Section 144 Hunting Warfare
Mrs. Xiao's willow eyebrows are very good-looking on weekdays, but they are thicker today, but it can be seen that she has worked hard for a long time. She took the reins of her horse from her attendants, turned over and jumped on it, and followed Haruka Tai out of the camp gate. When she looked back, she saw that there were dozens of generals from the Yao Yuan clan who came with her, and it seemed that the camp had been dispatched.
She trotted along with her horse until she was in line with Haruka. She lowered her voice and whispered to Yao Yuantai: "Third Prince, do you know one thing, the two-year-old son of the first khan was snatched away by the Central Plains. When Yao Yuantai heard this, he was shocked and said: "Are you right, isn't this child in the hands of Yelu Shilu all along, who snatched him?"
Mrs. Xiao was obviously prepared for his reaction, her face was not shocked, and she said, "It's Tongma, I heard that he is the godson of the great eunuch Tian Lingzi." Yao Yuantai held the reins of the horse tightly with both hands, and his voice was a little nervous, "He wants to control us Khitans through Yidun?" Mrs. Xiao smiled slightly and said, "I guess so, but it's not necessarily a good thing." As soon as Yi Dun is gone, the heir to the Khan of the Yao Yuan clan is only the third prince. ”
Yao Yantai was silent, raised his hand and whipped his hand, and rushed forward like an arrow, leaving everyone behind. Mrs. Xiao looked at Yao Yuantai's back, and a sneer tugged at the corner of her mouth.
When they arrived at the hunting ground, dozens of generals scattered on horseback, driving the large herds of wild sheep, wild deer, and hares in one place. Yao Yantai looked at the frightened prey in front of him in a daze, and Mrs. Xiao sighed and said, "Third Prince, when did you become a monk and don't even want the prey you can get?"
Yao Yantai woke up from his trance, and he used a burst of laughter to hide the uneasiness in his heart, "Mrs. Xiao, you really won't enjoy it, this is not easy to come out, of course, not only to hunt, but also to blow the strong wind on this grassland." He bent his bow and arrows, and with one arrow shot the two rabbits through each other, and the generals applauded loudly.
Mrs. Xiao glanced at these generals in turn, and asked suspiciously, "Why didn't Chi Hu come?" Yao Yuantai turned his head to look at the generals, sighed, and said: "Maybe I drank too much, that guy likes to drink, just like my apprentice, it is estimated that both of them are drunk and reincarnated." ”
Mrs. Xiao smiled: "Third Prince, I have to talk about you in this matter." His majesty is not strict, which is a big taboo for the leading general. Yao Rantai laughed, pointed to the generals around him and said: "I am the Khan, not the leading general, they are my leading general!"
When the generals heard the boss praise him, they couldn't help but have a triumphant look on their faces, and they all rode up and galloped away, showing their superb archery skills in front of the third prince. The wild creatures were scattered in all directions, and before they could run away, they were killed by the arrows of the generals. After a while, only one wild deer remained alive in the encirclement. Yao Yantai stretched out his hand to stop the generals, and said with a smile: "This deer is left for Mrs. Xiao!"
He ordered his general to take a bow and hand it to Mrs. Xiao. Mrs. Xiao took the bow, her hands holding the bow were quite rusty, she pulled a few hard, but she couldn't pull the bowstring, and said in embarrassment: "Third prince, I am a woman, you let me hunt, but it is really difficult for me." ”
Yao Yantai said with a smile: "Mrs. Xiao, don't be too modest, you can be regarded as a heroine on the grassland, if you recognize the second, which woman dares to recognize the first." Mrs. Xiao covered her mouth and smiled, "But after all, I am a woman, where can I compare with you men." But since the third prince, you let me shoot, ******. ”
She rode up to the deer, drew her bow with all her might, and reluctantly fired an arrow that grazed the deer's neck. The wild deer was frightened, and spread its hooves and ran out of the encirclement. The generals wanted to see Madame Xiao's joke, so they all got out of the way and let the wild deer run away.
Mrs. Xiao rode after the wild deer and shot arrow after arrow, but she finally missed, and the generals laughed when they saw this, "A woman is a woman, and she can't even shoot a deer." ”
Yao Yuantai looked at Mrs. Xiao and ran straight to the east with one person and one deer, the background was about to disappear into the distance, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed: "It's not good, she did it on purpose, she wants to take the opportunity to escape!" After hearing this, the generals were puzzled, and someone asked: "Mrs. Xiao has lived in the camp for so many days and has not left, why does she want to escape today?"
Yao Yuantai didn't know how to explain, and shouted: "Chase!" As he spoke, he patted the horse and chased after Mrs. Xiao. Seeing this, the generals dared to slack off, and they rode their horses and chased wildly. Everyone chased after them for a while, and suddenly saw a large group of people and horses with black pressure rushing towards their side on the horizon in the distance. Everyone was frightened and reined in their horses, and they had to watch Mrs. Xiao flee on horseback.
Someone recognized that the big man was Yelu Shilu's handsome banner, and hurriedly shouted: "It's not good, that girl must have revealed the matter of our hunting to Yelu Shilu, Yelu Shilu is sending a large army to arrest us!" Someone said: "Don't stay here, let's hurry back to the camp and send troops and horses to meet us." ”
Yao Yuantai sighed: "It's too late, the other party's soldiers and horses seem to be only about 5,000 people, and the rest of the soldiers and horses must have gone in the direction of our camp." As he spoke, he turned his horse and fled westward, and the generals followed. At this time, the people were panicked, and the generals were talking.
"There is not a single general in the battalion, except for the Chihu, what can I do?"
"Hey, that guy will only rush forward one by one, and if you want to lead the troops into battle, his ability is really tight. ”
"Yes, just that guy, he will only lead people to fight hard, this time he is afraid that he will have to fight our old book!"
At this time, someone proposed: "Isn't there still Liu Yingying in the camp, last time he led us to win the battle, this time with him, he should be able to withstand it, right?"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was vetoed by another general, "That Liu Yu, he and Chi Hu have the same character, and they will only work hard." Besides, when I was out of the camp earlier, I saw him drinking with the soldiers, so it's no wonder that such a drunk can fight. When they heard this, they fell silent.
In the rear, Yelu Shilu's army was chasing closer and closer, and Yao Yuan Tailian waved his horsewhip and shouted as he ran: "Keep the green mountains here, don't be afraid of running out of firewood!" Let's go west, there are some tribes at the foot of Yin Mountain, and they are all loyal to our Yao Yuan clan. Gather them together, and we'll have the strength to fight!"
Mrs. Xiao stood in the cold wind of the grassland, she looked at the figure of Yao Yuantai leading the generals to flee in a panic, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Yao Ran Tai was defeated without a fight, and fled with only a few dozen men, and Yelu Shilu's momentum would grow from then on, and his name as Khan would probably no longer be taken away. And he has made such a great contribution this time, and he will no longer embarrass himself and Abaoji when he comes to Yelu Shilu, maybe Abaoji can take this opportunity to sit in the position of Yili Sumire of the Dierabu.
She was intoxicated when she suddenly saw a long knife coming at her from under her horse. She hurriedly leaned back, the long knife shining everywhere, and the horse's head fell to the ground before it could neigh. Mrs. Xiao only felt light, and fell off the horse's back, covered with horse blood.
She saw the bronze horse standing in front of her, holding a head in her left hand, and the long knife in her right hand was still dripping with blood. (To be continued.) )