The weather is getting colder and colder, and the end of the year is getting closer. Although in the world of the undead, the biggest grim reaper is no longer cold, but from the invasion of the undead, the customs of the New Year are still preserved on a relatively small scale. There is no gunpowder here, and naturally there are no firecrackers and fireworks. But there is a waterside plant called gooseneck reed, which has a very thick skin, and if you pick out some thick ones, you will have the sound of firecrackers when you throw them into the fire.

Lu Jingzhi took Sijiu and Silly Dasha Er to sell New Year's goods in various villages, as an undead knight, he didn't go to plunder the village, but he wanted to take his subordinates to do business with humans, which was indeed a bit unusual. But Lu Jingzhi seems to have a lot of face with the Duke of Wensha, and at the winter strategy meeting, Lu Jingzhi Knight promised to pay three times this year's tax before the spring strategy meeting next year. In this way, not only the Duke of Wensha acquiesced, but even the low-level knights who had the most ordinary opinions had nothing to say - they originally objected out of jealousy of this method of making money, but Lu Jingzhi's proposed tax payment plan surprised them, and they couldn't even believe that Lu Jingzhi could really complete it.

If Lu Jingzhi's pacification strategy can allow humans to bring greater benefits to the Undead Castle, it is likely that other undead knights will also treat their villages well, and may even be entrusted to Lu Jingzhi. In short, this is a great thing for humans living in the undead realm.

But after all, there is not only the castle of the Duke of Wensha in the world of the undead, and the Tongyi Avenue not only brings the convenience of the caravan, but also brings this convenience to the duke's enemy, the former prime minister, Lord Ados.

Winter is a good season for the undead to war. Lu Jingzhi did not wait for the most anticipated outdoor barbecue for the New Year, but waited for the war mobilization order. In order to avenge the revenge of the village of Sulphur Lake, the former prime minister, Lord Ados, gathered two high-ranking knights and their knights, as well as more than half of the castle infantry, and drove to the shore of Sulphur Lake to declare war on the Duke of Winsha. If the Duke of Windsor fails to come and defeat the invading Ados army within the stipulated time limit, then the border village, known to Ados as the village of Sulphur Lake, is bound to be ruthlessly plundered and possessed.

The number of troops dispatched by the Ados army is almost equivalent to the entire force that the Duke of Windsor can dispatch. Former Prime Minister Ados is arrogant and does not want to take advantage of Winssa, and wants to defeat his opponent head-on on the battlefield with the same forces.

Because it was necessary to mobilize all the troops, Lu Jingzhi, as an undead knight, participated in this war reasonably. Tangtang couldn't go after all, because Lu Jingzhi's establishment was full. The four rangers joined Lu Jingzhi's private army as their infantry and subordinates, and the humans who participated in the battle, such as Silly Dasha 2, 49, the carpenter, the charcoal maker, and the charcoal maker's son, were all mounts and human slaves. There was a limit to the knights' personal armies, and no nobleman would allow his subordinates to develop private armies that were sufficient to threaten them. Under the banner of the Duke of Windsor, a knight has a maximum of two infantry and two servants, and each infantry has a maximum of two slaves. In this way, the master carpenter became the human slaves of the infantry Baghdad, and the master charcoal master and his son Xiao Hanzi became the human slaves of the infantry Karongont. As for Bonny Leviatan and Bastoni, they are subordinate, they have no human slaves. Only the stupid two are outside the establishment, and their identity is the magic mount of the knight of Lu Jing. In this way, Sugar Candy and Silver Heart can only stay in the castle, but Lu Jingzhi gives them a new task, which is to arrange and take care of the new blacksmith master.

This master blacksmith is also a family heirloom, but there is no iron material for him to fight for a long time, so he can only do some tinkering work, mostly taking some usable from some discarded iron objects and hitting some tools that need to be repaired. Whether such a technology can meet Lu Jingzhi's requirements, the production capacity is really worrying.

Lu Jingzhi led his subordinates to follow the high-ranking knight under the duke's command, Bingjian Shaoer, and half of the troops in the duke's castle were incorporated into the first legion, and they were stationed in the border village first, relying on defense. Another high-ranking knight and military strategist, Afaron, took the other half of his soldiers and horses to make a detour to Lake Sulfur, where he set up a sniper battlefield.

Blood ravens can always be seen as scouts as they travel, and they are the eyes and ears of the high-ranking knight Gomez. Although Ados likes to fight on frontal battlefields, he has no objection to his high-ranking knights using their own methods to provide information for themselves.

Ice Sword Sauer did not have the special ability to reconnoitre, and in order to prevent the movement of his army from being completely controlled by the other party, he had to reduce the speed of his march and advance covertly, and ordered the archers to shoot the blood crows.

"Your Excellency the Great Ice Sword Sauer, I have a suggestion as a dutiful subordinate, and I hope you will take the time to listen. "Out of consideration for his own safety, Lu Jingzhi must help Duke Wensha win this battle.

"Say, Knight Lu Jingzhi, I hope your advice will really work for us. Ice Sword Sauer replied coldly.

"Your Excellency, I feel it is necessary for us to increase the speed of our march in order to attract the attention of His Excellency Afalon and his troops before they reach Lake Sulphur. Lu Jingzhi proposed.

Ice Sword Sauer sneered, "Lord Knight, you seem to have forgotten that we have blood crows flying on our heads every day. ”

Lu Jingzhi said: "Your Excellency, your concerns are really important, the blood crow is the enemy's reconnaissance advantage, and for us it is tantamount to our night and their day." But I think that since they have the day on the battlefield, we can at least have the torches in the night. ”

Ice Sword Sauer's face paled slightly, and he said, "It seems that you are not a fool, my dear knight, I want to hear what you said about the torch." ”

Lu Jingzhi said excitedly: "Since the enemy army has blood crow reconnaissance, we can also have scout cavalry, so that we can double the marching speed." ”

Ice Sword Sauer nodded: "It's not that I haven't thought of this method, but every knight is a very important combat power for us, and I don't want the knight to risk being a scout." ”

Lu Jingzhi hurriedly said: "But we still have servants, and they also have their own mounts." "At least Lu Jingzhi's two servants have mounts, and when winter just came, he bought mounts and armor for his private army, and the mounts were good war horses, not slow horses. In this expedition, there is no doubt that Lu Jingzhi's private army is the best equipped.

"I know your obedience," said Ice Sword Sauer, "they used to be knights in the castle, but they were banished until they met you, swore allegiance to you, and made meritorious contributions in the last battle in the border village." Only then was he allowed to live under the rule of Lord Wensha. Their strength is still good, and with the equipment you bought for them, I believe that your private army even has the strength to independently assault the enemy's flank. ”

Murder and heart, it seems that even the undead race, who are not known for their intelligence, have reached a level of intelligence that cannot be underestimated after evolving into high-level knights. If Ice Sword Sauer suggested to the Duke of Winsand that he should attack alone with his private army, even if it was just to attack the opponent's flank, it would be a dead end. If you dare not go, you will disobey the orders of the army, and you will definitely die. Could it be that the Duke of Windsor is jealous of himself?

Lu Jingzhi shouted in a sharp child's voice that had not yet changed his voice: "Your Excellency!"

Before he could say anything, Ice Sword Sauer raised a hand to stop him from continuing, and said to him, "Now that the enemy is present, I will not regard your strength as a threat, nor will I waste my military power because of my opinion of you. Don't worry, I won't let you die. After receiving this assurance, Lu Jingzhi's heart was a little relieved, and he listened to Bingjian Shao'er continue: "I think it's okay to talk about the scout cavalry you said, and for us, the speed of the march is also very important. It's up to you to do it, and make sure to burn the torch a little brighter.

Lu Jingzhi nodded and took the order, Ice Sword Shaoer has been very unkind to see himself since the fat knight was killed by himself and took away the identity of the caiyi and the knight. If you can not declare your personal vendetta this time, maybe you are an upright guy. However, it may be that they are afraid of the enemy's might and do not dare to make any small moves. Lu Jing thought gloomily in his heart, while sending Baghdadi to gather all the knights' subordinates, since this matter was authorized by Ice Sword Shaoer, if he didn't play with this power, he would be too sorry for this opportunity.

In less than a moment, all the servants with mounts gathered in front of the camp. Each knight can have two servants, but not all knights can afford to raise their own servants, and it is impossible for a knight like Belgo who is not high in status and does not have much income to have a follower. But each servant swore allegiance to his master, and followed the knight into any battle, no matter how dangerous. Until the knights believe that they are capable of becoming true knights, they will break their oath and make them pledge allegiance to the lord. Usually this time is five to ten years. Most of the people who can serve as servants are the undead who are about to be promoted to the ability of knights, and if they are not qualified for the status of knights in ten years, they are likely to have to mix in the infantry class for a lifetime. Such undead are not absent, and most of them can only go to infantry captains. Therefore, becoming a true undead knight is the desire of every servant.

Lu Jingzhi asked these would-be knights to assemble in front of the camp, and in front of the knights they served, announced the matter of the servant scouts, and told them that this had been authorized by the commander of the First Legion, Ice Sword Sauer. Any servant who thinks he is not capable of serving as a scout can withdraw in advance, but as soon as he sets out, he must complete the reconnaissance mission with his life as a guarantee.

"I don't need your allegiance to me, but I do need you to obey my commands. Lu Jingzhi rode on his stupid shoulders, ran in front of the queue, and shouted to these servants, "No matter what the instructions you received before, I want you to assure you that you can only listen to me when you go out on a mission." ”

In fact, Ice Sword Shao'er meant that he only asked Lu Jingzhi to recruit his servants to temporarily form a reconnaissance team to find out if there were ambushes or traps on the route of advance, and he did not intend to give him so much power. But Lu Jingzhi made full use of the phrase "do it with full authority", and took these guards from the knights they served in an indirect way. As long as his mission is not completed, then these servants loyal to his knights will no longer listen to their orders. Which is more dangerous, disobeying the master's orders or disobeying the military orders, these servants can still tell the difference.

After receiving a positive response from the leaders of their own subordinates, all the subordinates agreed to Lu Jingzhi's request, and even those disgruntled knights who were taken away from their subordinates did not raise objections. Originally, the big war was imminent, so how could you not obey orders.

Hearing only a greeting, Lu Jingzhi took the lead in running out of the camp on his stupid shoulders, and then there was a sharp sound of horses' hooves, and the scout team finally set off.

If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.