On the third Monday of November, a heavy snowfall came.

Fortunately, Father Robert was very knowledgeable about weather changes, so he once again successfully predicted the upcoming heavy snow.

So Art ordered the task force to make dozens of torches on the spot, and the group of people rode on horseback and drove the carriage with torches and continued to move forward in the dark night...

Before dawn, the task force finally walked out of the rolling hills and entered Sap's territory. By this time, heavy snow was already falling in the sky.

Art, who was riding at the head of the team, threw the almost-burnt torch in his hand into the thin snow. The torch "sizzled" and soon went out, "Ron, we are about to enter Sap territory.

, you ride to Sapp Castle and report our whereabouts to Mr. Galvin. Our sudden visit should not make Sapp's people mistakenly think that it is an attack from a foreign enemy."

Ron was about to call the two soldiers around him to deliver a message to Fort Sapp, when suddenly there was a sound of an arrow being fired on the gray road ahead, followed by three men wearing cotton armor and disc helmets.

A guy holding a rifle and a spear appeared in front of the road and blocked the way.

Seeing a bow aimed straight at him, Art felt a little regretful.

He thought that he had arrived at the Sapu territory and there would be no danger at night, so he did not arrange an outpost to explore the road. As a result, he never expected that someone would block the road before dawn.

"Stop advancing immediately, put down your weapons and squat on the ground, otherwise our crossbowmen will shoot you into a hedgehog!"

Art didn't see the face of the person opposite him clearly, but his vicious voice had already reached him.

Art's thoughts were working quickly. The person who could guard the weapons at the Sapp Castle Gate must not be an outsider. He shouted: "This guy, we don't have any hostility. I am the son-in-law of Baron Galvin, the Baron of the Palace Frontier."

Atwood Wells.”

After Art announced his identity, the opponent visibly relaxed a little. Although he had not yet withdrawn his bow, the bow had moved slightly away from Art's face.

"You take a few steps forward. Only you are allowed to come, and the others are not allowed to move."

Art gently pinched the horse's belly, took a few steps forward, and saw clearly the appearance of the guy on the road.

"It's really Lord Art! Guys, it's Lord Art." The soldier exclaimed.

The sound of retracting an arrow came from the surrounding area.

"Lord Art, why did you appear here in the early hours of the morning? We just saw a torch-bearing team coming out of the hills. I thought it was a group of bandits or enemy troops attacking."

"I came to Sap for something important, and I was worried about the heavy snow closing the road, so I traveled all night."

"So that's it. Then please go to the guard tower and take a rest first." The soldier put the bow on his back and ran forward to lead Art's horse to the guard tower.

This guard tower is actually a simple and powerful version of the outpost at the border town of Yate, with road barriers, a pointed wooden fence, a thirty-foot wooden tower and an arrow stand, a thatched house and stables, and five stationed sentries...

The soldier who just greeted Ate walked into the wooden house and asked someone to carry a burning charcoal basin to Ate, and said: "Master Ate, there are no vacancies here, and the thatched cottage is too dirty, so please stay in the courtyard.

After taking a short rest, I will immediately send someone back to Fort Sap to inform you of your arrival and ask the master to send someone to pick you up."

It turned out that they had sent out sentries to rush back to alert the police. It seemed that the response was timely.

"Ron, give the sentry brother who reported the news a fast horse." Art ordered Ron behind him, and then called Angus, Robert Salt and others to gather around and use the charcoal fire to keep warm...

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"Brother-in-law, why didn't you inform us in advance? When I received the warning just now, I thought it was a large group of bandits or enemy troops invading Fort Sarp." Felix limped slightly while leading the group into Fort Sarp.

door, while complaining to Art.

A sudden warning came early this morning. Felix jumped up from his bed, which sounded the alarm. The newly trained soldiers of Fort Sap ran out of the barracks one after another. They all stood on the fort wall in leather armor and armed with weapons, ready to face the enemy.

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Art glanced at the soldiers who had descended from the fort wall and gathered in the open space behind the fort gate. There were several cavalrymen unsaddled by the stables a little further away.

Art asked Felix: "Felix, I heard that you have organized an army?"

Felix's face immediately showed a look of pride, "Brother-in-law, today's Sarp Castle is no longer the weak Sarp Fort..."

Since Felix returned to Sapp after completing his training at the Officers Academy in Yate in mid-September, he began to reform and strengthen the military at Sapp Fort with the full support of Baron Galvin.

Felix first reorganized the original peasant guards and city defenders in Sarp Castle and formed a defense team of thirty people, which was dedicated to guarding the city. In addition, Felix also recruited soldiers from the baron of Sarp.

Strictly selected and recruited forty-five of the strongest territorial citizens, and then spent a lot of money to purchase armor and weapons, and formed a strong main battle army. This main battle army included ten crossbowmen, five cavalry and three

Ten armored infantrymen, this army was personally commanded and controlled by Felix, and enjoyed high military pay. Several veterans who were formerly under Art's command were appointed as officers to train and command operations.

In addition to a city defense army and a main battle army, Felix also established three outposts in Baron Sapp and ordered several knights under Baron Galvin to form an army of no less than ten troops each.

A human light infantry unit.

"...The sentry tower you passed is the smallest one. Our largest checkpoint is built at the mouth of the canyon in the west. A sentry post has been built there with ten troops stationed there, and more than a hundred soldiers have been recruited this winter.

The civilian laborers went to build a wall at the entrance of the valley, and we plan to build a stone wall at the narrowest part of the valley entrance, so that we can block all threats to the west of Fort Sap."

During the conversation, Felix had already led the task force through the streets and arrived at the lord's mansion in Sarp Castle.

"Butler, take Lord Art's soldiers to a side courtyard to rest and order the kitchen to prepare food for the soldiers. By the way, you personally prepare a separate room for the two Lord Knights, Father Robert and Steward Salt to rest."

"Sergeant Major, Brother Ron, Father Robert, and Salter, the four of you, please rest for a while. My father will entertain you all separately later."

The housekeeper called several servants to take the group away.

"Brother-in-law, let's go. Father and mother have been waiting for you in the inner house for a long time." Felix took Art into the back hall.

As soon as he walked into the living room of the inner house, Art's mother-in-law stood up from the chair and walked to Art's side, "Art, why did you suddenly come to Sapp? How is Lottie recently? You said you did the same. Seeing your wife

Her belly is getting bigger day by day. If you don’t stay at home to spend more time with her, she’ll be running around all day long~”

While the Baroness pulled Art to sit on the armchair, she kept scolding Art for leaving his pregnant wife and running around.

Baron Galvin waved his hand to stop the Baroness from nagging, "Okay, she has been nagging her all day long. Since Art rushed to Sapp Castle in such a hurry, there must be something extremely urgent."

Felix also asked: "Yes, brother-in-law, what urgent matter do you have? I think the guards of your caravan are all disguised as elite soldiers in your army. It doesn't look like they are going to do business, right?"

Art did not answer, but glanced at the servants and maids serving in the room.

"All of you, please go down and close the door. Don't come in unless I ask you."

Baron Galvin waved away the others in the room and said in a low tone: "Father-in-law, something happened..."
Chapter completed!