Chapter 47: On the Cliff
The hunting equipment was quickly prepared, Yang Tian, Yang Ying, Qing Monkey and Yao, Ma two guards and a group of five people led the horse out of the Guogong Mansion, due to Yang Jian's expedition, the number of guards in the mansion was greatly reduced, the previous five guards only left Yao, Ma two, and even Yuanwei also went to the battlefield, Yang Ying was afraid that Dugu would not let him go out hunting, he just sent a servant to tell Dugu that he and his brother went out of the house together.
The emperor went out on an expedition, Chang'an's soldiers and horses were reduced by half, many young and strong were also drawn, Chang'an looked much more depressed than before, there were few pedestrians on the street, if it were not for a green monkey who was not good at riding, five people could gallop on the street.
However, in the end, the speed is still much faster than before, it used to take nearly an hour to get out of the city from the Guogong Mansion, but this time it was less than half an hour before the five people had left the gate of Chang'an.
Out of Chang'an City, the pedestrians on the road are even more scarce, and the road that is usually full of congestion seems empty. It is often necessary to see a few figures every other way, and Yang Ying's mount has never been out of Chang'an City since he was born, and when he sees the fields and plants on both sides of the road, he seems to be a curious child.
Yang Tian pointed to the front: "Let's go, let's speed up, and we can make a barbecue when we hit the wild things." ”
Yang Ying responded happily, a giggle laugh came out of his mouth, and he stepped on the snow and walked in front, Yang Tian was a little on the body of the red shadow, and the red shadow chased forward like an arrow from the string, Yao and the two guards of the horse also followed closely behind Yang Tian, but the green monkey was pale, holding him to step on the reins of the horse, not daring to let the horse run, and was pulled behind after a while.
Although Yang Ying's horse ran first, it only took a little time for Red Shadow to catch up, and when it wanted to overtake Yang Ying, it was tightened by Yang Tian's reins, and Red Shadow screamed "sigh and law", and was very dissatisfied with Yang Tian asking it to be behind a pony, but he didn't dare to disobey Yang Tian's order, so he slowed down.
Yang Ying has been smiling on the road, he is still young, except for going out with Yang Jian and his wife, he has never gone out of the city without the company of adults, thinking that he can also learn from his brother to hit the prey, Yang Ying is even more enthusiastic, and keeps urging him to run in the snow.
After traveling more than ten miles, the group had come to the edge of the forest, Yao and Ma two guards barely followed, and the green monkey was behind, and even a black spot was missing.
"Wow." Yang Ying stopped, turned his head to Yang Tian and said, "Brother, is the wild boar you fought last time inside?" ”
"Yes, that boar is the second one we have encountered."
Yang Ying was overjoyed: "Brother, look at me, this time I will also hit a wild boar." ”
He is not bragging, Yang Ying is fully prepared for this hunting, and brought a crossbow, this kind of crossbow needs to be wound with his feet, a strong soldier can load the arrow, the range is as high as three hundred meters, within fifty steps, even the skin of the wild boar can shoot a pair of piercing.
The crossbow is a military weapon, with a crossbow is an ordinary person can also shoot a military general by surprise, it is really a murderous weapon, the court has always strictly forbidden the use of the people, even the nobles are rare, the second generation of the Suiguo family are military generals, there is such a weapon stored at home, the crossbow in Yang Ying's hand is still secretly taken out from Yang Jian's weapon room, Yang Jian is not there, as long as it is used up and returned, no one knows, Yang Ying is so bold.
The strongest crossbow in Yang Jian's arsenal has a range of up to six hundred meters, but unfortunately Yang Ying can't take it, the two guards don't dare to use it, Yang Tian doesn't need it, although the crossbow is strong, but the winding time is too long, and it really touches the prey, unless it is wound in advance, you can't wait for your crossbow to get the arrow, and the shadow of the prey is gone, only Yang Ying will whimsically take it to hunt.
Hearing that Yang Ying was going to fight the wild boar, Yao and Ma were taken aback, and the two of them were shocked by the strength of the wild boar last time, and hurriedly persuaded: "Second son, don't, the wild boar is too fierce, and it can't be dealt with by a few of us." ”
Yang Tian said with a smile on the side: "Don't be nervous, if you want to fight, you can also fight a little wild boar, like that day, I will ask Amor to avoid it." ”
The two knew that the eldest prince would not be too reckless, so they relieved their hearts, in fact, if it was a wild boar of one or two hundred catties, there was not much risk, and they could deal with it with the strength of one of them.
Tie the horse aside, Yang Ying asked Yao to help his crossbow with arrows, and the four of them didn't have to wait for the green monkey, they went directly into the forest, anyway, they had to leave one person to watch the horse, and the green monkey arrived, just let him do the work of watching the horse.
The forest is very quiet, and this is the time when hunters are at its most crowded at this time, but this year the beasts in the forest are very lucky. Because the emperor wanted to conquer in person, in previous years, those generals in the army who loved hunting the most had no time, and I don't know how many wild beasts escaped, as for Yang Tian and other young nobles, hunting was completely petty, and it could not be compared with those nobles who sent hundreds of people to hunt.
There was a sound of crickets chattering in front, and a hare heard the footsteps of Yang Tian and others, and rushed out of the bushes, and immediately entered another large bush, Yang Ying's crossbow had just been raised, and the shadow of the hare was gone.
Yang Ying had to put the crossbow down again, and there was not much frustration, he was bent on killing a big prey, and a hare was not on his heart.
Yao and Ma followed the two guards to the left and right of the two little princes to prevent wild beasts from rising and hurting people.
There was a trembling sound in front of him, and a gray shadow flew in front of him, and with a "boom", Yang Tian's long arrow left the string, snapped, and the long arrow shot the gray shadow, and a wild one fell to the ground, and it broke off before he could kick his legs.
Guard Yao hurriedly walked to the front, lifted the hare, and praised: "What a fat hare, eldest prince, it is enough for us to eat half a meal at noon." ”
At this time, it is the fattest season for animals, this hare weighs at least five or six pounds, that is, it has stripped its skin and flesh, and I am afraid that it is also three or four pounds, although Yang Ying does not care about the hare, but he is still envious of his brother's archery and eyesight, although the crossbow in his hand is wound, but if he is allowed to shoot, such a fast hare will definitely not be able to shoot.
Guarding Yao cut a small tree with a knife, cut it into a stick, removed the arrows from the hare's body, tied the hare's hind legs with a rope, hung it on the stick, and carried the hare on.
All the way forward, Yang Tian was full of might, the bowstring in his hand kept ringing, and soon there were no less than seven or eight wild things on the shoulders of Yao Guard and Ma Guard, all of which were some small prey such as hares and pheasants, and the crossbow arrows in Yang Ying's hand had not been fired once.
"Brother, next time you can't fight, leave it to me to launch."
Yang Tian nodded and met Yang Ying's request: "Okay." ”