Battle of Yellow Fields
The Battle of the Yellow Fields was the decisive clash of the First Power War and Valendor II's greatest military triumph. When the coalition of Poldechs, Okoliochs, and other opponents of the Emperor finally decided to engage in open combat against the Imperial army, Valendor was able to take advantage of their impatience and break their formations before the battle could fully develop. The victory brought about the capitulation of the coalition and consolidated the Arian rule for several years, although it did not bring true peace.
A war that for a long time did not want to decide itself
The First Power War dragged on for many years in the form of skirmishes, sieges and smaller forays rather than as a chain of large decisive clashes. The rebel clans did oppose the emperor, but for a long time they could not unite enough to form an army capable of facing him in direct battle. Valendor II he used this and gradually occupied castles and cities, thereby weakening his opponents not only militarily, but also psychologically. It was only when the Coalition realized that further scattered resistance would only lead to its slow disintegration that it gathered more forces and decided to stop the Emperor in the open field. This led to the Battle of Yellow Fields, which was to become a moment of truth for both sides.
Riders' ruse and broken formation
Valendor II he understood that his opponents entered the fight with determination, but not with sufficiently firm discipline. He therefore decided not to wait for their full onslaught and use their zeal against them. He sent the horsemen into the first sortie with the task of striking, disrupting the enemy's composure, and then feigning retreat. The coalition troops allowed themselves to be provoked into pursuit and thereby violated their own position and the rhythm of the march. Formations began to stretch, some units lost contact with the rest, and the army advanced without sufficient organization. It was at this moment that the Imperial army struck with the main force. Before the coalition could regroup, it was already receiving its first heavy blows.
A victory that ended the war, but not the resistance
For over two hours, the Imperial army pressed against the agitated and imperfectly forming opponents. She gradually broke them in several sections of the battlefield and forced them to retreat, which in some places turned into a chaotic disintegration. The battle thus ended with a clear victory for Valendor II. and immediately led to the surrender of the coalition. The emperor did not proceed completely headlong after the victory. He let the family lines survive, but had the leader of the resistance executed in an exemplary manner. This ensured a few years of respite and formal confirmation of his rule. Nevertheless, it was already evident at this moment that his triumph was not a real reconciliation. The yellow fields brought him victory in war, not in the heartlands of empire.