The wind is strong and the horns are ringing, and the general is hunting the city of Weicheng. The grass is dry and the eagle's eyes are sharp, and the snow is gone and the horse's hooves are light.
Suddenly we passed Xinfeng City and returned to Xiliu Camp. Looking back at the Eagle Shooting Place, we saw that the clouds were level at dusk for thousands of miles away.
——Wang Wei in "Hunting"
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After the soldiers selected their campsite, Huben Colonel Ji Guangchen gave the order for each battalion to take action.
The Royal Guard has always attached great importance to hunting. Because a large-scale hunting activity is like a military exercise. Logistics supply, material support, camp defense, sling reconnaissance and other combat systems can be exercised. Especially command systems such as operational planning and semaphore orders, etc.
It needs to be trained in actual combat drills of large armies. Mobilizing the three armies is the basis for victory in war.
Not long after, the engineers had already set up archery buckets, dug trenches, placed deer barriers, erected fences, and quickly deployed defenses. The catering soldiers were in the upper stream of the creek, choosing clean water sources and burying pots and stoves for cooking.
According to the military plan, the soldiers in the camp will first establish fire breaks, fill water tanks with water, and pile soil into bags. Then they will set up tents. Sufficient distance should be maintained between tents. This can not only prevent the spread of fire, but also prevent the spread of diseases.
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It was particularly important for the logistics troops to build bathhouses, dry latrines and garbage filling pits downstream of the stream. The army had a large number of people, lived in a mixed environment, and was not hygienic. Once diseases breed and plague spreads, it will be a disaster.
After setting up camp, Huben Colonel Ji Guangchen, accompanied by the soldiers, inspected the area and was extremely satisfied.
Near noon, Yongwang Li Lin arrived, bringing with him several young princes and grandsons: Emperor Xuanzong's twenty-first son, Sheng Wang Li Qi, his twenty-sixth son, Feng Wang Li Gong; Prince Li Heng's eldest son, Guang
King Ping Li Chu, the third son of Prince Li Heng - King Jianning Li Tan (heroic and talented, good at riding and shooting. Unparalleled in talent and outstanding in the world).
When the princes arrived, it was time for dinner. Huben Colonel Ji Guangchen hurriedly invited the princes to eat. Only King Li Tan of Jianning was different. He inspected the camp first. He did not return to the tent to eat until he was satisfied with the inspection.
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After lunch, the generals took a short rest. Half an hour later, the golden drums were blared and the trumpets were played, and the hunt officially began.
The princes' extraordinary demeanor, gorgeous clothes, and vigorous horses quickly attracted the attention of the female generals. Everyone whispered and laughed and commented. The female generals' heroic posture, graceful figure, and beautiful appearance also made the princes' eyes wander.
Bright, scratching one's head and ears.
Yong Wang Li Lin, accompanied by Huben Colonel Ji Guangchen, first reviewed the troops. Then he divided the hunting team into five teams. Each of the five princes led a team, and each team had two guard captains to assist the princes in commanding. Then each team was divided into areas
They dispersed and hunted. Huben Colonel Ji Guangchen stayed in the central military tent to coordinate the actions of each team.
After the deployment of troops, Yong Wang Li Lin led the first army to set off for the forest in the north of the paddock. Yong Wang Li Lin first sent a group of hounds, falcons and soldiers to hunt.
The First Army had a total of fifty hounds and five falcons. Led by ten mastiff guards and five eagle guards, they quickly moved towards the forest. The mastiff guards and eagle guards knew the location of the hunt and the tasks they were responsible for. As soon as they left the camp,
Just stop talking, lengthen the distance in an orderly manner, and spread out quickly.
The following team also remained silent and marched along the fields. Only the snorting of horses and the barking of hounds in the distance were heard.
The Eagle Guard wears a brocade hat, a spotted hunting coat, a bearskin hunting skirt around the waist, and a spotted wild boar sheathed sword. On his hand is a ferocious falcon, which is also hung with a deafening bell.
.This group of people rode galloping horses, grabbed the fluttering falcon, and dispersed from the wild road in Caga.
The mastiff guard wears a rush hat on his head, a navy blue hunting suit, red leather sleeves on his arms, fur on his culottes, leggings on his knees, suede fur boots on his feet, and a stick in each hand. A group of lions.
The hunting dogs were all hung with big bells, and the bells rang in unison, resounding through the sky. These hunting dogs were as fast as falcons when running.
After a while, the group of people who were raising hawks and dogs dispersed on the grass. The person holding the dog knocked on the grass with a stick in his hand, and asked the group of hunting dogs to follow and sniff. A man leading the dog had already approached the place where the golden pheasant was hiding.
Next to the grass, he beat the grass trees with sticks, and the very lush miscanthus was broken to the ground with the sticks. The hunting dog shook the copper bell while touching the ground with the tip of his nose to smell. A golden pheasant could no longer hide, and immediately
Flying into the sky, the Mastiff Guard shouted loudly when he saw it. The Eagle Guard, who was standing not far away from him, immediately released the falcon in his hand upon hearing the greeting. At this time, the Golden Pheasant was flying higher and higher, and the Falcon took advantage of the situation to catch it.
The neck and belly of the golden pheasant rolled down from mid-air. The mastiff guard ran forward and tore the falcon apart. He grabbed the golden pheasant's neck bones and broke them.
A group of turtle doves didn't wait for the mastiff guard to get close, so they flew up and fled straight to Beishan. Seeing her escape, the eagle guard released the falcon in his hand and urged his horse to chase her. The turtle doves fluttered their wings and flew down.
In a bush under a pine tree in the distance, the hunting dog ran over and bit it. As the falcon flying on the pine branch spread its wings as a signal, the eagle guard rushed over and caught the turtle dove.
The bush where the hare was hiding was originally a place covered with tall grass and thorns. It was originally very well hidden, but five or six hunting dogs rang their bells and rushed towards the bush where the hare was hiding. Seeing that the hare could not hide, it headed towards
Beishan fled. At this moment, countless falcons appeared in the sky, chasing each other high and low. On the ground, there were many hounds chasing after them with jingling bells. At this time, the eagle guards also galloped towards them, and the mastiffs
Wei beat the tangled grass with a stick. After the hare fled for a while, it finally managed to get into a deep grass again. At this time, a falcon followed and landed on a big tree. It swung its copper bell to signal to the hunting dog.
Knowing the hiding place, he sniffed towards the grass. This time, there was nowhere to escape. The shouts of the mastiff guards were like thunder. The hare didn't know what to do, so he had to hide in the grass beside the river.
He got up, but his butt was exposed. He was caught by a hunting dog.
"He walked out of the church after daily prayers a few days ago, with his chest covered with medals, Mikhail Sidoritch..." Before Semyon could finish his words, he heard clearly in the silent air
He heard the howls of two or three hounds chasing wild animals and the barking of other hounds. He lowered his head, listened, showed a threatening look, and silently hinted to the count. "We have found the wolf den..." he spoke softly.
He said softly, "Someone led everyone to pursue him in the Lyadovsk Highlands."
King Yong Li Lin looked far away on his horse and heard the barking of hounds, which was high and low, mixed with the special echoes of other hounds. This echo could be used as a sign of the barking of hunting jackals. The mastiff guards no longer urged the hounds to pursue.
Instead, he issued a command to the hounds to catch the beasts. Among the calls, the hounds' sometimes deep and sometimes harsh calls could be clearly heard. Dan's voice seemed to fill the entire forest, coming from behind the forest and resounding far away.
field.
Yong Wang Li Lin and his groom listened silently for a few seconds, convinced that the hounds had divided into two groups, one of which was larger and howling particularly loudly. They gradually walked away; the other group of hounds started galloping away from Yong Wang Li Lin along the forest.
, among this group of hounds, you can hear the shouts of the mastiff guards urging the hounds to catch the beasts. The shouts of the two groups of mastiff guards chasing the beasts merged together, in a melodious tone, but the two shouts gradually became farther away.
Suddenly, the shouts of chasing wild animals came close to them. This was a common situation during hunting, as if the barking dogs' mouths and the shouts of mastiff guards urging the hunting dogs to catch the wild beasts were about to appear in front of them.