Chapter 121 Hunting with Erzhu Rong (4k)
Standing on the hunting ground again, Su Ze no longer felt the same sense of novelty as last time.
For this hunting trip, Su Ze brought all the followers with the [Yulin] attribute with him.
This includes two orange followers, [Shooting Feathered Cavalry] and [Calm Armored Cavalry] as the trump cards of this hunt.
The purple follower [a horse slave who is proficient in horse identification] Su Da serves as his attendant, and lets the purple follower [a Yulin scout with excellent riding skills] be responsible for detecting the movements of the beasts.
The blue follower [the deaf-mute falconer] is responsible for operating the falcon obtained from the King of Rourou to scout the location of the beasts in the hunting ground. Two [ordinary Yulin soldiers] were also brought by Su Ze. The blue followers spawned by the system are stronger than most of the Yulin under Su Ze. The most important thing is that they obey his orders completely.
Finally, after some consideration, Su Ze decided to bring two followers of the [Yulin] series with negative attributes, namely [Reckless Armored Cavalry] and [Gossip-filled Yulin Army].
In this way, nine followers have been incorporated into the team.
Su Ze selected the remaining eleven people from the Tunqiying, including Yang Zongjia and Fan Dalang, who had long since defected to Su Ze and had been training hard recently, as well as Yang Chounu and other new captains promoted by Su Ze, and Wang Hui, who had just been transferred to the Tunqiying. He was selected by the Mahayana demons to participate in the selection of the vanguard because he had family-inherited archery skills and his riding skills were also outstanding.
When Su Ze appeared in the hunting ground with a group of riders, even Jiangyang King Yuan Yi's eyes lit up.
"General Li is still the same as before, good at discovering capable subordinates."
When it was decided that Li Chong would be the commander-in-chief, Jiangyang King Yuan Yi also expressed his support. Li Chong originally belonged to the centrist faction in the court, so he naturally accepted Yuan Yi's goodwill, so he frankly accepted Yuan Yi's invitation and sent people to participate in the hunting.
Su Ze also felt the gazes from the podium. He looked back and sighed slightly. It was not unfair that King Qinghe lost.
Among the important court officials who accepted the invitation from King Jiangyang Yuan Yi were General Li Chong who was about to go to war, the new Palace Attendant of the Imperial Guard and Guangyang Yuan Shen, the new Palace Attendant of the Imperial Guard and Minister of Personnel Cui Liang, as well as other influential ministers in the court such as Duke Danyang Xiao Baoyin.
Even the upright Li Daoyuan received the invitation. Li Daoyuan declined to attend, but sent his disciple Su Chao to attend on his behalf so as not to offend King Jiangyang.
It can be said that most of the powerful officials in the court are on both sides.
Su Ze remembered that in history books, when King Jiangyang Yuan Yi planned to kill King Qinghe, he took forged evidence to get the important ministers to agree to kill King Qinghe. The other prime ministers did not support it but did not oppose it either. Only You Zhao, the right servant of the Secretariat, refused to sign. In other words, among such a large team of prime ministers, You Zhao was the only die-hard supporter of King Qinghe.
You Zhao is old and has not been involved in court affairs since the end of Emperor Xuanwu's reign. The people present today are the ones who really hold power.
Su Ze sighed, it was not that Prince Qinghe’s loss was unfair, but that it was a miracle that Prince Qinghe could hold such a high position.
All we can say is that the people in the late Northern Wei Dynasty were masters of living off their wives.
At this moment, a team of cavalry suddenly appeared and rushed towards Su Ze's team quickly!
Although there were only twenty cavalrymen, they charged out with the momentum of thousands of troops. The speed of this cavalry was getting faster and faster, and the ground began to shake. Su Ze also saw clearly that the one leading the charge was Erzhu Rong!
Although he was not wearing armor, the party being hit would suffer considerable damage if he was charged at such a high speed. If he was hit head-on and fell off his horse, he might also be injured.
Yang Zongjia and Fan Dalang, the men who had just been transferred to the Tunqiying, became panicked. The war horses under their crotches also paced anxiously. They unconsciously pulled the horses back dozens of steps.
The warhorse under Yang Chounu also became nervous. He pulled the reins hard to control the horse and did not retreat.
Wang Hui was an excellent rider. When Erzhu Rong led his men to charge, he clamped the horse's belly and calmed the horse's back. His warhorse stood quietly behind Su Ze.
Among the followers behind Su Ze, the two orange followers were the same as Wang Hui. They had already made preparations. Their war horses did not retreat at all, and even made a gesture of charging in the opposite direction.
The purple followers were also able to calm the warhorses in advance and avoid panic.
The condition of the blue and green followers was worse. Like Yang Chounu, they had to use some effort to calm their horses, but none of them retreated.
The only special thing was the blue follower [Reckless Armored Cavalry]. After discovering that Erzhu Rong was leading his team towards him, he did not stop his horse or retreat, but instead rode his horse and charged in the opposite direction towards Erzhu Rong's team!
It’s really reckless!
If they collide head-on at this speed, the result will be the same as if two sports cars collided head-on!
The nobles in the stands also noticed the movement below and turned their eyes to the hunting ground. Seeing that the [reckless armored cavalry] were about to collide with the riders led by Erzhu Rong, the soldiers, including Su Chao, covered their mouths.
Is it possible that blood will be shed before the hunt even begins?
To everyone's surprise, just when the [Reckless Armored Cavalry] were about to collide head-on with Erzhu Rong's troops, Erzhu Rong's troops suddenly split into two, leaving a path for the [Reckless Armored Cavalry] to rush out!
Then Erzhu Rong rode his horse and rushed to a position only half a horse's length away from Su Ze and stopped!
What superb horsemanship!
What shocked Su Ze even more was that the twenty riders behind Erzhu Rong all stopped at the same time. This group of riders in black hunting suits were like the black cloak behind Erzhu Rong, spreading out in an orderly manner, and all of them stared at Su Ze.
Is this the elite?
Erzhu Rong looked at Su Ze, grinned and said, "I heard from General Li that Captain Su is good at training soldiers. Today I see that it is true!"
Su Ze did not smile at Erzhu Rong's praise, but stared at him.
Erzhu Rong's expression remained unchanged. At this time, the [Reckless Armored Cavalry] had completed their charge, circled around and returned to Su Ze's command.
Erzhu Rong's eyes lit up. He pointed at the two orange followers behind Su Ze, the two purple followers, Wang Hui who was tidying up the horse's mane, and the [Reckless Armored Cavalry] and said:
"General Su, I am willing to exchange ten top-quality horses for the six people behind you."
After saying this, everyone present was shocked.
Erzhu Rong's voice also reached the stands, and the nobles watching the show also looked at Erzhu Rong in surprise.
Ten top-quality fine horses are worth at least four hundred pieces of silk!
For four hundred pieces of silk, let alone exchanging for six soldiers, even six stunning beauties would be sold without hesitation, right?
Su Ze shook his head and said, "This is a fellow soldier in the army, not a servant of Su."
Erzhu Rong laughed and said, "Captain Su, you are joking. Such elite soldiers must be well-fed personal soldiers! But I don't like to force others. If Captain Su doesn't want to, then forget it."
"When Captain Su comes back from the expedition, we will have a good exchange of experiences in training troops." After this brief interlude, the other hunting teams entered the field, but Erzhu Rong did not even look at them. Instead, he kept chatting with Su Ze, and was so enthusiastic that Su Ze got goose bumps. This guy doesn't even have a son. Could it be that he really has some special hobby?
What frightened Su Ze even more was Erzhu Rong's ability to judge people.
Erzhu Rong was a person without a system, but he could spot at a glance the rarest follower behind Su Ze, and he immediately asked for ten top-quality horses in exchange. With such vision and courage, he was worthy of being the General Tianzhu!
The riders charging behind Erzhu Rong were at least at the purple level.
With such a vision in selecting soldiers and generals, and the ability to train so many elite troops, it is no wonder that Erzhu Rong was always able to defeat the larger force with a smaller one, achieving victories that are unimaginable to later generations.
What enemy could resist such an elite cavalry corps charging towards them?
He is worthy of being the great devil who suppresses the world!
But Su Ze also ignited his fighting spirit. The personal soldiers trained by Erzhu Rong himself and the orange and purple followers under his command could compete with him. He also had the blessing of a time traveler and could find the buried seeds of famous generals.
It’s just that my starting point is a little lower, but with time I may be able to compete with Erzhu Rong!
Su Ze was observing Erzhu Rong, and Erzhu Rong was also observing Su Ze.
He had always looked down on the imperial guards, but after hearing Li Chong praising Su Ze, he decided to play a trick on him.
But to Erzhu Rong's surprise, Su Ze did not retreat even a single step in the face of his charge, and most of the riders under his command also did not retreat, and there was even one reckless man who charged in the opposite direction.
Erzhu Rong saw at a glance the level of the riders behind Su Ze. Two of them were even more elite than his own followers!
You should know that the twenty riders behind Erzhu Rong were carefully selected by him from Xiurong.
There were few opportunities to fight in Xiurong, so Erzhu Rong could only hunt. He selected his subordinates to participate in the hunting and required them to obey his orders. If they accidentally let the prey go, they would be killed.
Only through such bloody and cruel training did he select the twenty most elite riders to follow him to Luoyang.
He had also inquired about it. Su Ze was a member of the Yulin Army with no foundation, but the fact that he had such elite soldiers under his command made Erzhu Rong very interested in him.
Erzhu Rong was arrogant, but he also valued capable people. Moreover, unlike the ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he never considered people's background when employing them. Later, those former subordinates of the Six Garrisons, including Gao Huan, were entrusted with important tasks by him as long as they were capable.
During the conversation between Erzhu Rong and Su Ze, he also found that Su Ze was neither humble nor arrogant, and did not fawn on him because of his status, but he did not hold any resentment towards him because of the collision just now. Erzhu Rong saw a kind of fighting spirit in Su Ze's eyes, the fighting spirit to compete with himself!
This is really, really to my taste!
Erzhu Rong had a strong desire to make friends with Su Ze, but as the sun was setting and the hunting season was about to begin, it seemed he could only wait until the hunting season was over.
Erzhu Rong looked up at the platform again, but unfortunately his status was still too low, and he was unable to make a captain like Su Ze surrender.
How could these insects in the court be qualified to lead a talent like Su Ze? When could he climb to a higher position and let the wise men in the world work for him?
Just like that, while Su Ze and Erzhu Rong were each thinking about their own things, Jiangyang King Yuan Yi, who was organizing this hunting event, personally shot a whistle arrow into the air. After hearing the sound of the whistle arrow, the riders on the hunting ground rushed out of the starting line one after another.
But when the smoke and dust at the starting line cleared, the nobles in the stands discovered that Erzhu Rong, his black-clad entourage, as well as Su Ze and his men, had all stood still at the starting line.
Su Ze did not move because he had already placed Su Dao in the hunting area in advance to search for the location of the deer. He was also using a hunting falcon to locate the deer.
Erzhu Rong did not move because he was waiting for Su Ze on purpose. He waited until the noise had settled. Then Erzhu Rong bowed to Su Ze and said:
"Captain Su, let's fight it out on the hunting ground! Charge!"
Erzhu Rong pointed in a random direction, and then the black-clad riders behind him rushed out in unison, just like before.
"madman."
Su Ze finally located a large herd of deer through Su Dao and led his men to rush out.
On the stands, Jiangyang Wang Yuanyi approached Li Chong with a wine glass and asked:
"General, who do you think will win?"
Li Chong hugged the beautiful maid, his face flushed with drunkenness. He burped and said:
"It's hard to tell who's better! It's hard to tell who's better!"
Jiangyang King Yuan Yi narrowed his eyes and said, "In this case, I will prepare two prizes. Thank you, General Li."
When King Jiangyang left with the wine glass, Yu Jin, who was standing by, supported Li Chong and said, "General, you drank too much today."
Li Chong looked at Su Ze and Er Zhu Rong who left the hunting ground one after another, and murmured: "When the country is about to fall into chaos, a talent will be sent down from heaven. I don't know whether he will be a capable minister in a peaceful time or a hero in a chaotic time."
Yu Jin did not hear Li Chong's mumblings clearly. He was about to continue to persuade Li Chong not to drink anymore, but he saw Li Chong drink the wine in his hand and said:
"Forget it. This is not something that an old man on his deathbed should worry about! Let's drink the wine!"
In the hunting ground, relying on Su Dao and hunting falcons, Su Ze hunted two large herds of deer. He also hunted a few lone wild animals along the way, and returned to the foot of the high platform at dusk.
At this time, the hunting team including Erzhu Rong had all returned. The trusted steward of Jiangyang Palace hurried forward to count the prey hunted by Su Ze.
After the count was completed, the trusted steward in charge of the count opened his mouth in disbelief, and then compared the records on the bamboo slips, and said to Su Ze with his hands crossed: "Captain Su and General Erzhu have hunted the same amount, we will submit it to the king to decide the final result."
Hearing this result, the Yu Lin behind Su Ze became excited, but Su Ze was looking at Erzhu Rong not far away. He used cheating methods like Su Dao and relied on half of the followers spawned by the system, but he hunted the same number of followers as Erzhu Rong?
The only thing to be thankful for is that I traveled through time early and did not directly encounter the complete form of Erzhu Rong!
Erzhu Rong also heard the final result of the hunt. He rode away from the riders behind him and came to Su Ze alone. He said to Su Ze, "Brother Su, let's become sworn brothers!"
(End of this chapter)