Chapter 151: Up the Mountain
Early the next morning, Zhang Lingyang put on his clothes and came to the school field under the service of dark clouds.
It was agreed with the Warat Khan that each side should send 3,000 men and horses, and set out after half an hour, and return in the evening, and finally count them to see which side had the most prey.
After a total of 6,000 people from both sides were assembled, Zhang Lingyang came to the platform that had been set up early in the morning.
Looking at the people in different costumes in the audience, Zhang Lingyang said: "Originally, I planned to encourage you a few words.
But when I got on stage, I didn't want to talk about the extra nonsense.
Here, I just want to say one thing, and that is: the top 10 who have obtained the most prey today will each be rewarded with a pair of armor.
The 11th to 50th will each be rewarded with an embroidered spring knife.
Whether it is the soldiers of the Great Zhou or the sons of Wara, I will treat them equally!
Let's go! ”
Ignoring the reaction of the soldiers below, Zhang Lingyang gave the order to set off.
When Zhang Lingyang announced the reward, neither the Great Zhou soldiers nor the Warat warriors expected that the Son of Heaven/Emperor of the Great Zhou would be so generous.
Needless to say, the armor rewarded by the Son of Heaven can be ordinary armor?
Looking through the entire history books, those who can be rewarded with armor by the emperor himself are all brave generals and even famous generals.
As for them, ordinary soldiers?
You don't have to think about it, it's simply impossible.
Listening to Zhang Lingyang's announcement, Warat's men and horses were even more noisy.
Compared to the Great Zhou, Warat obviously lacks armor and other things.
In the entire grassland, the most important thing is salt and iron, so the vast majority of Warat warriors only use leather armor.
As for the iron armor, they have never even seen it in their lifetime.
Actually, it's not right, in the past two days, they have seen what the iron armor looks like.
The kings and magnates of the Great Zhou, regardless of their force, all put on their own armor before reaching the Tumu Fort.
All of them are exquisite.
Even the tribal leaders of Warat, when they saw the armor worn by the Great Zhou monarchs, their eyes were full of envy.
Because there are a full eighteen tribes, and only these leaders have a full set of iron armor.
But it's just enough of the set!
Because there is a lack of iron ore in the grasslands.
Although they obtained the pig iron of Daliang from the Great Zhou Jin merchants by means of smuggling.
But all this pig iron was turned into arrows and arrows by them.
As for the all-iron armor, they were reluctant to build it.
Even the armor they wore was obtained from the battlefield by their ancestors in the past, and it was passed down to them from generation to generation.
Therefore, after Zhang Lingyang announced the reward, everyone in the audience was excited and happy.
In the vast grassland, although it is already autumn, the grass is withered and yellow.
But it's not that simple to hunt prey from it.
Not to mention for the time being, because of the south, the weeds on the grassland near the Tumu Fort are more than a foot high, and those small animals are hiding in them, and it is difficult to find them at all.
Unless extremely experienced hunters!
Are there experienced hunters in Da Zhou?
The answer, of course, is yes.
But very little.
Because of Zhang Lingyang's appreciation, coupled with his excellent performance in the martial arts competition, Wang Xiaoer was promoted to captain soon after passing the assessment.
With Zhang Lingyang's order, the war drums sounded.
The soldiers on the school field rushed to the grassland.
But Wang Xiaoer was not in a hurry, and when all the people on the school field ran out, Wang Xiaoer took a few of his subordinates to the south in a hurry.
Seeing this, his subordinates asked puzzledly: "Boss, everyone else is running north, how can we go south?" ”
"Are you stupid?" Wang Xiaoer knocked the man's head with the tip of his gun and said, "There are so many people in the north, how many prey can we grab?" ”
"Say it again!" Raising his eyes and looking ahead, Wang Xiaoer said: "To the south is the Yanshan Mountain Range, where there are not more prey than on the grassland?" ”
Seeing Wang Xiaoer say this, everyone suddenly realized.
Isn't it?
What season is it?
It's autumn.
Most of the animals in the steppes have migrated.
With the exception of migratory birds that migrate to the south for the winter, most of the remaining animals have taken refuge in the mountains.
But because of this, especially in autumn, the beasts in the mountains have become extraordinarily numerous.
It's like the wolves on the grassland, and they also hide in the mountains at this time.
Not to mention the tigers, bears, leopards and other beasts.
Besides, in autumn, these beasts should also go out in search of food for the winter, so this time in the mountains and forests is especially dangerous.
Regardless of whether Wang Xiaoer was aware of such a problem or not, he still resolutely led people into the Yanshan Mountains in the south.
"Dismount!" At the foot of the mountain, Wang Xiaoer got off his horse.
After leaving one of his men here to guard the horses, Wang Xiaoer took the remaining few people into the mountains.
Less than half an hour after entering the mountain, Wang Xiaoer and the others heard a tiger roar.
One of his subordinates had weak legs when he boarded, and said to Wang Xiaoer pitifully: "Boss, let's go!" ”
"Something without eggs!" Wang Xiaoer glanced at this subordinate with disdain, "There are so many of us, and we have guys in our hands, are we still afraid of a tiger?" ”
That being said, Wang Xiaoer still felt a little worried in his heart.
But as the head of everyone, Wang Xiaoer understood that if he went down the mountain to the grassland at this time, there was a chance that he would not be able to hunt any prey.
Therefore, Wang Xiaoer could only bite the bullet and continue to go deeper into the mountain with everyone.
Along the way, except for hunting three hares, Wang Xiaoer and the others did not have any other gains.
Seeing that it was already noon, Wang Xiaoer ordered someone to peel the three hares and barbecue them.
One of his subordinates put forward an opinion: "Boss, once this rabbit is peeled, it will inevitably attract fierce beasts, I think we should forget it!" ”
"You want to be hungry, don't you?" Wang Xiaoer squinted at the man and said, "Lao Tzu is worried about how to explain to His Majesty?"
You also know that Your Majesty and his old man admire me very much, and if we return empty-handed this time, we will inevitably lose face in front of Your Majesty and his old man.
When the time comes, Lao Tzu's face will be dull.
Therefore, Lao Tzu thought, since we can't win by quantity, let's rely on quality.
When the time comes, if we carry a tiger down the mountain, do you think Your Majesty and his old man will give me some more rewards?
When the time comes, Lao Tzu will get the benefits, will he forget about you bunnies? ”
"Boss, are you sure we can hunt a tiger?" The subordinate questioned.
"Why not?" Wang Xiaoer said: "Once these hares are slaughtered, the beasts nearby will definitely follow the smell of blood."
When the time comes, we will be able to ...... without much effort."