The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 139 Hunting
The wind is strong and the horns are bowing, and the general hunts Weicheng.The grass is dry and the eagle's eyes are sick, and the snow is as light as the horse's hoof.

Suddenly passed Xinfeng City, returned to Xiliuying.Looking back at the place where the eagle is shot, the clouds are flat for thousands of miles.

—— "Watching and Hunting" Wang Wei

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After the soldiers selected the place to camp, Captain Ji Guangchen of Huben gave an order, and the battalions moved into action.

The Royal Guard has traditionally attached great importance to hunting.Because a large-scale hunting activity is like a military exercise.Combat systems such as logistics supply, material support, camping and defense, and bucket reconnaissance can all be exercised.In particular, command systems such as operations planning and semaphore orders need to be tempered in actual combat exercises of large-scale troops.The mobilization of the three armies is the basis of victory in war.

Not long after, the engineers had set up the archery tower, dug trenches, placed deer barriers, erected grids, and quickly deployed defenses.The food soldiers are in the upper reaches of the creek, choose clean water sources, and bury the pots and stoves for food.

The soldiers in the battalion will first build a fire belt according to the plan of joining the army, fill the water tank with water, and pile soil into bags.Then set up a tent.Keep enough distance between tents.It can not only prevent the spread of fire, but also prevent the spread of disease.

This is particularly important for logistics soldiers to build baths, dry toilets and garbage pits downstream of the stream.The army has a large number of people, living in a staggered manner, and the sanitation is unclean. Once the disease breeds and the plague spreads, it will be a disaster.

After setting up the camp, Captain Huben Ji Guangchen, accompanied by the soldiers, made a tour and was very satisfied.

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Near noon, Yong Wang Li Lin arrived, and brought several young princes and grandchildren: Emperor Xuanzong's No. 20 first son-Sheng Wang Li Qi, No. The third son of Li Chu and Prince Li Heng - Jianning Wang Li Tan.

When the princes arrived, it was time for dinner.Captain Huben Ji Guangchen hurriedly greeted the princes for a meal.Only Li Tan, the king of Jianning, was different. He inspected the camp first.After turning around, I was satisfied, and then went back to the tent for dinner.

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After lunch, the generals will take a short rest.Half an hour later, the sound of the golden drum and the sound of the horn sounded, and the hunt officially began.

The princes' extraordinary demeanor, gorgeous costumes, and vigorous horses quickly attracted the attention of the female generals. Everyone whispered and laughed and commented.And the heroic posture, graceful figure, and beautiful face of the female generals also made the princes' eyes shine, and they scratched their heads.

Accompanied by Huben Captain Ji Guangchen, Yongwang Li Lin inspected the troops first.Then divide the hunting party into five teams.Each of the five princes leads a team, and each team has two guards and captains to assist the prince in commanding.Then each team dispersed according to the divided area and hunted.Captain Huben Ji Guangchen stayed in the camp of the Chinese army to coordinate the actions of the various teams.

After dispatching troops and generals, Yongwang Li Lin led the first army to the forest north of the paddock.Yongwang Li Lin first sent a group of hounds, falcons and soldiers to hunt.

The First Army had fifty hounds and five falcons.Led by ten mastiff guards and five eagle guards, they quickly moved towards the forest.The mastiff guards and eagle guards knew the location of the hunt and the tasks they had to undertake. Once they left the camp, they kept silent, stretched the distance in an orderly manner, and spread out quickly in the wilderness.

The follow-up team also remained silent, advancing along the field.The only sound was the snorting of horses and the barking of hounds in the distance.

Mastiff guards wear camouflage hunting clothes, suede sleeves on the arms, and suede pants below the knees. The fur is turned out to be similar to dog hair, which is convenient for dogs to snuggle.Wearing a sharp boning knife on the waist, after capturing the prey, it can cut the prey in time to comfort the hound.Hold a long-handled hunting fork to prevent wild beasts from attacking.

Each mastiff guard manages five hounds, two of which are as agile as leopards with a keen sense of smell and are responsible for searching for prey.The other three mastiffs, as strong as a lion and a tiger, are responsible for intercepting the beasts and fighting.The mastiffs are hung with copper bells, and when blocking and intercepting, the bells ring loudly to strengthen their momentum.

The eagle guard rides on a tall horse, wears a bright brocade hat and a leopard-print hunting jacket, which is easy for the falcon to identify at high altitude.A skin bag is hung on the waist, and there are small strips of fresh meat in it, which can be fed to the falcon at any time.Three layers of bear skin are stitched on the arms and shoulders, which is convenient for the eagle to rest.A hunting bow is hung on the back, which is convenient for hunting prey with the falcon.

The falcon stands proudly on the shoulders of the eagle guard, ferocious and aggressive, with piercing eyes, aloof and stern, ready to fly.

Not long after, the mastiff guard and the eagle guard had already entered the ambush site.

The mastiff guard untied the leather ring under the hound's neck, and the hunting hound ran out, sniffing the grass.

A golden pheasant couldn't hide, and immediately flew into the air. When the mastiff guard saw it, he whistled loudly.The eagle guard not far away heard the whistle and immediately released the falcon in his hand.The falcon flapped its wings and roared up, flying higher and higher.Suddenly retracting its wings, it took advantage of the situation to attack, and attacked the golden pheasant head-on.The sharp claws grabbed the belly of the golden pheasant and rolled down from the air.The mastiff guard stepped forward immediately, tore apart the falcon, and tied up the golden pheasant.Then, he took out small strips of fresh meat from the skin pouch on his waist, and threw them to the falcon.

Before the hounds approached, a group of turtledoves flew up and fled straight to the forest in the north. Seeing the turtledoves fleeing, the eagle guard let out his falcon, urged the horses, and ran after them.The turtledove didn't fly very high, and soon after it flew, it landed in the grass in the distance. The hounds followed closely, bit it, and brought it back to the mastiff guard.

A hare was hiding in the grass with lush leaves and thorns, but the hounds smelled it, and rang the bell and rushed towards the hare's hiding place.The hare saw that the situation was not good, so he ran away.At this moment, several falcons appeared in the sky, waiting for an opportunity to dive.

Afterwards, hounds chased after them, and falcons stared at them. The hare ran away for a while, its legs were slack, and it could only burrow into a thick grass again.

The falcon followed and came, circling in the sky to signal.Knowing where it was hiding, the hound sniffed towards the grass.The hare had nowhere to escape, and was powerless to escape, so the hound caught him and brought it back to the mastiff guard.

The mastiff guard pulled out a sharp knife for boning, cut off two rabbit legs, and gave them to the hounds.

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On the way, Yongwang Li Lin and Yang Yichan drove side by side, and said: "Miss Yang, is this your first time hunting?" Yang Yichan thought about it, pretending to be excited: "Isn't it, I was so excited that I didn't sleep all night! "

Yong Wang Li Lin laughed loudly and said: "You can experience it today, if you think it is fun, I will take you out more in the future."

When Yang Yichan heard this, she looked back thoughtfully and smiled.

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After warming up, under the leadership of Mastiff Guards and Eagle Guards, the First Army completed its control.Mastiffs and falcons enter the forest to drive prey out of the forest, and soldiers will shoot and hunt.

Yong Wang Li Lin was watching from the distance and saw a falcon circling in the sky.In the ear came the howling of the hounds chasing the beast.He put his hand on his right ear and listened attentively.The hound barks high and low, mixed with the special echo of the mastiff guard.This echo is the command to hunt down the beast.Instead of letting the hounds catch the prey, it urges the hounds to hunt down the beast.

In this echoing sound, the howling of the hound sometimes came from the depths of the forest and resounded through the wilderness.

Yongwang Li Lin tilted his head and smiled at Yang Yichan: "It seems that we have found the beast's den."

(End of this chapter)