Chapter 142: Autumn Hunting Ceremony III
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"Report! Chengdu College entered the inner circle first and is heading east!"
"Report! Lin entered the inner circle!"
"Report! Cheng entered the inner circle!"
"Report! Zhang entered the inner circle!"
"Report..."
In the Chinese army camp, the scout horses kept coming to report, and the King of Shu kept nodding his head when he heard the words.
There are also different opinions below, this one said: "This year is much faster than last year!"
That reply: "Yes, but it was Rongcheng Academy who went in first. I heard that there is a superpower user in the academy who has advanced to the superpower king!"
Some malicious speculation: "Zhang entered a little late this year, couldn't it be because the third son of Jinghou was late?"
Someone else said: "Hey, these big aristocratic families are really powerful. I'm afraid I'll just pick up some of what they left behind when future generations come in..."
"..."
Ji Sheng, King of Shu, smiled and said: "Rongcheng College takes the lead this year. It's really gratifying and congratulatory!"
Li Ge, the dean of the college, said: "Thank you very much for the compliment from King Shu, but it's just one step ahead of others. It's too early to say that we will take the lead now! It's impossible to say that they will still be at the bottom in terms of points. They just plan to go in first."
Cheng Yan said: "The dean's words are true. As the saying goes: one step first, every step first!
There are only so many spiritual beasts in the inner circle. Whoever goes in first can get more, but if you go in later, there won’t even be any soup!"
Cheng Yan opened his mouth, as if to end the topic. Everyone knew that he was talking about Zhang Wei and stopped talking to him.
One is a representative of Taoism that has been passed down for thousands of years.
One is an upstart, His Majesty the Emperor's loyal ponyboy.
The two represent the struggle between imperial power and aristocratic families, and ordinary people would not dare to participate.
When the King of Shu saw this, he was slightly displeased.
This process is not a sign of loyalty, not ordinary diligence.
Whenever I get a chance, I'll start with Zhang.
As a vassal king, it is not easy for him to intervene.
Because he is also looking at himself.
From a strategic perspective, he and the Zhang family are allies, while the Cheng family and the prefect's government wear the same pair of trousers.
In the Taishou Mansion, Mrs. Cheng and she looked at Mrs. Zhang. In the Taishou Mansion, Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Zhang looked at us.
Among them, only the Prefecture received orders from the imperial court, which was much easier than the other three.
Therefore, no matter what I say or do, I cannot act lightly.
Hearing this, Zhang Xi glanced at Cheng Yan indifferently and ignored him. Seeing this, Zhang Hao and the others were not able to pay attention to him, so they had to ask themselves to report to him at any time.
But at this time, Zhang Lin had already led people into the inner circle.
It seemed as if he also knew that a big disaster was coming today. The spirit-level monsters in the inner circle were hard to find and there were no traces left.
Zhang Lin could only ask: "Everyone, if we don't know the traces of the monsters now, what should we do?"
One of the elders said: "After hundreds of years of autumn hunting, it is inevitable that there will be escapees among these monsters. Nowadays, they have learned enough to avoid us, so we can only find them slowly! There is no other way!"
But we are like this, and so are others, so hunting in the inner circle depends not only on strength, but also on luck."
Hearing this, Zhang Lin nodded to show his understanding and said: "That boy has always had good luck, please follow me!"
With that said, he hit his horse and headed towards the mountains and forests.
The forest is deep and dense, which is not conducive to knights' attacks. Since those monsters want to hide, they must hide in the forest to gain advantage.
Dozens of miles away from the Zhang family, the Cheng family's hunting team was surrounding Cheng Wu. Cheng Wu looked at the spiritual rabbit on the ground and frowned.
"Why are all these monsters missing? It's been a long time since they came here, and there's just this rabbit?"
Cheng Wu inquired, and the children of the Cheng family who had participated in several autumn hunts returned: "Monsters are born to seek good luck and avoid disaster. Today, I am waiting for thousands of people. The attack is menacing. They sense that a disaster is coming, so it is natural for them to hide."
Yes, now I have to look for it slowly."
Cheng Wu waved his hand and said: "Then let people disperse and find these beasts!"
The disciple of the Cheng family who spoke heard the words and hesitated slightly, but seeing Cheng Wu's displeasure, he hurriedly said: "...Yes!"
He ordered the Cheng clan members to spread out and search for monsters.
Situations like this happen everywhere in the inner circle.
Now that the monsters have disappeared, everyone has adopted their own methods to search for them.
On the viewing platform, everyone was listening to the report of the scouting horse, and everyone was commenting on the actions and measures taken by those who entered the inner circle when faced with the disappearance of the monster.
The King of Shu laughed and said: "The Art of War says: Don't enter the forest, don't chase the poor bandits, these little guys are too young!"
Everyone below heard the words and nodded in agreement.
Everyone present, more or less, had military experience, or had read, seen, or commanded how to encircle and suppress monsters in the forest. When they learned that the Qiu hunting team was riding in, they all shook their heads.
In this regard, no one has reminded them or sensed what they should do. They can only explore and learn by themselves.
The art of war must be learned and put into practice.
But as soon as the King of Shu finished speaking, someone at the Lin family seat said: "That's right, the people of this generation are really stupid, but Brother Hao is smart. Back then, Brother Hao set fire to those monsters and burned them in the forest.
Not a single soldier is wasted."
After hearing what he said, those who knew the inside story coughed to hide their smiles. Looking at the King of Shu, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
When he turned his head and saw that it was Lin Wan, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "I'm talking about Wan'er, why don't you open and pick up which pot? You have to expose your uncle's shortcomings."
Lin Wandao: "That's not why you announced that you are not allowed to participate in the autumn hunting. Otherwise, they would ride horses into the forest? Now you are here to say that they are too young..."
"Yes! Yes! Stop it..." The King of Shu had no choice but to ask Lin Wan to stop talking and asked the messenger: "Ask Tanma, how is it now?"
The messenger heard this and hurriedly passed down the order. Everyone saw that the King of Shu was embarrassed and stopped talking.
Some of them who didn't know anything asked about what Lin Wan said.
At this time, Zhang Lin had already led people to the edge of the forest.
"dismount!"
At Zhang Lin's order, all the knights dismounted and formed a group in front of the forest.
Zhang Lin stood at the front and asked: "Years ago, my eldest brother became famous and won the first place in autumn hunting.
Later, the King of Shu issued an order that no fires should be set during autumn hunting, so we could only go in on foot. What suggestions do you have?"
Everyone in the Zhang clan knew what happened back then, and they started discussing countermeasures immediately.
Someone said: "In my opinion, the dangers in the forest are unknown. It is no better than the outer circle. High-level spiritual beasts are rampant. We must not divide our troops!"
Someone else said: "Although it is not suitable to charge on horseback in the forest, our horses should follow us in, otherwise we will have to come back to lead the horses, which is a waste of time."
"..."
Zhang Lin listened to what everyone said to each other, and after they had almost finished talking, he said: "Everyone, this is my plan. I will make two parts, and a dozen or so people with low cultivation will take turns to lead the horses for everyone.
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How about the others, grouping up in groups of three and three, and groups of five and one team, advancing in the Five Elements and Three Talents Formation?"
"Is this possible?"
"It can be done! It sounds reliable!"
"The woods are dangerous, this is a good idea!"
…
After a brief discussion, everyone said, "We will listen to your orders!"
"Okay!" Zhang Lin heard this and immediately asked everyone to form teams, first forming the Three Talents Formation, and then forming the Five Elements Formation.
Those with higher levels of cultivation are in the front, serving as sharp knives to open the way, while those with lower levels of cultivation are in the back, responsible for responding.
The seven or eight people with the lowest cultivation level are responsible for leading the war horses for everyone, falling at the end.
Because they are likely to go directly through this forest area, there will be no need to come back to look for war horses and waste time.
Chapter completed!