.
Sarlayan also discovered this route by accident.
He just wanted to prepare for the next step after getting the Ark of the Promise, so he went south to explore the location of the ancient cradle in advance. However, he unexpectedly noticed the steep cliff to the west of Neferset City, and then thought that Neferset might launch side attack.
The disappearance of Grand Vizier Mantuho only aggravated Sarlayan's suspicion. No matter how Pharaoh Tarkahen jumped up and down, Sarlayan remained calm and exchanged opinions with Onyxia in a low voice.
Onyxia can provide Sharlayan with many useful suggestions in planning and countering plots.
Valeela's overall view is not broad enough, but as an espionage officer, she is thoughtful and can help polish the details of the plan.
Stellagosa has a relatively soft character and mostly follows orders.
But as long as it comes to matters related to spells, she is knowledgeable and can play an important role that is difficult to replace.
Generally speaking, the three people have their own strengths in making suggestions, and together they can form a team of staff.
Speculating on people's hearts is Onyxia's strength. After discussions with the Black Dragon Princess, Sharlayan is basically certain that Neferset will launch a surprise attack when the sandstorm strikes.
Considering the steep terrain and operational efficiency of the western cliffs, this raiding party would not be very large.
However, once they succeed, the entire battlefield situation will be affected.
The howling sandstorm blocked the sky and sun, not only greatly reducing visibility, but the huge noise also obscured a large number of details on the battlefield.
The raiding team led by Grand Prime Minister Mantujo was marching quickly against the wind and sand.
With their knowledge of local climate change, they were upwind and pushed forward by strong winds.
The four-legged Tovir's lower body is more stable and will not be easily overturned by strong winds with the help of magic.
"Speed up the march! Victory or defeat depends on this!"
This elite team of a hundred people was shrouded in a dark purple shadow, making it difficult to be discovered even on a clear day, let alone in the current windy and sandy environment.
Holding up the curtain of the wide area was a black Pitoville in rich clothes, who was surrounded and protected by elite soldiers in the center of the formation.
Just like Pharaoh Takahem, who has been restless in the past two years, this Tovir in fine clothes is also a little out of control emotionally.
He was Neferset's Chief Visil, Grand Vizier Mantuho.
Among the contemporary Nefersets, the first person to have close contact with the ancient god C'Thun was not the Pharaoh Takahem, but Mantuho, who had a very low status at the time.
Mantujo was flattered.
The relationship between Neferset and C'Thun begins with the first quicksand battle in a thousand years.
After all, Neferset is also a member of the Tol'vir, a legitimate descendant of the Titans.
It is one thing to cling to eternity and passively fulfill your mission.
It's another thing to completely abandon your original alignment and join the Titan-Forged's sworn enemy, the Old Gods.
In the millennium-long tug-of-war, generations of Neferset pharaohs never broke through the bottom line.
Realizing that he could not break the status quo from the top, C'Thun changed his mind and approached the people at the bottom who were living in poverty and longed to become superior to others.
After several failed trainings, C'Thun finally found a suitable spokesperson, who is now the Grand Vizier Mantujo.
After helping Mantujo climb to the top step by step, Mantujo also lived up to C'Thun's expectations.
After a long period of instillation of ideas and the assistance of spiritual induction spells, he finally convinced the contemporary Pharaoh Tarkahem, who was almost going crazy from distress and despair, thus leading Neferset onto a path of no return leading to the abyss.
However, just as the smug Mantujo tried to make a big move, C'su Unque, who had always maintained a high-intensity contact with him before, suddenly disconnected.
Mantujo: “???”
