The correct answers are A) a place to rest. C) supplies. D) weapons.
What the military provided for western travelers was a place to rest, supplies, weapons.
The mentioned above was what the militia provided to merchants and traders who traveled the road at that time. There, traders and travelers found a place to spend the night and get some rest. It also was the place to get the supplies needed and the military sold weapons used by merchants to defend themselves against thieves.
