Eagle Byzantium

When Xio had just turned his horse around, he happened to be face to face with a knight behind him. Before Xio could say anything, he saw two soldiers wearing long grass and cloaks emerging from the woods behind them. , at that moment Xiu saw these two soldiers wearing crimson robes, holding arrows with full strings in their hands, but the arrow on the string was a long and narrow tube, which was very strange.

Then, before Xiu could shout, the knight in front of him, who was about to turn his horse, had the iron hoop on his helmet shattered, and an iron cluster protruded from his forehead. The knight's eyes Staring out, his back went up and hit the ground under the mount, splashing layers of fallen leaves.

The power of this bow and arrow is too great!

At the same time, the second cloaked soldier in scarlet clothes also buzzed and flicked the string in his hand, then tied the wooden tube on the string with his hand and flicked it for a moment. The famous retinue behind Xiu screamed. He lifted his feet from the horse and fell down.

"Ah!" Xio shouted in horror, and then lowered his body. The scenes on both sides quickly passed by, including the two soldiers using strange bows and arrows. For a moment, he was still calculating in his mind. Who sent the ambush? Although Gawain was not kind to them, he probably wouldn't have killed such a murderer! These soldiers were good at using bows and arrows, carried strange wooden tubes, and wore scarlet clothes. They looked like the Tecobo mercenaries of Emperor Komnenos.

During the calculation, soldiers kept standing up on both sides of the road. Arrow clusters, which were silent and extremely powerful in penetrating and killing, flew everywhere, hitting the sergeants and guards around Xiu. What was even more frightening was that with the naked eye, it was impossible to Unable to tell where the arrows shot from the wooden barrel came from and where they were directed, he hid his horse and ran for about three to five seconds. All the followers around him had been shot dead, and the bodies of the men and horses were lying on the ground.

I ran all my strength to the place at the bottom of the pot, and I was able to gallop. The enemy could not catch me. As the younger brother of the French King, it would be absolutely impossible for me to return to the border of Seleucia and expose Gawain. If you dare to do anything to me, it’s never too late to take the long term! With this thought, Xio kept kicking and beating his mount, getting faster and faster. At this moment, from behind the boulder at the entrance, a shooter poked half of his head out: the only famous retinue knight beside Xio Shouting, he rode his horse and rushed in front of Xiu, preparing to block the arrow for His Excellency Wang Di.

Although the archer's hand caught an arrow, he did not rush to shoot it. Then he turned around and disappeared behind the boulder again. The other archer behind him was lying on the stone, holding a blueprint in his hand, looking at the galloping Hugh and the French knight who came forward risked their lives, and then made a "right" gesture to the shooter.

The leaves were dancing, and the knight sped up his horse and rushed directly between the boulders and the path. Seeing this, the archer turned around again, knelt down on one knee, and faced Xio who was behind on the right side. It pointed upwards and shot out the small spear inside the tube. ——It directly shot off the reins in Xio's hand, and then penetrated through Xio's cloak and right shoulder. Xio only felt that he was pushed over by a huge force, and the other hand was still holding the reins there. , fell down under the galloping horse, and turned several somersaults in succession.

The knight who rushed out shouted in grief and indignation, turning his horse's head loyally to rescue His Royal Highness: At this moment, soldiers in scarlet clothes rushed out from each entrance and exit of the "pot bottom place", Holding a bow and arrow in hand, he quickly shot the knight into a hedgehog - his breastplate, abdomen and footsteps were engulfed in rows of small spears. He swayed on the spot for two steps before falling down and dying. .

Over there, Xio's face was covered in blood, and his heart was confused and full of resentment. A bloody hole was shot in his right shoulder, and all his muscles and bones were disabled. He couldn't move. He could only use his left hand, holding the sword, and slowly sat up on his knees. , in the shaking vision, many soldiers in scarlet clothes held up The weird arrow was approaching him from the front, "I am the prince of Capet, I am the lord of France..." Xio felt that the blood was rapidly draining from his body, and he could only half kneel , groaning, shaking his head, constantly indicating his identity.

Footsteps sounded from behind, and Xiu used all his strength to turn around and draw his sword, ready to kill the opponent, but with a clang, his sword blade was blocked by the hook of the head of a battle ax: although the time to see the opponent was very short. Short, but Xio could still clearly see that the man holding a long-handled battle ax was a stout and tall heavily armored warrior with a dirty beard and a pirate-like savage smile. He was carrying a shield and the battle ax in his hand was strangled. sword.

Then this guy got angry and swept the ax handle backwards across Xio's neck. Xio's eyes immediately blackened, blood spurted from his mouth and nose, and he was knocked to the ground. Then, before he could get up, he was kicked hard in the chest again - -The axe-man is condescending , stepped on his chest, "My bones are broken." Xio hissed in pain, looking at this huge creature, aiming at the bridge of his nose with the cold and cold ax blade, then raising it slightly, and then aiming it, Lift it higher again.

"I'm Hugh Capet..." Xio continued to declare his identity in vain until the axe-hand stood up straight and rounded his arms. Then Xio felt a red light explode in front of his eyes, and then he was completely No more consciousness.

Because his head had been chopped off by the axeman, many soldiers in scarlet clothes also gathered. They used the wooden frame of the mule cart to throw all the bodies of the French who were ambushed and killed on it. Those who were still alive were stabbed to death by the scarlet soldiers with their scimitars. The axeman lifted Hugh's head, and then said a few vicious words to the soldiers on both sides, and then reluctantly threw it on the wooden frame of the mule cart.

As the sky darkened, the soldiers holding torches began to bury the bodies and wooden frames together at night, and then lined up and slowly left.

Ten days later, in Philadelphia, Prince John was discussing the revival of the military region with his staff: the prince proposed a plan. Philadelphia happened to be located at the thoroughfare between the mountains, plains and the seaside. In order to curb the Turks on the plateau, it was necessary to add battlements, beacons and barracks in this city, concentrate the cavalry here, and make it the core on land; and Attalia City must repair the docks and recruit sailors from the surrounding islands, and strive to revive a small navy within two to three years to patrol the coast and fight pirates - in this way, through the construction of the two cities, the naval and land forces of the Pamphylia Military Region can be taken into account.

Next, the news from Alaman Castle stunned the prince, "The people sent by the pilgrims to negotiate with Emperor Komnenos, namely the honorable Hugh and Earl William, have disappeared while passing through the mountain road leading to Philadelphia. Archduke Gawain sent a letter to inquire about the whereabouts of the messenger." (To be continued ~^~)