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eday they would e to Chen’s rescue。 Back then; when he was learning to ride; the old man had said that not only did small stirrups make staying in the sad—dle difficult; but if the horse bucked you off; your foot could get caught and you could be dragged along; which could lead to serious injury or death。 These stirrups; with their large openings and rounded bottoms; were twice the size of the more mon small…mouthed; fl at… bottomed ones; and double the weight。
The pack was waiting for the scout’s report; horse and rider were now directly opposite them。 Chen quickly removed his feet from the stirrups; reached down; and pulled them up by their leather straps。 Holding one in each hand; and calling upon all his strength; he spun the horse around; roared in the direction of the wolf pack; raised the heavy stirrups chest…high; and banged them together。
Clang clang 。 。 。
A crisp; ear…splitting clang; like a hammer on an anvil; tore through the silent air of the grassland and straight into the ears and the seats of courage of every wolf in the pack; like a sword。 Nonnatural metal—lic noises frighten wolves more than any thunderstorm; they produce a sound that has a greater and more devastating impact on them than the snap of a hunter’s trap。
The wolves trembled when the first clangs from Chen’s stirrups reso—nated in the air。 The next burst sent them turning away; led by the alpha wolf; they fled into the mountains like a yellow storm; their ears pinned against their heads and their necks pulled into their shoulders。 Even the scout abandoned its mission and followed the other members of the pack in fl ight。
Chen Zhen could hardly believe his eyes as he watched the wolves frightened off by a pair of metal stirrups。 As his courage made it