The Dean family has gone crazy! It is already a great crime to raise infidels, and the church will definitely not let them go, and they dare to use the infidels to assassinate the court nobles, this is simply ......" Baron Galvin was already speechless.

"Father-in-law, I suspect that sending the Assasin killer to assassinate me is just a branch of them, and their ultimate goal is definitely not me, because according to the killer's account, they have the shadow of Count Bernard behind them, and he also mentioned the southwest mountains."

"Think about it, what is it about the southwestern mountains that can get the attention of that wild wolf of Bernard?"

Galvin thought for a moment, and his eyes widened more and more, "You mean that the ultimate goal of this Assasin is the Count of Flanders?" ”

Art nodded heavily, "It's not unlikely. ”

"Father, since Bernard is ready to make a move, then we can't wait any longer, we should tell Cousin Flender right away and let him start the army immediately!" Felix was also shocked when he heard this, he knew that the fate of the Sapyug family was tightly tied to the Count of Flender, and if Flender was killed, his own family would not escape the fate.

"No! The time is not yet ripe for an army! Galvin flatly rejected Felix's offer.

"The Duchy of Burgundy has not yet sent a letter to Flender to express its covert support, and the Count of Balwyn is still preparing, and besides, the one on the iron throne has not yet left, and if we hastily raise troops, we will be in an absolutely passive situation."

"Father-in-law, I also think the same way, at the moment we have only caught a piece of the enemy's tail, and the truth has not yet surfaced, if we act rashly, I am afraid that the chances of victory are not great." Art agreed with Galvin's cautious view that once the army was raised, it would inevitably be accused of being a rebel, and once Bernard pursued the rebels in the name of the Marquis, his side would be very passive.

There was silence in the room for a while, and Galvin glanced at the baroness who was already panicked, and said, "Madam, you go and arrange the accommodation of the guests, and prepare a simple banquet at noon."

"Art, Felix, you come with me to the study."

Baron Galvin led Art and Felix into a closed room in the inner house.

As soon as he entered the room, Galvin closed the door, turned to Art, and asked, "Art, do you already have an idea?"

Art glanced at Galvin and replied, "Father-in-law, I came here in disguise with elite soldiers this time for this ......"

Art laid out his plans to Galvin and Felix.

After listening to Art's plan for this secret operation, Galvin thought for a long time and said, "Art, your plan is generally feasible and has a relatively good chance of success, but there are a few things that must be improved."

"The first is to infiltrate the city of Thorne. The city of Thorne is Bernard's lair, and he has recently strengthened the city's defenses, so your attempt to infiltrate the city in disguise as a large caravan will not work. Because Bernard had ordered that all caravans above the size of three carriages must be entered with a document issued by the city of Thorne, and in order to prevent the caravans from carrying smuggled goods to evade the commercial tax, they were very strict in checking the caravans entering the city, which was one of the reasons why I sold the shops in the city. ”

"If you want to infiltrate the city, you must enter the city in several groups one after another, and your identity must be changed, you can disguise yourself as a small trader, laborer, homeless or even a beggar, but you can't wear armor and arms, and weapons and armor can't enter through the city gate, the city gate guards are very strict, and once they are found, they may be exposed."

Art's heart was half cold when he heard this, his plan to disguise the caravan into the city is an important part, if you can't disguise the caravan, the personnel can still enter the city in batches, weapons and armor will be difficult.

"Are there any other passages to bring weapons and armor into? Waterway? Art asked.

"The waterway can't get in, the water gate is the main passage for cargo ships to enter and exit, they are very relaxed about going out of the city, but in order to prevent the entrainment of private work to evade commercial taxes, the water gate into the city is very tight. But~"

Galvin chuckled, "For merchants, even a strong castle has gaps. In the northwest corner of the Thorne, there is a small door in the Paliahs where traders smuggle valuable goods into the city, and adults and bulk goods cannot enter, but things such as spices, raw silk, porcelain, and jewelry can still be stuffed through the small hole. That place was a secret passage for the goods of several shops in the city, and it was very hidden. ”

"You can have some of the soldiers enter the city empty-handed in batches, and then have the people outside the city send their weapons and armor through that hole and hand them to the soldiers inside the city."

"It's a sneaking thing. There is one more thing I must remind you. ”

Art listened.

"It's too big a matter for us to do alone, so we have to keep Bishop Orlof informed in secret letters. If your action is successful, the Holy See will certainly send someone to the Count of Burgundy to investigate the matter, and the Church will send someone to help. If the Bishop of Besançon, who is close to the enemy, takes over the matter, it is very likely that something will happen. So you have to get Bishop Orlof to try to take charge of finding out about the Deans' collusion with the infidels to form a heretic organization, even if not to be responsible. In addition, Earl Balwyn must also be informed in advance, so that Lord Earl can be fully prepared. ”

"This is our best chance to weaken our opponents!"

Arch replied, "I was going to send a secret letter to Bishop Orlof and Earl Balwyn after the operation was successful, but now it seems that we have to inform them in advance. I write two secret letters at once, asking you to send reliable men to deliver them to Earl Balwin and Bishop Orlov. ”

"Okay."

Compared with Art, who had just participated in this kind of struggle at the top, Baron Galvin had been a baronial lord for many years and had a better understanding of the situation at the top, so Galvin discussed with Art about the specific operation methods. For example, to use the strong financial resources of the Dean family as bait to make Earl Balwin determined to completely eradicate the Dean family and pocket the wealth of the Dean family to support the upcoming turmoil; Another example is how to go to Avignon to expose to the Holy See, how to create religious public opinion, and so on......

Felix, who had been sitting in the room and listening to Galvin's and Yat's conspiracy, was already boiling at this time, and Felix was extremely excited about to stir up a storm that his brother-in-law was about to stir up, "Father, I want to follow my brother-in-law to complete this earth-shattering event!" ”

"No way!" Galvin and Art spoke in unison.

"Felix, this trip is too dangerous, and your army has just been established, as the commander you should stay in Sapp to train the army and strengthen it. And the success or failure of this matter is unknown, once something goes wrong, the enemy is likely to do something against us, and then Sapbourg may face a foreign invasion~"

Art didn't want Felix to be involved, and Felix had to give up......

The heavy snow ceased after only one night and one morning, and the snow did not block the road, so the task force departed from Fort Sap early the next morning after repairing for the day, selling the southern goods purchased from Kitsby to Galvin.

Although Baron Galwin did not involve Felix in this particular battle, he nevertheless sent a handyman who had been in the middle and south of Thorne to follow Art north. The handyman had lived in the city of Thorne for five or six years, and Galvin, who had sold his shop before returning to Sap, was very familiar with the city of Thorne.

Art continued west with the caravan camouflaged by the task force, passing the outpost at the mouth of the valley and the stonewall construction site, and then set foot on the border of the province of Kodor before heading north towards the city of Thorn.

Five riders and seven carriages carrying more than 30 men galloped for five days in the two western provinces.

In order not to attract attention along the way, the task force tried to avoid those heavily guarded castle cities as much as possible, and the small checkpoints along the way also obediently paid money to cross the border, so as to reduce the number of stay disputes as much as possible.

The weather is getting colder and colder day by day, and every day they can only sleep in the wilderness, wrapped in felt blankets at night and let the cold wind pour in.

The group finally arrived at a small market town, five miles south of the Thorne, on the last Wednesday of November, where the task force rested at a hotel in the town.

The commanders of the task force and above were all summoned to Art's room, and the task force soldiers rested in a large grass hut in the hotel, and Salter and Robert returned to their rooms to rest.

A man from the inn pushed open the wooden door of the grass hut, walked in with a fragrant and steaming wooden barrel, and beckoned: "Men have worked hard, this is the broth that the leader of your caravan ordered to be delivered, you should drink some to warm up first, and the bread and porridge will be prepared for a while before they are delivered." ”

The soldiers, who were sleeping on the straw bunks, were woken up, yawned, buckled their eyes, and prepared to take out wooden bowls and take a few sips of broth.

"Guys, are you that caravan? What is the business in the city of Saône? I see that you are all very strong, and you must be the most profitable trade. The hotel guy glanced at the people in the room and asked, intentionally or not.

A task force soldier had just reached out to scoop up a bowl of broth, but he paused for a moment and handed the wooden bowl to the hotel guy who had just asked, "Man, you guys have worked hard, you rarely drink broth on weekdays, right?" This first bowl of broth should be for you to drink. ”

The hotel guy waved his hand again and again, "No, no, the owner has rules, we can't steal the food of customers, and if we are caught, we will be fined." ”

"This is what we invite you to drink, you can drink it with confidence." The task force insisted that the hotel guys drink first.

The hotel guy took the wooden bowl handed over, and drank the fragrant broth into his stomach with a sip of saliva, "It's so fragrant!" "The hotel guy smashes it, smashes it, and boasts.

"Alright, the barrel stays, and you can leave. Remember, don't ask what you shouldn't, if we tell you about the goods we buy and sell, and you turn around and tell the shops in the city to raise the price, how can we make money! ”

The hotel guy smiled and exited the door.

Another soldier took out a wooden bowl from his backpack and came to the barrel to scoop a bowl of broth, "I said Daosen, you are too careful, do you really think that this broth is poisonous?" ”

"Adults repeatedly emphasize caution, and it's always right to be careful."

"Guys, come over and have the broth."

On the second floor of the hotel, two task force soldiers paced back and forth in the hallway, and in the innermost room, Art was assigning tasks to the task force commanders.

"Remember, we are getting closer and closer to Assasin, be cautious and cautious in everything!"

"Stanley, you will take two soldiers into the city tomorrow through the south gate, find out the guards of the various gates in Thorne, see if they are well checked, and make a note of whether the main roads in the city are clear."

"Sergeant Major, you take Salter as a merchant tomorrow to find a suitable house to rent near the Water Gate in the north of the city, this house can't be too close to the mansion of the wealthy merchant, but it can't be too far, it's best to have multiple entrances and exits around to facilitate hidden access."

"Ron, you follow me into the city tomorrow to find a safe house alone, and if it's an emergency, everyone should hide in the safe house."

"The rest of the men are on standby here, and you go back and explain the purpose of this operation to the task force soldiers, and inform them of the matters that need attention......"

"Yes!" A group of people whispered.

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Chapter 250: Hidden (1)