Chapter 23: The Dark Alliance, Remembering Zhao Zilong
"Whoosh!" As the sound of breaking through the air came out, the sharp arrow immediately turned into a black shadow and penetrated into the dense thorn bushes, disappearing without a trace.
Luo Youdu rode forward with some anticipation, searching carefully, expecting a good start. As a result, the sharp arrow did not hit the target, but penetrated the tree trunk two inches deep.
"It really doesn't happen overnight to master the skills of riding and shooting proficiently."
He turned over and dismounted, and retrieved the arrow with all his strength.
Fengzhou and Kaifeng are thousands of miles apart, so they conveyed the news to Kaifeng.
Then the Kaifeng court arranged personnel transfers, and finally personnel arrived to take over the civil and military affairs of the four states. This coming and going would take more than a month at least.
Luo Youdu took the opportunity to practice riding with Zhang Jianxiong, and his riding skills improved greatly.
Wang Jing and Han Lingkun initially did their own thing without interfering with each other.
Perhaps because he was too bored, Wang Jing suddenly invited Luo Youdu and Han Lingkun to go hunting at the foot of the Qinling Mountains.
Luo Youdu felt that his riding skills were improving, so he came out to test his skills and try his own riding and shooting skills.
I didn't expect that the first prey I encountered would miss the mark with my first arrow.
"Brother Luo!"
Wang Jing came on horseback and laughed and said: "You can see from one look that I rarely go out hunting. The forest musk deer you shot couldn't be more timid. It will flee forward as soon as it hears the sound of the bowstring. No matter how fast your arrows are,
, can it beat the sound of a bowstring faster? So, if you want to hunt forest musk deer, you have to be three feet away from its chest, so that you can hit it with one blow..."
This was really Luo Youdu's first time hunting, and it was this kind of wild hunting without human intervention. He really didn't know the skills involved.
"That's it!" Luo Youdu said in realization, "I felt that my arrow was aimed very accurately, but why did I miss it?"
Wang Jing smiled and gestured with his bow and arrow, as if he was teaching him riding and shooting skills, but unexpectedly said: "Brother, I have seen countless people, and I see that I am someone who will do great things. You and I are about to go our separate ways, and I don't know if we will still be together."
See you again by fate. I hope I can help you with matters in Beijing. Although I am not as righteous as Mr. Guan, I will not betray my friends."
In the past, when they met for drinks, they usually had someone to accompany them. Although they called each other brother and brother, they never mentioned any political-related topics.
Wang Jing worked his way up from the bottom, and his political acumen accumulated through life experience is no less than that of politicians who hang out in temples. Otherwise, he would not have immediately pulled Han Lingkun to give gifts to Luo Youdu.
He was not alone, but took Han Lingkun along and even gave him half of it.
This behavior seems simple, but it is full of politician's tact.
This is especially true for Luo Youdu. As a Beijing official, he only wanted to achieve his goal by calling himself brother to the warlord Wang Jing.
The two have never interacted in private, let alone discussed national affairs.
With Luo Youdu's character of seeking stability in everything, he didn't intend to respond in any other way, but thinking that time was running out, he responded by mistake: "Okay!"
Smart people can understand each other without saying too much.
Wang Jing never mentioned this matter, and continued to talk about his hunting experience before returning to the crowd with Luo Youdu.
"The forest musk deer has the shooting skills of the forest musk deer, and the serow has the shooting skills of the serow. The serow is a very ferocious prey. It is similar to a donkey or sheep, no matter how small it is. When it encounters an enemy, it will not run away, but will knock it with its front hooves.
If you want to scare the enemy away, just give it an arrow. But be sure not to miss it. When it sees that the intimidation is ineffective, it will attack like crazy.
You hit me. It sprints faster than a war horse in an instant. If you really let it hit you, you will lose half your life."
Luo Youdu said solemnly: "I have learned a lesson, but I never thought that there is so much knowledge in hunting."
Han Lingkun knew that Luo Youdu had been practicing riding recently, and guessed that he wanted to practice riding and shooting, so he said: "Not only do you have to pay attention to the habits of the prey, but the postures of shooting on foot and shooting on horseback are also different. Shooting on foot has a wide field of vision, while shooting on horseback uses hand
The side holding the arrow will be in a blind spot for shooting, so you need to pay more attention to the coordinated postures of the people and horses. Facing the target sideways can expand the shooting field of view, instead of drawing the bow from the front. Of course, if you can draw the bow with both hands, this can be avoided.
This disadvantage."
Luo Youdu accepted the instruction calmly and said: "In front of the two elder brothers, I am just doing my own thing."
Wang Jing's eyes lit up and he asked: "Does Brother Han know this technique? This method of galloping left and right is easy to say, but how many people can actually do it? As far as I know, the person who knows this method is the peerless knight.
Generals, Li Guang in the Western Han Dynasty, Lu Bu in the late Han Dynasty, and Xue Rengui in the Tang Dynasty."
Han Lingkun shook his head and said: "Don't make fun of me, Mr. Baoguo. However, I am fortunate enough to have seen this magical skill. The person who knows this magical skill is in my country. He is the commander of the right side of the cavalry of our dynasty. His name is Gao Huaide. Gao Ping
After the battle, he and I were ordered to cooperate with the Fugu Zhe family to harass the Khitan reinforcements. We encountered a group of twenty Khitan You Yi, and he rushed forward single-handedly. His arrows were all in vain, and he killed every one of his arrows.
People have been skilled in bow and horse since they were young, and they also knew the archer's blind spot, so they did not run away blindly, but rushed into the blind spot. The Gaodu commander changed his backhand and fired a flurry of arrows at them, which made me want to support him.
Jaw-dropping. Thinking about it now, I still find it unbelievable.”
A flash of realization flashed in Luo Youdu's eyes, it turned out to be him... Changshan Zhending White Horse Silver Spear, Gao Huaide!
Wang Jing said: "It turns out that he is the son of King Gao Xingzhou of Qi. Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog son."
If Gao Xingzhou had not died, his status would be the same as that of Fu Yanqing. They were both iron-clad warlords who served in the Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and later Zhou dynasties.
"Such a hero, we are both in the capital, but we have no chance to meet him!"
Luo Youdu slapped his leg regretfully.
Han Lingkun said: "What's so difficult about this? After I return to Beijing, I will introduce him to the governor. But Lao Gao has a weird temper and is difficult to get along with. He likes hunting. When his temper comes up, he will ride his horse regardless of the time or occasion.
Let's go. One time, a few of us were drinking at his house, and while we were drinking, the owner disappeared. After asking, we found out that this guy suddenly got angry when he was urinating. He went directly out of the city to hunt, leaving a group of us behind.
At home..."
Luo Youdu smiled and said: "He is quite a wonderful person."
Having achieved military merit this time is tantamount to blurring the boundaries between civil and military affairs, so I have to find ways to recruit more friends and help as guards.
Cao Bin counts as one, but Gao Huaide is the best candidate for the second one.
A weird temper means you don’t have many friends.
Not having many friends means being cautious in making friends, which means you are not gregarious.
Since he is not a gregarious person, there is certainly an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Although he was thousands of miles away, Luo Youdu was already thinking about the Ten Kingdoms version of Zhao Zilong.
The group of people did not come here to hunt, but just went out for a round of fun, and returned to Fengzhou at dusk.
They waited patiently for the appointment from the court.
The appointments and arrangements of the Zhou court had not yet been conveyed, and the Shu Kingdom could no longer hold on.