Chapter 44: Hunters, Tricks

He Hanwen didn't like horseback riding at all, really, especially in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were no high-bridge saddles and stirrups, and the cavalry just used a low, padded saddle and leather leggings handed down from the Qin Dynasty to help the rider fix his posture.

It wasn't that He Hanwen didn't know how to ride a horse before he crossed, but it was in a state of modern horse harness - besides, he just signed up for a club and played casually. He can still walk two steps on a horse, but if he is really allowed to show any equestrian skills, it must be a fantasy.

Besides, the low, padded saddle was wobbly and uncomfortable to sit on. They are divided into two parts, lined with hard leather on the inside and wrapped in cotton and linen on the outside. On the saddle, you can see a fine pinhole - inside is deer hair for filling and shock absorption. In order not to separate the deer hair from the inner lining, it had to be sewn together with a needle and thread - a bit of a butt prick.

As for the kind of leather leggings, it is even more uncomfortable, He Hanwen is already short in stature, especially with short legs. These leggings are connected directly from under the horse's belly and tie the thighs to the position. But He Hanwen's legs are short, and the leggings can only be tied to He Hanwen's ankles according to the normal binding method, which has to make He Hanwen's whole body lean forward and press on the horse's back, and if he can't ride for a while, his back hurts.

"Meow, why didn't I think to get the stirrups and saddles out first!

However, there is no way to do it, and today we can only make do with it, and we have to go back and talk about improving the saddle and inventing the stirrup. "When the time comes, I'll use Gongsun Chan as a guinea pig first, hum... He Hanwen looked at the tall and majestic Gongsun Zhan, and said that if he didn't envy it, it was definitely fake - he was in his heart!

Without suitable riding equipment, He Hanwen had to think of an improvisation, which was the reason why he rented a docile little mare from the post station. The horse was still very young, only four and a half years old, and had not yet given birth. Different from Gongsun Zhan's joy, Ho Hanwen's little mare is a quiet girl. I'm afraid Gongsun Chan's horse hasn't come out for a long time to have fun - I'm afraid Gongsun Chan himself is the same. As soon as he raised his whip, his mount leaped forward and leaped out, running farther ahead than Lu Zhi.

"Brother Zhan, slow down, if your horse is tired, it can't compare to Hanwen!" Liu Bei said as he rode his horse, his hounds scattered around.

Gongsun Chan didn't listen, but said, "The horse is happy, why bother to tie it up?" and even more strained his buttocks, urging the horse's feet to speed up.

He Hanwen looked at Liu Bei, and saw that his horse's limbs were not thick, but they were well-proportioned. The horse saw Gongsun Zhan's mount and wanted to catch up, but Liu Bei held the reins, one by one, and controlled the rhythm of the horse's trot. Come to think of it, whether it's a horse or a rider, it's good.

Contrary to the others, Ho Hanwen's little mare didn't seem to be very interested in competing for the first, and it quietly walked with small steps, and looked around from time to time, flicking its tail as if it were enjoying flowers.

After a while, Gongsun Zhan's figure was out of sight. He Hanwen was afraid that Gongsun Chan would be in any danger, so he stepped forward to stand side by side with Lu Zhi and said, "Teacher, Brother Chan is galloping, and if you don't see his shadow, I'm afraid you will lose." ”

Lu Zhi replied: "Let him go, it's okay, I'll wait and go." ”

He Hanwen: "Yes, that's fine. The son is still alive, and I am in the mountains. And drive from both shoulders, and call me a shy, and the son of the son, and I am the way of the mountain. And drive from the two peanuts, and call me good, and the prosperity of the son is the sun of the mountain. And drive away the two wolves, and call me Zangxi!"

Liu Bei: "This poem is wonderful! It is wonderful! There is no need to compare or rejoice, all three chapters are given; sentences are rhymed, each chapter has a rhyme; uneven syntax, one song and three sighs! Hanwen must be written down and wish to hide it." ”

Liu Deran: "It's better to ask the musician to score, I am willing to sing it." ”

He Hanwen immediately made a gesture on the horse and said: "Such a wonderful thing! Hanwen is not talented, but also knows the rhythm of music, it is better to just wait for the hunt to finish, Hanwen sings this poem, and everyone is happy, how about it?"

The second Liu is happy, and Lu caresses his beard.

Leaning less, walking to the mountains, there is still no Gongsun Zhan and his people, only looking for his horseshoe prints.

He Hanwen: "Do you want to walk with me?"

Liu Deran: "I'll go with you." ”

Liu Bei: "I'll follow the doctor and serve him." ”

He Hanwen: "In this way, we can only separate here, teacher, Hanwen and Deran went to find Gongsun Zhan, and met at the foot of the mountain at sunset!"

Lu Zhi: "You wait to go, and see how the harvest is." ”

In this way, the four of them were separated. He Hanwen and Liu Deran searched for the horseshoe prints and headed west, while Lu Zhi and Liu Bei went to another path to the east.

Liu Deran: "Hanwen, I won't wait to go back empty-handed, right?" he seemed very unconfident.

He Hanwen comforted: "Deran is relieved, hunter, and treacherous." Hunting is like using soldiers, and there are clouds in "Sun Tzu", where the upper attack is planned, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the next is the siege. ”

Liu Deran was puzzled and wondered: "How can hunting be like using soldiers?"

He Hanwen laughed dryly twice and said: "If you rely on a strong body to hunt like Gongsun Zhan, it is the next policy." Manpower and horsepower are all poor, so even if Gongsun Chan is skilled and strong in martial arts, he can only achieve certain results; like Xuande, if you drive the hounds to your advantage, you can achieve greater results, and the hounds are in groups, and they are good at chasing the prey until they are exhausted, which saves Brother Xuande from trying his best; as for us, you and I are not good at riding and shooting, so we must use strategy. ”

Liu Deran still didn't understand how to operate specifically, but He Hanwen pretended to be profound and didn't give him a chance to ask: "First of all, we don't have superb martial arts like Gongsun Zhan, and secondly, we don't have those good hunting dogs like Brother Xuande." But!" he deliberately accentuated the word, and then continued: "But we have our cunning and wisdom. Deran, do you know what the most important thing is to hunt?"

Liu Deran shook his head.

Ho continued: "The most important thing is to be careful and patient. First, I'm going to deal with small prey like rabbits and wolverines. To deal with this kind of jumping little thing, we need to carefully observe its range of movement and find out their traces. For example, rabbits, we all know that cunning rabbits have three holes, and rabbits don't eat grass next to the nest. Therefore, we first need to discover its nest. Their nests usually have many exits, so we need to cover them. But, be careful, we have to open the net. ”

Liu Deran: "Why?"

Ho Hanwen: "We burn smoke at an entrance, and when the rabbit escapes, it can only escape through the hole we left behind, you know?"

Liu Deran: "Oh, Hanwen! Why didn't I think of it! So we can give it a set in advance!"

He Hanwen: "That's right, this is called inviting you into the urn!"

Liu Deran: "What a good one, please enter the urn!