Chapter 235 The Story of Hunting Wild Goose (Part 2)
Wild geese, also known as swans, are large migratory birds. Every autumn and winter, they fly in groups from Siberia to the south to spend the winter. In the spring of the following year, they return to Siberia from the south again to breed. One migration takes more than two months.
The journey is nearly ten thousand miles away. It is impossible to complete such a long journey in one go. There must be many resting places along the way. The Guangcheng Ze, which is hundreds of miles in radius, is lush with water and grass and filled with fish and shrimps. It is the most important place during the migration of wild geese.
One of the resting points, starting from April every year, flocks of geese from all over the country come here to feed and play. The lake is full of geese rising and falling, and the scene is spectacular. When it comes to hunting geese, there is no place in the Central Plains.
To the right of this place, even though it is already early summer, there are still five flocks of geese lingering in Guangcheng Ze, with each flock's size being around 200 birds.
The wild goose meat is extremely fresh, and once you take a bite, it will definitely leave a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth. However, it is not easy to eat it. This is probably because the wild geese are naturally alert. Needless to say, when flying high in the sky, ordinary bows and crossbows
You can't shoot that high at all. Even during the night break, there are extremely diligent old geese keeping vigil. At the slightest sign of disturbance, the whole flock of geese will soar into the sky. It is really difficult to hunt successfully.
Even an extremely experienced old hunter can't guarantee that he will be successful. If he can have half the success rate, he can already be called a wild goose killer. As for the chance of hunting a wild goose, it is probably better than winning by selling lottery tickets in future generations.
The odds of a billion-dollar jackpot are even lower, because there is no such species as white goose in the classification of wild geese. Even the bar-headed goose with the most white feathers on its body is not a pure white goose. Its head and body are covered with different
There are few gray miscellaneous hairs. As for the gray goose, bean goose and other other geese, it is even rarer to see a few white hairs. The so-called white geese are just geese with albino disease. Obviously, if you want to find this kind of pure goose,
Bai Zhiyan is undoubtedly a bit more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack, let alone hunting it.
The task is a little more difficult, but unfortunately Li Xian has no choice. Not only must it be completed, but it must be completed as soon as possible. Otherwise, the situation in Luoyang City will inevitably change. In this case, Li Xian's earlier plan is very likely to be defeated.
It was all aborted, and this was obviously a result that Li Xian was extremely unwilling to see. Because of this, at midnight on the night when Li Xian arrived at Guangcheng Garden, the governor led more than a hundred selected guards to take six small boats.
Quietly hiding towards the island in the middle of the lake.
The island in the center of the lake is said to be an island, but in fact it is just a hilltop protruding from the lake. It is only a few dozen feet in diameter. It has rugged rocks and sparse vegetation. There is nothing left except some weeds and shrubs. On the south side of the island,
The reeds along the edge are extremely dense, and they are crowded together to form a vast expanse. As for the edges of the island on the west and north sides, there are continuous cliffs. Although they are not very high, they are very steep.
However, only the east side of the island is a gentle slope, and this is where a group of more than 300 wild geese rest for the night. Naturally, it is also the destination where Li Xian and others set out all night.
At the end of the Yin hour, the moon has set but the sun has not risen. It is the darkest time of the day. Of course, it is also the best time to sleep in the day. This is not only the case for people, but also for the geese - on the east bank of the lake road
On the gentle slope, hundreds of wild geese are crowded together, either lying in the grass or lying on the rocks, with their heads buried in their wings, sleeping very sweetly, but there are three old geese who are always energetic on the shore.
While patrolling back and forth, their alert appearance was no worse than that of the military patrols.
The wild goose sentries are undoubtedly extremely responsible. Even though the night is silent and peaceful, the wild goose sentries are not careless in the slightest. They all open their eyes and look at the movements around them with vigilance. However, this kind of conscientiousness meets human beings.
They were cunning, but it was all in vain - the six small boats, relying on the cover of the reeds, had already quietly moved not far from the wild geese, and a bloody killing was about to begin.
At a quarter past three o'clock, the sky finally dawned. The disc-shaped sun poked its head out from the distant horizon. The golden sunlight tore through the gray sky like a sharp sword. Stimulated by this dazzling light, I fell into a deep sleep.
The flock of wild geese woke up. Countless wild geese stared at the slowly rising sun and emitted idle chirps. The entire habitat suddenly became noisy. The sentinels of wild geese were patrolling back and forth.
At this time, he relaxed his vigilance, flapped his wings lazily a few times, and waddled towards the chaotic flock of geese, as if he wanted to hand over his responsibilities. But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
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"Fire the arrow!"
A shout suddenly sounded in the reed marsh, followed by a loud sound of bowstrings, and hundreds of steel arrows rained down on the wild geese in the chaos, even though the arrows started nearly twenty feet away from the wild geese.
However, for the steel arrows that were fired, it was only a matter of seconds. In just a moment, more than twenty unlucky geese were shot dead on the spot, and the rest became a mess.
"Ah, ah..."
In the chaos, a huge goose suddenly burst out with a loud cry, and took the lead in flapping its wings and rushing towards the lake. Seeing this, the panicked geese all rushed towards the lake, regardless of the situation.
Attacked by steel arrows that were shot one after another, he paddled with all his strength and soared into the sky.
"Brother Qi, hurry up, hurry up, oh, why don't you kill me? The geese are about to run away, you should hurry up!"
The boat Li Xian was on did not participate in the crowd's encirclement and killing of the wild geese. It just docked quietly outside the reeds. Although the dozens of sergeants on the boat had their bows and arrows drawn, none of them fired an arrow.
Silently waiting for Li Xian's general order, this inaction immediately made Xiao Taiping jump to his feet in dissatisfaction, shouting at the top of his voice, and kept shouting - the little girl had stayed up most of the night, picture
Isn’t it just the lively excitement of hunting? Seeing others having fun, he can only sit and watch. There is no reason not to be so noisy. Unfortunately, Li Xian doesn’t care about it at all.
Moved, he stood on the bow of the boat solemnly, his eyes full of solemnity.
Seeing that the wild geese have begun to take off, Li Xian's mood is not as calm as it appears on the surface. It is natural to be anxious, because if he wants to make things perfect, there is only one chance - Guangcheng Zeli.
Li Xian didn't know that there were no white geese, but there were a few in Li Xian's hands. Of course, they were just Xibei goods. To put it bluntly, they were made from ordinary wild geese. The craftsmanship was not complicated. The first few
The team that had lurked in Guangchengze on that day had trapped dozens of live geese early on, mixed vinegar, ginger juice, and lime water into a secret fading recipe, and processed the feathers of the live geese.
I bought several of the most successful "works" as backup. There is no shortage of inventory, and I am not afraid that someone will be able to verify the authenticity. The problem is how to put the goods on the bright side, and we can't let the white geese, which have always been rare items, become
Just a street vendor on a smelly street. There is no doubt that the scene of shooting wild geese can only be sung once. If it is done more, I'm afraid it won't be justified. Even if it is a fake scene, no matter what, it has to be sung for real, right?
With the leading goose leading the flock, the geese fled very quickly. In just a moment, most of the geese had already plunged into the lake. In just a few breaths, they would all take off together.
, when the time comes, the geese will be able to escape the killing smoothly. Unfortunately, no matter how smart the prey is, they can't escape the hunter's calculations. Just when the first geese take off, a speedboat suddenly rushes out of the reeds.
He came out and ran into the desperate formation of the wild geese like a sharp arrow. With the sound of crossbows and crossbows, dozens of panicked wild geese were shot dead again. The rest were all in chaos, and everything was in chaos.
It flew up, and there was a huge chaos on the lake. In the chaos, a panicked white goose was quietly thrown into the lake from the speedboat. This poor white goose was free for a moment, how could it dare to return?
He stayed on the spot and paddled forward crazily. After flapping his wings a few times, he flew into the sky and soared close to the boat where Li Xian was.
"Seventh brother, Bai Yan, look, Bai Yan!"
Little Taiping had very good eyesight. When he saw a white goose among the geese flying towards Cang Kuang, he immediately jumped up with excitement, danced and screamed.
"Fire the arrow!"
Well done, it's finally here! No need for Xiao Taiping to remind him, Li Xian had already noticed the appearance of his prey, and his mind suddenly jumped up. With a push of his arm, the big iron bow he was holding was fully drawn, and he let out a loud shout.
He aimed an arrow at the white goose that was flying over wildly, but when he heard the sound of the bow string, the eagle-feathered arrow tore through the space like a flying rainbow penetrating the sun. With a strong whistling sound, he accurately shot into the white goose's chest, and hit the target with the arrow.
At the same time, the guards on the boat who were already on standby also opened their bows and fired. Dozens of feather arrows rose into the sky, shooting all the geese flying towards them into pieces.
"Hit it, hit it!"
The white goose that had been hit by the arrow screamed and plunged into the lake. When the sharp-eyed Princess Taiping saw this, she immediately clapped her hands excitedly and shouted happily, her little face flushed with excitement. As for Li Xian, it was
There was no special expression, he just curved his mouth and showed a teasing smile...
"Your Highness, the King of England has hunted the white wild goose and is on his way to Luoyang!"
In the study room of the East Palace of Luoyang City, Prince Li Hong, who was dressed in bright yellow single clothes, was buried in a pile of memorials that he could never finish correcting. Thousands of sweat covered his forehead, but he didn't bother to wipe it. Such selfless diligence
Wang Dequan felt very sad when he saw this, but he did not dare to step forward to dissuade him, because he knew very well that his master was suffering in his heart. He was using work to suppress the depression and irritability in his heart. However, when a young man came in a hurry,
When the eunuch reported the news about Guangcheng Garden, Wang Dequan no longer cared about the prince's feelings. He hurriedly rushed to the prince's side, pressed against the prince's ear, and whispered the news.
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Li Hong's hand trembled involuntarily, and the pen he held tilted, and a striking cinnabar drag mark stained the memorial that was being corrected. The dazzling red was as dazzling as a blood stain, but
Li Hong, however, had no intention of paying attention to it. He looked at Wang Dequan with a gloomy face, gritted his teeth, and his face twitched. After a long period of silence, he finally took a breath and said, "I understand, go and invite Yan."
The prime minister will enter the palace immediately to discuss matters, go quickly!"
"Yes, slave, I obey!"
Wang Dequan knew that the matter was important and did not dare to show any slightness. He hurriedly responded and hurried out of the study, going to summon Yan Liben without mentioning it.