“..... That's the order given by His Majesty the King, Captain of the Shiogetsu River Banner. www.biquge.info"In the woods not far away, the lich mage who was wearing a gray and white hooded cloak instead of wearing a black ** magic robe as before, opened his eyes and said to Yan Yuechuan, who was half-crouching beside him, judging from his hands that occasionally exposed from the hooded cloak, his skin was slightly pale, but what showed his identity as a lich mage was a flash of red in his eyes by chance.

"Roger, Lord Lich Mage. Nodding in awe to the Lich Mage, Shiotsukikawa, who was also wearing a gray and white hooded cloak over his Teutonic Japanese Armor, raised his right hand slightly, made a gesture to move forward, and stood up, quietly walking in the direction of his own undead king, while the other Teutonic warriors and lich mages behind him also began to act silently.

As early as he arrived in the area, Shiozukigawa led his Teutonic warriors and the accompanying lich mages to dismount, relying on the horse to advance on foot - riding through the woods was not the fastest way to move, and it was easy to make too many noises to attract the attention of other creatures, so dismounting and walking was the best choice. In addition, the Teutonic warriors and lich mages have new equipment for their current journey in the icy wilderness, with the former adding an additional set of gray and white hooded cloaks, while the latter will also be black** After changing the robe to this hooded cloak, put on a well-lined leather armor, which not only increases defense but also plays a certain degree of warmth, otherwise even if the lich mages cannot be frozen to death, they will be affected by the low temperature and the body's reaction will further affect the activity, so it is inevitable that those who should be kept warm still need to be kept warm.

Not only that, but the Lich Mages who carry out field combat missions are also equipped with metal weapons, as can be seen from the ten Lich Mages who accompanied the Teutonic warriors such as Shiogetsugawa: on the left and right sides of their waists they wore a Lombard-style fighting shield and a Guramuruth-style short sword, and each Lich Mage also held a staff made of iron birch wood to assist them in casting magic.

Teutonic mages have always been equipped with special melee weapons in order to have the power to protect themselves when their magic runs out or when they encounter the proximity of enemies, and the Lombard fighting shield and the ancient Romanturo-style shortsword are suitable for Teutonic magicians, and there is a reason why the staff is made of iron birch. Iron birch itself is dense and heavy, the efficiency of conducting various magical elements is also decent, and the most important thing is that its wood is three times harder than oak or even twice as hard as ordinary steel, it is the hardest wood that can be found in the world so far, and can be used as a substitute for metal...... Or, the staff used by the Teutonic mage is made of iron birch wood with the strength in mind, because the strong material of the iron birch and the wood used to make the staff are all naturally occurring nodules at the top, and they are completely a wooden version of the two-handed war hammer, especially suitable for Teutonic mages who are involved in melee combat and have no time to pull out their weapons. Magic crystals or magic gems are used to really use the staff as a war hammer, and one of the consequences is often to break the contents inlaid on it to Cei......

Iron birch belongs to the deciduous tree, the angiosperm phylum of the plant kingdom Birch family, its vegetation is widely distributed in the east and southeast of Jilin Province in China, the west of Zhejiang and the northeast of Liaoning, in Russia, Japan and North Korea also have a lot of distribution, and grows in the mountains at an altitude of about 700 meters. Iron birch may be a rare and endangered wild plant in the outside world, and is on the verge of extinction, but in Gensokyo, this tree can be said to be ubiquitous in the wild forests, especially on the side of Yokai Mountain, where it grows to the point of flooding, and sometimes the Tengu will cut down a lot of it and sell it to the human mines at the foot of the mountain, and the human miners buy it to serve as a strong and durable support wood...... A long time ago, Feng Longde accidentally learned that iron birch was quite common in Gensokyo, and he continued to make systematic acquisitions, considering that he would obtain sufficient materials for the crafting staff that the lich mages would use in the future: although there were many various kinds of magic staff in the massive materials taken out of the Eternal Refuge of Seven Star Mountain, everything would be worn out after use, and in order for the lich mages to have sufficient equipment to use anytime and anywhere, the corresponding supply of raw materials was absolutely indispensable.

Since Teutonic mages generally have sufficient physical training and basic combat training, the Lich Mages who carry out combat missions will fully equip themselves: the two levels of Magic Apprentice and Apprentice Mage are wearing fine leather and cotton armor, and when they reach the level of expert mages and magic masters, they will not be too limited by the level of metal that has the characteristics of repelling magical elements, and they will wear different types of metal armor, and when they reach the level of Magic Master or Caroline's Nether Queen...... Well, all in all, in the Teutonic style, the more powerful the magician, the heavier and more protective the armor they wear, and if they don't hold a staff and use magic, they don't look much different from a knight or hoplite......

After a cautious stealth march, the Teutonic warriors such as Shiogetsu Chuan and the accompanying lich mages soon saw Feng Longde, the immortal king of his own family, appear in everyone's field of vision.

"Your Majesty!" Yan Yuechuan shouted in a low voice, he was going to say another greeting, but considering that he couldn't make too much noise now, he quickly closed his mouth.

"Captain of the Shigetsu River Banner. Seeing that the Teutonic warriors and the accompanying lich mages had arrived on time, Feng Longde nodded slightly and whispered back, and then made a gesture to wait on the spot.

Shiotsukigawa nodded when he saw this, and then made the same gesture to his Teutonic warriors, and everyone knelt on one knee in the snow, silently waiting for the next order and action.

"Fifteen minutes have passed since the company of crossbowmen from the outside human mercenary force arrived. Von Rond asked the Lich Mage within the Soul Connection, wondering how the human mercenaries from the outside world in the Magical Opel Lightning Truck were actually slower than the Teutonic warriors.

"There are still two minutes to be reached, Your Majesty, on the way they came to a road that was blocked by a few fallen trees, and the Teutonic motorists chose to make a detour in order to get there as soon as possible, and delayed for some time. Less than ten seconds after Feng Longde's inquiry was sent, the Lich Mage replied, "Now they have marched in formation, and they will be ready to attack at any time when they arrive, Your Majesty the King." ”

"Damn, it seems that in the field combat environment, modern vehicles will also encounter tricky situations......" was a little speechless about the encounter of the crossbowman company of this human mercenary force from the outside world, Feng Longde quickly issued a new order: "Arrive as soon as possible, you don't need to find me after arriving, arrange it directly around this glade in a skirmish line, surround it, and I will have the next order after completion." ”

"Your will, Your Majesty. The Lich Mage replied with a new soul message. In order for the Undead King to be able to mobilize outside human mercenary forces on the battlefield in real time, any outside human mercenary unit fighting in the field will also be equipped with a number of lich mages according to their size, which can provide some magical support and act as a relay agent for order transmission, and can also supervise them, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

"Let's hope nothing goes wrong. Muttering to himself in the Soul Heart, Von Rond withdrew his attention from the Soul Link and turned his attention to the Teutonic warriors and lich mages who were waiting for the new orders.

"Teutonic warriors, one minute with you to check your armor and weapons and ammunition, and a minute later the lich mages will give the Teutonic warriors all kinds of protective magic and prepare for battle. After giving a new order, Feng Longde twisted his neck, soothing his neck bones that were a little sore from wearing the Demon Ring-Wing Barrel Helmet for a long time, "By the way, if you have any religious beliefs, you can still have some extra time to pray, pray that you will not be hit by the fireballs fired by these guys, or that the protective magic on your body will work when you are hit, and you will not become tempura." ”

Teutonic warriors: "...... Yes, Your Majesty. ”

I have to say that sometimes, the seemingly stereotypical Feng Longde also has a cold humorous side, which should be the result of being infected by a white-haired old man with a scar on his face......

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Two minutes later, the crossbowmen of the outside human mercenary army arrived in the area on time, and similarly silently surrounded the glade in a straggler line, aiming their heavy pulley steel crossbows at the witch cultists in the middle of the glade.

With the arrival of the Teutonic troops, Gallott and other demon hunters also put away their pulley steel crossbows, drew their steel two-handed swords and waited for Feng Longde's next step, while Ye Naifa and other sorceresses acted as bystanders, and now they could provide stable magical support with the Lich mages who carried sufficient synthetic magic crystals of various types on their bodies, although they were almost no match in terms of individual magic strength, but they were about four times more numerous, and it was difficult to accurately compare which side had the advantage.

"Are you ready?" After receiving a report from the Lich Mage who was accompanied by a crossbowman hired by the humans from the outside world to shoot at any time, Feng Longde clenched the steel iris shield and Teutonic two-handed greatsword in his hand, and whispered to the Teutonic Kawa and other Teutonic warriors who had taken off their off-white hooded cloak and the Teutonic Japanese Armor on their bodies shimmered with various magical lights.

"Ready, Lord...... Your Majesty. Yan Yuechuan replied a little nervously, he almost called Cheng Duke again, but fortunately he reacted in time, otherwise his own immortal king would probably be a little confused when he heard it.

"Then, prepare to ......" Feng Longde nodded, then turned his head away, and his body began to lean out slightly.

Seeing Feng Longde's movements, Shiotsukikawa and the other Teutonic warriors also held the basic model of the Lee Enfield short rifle No.4 Mk.I with bayonets in both hands, and their bodies tensed, and the sound of tense or flat breathing of the Teutonic warriors was everywhere.

"Charge with me!" Roaring out this sentence at the loudest volume, Feng Longde suddenly stood up straight, and the special Teutonic Gothic plate armor and steel iris shield on his body erupted into a turquoise soul flame, turning him into a green metal fire man, "Charge!!"

"Honorary !!" uttered a battle cry unique to Teutonic warriors in their native language, and Teutonic warriors such as Shiogetsu River also stood up and charged, and the bayonet of the basic model of the Lee Enfield short rifle No.4, the Mk.I, flashed with a cold light, "Uhhhh!!h

"Crossbowman, start the first round of suppressive shooting!" After giving the order to the relevant lich mage within the soul connection, Von Rond immediately activated his Ron virus sprinting ability, making himself even faster.

"Roger, Your Majesty. The lich mage, who received the order, immediately turned to the crossbowman company leader standing beside him, and said indifferently: "Conduct the first round of suppressive shooting." ”

"Yes, Lord Lich Mage!" the crossbowman company leader with a middle-aged face nodded vigorously, and then shouted to the nearest crossbowman next to him, "First round of suppressive fire!"

"First round of suppressive shooting!"

"First round of suppressive shooting—"

In the process of passing words one by one, all the crossbowmen stood up from their places wearing their gray-white hooded cloaks, and held their heavy pulley steel crossbows flat, and aimed their crosshairs at the witch cultists who had just been startled by a roar like a tiger roaring in the mountains.

"Launch—"

"Launch!"

"Launch!"

"Whoosh ......" accompanied by the sound of crossbow bolts breaking through the air, a large number of crossbow arrows flew out with a roar, and quickly headed towards the witch cultists.

"Ahh

However, what frightened the witch cultists the most was the roar that floated over the glade:

"Second round of suppressive shooting!"