Since time was tight, they had to sneak into the city and kill the main members of Assassin before the Dean family discovered their plan to transfer Assassin's killers in Thorne City. Therefore, Art did not dare to slack off at all. The task force left the valley and arrived at Boulder Town, then turned south, passed the border post and entered the Provence border, arriving in Kitzby City in mid-November.
After arriving in the city of Kitzby, Art Jean Salter took several caravan attendants to buy a batch of southern goods at a fair price in the city, and then left the city and headed west.
After two days of driving west from Kitzby, the task force headed north from the central mountainous area and set foot on the passage leading to Sapp Castle.
At once strangled bandits on this road, and the reputation of the "Black Robe Patroller" was also spread on this road.
Two years later, there are few bandits here who dare to block the road and rob, especially the caravan from Fort Sap.
On the third Monday of November, a heavy snowfall came.
But 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 a group of people used the torches to ride horses and carts and continue to move forward in the dark night...
…..
It was still dark before dawn, and the task force finally walked out of the rolling hills and entered the territory of Sap. At this time, heavy snow was already falling in the sky.
Matt, who was riding at the head of the team, threw the almost-burning torch in his hand into the thin snow. The torch "sizzled" and was quickly extinguished. "Ron, we are about to enter the Sap territory. You ride to Sap Castle to report our whereabouts to Master Galvin. We are here unexpectedly. Don't let Sap's people mistakenly think that it is an incoming foreign enemy."
Ron was about to call the two soldiers around him to send a message to Fort Sapp when suddenly there was a sound of an arrow being fired on the gray road ahead, and then three guys wearing cotton armor and saucer helmets appeared in front of the road holding rifles and spears, blocking the way.
Looking at the bow pointed straight at him, Art felt a little regretful.
He believed 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 moving forward immediately, put down your weapons and squat on the ground, otherwise our crossbowmen will shoot you into a hedgehog!"
Hatta didn't see the appearance of the person on the other side clearly, but the vicious voice of the other side had already been heard.
Matt's thoughts were working rapidly. The person who could hold the weapon at the gate of Sapp Castle must not be an outsider. He shouted: "This guy, we don't have any hostility. I am the son-in-law of Baron Galvin, and I am on the side of the palace." Baron Jiang, Art Wood Wells. "
After Art announced his identity, the opponent visibly relaxed. 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 over, the others are not allowed to move."
Yat 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 Ater! Guys, it's Lord Ater." The soldier exclaimed.
The sound of bowstrings being withdrawn and arrows being withdrawn came from the surrounding area.
"Lord Ater, why are you here in the early 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'll come. Sapu had something important to do and was worried about heavy snow closing the road, so he traveled all night. "So that's it. Please go to the guard tower to rest first." The soldier put his bow on his back and ran forward to lead Art's horse to the guard tower.
This sentry tower is actually a simplified and smaller version of the outpost at the border of Yate, with a road barricade, a pointed wooden fence, a thirty-foot wooden tower arrow rest, a thatched house and stables, and five garrisoned sentries...
刚才招呼亚特的士兵走进木屋中让人抬出了一个燃烧着的炭盆送到亚特跟前，道:「亚特大人，这里没有空房，舍房草屋太脏，就请您在院中稍微歇息片刻，我立刻派人跑回萨普堡通报您的到来，请老爷派人来接您。」
原来他们已经派出哨兵快马回去告警的声音，看来反应也算及时。
"Ron, give the sentry brother who reported the news a fast horse." Art ordered Ron behind him, and then called for Angus, Robert Salt and others to gather around and use the charcoal fire to keep the cold away and warm...
...
“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 the gate of Fort Sarp, while complaining to Art.
Him A sudden warning came in the early hours of this morning. Felix jumped up from his bed, which sounded the alarm. The newly trained soldiers of Sap Fort ran out of the barracks one after another. They all stood on the fort wall with leather armor and weapons, ready to face the enemy.
Yat 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.
Matt asked Felix: "Felix, I heard that you have organized an army?"
Felix immediately showed a look of pride on his face, "Brother-in-law, today's Fort Sarp is no longer the weak Fort Sarp of the past..."
Since Felix returned to Sarp from training at the Officers Academy in Ater in mid-September, he began to reform and strengthen the military of Fort Sarp 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 carefully selected and recruited forty-five of the strongest citizens from the Baron of Sarp, and then spent a lot of money to purchase armor. Weapons, a powerful main battle army was formed. This main battle army included ten crossbowmen, five cavalry and thirty armored infantry. This army was personally commanded and controlled by Felix, and enjoyed high military pay. Several veterans who were originally under Art's command were appointed as officers to train and command operations.
In addition to a garrison army and a main battle army, Felix also established three outposts in Baron Sapp and ordered several knights under Baron Galvin to form a light infantry team of no less than ten men each.
"...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. In addition, more than a hundred civilian laborers have been recruited to build a wall at the canyon entrance this winter. We plan to build a stone wall at the narrowest part of the canyon 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 the 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 alone later."
The butler called a few servants to take the group away.
"Brother-in-law, let's go, your father and mother have been waiting for you in the inner house for a long time." Felix brought 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 come to Sapp all of a sudden? How is Lottie recently? You said you did the same, and you saw your wife's belly. The baby is getting older day by day, so you don’t stay at home to spend more time with her, and you run around all day long~"
While the Baroness pulled Atal to sit on the armchair, she kept scolding Atat for leaving his pregnant wife and running around.
Baron Galvin waved his hand to stop the Baroness' nagging, "Okay, she's been nagging all day long. Since Art rushed to Sarp Castle in a hurry, there must be something extremely urgent."
Felix also asked: "That's right. Brother-in-law, do you have anything urgent to do? I see that all the guards in your caravan are disguised as elite soldiers from your army. It doesn’t look like they are going on business, right?”
Yate did not answer, but glanced at the few servants and maids serving in the room.
"You all go down, close the door, and don't come in unless I ask you."
Hence, Baron Galvin waved away the others in the room and said in a low tone: "Father-in-law, something happened..."