Black Iron Crown

After listening to Samuza's words, everyone lowered their heads to express their fear.

He sighed, looking very tired.

He waved his hand and said in a low voice: "You all go down, have some confidence in me and Earl Rainer, he will definitely help me get through this difficult time!"

Everyone frowned and walked out of the tent with dissatisfaction.

After everyone was gone, Samuza covered his mouth with a blanket, then gritted his teeth and let out a roar like a trapped animal.

After a while, he panted heavily and raised his head, his face had returned to calm.

The humiliation caused by surrender to others, the frustration brought about by a series of blows, the sense of crisis of not knowing when he will be eliminated, and the doubts about his subordinates are already driving him crazy.

Hearing the desperate howls of hunger from the old and the weak outside the tent every day, his heart felt as if he had been cut by a knife.

The insecurity that his fate is controlled by others is like a tarsal maggot gnawing at his heart all the time.

"It must... definitely work..." Samuza said to himself as he closed his eyes without any expression on his face.

He couldn't believe that he had given up his dignity, his honorary title, made so many attempts, and even went looking for the yellow-haired man who only existed in legends and no one had ever seen before.

He paid such a high price, he didn't believe that God would not give him a chance, a chance to retain his honorable status.

At this time, there was already an uproar among the Pakuten tribe.

I don't know who it is, maybe someone spread it on purpose.

The news that Samuza surrendered to the Earl of the Northern Territory spread as quickly as if he had wings.

"Have you heard? Your Majesty has succumbed to that Earl with some background! He is the owner of the group of yellow-haired people before!"

A wretched-looking man said to the person beside him that his face was covered with wind and frost, and he lived in his twenties as if he was in his forties.

"Of course, I heard that it was the king who knelt on the ground and begged for surrender! He said that if he didn't get the forgiveness of the earl of the northern border, he would kneel on the ground and not get up!" Another person glanced around and saw that there was no one, so he Said.

"Really? True or false?"

"Then can there be a fake? My brother is the king's personal bodyguard,

Could he not know about this? "

"That's good, hurry up and talk!"

"It's done, I told you not to spread it outside!"

"Don't worry! I'm very strict!"

"Let me tell you, that's what happened at the time..."

These rumors spread extremely quickly as if they had grown wings. In just one day, they spread throughout the entire Pakuten Department, and there were various versions of them.

Those with a strong taste even said that the Earl of the Northern Territory was actually a good one, and the king was killed by something, and he even became a vassal of the other party.

Early the next morning, Samuza almost exploded when he heard these rumors, but no matter how he tried to investigate, he couldn't find the source of the rumors, so he could only prohibit discussion.

However, how can strict orders restrain the imagination of the working people? They didn't dare to say anything on the surface, but they developed more versions and tricks behind the scenes, and even the way they looked at Samuza changed.

Time passed quickly, and winter left the world in a blink of an eye.

The snow gradually covered the room under the more majestic sunlight, turning into a puddle of spring water and covering the ground.

This year, the spring in the north came very early, and April has already revealed its warmth.

On April 5th, the twenty-fourth year of the empire, the roads leading to the mainland had been completely unblocked, and countless businessmen and news blocked by ice and snow poured into the northern border in an instant.

The entire northern border came alive at this moment. Compared with the northern border in the era of Earl Zhebo, the business here has initially revealed a plastic surgery. The policy of canceling tax cards has attracted a large number of traders to do business here.

The sound of hoofbeats broke the tranquility around the city like a gust of wind and rain. Nine fast horses galloped through Twarinburg and headed for Mecaron City.

The red-backed golden lion flags on their bodies are extremely eye-catching, and the soldiers standing guard on the watchtower recognized their identities at a glance

Quickly ask the soldiers guarding the door to help open the way, clearing out a road leading directly to the main fort.

Due to the discovery in advance, the three messengers who galloped into the city did not cause a commotion. After crossing a road in the middle, they came to the square in front of the main castle.

After confirming each other's identities, the two guards guarding the gate of the main castle let them enter the main castle.

Under the leadership of the guards, the three messengers walked towards Reiner's study.

"Bang bang bang..."

After taking away their weapons, they entered the study.

After receiving the letter from the messenger and checking the wax, Reiner opened the envelope to check the letter inside.

Looking at it, Reiner's brows became more and more wrinkled.

This letter was written by the Grand Duke Mabula to himself, and it explained the situation faced by the royal family throughout the winter.

The large-scale rebels launched attacks on the lords loyal to the royal family in the south and the west at the same time. Now more than 20 baronies have fallen. Of course, many of the lords gave up their territories directly. The property fled to the imperial capital.

At this time, the royal family was already in a predicament exhausted from fighting on two fronts. After writing this letter to Reiner, the Grand Duke Mabula led 2,000 royal infantry, 400 knights, 800 archers and two earls. A baron, a total of 8,500 infantry, 2,300 archers, and 780 knights went to the south to resist the rebels going north.

The rebel army gathered more than 28,000 soldiers and about 700 knights and was marching towards a fortress named Bassin fortress controlled by the royal family.

It was a very important fort owned by the royal family, and it happened to be stuck in a very important line of defense on the north-south trade route. If the emperor hadn't resolutely prohibited all merchants from staying in this fortress, I am afraid he would have fallen from a fortress. For the commercial city too.

It has to be said that the emperor's strategic vision is still very sharp. Behind this Basin Fortress is the territory directly under the royal family, and there is no second fortress as fortified and towering as the Basin Fortress within 150 kilometers.

In other words, once this Basin Fortress falls, the territory within 150 kilometers will be reduced to scorched earth.

Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of this territory, the lords of the royal family, including the queen, unanimously decided that the old emperor's right-hand man, Duke Mabula, would lead the army to support the southern defense line.

In the west, another earl who is more skilled in battle led an army to rely on a castle with a steep terrain to defend, while the earl of Redmara sat in the imperial capital.

In this letter, Grand Duke Mabula clearly told Leiner that he no longer trusted Earl Redmara. Although he did not provide clear evidence, he was implying something with Leiner, a branch of the royal family.

Reiner was unable to express any opinion on this, and what worried him most was the battle situation of Grand Duke Mabula.

Although the strength of the two sides is not very different, there is still a certain gap in the final analysis, and the defense can indeed be done.

However, Grand Duke Mabula has always been known as the Fury of the Lion, and he was worried that Duke Mabula would lead his army to a decisive battle with the enemy in the wild if he became enraged.