Black Iron Crown

But now, after seeing Rainer, he felt that the small lords in the backcountry are not necessarily all idiots, maybe there will be smart and capable people who will lead the family to prosperity.

After a while of silence, Sir Horn said: "It's not impossible for us to stay and help you, but can you guarantee that the war will not last more than a month?"

Iron and steel is already very scarce in the imperial capital. Although it has not reached the point where even a little steel cannot be produced, the price is gradually rising. The only reserves are all piled up in the warehouses of various lords, waiting for the blacksmith Forge it into city weapon armor.

After all, no one is sure when the current situation of confrontation will turn into a large-scale war. If the war starts, the consumption rate of weapons and armor will be very fast. It will be too late to forge at that time, so now the lord They have already begun to store the built equipment.

"Ha, I'm not sure, but do you have other options? If I am wiped out by Earl Zhebo, the royal family will obviously no longer be able to get a supply of steel. I think it's wise for you to choose to shed Help me! Are you right?" Reiner asked.

Sir Horn hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Okay, I am willing to bring someone to stay and help you, but you must promise that as long as you are not defeated by Earl Zhebo, you will always provide steel to the royal family!"

"Of course!" Reiner raised his eyebrows and said, "After all, I am also a descendant of the Merland family! Of course I will help my people!"

Sir Horn frowned and said, "Alright then, we will follow you to the battlefield now!"

"Don't worry!" Reiner said with a smile, "It won't be very far. Our goal is Babsburg, which is more than 60 kilometers away from here. Earl Zhebo and we agreed to fight a decisive battle there!"

In fact, Earl Zhebo not only sent a letter of war to Reiner alone, every lord who did not take refuge in Earl Zhebo was threatened by his letter, which also showed that Reiner was his target, as long as they stood by and watched him You won't do anything to them.

But those lords were not fools, how could they believe what Earl Zhebo said, they all knew that the other party didn't want to lose too many troops, and hoped to destroy Lena first and then defeat the others one by one.

In this way, Sir Horn led the army to join Rainer's marching ranks. There were nearly a thousand regular troops, which was almost comparable to the combined number of Earl Zhebo and his vassals. Of course, the militiamen under Reiner's command are also counted.

In this way, under the big sun in the sky, the team slowly marched towards the south. After camping and resting for a night, they started marching again the next day.

"Lord Baron, we are almost reaching Fort Babs!" Sir Corder said as he approached Reiner with a map in his hand.

Reiner nodded, looking at the surrounding environment, it seems that the upcoming war has had a huge impact on this place. Although the crops in the farmland are still growing lushly, there is not a single resident.

He estimated that he had either fled or entered Fort Babs to avoid the approaching enemy.

Reiner is also not worried about whether these people will occupy their garrison after entering the castle. Babsburg itself is not a big castle, and it is already the limit to accommodate more than 2,000 residents. Crowded together with almost no place to stay.

After all, this is just a defensive castle built by a small lord. Basically, it can accommodate only one or two hundred troops, but now more than two thousand people have poured into it, which shows how crowded it has become.

"My lord baron! There is a huge army coming towards our castle!" A guard struggled to push away the crowd in front of him, and walked into Baron Belem's room to report the situation outside.

Baron Belem frowned and asked, "What do their flags look like? Can you identify them?"

"No, Lord Baron, the distance between them is too far away. I can't see the heraldic pattern on the flag at all. If it weren't for the large number of them, I wouldn't be able to spot them at such a distance!" The soldier said apologetically.

Baron Belem frowned, and then said: "Okay, pay close attention to the other party's direction, and report to me as soon as you see the other party's coat of arms clearly!"

Baron Belem really didn't want to leave his room. The castle was already filled with the residents of his territory, and there was almost nowhere to find a place to stay.

The smell of this group of residents really made him a little nauseous. It was summer and there were so many people crowded together, the sweat must not be normal, so the smell could be imagined.

"Yes, Lord Baron, I'll do it now!" The guard opened the door of the room and walked out with difficulty.

"Oh! Damn it!" Baron Belem immediately slapped his nose vigorously, hoping to drive away the unpleasant smell.

When the guard opened the door just now, there was already a smell coming in, and he also smelled it very unfortunately.

At this time, Leiner continued to move forward with the army, Babsburg was already ahead, and the more he got here, the more nervous he was, and he was really uncertain about the upcoming battle.

Even with a systematic and powerful army, he was not sure whether he could confront Earl Zhebo, who was several times larger than his own.

"Hurry up, soldiers! We can rest soon!" Leiner continued to urge the soldiers under his command.

At this time, the guards on the watchtower of the city wall finally saw clearly what banner this huge team was playing, and immediately rushed down from the watchtower, heading for Baron Belem's room in the main castle.

Panting, he pushed open the door of the room, and the guard said, "My lord, I saw the flag of that team. Their flag is red, and there is a golden lion with a crown on it. On the tail of the lion is an iris. pattern!"

"There are too many of them! But because they are neatly arranged, I roughly counted their number. They should be around 1,000 people, and they seem to be walking towards our castle!"

"More than a thousand people?" Baron Belem was shocked. This kind of strength was obviously beyond the reach of an ordinary baron, and he was almost close to mastering the strength that Earl Zhebo possessed without counting as a lord who had taken refuge in him.

Of course he recognizes the coat of arms of the iris lion with a golden crown on a red background. This is the coat of arms of Fort Merland, which means that Baron Rainer is here.

"Quick! Gather people to meet him immediately!" Baron Belem immediately stood up from his chair.

During this period of time, his heart has been very anxious. Although Earl Zhebo has not yet appeared near his territory, the location of the decisive battle has been set here. The castle launched an attack.