Black Iron Crown

Chapter 319: Final choice

Rainer listened to the other party and didn't say much.

Just turned his head and stared at him coldly.

The vassal looked at Rainer's expression and slowly lowered his head.

Rainer swept his gaze from the faces of the vassals, and all the vassals bowed their heads wherever they looked.

"hehe……"

Rainer sneered, and then said, "So, all of you think I shouldn't fight this battle anymore?"

The vassals did not answer, but the meaning was self-evident.

"Very good!" Rainer nodded and stood up from the chair, looking at the vassal who spoke before and said: "You said I didn't need to help Baron Samuza because I couldn't confirm his loyalty, right?"

"However, no one can know what other people think in their hearts. Even if it is you, I have no idea what your inner thoughts are."

"Just like before, I thought you would agree with me to support Baron Samuza, I didn't expect you to oppose this."

"Who can say that Baron Samuzha will betray me? You were invaded before, and I don't know you would oppose me like this, but you are my vassals, and I still bring an army to support you."

"If you give up rescuing my vassals just because of some suspicion, if one of you is in danger in the future, and I have listened to someone's slander, what kind of dilemma will you face?"

"It doesn’t matter whether Baron Samuzha will betray me in the future. What’s important is that he is still my vassal. Under the gaze of everyone, under the gaze of the Father, he has given me eternal loyalty. Oath!"

"And I also slapped him with a long sword three times. This is a sacred pledge acknowledged by the Holy Father. I cannot violate this contract that forms the foundation of my rule!"

When he said this, Leiner’s tone began to rise: “Before he did anything clear to betray me and disobey me, he was still my vassal. If I don’t protect my vassal, you are the truth. Don’t you have any doubts about this?"

Rainer walked among the vassals and began to pace slowly, patted this person twice, and touched that person's shoulder.

"I know what you think, but it's just that it's hard to deal with 6,000 prairie cavalry!"

Reiner walked to the vassal who had spoken before and said, "However, before the war has started, you feel that you cannot win. Didn't Count Zhebo have more troops than those prairie cavalry? What was the result? Wasn't it defeated by us together?"

"Think about it carefully. If Baron Samuzha is annexed, we will be the first to face the enemy. When the enemy gathers Baron Samuza's men, we will face more enemies!"

"What's more, as long as we help Baron Samuza to win, then the cattle, sheep and war horses on the grassland will become our resources!"

"Think about it, you will have hundreds or even hundreds of cavalry under your command. As long as this battle is won, we will have more advantages!"

Having said that, Rainer kept silent and looked at the vassals around him.

Slowly he said: "Now, it's time for you to express your views. Those who agree to war will stand on my left, and those who disagree to war will stand on my right!"

When Lena finished speaking, there was silence in the hall.

The vassals looked at each other, and after some thinking, they made their final decision.

Sixteen vassals, including Baron Samen, stood on Rainer's left. Perhaps they were persuaded by Rainer and chose to support this choice.

The other eight lords stood on the right.

Even after Rainer's painstaking explanation, they still insisted on their opinions.

Seeing this scene, Rainer sighed regretfully, and said: "The situation is very obvious now. The lords who support the start of the war are in the majority."

"So, I still plan to lead the army to war with the enemy"

"But, as my vassals, do you want to stay out of the matter?" Rainer cast his gaze to the vassals on the right, and said: "Are you willing to go with your vassal prince, you swear to be loyal and support the prince forever? On the battlefield?"

There was a moment of silence, and the vassal who had spoken to Rainer spoke: "Well, Lord Earl, you are my prince in any case, and we are in solidarity with you."

"Although I can't persuade you to dispel this idea, I will still follow you...even if this decision may make us irresistible!"

With that, he stepped forward and slowly walked from the right hand to Lena's left.

After he finished speaking, several more vassals walked to the other side one after another.

In the end, there were only two people left on the right.

Reiner didn’t say much when he saw this, and said: “Well, my vassals, I already know what you mean. At three o’clock this afternoon, I will lead the army to the grassland. If you two change your mind, Just take the army to join my expedition sequence!"

Rainer knew that for the vassals, loyalty was second, and the most important thing was to maintain the continuity of the family.

If Rainer was defeated, it would be almost impossible to recover, and of course the vassals who followed him to fight on the grassland would also perish.

But if they are not involved in this matter, then even if they are defeated, it has nothing to do with them.

They believed that even if they defeated the main force of the earl, the prairie people would not drive straight into the north.

They are no longer the lords who shivered under the shadow of Earl Zhebo. Without such an enemy who wants to rule the northern territory, they have many retreats.

They don't have to be born and die under the command of Earl Rainer to take huge risks, they can also continue the family.

At two o'clock in the afternoon that day, Rainer led the army to appear outside Fort Samne, and the other vassals also followed behind Rainer with their troops.

Waiting here for a while, Baron Cod came to his side.

"Lord Earl~lightnovelpub.net~ Your two other vassals still show no signs of joining... Maybe..." Baron Cod seemed hesitant to speak.

Rainer sighed, a little helpless.

He originally thought that his vassals would support him after such a combination of grace and power, plus a series of victories.

But I didn't expect it to be like this in the end.

Looking at Lena's expression, Baron Cod was also speechless, he had nothing to say, everything was normal.

When the time reached three o'clock, Rainer immediately ordered the whole army to go.

Rainer's own army formed a long snake formation and walked at the forefront of the team, while the army of the remaining vassals followed behind and moved forward slowly.

It’s not far from the grassland here. According to Samuza, their stationed location is more than a hundred kilometers away.

The cavalry who sent the message before was also in the queue, and he was responsible for guiding the direction of this huge army.