A few days later, Tiberius has now thirty thousand Parsian soldiers from Gilan combining his twenty five thousand and then with the suggestion from Sahim that Tiberius should have the Zot Clan to join him in exchange that he should named their chieftain Lord of Peshawar Fortress so he sent a message to it's chieftain and it was a success.
With a thousand from the Zot Clan now added in his fifty five thousand, Tiberius and his forces now began to march but they were delayed for a bit because they were ambushed by a group of assassins that are hired by the Parsian king which proved to be a failure for they were repelled by the Zot Clansmen for they were proven to be excellent warriors as Tiberius and his forces continued on until finally they stopped in a field that is soon to be the battlegrounds, it's called the Kutar fields a land with a bit of grass around.
After completely establishing the camp, Tiberius received a report from a scout that A huge force led by King Andragoras is coming in two days so that night a council has been held in his tent.
"It seems we have finally drawn the king out of his capital." Tiberius said while looking out the map of the fields. "No doubt his forces are enormous to ours but numbers don't matter in battle."
"But Sire, I suggest we regroup at Gilan and raised a larger force." One of his officers said.
"I would but I've already thought of a strategy for this." As he pointed at a spot, he pretended that the Parsians are there. "There in the crack of the Parsian line, we'll go for the head."
"You would really intend to kill this king on the field?" One of the officers said with disbelieve.
"The Parsians will not act without Andragoras's command, we will pin them on the walls of our men at arms and sellswords then I and the Zot Clan will strike and deal the deathblow to the Parsian King's head."
The next day
All fifty six thousand are now standing in formation waiting for the enemy to arrive as Tiberius now in fine red armor with lion motifs made of solid gold, rode on a fine black Parsian stallion also waited for the forces of his opponent for the control of Pars. Finally they have come but to their sudden horror, the force Andragoras leads numbered eighty thousand but Tiberius was unaffected by the sheer size of that army as he rode off to his men and began a speech to boost his troops morale.
"You've all honored your country and your ancestors and now we come to this most distant place in Pars where across from us, Andragoras has at least gathered a vast army but look again at this hoard and ask yourselves, who is this great king who pays assassins in gold coins to murder my soldiers, our fallen brothers in a most despicable and cowardly manner? Who is this great king Andragoras who enslaves his own men to fight? Who is this great king but a king of air? These men do not fight for their homes. They fight because this king tells them they must and when they fight, they will melt away like the air because they know no loyalty to a king of slaves! But we are not here as slaves, we are here today as free men!"
They cheered loudly as they are beating their shields like drums as Tiberius continued when the cheering dies down.
"And all their arms, their numbers, and their fine horses mean nothing in the hands of slaves. Some of you, perhaps myself, will not live to see the sun set over these mountains today, for I will be in the very thick of battle with you. But remember this, the greatest honor a man can achieve is to live with great courage, and to die gloriously in battle for his home. I say to you what every warrior has known since the beginning of time, conquer your fear and I promise you, you will conquer death!"
Again they cheered as Tiberius again continued.
" Someday I promise you, your sons and grandsons will look into your eyes and when they ask you why you fought so bravely at the battlefield, you will answer with all strength of your great, great hearts "I was here this day at the Kutar fields...for the freedom...and glory...of Westeros!" May the Seven be with us!"
Their cheer was wild after Tiberius's speech was finished as Tiberius returned to the Zot Clan, preparing for the battle that is to come.
Andragoras's lines
Andragoras watched the whole thing as he chuckled and thinking it was amusing as he thought.
"That fool thinks he can defeat my eighty thousand with just fifty six thousand?"
Tiberius's lines
"Advance and form ranks!" Tiberius shouted in command.
His men at arms, his allied soldiers from Gilan and the sellswords marched after they form up.
Andragoras's lines
"Orders, your majesty?" Eran Vahriz asked.
"Archers." The Parsian King answered.
"Archers!" Eran Vahriz shouted.
Tiberius's lines
When the soldiers see arrows about to rain down upon them, they quickly raise their shields for cover and now there are only a few that have either been killed or wounded as they continued advancing and regrouping.
Andragoras's lines
Andragoras was unaffected by it as he now gave his Lord Eran a different order.
"Send in the cavalry, full attack."
"Yes your highness." Vahriz then ordered. "Cavalry! Charge at will!"
Tiberius's lines
Tiberius now sees the Parsian cavalry charging and since Sahim told him that the Parsian cavalry are unbeatable, he was willing to take the risk as he now gave an order to his forces.
"Stand your ground in formation!" He shouted.
They all did as Tiberius commanded and even though some fell from a volley of Parsian arrows, their courage haven't died down ever since Tiberius's speech and so they formed a shield wall and use their spears as spikes for their wall of shields. As the cavalry reached the shield wall, most of the riders fell of their mount that are pierced from the crushing impact and killed the riders as they are on foot.
Andragoras's lines
He couldn't believe that the Parsian cavalry had been defeated so easily when he sees half of them fell and the other dishearten and are now in disarray as they fled, for that it has angered the King of Pars.
"I had enough of this!" Andragoras shouted as he raise his sword. "Yashasuiin!"
With that, all of the Marzbans and their soldiers charged as the king himself also charged.
Tiberius's lines
"We have finally draw him out." Tiberius thought with a smirk as he turn to the Zot Clansmen. "As soon as they clashed, we attack."
And so they waited as both of the forces charged and now clashed into impact as they continued fighting.
"To me, warriors of the Zot Clan!" Tiberius signaled.
Now that he and the Zot Clansmen charged through the Parsian ranks and kept charging, he finally has the chance of facing his opponent, King Andragoras III.
"So you are the invader who took Gilan!" Andragoras point at Tiberius with his sword. "And now you come here to take my kingdom as well?! Think again, invader!"
"I can understand the warrior of your caliber but you have a fatal flaw."
"What flaw?!"
"You act before you think as I think before you act." Tiberius answered.
"Enough talk! Lets fight!"
Their swords clashed while the Zot Clansmen are fighting the cavalrymen that protect Andragoras and as the battle was raging on with soldiers fallen on both sides, Tiberius and Andragoras kept clashing while they remain on their mounts without being exhausted.
As Tiberius quickly dodged the Parsian king's swing, he now has the upper hand as he quickly thrust his blade directly at his chest and now Andragoras roared in pain and choked with his blood as he fell from his horse.
The roar was loud enough for everyone to hear as both sides stopped when word spread of the king's death at the hands of Tiberius for it is a sign that the battle was over for Tiberius and his forces have won thus the kingdom of Pars is now his.
After counting their loses of 5,535 and the Parsians loses of 11,389 including Andragoras, Tiberius's men gathered 68,611 remaining Parsians including the Marzban and Eran as Tiberius said to them.
"I understand that you all aren't pleased that I killed your king and that you all followed him because your families honor depends on it but what I'm offering to you is redemption, for you shall be spared but only if you swear your allegiance to me and acknowledged me as your new king and when I am your king, I promise you that I shall make Pars greater and I shall right the wrongs that your previous king had done so what say you, noble Marzbans of Pars?"
There was silence among the Marzbans as none of them move a muscle until Vahriz stepped forward and bend a knee to their surprise.
"I, Lord Eran Vahriz shall swear allegiance to you, Tiberius Lannister as King of Pars." He pledge with his head bowing down.
For that, all the Marzban did as Vahriz did and now that he has the support of the remaining Parsian soldiers and commanders. he must have a message send to his soon to be capital city.
Capital city of Ecbatana: The royal palace
"My lady! My lady!" A man in fine robes appeared in the queen's chambers.
"What is it, grand vizier? " Tahamine asked.
"We just received another message that bears a lion shaped seal." He answered.
As the grand vizier gave her the paper, she broke the seal and unrolled the paper as she began to read the message.
To those that served and run the capital, I, Tiberius Lannister now informs you that your King Andragoras has been slain by my hand and I showed the Marzban and the remaining soldiers mercy in exchange that they swear their allegiance to me as their new king in which they have.
Now that I have a force of 119,076, I will be expecting the gates of the city to open for its new king when I arrived which I am now on my way so it's your choice to grant me entrance to Ecbatana but refuse and I shall take it by force, your choice.
She turn around the other way without the grand vizier and her ladies in waiting to see her reaction as she gladly smiled that her barbaric husband is dead and the man who is destined to be her true husband has won.
"Now that foolish halfwit is dead, my lion will come to take his place beside me as the new king." She thought excitedly.
"What shall we do my lady?" The grand vizier asked as Tahamine turn back to the vizier in her original expression.
"Let them enter the city." She answered. "And have the citizens gathered, for I have something to tell them."
And so the queen told the people of Ecbatana the news of Andragoras's death but assured them that the new king will make Pars better than it was before, for they seem to be convinced as they will await for this new king's arrival thus begins a new age for Pars, an age of the Lion.
So what do you think? It's my first to write a battle scene so cut me some slack and now that the capital is awaiting its new ruler, no doubt Tiberius will meet the one who will be his queen. So if you have any suggestions or ideas just put it on review or PM me so until then, read, rate and review it, in your opinion what reaction do you Tiberius would have when he meets Tahamine? Anyway take care now, bye, bye then. PS the speech was Perseus12 idea so many thanks to him.