Black Iron Crown

"Duke Leiner..."

Hearing this long-lost name, Mekasha was a little lost.

"Unexpectedly, he has become a Grand Duke..."

But thinking that he has such a status today, all because he killed his father and brother, boundless hatred once again emerged in Mekasha's heart.

Seeing the cloudy and cloudy face of the beauty beside him, King Emalu asked with concern: "What's the matter, Mekasha?"

"Ah, it's okay!" Mekasha came back from her thoughts, forced a smile, and said, "I don't know him either, maybe he became famous after I left the northern border, but our northern border is rich in Steel is real!"

Seeing Mekasha's unnatural expression, King Emalu frowned slightly, and then said with a smile: "Yes, so I sent people to buy steel in the northern border, waiting for me and Grand Duke Lena Once the cooperation is truly reached, those clowns will have nothing to fear!"

Saying so, King Elmaru grabbed Mekasha's hand, hugged her in his arms, and hugged her onto his lap.

"Don't be like this, Your Majesty, we are not married yet!" Mekasha's face showed a shyness, but her eyes revealed a hidden disgust.

Walking on the marching road, Leiner's army was lightly dressed along the way. Except for the indispensable armored clothes, they threw the iron armor on the carriage behind them.

This can increase their marching speed, and now Leiner's army can march thirty to forty kilometers a day, which is already the most extreme marching speed in this era.

Put it in the Celestial Dynasty, it would be a strong army that travels sixty miles a day.

But even so, it still takes eighty or ninety days to march to reach Fort Creek, and the distance between the two sides is too far.

Sitting on the back of a camel horse, Leiner's equipment is also very simple, just a uniform with simple patterns. In the entire army, one-fifth of the army will always wear armor and prepare for battle. This is a rotation coming.

At this time, although they had already left the northern border and even Berensburg, their geographical location was still in the north. It was summer in July, but it hadn't reached the point of being extremely hot. Instead, there were occasional cool breezes on their foreheads. , Refreshing and comfortable.

Although the march along the way was tiring, the cool weather brought some comfort to the soldiers.

But those days are gone,

When they reached the south, what they faced was the torment of wearing armed clothing and double armor all day long.

But in order to survive, no one will complain about it.

At the same time, some rumors gradually spread in the imperial capital.

"I heard that the Grand Duke of the North, Rainer, is leading the army to the south. It seems that the Earl of Creek in the south is under siege."

"I've heard that too, but it's really strange. The Earl Creek was also a member of the rebel army, and the Grand Duke Leiner was one of the royal lords. It stands to reason that they should be enemies. Why did he cross the border?" Such a long journey to support you?"

"You don't know? Grand Duke Reiner's wife, Frante, is the daughter of Earl Crick, and he is about to rescue her!"

"However, what makes me curious is that one of the conditions for the peace negotiation between the two parties was to marry Mrs. Farrant, and then the southerners were not allowed to attack Fort Creek. Now they have obviously torn up the agreement, and all the lords except Grand Duke Rainer The adults didn't make any moves!"

"It stands to reason that such a situation is even enough for the lords to form a coalition again, but now..."

"Isn't this a normal thing? Since the end of the last war, the lords of the royal family have broken up with the gang of upstarts. It is not easy to get rid of the past!"

"Yes, but what makes me curious is that Her Majesty the Queen should stand on the side of the royal lord, why would she help the new nobles oppress the royal lord like that?"

"This is unknown, we can't speculate on the thoughts of the big figures at the top!"

These two are two middle-level courtiers in the Tesca Palace, and they chatted about the latest rumors after work.

The entire imperial capital was covered in rumors, and the news that Grand Duke Leiner led the army to the south had already spread throughout most of the empire.

Reiner didn't let any of the royal lords go with him. They didn't want to see Frant who caused them a huge loss. If Reiner strongly requested it, it might even be counterproductive.

In the Tesca Palace, Count Redmara reported to the queen what happened in the north in the queen's bedroom.

"In other words, you have arranged everything, right? We must be able to obtain enough steel?" The queen said while looking at the document in her hand.

"That's right Your Majesty, we will regain control of the huge steel reserves in the northern region, and then we will have nothing to fear!"

"That's good, I can't wait for this day!" The queen's face gradually softened, and the eyes that looked at Earl Redmara also became blurred.

Earl Redmara walked slowly towards the Queen, and she was sitting on the big bed in the middle of the room where the Queen and His Majesty the old Emperor used to lie.

"You are very beautiful today, Your Majesty!" Earl Redmara smiled and looked at the Queen's face: "Even the stars in the sky are not as beautiful as you, you are my angel!"

With that said, Earl Redmara rushed up, and the two were lingering again.

A moment later, Count Redmara, out of breath, got out of bed.

In the big bed of the once supreme old emperor, he was extremely lingering with his wife, which was a double satisfaction for him both in heart and body.

"Our plan is already underway, and it will be successful soon. When the time comes, we don't need to hide it like this anymore!"

Count Redmara put on his trousers and said.

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time, I've had enough of it, you'd better hurry up!" The queen wiped her body with a sheet, and looked at Earl Redmara with eyes full of tears. love.

At this time, Fort Creek was still facing a siege, and they had lost more than 300 soldiers over time.

And the rebels seem to have given up fighting directly against the city wall. Relying on the advantages of wells and strength, they frantically threw arrows towards the city wall. Soldiers were injured by arrows almost every day.

More than fifty people have now died from tetanus and infection.

There was an oppressive atmosphere on the city wall, and the soldiers curled up tightly behind the battlements, for fear of being shot by the enemy's arrows.

Many of their arrows were made of bone, or even simply made from sharpened sticks.

Although the armor-piercing ability is not strong, they will actually stick to feces before shooting. Even if it is only a minor injury, it will cause the soldier to die painfully due to tetanus.

For a while, the soldiers on the city wall were in danger, for fear of being shot by the enemy's arrows.