Baria Pass is a gateway between the White Sword Province and the Zhelun Province, and usually only 2,000 troops are stationed, but now this pass is full of soldiers.

Even the original barracks could no longer accommodate so many people, so they set up simple tents in the open space.

The walls of the pass were full of soldiers with solemn expressions, although they were all veterans of the White Sword Province, but the number of times they actually went to the battlefield was really not much.

Most of them have only participated in some anti-bandit operations, but today or tomorrow, they are about to go to war.

Looking south from the walls of the pass, the outline of a large military camp could be faintly seen, which was their compatriots, soldiers from the province of Geran.

Now they are about to become their enemies on the battlefield, which makes the hearts of these soldiers uneasy.

Because many people don't know what happened, the game of the upper echelons of the kingdom is basically out of contact with these soldiers, and even if there is hearsay, most of them are speculations.

They were just ordinary soldiers who came after receiving orders.

"Atum, my child, have you really decided to follow the adult?"

On the tower at the top of the pass, a man followed by two strong guards watched and slowly walked to Atum's side, his eyes looking at the faint outline of the military camp in the distance, and there was no emotional fluctuation in his voice.

His name is Leah Yuri, the patriarch of the Yuri family, the last king of Lopez, the earl canonized by Jason's grandfather, a real lord, and a nobleman whose territory strength can rank among the top ten in the entire northern Lopez.

At the same time, he is also Atum's father-in-law, and has played an important role in Atum's mastery of the entire White Sword Province.

On top of that, Count Yuri had only one daughter, which meant that sooner or later his title would fall to Atum's son.

"Ah, it's decided. Atum crossed his arms and nodded slightly, and replied in a very relaxed tone, but did not turn to look at his father-in-law.

Then there was a silence, and the old earl's expression did not seem to change, and he was still so calm.

"My child, what are you going to do?"

After a while, the old earl broke the silence, and he turned his head slightly, looking at his son-in-law, whom he was very satisfied with, and at the same time very much loved.

Because Yuri's family is thin, he is the only one in his generation, and his next generation has only one daughter, so he has always regarded Atum as his own son.

And Atum's current house is also the property of the Yuri family, although he originally planned to buy a house for himself to live in, but was stopped because the old earl told him that it was all his after his death.

He just wants someone to be by his side now.

"I just need to follow the arrangement of the adults, and we don't need to worry about the rest, otherwise it will be easy to disrupt the plans of the adults. ”

Atum smiled and turned to look at the old earl, and said softly, "Go back and rest, this front line is really not suitable for you." ”

"Okay, watch out for your own safety. ”

The old earl gave him a deep look, then nodded, and turned to leave with his guards.

"It's a matter of success or failure. ”

After seeing the old count leave, Atum turned again and looked solemnly at the army in the distance, who had already built improvised fortifications.

And slowly gathering troops, as if planning to fight with the army of the White Sword Province, if not for the opponent to withdraw behind the fortifications of the barracks.

"Let the soldiers assemble as soon as they have eaten, and prepare for us to leave the city. ”

Atum took a deep breath, his eyes gradually becoming determined, and finally flashed a hint of fierceness, and without looking back, he ordered one of the commanders on the side.

"Yes, sir!"

The Commander bowed his head in agreement, then turned to leave, the corners of the Commander's mouth curled in excitement at an angle that Atum couldn't see, as if excited for the battle that followed.

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On the other side, Jason personally led 16,000 troops to the junction of the provinces of Lucca and Gelen, accompanied by Lancelot, Hassan, and Gareth.

It's just that Roland and Lonnat are not in the team, and may have been sent elsewhere, because there are still 6,000 troops in the province of Hierro going upstream, and it may be a little difficult for Ranmaroch to manage alone.

Because Hierro Province has just undergone fighting and purging, many middle and high-level generals have been dismissed, and the newly appointed generals are not familiar with their own posts, and there are even a number of vacant positions, and the implementation of military orders is really insufficient.

Jason's army passed through a hilly area and the march was difficult, so Jason directly ordered to temporarily camp here and wait for the next order.

During the break, Viscount Leon came to Jason with some confusion, and said in a hesitant voice: "Your Highness, are you so relieved to hand over that guy to Atum at the Baria Pass?"

In fact, he was one of the representatives elected by the nobles who first supported Jason, after all, his daughter was somewhat close to Gareth.

Although Gareth has not indicated it until now, it seems to them that it will be sooner or later.

"Now that he's under our command, he's your colleague, how can you have so little faith in him?"

After listening to his words, Jason immediately understood the concern of these people, and suddenly cried and laughed.

They clearly expressed their thoughts, and they did not shy away from telling Jason that they were a little worried that Atum would lead his army to fight back.

"We don't mean anything else, we just feel that the power you have given him is a bit too much, and we have a front to control alone, and if he turns against him, we in Lucca Province will be exposed to their fangs without protection. ”

Viscount Leon sighed, and he didn't plan to knock on the side, so he directly said his thoughts, and now they have been labeled as Jason, and it is a relationship of both glory and loss.

"Relax, we have to believe in Atum's character, you all know that he is a warrior who says everything, how could he do such a thing?" Jason waved his hand, looking very confident in Atum's character.

"What's more, Zola's father is his savior. He looked up slowly, and said with a strange look in his eyes.

"Yes...... Really?"

When Viscount Leon saw Jason's eyes, he suddenly felt apprehensive in his heart, and he couldn't speak a little uncomfortably.