Soon after, the horse was about to hit the big tree. King Wei made a decisive decision and jumped from the horse. He landed on the ground and rolled several times. Finally, he was blocked by a big tree.
"Your Highness!"
Cui Weizhen and the guards all ran over to help him. King Wei pressed his waist and stood up. He suppressed the pain and said in a weak voice: "I'm fine. Fortunately, Wei Zhen reminded me quickly, otherwise I might have been injured more seriously." Zhang
Yao, why don't you go see what's going on in the snow?"
When he said this, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Guard Zhang Yao was ordered to go over and check on King Wei's mount. It hit the big tree heavily in the snow and was already lying on the ground helplessly and neighing. Even if an outsider approached, he could not resist and just moved his hooves.
Zhang Yao touched its head to comfort it, and then began to check its injuries. First, he checked whether there were any wounds on its body. Apart from normal branch scratches, there were no other abnormal injuries. Finally, he pinched the horse's mouth open and found that
Its teeth were unusually dark brown, and there was even foam in its throat.
He looked stern, and immediately went over to report his observations and guesses: "Your Highness! Texue must have been fed a chronic poison, and it only broke out when he was tired from hunting."
King Wei sneered: "What a plan. It seems that someone wants to kill me."
It seems that King Wei already has someone to suspect.
Not to mention the King of Wei, Cui Weizhen also had some vague guesses. His expression was not optimistic and he said: "Your Highness, if the opponent's plan fails, he will have a back-up plan. This is not a place where we can stay for a long time. We must leave the forest as soon as possible."
Zhang Yao also expressed his approval: "Your Highness is injured and needs to go out to see a doctor early. Your Highness, I will carry you on my back."
"No need."
King Wei pushed them away and stood up: "I can still move around. I am riding with Wei Zhen. The five of you are responsible for keeping watch. Be careful of wild beasts around."
King Wei was indeed well versed in the opponent's assassination tactics. They had just walked a short distance away when they heard a cry, followed by the sound of dead branches being pushed aside. Everyone looked back unconsciously, and their expressions suddenly changed.
Turn blue.
That was an adult bear.
When the bear stands upright, it is taller than an adult man. I don't know whether it is because there is no prey in winter or because it is deliberately restricted from eating. This bear is visibly thin, but the fierce light and wildness in its eyes are enough to scare people.
This is a bear with strong hunting intentions!
Sure enough, the moment the bear saw them, a ferocious green light burst out from its eyes, and it attacked at a speed that did not match its size. The cold wind howled, making it difficult for people to tell who was from the north.
The wind was bleak, or it was the cold wind brought on by the bears' hunting speed.
The seven people present were all shocked and involuntarily waved their riding whips to speed out of the forest.
The bear was some distance away from them, and since they had good horses at their backs, it was not impossible to escape from the bear's hunting by riding fast. However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.
Cui Weizhen saw from the corner of his eye that the bodyguard's bronze mirror reflected cold light, and he felt bad. He immediately shouted: "Be careful, there are archers in the forest!"
Zhang Yao and others, who have experienced hundreds of battles, noticed the light of the arrows at almost the same time as Cui Weizhen, and immediately drew their swords to protect them. The next moment, arrows shot out like meteors!
Clang clang clang!
The five guards wielded their swords so tightly that they blocked the incoming arrows. Cui Weizhen and King Wei were protected in the middle and did not suffer any harm.
But this is not a long-term solution.
Because of the assassin's obstruction, the bear got closer and closer. Once they were close to its prey range, the seven of them had no way of escaping from this ambush situation.
Cui Weizhen's eyes narrowed, he patted the back of his mount Hongyun comfortingly, picked up the longbow, took out an arrow from the quiver, put it on the bowstring, fully pulled the bowstring, and aimed at the galloping bear.
Hongyun seemed to be connected with his master, and his steps became more and more steady while running. Cui Weizhen blocked the interference and danger from the outside world at this moment. He drew the bowstring fully, calculated the wind speed and deviation, and only let go of the arrow when he was very sure.
arrow.
Zheng!
The bow string was still trembling slightly, but the arrow had already shot through the air, moving in the opposite direction among the dense flow of arrows. It was quite a brave move that could defeat thousands of armies. It seemed that the power of this arrow could shake the mountains and rivers.
Ouch!
Painful cries followed. Both the assassin and the guard were stunned for a moment. When they saw the bear with their peripheral vision, they were all shocked - Jing Ningbo had actually stabbed him with an arrow.
The bear’s left eye!
Even a general who has spent half his life in the military may not be able to achieve this level at this moment, but Jing Ningbo, a half-hearted scholar, actually did it!
However, this is just the beginning!
The next scene opened everyone's eyes. Jing Ningbo was like the God of War possessing him. His hand felt so good that every arrow he shot could hit the bear's vitals. At this time, the bear had arrows in both eyes, and it was completely gone.
He turned into a blind bear, with scattered arrows stuck in other parts of his body, and hot blood condensed all over his body.
The pain from the wound made the bear even more crazy. It couldn't see the enemy at this time and could only attack with its sense of smell. The trees along the way were damaged and fell under his iron palm. In addition, there were many trees left along the way.
arrows, and the fighting along the way was particularly fierce.
Zhang Yao and others are not immortals. It is impossible to completely defend against such intensive attacks from archers. They have more or less arrows left on their bodies, and the mounts under their crotches are even more scarred. If they were not all war horses,
, I'm afraid he would have gone crazy by now.
Of course, the assassins weren't much better.
They lurked in the trees along the way, but because they failed to intercept King Wei and others at the first time, they had to chase them. As a result, their accuracy was lowered, and Zhang Yao and others relieved a lot of pressure.
The most gratifying thing is that the already crazy bear has fallen into indiscriminate attacks. Some assassins who fell behind were unable to escape and fell into the hands of the bear. In the end, they were beaten to a pulp. The screams were terrifying to hear.
, creepy.
They almost became flesh and blood under the paws of a bear.
The King of Wei and others felt happy in their hearts, and they galloped harder and harder. We were outnumbered and the enemy was outnumbered. They had now lost most of their combat power. If the assassins behind them caught up with them, they would be the ones who died under the bear's paws.
However……
Bang! A huge sound of falling to the ground resounded. The fallen war horse let out a cry, with tears in its eyes, looking sadly at its owner who rolled to the ground. The horse's hooves moved, but it could no longer stand up.
"Zhang Yao!"
"leader!"
Urgent cries rang out, and Zhang Yao, who was thrown off his horse, spat out a mouthful of blood. He raised his head with difficulty and screamed with all his strength: "Leave me alone, leave quickly!"
At this time, the pursuers arrived instantly, and the cold sword was raised high. Zhang Yao had no power to fight back.