Black Iron Crown

In about ten minutes, all the soldiers of the Moreland family who were able to stand up gathered in front of Leiner, and their sleepy eyes quickly became energetic due to the severe cold.

In fact, if it weren't for the freemen and serfs recruited by the knights and the serfs of Leiner's sign, the entire army would only need five minutes to assemble. After all, even the freemen could not compete with the regular army in terms of combat effectiveness and discipline. compared to.

The soldiers gathered at this time were very puzzled. They had just won the battle and slept soundly in the tent. Why on earth did the Lord Baron wake them up at this time?

Reiner suppressed the anxiety in his heart, and loudly said to the assembled soldiers: "Soldiers!"

"I know that your hearts are full of doubts. You don't understand why I have to wake you up at this time. I understand your thoughts very well!"

"But! Our castle is about to be attacked! Our home is about to be ravaged by a pack of wolves! If we don't return to the castle to resist the enemy's attack, everyone's home, including me, will be destroyed by the enemy! Women! Will be raped by the damned enemy, innocent children will be used for their wanton pleasure, the blood of children and women will flow on the ground, and their souls will curse you! They hate you! Hate their husbands, fathers, hate You didn't save them from the enemy! If you don't care about that, you can go back to your tent and sleep! I swear you won't get any punishment for this!"

Reiner shouted hoarsely. At first he was panicked that the castle was about to be besieged by the enemy, but soon he adjusted his mentality and began to mobilize the morale of the soldiers.

He knew that the soldiers were exhausted at this time, and their morale might not be very high after they were forcibly awakened from sleep. If they brought such troops, even returning to the castle would be useless.

How can a tired, damaged and demoralized army stand against an intact enemy, so Lehner must mobilize his soldiers.

After hearing what Leiner said, the soldiers began to whisper. They also had the mood to defend their homeland, but they felt a little suspicious about it.

"Soldiers! Do not doubt the truth of my words! It is true! We must go back to the castle to protect our families! Defend our homeland! Knights! Defend your fiefs! Bring shame on your family!"

"Honor is my life! Defend my lord with my life!"

The knights drew their swords and put them on their chests, and the firelight shone on their long swords. Their determination has been proved! "

"Defend the homeland!"

"Get rid of the intruders!"

The soldiers also raised their spears emotionally and shouted loudly, protecting their families is far more important than getting more sleep.

"Very good! Now, the wounded soldiers stay where they are, and those who can still fight, follow me back to the castle to guard our home!"

In this way, more than two hundred of them embarked on the journey back to the castle on this dark and stormy night. Although they were physically exhausted, they tried their best to overcome these difficulties.

At the same time, Baron Robbean's army had already erected the long ladder on the city wall. Looking at the motionless city gate, the expression on his face couldn't help but change.

Originally, he thought that this plan was foolproof, but it was the spy elite he had borrowed from Earl Zhebo. He didn't believe that someone in the small Fort Morland could find him.

In front, his soldiers scrambled to climb the long ladder to the top of the city wall, because Baron Lobean said that after the castle was breached, they could force the women inside and divide up the spoils at will.

Those are the noble women that this group of serfs would never even dare to think about,

With such a promise, they immediately climbed up the city wall like chicken blood.

Baron Lobean at the bottom of the city wall no longer thought about it. He rode on a horse with his head bare, holding a whip in his hand and said to a middle-aged man in leather mail armor next to him, "Thank Zhebo for me. Earl, I am happy to serve him in the northern border, please rest assured that the Murander family and even the entire northern border will not be able to make trouble, as long as the agreement between us continues!"

"Yes, dear baron, I will convey your words to the earl verbatim, then, please allow me to leave your team to convey the news to Earl Zhebo!" The middle-aged man bowed and said He looked a little sloppy with the big beard fluttering around his mouth.

Baron Lobean nodded proudly, signaling the other party to act freely, without saying anything else.

The middle-aged man turned his body away expressionlessly, and was about to leave here with his two followers.

But when he turned around, there was annoyance and displeasure on his face, but due to the authority and strength of Baron Lobean, he didn't dare to show it on his face.

Looking at the serf omen soldiers who were desperately climbing up the city wall through the three long ladders, Baron Lobean frowned. For such a city wall, he was reluctant to let the knights and the standing army he paid for to eat it. , Even if he sent the serf soldiers, he was a bit reluctant. After all, he adopted a method with less loss, but it didn't seem to take effect. In desperation, he could only let the serf soldiers go first.

Knights and regular soldiers are very precious, but serf omens are different. They are only fulfilling their obligations to themselves. They must serve their masters. In the eyes of Baron Robbean, these people are like weeds in the field. It doesn't matter if some die, anyway, they will grow back in a few years. The only value of their existence is to be exploited by the nobles and give everything they have for the nobles.

Even in his eyes, these people are not as valuable as arrows. Arrows cost money, but these serf soldiers do not need them.

Such an idea seems so ridiculous to Reiner, and even to all modern people, but it is the mainstream idea in the hearts of nobles in this era, and most nobles do this.

The same is true for the freemen. They have to purchase weapons for themselves to increase their chances of surviving on the battlefield. As a result, many freemen will go bankrupt because of this, but the times are different. The era of relying on strong freemen to fight is over, and the nobles wish they could go bankrupt.

Only in this way will they sell the land to become their own serfs and increase their income, instead of being similar to the lowest vassals like they are now, and they must also consider their feelings.

For the nobles, only the army armed with their own money is worth saving, and the same is true for the knights.

"Quick! Soldiers! We must go faster! Our family members may be persecuted by the enemy at any time! Our family members will be safer if we go back sooner!"

Leiner was riding on the draft horse. At this time, he had already removed all the armor and only had a few layers of warm clothes, and said loudly to the soldiers who were trotting behind.

At this time, the soldiers of the Merland family were already a little out of breath. Marching in the snow was a very exhausting task. Reiner's standing regular army was fine. They were well trained and strong enough to withstand such a march. speed.

But the serf soldiers were exhausted. They were undernourished and weak. Trotting in the snow almost exhausted all the strength in their bodies.

Although the free folk were better than them, they were still out of breath. After all, they still couldn't compare with the regular army who trained all day.