In Montseren, the temperature has risen slightly in recent days, and Fred finally doesn't have to hide in the castle and shiver.

As a lazy winter day appeared in the sky, Fred took time out of the castle to wander the streets of Montseren.

Fred was so laid-back, not only thanks to the rising temperature, but also thanks to the cold supplies sent from Trois-Rivières, his father, Count Wright, specially sent him special clothes enchanted by a magician made of Thut silk.

Wearing him, warm in winter and cool in summer, completely solved Fred's needs.

The war on the front line did not have much impact on the lives of the people of Monseron, except that some families in the prime of life were transferred to be civilian husbands to transport supplies, the previous war and the current war did not have any impact on the small city at all.

Fred wandered around the city, taking in the curiosity of everything in front of him.

On this day, it happens to be the day when nearby villagers enter the city to trade goods, and the New Year is approaching, and people need to enter the market to exchange for the daily necessities they need.

Monseron City has developed very well in several surrounding territories, the commodity economy is relatively developed, and now it is an important stronghold of the Overwatch Alliance, and the reinforcements from Three Rivers brought by Fred are stationed here, which has attracted countless people to come.

Fred walked around, bought a lot of souvenirs, and tried some special delicacies made by local residents, and felt quite satisfied.

Just as Fred was enjoying his rare and comfortable time, the guard, who had been hidden in the crowd and was not noticeable, suddenly found Fred and whispered in his ear.

"My lord, a messenger has come from Tilling, saying that he has something important to see you."

"Something important?" Fred muttered quietly, but he didn't take it to heart, the battle on the front line was so deadlocked, what could the other party do, he waved his hand indifferently.

"Let him wait, until I've had enough."

"Yes." The guards immediately agreed, and when they looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, they immediately set out to find the messenger.

After a while, the guards found Fred again.

"What's wrong again?" Fred asked dissatisfied, looking unhappy. "What messenger is so domineering, he can't wait for a while."

"Your Excellency!" The expression on the guard's face was very hesitant, but he still gritted his teeth and said.

"The messenger in Tilling Town said that there is an urgent military situation that you need to decide, and you must be in a hurry, and you can't wait."

"Serious military situation?" Fred's brow furrowed, and he muttered to himself with a look of disbelief. "What is the serious military situation, the front line is cold and snowy, could it be that the people of Tilling Town want to tell me that Count Marcus has sent troops again?"

Immediately, Fred suddenly thought of the letter he had received earlier, and his face suddenly changed greatly, and he sighed in his heart, it's bad, won't it be the worst outcome.

Fred panicked suddenly, and hurriedly pulled the guard over and asked.

"Where is the messenger? Take me to him! ”

"It's at the castle, come with me, my lord." The guard hurriedly replied, and then whistled.

Soon, the guards hidden in the crowd appeared, drove the crowd away, and brought a horse to Fred.

Fred did not dare to delay, and immediately got up and galloped towards the castle.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the castle and met the messenger, Fred's worst fears came true.

Upon hearing the messenger's report, Fred's face turned pale and he nearly stumbled and fell to the ground.

The enemy really divided his forces and captured the territory of the Overwatch Alliance, which is bad.

If it weren't for the members of the small mercenary group who discovered this scene by accident, I'm afraid that after the other party's army swept through the territory of the Watch Alliance, Fred might not have been able to find out.

You know, this situation could have been avoided, Fred had already received a reminder before, whether it was Moore or Claire, they repeatedly emphasized this point to Fred, and the other party might divide the troops and let Fred deal with it carefully.

At first, Fred was a little worried, and sent a number of scouts to various parts of the Watch Alliance, but due to the cold weather, there was no trace of the enemy. The soldiers of the Trois-Rivières army who were sent out to work were all miserable and pleaded with Fred.

They also have a good reason, such cold weather, for a guess with a small probability, is not worth such a crowd. It is better to concentrate the army, after all, each territory has the garrison of other lords, and once the other party does attack, Fred can still have an army in his hands.

Fred was persuaded by his men to accede to their request and take back all the troops he had sent out.

Of course, although the reasons for his subordinates are great, in the final analysis, it is Fred himself who is careless. Originally, he thought that the other party was facing each other on the front line, and no army could be sent out to attack the territory, but he didn't expect that there would really be an enemy attacking the territory.

Fred took a few deep breaths, steadied himself, and told himself not to rush.

Now, now that we know the number and location of the enemy, things are actually much easier.

In fact, the most terrible thing is not the strength of the enemy, but the unknown and mystery of the enemy.

As the saying goes, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves.

With such a large territory before, Fred couldn't figure out the enemy's offensive movements, so he could only work the soldiers. And the other party launched an attack and attacked the territory, to a large extent, it also thought that the territory of the Watch Alliance was empty.

Therefore, the possibility of success of the other party's sneak attack lies in concealment, that is, blocking the news.

Just this first step, the other party failed.

Speaking of which, it was also thanks to Claire's unintentional move to establish a small mercenary group at that time. In addition to adding some informal armed forces to himself, the bigger reason for his establishment of a small mercenary group is to build his own intelligence network with the help of the mercenary system.

It's just that this action, which Claire thought would have a long return on investment, actually gave Claire and the Overwatch Alliance such a big surprise and gift this time.

And the other party didn't expect that in fact, although most of the main forces of the Overwatch Alliance were in the Ferrol Valley, the interior of the territory was not as empty as they imagined.

At the very least, within Fred's known range, many lords, including Claire, will not have fewer troops in their hands to guard their territories than the troops sent out to fight.

Coupled with the news that Three Rivers City sent reinforcements, the other party didn't know at all. The entire army brought by Trois-Rivières City was all stopped in Monseron City, plus the elite garrison troops left in the territory, Fred still had a pretty good military force in his hands.

Only, who will command this army?

Fred himself is definitely not good, he still knows how many pounds and taels he has.

Looking at the messenger, Fred's eyes suddenly lit up, yes, isn't there still Wade, how did he forget him.

"Go back and inform Knight Wade and let him come to Montelon City!"