Black Iron Crown

After the northern army entered the imperial capital, they naturally did not commit any crimes. Although these militiamen had not received much training, they did not dare to violate the military laws set by Reiner under the restraint of the old officers.

"My dear uncle, my relatives are always more credible at critical moments!" Reiner stepped up and gave Earl Corder a big hug.

Count Corder has a lot of gray hair on his head, even Reiner is twenty-eight years old, twelve years have passed, and Count Corder is nearly fifty years old, but he is still Reiner's right-hand man.

"All of this is the idea of ​​Her Majesty the Grand Princess..." Earl Cord said, "You have a good wife and a group of good subjects. They will help you fight against the enemy at all costs!"

"Oh?" Reiner raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this, and said, "Why do you say that?"

He gestured for Earl Corder to sit down, and then sat on the chair himself.

"These soldiers are not all mobilized by Her Majesty the Queen. In fact, for the sake of stability and your safety, Her Majesty has conducted a strict screening process. Only the youngest, bravest, most loyal, and most innocent people can enter the army to help You fight, and there are only about five thousand such people!"

"However, when the news spread that you were facing a powerful enemy, the residents of the northern border asked to enlist in the army to help you fight. In order to ensure that no one with ulterior motives came in, His Majesty ordered them to spend their own money from Buy Iron Armor from Mecaron's arsenal!"

"The more than 20,000 people are all willing to spend five silver coins to fight for you, your loyal subjects! Your Majesty, your grace has brought them back!"

After listening to Earl Corder's words, Reiner's expression became very exciting, he was relieved and full of pride.

Just ask, is there any monarch in the whole world who can help his master defeat the enemy even if he pays out of his own pocket, this is all thanks to his benevolent government on weekdays.

The people are not fools, they know who treats them well. Although these people are more likely to be deceived and do things that are not conducive to the rule of Reiner, at least for now, they absolutely support Reiner's rule.

Common people are stupid and easily deceived. They have only the shortest vision and can only see the immediate interests.

Reiner knew that these people were willing to fight for themselves, probably just to keep their interests.

It is true that Reiner cannot deny that these people have affection and support for him, but if one day there is a huge conflict between Reiner and their interests, then their resistance will definitely be extremely fierce, and it will definitely not be a riot of serfs can be compared.

Such things can be used as a mirror from history. As a king, wasn't Louis XVI sent to the guillotine by his courtiers?

Reiner's real base is not these civilians. He does value the residents of his territory, but what he really values ​​is actually their productivity and their potential as a source of troops.

Reiner didn't really understand these things until he was twenty-five years old. Before that, he even really naively thought that those who won the hearts of the people would win the world.

Even if the nobles cannot be used as a stable base, these residents cannot be completely used as the basis of Leiner. The veterans, the official class, and the squires who support Leiner are also the priority of the residents.

Veterans and officials, as well as vassals and nobles, have supported Leiner's rule, even if he acts perversely, as long as the interests of these two classes are maintained and their loyalty is guaranteed,

Nor would there be too much trouble in the north.

However, even though he understood what was going on, Reiner was still very happy. After all, receiving preferential treatment from residents was something worth celebrating.

What's more, after receiving 25,000 soldiers, Leiner became more confident about the upcoming war. After all, the Northern Frontier Army is still the strongest army in the world, which is recognized by everyone.

For such a large-scale battlefield, the gap of 10,000 to 20,000 people is nothing. The advantages of local battles and whether they are firm are the conditions for real victory. On these two points, Leiner is full of confidence in his army. confidence.

He doesn't even need these militiamen to have strong combat effectiveness. If they can hold back some of the enemy's soldiers so that they can't form a siege to their regular army, Leiner is confident of winning this battle.

The news that Leiner had defeated the Kingdom of Bookern had spread, and half a month had passed. Leiner's militiamen were conducting assault training for veterans in the imperial capital, in order to have stronger combat effectiveness and strength on the battlefield. Discipline.

At this time, the jihad coalition forces also got the news that the victory and defeat of the two sides had been divided. The messengers they arranged in the imperial capital rode fast horses to the west as soon as the battle ended, just to avoid being suspected by running all the way. He also had to choose a detour, so it took a month and a half before the jihadi coalition got the news.

After the pope got the news, he immediately gathered all the coalition kings together.

"Everyone..." Pope Rosa's old face covered with age spots unexpectedly showed some emotion, which was usually almost expressionless.

"The civil war in the Ridka Empire has already been decided!" Pope Rosa said, shaking the parchment in his hand.

"Oh? Who wins and who loses?" All the kings were curious.

Such a once powerful country is now experiencing civil strife, and they really want to know who is the final victor.

Among them, Mekasha is the most curious...

She stared at the parchment with complicated eyes, very nervous.

She not only wanted to hear the news that Leiner was defeated and killed, but also hoped that she could cut off his head to avenge her father. At the same time, there was a trace of strange thoughts in such entangled emotions, which made her The mood is very disorganized.

"It was the Grand Duke of the Northern Territory, Reiner, who won the final victory. Now he is proclaiming himself emperor in the imperial capital. The army of the Kingdom of Bukeden was completely defeated, and even their king fell into the hands of Grand Duke Reiner. inside!"

"This is really a despicable rebel!" A king said with righteous indignation. As a king, he hated the practice of treason and usurpation the most, which was something that all kings did not want to see.

His words immediately resonated with many people, and one of the kings stood up and said: "Why don't we change our purpose, we should send troops in the name of destroying the usurper, Grand Duke Rainer, so as to make the resistance of the empire laugh a lot of!"

Others agreed one after another. This was indeed very much to their liking. Not only did they kill the rebels and give everyone a warning, but it also had an unexpected effect.

But unexpectedly, Pope Rosa saw through everything, his expression became silent again, and said lightly: "No, we are here to abolish the throne of the empire. The Ridka nation does not need an emperor. If you call him a rebel , that is acknowledging the legitimacy of the imperial crown!"

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