Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1745: Assassination and Counter-Assassination!

"Not good! Retreat!"

Panicked voices came from the distance, but it was too late.

Creee!

Plaintive screeches accompanied by the thunderous vibrating of bowstrings resounded through the skies. The battle of birds came to a sudden standstill, and then bodies began to plummet to the ground, all of them pierced through by arrows.

Thumpthump!

A downpour of birds came thudding down, and a few moments later, the ground was splattered with blood and feathers.

The remaining birds in the air took fright and immediately flew to higher altitudes. In the blink of an eye, the skies over the estate were cleared.

"Your Highness!"

With the battle over, Chen Burang walked up to Wang Chong and respectfully said, "All the enemy birds have temporarily been driven away, but this is far from over. They will come again. This time, we managed to catch them unawares by mixing in with the one thousand cavalry Your Highness transferred to the estate, but they will be ready next time and fly at higher altitudes. At that time, we will be greatly limited in what we can do!"

The majority of master archers in the military could shoot one thousand meters into the air, but each additional five hundred meters was more difficult than the previous, and master archers that could shoot three thousand meters into the air were incredibly rare.

Chen Burang had brought extremely formidable master archers with him. While there were only several dozen of them, all of them could shoot nearly two thousand meters into the air, but anything more than that was difficult. In the field of archery, shooting far and shooting high were two different concepts, just like how one being able to jump far didn't necessarily mean that one could jump very high!

"I understand. Thank you for your efforts. Go and rest for now," Wang Chong indifferently said.

Although he couldn't finish off his opponent, killing more than two hundred birds in one go was more than enough to reach his goal of taking some of the pressure off Zhang Que's men.

"Young Master!"

There was a flash of light

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