Although the previous fight was tense and fierce, the archers guarding the battlements and the arrow towers did not fire a single arrow, but this did not mean that they lost their vigilance.

Even when the fight is nearing its end, no one looks left and right easily.

Without him, these guards, who have experienced tens of thousands of miles and are familiar with various battlefield conditions, have a consensus, and they all know that the closer to the end of the battle, the more likely it is that unexpected things will happen.

It is engraved in the blood of all warriors - there have been many good hands who have been killed or disabled for life because of negligence when cleaning the battlefield.

Once the enemy could be drilled out of the long sand dunes on the road, let alone a place like Song Realm?

Therefore, when the last one did not know whether it was the Shi family or the Guo family who fell, the keen archers noticed the strangeness in the crowd of onlookers - several strong men with Pu knives hanging on their waists rolled up their sleeves and fiddled with something, although they didn't see it very really, but there was really nothing wrong with the metallic luster - this kind of action was more dangerous than the opponent with open swords and guns in the open field!

What to do in the face of unknown dangers?

Don't need Antiano to shout the warning, it is the best choice to loosen the clasp hand in an instant - this is also the result of Luo Kaixian's guidance and teaching all the way, in the face of unknown and dangerous enemies, don't be busy exploring the truth, killing is the first choice.

As for whether there will be accidental injuries and whether there will be bigger and more serious consequences, no one cares.

Because for a warrior, in the dangerous situation of the arena, no one will be really innocent, as for the greater consequences? Is there any more serious consequence than losing the lives of one's own comrades?

This is the biggest characteristic of Lingzhou people, and this is the origin of people like Luo Kaixian who were named the word 'iron and blood' by later generations, and it is obvious that Luo someone's battlefield concept has been completely passed on to all the guards he trusts.

Where have the people of Xingyang, who have spent decades in peace, ever seen such a scene?

If the previous competition was not as exciting as the juggling in the streets and alleys in the eyes of the audience, the scene of arrows piercing people's bodies and splashing blood at this moment was like a sudden nightmare.

Frightened, He Shouqing sat paralyzed on the ground mixed with dirt and snow, the servants beside him were slightly better, but they couldn't help but put down the Pu knife and water and fire stick in their hands, that cautious look, lest any sharp arrow would suddenly be planted on him.

The onlookers completely lost the courage to continue - the people next to them were suddenly put down like stakes, but not everyone could withstand it.

The atmosphere suddenly became noisy, but this kind of hustle and bustle was no longer as leisurely as before, but full of fear and panic, I don't know who shouted at the top of his voice, "Run, Lingzhou people have killed people!" ”

As if a drop of water had suddenly been dripped into the boiling oil, the crowd of onlookers began to surge to the periphery like a splash of oil.

The archer's arrows did not stop, and several more in succession, like the man who had been shot down, were pinned to the ground.

Fortunately, the crowd that dared to watch the fight scene before was not very large, and there were no old and young women and children, and the fear of death was even more terrifying, just a dozen breaths of effort, the crowd dispersed to a hundred paces away, on the ground mixed with dirt and snow, in addition to some messy debris, there were still a dozen people who fell to the ground and a few were wailing fiercely, but the rest became silent, and the sides of their bodies had become red.

The twelve Lingzhou guards who went out to fight were on guard in their positions, and the generals of the two families of Shi Guo who had been knocked to the ground before, except for some people who were knocked unconscious, were mostly paralyzed on the ground, even if their weapons were not far away, they did not dare to make a slight move.

Antiano, who had always stood quietly at the door of the house, moved, he grabbed two handfuls of snow from the wall and grabbed two snowballs, Shi Shiran walked to Shi Kun and Guo Yaoting who were unconscious on the ground, put the bodies of the two people lying on their backs side by side, and then pressed the cold snowballs directly on the faces of the two people.

"I don't accept it! Again! This is Shi Kun's unwilling roar, but it is useless, no one is supporting him, and he is shaking even when he sits.

"Ahem ......" Guo Yaoting, who was miserably fallen, was obviously out of breath, lying on his back on the snow, his eyes were dull and dazed.

"What is the verdict?" Antiano greeted He Shouqing, who was also sluggish not far away, and saw the other party get up slowly, before continuing: "What does He Tongju think of the outcome of this competition?" ”

He Shouqing thought as he walked, and when he was in front of Shi Kun and Guo Yaoting, he said a little heavily and solemnly: "Two, you wait for you to lose!" ”

Only then did he understand the previous actions of the Lingzhou people, refusing to be because he was not directly involved, and fighting with the Shi Guo family was to suppress to gain the initiative to speak, as for the last archer killing, in addition to eliminating hidden dangers, I am afraid it was more for deterrence.

It's just that he still feels deeply angry at this kind of unscrupulous outsider in his own rule, and raised his head to Antiano and asked, "Deputy Envoy An, this official knows that your envoy wants to settle this matter, but why do you need to kill people?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he also pointed with his trembling arm at those who were pierced by the arrow not far away.

Antiano didn't explain at all, turned his head and shouted, "And Glass, drag a few of our prey!" ”

The prey of course refers to those who are shot through by the archers.

In a few moments, four or five corpses, covered in mud and blood, were dragged over, along with a few who had been shot through the hands and feet.

Antiano looked closely, and he couldn't tell the difference between facial features and so on, but they were clearly athletic, and many of the features that could be seen showed that they were not civilians, and the inexplicable bulge on the corpse's arm was obviously suspicious, except for the scabbard that still hung from the corpse's waist.

He said with relief: "My brother will not kill people easily, He Tongju, you might as well open their sleeves and take a look!" ”

He Shouqing was a little stunned, but in the face of Antiano's calmness, he had to endure the gastrointestinal discomfort caused by the smell of blood, turned over the sleeves of the deceased, and then ...... A crossbow tied to his arm was displayed before his eyes.

......As a landlord in the vicinity of Gyeonggi, he was not a small official who had never seen the world, of course he knew what was tied to this corpse, but as far as he knew, this kind of crossbow was generally only equipped with the general guards in the forbidden army or the royal imperial city secret saucer.

Could it be that some general or royal person from the forbidden army has come in? At this point, he couldn't help but think about it.

"He Tongju, think about the timing when these people want to make a move?" Antiano reminded softly, and as he spoke, he easily removed the crossbow from the corpse's arm and took it in his hand to examine it carefully.

It's just that his reminder is really useless for a literati who doesn't know about war, He Shouqing just asked suspiciously: "Timing?" ”

"That's right!" Antiano explained helplessly: "When the battle was fierce before, these people did not make a move, but only made a move at the end of the fight, who are they targeting? ”

Yes, these people are armed with crossbows, but they don't come in during the fight, but they surge towards the end, who is the target? He Shouqing felt that his head was about to explode, this kind of problem should be considered by the general who led the troops, how could it be the turn of a civilian official in his own family?

He turned his gaze away from the corpse to a few of the more conscious men, who, although their hands and feet were wounded and captured, did not wail in pain, but scanned the surroundings with a pair of fierce eyes, which were obviously not something ordinary people could have.

"Who does Vice Envoy Ann think they want to shoot?" He Shouqing asked in a low voice.

Antiano rummaged through the folding crossbow in his hand, and he couldn't get the essentials for a long time, so he simply dismantled the crossbow bolt on it, and threw the remaining crossbow body to Guo Yaoting, who was sitting on the ground and watching, and at the same time the latter's spirit was greatly lifted, he replied to He Shouqing: "This folding crossbow is rough and crude, the range is no more than thirty steps, most of our people are wearing armor, and it is not easy for the crossbow to shoot through...... Excluding us, there is only ......"

"These people are trying to sneak attack...... Ho? He Shouqing figured out Guan Qiao in an instant, the people of Lingzhou can't move, and the Xungui side is not worth it, isn't he the only one who has the biggest target in the general judgment?

Antiano did not draw a conclusion, but said solemnly: "He Tong judged or targeted, there were many onlookers, or unknown people were involved, and the target of these people did not appear and is unknown......

Obviously, this statement is Lao Cheng's serious words, He Shouqing nodded in agreement, but did not echo it, but his face became more and more ugly. Things are getting more and more complicated, some of them are beyond his ability to pass the sentence, whether these people are trying to frame and fan the flames, or trying to fish in troubled waters, it will affect his official fortune as the chief official of Xingyang.

At this time, an eager voice interjected, but it was Guo Yaoting who was sitting on the ground, "There is Khitan Wen on this, He Tongju, these people are the inner ghosts of the Khitan people!" Yes, they want to tease us and others to lose each other with the Lingzhou people, and they have already reaped the benefits of the fishermen! ”

Khitans?

Antiano hadn't noticed it just now, because where did he know any Khitan language?

However, the words engraved on the groove inside the crossbow can't hide Guo Yaoting, who was born in Jiangmen - his ancestors and fathers have participated in the war in the north, how can he not understand the characteristics of the enemy?

As soon as Guo Yaoting's words fell, everyone turned their attention to the few people who were injured by the arrows, but the seven or eight guys who were still awake were not afraid, and they looked like dead pigs were not afraid of boiling water.

Obviously, things are getting more and more complicated.

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