Black Iron Crown

As soon as this remark came out, all the lords under Leiner's command began to whisper, and the lords seemed very different about Leiner's move to hand over a piece of the barony to Gwen.

None of them thought that Reiner would be so generous this time. Although His Majesty the Grand Duke has always been generous and never stingy, it was all aimed at meritorious ministers.

Giving a piece of territory just to apologize now is beyond everyone's expectations.

"This is... a barony..."

"Your Majesty, he is really generous!"

These lords were discussing, and Earl of Preston's complexion also improved a lot. Reiner's behavior made him very proud.

In addition, while shocked, these lords were also filled with righteous indignation at the actions of the imperial capital. It would have been humane to show no hostility to the empire after the medical examination, but they actually came to provoke the interior of the northern border relation.

Hearing the vassals' condemnation of the imperial capital, Reiner waved his hand and said, "I have sent Earl Ryland with the army to the border to put pressure on the imperial capital. If Earl Redmara is sensible, he should give us a Answer, if he doesn't understand, we should teach them a lesson!"

"That's right, we should teach them a lesson and see what they say!"

After the banquet was over, Reiner asked Wende to take Gwen to the room arranged for her, and let the two of them exchange feelings by the way. Reiner felt that it was necessary for the two future couples to contact each other to prevent further problems. Such things happen.

The Earl of Preston found Rainer together with Earl Jollal.

"Is something wrong?" Lena asked looking at the two men.

"We have something to discuss with you, this is not a place to talk, go to your study!" The Earl of Pushton glanced at the other people around and said.

Although Reiner was a little puzzled, he still brought Earl Jollal and Earl Princeton into his study.

"Another matter?" Lena looked at the two of them and asked.

After the two sat down, the Earl of Preston took the lead and said, "We are here to confirm some things with you."

Earl Jolar also said: "You send the army to the border between us and the imperial capital. If they don't submit to us as we think, what do you want to do?"

Listening to the words of the two, Reiner fell into silence.

"The little emperor is already twelve years old this year. I'm afraid we have to be prepared. If you have already made up your mind, then we are willing to support you!"

After hearing this, Reiner remained silent. Speaking of which, Reiner does have some ideas now. In the past three years, the population of the northern border has increased by a full 120,000.

If he had the strength to besiege the imperial capital last time, he would never have retreated. Even if the army of the Bukden Kingdom arrived, Leiner would insist on taking the imperial capital down in one go.

It's a pity that there are no ifs in the world. Although his strength has skyrocketed a lot now, he is still somewhat powerless to face both the Kingdom of Bukden and the imperial capital at the same time.

Not only is the imperial capital increasing its troops, but even the Kingdom of Bukden was stimulated by the last battle to increase its troops on a large scale.

According to the information sent back by the spies arranged by Logan, the entire Bookden Kingdom has expanded its regular army to a total of more than 12,000 people, which happened to be the strength of the last battle.

And that time, two-thirds of them were mercenaries,

Now it is completely different, plus 12,000 mercenaries and 12,000 regular troops are two completely different concepts.

What's more, because of the stimulation of the last battle, King Satri has very high requirements for soldiers this time. Although it is still not as good as the northern border, even the imperial capital, it is much better than before. , at least there will be no situation of shrinking and avoiding war.

Thinking of this, Reiner was silent for a while, and then said: "This will not be an all-out war, I'm not even 70% sure, maybe we still need to accumulate some strength..."

Reiner understands the truth of being bold when things come to an end. There are indeed many times when he makes decisions without full confidence on the battlefield, but now this is a matter of life and death, so he really cannot be careless.

The Earl of Preston frowned when he heard Reiner's words, and said, "But you have to know, the little emperor is already twelve years old this year. If we don't take any action, he may be in charge of the government. At that time, fate will be in his hands." hands, our actions will be even more difficult!"

Earl Jolar also looked at Reiner with approving eyes, and said: Let's stop hesitating! We are indeed not prepared enough now, is the imperial capital already prepared? "

"The country gentry and homeowners around the imperial capital have long been interested in us! Many people have defected to our northern border, and now their hearts are biased towards us! The little emperor has no more foreign aid at all!"

Seeing that Reiner wavered slightly, the Earl of Pushton also struck while the iron was hot, and continued: "We can no longer hesitate, as long as we win the imperial capital with lightning speed, the Kingdom of Bukden can't do anything against us!"

Looking at the gazes of the two, Leiner suddenly felt that he was too indecisive, even at this point, he was still looking forward and backward, not even as straightforward as his two vassals.

Leiner took a deep breath and said heavily: "Okay! From now on, I will order my vassals to expand the army. At the same time, I will expand the army by four regiments. We will go to war when the combat effectiveness is formed next year!!"

The Earl of Preston and the Earl of Jollal looked at each other, and Rainer's ambition was finally inspired by them.

"We will definitely follow His Majesty!" The two said in unison.

"Very well, you are ready to go back and expand your army. I believe you have accumulated a lot of gold coins in your treasury. As long as you make contributions, I don't mind making you dukes in the future!"

Soon, Reiner's order to ask the lords to expand their army reached everyone's ears. Most of them didn't know the real purpose of Reiner, but this time the revenge action was about to start. There are even more benefits.

Therefore, the lords did not resist the order to expand the army.

Earl Leyland has led the army to cruise the border for more than a month. Since the border of the Grand Duchy of the North has expanded a lot to the south, the distance to the imperial capital is only more than 600 kilometers.

The messengers at the frontier rushed to deliver the news to the imperial capital, the queen's ears.

"What! What are they going to do again!"

When the queen received the news, she immediately cried out in shock. After three years, is another war with the northern border about to break out?

"Go, Earl Redmara, call me!" After carefully examining the letter, the queen understood the ins and outs of the matter, and complained to Earl Redmara in her heart.

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?" Earl Redmara hurriedly came to the queen immediately after receiving the call.

However, the queen didn't give him a good face, and threw the document into his hand and said angrily: "Look at the good deeds you have done!"

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