Black Iron Crown

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Reiner got dressed with the help of his subordinates, put on a layer of leather armor, and lazily walked out of the tent. At this time, the soldiers had already woken up, and they all The fire is lit and cooking is in progress.

Those clay pots were hung above the fire, and a handful of snow was randomly grabbed and put into it to boil a pot of hot water. The soldiers threw the shelled oats into the pot, and then put some bacon jerky. That's it for breakfast.

This is already a very good meal. Meat is very precious. Now all they eat are the archers hunting in the forest in autumn and summer, as well as the meat of old and dying sheep. They couldn't eat these things at all before Na gave them improved food.

Reiner was also given a meal like this. The taste is not particularly good, but fortunately, the taste is not hard to swallow, and the slightly salty jerky is quite strong in the mouth. , he has never been a picky person, so he eats these foods very quickly.

After breakfast, the soldiers assembled under Leiner's order, and embarked on the journey back home again.

The rest of the journey was not far away. In the afternoon, Leiner led the army back to Fort Morland. It was strange that, although he had only been away for three days, Lai'an felt like a world away.

When the not so majestic but solid castle of Fort Moreland appeared on the white horizon, the soldiers cheered involuntarily.

Leiner left ten soldiers stationed in Fort Goer, controlling where his troops were already stretched, but there was no other way. Maintaining dozens of regular troops was already the limit of Fort Moreland.

Taking one out of ten adult men to join the army is already very dangerous for a territory that is on the verge of collapse. Currently, there are only more than 1,500 residents under Leiner's direct control, and it is already very long to be able to maintain such a large standing army. That's right, although we got Goerborg and its residents, it's not easy to turn them into an army.

Armed troops cost money. For the lords of this era, as long as they maintain a small-scale regular army to ensure that they will not be attacked by others and fail immediately, the rest can be summoned to fight with serfs and free people.

However, this kind of sneak attack is not common. Not to mention that private fighting has been banned within the empire for 20 years. The army is put out for a wave of combat.

But Reiner doesn't like this mode. Just imagine, for example, when you are playing mount and slash, you bring a group of Swadian recruits, and the other party also brings a group of Swadian recruits, and the two sides conduct chaotic coordination. Fighting is simply unbearable for Reiner.

I don't know what tactics other people use to play riding and chopping, but anyway, he still prefers to push fifty-six horses flat and run rampant in the world.

At the same time, he also understands that instead of wasting the precious production population in battle, it is better to let them continue to produce in situ, and then arm a group of well-equipped and well-trained professional regular troops to fight.

According to their method, there are many countries and lords who always win battles but become poorer and poorer. This is not difficult to understand. The domestic labor force of the prime of life has been transferred to fight. No one is farming and no one is working. Are you getting poorer and poorer?

Just to save that little money and spend a lot of his own labor, Leiner felt that it was not worth it, and the issue of forming his own elite regular army had to be put on the agenda.

However, the most urgent task now is to exchange a team from the system. Reiner is not worried about whether he can afford the military salary. The iron produced by the extra iron ore in Goerborg can organize a caravan to sell to the empire. Internally, iron materials are even processed into chain armor for sale, and each piece can even be sold for a high price of ten gold coins.

He only hopes that he can hold a powerful army in his hands to defend the territory.

The soldiers got their own rewards and returned home after having a big meal in the barracks. They will have three days off and they must return to the barracks after three days.

Because Leiner was determined to improve his army thoroughly, the junior infantry practice point was exchanged by him and he just threw it to the army for training. Although the results were there, they were not very significant.

This time, Leiner intends to personally handle the training of the army. This incident gave him a warning. He needs a stronger army, not to mention that the main tasks released by the system must be completed. Without a strong army, what would he do to complete the task.

Taking a step back, a strong army is necessary to ensure one's own safety in this turbulent situation.

Wen De seemed very happy about Reiner's return. He went out to travel when he was a teenager, and won three consecutive victories after returning. This made the young boy's admiration for Reiner reach the extreme.

"Brother, you are so handsome! Those Klades were beaten to the bum by you!" Wende waved his fist, almost jumping up from the ground, and said to Reiner with joyful features on his small face.

Reiner patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "Sooner or later, you will appear on the battlefield with your own long sword and armor! Cherish the comfortable time now!"

"That's great brother, I should make contributions on the battlefield now! I will go to the battlefield with you next time I have a chance!" Wende said with a smile, chopping with a long sword in his hand.

Rainer: ...

Well, this kid was waiting for him here, when did he become so cunning.

Just as the brothers Leiner and Wende were chatting and laughing, tonight's banquet was ready. After the victory of the war, there must be a celebration banquet to celebrate the victory of the war.

The servants seemed very busy, and the cook was also desperately cooking today's dishes in the kitchen. The cooks were helping each other. The servants moved jars of honey out of the warehouse, and piles of air-dried meat were put on the table. above the dining table.

Precious spices were put into the cooking broth. For this banquet, Reiner slaughtered five sheep. The whole hall was filled with a mellow wine smell, as if just one sip could make people intoxicated.

The knights all brought their family members from their fiefs to attend this banquet, and they also looked forward to the highlight of this banquet, which was to reward their merits.

Some trainee knights are very much looking forward to their own rewards. Unlike before, even though they made contributions in the battle against the Klades in previous years, they can only get some financial rewards because there is no extra territory to divide. reward.

But this time is different. Fort Goer was acquired by the Merland family, and part of its subordinate villages will definitely be entrusted as fiefs for the knights. At that time, they will be knights who really own the fiefs, not all day long. An ordinary knight supported by the Moreland family.