However, before the butler left the territory of the Sylt family, Roland had already received a message from the Second Army of the fortress. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Half an hour later, Perro's letter for help arrived at the castle.

Due to the limited information the Flying Courier carried, he linked the contents of the two notes together to confirm a surprising message.

The four families in the West are actually reversed!

Who gave them the confidence to dare to rebel under their noses?

Roland immediately summoned Carter and the Iron Axe and slapped the note in front of them.

"Your Highness, this is ......"

"News from the fortress," he said, rather annoyed. Winter is coming to an end, three days later is the new year, not to mention the construction of the city, the town's three-way equipment also needs his guidance to complete, at this time to find trouble for themselves, this group of nobles really don't know how to write dead words!

According to the secret letter report, first, the nobles in the city led a group of servants to raid the soldiers defending the city, and by the time the members patrolling the city wall noticed that something was wrong, the landing mechanism of the suspension bridge at the north gate had fallen into the control of the nobles. They had no choice but to light a beacon fire and hold on to the city walls.

The other members of the Second Army, who observed the beacon signal, divided the ten groups of about 50 people who remained in the camp into two teams, one team headed for the north city gate, and the other team rushed to the fortress and castle. Perro's secret message was sent after the second team had engaged the enemy in the castle district, and it was only then that they figured out that the enemy they had encountered was the local nobles.

"Perro Hermon mentioned that the attackers besieging the castle were carrying the banners of the four major families, and they must have planned this rebellion in advance," Carter frowned after reading the note, "and to make this gang of scattered sand together, the nobles should have a new backbone." ”

Indeed, the four major families...... In other words, the five people under Duke Ryan are all big nobles on an equal footing, and they can let go of their prejudices and cooperate with each other, and nine times out of ten there are greater forces involved in this troubled water, otherwise it will depend on the strength of several earls who are not convinced by anyone, and there may not be results in fighting for more than ten years.

And at this time, there are still those who have the leisure to meddle in the western realm, and there are only one or two possibilities left.

"What do you mean...... Tifeko of the Royal Capital?" Iron Axe looked at the Chief Knight, as a Morgin sandman, he was far less sensitive to the political situation in Grey Keep than Carter.

"It wouldn't surprise me if it was a church," Roland pouted, "From what they did in the Falling Dragon Ridge, it was only a matter of time before they attacked the Western Realm. ”

"The question is...... The second letter mentions that firearms appear to have appeared in the ranks of the enemy," Carter frowned, "and they already know the recipe for gunpowder?"

"Snow powder is no secret to both the church and Tifeko, but there is still a long way to go if they want to use it flexibly," the prince tapped lightly on the table, "I'm just wondering, even if they have the support of the forces behind them, they can't save the near fire, and the closest to the fortress is the border town, where do they get the confidence to be able to fight against the soldiers of the First Army?"

"Probably because of the Demon Moon," Iron Axe replied after a moment's thought, "Although you defeated the Duke's Knights with Thunder last time, you didn't show any outstanding siege ability. Now that the roads are closed by heavy snow, and the border is infested by evil beasts, it is the best guarantee of a successful rebellion for them - you will not have the strength to attack the fortress of Changge until at least two months later. ”

"And then blocked by towering walls and muskets?"

"That's right," Iron Axe grinned, "they have the weapons you have, and the unattainable walls, and even the reinforcements of the forces behind them, can't defeat you at the foot of the walls—I think they think so." ”

"Yet they don't know anything about the power that Frontier Town possesses," Roland stood up, "Iron Axe!"

"Order, Your Highness!" he immediately straightened his mind.

"The First Army is now in a state of preparation for the expedition, and will set out early tomorrow morning," said the prince, "five hundred in number, carrying six field guns, and the specific expedition will be arranged by you." ”

"Yes!" Iron Axe gave a standard military salute.

Today, the size of the town's First Army has more than quadrupled from the original 500 militia units, with more than 2,200 people. In addition, thanks to the improvement of the cultural level of the soldiers, the efficiency of the First Army's execution of the orders has also been greatly improved; as long as the preparation order is issued, there will be special personnel in the army to allocate ammunition and rations according to the number of combatants and the number of days, and the logistics work of 500 people can be completed in almost a day -- compared with the knights and mercenary regiments that can only be ready for the battle in half a month, this is already called an incredible speed.

They would set off on the town's eleven paddle steamers and reach the fortress - after mass production, one reinforced concrete-based ship would be launched every five days, and this was again a deliberate slowdown in construction, limiting its number only to the crew and the steam engine.

"Carter!"

"Command, Your Highness," said the chief knight, holding his head high.

"You stay in the border town. ”

The corners of the knight's mouth instantly drooped, "What...... No, Your Highness, how can you leave me behind!"

"It's the Demon Moon, and the threat of the Evil Beasts is greater than those nobles," Roland said unmoved, "Take good care of my town." ”

After the two of them stepped back, he sighed, "This time, the witch needs to go with me too." ”

"I'll follow you everywhere I go," Nightingale smiled.

Considering that the opponent may be the Church, only witches will be able to effectively deal with the sneak attack of the Pure until the First Army is fully equipped with the Punishment Stone. Roland ended up with Wendy, Lightning, Maisie, Sylvie, Nanava, and Nightingale, and if you add the three battle witches of Sleeping Isle, it's hard for the Pure to threaten them.

Roland walked to the window and looked out at the white mountains and snowfields.

If the Desperate Mountain Range is regarded as a fortress wall, then the Wild Land north of the Mountain Range is equivalent to the territory of the four great families, and it is also a place where their own power cannot radiate. Elk, Wild Rose, Maple Leaf, Running Wolf...... They have been operating in their respective territories for hundreds of years, forming their own laws and customs, in which even the Lane clan, the overlords of the West, rarely interfere. He had planned to build the city and then slowly divide and absorb these noble territories, but the rebellion gave him an opportunity to annex the vast land and population on the outskirts of the fortress in one fell swoop.

He didn't intend to let this group of nobles go again. (To be continued.) )