The fight in the Colosseum soon came to an end. The pirates were lying on the ground and the weapons in their hands had fallen off. They could only use their hands to block in front of their bodies to protect their faces and necks from being cut by the long swords.
The robbers wearing the Mingguang Armor of the Tang dynasty naturally wouldn't give the pirates a chance to breathe. They waved their long swords and kept hacking. Every time, they aimed at the weakest part of the pirate's armor. The pirate screamed in pain and even rolled on the ground. Unfortunately, the long swords weren't sharp enough to penetrate the excellent armor. The pirates were struggling desperately, so they weren't hacked to death for a while, but they were getting weaker and weaker.
"Assistant Minister Li, next time we fight, we can't let both sides wear such excellent armor. The defense is too high. There's not much reaction after so long, and there's very little bleeding!"
A subordinate said.
"Yes, let them wear ordinary armor. It's enough to protect their torso and head. There's no need to protect their arms and thighs so tightly. It's too tiring to fight. After such a long time, the fight still hasn't ended. Moreover, there's no blood. It's not fun to watch."
Another subordinate said.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "What you said is very reasonable. I didn't think it through before. I only thought about letting them fight for a longer time, but I didn't think that the defense is too high. The fight is too slow. Many spectators are impatient."
"Assistant Minister Li, this fight is going to end soon. Do you want to call it a day or do you want to have another fight?"
The official in charge of the Colosseum asked.
Ang Lee thought for a moment, looked at the surrounding civil and military officials, and said, "Are you going to go back, or do you want to watch another fight?"
"Assistant Minister Li, I'm tired. This fight has been going on for so long. It's enough. Let's end it now!"
"We should strike while the iron is hot. We just had a good time watching. Let's have another fight! We can't stay in Anzhu City for long, but there are so many pirates and robbers. If we don't get rid of them all, we can't just leave them here. "
"That's right. Anyway, there are still so many gladiators. Let's get rid of them all before we leave. Won't that save our colleagues a lot of trouble?"
Most of the civil and military officials of the Tang dynasty still hoped that they could continue to enjoy the beast fighting show. After all, they were quite bored, so they had to find something for themselves to do. Their work could be handed over to their subordinates, and they could occasionally watch the show.
Ang Lee smiled and looked at his subordinates. He said sincerely, "It seems that most of you want to watch another match. Only a few of you are tired. If you want to continue watching the performance, stay. If you're tired or have work to do, you can leave. What do you think? "
"That's great. I've already settled my matters. I'm just waiting to watch the show."
"I still have official business to attend to. I'll go back once I'm done."
Watching the performance and dealing with official business were serious matters. All the subordinates felt at ease. No one felt uncomfortable.
"Wow …"
"The Tang dynasty has won …"
"Long live the Tang dynasty …"
The crowd went completely crazy. The onlookers were all shouting, scaring the people outside the Colosseum.
Li An was in the middle of explaining the next duel. When he heard the cheers, he hurriedly looked towards the Bestial Colosseum. As expected, the pirate had been killed. A long sword had pierced through the pirate's throat and was stuck in the back of his neck.
Seeing that his opponent was completely dead, the robber let go of the long sword and circled back and forth around the pirate's body. From time to time, he raised his hands and cheered for his victory.
According to Ang Lee's promise, as long as he could kill the gladiator on the opposite side, he would be free. Before leaving Anzhu City, he would also get a small amount of travel expenses so that they could return to their hometown safely.
Looking at the long sword pierced into the pirate's throat, Ang Lee did not feel the slightest discomfort in his heart. It was the pirate who died. He would only feel happy and not uncomfortable.
In this way, the fierce fight in the Colosseum ended. The result of the duel was that the pirate was killed, and the robber got freedom and a small amount of travel expenses.
Looking at the crazy cheers of the audience, Ang Lee was also in a very good mood. This showed that the people of the Tang dynasty were very patriotic. When they saw the people wearing the armor of the Tang dynasty win, they could not help but cheer enthusiastically.
"This game is so wonderful. The warriors of the Tang dynasty finally won."
A businessman said excitedly.
"It's so enjoyable. I really want to go down and fight myself. Haha!"
The fat businessman was so excited that he was incoherent.
"Fatty, you didn't have enough fun last time. Do you want to go down again? Do you want us to help you distract the soldiers so that you can jump down and have a good fight?"
His peers next to him laughed and joked.
The fat man was not angry. He said with a smile, "I'm just giving an example to express my feelings. I don't really want to go down and have a fight. I don't want to die yet."
"Haha! I understand. We are all in the same mood. This kind of show is really wonderful, but it will end sooner or later. "
A businessman had a premonition of the future.
"Why? Why will it end? "
The fat man asked.
"Fatty, think about it! The Colosseum is a duel of life and death. They are all pirates and felons who have committed heinous crimes. But there are only so many pirates and felons left. If they continue to fight day after day, they will all die sooner or later. "
A businessman said.
"We can catch them after they die! There has been a shortage of felons in every era. There will be no shortage of felons. "
The fat man said.
"If you know that you will be sent to the Colosseum to perform felonies, will you still dare to commit felonies?"
The fat man thought for a moment and nodded, "What you said makes sense. At least most people will not dare to commit felonies after watching the Colosseum Show. By then, all the gladiators will be dead. We won't be able to watch it anymore! It's a pity. "
"It's a pity. What are you talking about? If we can't watch the Colosseum Show in the future, it means that the security of Anzhu City is good. Without pirates and thieves, we can live a peaceful life. This is a good thing. As long as there are no bad people in Anzhu City, we should be very happy even if we can't see the Colosseum Show. Don't you think so?"
An old businessman said excitedly.
"Yes, yes, yes. That's right. I hope so too."
The fat man hurriedly explained.
After the first Colosseum Show ended, Ang Lee decided to give another Colosseum Show to the audience. However, after the first Colosseum Show, the promises that should be fulfilled must be fulfilled. Otherwise, he would break his promise.
Of course, Ang Lee did not need to do such a task in person. This kind of work that required shouting would naturally be done by qualified subordinates.
"Clang, clang, clang …"
Several soldiers rang the gong to quiet the audience.
The official of the Tang Dynasty, who was in charge of the Colosseum, walked into the Colosseum under the protection of more than a dozen Tang Dynasty soldiers. He stood next to the pirate's body, looked up at Ang Lee's position, and nodded respectfully. Then, he glanced at the crowd.
"Everyone, I have one thing to announce in public. The winner next to me will be free. He is a robber. Not only did he rob a businessman, but he also injured him. He committed a felony, but he defeated his opponent lying on the ground with his own efforts. Therefore, the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty will give him a chance to turn over a new leaf, but he will be expelled from Anzhu City. So, you don't have to worry about him robbing you in the future."
The official of the Tang Dynasty spoke at the top of his voice. After a pause, he added, "You see! The one lying on the ground is a pirate. He was killed because his skills were not as good as his opponent's. His body will soon be buried. Guards! Drag the body away. And take him away too. "
Two soldiers of the Tang Dynasty followed the order. One of them held the pirate's leg and dragged the pirate's body away. The other two soldiers of the Tang Dynasty escorted the victorious robber away. Another two soldiers cleaned up the shields and long swords on the ground, and the rest guarded the official of the Tang Dynasty.
"Everyone, do you think today's duel is over? No, there's still one more duel. Let's take a break and wait for the next one. "
The official of the Tang Dynasty shouted and then left with several soldiers.
After the end of the duel, some of the audience had already left. They thought the performance was over, so they left. However, some of the audience did not go far after leaving. Instead, they took a breath at the gate and waited for their companions.
"Strange, why hasn't he come out yet? I've been waiting for a long time."
A businessman who was waiting for his companions looked inside the gate with a puzzled face. However, because the courtyard wall had been built and there was a screen inside the gate, he could not see anything.
"It's been so long, but no one has come out. Will there be another performance?"
"It can't be! There was only one duel last time. This duel has been going on for so long. How can there be another one? "
"It's not impossible. They didn't charge us last time. They still charged us this time. "
"Oh! What should we do? There are too many people inside. I just came out to take a breath. If there's another performance, I should go back and watch it. I can't waste the ticket money. "
"Let's go back together."
There were more than a hundred audience members who came out in advance. Most of them had left, and a dozen people planned to go back.
"Stop, buy a ticket."
The petty official of the Tang Dynasty who was in charge of selling tickets stopped them.
"We bought tickets and just came out. We thought the performance was over, but most people didn't come out. We think the performance might not be over, so we want to go in and watch it."
The businessman explained.
"No, you have to buy a ticket to enter. This is the rule."
The petty official of the Tang Dynasty did not allow them to enter and insisted that they buy tickets.
The businessman was anxious and retorted, "The performance is not over yet. Why didn't you stop us when we left?"
"You are customers. You can leave whenever you want. We have no reason to stop you."
The businessman became even more anxious and said, "Even if you didn't stop us, you should at least remind us that the performance is not over. That's what you should do! But you didn't remind us. You shouldn't have done that. "
"Haha! I'm just a ticket seller. How could I know how long the performance will last? My superior didn't tell me! "
The petty official of the Tang Dynasty said disdainfully.
"That's also your responsibility. It's your fault. You can't make us buy tickets again."
The businessman said angrily.
"No, you have to buy tickets if you go out and go in again. You have to buy tickets."
The petty official of the Tang Dynasty insisted.
"Forget it, forget it. Let's not argue. There are 15 of us. Here are two silver coins. Make an exception. You don't have to record it."
A businessman smiled and stuffed two silver coins into the petty official's hand. His voice was also very low.
A trace of joy flashed in the eyes of the petty official of the Tang Dynasty. He patted the businessman on the shoulder and praised him. "You're so sensible. Go in!"
"Open the door quickly. They just went out because they thought the performance was over. Let them go in and continue watching."
The petty official of the Tang Dynasty immediately changed his attitude and did not insist on his own idea.
The 15 businessmen stopped looking for trouble and smoothly entered the Colosseum, ready to watch the next wonderful gladiatorial performance.
After a series of preparations, the second exciting performance began.
Unlike the first round, the participants in the second round were only wearing simple armor, which didn't have a high defense. They weren't equipped with shields either, but they were equipped with a lot of weapons. There were swords, spears, axes, and maces. There were two sets of these weapons, and they were placed twenty steps apart from each other. Both parties could choose their own weapons to fight with, and they could use whatever weapon they liked.
Under the escort of more than a dozen Tang Dynasty soldiers, two pirates and rapists in simple armor entered the Colosseum.
The armor they wore was the leather armor of the Western Tianzhu and the leather armor of the Southern Tianzhu. The difference between the two types of armor was still very obvious, but the grade and defense were almost the same. They belonged to the same type of armor, reflecting the principle of fairness.
"Assistant Minister Li, the gladiatorial battle is about to begin. Do you have anything to say?"
The official in charge of the Colosseum asked.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "Be generous this time. The winner will get two gold coins and be expelled from Anzhu City. The loser, of course, will die."
"Yes, I understand."
The subordinate responded and strode forward. He picked up the loudspeaker and said loudly, "Everyone, this gladiatorial battle will be even more wonderful. The winner will get two gold coins and be expelled from Anzhu City. Let's enjoy it!"
The two gladiators were not citizens of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, they did not understand the language of the Tang Dynasty. In order to let them know the decision, the official of the Tang Dynasty deliberately walked into the Colosseum and translated the matter in front of the two gladiators. He told them to have a good duel. The winner would get freedom and money. Although the money was very little, they were very much looking forward to freedom.
"They are all felonies. The winner will be acquitted and get two gold coins. This is a great gift!"
"In order to be the winner, they will definitely go all out. The competition will definitely be more wonderful, even more wonderful than the last one."
"Even if they are acquitted, do you think they will be able to live after they get out? These felonies will have enemies."
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