Black Iron Crown

After more than ten days, the news that Leiner led the army to fight against the Klades on the edge of the territory spread across most of the northern border. Some people expressed their admiration for his actions, but they were still not optimistic about his tactics.

Some people thought that the nobleman who had just inherited the title was quite stupid. Although the Kladers were strong in combat, ants killed many elephants. Although this sentence does not exist in the imperial proverb, everyone understands this truth.

If the numbers were similar, then the northern lords who relied on iron ore and were well-equipped would naturally not be afraid, but the number of enemies was already too large for equipment and training, so they could only choose to avoid them.

"Reiner? He is very brave! But I will be braver than him!" A young nobleman knocked on the table in the castle. He had just inherited his father's title and was more eager to establish prestige than Reiner, which is rare among the baronies. Its huge territory is much more complicated than that of Fort Moreland.

"Don't be like this, Kahn, we will consume too many troops in the war, and now so many people are staring at us, don't do such things that consume strength!"

A middle-aged knight stood up and said to Kahn that he just inherited the title because his status is not stable, that's why he is so radical, he just wants everyone to see that your lord is very talented.

"Stop persuading me! I must convince everyone as soon as possible! They are still willing to listen to me now, and I won't be able to confirm this after a while!"

Kahn's face was not very good-looking. The recent gossip in the territory made him very uncomfortable, and some people's contempt for him also made him extremely angry.

"Now everyone is gathered in the castle. If I mobilize some more freemen, the number can reach more than 400. I don't believe that the number of Klade people who invaded will really exceed 1,000!"

Kahn vowed, while the knight still said earnestly: "This year's snow is much heavier than every year, and the prey in the cold forest will definitely decrease a lot. More! Let's be more cautious!"

"I've already decided, don't try to persuade me anymore, and immediately order the army to gather. The free folk take up weapons and put on armored clothes. I want to defeat the enemy before they enter the territory!" Baron Kahn said solemnly.

The knight looked at the young lord in front of him, and recently he could only say helplessly: "Yes, my master, I will convey your order right away!"

After his order was issued, there was an uproar immediately, and his vassals expressed dissatisfaction with this order, but since they had already made an oath of loyalty to him, it was difficult not to obey it.

The same is true for the freemen, and some freemen refuse to serve and choose to support them with food. Although the freemen also have the obligation to serve the lord, it is not impossible to use food instead.

After all, they can be regarded as the rich peasant class, and they can still take out an armed jacket, a pickaxe or a spear at home, and the good food also makes their bodies better than ordinary serfs, so they are regular soldiers except for the lord's support. And the greatest power outside of knights.

But free people or self-cultivating farmers are still afraid of death. They are like citizens with higher status. Although they have obligations, they also have relatively great rights.

What's more, they also have force in their hands, and nobles usually don't do too much.

However, with the peace of the empire all year round, the free people had fewer wars, and their status gradually became less high. Many free people were squeezed out by the lords to bankruptcy, and their land was annexed to make them serfs.

In this way, he led more than 200 soldiers and free people to the edge of the territory in such a mighty way.

The merchants and prostitutes who basically follow the army every time they go out have no plans to follow them this time. Kahn's idea is too risky, and the entire barony is not optimistic about this battle.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, these people did not set out with the army. The Klad people were different from the imperial people. In their eyes, they only had food and women, and they would immediately kill them as soon as the enemy appeared.

At the same time, a barony in the northern part of the baronial territory of Kahn has completely fallen. The hungry Kladers broke through the castle with their bodies and looted everything in the castle. The last fire Burned down the small civil structure of the castle.

As for the people inside, they were naturally wiped out, and only a few lucky ones were able to escape from the hands of the Klade people. Except for the women and young children who were still able to give birth, they all died in the hands of the Klade people.

In the past, some castles were breached by the Klade people, but they were a minority after all. There were only three castles that were breached in the past twenty years.

Some refugees who fled from the north one after another brought the news to Baron Kahn.

After listening to the refugees' narration, his face gradually turned serious. Thousands of people stormed the castle directly, which he did not expect before.

At this time, he already regretted a little. The number of enemies has exceeded that of the past few years. In the past, the Klade people would stay in the northern part, and there would not be many people who arrived at them. resident.

But this time it was much more serious. His neighbors in the north were even directly wiped out, and a large number of enemies continued to plunder southward after plundering.

"Lord Baron, the enemy is estimated to enter our territory tomorrow. If we return to the castle now, there is still time!" the one who had been persuading Baron Kahn said again.

Baron Kahn was very anxious, and he wanted to go back, but he had no choice but to do so. He had just inherited the territory, and he insisted on facing the enemy directly to improve his reputation.

If he shrinks back at this time, he, the baron, will undoubtedly become the laughing stock of all the vassals and residents, and other lords will also laugh at him because of this.

If his reputation plummets, there will be a lot of troubles, and his rule will become unstable because of this, so now he has no way to turn back, and can only bite the bullet and continue.

"Shut up, old man! If you say these words that disturb the morale of the army again, I will take back your fief!" The anxiety in his heart made him even more irritable, and he even insulted this hardcore supporter of himself.

The middle-aged knight stared blankly at Baron Kahn, and finally just lowered his head so that his expression could not be seen, and said in a low voice: "Yes, my master, I will fight for you until the moment I die !"

The anxious Baron Kahn didn't realize the other side's overtones at all, and ordered the army to be on alert, and the knights began to patrol around to prevent the Clades from sneaking across the border.

On the side of Fort Murland, while Leiner led the army to climb the ice and lie on the snow and stationed at the border, after more than half a month, finally ushered in the first ray of wolf smoke that went straight into the sky.