Chapter 12: Hunting in the Woods
The army continued to march, approaching a mountain forest, Fushan sat on a horse and kept looking left and right, Gongsun Qi seemed to see his thoughts, and said: "What, is it all the way to the gluttony?" β
"Gongsun Qi, you are really scheming! I see that this mountain forest is full of grass and trees, and there must be a lot of prey! β
So he drove his horse to Xiaozhong and asked with a smile, "How is Xiaozhong?" Why don't you have a hunting contest and treat us? β
Xiaozhong thought that the military orders had been strict all the way, and he did not dare to relax at all, and it was not impossible for the soldiers to relax at this moment, so he ordered: "Suspend the advance, set up camp on the spot, and prepare to round up and hunt!" β
"Oh-"
I only heard an uproar in the army, and the happiest was Fushan, who also looked at Xiaozhong with admiration and cheered.
"But," Xiaozhong interrupted the cheers of the crowd, "you must be careful, and you must not miss the slightest mistake at the beginning of the battle. β
"Whoa!"
It's like marching, five people are in a team, and what is the second army...... And the one who hunts the most is rewarded the most.
The warriors were even more eager to try, but Xiaozhong only had one order that could not be disobeyed, that is: "Do not shoot birds in the air, only kill beasts." β
After the mountains and forests were divided, the soldiers rushed in, and Fushan said excitedly: "Why don't we form a group and have a big competition?" β
Xiaozhong said: "Gongsun Qi and I won't participate, Ziqing, you accompany them." β
"Okay!" Ziqing said that he rode his horse and rushed into the mountains and forests first, and Fushan hurriedly beat the horse and followed: "Wait for me!" β
When the soldiers were brave and very imposing, they did not lose the battlefield, Xiaozhong Gongsun Qi stood at the highest place, looking at the mountains and forests far and near, Bailige also came over, Gongsun Qi teased: "What, come to ask my general for help?" Want to participate? β
Bailige hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head and said, "No, no, forget about this, I'm afraid that the sharp arrow will hurt me without an eye, right?" You two are safe here, I'll join in the fun. β
"You're very cunning." Gongsun said.
"No, no, it's smart." Bailigo said with a smile squinting his small eyes.
looked at Xiaozhong again, Xiaozhong only watched the battle situation and ignored him.
On the way, Fushan provoked Ziqing and said: "On the battlefield, those who are used to rewarding meritorious deeds are used to it, and they don't have much energy, this time, it is not as unpredictable as the battlefield." β
"What do you want to say?" Ziqing saw a roe deer hurriedly aiming at the prey and asked, Fushan also held his breath and didn't dare to make a sound, Ziqing shot out the roe deer in the middle of the arrow, and the entourage soldiers beside him hurriedly went over to pick up the prey, "Do you want to win the first prize?" Ziqing didn't have the patience to listen to it and said directly, "Don't you want to compete?" β
"Come on, then!" Fushan knew that his mind had been recognized, but he still said disdainfully.
"Drivingβ" So the two of them rushed forward into the woods on horseback, and really tried to compete. After a period of chasing and shooting, the soldiers of the two kept moving the prey back, and the results of the two were comparable, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became.
The hour has come in the blink of an eye, and the soldiers naturally feel that it is not enjoyable.
Fushan was even more energetic, counting the prey of the two one by one, but Ziqing was slightly better, except that there was one more than Fushan. Fushan Zhang Luo was slightly better than Ziqing once, naturally not happy, how could Ziqing be arrogant, this time he was even more happy, and looked at Fushan arrogantly.
At this time, there were bursts of birds in Ziqing's prey pile, and everyone couldn't help but look at each other, and the soldiers around Fushan also competed, saying: "Before hunting, the general issued an order: 'Don't shoot birds, only hunt beasts in the forest, otherwise military law will deal with it.'" ββ
Fushan touched him and signaled him not to say any more, everyone also looked at Ziqing silently, Ziqing didn't believe that he turned over the prey and turned out a pair of geese, the two geese were pierced by an arrow through their legs, and they were drenched in blood and screamed, Xiaozhong stepped forward to check that it was so, and said: "It's still a couple, it must be a group of children, no one to raise, Ziqing, I said, hunting birds military law." β
Ziqing said: "But-I didn't shoot this pair of geese. β
"Hey! Filial piety, just a pair of geese, it's better to even if the two of us are tied. Fushan knew Xiaozhong's temperament, this time I was afraid that he really wanted to deal with Ziqing by military law, and he was busy making a joke to resolve the crisis, but this joke was not funny, not only did everyone not laugh, but the atmosphere became more tense and serious, especially Xiaozhong's face, Fushan didn't dare to take a look, and was busy and signaled Gongsun Qi, Gongsun Qi had already made a decision, and said: "It's okay, this pair of Yan'er just injured his legs, maybe there is salvation, I will heal the two of them." As he spoke, he took the wild goose couple and approached a military tent.
And Xiaozhong came to Ziqing and raised his whip, Ziqing looked at him, he also looked at Ziqing, and said: "Military orders are like mountains, and no one is allowed to disobey them." β
"But Xiaozhong, I really didn't shoot these birds......"
Xiaozhong didn't listen to the explanation, and said: "Now, General Jin Yu is seriously injured and can't stand the punishment, and I, as his brother, should be punished for him." β
"This ...... Filial pietyβ" Ziqing blushed anxiously after hearing this.
"Xiaozhong, don't take it too seriously, we're just hunting, not a battlefield." Qin Yu, who had not spoken, said.
"But this is in the barracks, the military order is like a mountain, and no one is allowed to disobey it! Come on, fifty lashes, executed immediately! Xiaozhong said in a firm tone.
"Filial pietyβ" Everyone still wanted to persuade.
"Execute it now!" Xiaozhong's tone became stronger, and the two sides did not dare to slack off, so they had to take the whip, and Xiaozhong ordered them to help remove the armor.
"Slow-" At this time, Gongsun Qi came out again, approached Xiaozhong and Xiaozhong whispered a few words, only to see Xiaozhong's face change greatly, and he hurriedly put on his armor and entered the tent, Fushan looked at Ziqing embarrassedly, Ziqing ignored him and followed him.
At this time, Fushan asked the generals of all sizes to lead their teams to reward meritorious deeds, and cheers rang out for a while, and Fushan looked at their happy appearance and smiled.
Several people walked into Gongsun Qi's tent, only to see that the wild goose couple had been bandaged, hiding in the corner and snuggling up to each other. Xiaozhong looked at it and didn't say anything, Gongsun Qi picked up the arrow that shot the wild goose, and said: "Xiaozhong, you see, this arrow is nothing from the appearance, but the material of this arrow shaft is different from our arrow, that is to say, the person who shoots the arrow is someone else!" β
"Seriously!" Xiaozhong said, "Am I wrong to blame Ziqing?" β
"Hmm." Gongsun said.
Xiaozhong put it down and turned around and was about to go out, but Ziqing was behind him, looking at Ziqing's innocent eyes, Xiaozhong was glad that he didn't attack Ziqing, otherwise how to forgive himself.
Ziqing was also moved by Xiaozhong's willingness to act for him, and the two looked at each other for a moment and didn't say anything.
Gongsun Qi naturally knew the sore spot of the two, so he changed the topic and said: "Xiaozhong, this arrow is not an arrow in the army, what is the purpose of the person who shoots the arrow?" Is it just about shooting a pair of birds? β
The two of them came back to their senses when they heard Gongsun Qi's words, and said Xiaozhong: "Ziqing, didn't you really shoot this pair of Yan'er or did it not happen to your subordinates?" β
"Hmm." Ziqing nodded
"Is there any suspicious person in the army recently?" Xiaozhong asked again.
"This, the army has always been fine, it's just." Gongsun Qi wanted to speak and stopped.
"Just what?" Hyo-chung asked.
"In this march, there are also non-military people."
"You mean Baili?"
"Yes, it's hard to talk about Bailigo and a few of his servants."
"Bailigo is timid and afraid, he won't." But then he thought, "Why don't you see Bailigo?" β
At this time, there was a commotion outside the account, it turned out that the soldiers had taken the meat, and Bai Lige was busy bringing in a lot of roasted game for a while, Bai Lige smiled and said: "Xiaozhong, Gongsun Qi you are all here, just right, this is the first to take the test, but it's fresh, come on!" β
Saying that, he picked up a piece of meat and handed it to Xiaozhong with a bamboo skewer, Xiaozhong didn't want to eat it after such a toss, he couldn't let go of something in his heart, and he didn't want to sweep everyone's interest, so he said: "You guys eat first, I still have something to do." β
Saying that, he walked out of Gongsun Qi's tent, Ziqing naturally knew what Xiaozhong was thinking, and he also went out, and Bailige touched the nail again and said, "Hey-this person, what else can happen after eating?" Really. β
They don't eat the two of us, Gongsun Qi unceremoniously picked up the meat and ate it, Bailige finally tasted the game and hurried to the temple of the five organs, the two ate it, only to feel enjoyable, how did Fushan also bring a large plate of meat in, thinking that Xiaozhong Ziqing was there, but he never wanted to pounce on the air, it happened that Bailige was also there, took a piece of meat and stuffed it to Bailige, and he also took a piece, so he wanted to make fun of this Humpty Dumpty, and said: "That pair of geese won't be what you want to eat, and order your family to fight it?" β
"What you are talking about, we are all in business, how can we ride horses and shoot arrows, hey, but your general looks very powerful, why are you so stingy, just two birds."
"What do you know, who doesn't have a bottom line of principles?" Floating Mountain Road. Gongsun Qi asked again: "Baili, how do you know that Xiaozhong is angry for two birds?" β
"Right?" Fushan also remembered that he didn't see Baili present when something happened, Bailige was a little uncomfortable, and he didn't eat the meat and put it down and asked: "You two are really, Gongsun Qi is scheming, and he is used to being suspicious." Fushan, what are you doing to make a lot of fun, it's really. β
"It really wasn't your family who shot him?"
"There are so many of you, a few of us who are clumsy, if we really want to enter the hunting ground, and if we are not eaten by wild beasts, we will be killed by random arrows, why don't we wait to eat ready-made?"
"You're right." Floating Mountain Road.
"Really. I'm full and left, hey, don't eat these, keep them for Xiaozhong. β
"You don't have to worry about it." Fushan said impatiently.
Bailige went out, and Gongsun said: "This arrow is not an arrow in the army, and the one who shoots the arrow must have his purpose." β
"It's really as Baili said, what are you suspicious of?"
"Well, I hope I'm overthinking."
Besides, Xiaozhong Ziqing, when he came to the barracks, he saw that the soldiers were happily eating and roasting around the bonfire, which was very lively, and he was relieved a lot, and finally came to Bailige's family, and saw that they also got the prey, and took care of the barbecue.
At this time, a person in the forest took a bow and arrow and glanced at Baili, and quietly left.
The next day, the brigade was ready to go, and when he was leaving, Xiaozhong explained that everyone should not let up, and they were on guard all the way. The brigade marched mightily.
Bailigo was still sitting in his carriage, but he was still afraid, and he still felt that someone was following them.