The killing at the gate of Linchuan County came without warning, and it happened in a situation that no one expected.

The soldiers at the gate didn't react at all, and when the blade entered their bodies, they finally understood what was happening. Enemy attack, enemy attack! They had no way to say the words in their hearts, only blood gushing out of their wounds.

The ten soldiers in Dong Zhuo's army at the gate of the city were killed, and died without any resistance. On the carriage at the back of the caravan, and the guys walking next to the carriage were particularly ruthless, fast and accurate, efficient and fast, completely with the purpose of killing each other as quickly as possible.

Many caravans and pedestrians who were preparing to enter the city in the back were still stunned when they saw this scene, and they didn't react at all. When they saw clearly the blood flowing on the ground on the side and the corpses of the soldiers at the city gate that had fallen to the ground, they suddenly reacted.

"Murder!"

Screams came and went, and the panicked crowd ran in all directions, no one knowing who had killed the soldiers, but it did not prevent them from guessing the most dangerous situation. In short, let's leave this place first, the next battle will definitely be inevitable, if you stay in this place any longer, wait a while for the sword to have no eyes, and it will be them ordinary people who will suffer.

It was a very ordinary day, no matter how ordinary it was, but when this bloody scene appeared, everyone knew that a change was coming. If the army in the city can defend the county seat, it will be fine, but if it can't defend it, and the enemy who doesn't know where to come from, the people in the city will fall into an unknown and dangerous situation.

"It shouldn't be a Qiang." The steward of a caravan stopped, and watched from afar with the caravan behind him at the gates.

In addition to the ten soldiers guarding the city gate at the city gate, there were also soldiers guarding the end of the passage under the city gate at the other end. It's just that they also died, and it happened almost instantaneously, and they were also killed by the people in the caravan.

The reason why he was still able to stand here calmly and watch the changes was because he knew that the group of men and horses who used the caravan as a cover to attack Linchuan County was definitely not a Qiang person. If the Qiang people are there, where can there be such a scheme? They are going to attack the county seat, and they have already come over, and there will be no disguise at all, and they will disguise this method.

"Steward Wang, can we go?" A fellow next to him asked cautiously, his eyes full of concern.

"No, just wait and see. It will be difficult for us to find a place to stay today after we leave. Compared to the wilderness, a county town that has just experienced war is much safer. Steward Wang said.

"But, Steward Wang, who knows what the true identity of this sudden caravan is in this situation! If he were to attack us caravans, it would be too late to leave. The man continued to try to persuade the steward to leave.

"Don't be afraid. As long as it's not a Qiang person, that's fine. Standing lightly, Steward Wang looked confident.

Seeing the appearance of Steward Wang, the worry in the man's heart couldn't help but ease a lot. After all, compared to him, a young man, Steward Wang has experienced many winds and waves, and he is well-informed, plus he is a steward, and he will not put himself in danger. The real reason, the reason why Steward Wang is so calm, is really curious.

The guy asked curiously, "Why can't it be a Qiang person?" ”

"Qiang? Qiang people dare to step into the realm of the Dong family? Steward Wang did not answer the man directly, but asked him a rhetorical question.

The guy looked puzzled, puzzled, knew that a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and blurted out: "I see!" ”

"With the power of the Dong clan, the Qiang tribe will never dare to put their minds on this, and besides, they will not be able to hide themselves at all. Moreover, those Qiang tribes who were not satisfied with the Dong clan and opposed the Dong clan were basically wiped out. ”

"As long as it is not a Qiang person, there is no threat to the people in the city, but for the sake of stability, they have to come forward to maintain law and order in the city. After all, this is not the land of the Qiang people, and the Qiang people can go directly after grabbing a wave, no matter how brutal they are, it is the nature of the Qiang people. But if the local forces do this, if they don't kill all the insiders, as soon as the news spreads, the reputation will definitely be rotten! The man cast an inquiring glance at Steward Wang.

"Not bad." Steward Wang twisted his beard and nodded affirmatively, he couldn't help but secretly pay attention to this guy's knowledge, but not everyone could see this clearly.

The surrounding caravans, and the running pedestrians, their worries were completely unnecessary. As long as it is not the Qiang people, basically the war will not spread towards them, even with the brutality of Dong Zhuo of the Dong family, that side is also against the Qiang people.

If it's a Qiang, it's definitely too late to leave. However, based on his experience in dealing with the Qiang people for many years and walking the trade route of Liangzhou, this will definitely not be a Qiang person.

The soldiers who had finished killing people disguised as caravan men turned a deaf ear to the shouts around them, and their cold gazes only swept away, and they retracted after glancing at them. They raised their feet, did not say much, and stood together at the gate of the city in a very tacit understanding, and became the one who now guarded the gate.

The people who were still screaming in horror when they were swept away by the cold gaze shivered, and their whole bodies became stiff, and there was great fear in their hearts. Fearful all his life, another high-pitched cry that was holding back in his throat was swallowed by himself again.

At this time, the surroundings became very quiet again, and if it weren't for the obvious corpse lying on the ground in the soldier's armor, the current scene really looked like a soldier guarding the city gate. It's just that the gate of the city is deserted now, and the people don't dare to scream, for fear of attracting the attention of this group of uninvited guests, so they are not slow at all, and run towards the distance. Anyway, they didn't dare to enter the county anymore, passing in front of those fierce and vicious people, what is this not looking for death?

Although there were only a dozen of those people at the gate of the city, a very small number, no one dared to move. Even those caravans with armed forces are the same, no one knows if they will attract the other party's thunderous blow, and their own lives are more important than helping the county defenders.

"What's up there? Killed? At the top of the city wall, a captain looked down in confusion.

It was obvious that the people and caravans who were fleeing in a panic and fled into the distance, and when they tried to look at the city gate, they found that their view was blocked. He didn't know what was going on with this murder at all, could it be that there was someone at the gate of the city in the city, or was there a fight, and someone died?

"You, you, you. Come down with me and see, and the others will stay where they are. The lieutenant ordered more than twenty soldiers and asked them to go down to the city with him to have a look.

In his opinion, this is just an ordinary picking quarrel and provoking trouble, and even if someone is killed, it is easy to deal with. Originally, he only wanted to take a dozen people down to have a look, and it was estimated that by the time he arrived, the soldiers at the city gate had settled the matter, but after thinking about it, he decided to bring more than twenty soldiers.

No matter what the situation, it can be handled. They are not those officials in the city, they are soldiers who have been on the battlefield, and for some rangers or ordinary people, it is a simple matter.

He didn't think of this at all to the question of someone coming to attack the city, and he didn't even see the shadow of the army, what kind of city to attack? I'm afraid that if he didn't come to find death, the eight hundred soldiers in the city, the thieves dared to come, and he dared to make them all unable to leave.

He hurriedly led people down the city, although he knew that it was impossible to deal with anything serious, but the captain still had to see it with his own eyes. Now you can't be too careless at this juncture, the army is very strong in investigating and dealing with those who neglect their duties, and once a small lieutenant like him is found to have a problem, it is possible that he will be directly beaten into a small soldier.

As soon as he got out of the city, he led the people towards the city gate, and just happened to see several carriages parked there by a caravan, blocking the passage at the city gate. I don't know what happened, and the guys in the caravan also ran towards the city in a panic, not even caring about the goods on the carriages.

"Stop! What's going on up ahead? He asked in a loud voice, stopped, and drew his long knife vigilantly, looking at the performance of this caravan, which made him pay more and more attention to what was happening at the gates.

The two dozen soldiers behind him also drew their long knives after seeing the captain's movements.

Seeing this, the caravan guys who were about to disperse from them quickly stopped, their faces still panicked, but after seeing the soldiers, they had obviously become much lighter.

"Yes, yes—" One of the businessmen in the lead gasped, staccato and never able to utter the words in full.

"What's there?" The lieutenant was anxious when he heard that the merchant had stammered for so long and had not gotten to the point.

He walked over to the merchant, grabbed him by the collar, and pulled him over. The first time he pulled it, he didn't move, the captain was obviously stunned, and he didn't believe in the evil tug, but he still didn't move.

"These businessmen are really well-fed, and they are so strong! Sure enough, they are all fat sheep! The lieutenant didn't pull the merchant several times, and said secretly in his heart.

The lieutenant let go of his hand, raised the long knife in his hand, and asked in a cold voice, "Tell me, what happened at the gate of the city?" ”

"It's the enemy." A smile appeared on the merchant's face.

An alarm suddenly appeared in the captain's heart, and just as he was about to say something, the merchant had already approached him. A short knife suddenly appeared in the merchant's hand, and with the flash of the knife, the blood light suddenly appeared.

The lieutenant's eyes were wide open, and there was a wound in his throat, from which blood kept splattering.

There was still disbelief in his eyes, his lips curled and he wanted to say something, but the long knife in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang" sound.

(End of chapter)