Black Iron Crown

Rainer encountered almost no resistance along the way, and he did not disappoint the people in these places.

Along the way, Reiner strictly restrained the troops under his command, including those of the vassals, forbidding them to burn, kill and loot as they did in previous battles.

He is not engaged in an ordinary war, what he has to do now is to seize the power of a country, and causing too much massacre here will affect his future rule.

Even the few commercial market towns he passed by, Reiner did not commit any crimes, even though they were filled with all kinds of commodities and a lot of wealth.

After the surrender of these castles, Leiner immediately personally received the guards inside and appeased them.

Swear by his own identity that he will never hurt anyone, and the soldiers under his command have strict military discipline and naturally obey the orders. The vassals naturally dare not disobey in order to obtain greater benefits in future meritorious deeds and rewards. Leiner's order was praised by tens of thousands of Leiner's army for a while, it was like the master of the king went south to eat and drink.

Reiner was riding a tall camel on his crotch, and was wearing a gorgeous armored suit. Although he was noble, he paid more attention to practicality.

The huge and hungry convoy stopped in front, and there was a relatively large city, Gererdo.

Gererdo is the largest commercial city within a radius of 200 kilometers, with 40,000 to 50,000 permanent residents, which is comparable to that of Mecaron City.

This is a golden city stuck on the north-south commercial road. Starting from the imperial capital and the south, most of the merchant caravans traveling to and from the northern border will choose to stop here for a short time to replenish supplies and simply purchase goods.

In recent years, business in the northern border has become more and more prosperous, and under the influence of the northern border, Greerdo has become more and more prosperous.

However, in addition to a regiment from the imperial capital, that is, 300 garrisons, there are only 500 town guards in this city who are served by citizens.

The combat effectiveness of these town guards is not high, and the equipment is only a set of armed clothes and light crossbows. In the past, Gererdo, an inland city, did not need to face harassment and invasion by the enemy. Naturally, there are not many troops and no combat effectiveness.

When they received the news that the army from the north had gone south, they were naturally in panic all day long, for fear that the rumored number one army in the world would break through this prosperous city and carry out a terrifying massacre.

However, one after another news of surrender and unscathed came from the north, which made the mayor relax his vigilance a little.

He immediately summoned the big merchants in the city, raised a lot of materials and wealth, and prepared to donate them when the army arrived to ensure safety.

Reiner was accompanied by many followers, and they came to the front of Gererdo City mightily.

The people inside the city wall had already discovered this large-scale elite army, and the city gate, which was originally a constant stream, was already buzzing.

This prosperous city is no longer as lively as it used to be, and most people are escaping all this in their homes.

The mayor of Gererdo City and the big businessmen in the city stood at the gate of the city with smiles on their faces to welcome Reiner's arrival.

I saw that the gate of the city had already been surrounded by Leiner's army, and the inner and outer three floors were all densely packed with human heads.

They stood together expressionlessly and formed a neat formation. Although they didn't say a word, they brought great psychological pressure to the mayor and the businessmen.

Not only because of the title of the most powerful army in the world in the northern border army, but also because of their awe-inspiring aura.

Because of the repeated victories, the Northern Frontier Army has almost cultivated a supercilious self-confidence, which is a kind of pride engraved in the bones.

Lena got off his horse and walked forward slowly with a smile on his face.

The mayor hurriedly led the merchants to greet them with smiles on their faces.

"Welcome, Your Majesty the Grand Duke, Greerdo welcomes you! We have prepared enough food to reward your army, and have prepared 6,000 gold coins for your military resources!"

The mayor was so humble that he was about to stick his head into the ground. He was afraid that if Reiner was dissatisfied, the whole city would be destroyed.

Reiner walked up to him, glanced at him, and then at the dozen or so big businessmen behind him.

The mayor and merchants hurried up to greet him, groveling and flattering.

Reiner smiled slightly, and said warmly: "I am very satisfied that you all can abandon the dark and turn to the bright, join my command, and give up your allegiance to the false emperor. I will remember your discernment of right and wrong and loyalty in my heart!"

Hearing what Reiner said, the mayor was immediately ecstatic. After getting the approval, he finally let go of his worries and heaved a sigh of relief.

The businessmen behind also looked at each other, and wiped the dense sweat protruding from their heads due to tension, feeling relieved.

Then, before Reiner could say anything, the mayor of Gererdo immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "The Great Duke of the North, the master of all the northerners, the future emperor of the Swedes, I, Jobara, once again Formally swearing allegiance to you, Gererdo will be your loyal subject, from now on the residents here will abide by the laws you specify! Pay taxes to you on time, and perform military service to you!"

Seeing the mayor's behavior, the big businessmen in the back quickly knelt down on one knee, expressing their support for Reiner's rule.

Reiner was very satisfied with this, nodded and said: "Very good, I accept your allegiance, and I will guarantee your safety! Your family and property will be protected by me, the future emperor!"

Then, Reiner said: "Exchange the gold coins for silver coins! My soldiers cannot be rewarded with gold coins!"

The mayor nodded desperately, he didn't dare to disobey any request of Reiner at this time.

Afterwards, Reiner nodded to the entourage and soldiers beside him, and the soldiers immediately rushed into the city of Gererdo along the city gate.

The faces of the mayor and the merchants behind changed slightly, and they were very cryptic.

Reiner withdrew his peripheral vision, smiled meaningfully, then stepped on the tall camel horse again, and waited for a while.

Twelve hundred Merland sergeants filed into the city of Gererdo, accompanied by three hundred Winter crossbowmen holding pulley heavy crossbows.

The crossbowmen immediately began to occupy various superior shooting locations, and the Merland sergeants opened books in groups of three or four to check the surrounding risks. After confirming that there were no suspicious persons, they lined up on both sides of the road, holding their spears and holding their heads high. The momentum is extraordinary.

Before reaching Gererdo, Reiner's army put on their armor and made all preparations before marching towards Gererdo.

All the vassals gathered around Leiner, and their troops were all on standby outside the city. Although they relaxed a little, they did not let down their guards.

Reiner smiled and introduced Mayor Yobara to the vassals, and then took the lead and walked into the city.

There were dozens of people in the group, and the atmosphere among Leiner's vassals talking and laughing was very relaxed, which made Mayor Yubara feel completely relieved.

Residents here quietly looked out through the crack of the door, only to see a group of tall soldiers with bright armor holding long guns, standing on the spot with their heads held high, very different from the soldiers they had seen in the past .

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