Chapter 155 Thorn Fortress 1

The servant knocked on the door of the room, and after hearing "Come in", he pushed the door open and walked in.

"Good morning, Sir!"

The servant respectfully saluted the person standing in the room. It was his master, Viscount Auston Klein.

The young viscount with brown hair smiled and responded, "Good morning, Bowman."

Judging from his complexion and meticulously groomed clothes, he had been up for a long time.

The servant said in a slightly "blaming" tone: "You can sleep a little longer, after all, the meeting was discussed so late yesterday, and you don't need to be on duty on the city wall now."

Viscount Klein shook his head: "As a knight, even if there is no external restraint, you can't relax your requirements on yourself."

Bowman was filled with infinite admiration. He really thought he was a sir who was strict with himself.

Squire Bowman is the eldest son of a low-ranking knight family near the Thorn Fortress. He just turned 16 this year. In order to make his son a knight, his father sent him to the Dodge family, to which he was loyal, for training when he was 8 years old. Bowman and a dozen other friends spent 8 years of boarding life in the Dodge family. When the old duke was free, he would often personally train these knight seedlings, teaching them skills in combat and equestrianism, while their education in literature, etiquette and other knowledge was taught by the duchess.

This year, the south launched a rebellion under the leadership of Grand Duke Giles. The Thorn Fortress in the Dodge family's territory suddenly became the first line of defense to stop the rebels from going north. Bowman, who had grown strong, also came to the Thorn Fortress with Duke Dodge to garrison.

The rebels in the south were busy cleaning up the lords who were still loyal to the royal family around them, and did not attack the Thorn Fortress for the time being. The Dodge family's troops were not strong enough to take the initiative to attack. The eldest princess Catherine, who was clearing the harassment of the barbarians on the eastern highlands, immediately sent a cavalry to help them guard the fortress.

After a period of high tension, they waited for bad news. Because the granary of Jingyao caught fire and suffered huge losses, the main force of the kingdom's army could not go south for the time being, and could only send an advance force led by Viscount Klein to help them strengthen the defense of the Thorn Fortress.

And it was at that time that Bowman was recommended to Viscount Klein by Duke Dodge and became a squire, starting the second stage of his journey to knighthood.

Viscount Klein stretched out his two arms, "Excuse me, Bowman."

Bowman immediately said, "No, this is what I should do."

Then he came to the armor stand in the corner of the room, took down a part hanging on it, and put it on the viscount.

In fact, the armor on the bracket is just a casual armor, Klein can do it by himself, but helping the master put on the armor is the duty of a knight's squire, and it can also make the squires more familiar with various types of protective gear, so in the first year after becoming a squire, they must do this job.

Bowman helped Klein put on the armor very neatly, and he was very familiar with the steps.

"This damn war really makes people unable to relax at all."

Klein complained in his heart. In fact, he didn't like the feeling of walking around in armor all day, but after all, he was on the front line, and there was nothing he could do.

"Let's go, follow me to the Duke's place for breakfast."

The two walked out of the room one after the other.

As soon as they came to the corridor, they met Viscount Leicester who turned around the corner, the cavalry commander who was first appointed by the princess to come to the aid of the Thorn Fortress.

Viscount Klein greeted first: "Good morning, Leicester. You've been on duty all night, and you've worked hard."

Squire Bowman also immediately greeted him.

"Hmm."

Lester just hummed lightly, but his face still had no expression.

Bauman couldn't help but complain in his heart again: "This gentleman is not born with facial paralysis."

He had never seen Lester smile on weekdays. He was like this to his subordinates, colleagues, and even to the Duke. He always had a cold face.

Klein, who had worked with Lester for many years, was accustomed to it. He had already figured out the habits of this colleague.

The three of them walked to the hall of the fortress castle together. The old Duke Dodge invited them to have breakfast there yesterday.

Klein asked as he walked: "Nothing happened last night, right?"

Just when he was expecting the answer of "no", the other party let his hope go.

"Yes."

Klein asked in surprise: "What happened?"

At this time, the troops in the fortress could not stop the rebels' full-scale attack.

Lester said, "A scout covered in blood escaped, but there were six other people who went out with him to investigate the enemy."

"Did he find out anything?"

Lester shook his head, "He fainted right after he came back. The doctor treated his wounds. Fortunately, he survived, but he hasn't woken up yet."

Klein showed a sympathetic look, "May the Father in heaven have mercy on him. This is the first time that the scouts have suffered such a heavy loss, right? I guess they ran into an enemy that far outnumbered them."

But he immediately said strangely, "As a scout, shouldn't it be a basic skill to discover and determine the strength comparison between the enemy and us in time? Even if we encounter an enemy with an advantage, as long as we retreat in time, we won't be almost wiped out. Are all the people sent out this time newcomers?"

Lester shook his head again: "No, they are all veterans, so this is a big loss."

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"It seems that we can only ask about the specific situation after he wakes up."

"Yes."

The two soon arrived at the castle hall and found that Duke Dodge was already sitting inside waiting for them.

"I have kept you waiting, Your Majesty."

"I'm sorry."

The two men quickly greeted the Duke.

Duke Dodge waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I just got here. Besides, it's still early before the time we agreed on. Come and sit down quickly."

After the two thanked them, they came to the table and found a seat to sit down. Their attendants stood behind each of them to listen to the master's call at any time. Only after the person they served finished eating could the attendants start to enjoy their own breakfast.

While waiting for breakfast, Leicester reported to the Duke about the scouts.

"Well...this is really a huge loss. These are not farmers who have just put down their hoes and picked up their spears. It is still very difficult to train a qualified scout."

The Duke was obviously a little distressed.

"Sir, what I'm worried about is that the other side may have stepped up its counter-reconnaissance efforts and concealed its large-scale mobilization and true deployment by hunting down and eliminating enemy scouts. Therefore... this is likely to be a prelude to a large-scale attack."

Klein expressed his judgment, and Lester, who was sitting next to him, nodded in agreement.

Duke Dodge frowned: "Your worries are not unreasonable. The fortress must be prepared at all times. After breakfast, I will issue an order to inform the officers of each unit of the situation."

Klein further suggested: "The rebels have been stationed opposite us for a long time without attacking, which has caused some generals in the fortress to relax. I think you should call the officers of each unit to talk face to face and let them know the seriousness of the matter. "

Duke Dodge stroked his beard and secretly admired the young man in front of him.

He was about to speak when suddenly a guard ran into the hall.

"The scout who came back last night woke up and said he had something important to report."