Chapter 853: Showing a Small Hand
After another three days of fierce battles, the improved new tank was finally completed, and then entered the road test stage. Zhao Yu asked the car to be filled with 12 soldiers, a gang commander and two drivers, and to carry 10 days of food and grass, 3 days of drinking water, and 3,000 rounds of spare ammunition. They were also instructed to complete the test of the three-day extreme march on the main road, muddy roads, gravel roads, and bumpy roads during these ten days, and to record in detail the condition of the horses and chariots, as well as the repair and maintenance of parts and maintenance on the way.
For this kind of two-car long-distance outing of ten days and ten nights, Zhao Yu of course hopes to participate, but he just thinks about it, if he goes with him, it will not be two cars, but a parade of 10,000 people. There are people in front of them on the loess mat road, and the clean water splashes the street, so everyone carries the car away! And what he can do now is to wait for the result, and Xie Ao, who went to greet the coffin of the Empress Dowager, sent news that they had just arrived in Dadu, which meant that he had at least a month to wander outside.
In this way, Zhao Yu can travel as originally planned, and Zhao Mengjin, who has been Zhisi and Governor Fu Si for a few days, also wants to go out to relax, Chen Fenglin is of course not far behind, and follows the boat with a dead face. Of course, he was willing to have a companion, so the three of them turned to Taihu Lake by boat. It's been a year since I've come here again, but it's already a matter of fact.
After the fierce battle with the Mongolian Longwan Naval Army and the Seaway Grain Transporting Army, Zhao Yu ordered Chen Renweng to form an inland river naval army in Taihu Lake. In order to help the self-made Chen Renweng, he had sent some officers and soldiers from the Imperial Navy to assist him, and the commander of the teaching team left behind was a member of the guard.
There were less than 300 people left behind, and Zhao Yu's entourage had more than 1,000 people, and the water camp was 'occupied' by them, but they definitely raised their hands to welcome the forcible occupation, and they were reduced to logistics procurement personnel, and they had to sail to the nearby grass market early in the morning to purchase the needs. However, after years of development, the area around Taihu Lake has been fertile land, especially near the prefecture and county, there is little wasteland, and it is not a good place for hunting. If a large number of soldiers are used to hunt, it will not only disturb the people, but also trample on the rice that will be harvested.
And Zhao Yu also does not like the nomadic people that often send tens of thousands of soldiers to drive away the beasts of large-scale hunting, he will choose the location of the hunt in the west of Taihu Lake, according to the soldiers left behind there is Changxing County, belongs to the hilly area, not suitable for cultivated land, only near the lake hill was turned into a tea mountain, but also maintained a nearly primitive state, naturally also a hiding place for birds and beasts.
After resting for a day, Zhao Hao, Zhao Mengjin, and Chen Fenglin each led their personal guards to transition to Huxi by boat, avoiding human settlements and landing on the shore, and more than 20 people carried equipment into the mountains on foot. In autumn, although the weather is not so cool, the rain is not as frequent as in summer, and the sky is high and cloudy. As we go deeper, the road has become a sheep's intestine path, and the path further forward has also disappeared into the forest.
In the valley of early autumn, the sunlight penetrates down from the gap between the bamboo leaves, shining on the jungle ground between the mountains, forming various shapes of light and shadow, the bamboo leaves are blown by the wind, swaying into green waves, in addition to their footsteps in the mountains, it is a unique rustling sound, and the team of people walks in the lonely valley, bringing excitement to the quiet mountain forest.
There seems to be no end to the rolling valleys, and walking through the wooded mountain trails is still very sweltering. In front, Chen Dun led three guards to search and move forward, opening up the road, Zhao Yu and the two generals walked in the middle of the team, accompanied by their own personal guards, and then more than a dozen 'strong men' with heavy backpacks, and finally a few guards with guns were on guard.
Zhao Yu is wearing a military uniform today, with thick-soled cowhide combat boots under his feet and leggings on his calves; Armed belt at the waist, a bullet box and a dagger on the right and rear sides, and a water bottle on the left rear side; Carrying a medium-sized military rucksack with a spare pair of shoes and a blanket, two days' dry rations and some miscellaneous items; On his shoulder was a musket with a bayonet unloaded. After walking through the mountains for more than an hour, everyone was already sweating, although he was a little panting, but unlike Zhao Mengjin, who was already out of breath, there was only one gun left on his shoulder, and the rest had already been transferred to the guards.
"Your Majesty, there is a clearing in front of you, and two abandoned wooden houses, you can rest for a while!" At this time, Chen Dun trotted over and said.
"It's good!" Zhao Hao memorized the number of steps all the way, he should have been seven or eight miles into the mountain, and he had long been gone, and then he saw that Zhao Mengjin was not tired, but he was also quite expectant in his eyes, he nodded and said.
After a short walk, I turned a bamboo forest, and there was a gentle slope in front of me, a wooden house hidden in the bamboo forest, and what was even more rare was that there was a puddle formed by a mountain stream flowing down next to the wooden house. Zhao Yu walked to the front of the wooden house, and the guards standing outside the door had obviously searched it, and they hurriedly helped the little emperor unload his backpack and take the gun on his shoulder. He looked into the room, where there was a musty smell, and a thick layer of dust had accumulated on the stone stove in the corner, and nothing else had grown.
"Take a break and clean up this place as a place to stay. So many of us gathered together not like hunting, but like a march, and the birds and beasts were scared away! Zhao Yu turned around and said.
"Yes!" Chen Dun responded, directing the guards to set up a guard and clean up the surrounding debris.
"Are you two okay?" Zhao Yu looked at Zhao Mengjin, who couldn't wait to sit on the ground, and Chen Fenglin, who couldn't stop wiping his sweat.
"What Your Majesty said is good, it's time for your subordinates to practice hard!" Zhao Mengjin said with a wry smile, "I think back then, the Sprinkle family could also march dozens of miles on foot, and the atmosphere would not breathe, but now it is a dog after only walking so much." ”
"We, who were supposed to be courtiers, were left so far behind by His Majesty, it's a shame!" Chen Fenglin was not much better than Zhao Mengjin, and smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Eh, you are more than 20 years older than me, and you can still accompany me over the mountains and mountains, but you will not be left behind, the foundation is still good!" Zhao Hao smiled, washed his face with the clear and cool spring water next to him, washed the sweat on his face, and took two sips of spring water, feeling a lot refreshed.
"Your Majesty, don't make fun of it, your subordinates are already self-conscious!" The two shook their heads at the same time. Then I washed my hands and face in the puddle, drank some water, and my spirit was much better.
Zhao Hao saw that the time was almost noon, it was the highest temperature of the day, and as far as he knew, this was also the time when birds and beasts were most reluctant to move, and they would not come out to forage until the afternoon was a little cooler. Thinking about it anyway, it's fun to come out and have fun, and simply camp in this mountain today. He habitually inspected the terrain again, which seemed to be like a dividing line, and the trees gradually thinned out as he walked up, and the bamboo forest was not as dense as the bottom of the mountain, allowing large prey to pass through. The neighborhood should be a good hunting ground, and the wooden house may have been built by the hunters for convenience.
After making up his mind, Zhao Yu ordered the guards to camp here, and everyone was a little surprised, originally planned to return after a day of play, so they did not bring tents and other things for camping, and the food was only enough for two meals. But seeing that the little emperor was very interested, he could only clean up the wooden house for His Majesty to live in, clean up the vacant land and cut down bamboo to build a shack, look for firewood and grass to prepare for a fire.
After a while, the mountains became cooler, and Zhao Yu ate some dry food, drank a few sips of water, and prepared to go hunting. After all, Zhao Mengjin and Chen Fenglin have been in the army for many years, and they will ease up after a short rest, and of course they must follow. Because he had to clean up the camp and arrange food and accommodation, Chen Dun chose two guards with good marksmanship to follow, while the other two only brought one personal guard to follow. Everyone agreed to keep a distance of ten paces to search and advance, communicate with each other with a whistle, and face accidental injuries. And after discovering the prey, you can shoot, without considering dignity and inferiority, everything is for the purpose of hunting birds and beasts.
After a few people left the camp, Zhao Yu chose a gentle slope and dispersed. He led the two of them in the center, Zhao Mengjin on his left hand side, and Chen Fenglin on his right hand side, forming a sparse line of skirmishers to search forward. In fact, he has no experience in hunting in his previous life or in this life, where does he know how to track the traces of beasts, and he is more interested in expanding the search area to try his luck. In this way, everyone is not far from each other, they can watch each other, and within the range of the muskets of the people who are nearby, they can shoot in time to support in case of danger, which is purely for safety reasons.
'Bang', suddenly there was a gunshot from the left wing, Zhao Yu immediately turned his face to look in the direction of the gunshot, and then opened the insurance and prepared to shoot, but he saw a group of bamboo chickens fluttering out of the forest, followed by a few gunshots, and he watched the two bamboo chickens pounce down.
"Hit, hit!" The two guards on his left and right excitedly ran forward and twisted the neck of the bamboo chicken that was still struggling, and picked it up to show him.
"Good marksmanship, can shoot down birds in the air!" Zhao Yu smiled, closed the insurance, and cheered.
"Your Majesty, we also hit one!" Zhao Mengjin also responded loudly.
"Okay, there's meat to eat tonight!" Zhao Yu responded.
"What's the matter, I didn't shoot a single one!" Chen Fenglin, who had no gain, gathered over and muttered dissatisfiedly.
"Be careful, wild boar herd!" After the first round of shooting, everyone was either frustrated or excited, when suddenly a guard shouted.
The sound of "Run...... Running" just shot alarmed the wild boars foraging in the depths of the bamboo forest, and they were frightened and scurryed in the forest, and they rushed towards them, and everyone had no time to reload the bullets, so they had to retreat quickly.
"Don't mess around!" Most of Zhao Hao's cognition of animals comes from the "Animal World" and zoos in his previous life, and later survival documentaries, but he knows that wild boars are timid and ferocious, like dogs, the more you run, the more he chases, who can run over four legs in this mountain. Even if the martial arts are strong enough to kill one or two, there is a group of them here.
'Bang! Just as everyone hurriedly gathered to escort the car, the gun in Zhao Hao's hand rang out, ringing everyone's ears, but the wild boar did not see a single fall, but was frightened by the sound of the gun and ran away. At this time, when everyone realized that they were in danger, it was the little emperor who fired a shot into the sky to scare away the wild boar herd.
"Look what I'm doing, chase after me!" Zhao Yu shouted anxiously, the reason why he didn't shoot just now was not because he was slow to react, but because he was worried about this situation. It's not a fully automatic rifle in everyone's hands.,It's 'old and alone'.,In case you alarm any demons and monsters, it's good to have a defense.,I didn't expect it to be used.。
Everyone may not have been able to understand the little emperor's thoughts, but they once again saw His Majesty's military qualities, only to see him break through the protective circle, carry a gun in his left hand and rush forward, and at the same time take out a bullet from the ammunition box on his waist with his right hand, bite through the paper shell with his mouth, and plug the breach with his thumb. With his left hand, he had already opened the beak of the firing bird, opened the wind cover of the fire plate, and sprinkled a small amount of gunpowder into it with his right hand, and closed the wind cover with his hand, but at this time his eyes were always fixed on the fleeing wild boar.
Everyone was amazed, not to mention that loading while running, even if they were walking, they were likely to spill gunpowder. After the little emperor finished filling the ignition powder, he kept walking, poured the gunpowder into the chamber accurately with his right hand, pinched the paper shell and wrapped the projectile tightly into the chamber, and then put the butt of the gun on a stone for a while, and then squatted down and turned to a shooting posture.
'Bang', but what everyone saw was that at the same time as the little emperor squatted down, the gun rang out, and a fat wild boar that had run fifty paces away immediately fell to the ground and rolled down the hillside. But what is surprising is that the little emperor did not mean to stop, but immediately got up and lowered the muzzle of the gun, knocked it on the tree, pursued it again, completed the preparation of the shot in the run, and fired again at a distance of about eighty paces from the pigs, hitting a wild boar.
"Your Majesty, what a sharpshooter!" By the time the crowd loaded their bullets and caught up, the pigs had already crossed a hill and disappeared from sight. Zhao Mengjin couldn't help but praise.
"It's just a fluke, it's just a fluke!" Zhao Yu had already finished reloading and closing the insurance, and there was some unfinished fun.
"Your Majesty's marksmanship is like a god, you can hit the head of a wild boar at a distance of eighty paces, and it is a one-shot kill, I think that among my hundreds of thousands of troops, I am afraid that no one can match!" Chen Fenglin commanded the guards to carry the two wild boars over, and after checking them, he was not without admiration.
Chen Fenglin is the chief officer of a department, and he knows more about shooting. There was no shortage of sharpshooters in his army, who could kill the enemy in fifty or even eighty paces, but he had never seen one who could hit a target in the same motion while running. And the little emperor quickly completed the reload in the run, this hand is enough for many people to connect for a lifetime, you must know that even the soldiers who have undergone strict training can generally only complete three reloading and shooting actions in the time when the small hourglass is exhausted, but the little emperor is faster than them in the process of running......