Black Iron Crown

The kings of the Jihad coalition army left Pope Rosa's big tent one after another, and went to dispatch troops to prepare their own troops.

Although the coalition troops are all stationed together, they are still distinct from each other, at least the troops of these kings are like this.

As for those vassals, they were stationed quite casually. They were either guarding around their own army for dinner, or they were stationed with the troops of neighboring countries.

There is no unified country among the western countries, and it is not uncommon for neighboring countries to be relatives and friends. It is not unimaginable for a lord to serve two kings at the same time.

As a result, it caused great obstacles to the deployment of troops by the Jihad coalition forces. After a lot of wrangling and clamor, the kings found their vassals and mobilized their troops.

However, this is not over yet, and they still have a lot of disputes with each other about the issue of logistics.

In order to prepare for this Eastern Crusade, they each raised supplies and food in the country, but they were not enough to fight the city's long-term large army. For this reason, Pope Rosa also took out a large amount of supplies for the Eastern Expedition.

Although the church is wealthy, owns a large amount of assets and land in many countries, and collects tithes, it is still a huge burden to support the logistical supplies of such a large army.

Therefore, the western region of the empire has been almost completely plundered by them now. The lords are basically all converted or killed under force, and all the supplies and food in the entire western region have been concentrated.

However, these concentrated materials did not fall into the pockets of a certain country, but were uniformly dispatched by Pope Rosa.

Because of this, during the preparation stage, these lords and various kings had a fierce dispute about this.

This is the biggest disadvantage of the Jihad coalition forces. The army is too large and it is very difficult to coordinate with each other.

As the attacking side, the Jihad Army cannot afford it. Their supply line is too long, and the distance from the western border to the imperial capital is far away. It is simply unrealistic to continue transporting military rations. What's more, the western border has been almost plundered by them. I don't know how many residents there are. Displaced, how many noble lords lost their territories or lost their lives.

After everything was ready, the jihad coalition forces began to advance. They were already approaching the imperial capital, but they were actually more than 30 kilometers away from Leiner's barracks.

Naturally, their actions couldn't be hidden from Leiner's light cavalry, and the light cavalry immediately passed the news to Leiner.

As the host and the defensive side, Lehner immediately issued a new order.

All the vassals gathered in Leiner's big tent, they were fully armed and looked at Leiner sitting on the main seat.

These vassals had piercing eyes, lying on the hilt of the sword at their waists, and saw Reiner, who was wearing a heavy armor and a golden crown on his head, stood up from his chair, drew out his long sword, and swung upwards: "Victory or defeat depends on one move! I will fight with all my strength for the throne, and I will live up to your loyalty!"

"Defend Your Majesty's crown! I'll wait until I die!" The main lords also drew out their long swords, placed them in front of them, and shouted in unison.

"Let's go now!" Reiner gestured diligently and dignifiedly outside the big tent.

The lords withdrew their long swords and followed Leiner out of the big tent aggressively.

they spread out,

Quickly return to the range of your camp and mobilize your own army and vassals.

War horses neighed in the cold wind, and the followers put on the saddles and bridles and tied them to the horses.

Horse armor, beans and long swords, the armor of the knights is on the open-air carriage pulled by the horse.

Leiner has no shortage of draft horses and plow horses. In order to save the physical strength of knights and war horses, Leiner has made all preparations.

The knights prayed devoutly, hoping that they could gain enough merit and glory in the battle, even if they sacrificed their lives for it.

As for the ordinary soldiers, they sat and prepared in their own tents. During this period of time, their training intensity was not very high. Since the arrival of the enemy army, Leiner only let them do the most basic running and weapon exercises. Just use training.

Before the battle, there is no need to conduct unnecessary assault training, which will only overdraw the soldiers' bodies. What can really play a role in the battlefield is the long-term training in the past, and the temporary training for a few weeks basically won't has too much effect.

Therefore, let the soldiers take a good rest, eat well and accumulate enough fat, which will make them more powerful in combat.

"Boss, do you think we can go back alive this time?" An infantryman asked casually as he adjusted his armor.

His team officer was also tidying up his armor. After hearing this, he nodded and said, "It's not up to me to decide who lives and who dies. , can’t be sure of this either!”

The team officer smeared the last bit of oil on the armor, picked it up and put it on his body, and said: "Even if we die in battle, there is nothing we can do. We were called by His Majesty the Emperor to join his army. He Given us a lot of land and wealth, as well as a lofty status, we must repay His Majesty with loyalty, and even at the cost of our lives!"

"Lal!" The team officer called out the soldier's name: "You have two sons. If you really sacrificed on the battlefield, His Majesty the Emperor will not forget your contribution, and all of us will not forget it." , just like you will never forget me or any comrade in arms!"

"There are ten people in our team. Not everyone will die on the battlefield. If anyone dies, others will naturally help to testify to his meritorious deeds. His Majesty's pension is enough for your wife and son to live well. !"

"Remember, no one is allowed to run away or be cowardly on the battlefield, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!" The team officer's tone became more and more severe.

"Don't worry, we are not recruits on the battlefield for the first time. From the day I joined the army, I was ready to die on the battlefield. My wife gave birth to two sons, and I left them Even if there is no pension, it is enough for my children to grow up!"

"His Majesty the Emperor has treated me well. Even if I lose my life on the battlefield, I will admit it. It is my honor to be loyal to His Majesty!"

Most of these soldiers are veterans who have experienced many battles, and they quickly adjusted their emotions. The only difference is the militiamen who came from the north.

The morning of March 2nd in the 33rd year of the Empire.

Leiner has already led the army to set off and arrived at a position ten kilometers west of his barracks, waiting in full force.

It took them about five hours to walk a distance of ten kilometers. All the soldiers were covered in heavy armor to prevent the enemy from launching a surprise attack.

Here, while the soldiers were getting ready, they took out the food they had prepared in the camp.

Dried meat and oatmeal paste, as well as some cheese and goat milk, as well as various pickles, can be regarded as a relatively hearty meal.

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