Black Iron Crown

Reiner's words made Earl Cod very happy. Since he said so, it meant that his son Lumbare and Wende entered the core ruling class of the northern border.

Although Earl Codd was not worried about Lumbare's future, it was still very happy that the early Baileyna valued serving him.

Lumbare has become famous since he killed a bear with his own hands last time. The subordinates around him respect him very much, and even Earl Codd's army is also looking forward to Lumbare.

He led a team to sweep the people of Carat in the frigid forest, which was accumulating combat experience.

Although Lumbare has also been on the battlefield in the past, he was only a soldier participating in the war after all. Now let him lead a team and become a real commander with a little training.

Earl Codd never doubted that his son had such abilities, not to mention that as Rainer's cousin and his own son, Lumbare was born to enter the core of power in the Northern Territory.

Reiner looked at the smiling Count Cord and said, "Let Lumbare take Uncle your army into the frigid forest. After all, you don't have many veterans under your command. It's always good to have more experience!"

Earl Cod nodded happily. As his son, Lumbare will inherit his title of earl sooner or later. It is a good thing to establish prestige in the army early.

Seeing that Reiner was fine, Earl Corder left the study in a hurry.

And Wende was also called by Lena to carefully instruct him. He has been sullen about the matter of Lena some time ago until now. Leiner thinks that he will have problems sooner or later.

What's more, if he is not capable, Reiner will not be justifiable, but give him a title and a territory. As his own younger brother, he must have outstanding abilities and remarkable achievements. He is his natural supporter.

Reiner was sitting on the chair, and he was getting more and more annoyed seeing Wende's half-dead appearance. He slapped the table and scolded: "Can you cheer me up? Looking at you, you thought I was dead." It's over!"

Wen De's body shook slightly when he heard his brother's scolding, he glanced at Reiner and didn't speak, but sighed and remained silent.

Looking at Wende like this, Reiner had no choice but to tell him his decision: "This year we will conduct a raid on the Klad people living in the cold forest. I plan to let you go with Lumbare, You two have practiced and practiced, and I will use you in the future!"

Seeing Wende's lack of interest, Reiner felt helpless, knocked on the table and said, "This time, I'm not asking you to watch the battlefield, I'm asking you and Lumbare to lead the teams respectively, and you personally command the army and the Clades." Fight!"

Wende was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He quickly raised his head to look at his brother, and said in disbelief: "You... what you said is true? Can I really lead the army to fight in person?"

Wende really couldn't believe that he could hear such words from his brother's mouth. He still remembered sneaking into the battlefield when he was young, but was strictly forbidden by his elder brother. It is enough to think that under the protection of the elder brother, he can be a baron who has nothing to do with the world.

But he didn't expect that he would still have the opportunity to lead the army to fight at this time. After a moment of stunned, he immediately fell into ecstasy.

"Really? Can I really command the army to fight?" Although Wende has been receiving education and training all these years, his dream of leading the army has never been extinguished.

"Of course it is true. As my younger brother, you should also be an excellent person. I don't want others to say that Grand Duke Reiner's younger brother is an idiot!" Reiner shrugged and said.

Wen De was so excited that he almost cried out, and hurriedly left Reiner's study to prepare for the battle.

Reiner shook his head helplessly, he is now going to send some soldiers to Wende for his command.

After Rainer and Earl Cod's mopping up plan was completed, the barracks around Mecaron City began intensive preparations, and at the same time, warehouses in the city were also moving out various materials.

All the firewood, grain and jerky were carried by slaves one by one on a large carriage pulled by a heavy-duty horse. This winter is too cold, and non-combat attrition will easily occur if measures are not taken to keep warm.

Wende looked excitedly at the more than 200 soldiers beside him. This time the troops were led by Earl Leyland, eight regiments of recruits and one regiment of veterans, and the rest were led by Lumbare. 200 soldiers, more than 200 of Wende's retinue and private army combined infantry brigade.

This time, a total of 3,100 troops were sent to sweep the cold forest.

Wende managed the soldiers under his command under the guidance of Earl Leyland, and restrained these soldiers to form a marching column to follow the large army.

When he actually managed an army, he realized that it was not an easy task to lead an army in battle.

In comparison, Lumbare led his army more easily. He was not restrained too much since he was a child. Compared with Wende, he has much more experience, so he is naturally stronger under the influence of his ears and eyes.

The march lasted fifteen days, and they traveled about 150 kilometers. The speed of the march was severely slowed down under such heavy snow, and it was very good to be able to walk ten kilometers a day.

But you must know that under normal conditions, the Northern Frontier Army can march 30 to 40 kilometers a day.

It took more than a month for this team to enter the frigid forest, but they still had to search for the tribe of Carat, conduct combat capture, and return to Mecaron City.

Therefore, even if they captured a sufficient number of slaves, they would no longer be able to perform the work of clearing the snow.

However, the main purpose of sending troops to sweep the frigid forest this time is not to arrest them, but to let the recruits see their blood. What's more, even if the slaves are not brought back at the right time, they can be used in the future, right?

This team searched for traces of Carat's people aimlessly in the jungle, and they swept away one tribe after another. Although many recruits exposed some problems, the iron armor and heavy cotton coats on their bodies saved them. They were killed, and there were not many combat casualties.

Lumbare and Wende also grew up rapidly during these battles. Under the guidance of Earl Leyland, they gradually learned how to command the army and how to gather soldiers.

Coupled with the basic battle formations and combat methods they usually accept, they have become qualified low-level officers.

After two months of in-depth raids, they successfully wiped out more than 20 Klade tribes, captured more than 20,000 slaves, and controlled their own casualties to less than 200.

After counting the time, Earl Leyland gave the order to return, and this time the slave hunt was completely over.

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