Black Iron Crown

A team of well-equipped knights appeared on the horizon. Although this group of people only trotted all the way, they still made the ground feel a little trembling.

They were the knight troops sent by King Emalu to cut off the supply roads of the imperial capital.

Baron Sander was accompanied by two followers. He held a map made of a chapter of parchment in his hand, and walked over and over again to compare the surrounding reference objects.

"Ahead is the road marked on the map for the enemy's grain team. We wait here for a day, and they will definitely appear here tomorrow!"

Baron Sander said swearingly, pointing to the ruts on the ground.

The rest of the knights have no objection. Although their purpose is to cut off the enemy's food supply, they don't have to occupy it. If they try to cut off the enemy's food delivery in a short time, they will have difficulty In order to continue, the time to go back and forth is too long.

Not to mention that the imperial capital would never know that the military rations had not been delivered, and even if they knew, there would be nothing they could do.

From the imperial capital to the western border, there is a distance of more than a thousand kilometers, and it will take at least a month to walk down.

Leaving aside how much food was lost along the way, it is just that to transport the military rations every half a month has to bear great logistical pressure.

If it weren't for the huge amount of food accumulated in the past in the warehouses of the imperial capital, they would have been unable to afford it.

Cutting off the enemy's food delivery here is enough to make that army face a collapse in morale and a lack of food.

King Elmaru also knew that it was unrealistic to send a large number of troops to completely cut off the connection between the logistics team and the enemy's large forces. It was enough to cut off the army rations once and harass the enemy's food roads.

After resting here for a day, all the knights got up very early the next morning, put on their armor and prepared for battle, because today is the day when the enemy's food will arrive here.

In order to prevent the enemy food transport team from discovering himself and others, Baron Sander ordered the knights to hide on both sides of the rut, waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

They are not worried about whether the enemy will appear here. Even if there are some road construction activities in this era, it is rare. For example, the road that must be passed for grain transportation in front of them is a thick and winding dirt road.

A deep rut had already been formed by the passing grain transport team. If the carriage behind did not follow the rut, it would easily break its axle.

Time passed by every minute and every second. Fortunately, today's weather is not too cold. The northern border is already covered with snow in November, but the western border has not yet reached this point. It is just very cold and no snowflakes have appeared yet.

The knights lay in the grass on both sides of the road, rubbing their hands gently to prevent their hands from freezing. Although they had gauntlets on their hands, there was no protection on the palms to prevent their hands from slipping.

They have cotton armor all over their bodies for warmth and protection. Naturally, only one pair of hands is insufficient for warmth.

After being bored for a long time in the grass yellowed by the autumn frost, finally the sounds of conversation and carriages reached the ears of these knights.

Soon, this group of knights got on their horses one after another tacitly, and gathered together.

"Pursue your own glory! Charge!" Baron Sander took the lance handed over by his entourage, pointed forward and put it under his armpit, knocking on the horse's belly, and his whole body was like a sharp arrow off the string. Generally escaped.

The rest of the knights also followed Baron Sander and launched an overwhelming charge.

The majestic knights were majestic, but the more than 200 soldiers and more than 200 serfs who were escorting the rations were shocked. After realizing that the enemy army consisted of 200 knights, they collapsed instantly.

They didn't even want to fight the Bazalan Kingdom's army at all, they just wanted to leave here so that they could escape with their lives.

Fighting against a full 200 knights, they don't have the guts yet.

Even if hundreds of soldiers gathered together, they would not dare to face the charge launched by the knights. The deterrent power of the knights is so great, and their combat effectiveness is not superficial.

The knights of the Kingdom of Bazaran were also brave and good at fighting. Although they were not familiar with the people of the Ridkar Empire, the pan-Redcar people basically had the class or tradition of knights.

These knights did not pursue immediately after driving away the enemy escorting the food, but quickly controlled the food.

Enough food and drink for an army of 15,000 people for half a month. This is already a huge batch of food, and it would definitely be a great achievement to bring it back.

Afterwards, the knights allocated half of their number to chase after the fleeing enemy troops. How could a two-legged man beat a four-legged horse in a short distance? dead body.

Although there may be a few fish that slip through the net, they are all harmless. It is unknown whether they can go back alive, so there is no need to spend energy searching for them.

In this way, he returned to Inzburg with dozens of carts of food. King Emalu immediately commended these knights and the leader of the team, Sander, and promised to give them back when they returned to the Kingdom of Bazaran. They are rewarding enough.

"Your Majesty is wise! The enemy army who has lost food must be panic-stricken. At that time, we can completely wipe out the enemy army in one fell swoop!"

After the vassals of the Bazalan Kingdom learned that the enemy's food and grass had been successfully cut off by their own side, they flattered and bombarded King Emalu again.

Although King Emalu didn't care about it, anyone could see the smile on his face.

After this victory, King Emalu's prestige has once again been greatly improved.

"Then, Your Majesty, shouldn't we immediately send troops to wipe out the enemy at this time? Although the enemy army is huge in number, they are just a bunch of cowardly lambs!"

But the vassals of the Bazalan Kingdom also learned from the news sent back by the light cavalry that the enemy troops were all cowardly chickens and dogs.

Coupled with the success of King Emalu's plan to cut off the food road this time, it gave these vassals even more confidence.

However, King Emalu was not willing to take any chances, he had just sat on the throne and gained everyone's support.

He didn't want a possible defeat to damage his authority.

So, King Emalu shook his head, looked at his vassals and said, "No...it's not the time yet!"

"Then when will it be?" His vassals asked puzzledly. Before that, they were a little dissatisfied with the behavior of hiding in the castle. Now that they have the advantage, King Emalu is still unwilling to fight The enemy is confronting head-on, and they already have ideas in their minds.

King Emalu looked at the group of vassals below, and said coldly: "I have my own ideas, half a month is not enough for the enemy to completely collapse, I want them to not get it for a whole month Any food!"

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