(Thanks to Yanzhi for the tip and please collect it)
Early on the next morning, everyone got up and gathered in Liu Ling's tent. Liu Ling also got up early and washed himself, then ate something with the generals in the tent, brought his bow, arrows, scimitar, and the red lion.
After leaving the camp gate, the generals were in high spirits when they saw him, and they were all happy. However, no one thought that they would try their best to do pleasant things in order to make Liu Ling happy, and Liu Ling was just doing this to reassure everyone.
The war is coming, and the generals cannot be uneasy because of themselves. This is not a good thing on the battlefield.
After explaining the matter clearly, Liu Ling left the camp with only the four trusted generals who had gathered on the high slope last night, plus the Nie brothers and more than fifty guards, and headed straight for Ganniu Mountain more than ten miles away.
And left. The general who stayed behind in the camp was afraid of something unexpected happening, so after Liu Ling and the others left, he sent five hundred cavalry to quietly follow and protect them. In fact, although this was a safe move, it was a bit too cautious. In the past two years, the people have been prosperous and happy.
No one is willing to rebel anymore, and the people of the White Lotus Sect have created the strength to stop making trouble again. With Liu Ling's skills and the presence of more than fifty guards, no one will really try against them. Besides, when encountering ordinary people
These little thieves can be wiped out by one Nie enemy.
Because there are few people, it doesn’t take long for them to travel more than ten miles. Ganniu Mountain is not magnificent, and its radius is only a few dozen miles. In the past two years, the common people have had surplus food in their hands, and they can go to
There are also many fewer people hunting in the mountains. The animals that escaped during the war knew that the mountains are their real home, and they have all returned in the past two years. There are many more wild beasts on the mountains compared to two years ago.
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When everyone arrived at the foot of the mountain, they saw a few fat rabbits running away in panic. Their round appearance made everyone laugh. In the past two years, the weather has been good and the food has been abundant. After the autumn harvest, the rabbits will also be harvested.
They all ate a lot and gained weight. They were extremely fat. However, no one had any interest in such small animals. Only two guards who looked at the novelty started shooting with arrows. Their arrow skills were quite accurate.
I wonder if that rabbit has become stupid after not having to run away for two years.
The archery guard ran over and picked up the rabbit he shot and tied it behind the saddle. He was very interested. After a while, the group could no longer ride horses, leaving more than a dozen guards to look after the horses. Liu Ling and others walked to the higher ground.
We walked to the place. The trees on Ganniu Mountain are lush and lush. I haven’t been here in two years. This time I went up to Ganniu Mountain and saw many monkeys jumping up and down in the trees. They were not afraid of people.
Everyone was too lazy to pay attention to the monkey and just continued walking deeper into the forest. This was not because everyone had a good moral character to care for wild animals, but because everyone knew that monkey meat was actually not delicious. After walking for a while, gradually
We could see the tracks left by some big beasts. Everyone slowed down and covered each other, fearing that something like a tiger or leopard would come out and hurt people.
After reaching the depths of the forest, Liu Ling said with a smile: "Let's relax completely when we come out this time. Let's compete to see who can kill more prey. I took out a good set of armor as a bonus, and whoever kills more will win."
Armor wins."
Zhao Er smiled and said: "How dare I not snatch the armor that the prince rewarded me with?"
Hua Ling said: "Can you snatch it away from me?"
Zhao Ba said: "You all stand aside, I have to order this armor. But before I talk, the armor the prince rewarded is enlarged?"
He is more than two meters tall, and ordinary standard armor can't be worn on him. This hunting trip was just for fun, so no one wore armor. Everyone knows that the prince is generous, so since he used it to make lottery prizes, he must
It's not bad. Having a good set of protective gear on the battlefield is equivalent to having an extra life, so everyone is a little excited.
Liu Ling thought for a while and said: "When Zhou Yangong came back from Xixia, the lord of Xixia Wei Mingxiao sent a set of armor. I haven't looked at it carefully, but I think you can't wear it when you come to Zhao Ba. In this way, if
That armor doesn’t fit, so I’ll give you a war horse trained by Shura Camp, okay?”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ba's eyes suddenly lit up. He had long been greedy for the tall and fierce horses in Shura Camp, and wished he could grab one and ride it himself. Now that the prince has said it, how can he not be happy? You know Shura
Among the war horses in the camp, except for the prince's red lion who could stand calmly in front of it, ordinary war horses did not dare to come forward! If there was such a war horse on the battlefield, the enemy generals would be frightened and kill their mounts.
Enemy generals will also have an easier time.
"Okay! Your Majesty means what he says!"
Zhao Ba said naively.
Liu Ling laughed and scolded: "You idiot! When have I ever failed to keep my word?"
Zhao Ba gestured and said: "Just like the armor, I also want to enlarge the war horse!"
Everyone laughed.
Liu Ling counted the number of people and said: "In this way, including the guards, we now have a total of forty-five people. Each of us will bring eight guards, with a limit of two hours. We will meet here after two hours to count the prey. Who will
Whoever has more wins. Whether it’s the war horses of the Shura camp or the carefully crafted armor, it’s decided here who will get it.”
Everyone also knew that there would not be any great danger in this mountain, so no one objected to the prince’s proposal to separate. Even if they encountered big beasts such as tigers and mountain leopards, nine people armed to the teeth would not be able to deal with them.
There was no suspense. So everyone had no objections and each took eight guards and chose a direction to leave.
In order to appear fair, Liu Ling specially assigned the Nie brothers to Wang Banjin as helpers, and he only took eight soldiers to explore the depths of the forest.
"Your Majesty, come and see!"
Wang Xiaoniu, the commander of the Imperial Guard School, squatted down and shouted to Liu Ling from the front.
Liu Ling walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wang Xiaoniu said: "I have been a hunter for a while, and I am very familiar with these footprints. Looking at the size and shape, it is definitely a big insect, not small in size!"
Liu Ling's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "If I catch a live big insect and go back, I'm afraid no one can take away the prize."
Wang Xiaoniu said with a smile: "It's harder to catch someone alive, but it's easy to kill someone based on the skills of our team."
Liu Ling said: "Regardless of life or death, if you really kill a big insect, I will reward you with a good horse!"
Wang Xiaoniu chuckled and said: "My lord, just keep an eye on it, this unlucky big bug can't escape from my eyes!"
After saying that, Wang Xiaoniu took the lead and walked out, following the tracks of the big insect. Liu Ling knew that Ganniu Mountain was surrounded by plains, so if there were any big beasts like big bugs, he would be killing them for the people.
.Only a few miles down the mountain is a field farm. If you are interested in going down the mountain to wander around, there is no guarantee that it will not hurt people and animals. However, this wild insect is very powerful. Although everyone is very skilled, they still need to be careful and use their hands.
They were all holding their swords on guard, and some of the soldiers had already taken out their bows and arrows, ready to shoot at the big insect when they saw it.
As everyone was walking, Wang Xiaoniu suddenly stopped and squatted down to observe carefully. Liu Ling walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
When I looked down, I saw it was indeed a pile of feces.
Wang Xiaoniu's expression became serious, and he stood up and said to Liu Ling: "Be careful, that beast is not far away, and he left not long ago."
Liu Ling nodded and pulled out the extended scimitar. All the soldiers knew that big beasts like tigers and leopards were difficult to deal with, so they all became careful.
Just a few steps out, Liu Ling suddenly turned around, and a black shadow flashed past him a few meters away. The speed was extremely fast. Liu Ling was not slow to react, but he only saw an afterimage. Specifically, the beast
I couldn't see clearly what it was. But what I could tell was that the beast was quite big.
The guards gathered together spontaneously, protecting Liu Ling in the middle. The eight soldiers held swords in their hands and moved slowly in a circle. Liu Ling did not stand stubbornly outside, and simply put away the scimitar and took off the knife from behind.
He took a hard bow and set up an armor-piercing awl, just waiting for the beast to appear again.
With a whooshing sound, everyone turned to look, and the black shadow disappeared again.
Wang Xiaoniu spat and cursed fiercely: "It's a beast that has become a sperm. How can it move so fast? Prince, please be careful, it doesn't look like a big insect!"
Liu Ling nodded. This time he could see a little more clearly. The thing was all black and probably wasn't a tiger. But looking at the size of its head, it was much bigger than a leopard, jackal or something like that.
After walking a few dozen meters further, the woods suddenly emptied out, revealing a small clearing. On the other side of the clearing was a cliff, and a dark and dark cave one meter wide could be seen. Nearby,
The fishy smell was getting stronger and stronger, and it was obvious that we had reached the territory of the beast.
At this time, a low roar suddenly came from the side, and everyone's hearts tightened.
Liu Ling turned around to look, and saw a black shadow flashing past, jumping across in front of everyone, and ran to the open space to block the front of the cave. The beast was obviously angered by the intruders in his territory, and he lowered his body and bowed his head.
He bent his waist, growled lowly, and made an attack gesture.
Liu Ling looked intently and took a breath of air!
This is... such a big leopard!
This leopard is as black as ink, and its black hair actually sparkles in the sun! Look at the size of this leopard, it is as big as an adult bull! A pair of big blood-red eyes stared at Liu Ling and the others, and while roaring lowly, from
There was a fishy smell in the mouth. The sharp fangs were exposed, and it looked like it could easily cut a person into pieces!
This black panther is too big. Liu Ling has never seen such a huge leopard in his past life. According to common sense, the largest leopard will not be bigger than a tiger, but this black panther is as big as a strong bull. It is really
It's appalling!
Wang Xiaoniu didn't dare to be careless, so he reached out and took out a noisy arrow and shot it into the air. There was a sharp sound. This was a warning signal to other groups of people. Anyone who received the signal would rush over immediately!
However, what I never expected was that the huge black panther obviously didn't like the sharp sound. It might have thought that these tiny humans were deliberately provoking it, so it roared, lowered its body, and jumped up suddenly.
