As soon as Ang Lee arrived at the northernmost port town of the Red Sea, he couldn't wait to go hunting in the nearby mountains. This was because Ang Lee had already rested enough when he was on the ship. Furthermore, the local environment wasn't very different from that of Aden City, so he didn't need to spend much time adapting to the local environment.
They didn't need to prepare much for hunting. They only needed to bring enough bows and crossbows, as well as a certain amount of food and water. All 100 of them had their own mounts. In addition, they had also prepared 30 extra horses to transport all sorts of simple supplies, which would be enough to support them for an entire day.
It was still morning, so if they set off now, they would be able to make it back before nightfall. Also, for safety reasons, Ang Lee didn't want to go too deep into the forest in case he got lost and caused irreparable consequences.
The 100 guards were quickly prepared, and they had also brought enough food and water, so they were ready to set off at any time.
"Big Brother, the soldiers are all ready. Let's set off as soon as possible! That way, we'll be able to make it back before nightfall. "
Li Feiyu said.
Ang Lee mounted his horse and waved his hand as he yelled, "Let's set off immediately and make it back before nightfall."
The team of more than a hundred people set off in such a grandiose manner. Because there were no bandits in the local mountains, the biggest threat was wild animals such as leopards. However, the threat of these fellows was very low and not enough to pose a threat to people with strong combat strength like Li An. Therefore, there was no need to worry about danger at all. The biggest danger was probably getting lost. As long as they didn't get lost, there wouldn't be any problems.
Furthermore, there were springs and wild animals in the mountains, so even if they got lost, they wouldn't die of thirst or starvation. There was enough food and water in the forest for them to survive.
However, in order to avoid getting lost in the forest, they had to bring a compass. They didn't need to bring too many; three to five would be enough. They also had to bring a horn so that they could communicate with each other. After all, 100 people couldn't stay together all the time. If they did, they would create too much noise, and it would be very difficult to hunt prey.
Of course, they could also use the method of encirclement hunting. Let 100 people surround a forest and drive the prey in one direction. When driving the prey, if they used the horn, the driving effect would be better. When the prey heard the loud sound, they would instinctively avoid it. In this way, a soldier could be responsible for driving a larger area. In this way, 100 soldiers could drive a larger area of prey, thus allowing Ang Lee to hunt to his heart's content. Otherwise, it would be too difficult to rely on Ang Lee to hunt alone in the wild. The hunting effect wouldn't be too good either. For example, ordinary hunters wouldn't be able to hunt prey every time they entered the mountains. There weren't many chances to hunt a lot of prey at one time unless there were a lot of prey in the area and a very small number of hunters.
Since ancient times, when the royal family hunted, they had always used encirclement hunting. This was because only by using this method could a large number of prey appear in a short period of time, so that a large number of members of the royal family could hunt to their heart's content. It would be too troublesome to let the nobles search for prey in the mountains. Moreover, the situation in the depths of the forest was unknown, so they couldn't go too deep. Hunting prey in a more open area was a true enjoyment.
The group rode slowly along the mountain path. Anyway, there was nothing urgent, so they came out to enjoy. Admiring the scenery while riding slowly was also a very good enjoyment.
"The scenery here is still very good! There are so many coconut trees and dense bushes. "
Li An urged his horse forward as he spoke.
Li Feiyu nodded and said, "Big Brother is right. The mountainous scenery here is indeed good, but there are not many places like this in the entire peninsula. Most of the place is desert. When the wind rises, people can't even open their eyes."
"No matter what the entire peninsula is like, as long as the scenery here is good, it's fine. The climate here is so good, it's very suitable for the development of super-large cities. The wood here can provide an endless supply of wood resources for the port town, and the stones in the mountains can also be used as building materials. The terrain is slightly flat, and there are farmlands. It's a good place!"
Ang Lee said.
In any case, as long as there were mountains, water, and farmlands, it was a good place. This kind of place was much better than desert areas. The desert was barren. Other than sand and possible resources underground, there were no basic resources for people to live in. A place with mountains, water, animals, and plants was a land of fish and rice for people to live in.
"Big Brother, we have been walking continuously for two hours. You must be thirsty! Drink some water first! "
Li Feiyu was a little thirsty himself, and thought that Ang Lee must be thirsty too.
Ang Lee looked up and saw a few tall coconut trees in front of them. He pointed at them and said, "Save the water! We'll drink coconut milk. "
"Okay, there's so much coconut milk, it's enough for everyone to drink."
Li Feiyu urged his horse forward and led the way in front of the group.
"These coconut trees are so tall! Can anyone climb trees? "
Li Feiyu said.
He could climb trees himself, but he was a general now. After all, climbing trees was too shameful, so he naturally wouldn't climb trees to pick coconuts himself.
Among these guards, there were quite a few who knew how to climb trees. However, there weren't many who were good at climbing trees. Under normal circumstances, people who were thin and small had better climbing skills.
Soon, a few thin men ran up and were ready to show off their skills.
"It's just picking coconuts. There's no need to go through the trouble of climbing trees. Just shoot them down with a bow and arrow."
Ang Lee smiled, nocked an arrow, and aimed at a big and round coconut.
"Big Brother, the coconut is too tall. It won't be good if we miss the coconut."
Li Feiyu looked at the tall coconut and said.
Ang Lee rolled his eyes at him and said, "Fei Yu, your archery skills are better than mine. You don't even have the confidence to shoot a coconut. Or do you think that Big Brother's skills aren't good enough and only you can shoot it down?"
"Big Brother, the coconuts are not one by one. They are all gathered together. If you shoot the mature coconuts outside, it's inevitable that you will damage the smaller coconuts inside. If you want to shoot the big coconuts outside without damaging the smaller coconuts inside, it's really difficult."
Li Feiyu said.
Ang Lee felt that Li Feiyu's words made sense. However, he had already aimed. He couldn't just put away the bow and arrow! There was a saying that there was no turning back. Since they were already prepared, it would be too embarrassing if they canceled the shot at the last minute. Moreover, Ang Lee still had a way.
"What's the problem with destroying a few unripe coconuts? Moreover, I naturally have a way to deal with it. Watch carefully."
Ang Lee aimed at the largest coconut. However, he didn't aim at the root of the coconut, but the middle of the coconut. This way, the probability of hitting the coconut would be greatly increased. As for shooting through the coconut, Ang Lee was naturally confident that it wouldn't lead to such a result.
"Whoosh …"
Ang Lee's archery skills were still very good. He accurately shot down a coconut. Moreover, the arrow shaft also fell and didn't hurt the rest of the coconuts. Everything was perfect. Li Feiyu and the others were stunned.
"Big Brother, you're really amazing. You can even do this."
Li Feiyu looked at Ang Lee very enviously. Suddenly, he felt that Ang Lee's archery skills were better than his. The soldiers next to him were even more surprised. They were amazed that Ang Lee's archery skills were so brilliant.
"Men, bring me the coconut fruit and arrow shafts."
Ang Lee smiled and ordered.
Soon, a huge coconut and the arrow shaft that Ang Lee had just used were brought over.
"Big Brother, you broke off the arrowhead. No wonder you shot the coconut so accurately and didn't damage the rest of the coconuts. Hahaha!"
Li Feiyu suddenly understood everything. He praised Ang Lee's shrewdness in his heart.
This was a child's play. The ripe coconut was not very stable, so it didn't take much effort to shoot it down. If the arrowhead wasn't broken off, it would be easy for the arrow to enter the coconut. As long as the arrowhead was removed, the coconut would not be damaged by the arrowhead.
Ang Lee removed the arrowhead with one hand. It was very fast. Li Feiyu and most of the soldiers didn't see it, so they naturally didn't know about this situation.
"Assistant Minister Li, why do you have to go through so much trouble to take a coconut? Just kick it over."
A burly soldier said.
"Well, it's a good idea. Try it."
Ang Lee praised this soldier very much. This method seemed to be more convenient, but it was slightly dangerous.
"Get out of the way, all of you get out of the way."
The soldier reminded the rest of his companions. Then, he kicked over and quickly ran away.
With a crash, the trunk of the coconut tree shook violently. Five or six large coconuts fell from the top of the tree and smashed heavily on the ground.
"Haha! This method is still the best! Five or six fell with a kick. Come, let's use this method to get more coconuts. The soldiers can drink as much as they can. "
Ang Lee felt that this method was the best. Although there was a certain degree of danger, the soldiers under his command were very agile and well-equipped. As long as they were a little careful, nothing would happen.
The dozen or so strong soldiers began to work together. Immediately, coconuts fell from the sky. Fortunately, the soldiers were very smart and didn't hit anyone.
"Big Brother, it should be about time. I think there are about two hundred of them."
Li Feiyu picked up the two largest ones. He gave one to Ang Lee and kept one for himself.
Ang Lee drank the coconut juice while letting the soldiers drink as much as they wanted. After drinking enough, they could hunt.
There was also a technique to drinking coconut juice. Those who didn't know how to drink would drink all the coconut juice inside. In the end, they wouldn't be able to drink much. Those who knew how to drink wouldn't waste even a little bit.
Many people who didn't know about coconuts would use a knife to cut fresh coconuts after buying them. It was like cutting watermelons. Of course, this wouldn't work.
There were three small holes at one end of the leaf. This position was the weakest part of the coconut shell. It only needed to be poked in with chopsticks and then inserted with a straw.
Of course, if there was no straw, the coconut juice inside could also be poured out to drink. This way, it would be more enjoyable to drink.
However, because the hole was too small, pouring the coconut juice would definitely be more laborious. Because there was no air inside, it was difficult to pour the coconut juice out quickly and smoothly. The best way was to make an extra hole. One hole was used to pour the coconut juice, and the other hole was used to replenish the air. In this way, the speed of pouring the coconut juice would be greatly accelerated. Soon, all the coconut juice in the coconut fruit could be poured out.
Ang Lee broke an arrow shaft and poked two big holes in the weak part of the coconut fruit. Then, he poured all the coconut juice inside into the jade bowl he carried.
Although it was good to drink directly from the mouth and was very convenient, Ang Lee still liked to pour the coconut juice out to drink because the coconut juice was milky in color. It was very beautiful when poured into the jade bowl, giving people a very enjoyable feeling. They had the urge to drink it, and it would make the drinking process more pleasant.
The soldiers naturally wouldn't have such a treatment. They could only choose to drink from the mouth. Moreover, they couldn't just break the arrow shaft to make holes in the coconut fruit. They used the branches on the roadside, and the function was the same. This was more frugal. If everyone used the arrow shaft, it would be a waste of military resources. It was intolerable.
"Pa …"
Just as everyone was drinking to their heart's content, a coconut fruit fell from the coconut tree and landed at the feet of a soldier. The soldier was so scared that he jumped to the side.
The coconut fruit fell from the tree at any time. It fell whenever it wanted. Therefore, it was very dangerous to stay under the coconut tree for a long time. If one was unlucky, they would be hit by the coconut fruit.
"Just a little more. Leave here quickly. Don't stay under the coconut tree."
Ang Lee ordered the soldiers to stay away from the coconut tree. At least, they couldn't stand under the coconut tree. Any tree could be used for shade, but the coconut tree couldn't be used for shade. This was because there were so many big coconuts that could fall from the tree at any time and hurt the people under the tree.
The soldiers didn't expect the coconut fruit to fall on its own. They were so scared that they quickly left the coconut tree.
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