Black Iron Crown

The warm summer wind blowing on their bodies made them feel no warmth, but chills all over their bodies. The lord with such a terrifying army appeared among them, but they didn't notice it at all. How terrible this is.

Although the Winter Crossbowmen, armed soldiers and archers behind were not very brilliant, they were also amazed by the huge number and the discipline far surpassing them.

Until the team went far away, the lords still looked shocked or thoughtful, and no one came out from here.

At this time, Reiner broke the frozen atmosphere with a smile on his face: "Everyone, how about my army? I believe that with such an army, we should not have a chance of winning against Earl Zhebo, right?"

His voice was not loud, but it was deafening to the ears of all the nobles. Indeed, with such strength, there was indeed some hope of countering Earl Zhebo, but it also brought them extreme panic. Earl Zhebo was wooed by the royal family or he took refuge in Earl Zhebo, it would be a disaster for these nobles.

In addition, if, just if, if they really defeated Earl Zhebo, what would they face afterwards? It is very likely that these powerful troops are like wolves and tigers.

Looking at the speechless nobles, Reiner knew their fear in his heart, but he had no choice but to show enough strength at this time to gain a dominant position after the alliance.

Reiner continued very bluntly: "Since you have all seen how powerful my army is, do you agree with me taking the leading position in our alliance?"

Listening to Reiner's undisguised words, the nobles looked at each other, and they all saw displeasure in each other's eyes, but the displeasure was quickly hidden by them, and they all said: "Of course, you have Such a powerful strength is enough to be our leader!"

At this time, a lord expressed other opinions: "Baron Rainer, you are alone, our leader, I have no objection, but your territory is at the northernmost tip of the northern border, and will not directly face Earl Zhebo's. Offensive, but we are different, some of us are on the border with Earl Zhebo and his minions, and we will face their army directly..."

When he said this, he slowly stopped, just looking at Reiner in front of him lightly.

Listening to the other party's words, Reiner narrowed his eyes and said, "So, what do you think I should do?"

Ignoring Rainer's expression, the lord said: "Of course you led the army to station in the southernmost territory among us. Once Earl Zhebo goes north, we can respond immediately!"

Reiner ignored him, but turned his gaze to other people and asked, "What's your opinion?"

They all agreed with this point of view. After all, they were different from Leiner, who was located in the far north. They were definitely the first to be attacked by Earl Zhebo, not Leiner.

They were also worried that Reiner would let them consume Earl Zhebo's strength in the front, and then he would take advantage of it in the back. It has to be said that these lords still have some wisdom of their own.

Taking a deep breath and pondering for a while, Reiner said: "Actually, I haven't considered your worries and opinions, but to be honest, with so many troops going out, they need to consume a lot of food every day. In this way, the consumption of food will be accelerated very quickly, and even I can't afford such a long-term consumption!"

"Once Earl Zhebo found out what we did, then he would delay for the first half of the year. Wouldn't it be because of the food that we were defeated?" Reiner said, looking at the lords with sincere eyes.

"This..." Hearing what Reiner said, the lords were a little hesitant. This is indeed the case.

The implication of Rainer's words is very simple, that is, if he is to be stationed in the Southern Territory, then other people will have to pay part of the food needs of these troops. "

This is a team of more than 800 people. The amount of food consumed every day is definitely a terrifying figure. Even if there are more than a dozen lords to share, if it lasts for a month or two, no one can afford it.

Following Leiner's words, the whole scene suddenly fell silent. They hoped that Leiner could lead the army to station in the south, but at the same time, they didn't want to spend the food as military expenses.

The lords looked at each other, trying to find a way to get the best of both worlds.

Seeing their appearance, Reiner couldn't help but sneer quietly. After making so many demands, isn't it just to obediently resist Earl Zhebo in front of him?

After a while, Reiner interrupted the chaotic discussions among the lords, and said, "How about this! I am on guard in my own territory at all times, and you are on guard in your own territory. Once Earl Zhebo makes a sad move, immediately Pass the message to others, and we will immediately form reinforcements to support the besieged people!"

"Even from my northernmost territory to the southernmost territory among you, it is only five or six days' journey. You only need to persist for five or six days, and we can form a coalition force to arrive smoothly!" Reiner looked All said solemnly.

"What do you guys think?"

The lords didn't answer Reiner's words right away, but thought about it carefully, and then discussed with the lords they knew well before reaching an agreement: "Okay, do as you say, respected Reiner Baron, we are now a community of all prosperity, I hope you can support the attacked lord as quickly as possible!"

With the approval of all the lords, Reiner said with a smile on his face: "That's really great, don't worry, I will definitely do it!"

In this way, these royalist lords in the northern border signed a covenant to jointly fight against the largest lord in the northern border, Earl Zhebo.

A banquet was held again in the castle hall, and this time it was finally the end of the feast for the guests and the host. The most important thing in matters such as agreement or politics is to make compromises with each other.

Two days after the banquet ended, the lords brought their own people and left the northern border. According to Leiner's preliminary estimation, the united lords of the northern border can probably draw nearly a thousand regular troops.

For this kind of protracted war, no one would choose to mobilize a large number of serf conscripts, not to mention the consumption of food, and there is little combat effectiveness.

Only when there is a fight between two small lords or a war caused by some reason, will the serf soldiers be mobilized to fight.

In such a large-scale war, it is very disadvantageous to use serfs to fight, so Leiner only counted the number of regular troops and did not include all serfs.

To be honest, even so, facing Earl Zhebo's army of thousands of regular troops, Reiner still felt a little uncertain.