Black Iron Crown

The weather at this time is still good. Although the air is still bitingly cold, the sun shining on the body also brings a little warmth to people.

Reiner and his team soon arrived at the outskirts of Hongguo Village. There are some low fences outside the village to enclose the entire village, which should be to prevent some wild animals from coming to the village to cause damage.

However, these fences are useless to the regular army led by Leiner, like a piece of white paper.

The residents who had escaped before to collect food in the wild had already brought the news of Lena's arrival back to the village. Although the village was already in panic at this time, they did not all escape directly.

It was winter at this time, and the field was not full of upgrades like in spring and summer. When they left here, they would only face a cold and barren snowfield, and it was impossible for the serfs who lost their residence to survive.

Therefore, under the persuasion of the village elders, the villagers stayed in the village and waited for the arrival of Lena and others. Maybe they would not carry out the massacre, as long as the villagers handed over the food and valuables, they would leave.

In this way, the villagers gathered in the center of the village with a feeling of restlessness. It was a large open space, and any events in the village were usually held there.

The soldiers opened the wooden fence, and Leiner and the knights rode into the village on tall war horses.

This Hongguo village is similar to the villages in Leiner's territory. It looks very poor, and the houses are all low houses made of wood. At this height, it is difficult for Leiner to stand up straight when entering.

At the same time, there were many damages on these houses. Reiner finally saw what it was like to see a house under heavy rain outside. The damaged parts were only blocked with some hay, and there was no effective mobilization at all. Repair.

Even if it is such a house, there are not many houses in the village, only about thirty or forty. Although this is an era when productivity is mainly concentrated in the village, there are not many people in a village.

Hunger and war, as well as heavy taxes make them unable to survive at all, and it is good enough to keep a village alive.

Leiner is used to seeing such dilapidated villages, and most of the villages in his territory also look like this. The territories directly under him are even better, and the villages that were bequeathed by the knights are faring worse.

Passing through the rugged and irregular path in the village, Leiner led the army to the center of the village, where the villagers were waiting for his arrival.

When Leiner led the well-equipped and strong soldiers, as well as the majestic knights wearing mighty armor and riding on tall horses, they could clearly see the fear and dodge in the eyes of these villagers .

Especially the most gorgeously dressed knight at the front, under the armor package, they dare not look directly at them. For these humble serfs, the other party and themselves are people from two worlds.

Leiner glanced at the villagers in the center of the village. It seemed that there were about 200 people, and the residents of the entire Hongguo Village should be here.

In addition to those serfs in ragged clothes, yellow and emaciated, Reiner also saw some people who looked stronger and dressed more decently. These people should be free farmers or landlords in the village. Maybe they were from the Gwen family. Some relatives are in it.

As an aristocratic family that has thrived in the northern region for more than a hundred years, the Gwen family still has quite a few relatives. At least every village can have at least one of their offshoots living there. Reiner's purpose is to wipe out these people , otherwise it would be difficult to rule the entire Korborg.

After all, Reiner's role in bringing Goerburg under his command is very simple. It is the population, land and productivity here. The Goer Castle standing in this area is simply dispensable to him.

It is not a city or town with a large population and prosperous business, and a military fortress is not that important.

It is enough for him to have the upgraded Moland Fort, but there are two castles within a distance of less than 30 kilometers. There is no need for this at all, so what Leiner really values ​​is population, land and productivity.

Most of the productive forces in this era are concentrated in the villages. After all, there are still a few towns and cities. The economic base determines the superstructure. When food and other necessary resources have not reached a certain output, it is impossible to afford to break away from agricultural production. Workers who start manual work.

A well-dressed man with a strong body who looked like a village elder stepped forward and saluted Reiner respectfully.

This kind of person is the so-called rich peasant, small landlord, or another title, that is, squire.

They usually serve as the village elders of a village and handle various matters of a village. The lords also recognize their identities and rely on them to rule the village.

"Hello, my honorable lord, I am Old Ram Gwen, the village chief of Hongguo Village. I come from the great Gwen family. Is there anything we can help you with? As Gorburg is the ruler, Lobean Gwen Blood relative of Baron Girwin, I think I can be of some help to you!"

This elder Cun acted both hard and soft towards Reiner, threatening and humble at the same time. Although his attitude was very humble, the meaning hidden in his words was an out-and-out threat.

He has been emphasizing that he is a member of the Gwen family, hoping to intimidate Reiner through the reputation of the Gwen family, and make this unknown nobleman with elite subordinates afraid.

"A member of the Gwen family?" Reiner said in a low voice without taking off his helmet.

After listening to Reiner's words, the head of Lamu Village thought he had successfully deterred the other party, and his tone was not as humble as before: "Yes, Your Excellency, I am a member of the Gwen family. I don't know why you came here. What are you doing?"

Reiner looked at him as if he was looking at a clown, instead of answering his words immediately, he glanced at him, then drew out the long sword at his waist, and slashed across the opponent's throat.

Ram didn't have time to react at all, and fell to the ground in an instant. Reiner's sword just cut off half of his neck, and only half of his head was still hanging on his head.

The severed artery was like a fountain, spurting out a large amount of blood driven by the heart, falling on the ground like a beautiful painting, a picture of plum blossoms in snow.

Reiner's sudden upheaval caused the villagers to panic immediately, and they began to push and push their companions, wanting to leave here and escape for their lives.

Looking at these frightened villagers, Leiner took off his helmet and shouted loudly: "I won't hurt you! But those who run away die!"

The knights around Leiner and the soldiers behind him also yelled along with him. The yelling of a dozen people at the same time overwhelmed the terrified yelling of the villagers, making them gradually calm down.