The wind is strong and the horns are ringing, and the general is hunting the city of Wei. 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 flat at dusk for thousands of miles away.
——Wang Wei in "Hunting"
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Different from the hunting methods of other princes, Jianning King Li Tan Yingying was talented and had his own hunting method.
Usually, during royal hunting, falcons and hounds are used to search for prey, and then hounds are used to drive the birds and beasts out of the forest. Then soldiers surround the open fields and drive the prey to the princes in turn, and the princes complete the final hunt.
Kill. Therefore, at the end of each hunting, you can see that each prince can kill a lot of wild boars, jackals, black bears, and even tigers and leopards.
Li Tan, the king of Jianning, was talented and good at riding and shooting, but he disdained this method of hunting.
He first sent out scouts to understand the terrain of the hunting area, and then asked the Eagle Guard to release falcons to detect the whereabouts of the prey. Not long after, the Eagle Guard came to report that a large group of antelopes and wolves were found in the north slope grassland.
Li Tan, the king of Jianning, smiled at Huyi, the martial arts king of the Huben army, and said: "Okay, today a hungry wolf will come to hunt the sheep, and the hunter will be behind." After that, he ordered the officers and men of the Fifth Army to act according to the order.
After completing the quiet siege of Antelope, Jianning King Li Tan ordered his soldiers to ambush on the spot and not to be exposed. After waiting for a long time, there was no sign of Jianning King Li Tan taking action. Zhong Yaya almost lost her patience. She asked Wang Huyi quietly: "
We’re all surrounded, why haven’t you taken action yet? What are you waiting for?”
Wang Huyi shook his head and said, "I don't understand either."
Zhong Yaya curled her lips and said to herself: "This".
Hearing this, King Li Tan of Jianning smiled at Zhong Yaya and said, "I'm waiting for the antelope to take a nap after eating."
Seeing that Zhong Yaya and Wang Huyi didn't understand, Li Tan, the king of Jianning, explained: "Antelopes are extremely fast and launch an attack rashly. They will escape from the encirclement before we can fully encircle them. Only when the antelopes are full and can't run anymore, we will launch the attack."
Attack is the only way to kill with one blow."
After another half an hour, most of the antelopes that had been grazing with their heads down raised their heads. Their bellies were so bloated that they could only wander around with small steps.
Li Tan, King of Jianning, had a flash of light in his eyes and said: "The antelope can't eat anymore, prepare to take action!"
King Li Tan of Jianning waved his hand, and the scouts sent out a signal. The officers and soldiers of the Fifth Army began to quietly tighten the fan-shaped encirclement. Once the general offensive began, the cavalry on the east, north, and west sides of the encirclement would launch a fierce attack and drive the antelope herds to the south. The infantry on the south now
Having stepped out of the trap and hook net, they were waiting to catch the antelope head on.
Suddenly, King Li Tan of Jianning gave an order, the red flag waved, the drums sounded, and the Fifth Army began a general attack!
Li Tan, the king of Jianning, led a hundred cavalry and rushed towards a hill like lightning. This was the last gap in the fan-shaped encirclement. Once occupied, the "pocket" was firmly secured.
The soldiers of the Fifth Army, who had been lying in wait for a long time, jumped up from the grass and rushed towards the antelope herd from the east, west and north with all their strength.
The light cavalry galloping fiercely in the grass are like hundreds of sharks chopping through the waves, swishing across the sea of grass and killing the antelope herds.
Speed is the magic weapon for antelopes to avoid natural enemies. At this time, the magic weapon failed. With a full stomach, it was difficult for the antelope to even walk normally, let alone run. Some antelopes struggled to run, but they could not run very far because their stomachs were overwhelmed.
, vomited, convulsed, and fell on the spot. Most of the antelopes seemed to be frightened, and stood there dumbfounded and trembling.
Only those experienced old antelopes can resist the temptation of the grassland in early spring and eat only half a full meal. At this time, they gather their friends and lead the antelopes that can still run towards the south.
After finally running to the south, they were greeted by traps and hook nets, and they were caught alive.
The leading sheep immediately stopped, weighed the pros and cons, and led the herd towards the gap where Li Tan, the king of Jianning, was. As the saying goes, a dog jumps over the wall and fights to the death. The desperate antelope changed its usual timid character, and the male antelope cleared the way.
Showing its hard and sharp horns, it rushed toward the cavalry like spear chariots.
Many cavalrymen had their horses frightened and stood up, unable to restrain them.
Zhong Yaya was so frightened that her face changed color. She held on to the reins tightly to prevent herself from being thrown off the horse. At this moment, if she fell off the horse, she had no chance of survival.
Just hearing a trumpet sound, the messengers beside Jianning King Li Tan blew the horns and waved the red flag. Faced with the attack of the antelope herd, the Tiger Army quickly withdrew from a passage.
The dense herd of antelopes rushed towards this gap like a flood, rushing and pouring away.
Zhong Yaya was worried that the hunt would be unsuccessful, so she peeked at Li Tan, the king of Jianning. She saw him riding his horse and standing in the gap, calm and composed. Like a river gate worker, he deliberately opened the gate to release the flood, releasing the flood that the dam could not hold.
The amount of water in the head is to prevent the flood peak from bursting out of the embankment.
"Those who have thunder in their hearts and faces as flat as a lake, should pay homage to the general!" Such words suddenly came out of Zhong Yaya's heart. Many years later, at this moment, the calm expression of Li Tan, the King of Jianning, haunted Zhong Yaya countless nights.
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When the best antelopes with speed and sharp horns among the antelope herd just broke out of the encirclement, King Li Tan of Jianning waved his hand, the bugle sounded again, and the cavalry once again sealed the gap.
The silly sheep that rushed over again were faced with a rain of arrows from the cavalry. The sheep fell to the ground one after another, blood splashed out and sprayed on the grass. The air was suddenly filled with the fishy smell of sheep blood. The rabble, which had lost the leader of the sheep, was
The group was so frightened that they turned around and ran away, swarming again towards the trap net in the south.
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Not long after, the paddock became quiet. Thousands of sheep galloped and the blood spurted out. Only dozens of sheep carcasses were left on the grass slope, and the antelopes caught in the hook net moaned feebly.
This siege and annihilation battle took less than a stick of incense from the beginning to the end of the general attack. The battle situation was full of ups and downs. The Tigers and Soldiers of the Fifth Army watched with fear and gained a lot. They finally understood the meaning of hunting. It was a small-scale battle.
Battle. Test the general's strategic planning and decisive killing.
The Huben martial artists learned the wisdom, patience, organization and discipline of an outstanding army. They worked so hard to suppress their temporary greed, and patiently waited for the best opportunity that they had not seen in many years, but they were able to kill the antelope herd so easily.
Catch them all in one go.
The Huben martial arts examiners also saw the unparalleled talents and outstanding talents of Jianning King Li Tan.
Just as the Fifth Army was returning to camp, under the sunset light, a large group of wolves with golden hair and murderous intent appeared unexpectedly. All of them stared at him from the front or sideways, their awl-like eyes flying towards him, almost
Shoot him into a hedgehog. The closest ones to him happened to be a few giant wolves, as big as a leopard, half as tall and half as long. At this time, more than a dozen big wolves squatting on the snow suddenly stood up.
Standing up, the long tails are all straight up, like sabers about to be unsheathed, with a bow on the string, condescending, and ready to kill. The white wolf king among the wolves is surrounded by big wolves.
The large patches of gray-white hair on the neck, chest and abdomen glowed like platinum and were dazzling, emitting a fierce and arrogant power of tigers and wolves. There were no fewer than thirty or forty wolves in the entire pack.