On the west bank of Jingshui River, there are many camps and tents, and the flags are like the sea.
Xiang Shaolong, Ji Yanran, Wu Tingfang, Zhao Zhi, and the Tian sisters were on the flat-topped hill where Wang Camp was located, overlooking the situation far and near.
Although this trip is not a battle, the march and setting up camp are all in accordance with military regulations and laws of war.
Among the Six Kingdoms, the people of Qin put the most emphasis on force. Men and women have practiced martial arts since childhood, and everyone is familiar with marching and formation.
Because the terrain here is flat, with vast plains and swamps, and there is no danger to rely on, a square camp was set up.
The wooden village that Xiaopan occupied was the headquarters of the Chinese army, which was equivalent to the command headquarters. There were nearly twenty tents in the village, with Xiaopan and Zhu Ji in the middle. The other tents were occupied by royal servants, or those with special status like Qin Qing.
Someone who is also close to the royal family.
With Muzhai as the center, the camps on the left and right sides of Pingdingqiu are named Left and Right Yuhou. They are garrisoned by guards led by Changping Jun and Changwen Jun. They are mobile forces directly controlled by Xiaopan and are responsible for the safety of the Chinese army.
As for the others, they were divided into four armies, east, west, north and south, and formed a square formation. Stars surrounded the central army like a moon, acting as a screen guard. As for Xiang Shaolong's cavalry army, they set up camps in the distance to protect them from a distance.
The whole square camp feels a bit like guarding the border.
Except for the central army, the camps are arranged in groups of ten, with a walkway for eight horses to gallop between each group.
In the center of each army, there is a large open space with horse stalls and a square for practicing riding and shooting, allowing field hunters to stretch their muscles, compete in riding skills, practice archery and swordsmanship, and it is very lively, a bit like an entertainment convention.
At this time, there were still more than two hours before the dusk hunting time. Everyone was in high spirits and gathered in six large squares to play.
The main square below the king's camp has become the domain of Ying Ying and other women's troops. Young nobles who are interested in pursuing these unruly Qin women flock here to look for opportunities. The grand scene is unmatched by other riding and shooting ranges.
Suddenly, the sound of horses neighing and people resounding above the more than 3,000 camps.
The strong wind blows and the flags flutter, adding to the military atmosphere.
Ji Yanran already knew all the recent incidents and said with a smile: "When Lord Gaoling attacks, he will first have people burn down the wooden village of the king's camp and the tent farthest from the river. Since the southeast wind has been blowing recently, the fire is strong.
When the smoke comes, we have no choice but to cross the river and go to the north bank of Jingshui River to take shelter."
Xiang Shaolong and the other girls felt chills as they looked at the two wooden bridges across the Jing River. If these two bridges were destroyed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even if the bridge is still there, it cannot allow so many people to cross at one time, so those who cannot board the bridge have to swim to the other side. In that chaotic situation, it is not difficult for Lu Buwei to assassinate several people.
It can be expected that Guan Zhongxie will protect Zhu Ji and Xiaopan from the bridge with "great power and calmness" at that time, while Xiang Shaolong will be "poisoned to death". Afterwards, Guan Zhongxie will "make great achievements",
Mo Ao's vicious plan is indeed impeccable.
In this season of continuous spring rain, it is not easy to set fire, but Lord Gaoling is a traitor, and his tent is in a tent in the southeast of the king's camp. It is easy to do something, so this method is indeed feasible.
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Especially at that time, when the highlight of field hunting was about to begin, most people went to Xishou Mountain for late hunting, and their defenses were at their weakest, so it was the best time to camp secretly.
If all the Changping brothers were killed, the command of the imperial guards might also be taken over by Lu Buwei.
Xiang Shaolong let out a breath of cold air and said: "Yanran is really powerful, she can see through Lord Gaoling's strategy at a glance, so we only need to monitor closely to see when Lord Gaoling or Lu Buwei's people smear the camp with kerosene or something like that.
You’ll know when they move.”
Ji Yanran was praised by her husband and she happily responded with a sweet smile.
The sound of hoofbeats sounded, and Chang Wenjun rode up, shouting: "Let's go down to the shooting range to take advantage of the excitement."
The girls turned back to look at him. This guy was glaring at Ji Yanran and the girls with an expression of admiration and intoxication. He said happily: "Sisters-in-law Fu'an, oh, I am so jealous of Shaolong that he almost killed me."
Little life."
Wu Tingfang smiled sweetly when he heard this, and showed a smile that was more beautiful than flowers, and said: "Is Mr. Chang Wen finished?"
Chang Wenjun pretended to be out of breath with his busy expression and said: "The Queen Mother and the Crown Prince have just settled in. Grand Tutor Qin was summoned by the Queen Mother to speak and asked the young general to inform all the sisters-in-law."
Xiang Shaolong yawned and said, "You go and take advantage of the excitement. I want to go back to the camp and have a good sleep."
Chang Wenjun laughed, rode his horse through the room between Xiang Shaolong and Ji Yanran, held Xiang Shaolong's horse with his hand, forced him to run downhill, and called to the girls, "Let's go play."
When the girls saw Xiang Shaolong's helpless expression as he was being pulled off, they laughed sweetly and rode after him.
With a "whoosh" sound, three powerful arrows shot out in succession, hitting the red heart of the target three hundred paces away. The nearly a thousand men and women watching burst into cheers.
Ying Ying, the archer, looked around the audience triumphantly and exclaimed: "Whose turn is it next?"
Although all the men were eager to give it a try, Zhuyu was ahead. If she accidentally missed it, she would make a fool of herself on the spot. No one agreed to her for a while.
Guan Zhongxie laughed and said: "When the archer Xi of our daughter's army shoots his magic arrow, who dares to show his shame?"
Ying Ying was admired by him, and he gave him a flirtatious look, which made all the young masters feel jealous, but no one dared to take the risk.
Xiang Shaolong just dismounted and took a deep breath when he saw how powerful Ying Ying's archery skills were. He thought he could hit the red heart, but he was not sure if he could shoot three arrows in a row. No wonder Ying Ying was so conceited.
When all the female soldiers saw Xiang Shaolong, they all showed disdain, but when they saw Ji Yanran, they all showed envy and jealousy.
Lu Dan'er stood out from the crowd and shouted: "Is Commander Xiang's leg injury healed? I heard that your swordsmanship in blocking arrows is unparalleled in the world, but what about your archery skills?"
Nearly a thousand eyes immediately fell on Xiang Shaolong, and then moved to Ji Yanran beside him.
Of course Ji Yanran knew that Xiang Shaolong's archery skills were not his strong point, and he also understood that the Qin people valued martial arts. If Xiang Shaolong could not be injured, it would greatly damage his image. With a sweet smile, he took off his outer robe, revealing
Wearing a tight-fitting white outfit, she walked lightly to the center of the field and said in a voice that sounded better than Xian Lai's: "Let Yanran try it first, okay?"
Whatever she cared about, it was her graceful and charming grace that captured the soul of both men and women.
After she finished speaking, all the men who stared at her exquisite, graceful and impeccable figure knew how to cheer.
Ying Ying glared at Ji Yanran fiercely, and then handed the bow to Ji Yanran with some annoyance.
Ji Yanran saw her taking a horse stance and knew exactly what was going on. She leisurely but quickly reached out and grabbed one end of the strong bow and used a skillful force. Before Ying Ying had a chance to use her strength, the strong bow had already fallen.
In the hands of this talented woman who is so beautiful that she feels ashamed.
Even Guan Zhongxie looked surprised this time.
Chang Wenjun next to Xiang Shaolong said in a low voice: "It would be good to destroy my sister's arrogance."
Ying Ying did not expect that Ji Yanran would see through her plot and retreated to Lu Dan'er in confusion.
Two people from the capital cavalry present rushed out and honored Ji Yanran with a long arrow.
Ji Yanran still looked as careless and pretty as if nothing had happened, with a smile on her lips that could captivate everyone in the world. She carried an archery target three hundred steps away, took three long arrows, and clamped them between her fingers.
The whole place was silent.
Suddenly, Ji Yanran turned around like a whirlwind. Under the stunned gaze of everyone, three powerful arrows burst out, one after another, and shot towards the target like meteors.
When she shot the first arrow, she still had the target on her back, but shot with her backhand. Only when she shot the third arrow did she face the target head-on.
With a "click" sound, the first arrow hit the red heart, and then the two arrows hit the tail end of the previous arrow respectively. It was so magical that people couldn't believe their eyes. Ying Ying's archery skills were immediately revealed.
Comparison continued.
The whole audience immediately burst into thunderous applause, which lasted for a long time.
Ji Yanran hated Ying Ying, Lu Dan'er and others for "bullying" her husband. She did not even look at them. After saluting the audience, she returned in triumph.
Xiang Shaolong knew that this "hatred" was getting deeper and deeper.
At this time, the guards came to report that the prince wanted to summon Xiang Shaolong.
When entering the gate of Muzhai, a group of female generals rode horses from the rear. The leader was Lu Niangrong, and the others were her personal female guards.
When Lu Niangrong saw him, she had a complicated expression on her face, her little mouth curled up proudly, and she whipped up the whip deliberately, and entered beside Xiang Shaolong like a whirlwind.
Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but feel contempt for her.
This woman knew that she had "swallowed a poison pill", but she still had no sympathy for her. This shows that she knew that the tiger father had no dog daughter, and she was no better off.
snort
She will know what it feels like later.
From the open space in front of the main camp, loud shouts and shouts were heard. It turned out that Xiaopan was shooting arrows, and Lu Buwei, Xu Xian, Lu Gong, Chang Pingjun and other ministers and generals were cheering and cheering.
When Li Si saw him coming, he moved to his side and said, "It's time."
Of course Xiang Shaolong knew that Li Si was referring to taking blood to "disown relatives". Looking at Li Si's nervous expression, he knew that he was worried that Xiaopan might really be Lu Buwei's son, which would be terrible.
Xiang Shaolong squeezed in beside Lu Gong and Xu Xian who were standing at the back, took out the blood-taking needle, and winked at them.
The two men's breathing immediately became deeper and heavier.
At this time, Xiaopan shot more than ten arrows, four of which hit the red heart, and the others landed near the red heart, which was beyond his usual level. No wonder the officials cheered. In fact, as long as he hit the target, everyone was very happy.
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When Wang Ben offered him another arrow, Xiaopan saw Xiang Shaolong, turned around and walked over excitedly, holding a big bow, and said happily: "My master's achievements are not bad."
Xiang Shaolong knew that he was creating an opportunity for himself to draw blood, so he saluted, "If the prince uses his hands more and his eyes less, the results will be better."
Xiaopan said in surprise: "Archery is all about eyesight, what does it mean to use more hands?"
At this time, not only Xiaopan was puzzled, but everyone else didn't understand what Xiang Shaolong was talking about, so they focused their attention on him.
Next to Lu Buwei, Lu Niangrong and Mo Ao stared at him fiercely.
Xiang Shaolong respectfully asked Xiao Pan to turn around, corrected his posture, and gently pricked the blood vessel on the side of his neck with the needle tip. Due to the movement of Xiao Pan's blood energy, a stream of blood immediately gushes out.
It flows into the small sac at the tail of the needle.
Since behind him were Xu Xian, Lu Gong and Chang Pingjun, the three of them could see clearly, but no one else could.
Xiaopan said "Oh", touched the back of his neck and said deliberately: "There are mosquitoes"
Xiang Shaolong put the needle into Xu Xian's hand with his backhand and said: "Prince, please don't be distracted. In archery, the hands and eyes must cooperate, but aiming with the hand is better than aiming with the eye. This is because after the eye sees the target, it also needs to be
You have to tell your heart, and then use your heart to direct your hands, and there will be a lot of obstacles. But if you use your hands to aim, there will be no more obstacles. Look."
He casually pulled out five flying needles and threw them at the archery target two hundred steps away like lightning.
When everyone thought that he was throwing needles instead of shooting arrows, they were all stunned. Five flying needles were nailed to the target in a row. The middle one hit the red heart. The distance between needles was one inch, and the result was accurate.
Even Xiang Shaolong has never dreamed of it.
Although his flying needle stunt is famous, it is still the first time that everyone has witnessed it.
Just seeing that he can reach such a miraculous standard at a distance of two hundred steps, we can see that not only does he have amazing hand strength, but he must also have a unique technique, otherwise he would never have been able to do it. Lu Buwei, his daughter and Mo Ao both looked horrified.
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Only then did everyone know how to cheer.
Lu Buwei and Mo Ao looked at each other and smiled, obviously thinking that Xiang Shaolong's life was not long and there was no need to worry no matter how powerful he was.
Xiao Wang Ben happily wanted to pull out the flying needle so that he could send it back to Xiang Shaolong. When Xiaopan saw this, he stopped and said: "Let the flying needle stay on the target. I will take it back to the palace as a souvenir. These three days
Just let them be as good as they are now."
Xiaopan showed admiration and said: "No wonder Taifu's flying needle is so fast and accurate. It turns out that he throws it with the feeling of his hand."
Although Xiang Shaolong became the commander of the cavalry, he was still a tutor and could teach Xiaopan, the heir apparent.
When Xiang Shaolong secretly inspected Lu Buwei and Mo Ao, he also paid attention to Lu Niangrong. He saw the look of surprise in her eyes for a long time. He was obviously shocked by his selfless and beautiful hand at this moment. Frankly speaking, if he had deliberately
And if he throws it again, he is completely unsure.
To be honest, when he usually practices acupuncture, he aims with his eyes, but just now he aimed with his hands.
Lu Gong praised: "Shaolong's flying needle is unprecedented."
Lu Buwei chuckled and said, "Rong'er, now you should know what Master Xiang is capable of."
Lu Niangrong lowered her pretty face to prevent others from seeing her conflicted and complicated expression. Xiaopan took the opportunity and said: "Master, please come to the widow's tent for a discussion."
He led Li Si back to the main camp.
When Xiang Shaolong was about to follow, Lu Gong pulled him and said: "After meeting the prince, come to my tent immediately." He winked at him again.
Xiang Shaolong didn't know for a while whether he had obtained the drop of Lu Buwei's blood or whether he had other matters to discuss and went there with doubts. In the king's tent, Xiaopan sighed: "The master's flying needle skills must be passed on to me.
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Li Si also said: "No wonder Mr. Xiang has been able to escape from danger many times. It is not a fluke. These flying needles are harder to dodge than crossbow arrows, let alone use your sword to block them."
Xiang Shaolong sat down on the thick carpet and said with a wry smile: "Crown Prince and Mr. Li don't need to praise me. I just returned from the hell gate last night, but it was all a matter of luck."
When Xiaopan asked in surprise, Xiang Shaolong told what happened last night.
When Xiaopan heard about Gao Ling's rebellion and Lu Buwei's conspiracy, he was furious and said: "These two people are more courageous than the other. How can they treat the weak?"
Li Si hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Lord Xiang will definitely have a way to deal with this matter properly."
Xiaopan looked at Xiang Shaolong, who nodded and said: "Now that I know the time when Lord Gaoling rebels and attacks the camp, I can mobilize my troops and catch them all in one fell swoop. There is no use for them in teaching them. As for the camp, I hope that I will
If the Crown Prince can personally take command, dispatch troops and generals, and capture all of Lord Gaoling's men on the one hand, and on the other hand, he can pin down Lu Buwei and show off his skills, then will anyone dare not take the Crown Prince into their eyes in the future?"
These words can be said to suit Xiaopan, the future Qin Shihuang's appetite. He loves to show off his own tricks, nodding and saying: "Master Xiang is really confident, and I don't know what the plan will be."
Xiang Shaolong said: "This matter must be decided based on accurate intelligence and the situation at the time. The ministers will keep in touch with Mr. Li. After understanding the situation, the prince will make a decision." Then he gave him a wink secretly.
Xiaopan understood in her heart and knew that Xiang Shaolong would hand over the detailed plan and then give the orders. She was overjoyed and her face turned red with excitement. She nodded and said, "Just follow what Xiang Qing's family has requested."
Let's do it"
Then he said: "Today the Queen Mother told me that Lu Buwei was going to commit her beloved third daughter to Xiang Qing's family. I thought Lu Buwei had changed his temper, but it turned out that there was such a cruel conspiracy. This guy Ha Mo'ao is about to die.
I still don’t know it, I’m really laughing my head off.”
Li Si and Xiang Shaolong heard what he said was interesting and knew that he was in a good mood, so they couldn't help but laugh with him.
At this time, the guard reported that Miao Du was asking for an audience. The three of them hurriedly stopped their laughter and watched Miao Du coming in, kneeling down and saying, "The Queen Mother has invited the crown prince."
There was a look of disdain in Xiaopan's eyes, and he said: "I understand, the chief chamberlain, please come back. I will be here immediately."
After Miao Du exited the tent, Xiaopan lowered his voice and said, "Are Xiang Qing's family planning to marry Lu Buwei's precious daughter?"
Xiang Shaolong sneered and said: "If Lu Buwei sees that I can't die, he will never marry his daughter to me, but this matter is a headache for him."
Xiaopan understood what he meant, nodded and said: "I know what to do now" and stood up.
Xiang and Li hurriedly knelt on the ground.
Xiao Pan stepped forward to help Xiang Shaolong up, and said in his ear: "Master, be careful, if you do anything wrong, this world will be ruined."