This time, Zhang Zhong needed Old Man Pi and Old Man Yao, especially Old Man Pi. He used to be an official in Yizhou and even investigated people in Jiannan Circuit. He was the perfect person to use.
Old Man Bi was also surprised by Zhang Zhong's sudden arrival. He said to Zhang Zhong, "Yongcheng, we were just about to look for you. I didn't expect you to come. Just in time, accompany this old man fishing."
Without saying anything, Zhang Zhong took out the fishing rod he had brought with him. He put the bait on and threw it into the river. He was already used to fishing when he talked to Old Man Pi. According to his son, this was a habit he had developed from being spoiled Between the Clouds and the Water in Sanshui County.
Old Man Pi also changed the bait. With a flick of his wrist, he let the hook go into the water. It was unknown what he was thinking. Did he know how to fish? In this kind of flowing water, he actually used a floater. He watched as the floater was washed away by the water and tilted the fishing line, but he didn't care.
When Zhang Zhong saw this, he admired him. This was what it meant to be on the level. He said that he came out to fish in the water, but the servants at home gave him a rod with a bottom hook, saying that it was the fishing experience of the young master. Whoever used a floater in the water was stupid.
Regardless of whether the rod was stupid or not, this kind of calmness was not easy for others to learn. It was admirable, truly admirable. It was probably because it was tiring to hold the rod, and there were too many tools that came with it. Otherwise, wouldn't Official Bi have brought a whole bunch of fishing rods here to fish?
Old Man Pi didn't have this kind of awareness. If it wasn't for the sake of talking, he would have used electricity. He would pull a net downstream and then use electricity upstream to catch the fish. It was convenient and effective.
"Yongcheng, do you think my hook is not good?" Old Man Pi asked Zhang San after fishing for a while.
Zhang Zhong said in his heart, "Isn't this nonsense? You shouldn't use this kind of pole at all." However, he couldn't say it so bluntly. That would be too unprofessional. Besides, Sir Bi wasn't asking about this matter.
Therefore, Zhang Zhong thought for a moment and said, "Yes, Sir Bi, I think the current is too strong, so it drifted past. It would be good if it was stable, otherwise the fish would not take the bait easily."
"Yongcheng knows more. Steady? Yongcheng, this fish is going crazy, can you still hold on? "Old Man Pi asked Zhang Zhong as he slowly kneaded the fish bait mixed with fish bone powder and lard.
Zhang Zhong glanced at it and thought that Sir Bi's heart was finally in a mess. Otherwise, who would use this kind of bait? This bait was used to catch the black fish, or it could be said that it was specially used to catch fish that ate fish.
Without saying anything, Zhang Zhong directly took out some flour from the bag behind him. There was also some ground pork bone flour inside. He casually sprinkled it into the river and said to Old Man Pi, "If it makes a mess in the cage, it will still be in the cage. Could it hurt people?"
Old Man Pi looked at Zhang Zhong in surprise, especially the thing that Zhang Zhong sprinkled in the water. He asked, "Yongcheng, you want to use the cage to keep the fish, then what are you sprinkling now …?"
Old Man Pi was very familiar with this kind of verbal confrontation. An expression, a movement, and even a look, all contained different meanings. He had to ask.
Zhang Zhong sprinkled two more handfuls of flour and answered, "I am making a whirlpool. When fishing, I use a lot of other things to attract fish. This is what a whirlpool is. When the time comes, I will put in good bait. When a lot of fish gather, they will be willing to come to the good bait."
"I see, but this is flowing water." Old Man Pi was not confused to this extent. How could one make a whirlpool in flowing water?
"Yes, flowing water. I can only make a whirlpool in one river and gather all the other fish, no matter if it is a tributary or a main stream. If they are too scattered, it will be difficult to catch them. I am afraid that they will not be together. As long as they are together and feel that this river is good, I will have a way to catch them all in one go."
Zhang Zhong threw all his fishing rods into the river and said to Old Man Pi.
This time, even Old Zhang, who didn't know much about politics, understood what Zhang Zhong meant. Zhang Zhong wanted the grain collectors and livestock collectors to gather together so that they could deal with the problem together, unlike at the beginning when they were separated.
Old Man Pi looked at Zhang Zhong and nodded with satisfaction. Zhang Zhong was finally able to act on his own. In the future, when he fought with others, he would know when to advance and when to retreat. He did not have to worry too much. He looked at Zhang Zhong now as if he was looking at his own son. His son was an official elsewhere, so he could only treat Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, and Xin Er as his grandchildren. He treated Zhang Zhong as his son. Even if he often caused trouble for his son and grandchildren, it was to train them.
Seeing Zhang Zhong's steady appearance, he asked, "Yongcheng, are you going to use a fishing rod to catch them all in one go?"
"No, the fishing rod is only for fishing. The fishing rod is for the fish who think they are smart. The net is also not for the fish. If you use a net, unless you use too much manpower, you will not be able to catch them. Even if you catch them, they will only be small fish. I am going to use this thing."
As Zhang Zhong spoke, he took out a glass bottle from his bag. It was a very big bottle. It was difficult to see what was inside, but the twister on the bottle proved its power.
Zhang Zhong took out the bottle and a fire scythe. After blowing on it, he smiled at Old Man Pi and the others.
Old Man Bi and the other two immediately stopped fishing and turned around to retreat. They knew that this thing would explode, and it was a very powerful one. It was almost as powerful as the grenades that Cuckoo had brought.
Zhang Zhong ignited the twister. After the twister burned into the bottle, he casually threw it. The bottle fell into the water, and Zhang Zhong immediately laid down.
After the explosion, Zhang Zhong climbed up and looked at the fish that had been blown out of the water. He said to Old Man Pi, "There are no real big fish, so it is not time to reel in the net. I will first blow them up, and then we will talk about it later."
Old Man Pi and the others had nothing to worry about at this time. Since Zhang Zhong was already prepared, there was no need for them to worry. Old Man Pi changed the fishing rod. There was no float on the hook in front, but a lead block. He shook his hand and threw it into the water.
"Yongcheng, you just blew up a lot of fish, right? Take it back and let someone stew it. Stew it into a milky white soup."
"I'll go now." Zhang Zhong did not fish up the fish that had been blown up. He nodded, put away his things, and left to arrange the economic war. As for the stewing of the fish, he could arrange for someone else to do it.
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"Xiao Bao, we are about to set off. Have you made the arrangements? If we are too far away, Shuiyun will delay things. Without a satellite, it will be too tiring for me to command, and it will easily cause too many casualties. "
In the desert, Wang Juan felt that it was about time. She wanted to carry out the next step of the battle plan, so she said to Zhang Xiaobao.
"It's all arranged. That person from Tubo is quite smart. He knows how to divert the trouble. Unfortunately, his opponent is not an ordinary person from the Great Tang. I am not worried. What do you want to do? We will leave immediately."
Zhang Xiaobao finally found a few snakes, the very poisonous ones. He shared the snake gall with Cuckoo and ate it raw. He also ate some garlic to avoid eating parasites. He did not know what he was thinking, but he did not use the strong wine.
The remaining snake meat was given to Wang Juan to make soup. It looked like a lot, but after it was made, there were only three bowls. Zhang Xiaobao was not willing to eat it himself, so he gave one to Wang Juan and one to the two injured people who had not recovered yet.
After sharing, he heard Wang Juan's call. He thought about his plan and felt that there were not many loopholes, so he signaled to Wang Juan to start.
Wang Juan ordered the troops to pack up. She looked at the lake not far away, mounted the horse, and shouted to the soldiers to set off. The Tang army continued to move westward.
After walking for a while, Wang Juan looked back at the lake and said to Zhang Xiaobao, "I really don't want to leave now. It is too comfortable to stay in this desert. Unfortunately, we don't have enough food. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to find enough food to feed nearly ten thousand people in a few days."
Zhang Xiaobao nodded in understanding, "It's about time. Don't always think about doing things perfectly. Just do your best. We will come back in the future. At that time, there will be no Tubo army waiting outside."
"That's right. This is our world after all. Let's go." Wang Juan urged the horse, and the entire army moved faster.
The Tang army's soldiers worshipped Wang Juan to the extent of a deity. General Wang said that the Tubo army wouldn't dare to come in, so the Tubo army really didn't dare to come in. They could bathe here, catch the insects and snakes in the desert, and even eat the things in the desert. This life was really good. If it wasn't for the lack of food, perhaps they could stay here for another month or two.
At this moment, they were moving westward. It seemed that General Wang wanted to take a big detour and go behind the Tubo army to launch a sneak attack.
All the soldiers guessed. They didn't have the fear of death in the war anymore. Their lives were no longer that important. How many enemies were heroes? If they could go back alive, they would have a good life. Even if they died, their families would also be taken care of. When they came out, they had already thought it through.
At this time, Wang Juan also didn't think about the life and death of the soldiers. She knew that if she thought too much, she would stop moving forward. If she wanted to be a general, she couldn't care about the life and death of every soldier. If she could take care of them, she could only take care of them. If she couldn't, she could only resign herself to fate.
Leading the army all the way to the west, Wang Juan didn't forget to arrange for Shuiyun. She said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Xiao Bao, I'll leave you here. Haven't you been a little familiar with communicating with Shuiyun these few days? You stay here and catch up with us after three days. This is under the condition that we don't encounter the enemy. If we encounter them, come immediately. "
Zhang Xiaobao revealed a smile and nodded to Wang Juan, "Don't worry, I will survive. I am Zhang Xiaobao, the Zhang Xiaobao who was hated by countless people. Even the police dogs couldn't track me, let alone the Tubo people. Even if Shuiyun didn't take me to find you, I would still rush back to Yizhou. I don't believe that there is anyone who can compare to me in individual special forces."
"Then be careful. Remember, without you, I will definitely not be able to live by myself. It's very boring. Let's go." Wang Juan left these words and gradually disappeared from Zhang Xiaobao's sight with the army.
Zhang Xiaobao turned his head and looked at Shuiyun, who was as smart as a human, standing on his shoulder. He said, "I'll rely on you for the rest of the days. If we really encounter danger, you run first. Don't worry about me. In this vast desert, I can't play with them to death."
Shuiyun was indeed different from ordinary falcons. It was very sensible and knew that it had temporarily changed masters. It affectionately rubbed its head against its new master who often caught snakes and skinned them for meat. After calling out, it flew into the blue sky.
Lufututa didn't know that Wang Juan's army had moved. Looking at the falcon that appeared in the sky every day, he thought that Wang Juan was resting in the desert. He really wanted to get this falcon down. It was too annoying. In the few days that he couldn't wait any longer, he sent two teams of soldiers, a total of 200 people, to check, but in the end, not a single one returned.
It was all because of this falcon. Two days ago, he sent a hundred people to take advantage of the fact that the falcon had flown away and hadn't returned. In the end, after the teams entered, the falcon returned four hours later. How could it return in such a timely manner?
There was no need to count on those 200 people. They didn't have a chance to return. Not to mention this falcon, even if it didn't, the enemy would have discovered it in advance. Perhaps because they discovered it, they didn't immediately attack, but instead formed an encirclement.
How could Demonfiend Cuckoo not think of this kind of thing that even he could think of?
Useless spies. Two days ago, they even sent a message saying that the person in command here wasn't Cuckoo, but someone else.
Wasn't that stupid? He and Cuckoo had fought a few battles, but he still didn't know who was in command. During the battle, how could he not see Cuckoo's dispatch clearly? There was only a messenger beside him. How could there be an expert?
Not to mention that there wasn't an expert, even if there was, he didn't see it. So what? He was facing the enemy here. Whether it was an expert or Cuckoo, could it be that they weren't commanding the army? Didn't he have to face them? His opponent was the current Tang Army. It didn't matter who was in command.
"The falcon isn't here yet. What are you all doing? Didn't you say to go back and find someone?" The more Lufututa thought about it, the more sullen he felt. Just because of a falcon in the sky, he was stuck here and couldn't move. Who knew if the Tang Army would take advantage of his carelessness to launch a sneak attack?
When Zhang Xiaobao led a falcon to confuse the enemy, three days had passed. Zhang Xiaobao didn't hesitate and immediately put on a leather rope for himself. He even specially left a piece of rope so that he could tie it around the falcon's claws. This was to prevent Shui Yun from being too happy and letting go of its claws. If that happened, he would die unjustly.
Just as Zhang Xiaobao and Shui Yun were about to leave, Lufututa's long-awaited falcon squad finally arrived. There were 12 people. Including the two people who went to find someone, there were a total of 14 people. They brought 12 falcons with them.
Once they arrived, the falcons flew up. Zhang Xiaobao saw it, Shui Yun saw it too. Zhang Xiaobao whistled hard to call Shui Yun down.
Shui Yun probably estimated the number of people on both sides and wisely chose to change tactics. It could be said that it was a strategic retreat.
With a cry, he dove down towards Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao was already prepared. When Shui Yun flew over, he ran forward and jumped. He straightened his back in the air.
The moment he jumped, Zhang Xiaobao chose to believe in Shui Yun. If someone saw his jump at this time, they would be shocked. When he ran and jumped, he was actually five feet above the ground. His body was very free even in such a situation. At this moment, he was the Zhang Xiaobao that made countless special forces feel helpless.
Shui Yun didn't let down its unique battle falcon name. It immediately found the right position and pulled Zhang Xiaobao up. It allowed Zhang Xiaobao to tie the rope around its feet.
"Run, we can't beat them. There are too many of them." When Zhang Xiaobao was caught, he didn't forget to shout. He didn't care whether Shui Yun understood him or not.
Shui Yun cried and flapped its wings. It flew in the direction of Wang Juan's squad. Behind it, the 12 falcons were closely following.
"Don't be afraid, I'm still with you. Let's fight together. When we find Cuckoo, you dive down. If they dare to dive down with you, they'll all be turned into spiked falcons. It's a new breed."
Zhang Xiaobao took out the two guns at his waist and checked them. He didn't forget to shout at Shui Yun.
Shui Yun tried its best to fly. It wasn't stupid. It wouldn't fight against 12 falcons alone.
The 12 falcons didn't have any burdens. Their flying speed was naturally fast. No matter how strong Shui Yun was, it couldn't increase its speed by catching a person.
Lufututa rode on his horse and chased after them. He had already seen that there was a person below the falcon. It was the person who was with Cuckoo. He didn't know what he did. According to the intelligence, he was Zhang Zhong's son. Was he here to play?
"Catch him and kill that falcon." Lufututa was very excited when he thought of the chance to catch the son of Yizhou Provincial Governor Zhang Zhong. He shouted from below.
The twelve eagles gradually approached the water cloud and continued to rise higher.
Zhang Xiaobao also saw this situation. He shouted at Shui Yun, "If you're really smart, fly higher. Don't worry about me. My regulating ability is not bad. I'm not afraid of short of oxygen. Let's work together and get rid of them."
Shui Yun didn't know if it understood Zhang Xiaobao's words or if it was due to its instincts during battle. Shui Yun really did try its best to fly higher. Relying on its different physique compared to normal falcons, it gradually occupied the sky.
The 12 falcons weren't afraid. After all, they had a lot of people. They also tried their best to catch up. They wanted to catch this seemingly powerful fellow.
Lufututa led his team and chased with all his might. He wasn't slow at all. When he saw the 12 falcons gradually approaching, a smile finally appeared on his face.
At this time, Zhang Xiaobao finished checking the gun. He took a deep breath and shouted at Shui Yun, "Turn, let's fight it out with them. I can at least kill six of them. I can also cover for you. Don't be afraid. My stiletto is longer than their claws."
Perhaps the water cloud really did understand. It flew up a little more, drawing a very beautiful arc, and rushed towards the left wing of the pursuing eagles. Its eyes were wide open, and its mouth was slightly moving.
That falcon also gathered its courage and rushed towards Shui Yun. It wanted to use itself to delay Shui Yun. Just as the two falcons were about to come into contact with each other, Zhang Xiaobao's gun rang out.
How could the falcon that was rushing towards them expect such a weapon? It didn't have any time to react. Its head was instantly smashed into pieces.
“go！ Go! Go! "Zhang Xiaobao put the gun back on his waist and shouted excitedly.
"Gah!" Shui Yun didn't expect to get rid of an opponent so quickly. It cried out, shook its wings, and turned around to continue.
With another bang, the second falcon was shot down. The scattershot flew out and scraped the neck of the other falcon. That falcon immediately left the team in fear and flew back.
Zhang Xiaobao took out the short crossbow on his back and continued to charge with Shui Yun. This kind of aerial battle was very comfortable. The main thing was that Shui Yun was very good at adjusting its position. It had the height and speed and was very agile.
Zhang Xiaobao felt that it was more comfortable to charge from above. The third falcon was shot down by him. He didn't use the crossbow but a sleeve arrow.
The members of the Seedling Protection Team already had so many things on them. How could he not have enough? Another sleeve arrow took care of the fourth falcon. Shui Yun excitedly continued to chase.
With a dive, the fifth falcon was killed. This time, it wasn't Zhang Xiaobao's crossbow arrow but the flying locust needles on Zhang Xiaobao's belt. When the sixth falcon was shot down by Zhang Xiaobao with the short crossbow, Zhang Xiaobao changed the weapon in his hand to the short bow. He also held a military knife parallel to the bow arm and was ready to continue the battle. The remaining six falcons were finally scared and flew down.
Before Zhang Xiaobao shouted for Shui Yun to retreat and stop chasing, Shui Yun knew what to do. It was also scared of the arrows below and didn't have any intention of chasing. It flapped its wings and ran away.
Luftuta and his cavalry watched the man and the falcon leave just like that.
"Motherf * cker, he ran away? What was that thing? He took care of a falcon in one move. "
Luftuta looked up at the sky and said in a daze.
There were already people around him picking up the six falcons that were shot down. The 12 falcons helplessly sighed. They understood that the dead falcons were still okay. The remaining six falcons had lost their courage to continue the battle. Falcons were like hunting dogs. When they met a strong opponent, they would either fight to the death or become useless.
"Chase, chase! That Xiao Bao probably can't do anything anymore." Luftuta didn't know so much and still shouted at the 12 people.
One of the two original falconers stepped forward and explained, "General, we can't chase after it. Since the falcon has returned, as long as we meet this falcon in the future, we won't have the courage to fight with it. It's just like some people, once they've been beaten into submission, they won't dare to summon up the courage to fight again."
Luftuta didn't expect this result. He looked at the person who spoke and then at the six falcons that landed on the ground. He thought for a while and sighed.
"Sigh! Don't they know that they didn't lose to the falcon, but that person? Won't it be like this in the future? "
"General, it's more or less the same. They probably knew that it was that person, but that person isn't important. What's important is that they know the difference between them and the falcon. The remaining six falcons didn't dare to go over, which means that the falcon can definitely win against them. Look, that falcon was carrying a person and was very agile. What if that person wasn't there?"
The Eagle Trainer who spoke just now added.
Luftuta didn't want to believe this fact, but he had to. Wasn't he also forced to not move because of that person? That person was strong, his falcon was strong too. What else could he say?
He helplessly said to everyone, "Let's go back and continue to guard there. Maybe they won't have anything to eat in a few days. They will have to fight eventually."
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