After the meal, Zu Zan, who was invited to the mountain, saw Mo Jilian, who had been waiting for a long time.
It could be seen that Mo Jilian had been living a good life recently. At least, there was no problem in terms of rest and food. The only thing lacking was his spirit.
Zu Zan could understand his feelings. When he came to Sanshui County, he saw a different way of life. What kind of life did the people of Tang live? What kind of life did the people of Tubo and Turks live? Comparing the two, it was obvious who was better.
Zu Zan suggested at the last minute. When they went to the supermarket together, they saw a dazzling array of goods. Necessities, clothes, food, drinks, big and small.
When winter came, the supermarket was full of people. Looking at the women in ordinary clothes choosing a good piece of meat, looking at the happy faces of the children buying fresh fruits, looking at the green and thorny cucumbers, one could imagine the standard of living of the people in the supermarket.
He really wanted to fight, to fight from the border to the capital, to take back all the good things of Tang and give them to the people under his rule.
But it was just a thought. Tubo did not have the strength to attack Tang. Tang was already thankful that they did not send troops. Not to mention the Turks, the situation was not stable. Tang had increased the number of troops at the border. Just the number of armored horses had reached more than 20,000.
If the grassland was not afraid of horses with poor running speed and endurance, then the light cavalry raised by the Feng Province was like a battle knife with half of its blade exposed.
"There are more and more light cavalry of Fengzhou." Zu Zan found an opportunity to approach Mo Jilian and said casually.
Mo Jilian's face was heavy. "It doesn't matter how many light cavalry of Fengzhou there are, but I am afraid that they are under someone's command. Jinchuan heard that there are many caravans coming and going, so they should congratulate."
The two of them said nothing more. Their meaning was very clear. Neither of them was stronger than the other. It was only because the Great Tang had a pair of madmen who did things for the sole purpose of achieving their goals and did not consider the effects of other aspects.
Silence became the two people's best weapon.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan couldn't care less about the thoughts of the two people who were about to fall. In order to let the two of them know their identities when they met Li Longji, they had to organize this hunting operation properly.
Climbing the mountain, sightseeing, looking at the lake in the middle of the valley, looking at the bleak winter leaves on the mountain, and then savoring the unpredictability of the drifting clouds, the group arrived at the hunting ground.
There were no large wild animals in the mountains behind Zhangjia Zhuangzi. It was impossible for Zhang Xiaobao to transport wild animals from other places for people to hunt.
More than a thousand chickens that were about to become food were placed in a valley. There, they were running around in search of something to eat.
Mo Jilian thought that Zhang Xiaobao would find a flat place where the horses could gallop and compare riding and shooting skills, such as hunting a bear or encircling a deer. Now he saw a flock of chickens. Was it to see who could kill the chickens?
Just as he was wondering, Zhang Xiaobao took out more than a dozen spears and distributed them to Moji Lian, Zu Zan, and the people close to them. He explained to them, "When we were at Feng Chan, guns appeared. At that time, we used short spears, which had a short range. Recently, long spears appeared, which have a longer range than short spears. We used these long spears to kill a few chickens."
How to shoot and how to load the bullets was naturally taught to Zu Zan and the others.
Holding the spear in his hand, Zu Zan was not sure how powerful the spear was. Looking at the scattered chickens in the valley, he felt that it was a bit far, more than 300 steps away. If it was arrows, only a few people in the army could pull a strong bow.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaobao did not intend to continue to move forward, he wondered if this iron pipe could shoot so far away.
"In order to make you understand, I will arrange someone to show you how to use the spear. Guards, come, there is an enemy in front, shoot at will."
Zhang Xiaobao took off the spear on his back and pushed in a bullet. He ordered the people behind him who had already been ready. Two hundred people were ready to shoot at the same time.
After the order was given, the sound of gunshots echoed in the valley. Listening to the continuous sounds, it was even denser than the sound of firecrackers.
When Zu Zan and Mo Jilian's ears were buzzing, they saw the chickens in the valley being killed one by one. The distance of 300 steps seemed to be unable to stop Yama's Soul Summoning Order at all.
"It's too chaotic, this accuracy …?" After Mo Jilian was scared, he suddenly felt that the accuracy of the weapon in his hand should not be as good as the bow and arrow. Listening to the sounds, it was already past the time to light a thousand firecrackers, and there were still more than half of the chickens left. He thought that there was no need to be afraid.
Zu Zan also had the same idea, and the two of them could be considered to be of the same mind.
However, just as the idea came into his mind, he saw Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan take action. The guns they used seemed to be a little different from the others. There was an extra box under the guns.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were aiming at the chickens that were suddenly attacked and flew halfway up the mountain, Zu Zan and Mo Jilian picked up the binoculars lent to them and watched carefully.
With a bang, a chicken that had just flapped its wings and flew two feet into the air fell down. Then, the gunshots of the two men rang out one after another. After every gunshot, a chicken would fall down.
Because the two people were aiming at different places from the others, it was clear that the two people were shooting one after another. Suddenly, a few birds that were frightened by the gunshots flew over randomly, wanting to pass through the opposite valley and find a safe place.
Unfortunately, before they could fly far, with a 'bang', a bird disappeared, followed by a few more gunshots. There were a total of six birds, and none of them were lucky enough to escape.
Mo Jilian couldn't help but look at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan who were shooting beside him. He saw that the two people's guns moved slightly and fired almost at the same time. Mo Jilian quickly looked over with the binoculars and saw that the two flying chickens' heads exploded at the same time, continuing to fly and smashing into the withered grass.
Mo Jilian's hands trembled. He didn't have time to wipe the sweat on his forehead, but the clothes on his back were already wet and stuck to his body uncomfortably.
They were too accurate. They shot one chicken head after another, not to mention humans. If everyone had the same accuracy as Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, 300 steps was the line of death.
Beside them, Zu Zan, who had been living on the plateau without any problems, suddenly felt that he had altitude sickness. His breathing was rapid and his head was dizzy, as if he would lose consciousness in the next moment.
The gunshots gradually stopped. Now, less than a hundred of the thousand chickens were alive and kicking, and they were all on this side of the valley. It was probably because it was not easy to attack, which allowed them to escape.
Just when they thought that they had found the flaw of Tang's new weapon, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan reloaded and pulled the triggers at the chickens that had just escaped.
When the barley moved slightly, there would be a gunshot, and then the moving area would become quiet. When a chicken poked its head out from a certain place, it would also be killed with a gunshot. No matter what the remaining chickens did, as long as they appeared in the field of vision, they were destined to not be able to escape.
Only when the cowardly chicken hid in a certain place and didn't show its head again did the hunt come to an end.
"Aiya, I'm getting old. I haven't practiced for a long time. There were many opportunities to kill two with one shot, but I actually missed it." Zhang Xiaobao said to Zu Zan and Mo Jilian, who had not fired a single shot.
Mo Jilian and Zu Zan were numb with fear. They knew that it was an invitation to hunt, but it was actually a threat. They wanted to let them know that if Tang really wanted to attack the Turks and Tibetans, these two places would not be able to resist at all.
With a team of a thousand people, and with the accuracy of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, even if the Turks and Tibetans worked together, they would not be able to defeat them.
"Zu Zan, Mo Jilian, why don't you two try?" Zhang Xiaobao did not even use honorifics when addressing the leaders of the two countries. Strength determined everything.
Mo Jilian swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, but still felt that his throat was dry. He nodded, raised the gun in his hand, found a target and pulled the trigger. After shooting, he picked up the binoculars and found that he did not know where to shoot.
When he was about to fire a second shot, he realized that his gun was different from the one used by Zhang Xiaobao and Mo Jilian. He used that thing called bullets that needed to be reloaded after each shot, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan could shoot continuously.
Thinking about the sharpness of this weapon and thinking about Zhang Xiaobao and Mo Jilian's abilities, Mo Jilian really wanted to reload a bullet and shoot at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's heads.
After Mo Jilian and Zu Zan fired a few shots with inexplicable thoughts, they had different expressions.
At this time, Zhang Xiaobao asked his people to put away the guns and smiled at Zu Zan and Mo Jilian, "Tomorrow, there will be officials from the Ministry of Rites coming to the capital to discuss with your people about the etiquette when entering the capital. His Majesty heard that you two could come and was very happy. He is preparing to reward you two."
Zu Zan and Mo Jilian's originally ugly expressions became worse. No wonder they wanted to hunt today, they wanted to confirm their identities. It seemed that Li Longji did not intend to be on the same level as them.
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