Unconsciously, we have arrived at the foot of Qishan Mountain.
The small peaks in front of us are not very high, but they are just the remnants of Qishan Mountain. This place is still about twenty miles away from the core area of Qishan Mountain.
Meng Tian ordered the entire army to stop advancing and found several places with abundant water sources to set up camps.
After reorganizing, Meng Tian sent several small troops to guard several important entrances and exits in Qishan to achieve the purpose of closing the mountain.
Several teams set off one after another, and it was expected that it would take a day to arrive at their respective destinations. Ying Zheng risked his life and the remaining subordinates stayed in place for two days and then sent out a team to explore the hunting ground.
It is said to be a hunting ground, but in fact it is not really fenced. Instead, very eye-catching markers are placed at regular intervals to form a general area, which is convenient for hunting and prevents getting lost.
It was getting late, and Ying Zheng came to Princess Hu Yu's tent.
"Hu Yu has met the king." Princess Hu Yu bowed lightly.
"Why do you still call me the king?" Ying Zheng pretended to blame, "You are the princess chosen by me. You have to call me the king, otherwise you will appear to be indifferent."
Princess Hu Yu grinned: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"That's right." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "When we were in Yongcheng, you and I only had a target shooting competition, and I was unconvinced by the loss. Now that we are in Qishan, how about we compete in riding, shooting, and hunting?"
"Okay." Princess Hu Yu was very happy, "However, even if we compete, the king will still lose."
"How do you know?" Ying Zheng curled his lips and said, "Just because you can shoot accurately at a fixed target doesn't mean you can also shoot accurately at running prey."
"How about making a bet?" Princess Hu Yu said confidently.
Ying Zheng felt a little guilty, but he still bit the bullet and said, "Just bet, what are you betting on?"
"As for the bet, I haven't thought about it yet." Princess Hu Yu said, "I'll wait until I think about it."
"What if I win?" Ying Zheng asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, you can think about it before you speak." Princess Hu Yu said playfully.
"Okay, let's go hunting early tomorrow morning," Ying Zheng said.
Early the next morning, Ying Zheng came to pick up Princess Hu Yu, and the two mounted their horses and walked towards the center of Qishan.
Ying Zheng did not bring many guards, only the second watch, the third watch and twenty light cavalry.
Only with a small number of people can the assassins take advantage of it. If Ying Zheng wants to lure out the assassins, now is the time.
Ying Zheng had personal hunting experience, but not much. He also had riding and shooting skills, but they were not very good. Combining the two, it can only be said that you are just getting started.
The reason why he bet with Princess Hu Yu was purely to make Princess Hu Yu happy. Besides, as a king, he couldn't afford to lose anything.
A group of people were riding horses. The trees were not dense and the slope of the ground was not very large.
Suddenly, several not very large rats emerged from the ground in front of them. They seemed to have just emerged from their burrows and were going out to look for food or burrow into other burrows.
Ying Zheng only heard a whooshing sound in his ear, and then Princess Hu Yu's voice came: "Your Majesty, watch it."
Only then did Ying Zheng realize. The moment he saw Shuo Shu, Hu Yu had already shot an arrow.
The arrow was very fast, and in the blink of an eye it had knocked over the giant rat running in front.
Seeing that she had shot the Shuoshu, Princess Hu Yu tilted her head and rode towards the Shuoshu who had been hit by the arrow.
Ying Zheng couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. This is shooting a giant rat with such a small target. If it were a person, where would it run?
When a man is about to marry a wife he can't beat, he will feel uncomfortable in his heart.
Ying Zheng urged his horse to catch up, and at the same time praised Princess Hu Yu's shooting skills.
Perhaps because she thought Shuoshu was dirty, Princess Hu Yu did not pull out the arrow. She turned to Ying Zheng and said, "This is not a mounted shooting, it's just that the target is moving."
After that, Princess Hu Yu urged her horse to move forward.
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then followed him.
The leading guard marked the route at the rear, and another team followed the mark to respond at any time.
Ying Zheng and Princess Hu Yu walked side by side in front, but apart from the Shuo Shu just now, they didn't find any other prey.
After passing through a mountain col, there is a forest in front.
Entering the woods, everyone continued to move forward. The guards behind were obviously more vigilant than before.
When they were about to walk out of the woods, Princess Hu Yu said softly to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, there is a little deer in front of you to the left."
Ying Zheng looked towards where she was talking and saw a half-grown fawn eating grass. Maybe it was because he hadn't eaten tender green grass for a long time. The deer was so focused on eating that he didn't notice anyone approaching.
Whoosh...
An arrow was shot a few steps in front of the deer.
The deer was so frightened that it hurriedly ran out of the woods.
"I did it on purpose, let it run for a while." Princess Hu Yu said, "Drive!"
Before Ying Zheng could say anything, Princess Hu Yu galloped out on horseback.
Ying Zheng shook his head and immediately followed.
Of course, a fawn cannot outrun a full-grown horse. The distance is getting closer and closer.
Duke Hu Yu proposed to nock an arrow with his bow, and another arrow shot out quickly.
The deer seemed to have a premonition of danger coming, and made an emergency change of direction while running, barely dodging the arrow.
Princess Hu Yu looked at Ying Zheng and said, "It's your turn."
Ying Zheng smiled bitterly, picked up the bow, and strung the arrow. However, after taking aim for a while, he shot the arrow.
This arrow was a little too wide. There is a huge difference in archery skills between hitting a deer's head and hitting a deer's leg, but Ying Zheng's arrow was still ten steps away from the deer's leg.
"Haha..." Princess Hu Yu covered her mouth, but couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, I'll admit defeat," Ying Zheng said.
"Are you admitting defeat?" Princess Hu Yu said, "The deer hasn't been shot yet."
Ying Zheng raised his hand to signal Princess Hu Yu to continue.
However, Princess Hu Yu slowed down her riding speed and said to Ying Zheng: "The bow this woman is using doesn't fit her hand. Let me borrow the king's bow."
There are actually not many bows used by women. The one Ying Zheng prepared for Hu Yu was a short bow used by teenagers for practice, and the tension was not very high.
Ying Zheng handed his bow to Princess Hu Yu.
Princess Hu Yu took the bow, weighed it, smiled, and continued to urge the horse to move quickly.
This time, Princess Hu Yu took out two arrows.
Whoosh...
The first arrow struck less than two steps in front of the deer's head, blocking the deer's path.
Just when the frightened fawn stopped and changed its escape direction, the second arrow had already flown.
Hit the deer right in the neck.
The little deer fell to the ground, kicked its hooves a few times, struggled a few times, and then stopped moving.
The two drove their horses to the deer.
"I can admit defeat this time." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
"This time it's a bit simple." Princess Hu Yu said, "How about we compete again?"
"..."
At this moment, not far ahead, two wolf howls came from the woods on the mountain.
"Ouch..."
More than twenty war horses became violent at the same time.
Everyone immediately became nervous and quickly stabilized their horses. The guards following behind also urged their horses to rush to Ying Zheng.
A single wolf is not scary, but wolves live in groups. If one appears, there must be a group behind it.
Two evil wolves jumped out of the woods, drooling and looking fiercely, as if they hadn't eaten in a few days.
"There's one on the side too!" a guard shouted.
Sure enough, two evil wolves also jumped out of the forest on the left.
Since there was one on the left, everyone looked to the right in unison.
As expected, there are two on the right side.
Ying Zheng felt something was wrong. After careful observation, he found that each wolf had deep marks on its neck. It must have been kept in captivity for a while.
The six evil wolves howled at the same time, as if giving a signal to each other, and then ran towards Ying Zheng and others at the same time.
Whoosh...
A cold arrow suddenly shot out and hit the neck of the war horse Princess Hu Yu was riding. The horse roared and fell sideways.
Princess Hu Yu reacted quickly. She put her hand on the saddle first, jumped to the ground, and rolled over, without letting the horse pin her down.
"There are assassins, protect the king!" When the guard saw this, he shouted loudly.
What was supposed to come, came anyway.
All the guards drew their sabers at the same time and looked around.
Ying Zheng drove his horse to Princess Hu Yu and stretched out a hand.
"Come up quickly." Ying Zheng said urgently.
Princess Hu Yu grabbed Ying Zheng's hand and jumped onto the horse.
A dozen guards raised their shields to protect the outside. The remaining few set up their bows and arrows and shot at the running wolves. Another lit a pine oil torch and sent a message to the rear.
A round of arrows flew out, and only one fell down. Obviously, the archery skills of these guards are far behind those of Princess Hu Yu.
Princess Hu Yu snatched Ying Zheng's bow and drew out the arrow feathers.
"Control the horse." Before he finished speaking, an arrow was shot out.
A wolf on the right fell to the ground howling.
The companion was shot to death, which did not make the wolves retreat, but instead ran towards them more ferociously.
Ying Zheng was in the middle, and his horses were better, but the horses on the periphery were a little panicked and appeared uneasy.
At this moment, several more war horses fell to the ground.
A shield can protect a person, but it cannot protect a horse.
Princess Hu Yu also shot two evil wolves to death in an instant.
The remaining three are already very close.
Several guards whose horses were shot stood up and ran towards the wolf.
Naturally, the three wolves were no match for the heavily armed guards, but just as they chopped down the wolves, another wave of arrows shot down several of them one after another.
"Protect the king and retreat." The guard shouted loudly.
The guards were divided into two rows, sandwiching Ying Zheng in the middle, and ran towards the direction they came from.
At this time, several horses ran out from the mountains and forests on the left and right and chased after him.
From the mountain forest to the east, several horses also rushed out and blocked them from the side.
"Don't be afraid, I have already taken precautions." Ying Zheng comforted Hu Yu because he was afraid that he would be frightened.
Unexpectedly, Princess Hu Yu smiled and said to Ying Zheng: "As long as I am here, the king will be safe."
Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this kung fu princess was really brave and skilled.
Several people who came out from the side quickly blocked the way, and Ying Zheng and others also stopped their horses.
"Who are you to be so bold?" The guard rode up to the front and asked angrily.
"The person who wants your life." The leader made a killing gesture.
