“They’re lying!”
"They are enemy spies! They plan to attack our Matruh from within!"
"Warriors of Matruh, take up your weapons and defend our city!"
"How dare these guys disguise themselves as Holy Egypt guards? Chop off their heads immediately!"
The guards below immediately frowned when they heard the words of Lord Matruh.
Then, the guard's voice was like a lion's: "How audacious!"
"Lord of Matruh! We will arrest you for treason!"
"To all the warriors of Matruh, if you dare to point your weapons at us, we will regard you as equally guilty!"
As soon as he finished speaking, some of the Matruh soldiers who had just picked up their weapons hesitated. They just looked at the city lord and then at the guards, some of them not knowing what to do.
On one side were their leaders, and on the other, the guards from Holy Egypt.
They couldn't afford to offend either side, so these soldiers just waited and watched, not daring to act rashly.
"I have something to prove my identity!"
One of the guards said this, and then began to grope for something on the side of his clothes.
When the lord of Matrouh saw this scene, his eyes suddenly widened. He knew very well that if the guard successfully confirmed his identity at this moment, he would lose all control over Matrouh.
So, he couldn't let this happen.
He didn't care about his image and ran wildly, heading straight towards a Matruh soldier who was holding a bow and arrow but looking at the city lord at a loss.
The city lord snatched the bow and arrow, and at this moment, several guards clearly saw the city lord Matruh picking up the bow and arrow.
"careful!"
The soldier, who was looking towards his side with a calm head, simply raised his head when he heard this.
Before he could take out the token that could prove his identity, an arrow flew straight towards him.
He reacted very quickly and turned around to avoid the arrow when he saw it, but the arrow just hit him straight in the shoulder.
The arrow was so powerful that it almost caused the guard to lose his balance and fall to the ground.
When the other guards saw this scene, they just looked at the mayor of Matruh in surprise.
“Bold!”
"The enemy is at the gates, and you dare point your weapons at the guards of Holy Egypt!"
"How dare you shoot a Holy Egyptian guard!"
The mayor of Matruh took a deep breath, as the shouting was almost enough to tear his vocal tract.
"Everyone, listen to my orders, Matruh!"
"These guys are all enemy spies!"
"At this moment, the enemy has already approached the city of Matruh! If we want to survive, we have no choice but to kill the enemy spies first, and then deal with the enemies outside the city!"
"We must not allow the enemy to cooperate from within! These spies are dangerous. All archers, prepare immediately!"
His voice almost spread throughout half of the city of Matruh. All the soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then slowly raised their weapons.
But the archers holding bows and arrows seemed very hesitant. They gently pulled the bowstrings, and then just bit their lips and put down the bows and arrows helplessly.
"Warriors of Matruh!"
"Your city lord's actions are treasonous!"
"As long as you lay down your weapons now, we promise to forgive you!"
"More importantly, the city of Matruh is in danger right now! The enemy is almost approaching Matruh!"
"We must immediately capture your city lord, and then unite all our forces to eliminate the enemies outside the city!"
"Please, lay down your weapons!"
"We are not your enemies! We are the guards of Holy Egypt, the guards of His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh!"
Seeing many archers raising their bows, the guards could only raise their voices to warn them.
Although they were highly skilled in martial arts, at the moment, they had nothing around them that could serve as cover.
Even if they could use the weapons in their hands to block some arrows, they could not successfully block them every time.
What's more, they had to face arrows shot from all directions and at different heights. There was no way they could survive.
"City Lord...City Lord!"
"What if they really are guards from Holy Egypt?"
"Look at their appearance and listen to their accent. They really do look like people from Cairo!"
Some archers even had their hands shaking. On the one hand, they could not refuse the city lord's order, and on the other hand, they could not kill the guards of Holy Egypt.
They knew very well what the consequences would be if they killed the guards of His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh.
However, at this moment they were unable to tell whether the people below were enemy spies. Although they believed that the so-called guards were not enemy spies, they did not see any more compelling evidence to prove their identities.
The safest approach is to either control it or kill it.
But obviously, what the city lord wants to do at this moment is to kill all these "spies".
"What are you hesitating about!"
"I am the mayor of Matruh!"
"Think about why your family can have enough to eat? It's because I gave you food so that they can avoid famine!"
"Think about why you became a soldier and received this salary. You should know it better than anyone else!"
"You are so inexperienced that you can't even discern the enemy's rhetoric!"
"What they say is all lies, all about treason and embezzlement! All the food is now in the granary in Matruh. If you don't believe me, go and check it out!"
"Our granaries are now full, and we have a lot of sea fish. We can survive for several more months without the help of Saint Egypt!"
"If you listen to the enemy's words and capture me alive, then the enemy's plan will succeed!"
"If they control me, they'll use me to threaten you to open the city gates. Then, they'll join forces from inside and outside, and none of you will be able to leave this city!"
When the city lord said this, he clearly saw many archers raising their longbows again.
But their arms were still shaking, as if they had not yet made the final decision.
"You would rather believe the enemy than me?"
When the soldiers below heard the city lord's words, they were so angry that they trembled all over.
"What nonsense!"
"Just now, it was you who wanted to open the city gates, abandon your people and leave here. Now you..."
Just as the guard was speaking, an arrow whizzed past him.
The guard looked at the city wall in disbelief. He saw a Matruh archer looking at them with an expression of horror and disgust.
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