Rebirth of Tao Yao

Winter hunting is a tradition of Liang State, the purpose is to maintain the style of martial arts, but also to show the strength of force.But it has to be said that every year, those who can follow the emperor to this hunting ground to participate in the winter hunting, except for the royal family and nobles, are the children of officials and eunuchs, and it is not easy to send someone out casually.Of course they need to hunt, and the purpose of winter hunting is also for this, but they can't be in danger!

For this reason, although this hunting ground is large, it has been carefully cleaned up by the army before the start of winter hunting. Not to mention fierce beasts like tigers and leopards, even wild boars and other slightly lethal beasts are rare. .In the entire hunting ground, there are the most small things like hares and pheasants, followed by slightly larger but harmless prey like deer, and animals with beautiful fur like foxes.

Relying on his courage, Yan Li rode his horse into the forest, and then led his men straight into the depths of the hunting ground.Perhaps because there were few people in the deep forest, she took a stroll around and shot three foxes with good fur. Every arrow hit the eyes, and the fur was intact.

The accompanying soldiers rode forward, stooped and picked up a fox corpse with fiery red fur from the ground. He took a look at the bloody eye sockets of the fox, and couldn't help but "tsk tsk" two praises: "Young general! One-handed archery is really getting more and more exquisite."

Yan Li watched the soldiers hang the fox behind the saddle, but he didn't show much joy.The group of them had just entered the hunting ground not long ago, but there were quite a lot of prey in this mountain forest, and within an hour, all of them had returned with a full load.Of course there are reasons for the excellent archery skills of the frontier soldiers, but in the final analysis it is because there is no shortage of prey-there are no beasts here, and small animals that lack natural enemies will naturally flood.

In any case, it is a good thing to be able to hunt so many prey, and Yan Li is worried about another thing: "I told my father that I would hunt a cloak for him when I came here, but now that I have hunted so many foxes, it is almost enough. I made one together. But Father’s cloak is not easy to make with fox fur, I was thinking of making a cloak from the fur of headhunting beasts, but there is no such thing in this forest!”

What Yan Li said is not clear enough, it is enough for those who can listen to understand.The soldiers were all there at the time, so they naturally heard all the conversation between the father and daughter, so they all knew that what Yan Li needed to hunt was not the fur of one cloak, but two.Now these fox skins can barely make up a cloak for his future daughter-in-law, but his father's cloak has not yet been found.

The soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay for a while, and at the same time they returned with a full load, they also felt a bit boring-they were all men from northern Xinjiang, born with a bit of bravery, and hunting likes to compare the ferocity of their prey.Like the hares and pheasants that are now full of saddles, they used to ignore them, but who made this hunting ground so much that they can only make do with it if they can't find good prey.

Fox fur and rabbit fur are actually good furs for keeping warm, and they look decent.But giving the cloak to General Yan always made people feel a little inappropriate, and felt that something was missing.

Finally, one of the soldiers said, "Little General, we've hunted almost enough, why don't we go around and look around, maybe we can find some good prey." He lowered his voice a little, and said, The woods have obviously been cleaned up, and the remaining gadgets are useless to hunt, so it’s better to look for any fish that slipped through the net.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked and their eyes lit up.

Yan Li was not a quiet master in his bones, so he agreed without hesitation.Everyone gathered their prey and rode away immediately, but this time they went to remote places like "deep mountains and old forests".

The excited people didn't know that less than a quarter of an hour after they rode away, another group of people came to the place where they stopped before.There were also guards who were good at tracking and got off their horses to check and judge the whereabouts of everyone. After a short delay, they followed the trail of Yan Li and his party.

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The so-called heaven pays off, Yan Li and others searched for a long time in this unfamiliar hunting ground, and finally found the "fish that slipped through the net" - a hibernating black bear in a hidden cave on the mountainside.

Several soldiers were gearing up, and someone muttered: "It would be great if the hunting dog of Lieutenant General Gao's family was here. We didn't have to work so hard to find such a blind bear. I don't know if it is enough to make a cloak for the general."

The other soldiers agreed quite a bit when they heard the words, but now is not the time to chat.Several people got together to discuss briefly, and decided to kill the black bear with a knife while it was still hibernating.After taking it back, not only can the skin be peeled and given to Yan Qing, but also bear's paw and bear meat can be eaten at night... With such a combination, everyone is eager to try it.

All of them had been on the battlefield and killed people, and each of them was bolder than the other, and they did what they said, and immediately someone pulled out his waist knife and went into the cave.

Yan Li didn't join in. First, it didn't take much effort to kill the hibernating black bear, and second, the cave was really small, and there were too many people going in, so she couldn't move around, so she didn't go in to make trouble—anyway, the fox was her Hunting by hand, that's enough.

The two entered the cave to kill the bear, and the rest of them stayed outside the cave. Not long after, they heard a heart-piercing howl in the cave.Yan Li had a keen sense of smell, and soon smelled a bloody smell mixed with stench, but she didn't care.On the contrary, when she heard the miserable howl, she turned her head abruptly, but the only thing she saw was the snow and ice in the mountains, and there was no sign of anyone.

Not long after, the two people who went into the cave to kill the bear came out, with a lot of blood splattered on their bodies, but their eyes were amazingly bright: "Come on, come on, two more people, this bear is very big, the two of us dragged Don't move!"

What else is there to say?Of course, everyone worked together to drag the black bear out of the cave.

The black bear, which is half body taller than a human, has replenished enough fat before hibernation, and looks extremely strong at the moment.If it weren't for the opportunity of the black bear's hibernation in the ice and snow, it would take a lot of effort to hunt such a black bear. Naturally, everyone was happy to see such a prey, but how to bring it back was also a problem.

"Why don't the two of us ride together, and even the horses come out to carry this animal." A soldier suggested.

Everyone looked at each other when they heard the words, and at the same time they agreed, they were actually a little uncertain.After all, they were the ones who carried the black bear out, and everyone knew how heavy it was, let alone six or seven hundred catties, and they didn't know if the horse could carry it back.You know, most of their war horses are good at speed and endurance, but they have never carried such a heavy thing, and they have to go back over mountains and mountains.

Worrying is all about worrying, and everyone had no other choice, so they chose a horse that looked the strongest, and threw the black bear onto the horse's back—the thick legs of the horse seemed to tremble a little, but it was okay. There is no drop in the chain.

Just like that, a group of people happily descended the mountain with their loot, but they were stopped by Yan Li after walking for a long time.

For danger, Yan Li's perception is much sharper than ordinary people.Perhaps it was the intuition she developed with the pack of wolves when she was a child. As soon as she stepped into this dense forest, she felt her nerves tense up: "Something is wrong, you all should be careful."

Several soldiers heard the words and immediately took precautions. Those who drew their swords drew their swords, and those who drew their bows drew their bows. The previous playfulness no longer existed.

Yan Li also pulled out the long sword at her waist. She held the sword in one hand and held the rein in the other. She rode the horse forward cautiously, staring at the dense forest ahead vigilantly.Then suddenly, she heard a cry for help: "Come on, help!"

Following the call for help, there were faint howls of wolves in the dense forest ahead.

Yan Li and the others were taken aback when they heard the sound, not because they were frightened by the howling of wolves, but because they never thought that there would be wolves in this forest.You know, this hunting ground has been cleaned up carefully. They have searched for more than half of the hunting ground before, not to mention wolves, and they didn't even see a wild boar. Finally, it took a lot of effort to find this one. black bear.

Someone asked in amazement: "Why are there wolves here?!"

However, everyone present obviously couldn't give an answer to this question, so someone asked Yan Li again: "Little general, do we want to save someone?"

Yan Li is not a warm-hearted person, but he is not cold-blooded enough to die.In addition, the accompanying soldiers are all capable, so she only thought for a second before deciding: "Go, go and have a look."

Guided by the cry for help and the howling of wolves, Yan Li and the others quickly found the place, but they were startled by the scene in front of them—more than thirty wolves were surrounding a group of people, all grinning. Emotionally excited, there were obviously a lot of dead prey on the ground, but the wolves didn't even look at them. Instead, they just stared at those people, as if they had a sworn hatred with these people.

This scene was obviously a bit unusual, especially after Yan Li glanced over the pack of wolves, his doubts grew by two points.

A soldier first asked her doubts: "These wolves don't look hungry."

Wolves are very smart animals. They don't attack people for no reason. In the past, wolves attacked people mostly because of hunger.But this pack of wolves was different. Their stomachs were slightly bulging, and they were obviously not hungry. Moreover, there was no shortage of prey in this hunting ground.But they did it, and they dismissed the meat on the ground.

During the conversation, perhaps because they, a group of outsiders, broke the balance, the wolves no longer had the patience to bear it.Following the wolf's roar, the wild wolves rushed towards the dozen or so people in the circle and bit them.

The soldiers were also taken aback when they saw this, and hurriedly drew their bows and shot arrows to save people.

The arrow pierced through the air, but wolves are always cunning and sharp animals, and the wolves targeted by the soldiers turned around to avoid them.Most of the arrows were dodged, and only one arrow hit the target, but it didn't hit a vital point, and this arrow aroused the ferocity of the wolves instead.As soon as the wild wolves turned around, they came towards Yan Li and the others.

The soldiers grinned as if they had a toothache, but they were not afraid of the wolves. On the contrary, there were still people in the group surrounded by them calling for help, with a crying voice: "Help, help!"