Chapter 78: The Use of Eagle Dogs
"Standing in the shooting range and aiming at the bull's-eye, there is really too much difference between riding and shooting......
On Mingyue's side, seeing that none of the arrows shot out, I couldn't help but laugh at myself, how did the person who could pass through Yang in a hundred steps and ride and shoot unparalleled in ancient times in the novel?
For today's hunting, he also asked Wu Dang, a hunter from Tobu City, to teach himself to shoot a bow and arrow in the empty school field of Proton Mansion, and he can basically do the arrow within ten steps, and the arrow can be increased to thirty or forty steps within twenty steps, and it will be half off the target, as for the theoretical maximum range of one hundred steps, it is out of reach for him. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were an era of famous archers, and there were endless examples of Yuki, Gan Fly, Feiwei, Ji Chang, etc., but in fact, the difficulty of archery is really unimaginable for modern people who have never been exposed to bows and arrows. A hard bow, a bowstring that requires the strength of milk to pull apart, not to mention the aim, which requires talent and a bit of luck.
A galloping horse, a bumpy back without saddle stirrups, a fast-moving prey, and even a wind that constantly changes direction can affect the path of the arrow...... He had to stop his horse before he could shoot his bow with both hands, but in a flash, the prey was already dozens of paces away.
Only after experiencing it firsthand, Mingyue understood why a good archer was so precious in ancient times, and the archers who could shoot a target fifty paces away with a bow with both hands on a horse were regarded as a treasure in the army by Qin, Zhao and other countries......
After realizing that no matter how hard he tried, he would not be able to shoot even a hare, Mingyue chose to give up, he quietly put away his bow and arrows, although he only shot five or six arrows, but because each arrow had to be bent like a full moon to maintain accuracy, his arm was already slightly sore.
He turned his head and smiled bitterly at the cronies who followed him behind him: "I am not good at shooting, and I will rely on the second and third sons today." ”
Everyone agreed in unison, Lu Jujian stood on the side of the horse, raised his sword and said: "Childe, hand it over to us, the prey has its own eagle dog to pounce on and capture, how can there be a reason for the master to go into battle in person?" ”
He compares himself to an eagle dog, and Shu Qi, Zhao Kuo and others have no objections.
In this era, Eagle Dog is not a derogatory term, not to mention, in the month since he came to Qi State, Chang Anjun's performance was perfect, and he avoided things that were unfavorable to Zhao State many times, retained the dignity of the country, and let everyone see a responsible son, and treated them very generously. Therefore, Chang'an Jun is not only their nominal king, but also the leader of this small group in the real sense, and everyone is willing to be his eagle dog minions.
Zhao Kuo wore a light Hufu short armor today, with a crown on his head covering his hair in a bun, and two pheasant tails on it, looking high-spirited, he patted the curved bow in his hand and boasted: "Today we must hunt more prey than that Kuang Liang!" “
Mingyue shook her head: "It doesn't have to be more than him, it's not too embarrassing." ”
Zhao Kuo was puzzled: "Isn't that Zhuzi Fang just provoking Chang'anjun, saying that he wants his Wenqi and us to see each other on the hunting ground?" We should fight, are we afraid that he will not succeed? ”
"Not really."
Mingyue looked at Kuang Liang and his Wen cavalry more than 100 steps away, desperately chasing and killing the frightened beasts, those Wen cavalry were all elite soldiers, and their riding skills were no less than Zhao Guolai's soldiers. Although his side took advantage of the convenience of clothing, he suffered from the loss of unfamiliar terrain, so the same number of shooting and hunting competitions, Zhao Ren's side could not take advantage of it at all, and he blindly competed, I am afraid that he would bring humiliation on himself.
So Mingyue sneered: "The strength of the cavalry can only be decided on the battlefield, how can you tell the difference between high and low on the hunting ground?" In the past ten years, the Battle of Jixi, the Battle of Maiqiu, as well as the Battle of Changcheng and Gaotang where the Yan Zhou general commander Zhao cavalry attacked Qi, the Zhao cavalry of Hufu cavalry and cavalry defeated Qi Guowen cavalry, and the victory or defeat has long been decided! It's just because of the alliance of Qi and Zhao, so it's hard for me to mention these things. ”
After his words boosted everyone's morale, he said to Zhao Kuo and the others: "Therefore, the second and third sons should have fun today, and they don't have to care too much about hunting." ”
Having said that, everyone is at a competitive age, and they hold back a lot of strength in their hearts, they just don't want to lose to the Qi people!
Zhao Kuo shouted and said: "Childe, spring harvesting, summer seedlings, autumn hunting, and winter hunting are not only for hunting wild beasts, but also as a military ceremony of the country, which has the effect of training and drilling. From the preparation in advance to the start of the hunt, the drive of the prey from the mountains and forests to the predetermined hunting grounds, and then to the encirclement and shooting, there must be a special person in charge, the situation is changing rapidly, and the time and place are favorable, like a well-planned, but unpredictable outcome of the war. ”
"Therefore, the matter of field hunting is not only about individual bravery, but also about the collective cooperation of the hunting team and the command ability of the leader."
He pointed to the forest and grassland in front of him and said: "Today, it should be regarded as a military training, let Gongzi see the effect of our training in the Zishui camp in the past half month, what is it?" ”
Zhao Kuo said it well, the bright moon was strange, but I didn't know that Zhao Kuo was indeed a little sure. When he was in Zhao, he didn't have the opportunity to go out to fight, so he vented all his grievances on hunting, and Ma Fujun's domestic slaves and private dependents also became his pawns and were arranged by him in various positions. The commonplace hunting, but he used it as a field to test various theories of the art of war, after all, it is a brainless beast, often crashing into his encirclement, every time he hunts a lot, the wild boar and black bear in the purple mountain know his power, this camp is not false!
So Mingyue Zhuang Zhao Kuozhizhi immediately bowed his head and said: "Then I'll wait and see if the bracket shows his talent." ”
Zhao Kuo said: "Don't worry, the soldiers are practicing every day in vain!" ”
After that, Zhao Kuo squinted his eyes again and observed the surrounding terrain and the whereabouts of the competitors, and then raised his hunting bow and said loudly: "Second and third sons, come with me!" ”
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"Hahaha, Chang'an Jun is really a son, and his archery skills are not as good as an ordinary new pawn in my civil cavalry!"
Seeing that Chang'an Jun in the rear was not good at shooting, Kuang Liang laughed loudly, and also took the Wen horse behind him, crossed a stream, and headed towards the area with the most prey. I don't know how many times I have carried out similar hunts, and I know the terrain of Yingqiu Mountain very well.
With the sound of the deer flute, the creatures living at the foot of Yingqiu Mountain began to jump and run among the sparse grass, and hares, colorful chicks, flower deer, elk, geese and geese emerged in an endless stream.
Under the command of Kuang Liang, the Wen cavalry rushed forward, these Wen cavalry is a unique type of military in the Qi State, also known as the "Martial Knights", the selection and Wei State of the military pawns are generally strict, the selection of age under forty years old, height of more than seven feet five inches; This group of people is strong and strong, and their movements are swift and quickly surpass ordinary people; Able to ride a horse and shoot arrows with a bow on a horse, and be able to maneuver freely in all directions, front and back, left and right; Can ride horses over ravines, climb hills, rush through dangerous obstacles, cross waters, chase strong enemies, and disrupt many enemies......
"Back then, my grandfather used 600 Wen cavalry as the vanguard to cut down Yan, and almost wiped out the Yan Kingdom in fifty days, what about this mere prey?"
After holding back their strength, the Wen Qi gained a lot, almost everyone can shoot one or two prey, but although they pay attention to individual skills, they ignore the cooperation between each other, you chase me, the formation is a little chaotic, so there are also a lot of prey escaped from the gap of the Wen Qi, those fish that slipped through the net, and were soon targeted by another hunting team next to them.
Over there is Tian Hu and his entourage of Anping Junfu, this very young, but very tall and brave young man riding skills are average, but he uses his strengths and avoids weaknesses, stands on a big cart, stands up straight, holds a two-stone big bow, aims at a big boar that crashes away from Kuang Liang, and a big wild boar that runs over is an arrow.
The arrow left the string, and in the next moment, the wild boar dozens of steps away fell in response!
His entourage immediately shouted: "The tiger has hunted a big pig!" ”
There were cheers around him, and Tian Hu became even more energetic, he unhurriedly bent his bow and fired, almost every arrow would take the life of a prey. As the name suggests, as a general tiger, his archery skills are very exquisite, there is almost no one who misses within a hundred steps, and because of his strength, he can put dozens of arrows and not stop, for a while, this hunting ground seems to have become his one-man show, as for the hunting team behind him, just looking for the prey that the gentleman has missed to shoot, so that the scope of hunting is small, and the total prey is not much.
Just when the prince of Qi and all the Qi women who were watching from afar thought that on the hunting ground today, Kuang Liang and Tian Hu would be equally divided, next to Tian Hu, there was a horse team of more than 50 people galloping past......
The plain white banner is Yingyang, which is Chang Anjun's hunting team, but now Chang Anjun is just following closely behind the team, without saying a word, the real commander of this group of people has become the leader of the centurion Zhao Kuo, who rides a black horse and holds a longbow......