"Are you ready? Let's go! ”

Riding his horse in front of the palace of Compiègne, Richard raised his spear and gave the order.

"Oh!"

When everyone heard this, they also shouted in response with their spears or hunting bows in their hands.

The hunting weapons in the hands of Richard and the others included a boar spear for hunting, a longbow and a short bow, and a Norman broad-edged longsword for the amulet.

In the list of hunting weapons of the nobility, there was no such option as a crossbow or arquebus, because in their opinion, the use of crossbows or muskets to hunt was ungentlemanly and did not conform to aristocratic etiquette, so it was not until the 15th century that crossbows or muskets were gradually used by the nobles for hunting.

Needless to say, the longbow is suitable for riding and shooting, which can be used to drive away prey, and the longbow is used for sniping, which can be aimed at distant targets, and can also be used with heavy arrows to shoot at close targets, such as wild boars, lions, tigers, brown bears and other large animals with thick skin and thick flesh.

Often, the most effective way to deal with these large animals is to shoot them at close range with a longbow and heavy arrows, even if a wild boar is dead.

In addition to bows and arrows, the boar spear was the weapon of choice for forest hunting until the 18th century, when the invention of firearms and firearms gradually obscured the light of this weapon.

Just by looking at the hairy head of the wild boar spear, you can know what a terrible weapon it is, the spearhead of the wild boar spear is nearly half a meter long, about the length from the elbow to the fingertips, its shape is somewhat similar to the Roman short sword, with two blades, and the weight is somewhat heavy.

Holding the slightly heavy boar spear shaft in his hand, Richard's heart welled up with blood, and with a raised left arm, he commanded the falcon perched on it: "Go! ”

"Huh!" The falcon roared and flapped its wings, trailing Richard's prey from above the jungle.

"Everyone, cast the hounds!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

With Richard's order, dozens of noble knights participating in the hunt released the reins in their hands, and dozens of various and powerful hounds rushed towards each other like lightning.

Richard also has a special hunting dog, and not just one, but as many as eight sturdy fierce dogs, all of which belong to the "Royal Hunting Team" belonging to the Normandy royal family, and each one is a noble hunting dog worth hundreds or even thousands of pounds when put for sale outside.

With these eight royal hounds at the head, dozens of hounds violently slaughtered in the northeast direction, and it didn't take long for a dog bark to be heard.

"I've found my target, come with me!" Richard took the lead in carrying a spear and took the lead in riding forward: "Uncle William, please take ten horsemen to the east!" ”

"Yes."

The crowd received their orders, and then dozens of them split into two roads, of which the large army, led by Richard, ran straight to the northeast, while on the other side was led by William. Morality. Vasi led the team and outflanked him from the other side.

The horses on which William and the noble knights rode were all battle-hardened, and they were not at all afraid of the complex terrain of the Compiègne forest, as if the elves were nimbly shuttling through the forest.

If it is an untrained horse, the forest is often difficult to override, and if you are not careful, you may fall or get lost, and the fun of hunting will be greatly reduced.

"The target of the release is three wild boars!" Baron Saint-Mayor, Pierry, shouted from ahead.

"All pay attention, replace the longbow and heavy arrows, ordinary short bows and ordinary arrows can't help a big guy with rough skin and thick flesh like a wild boar!" Richard waved his spear and commanded the people on either side of him.

"Yes!"

"Herbert of Richmond, Robert of the Beaumonts, Guy, Alphonse, you four come with me, I'm going to hunt these big guys with my own hands!"

"Yes!" The four of them echoed loudly.

Alphonse, despite his gloomy face, could not disobey the king's orders, and he had no choice but to do what he was told.

With Richard's order, the nobles began to ride their horses close to their target with longbows and heavy arrows.

"Go!"

With a whistling sound, thick heavy arrows were fired, and although the hit rate of the mounted shooting was not high, there were still nearly twenty heavy arrows that hit the three huge boars in front of them.

With a pop, the wild boar at the front was hit by more than a dozen arrows and slowly fell to the ground, but the other two wild boars did not seem to be harmed and still stood fearlessly.

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As the boar at the front fell, the other two larger boars seemed to be enraged, their eyes were red, and they roared and rushed towards Richard and the others desperately.

Don't underestimate these two wild boars, they are even more heavy, the two long fangs at the corners of the mouth, like two Norman broad-edged long swords, extremely sharp, plus they are covered in heavy boar skin, and they are extremely fast, so they are extremely difficult to deal with.

"Spread out, don't follow the two wild boars head-on, prepare to shoot the boar spear!" Richard shouted as he pulled the reins in his hand and brandished a boar spear.

Listening to Richard's order, everyone rode three hundred horses, and pulled out a two-meter-long wild boar spear from the saddle and raised it high, aiming at the two galloping wild boars ready to shoot.

Looking at the two wild boars with a fierce momentum, not only the noble knights, but even Richard, who has always been known for his bravery, couldn't help but sweat in his palms.

He couldn't help but rejoice that the neighborhood was empty enough to move around, otherwise Richard and the others would have died in the narrow woods.

Estimating the distance in his heart, Richard shouted, "All projection!" ”

"Drink!"

With a loud shout, the boar spear in Richard's hand immediately came out of his hand, pointing directly at the boar at the front.

The boar spear was first used by the Swedes to resist the Polish cavalry charge and created a powerful penetrating weapon, which can penetrate the neck of the horse in the front and then insert it into the person, because of the unique shape can open a large opening, so it can be easily pulled out of the horse's neck again.

Now it is naturally easy to kill wild boars, because pigs are the same as deer, the position of the heart is located near the armpit of the left leg, the aiming difficulty is high, and the bow and arrow may not be able to kill with one shot, which is why everyone only seriously injured a wild boar with thousands of arrows, and weapons with length like the boar spear have become the best choice for hunting, no matter where it is pierced, as long as it can hit, it will definitely penetrate the prey, resulting in the prey even if it is not dead will lose too much blood and cannot escape.

With a pop, the boar spear in Richard's hand rang through the door of a wild boar, causing the wild boar to scream and scurry around.

Seeing that the boar spear projection worked, everyone did not hesitate, and raised the boar spear in their hands to aim at the two wild boar projections.

More than a dozen wild boar spears seemed to penetrate the bodies of the two wild boars as if they were unhindered, nailing the two wild boars in front of them directly to the ground, unable to move again.