Chapter 7 Hunting without a Cluster

The first day of September every year is the hunting day of the Qiangnan people. The pen "fun" pavilion www.biquge.info into September, the weather is getting cooler, and the prey in the wild is decreasing day by day, so on this day the tribesmen began to hunt one after another, and began to prepare for storage for the winter, and this practice of the Qiangnan people is also in line with the natural law of "autumn harvest and winter storage".

One of the important activities of the Harvest Day, called "Clusterless Hunting", won the respect of his clan by retreating from the rain of arrows in the "Clusterless Arrows" five years ago, thus securing the throne of King Qiangnan, who inherited his father.

"Clusterless hunting" uses people as prey, and only the shafts and feathers of the arrows are left, and all the parts of the arrow clusters are replaced with lumpy clay. Those who participate in this activity need to rely on their own ability to avoid arrows on horseback from all directions, and if there is no arrow within half an hour, the winner will be the winner.

On the first day of September this year, many young people of the Qiangnan nationality were eager to try, hoping to make a name for themselves in the "unclustered hunting". As a guest of friends, Tuoba Yabu was also invited to participate in the hunt.

"Brother Tuoba. Before the hunt began, Xue Feng stepped forward, stopped Tuoba Yabu and said, "I have a reluctant request. ”

"With Brother Xue's skills, it should be no problem. Tuoba Yabu thought that Xue Feng intended to give it a try, and nodded with a smile.

Xue Feng paused for a moment and said:

"It's not just me. ”

Tuoba Yabu suddenly reacted, turned his eyes to Chan'er, and saw that Chan'er had pulled up her hair and smiled at him.

"Little junior sister is negligent in actual combat, is it too risky to be in the arrow array?" Tuoba Yabu retracted his gaze and said to Xue Feng.

"It is precisely because of the neglect of actual combat in the past to meet the enemy, there are no arrows today, why not let her test it once. Huang Feng and I stayed around, but I was sure she could handle it alone. Xue Feng said.

When Tuoba Yabu heard this, he also knew that he shouldn't intervene for fear of doing so, so he nodded and replied:

"Okay, I'll say hello to my brother-in-law, and you guys will be together. ”

At two o'clock, the horn of the hunt began. There were fifty people in the Qiangnan tribe who participated in the hunt, plus Tuoba Yabu, Chan'er, Xue Feng and Huang Feng, a total of fifty-four people. The range is the entire forest area at the north foot of the side peak of Qiangnan Mountain, and the number of people hunting exceeds 1,000.

As soon as the crowd dispersed through the forested area, the hunters rode their horses into the mountains in search of their goals. Despite the lack of arrows, the sight of arrows flying in the sky is quite spectacular, and as time goes on, more and more people are eliminated from the game by being hit by arrows.

Around Chan'er, more than ten horsemen slowly formed an encirclement, almost at the same time several arrows fired together, Chan'er immediately swung his sword to break through a gap, dodged to avoid the rest of the feather arrows, and then turned around to shoot down the second wave of arrows, and moved his footsteps to the cover of the mountain rocks, so as to hinder the accuracy of the Qiangnan hunters' archery.

The "battlefields" of Tuoba Yabu, Xue Feng and Huang Feng were all distributed not far from each other. If Chan'er climbs along the mountain road, she can meet with Xue Feng and open up the two battle circles. However, Chan'er was bent on proving her ability, and the moment she saw the situation clearly, she rejected this strategy, and then resolutely turned around and faced the hunter's encirclement again.

Chan'er defended and attacked, creating the hunters' misjudgment with her fast and slow pace, causing the arrows to deviate from the trajectory of her movements, so that it was no longer her dodging the feather arrows, but her steps that determined the direction of the feather arrows. The solemn atmosphere dissipated, Chan'er gradually enjoyed it, and by the end of the morning, she was not tired.

Similar to Chan'er, Xue Feng relied on his agile skills to easily navigate the chaos of arrows. Tuoba Yabu and Huang Feng are outstanding, and they are also handy for such a situation.

Half an hour later, only eight people were left from the hunt of "Arrows Without Clusters", and Tuoba Yabu accounted for four people, who seemed to be tied with the people of the Qiangnan tribe, but in fact shocked everyone and made the Qiangnan tribe surrender.

Shan Yugong took a stand and led his tribe to join Tuoba Yabu and the royal family of Nan behind him. With the support of the Qiangnan people, the process of stabilizing the north has taken a big step.

At the banquet that night, after Shan Yugong and his clansmen pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and talked about their pride, he sat down at the position next to Tuoba Yabu, raised his glass and said:

"In public and private, this is a situation I have been looking forward to for a long time. ”

"For me, it's not the same. Tuoba Yabu smiled knowingly, touched the bowl of Shan Yugong, and drank it.

"I know that Brother Yi's next target is the Qiangbei Clan, and recently, the people of Taka have been showing off their power with us, when is Brother Yi going to make a move? ”

"There's no hurry. If the news of your alliance with me spreads, both the Uyghur side and the Qiangbei tribe will be on guard, so you might as well kill time and wait and see what happens, once Taka relaxes his vigilance and gets rid of the Uyghur and stands on his own, the Qiangbei tribe will not be afraid. ”

"In that case, you can stay here for a while. Haha, that's great! I still have a lot of things I want to learn from my brother-in-law. Shan Yugong laughed.

"Well, everything depends on how the Qiangbei tribe responds, let's wait for the opportunity to do it. Until then, there is a lot of bothering. ”

"Don't bother, it's rare to have characters like you and Sister Chan'er coming, this is placed in someone else's place, you can't ask for it. ”

"I have to ask you to help me keep an eye on Liao Chen's whereabouts. ”

"This righteous brother just rest assured, just a Liao Chen, how can he be allowed to be presumptuous in my Nanzhai. As Shan Yugong spoke, he looked at Chan'er and said, "During today's hunting, Sister Chan'er's exquisite figure is really unexpected, coupled with the escort of you and Brother Xue, Liao Chen's family will definitely not be able to hurt her in the slightest." However, with the style of the General Gang, if you can't make a plan, you will have a follow-up move. ”

"That should be a headache for the lonely country. ”

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In September, the remnants of Xiuyao, the former fourth prince of Yiguo, fought several times with Qi Fan, the captain of Hengguo's light car, and then fell silent for a while, and lived in seclusion in several counties on the border of Hengguo. The general gang led by Chang Yan transferred to the lonely country and took root in the border county of the former Yi country and the current Yu county of the lonely country.

Liao Chen's assassination of Princess Chanyuan failed, and he was wanted by the general order of the country, and after the news came out that he had to hide everywhere, the plan of the general gang to hunt down and kill Chan'er was inevitably shelved.

"What the young master means is to start from King Fu's mansion. The white-bearded elder who had fought with Yuan Han said with a calculating glint in his eyes.

"King Fu Yuan Han grew up in King Gong's mansion, and he has a deep relationship with King Gong and Princess Chanyuan, which hinders us a lot. Since you can't deal with Princess Chanyuan now, why not take King Fu as the bull's-eye and break one of the arms of Prince Gong's Mansion first. Chang Yan said coldly.

"But not to mention that King Fu's mansion is heavily guarded, that is, King Fu himself, after a hundred battles, his vigilance must be worse than ordinary people, if you want to get close to revenge, you need to be fully prepared. Another black-faced elder said worriedly.

"I heard that Emperor Xuan of the Lonely Kingdom handed over the errands of horses, arms, and material supplies to Juxu Village, Dongshan Zhongliyuan and Fuwang Yuanhan respectively. The original connections in the gang are still distributed in the surrounding areas, so we can work material procurement. Elder Whitebeard said, looking at Chang Yan.

"There has always been a specific source of goods for the royal family, and if you want to open new procurement channels, you must have enough strength and patience. Chang Yan thought for a moment, and then said, "It is enough for me to contact alone in Gudu, and you will contact all parties in Yujun to prepare materials for trading." Whether you can clear the necessary levels will be known at the end of the month. ”

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At the beginning of December, the Night Country connected Shibuya, and the second valley lord Meng originally reported the information collected in the past two days to the valley lord Qu Hanyan.

"Yesterday, another communication point in the city was blocked, and Guli's control over the city no longer exists. Since the news of Di Qiu, Qirui and 'Liu' were connected, five months have affected the influence of our eleven cities in the south, and many messages cannot be transmitted in time, and if there is a slight deviation in handling things, even Shibuya may become a target on the surface......" Meng Ben said with a worried expression.

When Qu Hanyan heard Meng Ben's words, he did not respond, but asked:

"What's the news for the other four countries?"

Meng Ben was stunned for a moment, and replied:

"There is a Xiuyao in Heng who stirs up trouble from time to time, which involves part of the attention of the country, as long as you keep an eye on the Demon Palace, you don't have to worry about the situation in the west. To the north, after the Qiangbei tribe seceded from the Uyghur state, Taka did not establish himself as king, but only took an arbitrary approach to government affairs, military affairs, regulations, and trade. Emperor Xun was powerless about this, and the Emperor did not interfere with the Emperor of the Qiang State, as for Tuoba Yabu, he lived in the Qiangnan tribe for more than three months, and he would not leave in a short period of time. ”

"The more stable the situation on the surface, the more turbulent the undercurrent, and as long as a stone is thrown into the water, the pool of water will no longer be calm. Qu Hanyan interjected and said.

"Definitely. Compared with these three countries, the lonely country can be said to be concentrated on restoring its national strength. After Yinchen Xuan settled the turmoil on the border, Zhongliyuan and Juxu Village had filled most of the empty arsenals and war horse reserves. Fu Wang Yuanhan received two batches of materials at the end of September and the end of last month, and it is estimated that he should be able to enter a state of abundance in March next year. ”

"That is, there are only three months left...... Three months is not enough to accumulate the energy to upset the night. Qu Hanyan said and shook his head.

"Someone or something needs to be holding countries back. Meng Ben then said, "Isn't it time for the big brother's previous ideas to be put into practice?"

"Hmm......" Qu Hanyan snorted subconsciously, thought for a moment and said, "It's a matter of time and time, since this is the case, you don't have to waste your energy, just act according to the plan and avoid the limelight here." ”

Meng Ben was about to answer, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Tian Qianli, the Lord of the Seven Valleys, walking into the courtyard.

"Big brother, second brother. Tian Qianli nodded to the two of them.

"I was just going to ask you to come from the other garden. Montburn said.

"Isn't there any task? I have always been idle in the month, and I want to ask for a few days to go out of the valley. ”

"The end of the year is approaching, if it is not an important matter, I will not work you. It's just that once you leave, I'm afraid you won't be able to spend this year in the valley. ”

"How many of us are there?" Tian Qianli sensed from Meng Ben's words that this mission was extraordinary, and immediately asked.

"Four. Qu Hanyan replied.

When Tian Qianli heard this, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he instantly understood. Qu Hanyan also understood the concern in Tian Qianli's heart, and said:

"It's another winter, but Yicheng has changed. ”

The "Yicheng" in Qu Hanyan's mouth, that is, the original capital of Yiguo - Yidu, is now the territory of Hengguo.

Tian Qianli and Qu Hanyan glanced at each other and were silent. Meng Ben seemed to remember something, and didn't say anything more. After half a ring, Qu Hanyan broke the silence and said to Tian Qianli again:

"Hengguo, you are familiar, you want to stay as long as you want, it's up to you. ”

"What about the fourth brother?" Tian Qianli asked.

"The fifth brother has lived in the country for several years and is the best choice. The lonely country is much more comfortable than the Nanguo country, and it is more appropriate for the sixth sister to go. In the country of Nan, let Yuehuai go out. ”

"Well, got it. ”

Two days later, the night country even Shibuya four valley main song Yuehuai, five grain main Yuan Qian, six valley main tone, and seven valley main Tian Qianli quietly left the valley. The four of them infiltrated the country of Nan, the country of Wei, the country of Gu, and the country of Heng respectively years ago, looking for their respective goals to facilitate the implementation of the plan.