Li Longji did not know what would have happened to him if he had not met Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. What would have happened to Tang Dynasty?
He also did not know what Zhang Xiaobao thought of him. At this moment, he was competing with others in spear techniques. There was Gao Lishi, Wang Ju, and Lu Zhou's Provincial Governor, Xu Mingyang.
As for Empress Wang and Wu Huifei, they stayed at home to accompany Jang Wong Clan. They did not want to waste time, especially when they were going into the mountains. If there were too many people, they would not be able to hunt. The entire mountain was filled with people, especially many maids and eunuchs. The group was too big.
If there were too few people, it would be inconvenient for them. They had to control their bathing and other things. Hence, they decided to stay.
This was especially true for Wu Huifei. She did not like to fight personally. Now that she was in Lu Zhou, she could go to the Chamber of Commerce every day to observe and learn. She wanted to see if she could catch up with other people's thinking. She could even find loopholes in their thinking and help to fill in the gaps. It was a very fulfilling thing for her.
Empress Wang liked martial arts. She was born in such a family. Under the circumstances that she did not want to go into the mountains with others, she would take a gun every day and go to the dock to practice target shooting. She would shoot at the targets on a small boat that was prepared for her in the water.
Empress Wang found that the moving targets she used to shoot at in the palace could not be compared to the moving targets that moved up and down in the waves. There was almost no pattern to it.
Seeing the small boat being pushed up by the waves and then falling, when he opened fire, he found that he missed because before the small boat could fall, the hidden force in the waves changed its position, or it was immediately pushed up again.
This made her feel that she should take advantage of this time to practice her spear techniques. When she returned to the palace, she could show off her skills to the palace maids who did not follow her.
Without them, Li Longji's group had an easier time in the mountains.
Empress Wang and Wu Huifei did not come, but Pan 'er and her sister came with Little Bei. They could not shoot yet, so they could only watch anxiously as others shot.
From time to time, they would point at certain animals and shout at the adults who were hiding and preparing to launch a sneak attack. In the end, before the adults could react, the animals they pointed at first became alert and then ran away.
The two of them had done such a thing countless times, but they still enjoyed it. To them, it didn't matter if they hit animals or not. As long as there were more people and it was lively, it was enough. Especially when they could follow Xiao Bei and the others, they could listen to stories before going to bed at night.
Xiao Bei had just discovered a deer and was preparing to shoot when she got closer. Her gun's recoil was small, and the power was also small, so she had to get closer.
In the end, just as they were about to reach the shooting position, Pan 'er cheered the deer on, causing it to take large strides and run.
"Little Yuan, don't you think we should talk to Big Brother and Big Sister and ask them to give us a few rifles? Our shitty handguns are too close, and Pan 'er and the others want to help so much, so we can't hit them. Sigh ~! Today was probably the day with the least harvest. It had been a few days already.
The eleven of us can't even compare to one of them after a day of fighting. That hateful Xu Mingyang can actually shoot more than us. Outrageous. "
After Xiao Bei saw that they couldn't catch up to the deer, she complained to Little Yuan. Of course, she didn't say that Pan 'er and the others were bad. They were still children, so they couldn't treat them as burdens. If there was no more prey, they could think of a way, but they couldn't hurt the hearts of children.
Little Yuan hesitated for a moment and said, "I think Big Brother and Big Sister can't agree. The recoil of the rifle is strong, and it can easily hurt us. It's better to continue shooting with the handguns. If it really doesn't work, we can go to a place with water and wait. Animals need to drink water after all.
It's all the tourists' fault. I heard from Big Brother and Big Sister that the animals in the mountains didn't know how to be afraid when they saw people, and they didn't run. In the end, because of the tourists hunting, they made the animals smart. They ran away as fast as they could when the wind blew and the grass blew. Sigh! "
Thinking of this matter, Little Yuan was indeed helpless, but she also understood. Guns were not allowed in other places, no matter how rich you were. In the entire Tang Dynasty, other than the soldiers who specialized in training guns, only the Hundred Thousand Mountains tourist area to the north of Lu Zhou could use guns.
The tourists needed to rent a gun first. According to the gun, the cost was different. Handguns were cheap, rifles were expensive, and machine guns … There were no machine guns, but there were several kinds of rifles and handguns.
They could choose their guns according to their height, body coordination, and habits in their daily life. Of course, the bullets were the same. It was impossible to make many kinds of bullets. That would be very disadvantageous to the army.
Then, those people could play with guns. As long as they had money, and they didn't hold a gun alone, and there was someone watching over them, they could play with guns as they pleased.
Bullets were not very expensive as well. Usually, it cost three rounds. How many people who could travel to the Hundred Thousand Mountains north of Lu Zhou would care about this little bit of money? Although the cost of bullets was very low, 60 to 70 rounds of bullets could be made with a typical amount of money.
The result was that the animals, who were supposed to be slightly closer to humans, became smarter. It was no longer like the beginning, when you held a knife, the animals would look at you blankly, just like many animals in the Commander-In-Chief's Mansion in Bohai Sea.
Xiao Bei also sighed and said, "There are many animals in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. With the people here now, it's impossible to kill all of them. It doesn't even have much of an impact. After all, everyone is here to play. There are many bullets, but more people can't catch any prey.
More importantly, if they catch too much prey, they need to spend more money to buy the prey back. It sounds unreasonable, but people still come.
Little Yuan, let's give it a try. We're not as young as we were a few years ago. We don't lack any nutrition, and we can play all kinds of games to train our bodies. We're bigger than ordinary children of the same age.
Tell Big Brother and Big Sister to let us try shooting a few rifles. If it's possible, ask for a few. We'll take turns to shoot and take a break after two or three shots. It's better than not being able to hit anything now. It's a pity that our marksmanship isn't good enough.
That Xu Ming Yang is too hateful. Yesterday, he actually managed to stun a wild boar. Wild boar, big guy. With his marksmanship, how could he possibly shoot a bullet into the wild boar's eye? It's too unreasonable. "
After Xiao Bei's persuasion, the eleven children decided to change their guns. They headed toward Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
At this time, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were accompanying Li Longji. The two of them basically did not shoot easily. Their guns and bullets were specially made for sniping. They did not shoot to protect Li Longji.
If they hit a few wild boars and then the wild boars found their location and rushed over, the two of them would be responsible for taking down the wild boars on the road. Otherwise, they would have to use the machine gun. The sound of the machine gun was annoying.
"Look around for me and see if you can find a tiger. Shui Yun and the rest are too lazy. After they came over, they ran to the trees to rest. They didn't work and specifically waited for us to catch prey to feed them. If they don't have the ability, I won't say anything. But their family is in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. How can they catch food to eat?"
After Li Longji shot another rabbit, he decided not to shoot any more rabbits when he saw one in the future. There was no sense of accomplishment. He complained that Shui Yun's family did not help him find powerful prey.
Yesterday's harvest was quite good, but it was not as impressive as when Xu Mingyang hunted a wild boar.
"An excellent hunter can find and kill powerful wild beasts even without the help of any assistants and without a sword, spear, and bow."
Zhang Xiaobao climbed on a relatively high terrain and aimed his gun in several directions. He heard Li Longji's voice. It sounded like he was talking to himself, but it also sounded like he was talking to Li Longji.
Li Longji coughed. "But I don't have time to contact the tracking system. It's already very good that I'm able to practice my spear technique to this extent. At the very least, I'm better than … better than Wang Qing."
Li Longji wanted to say that he was better than Xu Mingyang because Xu Mingyang had never touched a gun before. Although he was a third-grade high official, he was a civil official. Whether it was before or after he came to Lu Zhou, he had never touched a real gun.
Xu Mingyang's shooting was indeed inaccurate, but he wasn't stupid. His luck was good. Yesterday, he had shot a wild boar, and the day before that, he had killed a python. The python was originally coiled on a tree, but he had aimed at a fox about twenty meters away from the tree. He was about a hundred meters away from the fox.
When he suddenly fired, the python was unlucky. Its head was smashed, and it fell from the tree. Since it was his trophy, could he have been any further away?
For the past two days, he was the one who had the best kills. The main problem was that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not take the initiative to attack. They were responsible for the losses.
Hence, Li Longji could not say that Zhang Xiaobao was not good enough. He could only say that Wang Ju, who had not fired a gun many times, only had a chance to touch a gun after Zhang Xiaobao and the others arrived in Hangzhou.
"Let's go somewhere else. I think the animals nearby heard the gunshots and ran away in fear. This time, we're not allowed to fire when we're traveling. We'll talk about it when we reach the next place."
Li Longji had no choice but to pull the safety pin. He put the gun behind him and headed to another place. The place he was referring to was a house specially built for people who came here to have fun.
If the people who came here to have fun and spend money were unlucky and did not kill anything, they could enter the house specially prepared for them to eat the food left behind by others.
They did not need to follow the rules. After eating, they had to replenish the food. They only needed to spend money. Naturally, there would be others who would help to replenish the food in the house.
"Master Xu, I don't know if you can kill a powerful guy today. It would be better if it was a bear or a tiger."
Wang Ju followed the group and said to Xu Mingyang, who was also carrying a gun, with jealousy.
Xu Mingyang smiled embarrassedly. "I'll try my best. I was lucky yesterday and the day before yesterday. Anyway, these few days have been good. I don't think I can do it today, but I don't expect to. It's best if I can kill something. Even if I can't, I won't starve."
After saying this, Xu Mingyang still had a trace of pride. He did not need to kill anything today to eat. His harvest the day before yesterday and yesterday had already given him the qualifications to eat here for half a month. This was the rule set by Li Longji when they came.
"Lord Xu, you should shoot as many as you can. If you shoot more, not only will you be able to eat, but you will also be rewarded. I'm impressed. I can't do it. Although I touched the gun a few days earlier than you and practiced on the boat, I'm not as accurate as you."
Wang Ju emphasized again. What he meant was that if Xu Mingyang decided which animal to shoot, he would definitely not be able to hit it. He guaranteed that he would miss. He had touched a gun before Xu Mingyang, so how could his marksmanship not be as good as Xu Mingyang's?
Xu Mingyang did not say anything this time. He just smiled. He admitted that his marksmanship was not good. What was good was luck. He was always able to find a dead mouse.
However, he also liked guns very much. In the past, he only knew that some of the Tang Army could use guns, which were more powerful than crossbows.
It was a pity that he had never touched a gun before. He could not even see one. This time, the Emperor allowed him to come, and he finally got to try it. It was really addicting. At such a long distance, he did not need to use too much strength. He only needed to hook his finger to kill the other side. There was nothing more addictive than this.
If he could stay a few more days, he would definitely be able to practice his marksmanship. Even if it was a little worse than the Emperor, it would still be better than other people.
The only pity was that he did not see Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's marksmanship. It was said that the two of them were the ones who could be called accurate. They basically shot wherever they pointed. However, since entering the mountains, the two of them had only fired a few times. Moreover, they were not shooting at animals. They just randomly shot at a place.
Of course, they did not admit that they were randomly shooting. Instead, they said that the places where they shot were all places where there might be an ambush. When the bullets hit, they would know if there was anyone hiding there.
How was that possible? If someone was hiding and you hit them, if someone was really hit in the head, they would die. There would not be any other movements. How could you tell if there was someone or not?
Until now, they had not found anyone lying in ambush. In fact, if it was him, he could also do this. If there was really someone there, they would be scared out of their wits.
Could it be that the two of them were not as powerful as others said, and their marksmanship was just mediocre?
While Xu Mingyang was silently cursing, Xiao Bei and the group of children ran over under the protection of the guards.
Once they arrived at their destination, Xiao Bei made his request while following the team in another direction.
Hearing that Xiao Bei and the group of children wanted to play with rifles, Xu Mingyang shook his head. He felt that it was absolutely impossible. When he was shooting, he felt that his shoulder was very uncomfortable. How could the children bear it?
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not think like Xu Mingyang. The two of them looked at the rifles in other people's hands, then looked at their younger brothers and sisters. They looked at each other and Zhang Xiaobao opened his mouth.
"You can try, but after shooting once, you have to let me check if you are injured. If you are really injured, don't shoot. If you are not injured, I will allow you to change guns."
"That's great, Xu Mingyang. If we change guns, do you dare to compete with us?" Xiao Bei cheered happily and turned his head to Xu Mingyang to ask for a competition.
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