In early February, there was heavy snow in the cold winter.

The desolate figure of David Patrick, the knight of the court guard of the County of Burgundy, disappeared on the snowy road north of Sauerbourg.

Art stood quietly on the city wall, letting the heavy snow fall all over him.

Watching David's figure disappear into the distance, the sense of urgency in Art's heart became even stronger. He knew that in this dark and cruel world, only strength was the most solid reliance. If one day his own strength was suddenly destroyed,

His ending must be more tragic than Sir David's, after all, he has made too many enemies...

"Sir~"

"grown ups!"

Art was brought back to reality by the shout, "Odo, what's the matter?"

Otto patted the snow on his shoulder and said, "Sir, the Legion Master invites you to go to the Lord's Hall and says that he has important matters to discuss."

Art looked back at the north again, turned around and said to Odo: "I know what the Legion Commander is going to say. He wants to change the outpost to the Central Guards, and directly follow the Legion Commander. Do you think I should

Shouldn’t I agree to the legion commander?”

Otto brushed off the thick snow on his shoulders, and then brushed the snow off for Art, who nodded in thanks.

"Sir, this kind of important matter must ultimately be decided by you. But I do have some thoughts on this matter."

"Tell me about it!" Art looked at Odo's face, which was red from the cold.

"Sir, it is certainly a good thing to always be with the legion commander. Once you become the legion commander's confidant, any good deeds that are rewarded for meritorious service will definitely be given priority in the future."

"But!" Odo followed with "but".

"Once we follow the legion commander, we lose a lot of freedom. From now on, we must absolutely obey the legion commander's orders in everything. Not to mention that we can no longer hide the loot in private when we act alone. If the legion commander has a sudden thought that day,

Re, if you want to personally command us to attack the city, do we have to obey the orders of the legion commander? My lord, this army is your own, and others may not cherish the elites we killed with one sword.

Soldier."

"But we have accepted the favor from the Legion Commander. You have to know that if the Legion Commander has no intention of including us in the Central Military Guard, I'm afraid we won't get those gold and silver coins, weapons and armor." Art has accepted Jay's offer.

For the moment, I really couldn’t think of anything to say to refuse Viscount Free’s “gift”.

Odo rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "How about you promise to the legion commander first? Anyway, it is impossible for the legion to continue to fight south before spring comes. During this time, we can stay in the city to repair and train, and as the legion commander's side

The elite guards, you can ask the legion commander for some excellent weapons and armor from the legion's arsenal. These things are not easy to get, especially the half-plate armor and crossbows left by the Lombards. These guys are really good.

It’s a pity that the craftsmen in the north cannot create such sophisticated and powerful weapons and armor.”

Art was really reminded by Odo that there would be no fighting in the last month or two anyway. Following the Chinese army would not only avoid the tedious task of going out to guard the sentries, but also take the opportunity to obtain a batch of sophisticated weapons and armor from the army.

, after all, as a Chinese military guard, we still have privileges in these matters.

"Let's go see the legion commander immediately." Art patted Odo's shoulder and followed the stone stairs down the city wall, walking through the snow towards the Lord's Hall of Solburg...

Throughout February, the Eastern Army huddled in Saule Castle to repair and accumulate strength, waiting for the cold winter to pass and gather together to launch the final attack on Verno. Once the city of Verno was captured, the strategic counterattack in the eastern part of Provence was basically completed. By then, the central

and the western border will also launch a general offensive, and the defeat of the Lombards is not far away.

At least that's what the powerful people at the top think.

In February, several not-so-small things happened in and around Solburg.

First, east of Sauerburg, the Provençal army led by Viscount Bellian repelled the Lombard mercenaries and once again captured a fortress named Nuremberg. This fortress was an important support for the Lombards in the southeastern hilly area. Nuremberg

The recapture of Nuremberg meant that in the southeastern hilly area, the Lombards only had one stronghold left in the city of Verno. The battle in the east of Provence was going well. Viscount Bellian was also commended by the Provence court for recapturing Nuremberg. Duke Vladislav personally withdrew.

I visited Nuremberg and had a long chat with Viscount Balian.

Secondly, the other three castles and fortresses stationed by the Eastern Legion were all replaced by newly recruited conscripts from Provence. The legion troops stationed in the three places were all gathered in Sauerbourg, waiting for several other Provence armies to come to join, and then prepare to go south.

Conquer the city of Wilno.

Third, the Eastern Legion was reorganized after a short period of recruitment and training, and the number of troops basically returned to the size when it went south. The original outpost of the Legion was reorganized into the Legion's Central Guards, at the flag team level, with five infantry squadrons under its jurisdiction.

A sentry team, a crossbow team and a baggage team. People in the legion call the Chinese Guards a small legion, because the Eastern Legion has all the Chinese Guards.

After becoming the elite Central Guards, Art was indeed not idle. While he had his troops train hard during the war break, he kept asking Viscount Jeffrey for weapons and armor and for an increase in the salaries of the Central Guards.

The constant requests every day have made Viscount Jeffrey regret taking this team to his side. However, considering that the next attack on Wilno will require a lot of effort from this powerful team, he can only do his best to satisfy him.

Matt’s various requests.

Art also demanded exorbitant prices and paid them back on the spot. Regardless of whether he could get it or not, he would always harass Jeffrey. Once Jeffrey nodded, he would use the tiger's skin to pull the banner and bribe him.

The legion baggage officer transfers as many items as possible from the legion's arsenal into the hands of his soldiers.

For a time, Art became the target of the Legion's public criticism, and many things that might have been assembled by other teams were magically transferred to the hands of the Chinese Guards.

Those officers who were dissatisfied with Art often cursed behind his back.

Art certainly knows the principle of "eat more, pull more". The reason why Viscount Jeffrey can turn a deaf ear to Art's various actions is that the Chinese Guards can fight to the death under the city of Wilno.

With the tip of this spear, he captured Wilno in one fell swoop.

However, capturing Wilno and winning the first achievement was what Art himself wanted. Wilno was different from Solburg. Even if he achieved the first achievement by attacking Solburg, the result would only be a military reward and generous spoils.

, if you are lucky, you can even get a commendation order, but that's about it.

But Wilno is different. Wilno is the last fortified city in the eastern theater, and it is a place that attracts everyone's attention. Once the first contribution is made here, it will definitely cause a huge sensation, not to mention military rewards, but

At that time, you will definitely get a military merit that is enough to convince everyone. With this military merit and the operation behind it, it is definitely safe to be promoted to a baron. Maybe if you are lucky, you can also gain a territory due to your merits...

In a temporary hut built on the roadside in the north of Saulburg City, several officers and soldiers of the Army Guard were gnawing mutton with skin and meat in front of a broken wooden table. A large barrel of low-quality wine was placed, and a chipped cone-shaped wooden barrel cup was passed back and forth between several people.

The wooden barrel cup was passed to Andrew's hands. He raised his head and drank the remaining low-quality fruit wine in one gulp.

Weitz, who was sitting aside, watched Andrew drink up the glass of wine in one gulp, and asked with a smile: "Brother Andrew, how do you think? Is this wine good?"

Andrew spit out the residue of the fruit wine in his mouth and replied: "It's really not that good. It's too sour and astringent. It's far worse than the honey fruit wine brewed in Ms. Emma's tavern."

Weitz smiled and slapped Andrew on the head, "What the hell, you drank it all in one gulp! You didn't leave any for me."

Weitz snatched the glass from Andrew's hand, raised his head and poured the last drop of wine in the glass into his mouth, smashing it, "The wine here is too expensive, I can't bear to drink more."

Jason, the leader of the crossbow team, shook the empty wine barrel and said: "Yes, Brother Weitz, I miss the valley very much now. When I return to the valley this time, I will definitely spend money to drink up all the fruit wine at Ms. Emma's house. .”

"Little fellow, don't you want to save some military salary and go back to the valley to build a small house? What, you don't plan to build yourself a small shack? Without your own small shack, do you plan to sow seeds in the fields with your own woman in the future? Or do you? Just bring that girl to the military camp, and the guys will make room for you." Pats, the second squad leader of the second squadron, teased.

All the young officers at the wooden table started laughing loudly.

Jason, who had just learned about human affairs, was teased by a group of people, and his face suddenly turned red.

He did have a pleasant farmer girl in the valley, and two piles of young and dry firewood had been burning fiercely in the field. He thought he was doing it secretly, but he didn't want the soldiers who were already patrolling to find out, so this group of boring people The old guys always like to make fun of this matter, and some experienced old guys often give Jason guidance.

Seeing that Jason's face was red with embarrassment, Tuba, the captain of the Third Squadron with the highest military rank, shouted at the laughing people: "You guys, all of you, make fun of others when you don't have the ability! If you have the ability, go there yourself. Find a girl you like. If you can find a girl who is willing to collect firewood and make a fire with you, I will let you use my officer's camp."

The crowd laughed a few more times.

"Chief Tuba, we have been fighting all day long. Maybe we lost our heads that day. Is there any girl willing to marry us? This time we went south to fight, so many brothers died in the battle around us, and so many brothers were killed. Seriously wounded~" A soldier couldn't help but say in a sad tone when he thought of the dead brothers around him.

"You fucking drink, drink, why are you saying these things~" Weitz scolded the soldier.

Everyone's interest immediately disappeared, everyone fell silent, and the lively little wine shop suddenly fell into silence.

"Give way! Emergency military order!"

"Give way! Emergency military order!"

Several sounds of cavalry signaling the way broke the silence of everyone, and three fast horses galloped past the small hut beside the road, heading towards the Lord's Hall in Solburg City...

Jason watched the messenger flying past with the flag, and said to Tuba: "Lord Tuba, it seems that he is the messenger from the Count of Burgundy. Is there any urgent military situation?"

"I don't know, I've been here in Solburg for so long, but this is the first time I've seen a messenger from the country."

In the Lord's Hall of Sauerburg, Viscount Jeffrey looked at the expedited lacquer seal in his hand with a gloomy face, and shouted to the guard outside the door: "Here comes someone!"

The guard opened the door and came in.

"Quickly send Charis and Art to my office!"

The guards took the order and left.

Jeffrey put the fire seal on the table, tapped the table and said to himself, "Why would a small castle in the east be captured and the soldiers of the Eastern Legion be transferred away? It happened to be his confidants Charis and Art.

"

Jeffrey put his hands on his face, looked up to the sky and sighed softly, "It looks like the sky is about to change~"

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