Black Iron Crown

At this time, when the situation was officially undercurrent, the lords from all over the country were already ready to move because of the emperor's coma before, and Earl Zhebo in the northern border even dared to directly rebel.

In order to ensure sufficient deterrent capabilities, the royal family did not even dare to send troops to protect the northern border with huge steel production, which shows how tense the situation was at that time.

And now the emperor has passed away directly, and the crown prince is not yet of age, so even if he succeeds to the throne, can he suppress the lords everywhere?

It is true that many lords have come to the imperial capital to attend the emperor's funeral, but this disease should not be a reason to relax their vigilance. On the contrary, Reiner feels that this is an unprecedented moment of crisis.

Maybe when a large-scale rebellion will break out, the royal family will absolutely not be able to wipe out all the rebels.

The inability to eliminate these people in the first place means that more lords who are watching will feel that the royal family is not terrible and continue to raise the banner of rebellion.

At that time, wars will be everywhere, and lords from all over the country will rebel. At that time, what they think about is not to restore the situation before the Merland family unified the empire, but how to eliminate the royal family that once conquered their own family.

Thinking about this, Reiner couldn't help but feel a sinking heart, feeling a little bleak about the future.

"Damn it, I'm still afraid of those lords when I have strength? Hurry up and develop!" Reiner felt disdain for his cowardice in his heart, and quickly cheered himself up.

Reiner keenly felt that Earl Wesley's suppression of the rebellion this time would play a very important role. If the suppression of the rebellion was thorough and the rebels could be wiped out easily, then the situation where all the heroes would rise together would at least be delayed. One or two months.

But once it fails, it will be a disaster...

The war against rebellion is about to begin.

Earl Weasley has led the army to appear on a plain with the forest at its back.

And just to be on the safe side, Earl Wesley also ordered the army to lean against the forest, so that the enemy's cavalry could not go around and could only attack their own frontal formation.

He is very confident in the heavy cavalry and knights of the royal family. Not only are they more numerous than the enemy, but their combat effectiveness is also estimated to be much stronger.

He felt that as long as the infantry under his command were in formation, they could block the few enemy knights from the front.

behind is the forest,

They can't go around and can only attack head-on.

The knights of one's own side can take advantage of this time to attack the enemy's flanks or rear, and victory is within easy reach.

It has to be said that Earl Weasley is quite qualified as a general who has fought north and south for many years.

The soldiers stood in formation, holding spears and long swords, waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

More than an hour passed, and Earl Weasley took off his helmet. His face was already covered with sweat. Fort Creek was located in the south of the empire, and the weather in August was the hottest time of the year.

The sun hangs high in the sky and emits venomous sunlight. The soldiers themselves are wearing heavy armor or leather lining, plus chain armor and coat of arms on the outside, and they are almost out of breath. up.

Earl Weasley narrowed his eyes and glanced at the sky, jumped off his horse and said to the adjutant beside him, "Let the soldiers rest for a while! Damn Sir Frant, he is simply not punctual!"

After receiving the order, the soldiers sat on the ground to reduce physical exertion, lifted their armor to fan the inside of their clothes, or poured water from some jug.

More than an hour later, a flag of moon-watching flowers on a blue background finally appeared on the horizon of this plain.

"The whole army is on alert!" Upon seeing this, Earl Weasley immediately put on his helmet, then quickly got on his horse with the help of his subordinates, and gave an order.

"Beep beep!"

A sharp brass horn sounded, and officers at all levels also shouted loudly.

As expected of the royal family's elite army, in just two minutes, the entire team came to an end, tidied up their armor, held their weapons tightly in their hands, and stood shoulder to shoulder back to back.

Twenty minutes later, the army under the banner of Mochizuki Flower on the blue background appeared in front of the entire army of the counter-rebel army.

Earl Weasley looked up and found that the entire army was about 2,000 strong, but the formation looked messy.

At the front is a group of soldiers wearing only ordinary linen clothes. They are probably just serf omens, and the weapons in their hands are mostly wooden farm tools.

The troops in the back can't be seen clearly for the time being, but they should be stronger than the serf soldiers at the front.

"Hmph..." Earl Weasley's helmet let out a mocking sneer. Apart from the quantity, his equipment and training were far inferior to his own. Such an opponent...hehe...

Earl Weasley completely ignored the defeat half a month ago, and he planned to avenge his shame this time.

"Archers step forward and get ready!"

Earl Wesley turned around and said: "Ribard, take our infantry to the far left flank to prepare to encircle the enemy, Sir Calaf, take the knights and heavy cavalry to the right flank to deter the enemy, and at the same time prepare to encircle the enemy. Follow my wrong order and charge!"

Order after order was issued, and Sir Rebard led nearly 300 regular troops under Earl Wesley to the left flank to prepare for orders.

Count Weasley looked vigorously at the slowly approaching enemy army in front of him, with a vigorous smile on the corner of his mouth, he really couldn't find a reason for his failure.

Although the defeat half a month ago made our army's armor uneven, it was still more luxurious than the enemy's.

The moon-mochi flower flag with a blue background stopped at a distance of about 800 meters from the rebel army, but it seemed that the two sides did not intend to carry out the ancient tradition of pre-battle negotiations.

Exactly the same as the battle-experienced Earl Weasley's arrangement, he placed the cavalry on the left flank, which happened to be opposite to the cavalry of the peaceful rebels.

On the right wing, the serf omens were separated to deal with the nearly 300 soldiers led by Sir Rebard.

Earl Wesley didn't intend to rush up to fight the enemy immediately. The enemy had marched more than 20 kilometers and was still being exposed to the sun. His physical strength would inevitably be unbearable first. What's more, Earl Wesley had the upper hand. Have nothing to fear.

Moreover, he didn't want to give up the advantage of being backed by the forest, and he needed a certain amount of caution in combat.

On the other side of the battlefield, Sir Farrant saw through the peephole that the enemy was not moving, so he ordered the army to advance slowly.

This time he led 2,100 soldiers, of which 900 were the regular army, 400 were directly under the earl, 500 were the troops of the vassals, and the remaining 1,200 were mobilized. Serf sign soldiers.

Although they were rich, not all of the money was spent on recruiting troops. After all, they were just a group of poor people who seemed to be rich on the commercial road.

The steel needed for armor cannot be bought or afforded, and the population of the territory is not large enough. Many people left with caravans or became handicraftsmen, and the source of troops has gradually shrunk, so although they are rich, their military strength is not strong.