Black Iron Crown

The siege lasted three days, but the army below Fort Creek did not attack it for a long time.

April twenty-eighth, twenty-six years of the empire.

The old Earl Creek was wearing a full set of chain armor and a semi-enclosed helmet. He had been guarding the city wall for the past few days, which made his aging body a bit unbearable.

This should have been replaced by his eldest son, Sir Andrew. It is only natural for a young noble boy to fight in the battlefield instead of his old father.

But unfortunately, Sir Andrew's physical condition did not allow him to do so, and he was the only son of Earl Crick, so that Earl Crick had to suffer like this on the city wall when he was old.

Standing up from the city wall and moving his body, he pressed his hands on the battlements and looked down. He wore a helmet on his head, and he was not afraid of weak bows and arrows.

But at this moment, he suddenly found a team of more than a dozen people approaching under the city wall.

"Attention everyone! Stand up and be vigilant!" Seeing this, Earl Creek immediately shouted, ordering the soldiers to prepare for battle.

The archers took their positions one after another, picked up their bows and ran up to the protruding positions of the arrow towers and battlements, which was the best position for them to shoot.

The soldiers on the city wall also drew out weapons suitable for fighting on the city wall, such as long swords and short spears, and prepared to fight side by side.

However, at this time, the dozen or so people below suddenly took out a white flag and waved it wildly.

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

"What should I do, Lord Earl?" A centurion of Earl Creek was the first to react and asked him.

"Don't shoot for now, let's see what they are going to do!" Earl Crick said with a wave of his hand.

"Listen, people on the wall! I am Sir Contans! We are here for peace! Please don't shoot!" The leader immediately shouted loudly after arriving below the castle, for fear of being accidentally injured.

"You said you came here for peace! Then please explain why there are so many troops here!" Earl Creek shouted.

"I hope to be able to enter success or failure and have a face-to-face conversation with the owner of this castle, Earl Creek!" Sir Contans shouted loudly below.

"I am Earl Creek! But why should I believe what you said is true!" Earl Creek tentatively leaned out of the battlements,

Looking at Sir Contans not far below, he said.

"To show the sincerity of me and my master! I am willing to enter the castle alone to talk to you!" Sir Constance said.

The people around Earl Crick looked at him one after another, the meaning in their eyes was self-evident.

"Okay... maybe we should trust him once!" Earl Creek nodded.

After obtaining the permission, the soldiers on the city wall threw a hanging basket assisted by a rope to the bottom of the city wall, and Sir Constance got off his horse and got up.

After a while, he successfully reached the city wall and was confiscated by the defenders.

In fact, according to convention and interests, as a knight, he should not be disarmed, but now that the two sides are at war, Earl Crick obviously does not intend to abide by those rules anymore.

"I am unarmed now, respectable Earl Creek, and I also hope that you can give me the honor of war, and also hope that you can keep your promise!" The messenger waved his hands to indicate that he was not a threat.

"Of course, I would like to talk to you!" Earl Crick nodded.

"So, can you fully represent the lords outside the city?"

"Yes, I can. I have the authorization of all the adults. As long as we reach a consensus, they will withdraw the army!" Sir Contans said with a smile, hoping to reduce Earl Creek's vigilance as much as possible.

"Then, tell me your conditions. If I can meet them, I will try my best, but try not to say some conditions that I can't bear!"

"Very well, you are a reasonable man!" Sir Constance saluted Earl Crick.

"The requirements of the lords are very simple, only the territory and property!" Sir Contans said: "They need you to publicly acknowledge and issue documents, sign a treaty recognizing that the territories currently occupied by the lords belong to them, and Pay three thousand gold coins to pay for their lost military expenses!"

"It's very simple, very easy to do, isn't it?" Sir Constance looked at Earl Crick with a meaningful expression.

"..."

Silence, death-like silence around, Earl Creek did not express anything after listening to Sir Contans' words.

After a while, Earl Creek said, "Perhaps I shouldn't ask, but my heart is full of doubts. Are you, Sir Contans, or the lords behind you out of your mind?"

"What?" asked Sir Constance, frowning.

"Why do they think that I will agree to such a request? Is it because they are out of their minds or because I am just a fool? I absolutely cannot accept such outrageous conditions!"

Earl Crick's answer was clean and neat, without any muddle.

This is also human nature. What is the most important thing for a feudal lord? It's territory!

If their request was only for money, maybe Earl Crick would really agree. Even if they raised the price to five thousand, it would not be out of consideration.

But once the conditions involved the territory, it was not easy to agree.

Territory is the foundation of a noble family. Even if there is no money, they can still maintain the dignity of a noble as long as the territory is left. However, once they lose the land, it only takes a few generations to lose it. The status of nobility.

As a result, the rich desperately wanted to own a piece of land, and some wealthy people were even willing to pay thousands of gold coins for a small baron.

The lords also regard the territory as a taboo that is absolutely not allowed to be violated.

"But think about it, now that the army of the lords is approaching the city, you can only struggle in this castle to protect yourself, and maybe when your castle is captured, you will have nothing at that time !"

"Hehe..." Earl Creek sneered and said, "I can keep this castle until I die of old age! Don't try to take it away before that!"

"You are alone and helpless! We can besiege your castle forever, but you will never get replenished, and you will starve to death here!" Sir Contans' face gradually became gloomy.

"I would like to advise you, you'd better be sensible, I don't want to be rude to you!"

Hearing what Sir Contans said, Earl Creek was also furious: "Go back! Just let your master attack the city! My reinforcements will be here soon! The Merland family will never allow you to do this Do it! They'll think you want another rebellion!"