Black Iron Crown

The military flag fluttered melodiously in the summer breeze, and the iris golden lion with the crown on the flag opened its teeth and danced its claws to declare its strength, as if it wanted to bite the enemy into pieces and swallow it into its stomach.

In this way, under the guidance of the flag, the army slowly left the range of Fort Moreland, and entered Fort Goer that night.

"Camp in place! Let's take a rest here first, so that the soldiers can get a good night's sleep!" Reiner said to Sir Codd beside him.

"Yes, Lord Baron, I'll do it right away!" Sir Corder nodded and rode his horse back to convey Reiner's order.

The soldiers executed the orders very efficiently, and the tents and surrounding fences were erected in just one hour.

Piles of bonfires were lit in the camp. This time, Leiner brought a lot of food, which had caused him a food crisis. Fortunately, autumn is not far away, and the territory has not yet collapsed. What's more, he also opened the rivers and forests in the territory to allow residents to hunt, hunt and gather, so his food can still be sustained.

Sitting in his tent, he stared blankly at the long sword in front of him. He was really not sure about the upcoming war that would determine his own destiny.

The strength gap between the two sides is too great, an army of nearly 5,000 people, this is really terrible.

If it was placed in Reiner's previous life, he might not have taken these 5,000 people seriously, not to mention the explosive growth of the population in later generations, even from the history books, the wars in ancient China were often tens of thousands or even tens of thousands scale.

Even wars involving hundreds of thousands of people are not uncommon. As for wars involving only a few thousand people, there are almost no records.

But it's different now. Leiner clearly knows what it means to have nearly 5,000 trained and armed regular troops. Even if he is united with other lords, he is still twice as strong as Earl Zhebo. To much gap.

"Can you win?" Reiner pulled out the long sword in his hand, staring at the saber that symbolized his authority and force. The snow-white blade had a faint cold light, reflecting on Reiner's face.

Looking at himself reflected by the long sword, Leiner sighed, he couldn't afford to lose, once this battle failed, he didn't believe that Earl Zhebo would give him a chance to keep his territory.

It is estimated that even if he survived the battlefield by luck and became the opponent's prisoner, Earl Zhebo would unfortunately die of wound infection on the battlefield, just like what Leiner did before.

Obviously, I can't afford to lose. If I lose the battle, not only will the system judge me to have failed the mission, and the deducted life span will not be returned. At that time, not only myself, but all those who follow and loyal to me, including my family, will all suffer. In the event of a terrible disaster, the entire Merland family and even its subordinates will not have any survivors.

Squeezing his eyes hard, Leiner put the long sword back, he had no choice but to give it a go.

After dinner, he lay down on the camp bed and fell asleep, only to wake up the next morning.

After breakfast again, the team set foot on the southward journey again.

At the same time, another team also appeared in the southernmost part of Moreland County.

A large army was marching forward in full armor. Their flag was somewhat similar to the heraldry flag of the Moreland family. It was the same lion with a crown on a red background, but without the iris on its tail.

This means that they are the main line of the Moreland family, the true masters of the empire.

"Sir Horn, this place is not far from Fort Moreland, probably around this time tomorrow we will be able to see the walls of Fort Moreland!" Fei De, who was riding on a war horse, turned to Huo Rand beside him. said Sir Ann.

"Great, we have to do it as soon as possible, we will return to the imperial capital as soon as we buy the steel,

Then leave these one hundred soldiers behind! "Sir Horn said, looking at the sky.

They brought a lot of gold coins this time. Everyone knows that Reiner will not do this kind of thing of providing steel for free. Buy enough steel to return to the imperial capital.

"Hey! Who are they! Damn it! Someone is spying on us!" Fei De looked up and found that there were four or five unknown people riding horses wearing iron armor and a layer of fur coats in front of the team. The armed men wandered around the team and immediately shouted loudly.

At the same time, Leiner received a report from the senior cavalry archers who were constantly cruising in front of the team to check the situation: "Master Nayan, we found a large army ahead, and there are about three of them. Ten cavalry, all of them looked like heavy cavalry, and their equipment was very good! There were also about a hundred infantrymen, about one-third of them could wear chain armor, and most of the rest were in leather armor or It's leather chain mail!"

"Their flags are very similar to yours, the only difference is the iris on the lion's tail! They are walking towards us at a fast speed, and we have already been spotted by the other side!" the black-haired black-eyed , said the veteran cavalry archer with two whips on his head and a two-petal iron helmet on his head.

"It's only missing a lion's tail?" Reiner narrowed his eyes when he heard this.

"Could it be that someone from the royal family is here?" Reiner really couldn't think of any family whose flag was so similar to his own, not to mention that according to the senior cavalry archers, the other party has not weak strength and a lot of numbers. Obviously not the Lord of the North.

The only explanation is that there are people from the royal family, otherwise it would be impossible to find a qualified noble army in the northern border anyway.

"Let's go and have a look!" Reiner said to Sir Codd and the others beside him. They had been by Reiner's side all the time, and they naturally heard the report from the senior cavalry archer to Reiner.

But Sir Horn and the others were full of doubts, and continued to walk forward worriedly.

After about half an hour, the two sides finally saw each other's traces, and they met like this.

Sir Horn looked at the similar flag to himself not far away, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then he reacted.

"The front should be Baron Reiner's troops. I don't know what they are going to do!" Looking at the huge army behind Reiner, this group of arrogant soldiers from the royal family of the imperial capital couldn't help feeling a little bit ashamed of self-mutilation.

Even though they really don't want to admit it, they have to nod to admit that the opponent is far superior to them in terms of body and discipline, especially in terms of equipment, they are completely crushed, and there is no way to compare.

As for the combat power, although it cannot be seen with the naked eye, the opponent has such a momentum and military discipline, and it is obviously extremely powerful. Anyone who sees it must admit that this is a powerful army that is rarely met by opponents!