Black Iron Crown

November mornings are still very cold, even in the temperate South.

The sky was shrouded in a little white mist, and the damp and cold water vapor blowing on the body could not help but make people feel chills.

However, this does not affect both parties present.

The soldiers in the south have basically adapted to this kind of climate, and these fierce soldiers from the north under Leiner's command are all wearing armed clothes, and they are not afraid of this kind of weather at all.

The armies of the two sides set up positions to confront each other, and Leiner first led ten blood-colored griffin knights out of his formation.

Leiner rode forward slowly on a tall standing horse. Although there were only eleven people in the area, they showed the momentum of thousands of troops.

Upon seeing this, Earl Lorrance also brought his knights and walked out with Duke Ans.

The two sides approached slowly like this.

When the distance between the two sides was only 20 meters, the knights on both sides stopped at the same time, and Reiner, Earl Lorrance and Duke of Ans continued to move forward.

"We meet again, Honorable Grand Duke Reiner!" Earl Lorrance looked at Reiner with a smile on his face, and greeted him warmly.

His mentality at this moment is completely different from the last time the two sides met. The last time he lost a battle and had to negotiate a peace with the other party.

But this time, it was him who had the upper hand.

Therefore, it is inevitable that he has a little sense of superiority in his heart, but because he has received an excellent education, this sense of superiority is naturally transformed into an elegant greeting with a little arrogance.

"Yeah, long time no see. The last time we met was more than a year ago, so you are still the same after this!"

"Maybe, but people are not always the same, everyone is changing, just like you and me, the last time we met we were not like this!"

Hearing Earl Lorrance's pointed words, Reiner smiled slightly and said nothing, "Everyone is indeed different, and the previous promises can be completely discarded!"

"However, I want to ask you, Earl Lorance, are you sure you plan to unite with those upstarts to destroy me? If I die, will you have any good ending?"

"do not forget,

It was not me who wanted to punish you at the beginning, but the imperial capital. Now we and the emperor have torn our faces. We should have been allies, but you chose to help the evildoers! "

"Think about it, what will happen to you after we die, will they let you go? Now our today is your tomorrow!"

"And..." Lena smiled slightly when he said this: "And I think your combat power is not as good as ours. Can you resist their attack? I'm afraid this is an unknown quantity?"

Reiner tried his best to be emotional and persuade the other party with reason, because the current situation is too dangerous, so try not to fight if you can.

Listening to Reiner's words, Earl Lorrance said without hesitation: "You don't need to worry about this, dear Grand Duke Reiner, thank you very much for your concern, but we have our own solution!"

Reiner gritted his teeth when he heard the words, licked his lips and said, "Well, since my worries are unnecessary, then I can only wish you good luck. Since the war cannot be stopped, we can only separate A winner!"

Reiner didn't say much pleading, because his identity is here, after all, he is the Grand Duke of the Northern Territory.

And since he has already stated his interests, there is no need to continue talking. Not only will Earl Lorrance not change his mind, but it will also cause the other party to look down on him.

"Okay, if you are captured by me, I will save your life!" Earl Lorrance had already put on the victor's face.

"Me too!" Reiner waved his hand casually, then rode his horse and ran towards his camp.

"How is it?" Seeing Reiner's return, Earl Creek hurried up to ask, hoping to hear the answer he wanted from Reiner's mouth.

"Get ready to fight!" Reiner pursed his lips without too much explanation.

As soon as Leiner's voice fell, the whole army immediately got ready.

One by one, the archers began to string their own bows, and the crossbowmen also stringed each other's crossbows in pairs.

It is very difficult for crossbowmen to wind them.

Although there is a pulley to assist in pulling the string during combat, it only needs to be done manually, but it is quite difficult to wind it. It is a weapon that is more powerful than the crossbow. One can imagine how difficult it is to wind it.

The preparations have been done, and the war horses have eaten and drank enough in the past few days, and consumed a lot of beans and eggs, which made their hair become shiny, and their already strong bodies have now become more majestic.

The formation adopted by Reiner is the same as before, the infantry is still in the middle of the line, the archers are supporting the rear, the troops of the vassals are fighting against the enemy on the two wings, and the cavalry is cruising around the periphery, ready to launch a surprise attack on the enemy or support the headquarters. .

The advantage of such a formation is that it is safe and not prone to accidents.

The disadvantage is that it relies too much on the combat effectiveness of the central army. The soldiers on the two wings must drag the enemy's flanks so that they cannot support the central army, and then use the central army to defeat the enemy's central army, thus achieving a direct victory as a whole.

But once the battle of the central army becomes stalemate, the pressure on the two wings will become very high. If the stalemate continues, it is likely to cause the flanks to collapse.

However, Leiner believes that the strength of his central army cannot be countered by just anyone, not to mention that his cavalry is still cruising around the periphery, and if the flanks can't hold up, they can support them.

If the Chinese army is in a stalemate, they can also raid the enemy's rear and flanks to suppress the enemy.

For a long time, Reiner has adopted this kind of fighting method. Anyway, so far, there has been no failure.

"Everyone get ready! The enemy is coming!" Lena shouted, and all the soldiers were ready for battle.

Four hundred and fifty Merland sergeants stood at the forefront of the formation, and in front of them were heavy infantrymen holding large shields. Among them, the Golden Lion Guard led them to form a steel city wall in front of the formation.

They will be responsible for the security of the entire array. Although Sergeant Moreland is strong and well-defended, they did not equip themselves with shields in order to pursue strength after all.

The heavy infantry at the front squatted down and stood with their shields on the ground.

Archers and crossbowmen also raised their crossbows and were ready to shoot at any time. They were almost the safest arms under layers of protection.

Behind them are ordinary soldiers with long guns, they are the backbone of the entire array.

Earl Valas led the Scarlet Griffin Knights and followers, as well as the knights under the various vassals, a total of more than 500 people, waiting for Reiner's order to attack the enemy's weak positions at any time.