Black Iron Crown

"What!"

Mekasha immediately stood up from the ground, turned around and stared at the maid with wide-eyed eyes, grabbed her shoulder and shook her twice, and asked anxiously, "Are you sure? This news is true?"

"I'm not sure, miss!" The maid said truthfully: "It's just that people in the city have spread the word that the Earl has been defeated!"

"Rumors... that's good!" Mekasha could not help but let go of her suspended heart after hearing what the maid said, and leaned against the wall of the prayer room. The blood supply to her brain was insufficient because of the sudden rise of her just now, and she was a little dizzy at the moment Feel.

"But..." the maid gritted her teeth and said, "But your elder brother, Sir Fata, has returned. It is said that he was in such a mess that he returned to the castle with only twenty knights..."

As she said that, the maid gave Mekasha a strange look and asked, "Don't you know about this?"

When Mekasha heard the words, her pupils shrank suddenly. She was completely unaware of this, not to mention that her brother didn't come to see her, and no one even told her about his return.

Speaking of this, how can Mekasha not be disturbed?

She didn't even bother to change her clothes, and rushed out of the prayer room amidst the maid's yelling, and began to scout around looking for Sir Fata.

She traced all over Sir Fata's room, the garden in the castle, and finally found him and a group of courtiers in the lord's hall.

Pushing open the door rudely and walking in, everyone's eyes focused on Mekasha.

"Mekasa?" Sir Fata frowned and looked at Mekasa's face full of worry, he couldn't help but lowered his head guiltily, supported the table with both hands, and asked out of breath, "What are you doing here? "

Mekasha could feel the dull and oppressive atmosphere in the hall, and looking at Sir Fata with her head down, she stepped forward step by step.

"Brother...look into my eyes!" Mekasha suppressed the grief in her heart, and said in a choked tone.

"You...why are you here?"

After hearing this, Sir Fata couldn't help but raise his head. He has always loved his little sister very much. Hearing her tone was wrong, he felt even more uncomfortable. After listening to her inquiry, he felt a feeling of colic in his heart. It came to his mind again.

Looking at the elder brother whose eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes,

How could Mekasha not know what happened, not to mention the depressing atmosphere here, even a fool can understand it.

"Perhaps things are not so bad..." Sir Fata showed a young smile to Mekasha: "Perhaps, father was just captured by Earl Rainer, and he is planning to demand a ransom from us!"

Hearing Sir Fata's words, Mekasha couldn't help rekindling hope in her heart: "Yes! Reiner will definitely look for my sake and capture father, and then let him agree to our marriage... "

Mekasha had so much confidence in Reiner that she was not so worried about Earl Zhebo's comfort at this time, and began to fantasize about her marriage with Reiner. After some inquiries, Mekasha left.

However, such words can only comfort a noble lady like Mekasha.

How could a girl like her with little political ability understand the conflicts between men and lords, and she naively thought that Reiner would be in love and let Earl Zhebo go.

After Mekasha left, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became gloomy again. Sir Fata said: "Close the city gate! Mobilize everyone to defend the city! There are still 20,000 people in the castle. I don't believe Reiner The count can conquer a castle defended by twenty thousand men!"

Earl Zhebo is absent, so Sir Fata, his first in line legal heir, can exercise his rights.

The regular army guards in the castle are only 30 people, and even if some courtiers and courtiers' guards are added, there are only more than 300 people.

They had to include a large number of citizens into the sequence of defending the city. The citizens who were randomly handed out short knives and daggers were arrested and became members of the defenders.

At the same time, supplemented by the threat that Earl Rainer would massacre everyone in the city, the morale of the five thousand young and middle-aged citizens was still passable.

At this time, Leiner has led the army to embark on the road to Mecaron City again.

The morning of February 28th in the 23rd year of the Empire.

The biting cold wind was extremely biting, and the snow foam on the trees was blown down by the strong wind from time to time, like a piece of white smoke.

The winter in the northern region is extremely cold, and the sun is also defeated by the frost, hanging listlessly in the sky, emitting dispensable heat.

At this time, the land was covered with snow, and the inside of the forest was even more covered in silver. Under this freezing climate, no creature was willing to walk around freely outside.

The same is true for Mecaron City. It has been ten days since Earl Zhebo led the army to attack Rainer. The citizens on the city wall are listlessly leaning on the battlements, drinking hot goat milk in small sips.

A soldier exhaled a puff of white smoke, rubbed his palms against his numb cheeks from the cold, and said, "I really don't know when it will be, that Earl Rainer didn't come either..."

"Yeah... Maybe he won't come back at all..." Another soldier leaned lazily on the battlement and said.

At the same time, a heraldic flag with a red iris crowned lion quietly appeared five kilometers away from Mecaron City.

At this time, it was snowing heavily. These were not snowflakes that fell naturally, but were blown up by the bitter cold wind when they fell on the ground. It hurt like a knife when it hit someone's face.

So the soldiers put on helmets, warm leather armor, and cotton linings one after another.

It took Rainer nine days to march this time. In fact, soldiers with cold-resistant physiques did not need such a long time. Fort Petri in Moreland County is only 110 kilometers away from Mecaron City. The mileage can be reached in only four or five days.

The reason why it took so long on the road is entirely because of the castles along the way.

Most of these castles along the way were the territories of the lords who surrendered to Earl Zhebo. Naturally, Leiner could not let them go, so every time he passed a castle, Leiner would declare his sovereignty in the local area. Take a lot of time.

The news of Reiner's appearance quickly spread throughout Mecaron City. At this time, Mecaron City was like a frightened bird. Most of the citizens were handicraftsmen and had no experience in fighting at all.

Faced with the enemy's army, how could they not panic?

Almost instantly, the citizens were mobilized to the city wall by the frightened Sir Fata.

It has to be said that Mecaron City is indeed a majestic city. The city wall does not feel crowded even after accommodating a full five thousand people, and it looks very spacious.

Staring at the city wall full of people, Reiner sighed.

"After all, too much time wasted..."