Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 67 The wild boar rushed towards them (asking for a first order)

Speaking of wild boars, Wang Haofeng seemed both nervous and excited, while Yu Qiujiang said in a deep voice: "If it is a wild boar, we should not go in today. It is too dangerous."

"What are you afraid of, Brother Jiang? We are three grown men, how can we be afraid of a wild boar?" Wang Haofeng felt that Yu Qiujiang was obviously very strong, but he seemed too cautious. "Look at how fierce the old sow was when we slaughtered pigs in the village, and I still caught it with my bare hands, right?"

"You know shit."

Yu Qiujiang said unhappily, "The pigs at home are kept in a pen several meters wide all day long. They have long been locked up and become stupid. How can they be compared with wild boars? Have you ever seen a wild boar injuring someone? Have you?"

When Wang Haofeng heard about the specific experience, he immediately fell silent.

I thought this was pure bullying.

I have no chance. If someone had led me, I would have gone into the mountains long ago.

"I have seen it." Yu Qiujiang answered his own question.

"I have an uncle who lives in Jimingling. He makes a living by cutting firewood in the mountains and making charcoal. One time, he and a neighbor went to the mountains to cut firewood and encountered a female wild boar. The two of them tried to pick one and the other was not picked. The neighbor was pierced in the stomach and died in the mountains. He also had half of his face bitten off. Now he stays at home all day and dares not go out."

At this point, he sighed, "It's not easy to make a living in the mountains. You can die at any time. That's why hunters always burn incense to their ancestors every time they go into the mountains to hunt. Why? It's because they hope that their ancestors can bless them. If they don't come back, at least they can call back their souls."

Wang Haofeng was stunned.

His passion slowly subsided. He looked at the axe in his hand, paused for a moment, and said softly, "I'll be careful. If you really encounter danger, you guys run away. I'll cover you. I'll be alone..."

"Stop." Seeing that the two brothers were talking more and more outrageous, Yu Qiutang hurriedly tried to stop them.

"We are here today to get some oak and sweep up some small things. We won't really come face to face with wild boars. The mountains are open, and sounds travel far and echo. We can hear the call of a wild boar here, but it may be tens of thousands of miles away from us."

"So you want to chop wood. If you hadn't told me earlier, I would have thought you were calling me for something." Wang Haofeng suddenly became deflated.

"We have to be careful. We want to cut wood, but the wild animals don't know that. When we get to the oak forest, we will try to walk on the periphery and take down the tree I marked before leaving."

"Didn't you say to sweep some small things?"

"That depends on the situation. If everything goes well, we can go to the east. The grass there is thick, and there are a lot of pheasants and rabbits. There are no dangerous animals. At most, there are red foxes, weasels or sables, which are easy to deal with."

"That's fine, I'll listen to you."

Wang Haofeng just wanted something to sweep, he didn’t have too many requirements.

Yu Qiujiang still looked cautious, staring at the path trampled by humans in the oak forest, "Better be careful."

"In theory, there won't be any wild..."

Yu Qiutang was just about to comfort his cousin when he suddenly swallowed the second half of his words. Just now, he felt the ground beneath his feet begin to vibrate slightly, and then he heard the sound of a wild beast running, getting closer and closer, running towards the direction where they were standing.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!!"

He shouted, grabbed the steel fork in his hand, and ran towards the high ground on the side.

The other two were confused.

They don't have the same keen sense as Yu Qiutang.

But they all trusted Yu Qiutang very much and knew that he would not make such a joke, so they didn't ask anything and just followed Yu Qiutang.

The two had just run a few dozen meters when their faces changed and they heard the footsteps of wild beasts coming rapidly in the oak forest.

speedy.

It seemed as if the oak forest did not hinder them at all and they were running along the road.

When the three of them squatted down and hid their bodies behind the rocks, they saw a huge wild boar rushing out like a black mountain.

Judging from the wild boar's running posture, one of its legs must have been injured. After running over, the three people saw that half of its tail had been bitten off, and blood was dripping from the back of its buttocks.

It was obviously attacked by a jackal.

In the mountains and forests, only jackals like to dig out the anus.

The wild boar rushed out of the oak forest and came to the stream. Just as it was about to jump, its body lost strength and it seemed it could not get through, so it had to turn around and quickly rush towards the hiding place of Yu Qiutang and others.

At this moment, five more jackals ran out from the oak forest. After they came out, they divided into two groups to encircle the wild boar, and the distance between them was getting closer and closer.

"Oh shit."

Yu Qiutang was really annoyed.

They were just bullying him because he didn't have a gun, so he had no choice but to run to the hiding place of the three people in such a big place. Seeing the wild boar getting closer and closer, Yu Qiutang had to stand up in desperation, holding the steel fork and shouting at the wild boar.

"Get off-!"

"Squeak!" The wild boar running at high speed was suddenly frightened when it saw a human. It subconsciously wanted to turn around and run in another direction.

But because it was close to the stream and the ground was too slippery, it "braked too hard" and suddenly slipped to the ground, rolled twice, and fell into the stream with a "plop".

After falling in, it turned over and prepared to continue running, but it struggled for a long time and couldn't get out because it was tripped by water plants or mud.

Now it is even more anxious.

He began to struggle and howl desperately. His roar shook the birch forest and made the three people's ears hurt.

As a result, the more he struggled, the tighter he tripped. He wasn't paying attention and tripped himself again. This time he couldn't even stand.

"Good guy!"

It was the first time for Wang Haofeng to see a live wild boar, and an adult boar at that. Looking at its massive body, which was as big as a small mountain, if he were to eat it, how long would it take him to finish it?

Yu Qiutang was quietly staring at the jackals that had regrouped at the stream.

One of them was a male jackal that was obviously larger, with brown-red fur. It was probably the king of the pack. Judging from its size, it must be at least 30 kilograms, not much smaller than a wolfdog.

The Jackal King was also looking at Yu Qiutang and the other two at this moment.

It probably didn't expect to encounter humans here. The presence of humans added a lot of variables to the prey that it had finally caught.

But they obviously don't want to give up the wild boars just like that.

They had consumed too much energy chasing the wild boar before. If they returned empty-handed now, the energy they had consumed would not be replenished, but would make their stomachs even emptier, which would seriously affect the jackals' hunting ability.

Carnivores must learn to conserve their energy.

They care a lot about the success rate of hunting, and once they find that they may fail, they will not rush and entangle with the prey for a long time.

"What should we do now? Should we go around it?" Yu Qiujiang asked in a deep voice.

"Why go around it? The wild boar can't move. Are we just going to give it up like that?" Wang Haofeng was eager to move and was unwilling to give up at all.

Yu Qiutang stared at the Jackal King. "It's a pity to leave like this. This wild boar weighs at least 300 kilograms. If we can get it back, it will be enough for us to eat for a long time."

"That's it. Do it."

Wang Haofeng was ignorant and fearless. He did not know jackals, which looked similar to dogs. He thought their fighting power was about the same as that of puppies and he could kill one with one kick.

The so-called ignorant people are fearless.

Wang Haofeng has never come into contact with jackals, so it is understandable that he looks down on them.

But Yu Qiutang, and even Yu Qiujiang, had no intention of looking down on the jackal.

Especially Yu Qiutang. He had lived in the mountains for so many years that he was very familiar with cunning creatures like jackals. He knew that jackals were more dangerous than wild boars.

Don't be fooled by their small size and even good-looking appearance. In fact, they are the top predators in this forest. They fight in groups and can run rampant without hindrance and without restraint.

Otherwise, this adult male wild boar would not have been chased around and fell into the stream.

Jackals can kill almost any prey within their range. The only things that can intimidate them are tigers and wolves.

But whether it is a tiger or a wolf pack, it is generally difficult to gather together. There is not a single tiger in the entire Qinling Mountains. Both the Moon Wolf and the Mongolian Wolf live at higher altitudes, and the group size is small, which is not enough to fight against the jackals.

The only things that can truly deter a pack of jackals are birds of prey in the air.

For example, golden eagles, buzzards and various goshawks.

No matter how agile and cunning a jackal is, once it encounters these high-altitude hunters, its abilities and intelligence will be useless and it will eventually be slaughtered, thus closing its ecological chain.

but.

Even though jackals are so cunning and difficult to deal with, they will not easily come to places where humans live, and will only take risks when there is really nowhere to find food after a heavy snow.

The main reason is that humans are no worse than jackals in terms of combat power, weapon use, and intelligence. Once they confront them head-on, they can hardly gain any advantage.

There is a more important reason.

Humans walk upright, have flexible limbs, and can turn quickly, so they are not afraid of anal digging at all. Instead, the weak point of the body is in the throat.

When jackals hunt, especially when facing large herbivorous or omnivorous animals, they will first try to dig out the anus.

No matter how strong an animal is, once its anus is gouged out, even if it is saved from a jackal's mouth at the time, it will not be able to heal itself and will eventually end up with a miserable death.

"Look, they are coming!" Wang Haofeng pointed at the jackal and shouted.

Yu Qiutang nodded. He had been staring at the jackals, so he naturally saw that the jackal king was slowly moving towards them.

With the wisdom of jackals, they probably saw that the wild boar was trapped. Their biggest enemy now is not the wild boar, but how to deal with humans.

Seeing the cautious look of the Jackal King, it seems that he does not want to have a head-on conflict with them. He just wants to tell them that the wild boar is our prey, and you latecomers should leave quickly and keep out of each other's way.

"Are they warning us?" Wang Haofeng gripped the axe tightly, his palms sweating.

Yu Qiutang shook his head. “No, jackals don’t have the habit of warning people. They are just looking for opportunities to attack.”

"Why don't we just go?" Yu Qiujiang frowned. "This beast is probably gathering his companions."

Yu Qiutang still shook his head.

"No, if they summon their companions, they will make a sound. The only reason they do this is..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly saw the five jackals on the other side of the stream suddenly change.

They seemed to jump over the stream at the same time, split into two groups halfway, and rushed directly towards the place where Yu Qiutang and the other two were hiding.

"Ah, it's really coming!"

Wang Haofeng nervously gripped the axe handle and stared at the jackals approaching him, not knowing which one to chop.

The jackal ran very fast and was in front of him in just a few seconds.

"Back to back, keep the front facing, don't leave your back to the jackals, chop down whichever one pounces on you, and be quick without hesitation!"

Yu Qiutang gave the order and looked at Yu Qiujiang and Wang Haofeng with their backs together, relying on each other. He picked up his steel fork and suddenly turned around to look behind him.

Three jackals that were hiding behind the bushes were suddenly exposed.

The corners of his lips moved slightly, revealing a hint of sarcasm.

Sure enough!

Damn it, they still use the same old method, with five in front and three sneaking behind to encircle them.

When I observed the jackals before, I felt something was wrong. The jackals looked very uncoordinated.

At first I didn't understand it, but then I thought, the jackals were not originally planning to deal with the three of them, but to hunt the wild boar, so how would they deploy their troops?

I definitely won't just follow behind.

Wild boars can run at speeds of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour, so the speed of a jackal does not give it much of an advantage. In addition, jackals are not hunters with strong endurance, so it is not logical to keep following behind a wild boar.

They will definitely chase and intercept us.

This is a common hunting method used by social animals, such as jackals, hyenas on the grasslands, and wild dogs.

In other words, the jackals must have another wave of troops that have not yet appeared. Thinking of this, Yu Qiutang suddenly understood where the disharmony of the jackals came from.

They have no adult jackals.

If there are no female jackals, it may be because the female jackals are feeding their young. However, if there are no adult jackals in a group, and the jackal king is hunting with some newly grown up young jackals, it can only mean one thing: the jackals in their prime have other tasks and they understand tactics best.

With this thought, Yu Qiutang understood.

But when he was about to remind his two companions that another group of jackals might surround them from behind, he saw the jackal king in front start to move.

Obviously the jackal behind is in position.

The time to launch a general offensive has come!
In a hurry, Yu Qiutang could only quickly arrange two people to block the front and leave the back to himself. If the guess was correct, apart from the Jackal King, the strongest fighting force in this jackal pack was behind the three of them.

Everything was just as she expected.

"call!"

"call!"

Seeing that they were exposed, the three jackals stopped lingering and suddenly accelerated on the spot, rushing towards Yu Qiutang from the left, middle and right directions.

Jackals are the only animals in nature that can use outflanking tactics to this extent.

Everyone of them has learned a lot from Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Yu Qiutang was highly concentrated at this time.

In a flash, billions of thoughts flashed through his mind and he quickly came up with a response strategy. However, as his consciousness tensed up, the attack speed of the jackal in front of him suddenly slowed down a lot.

He swung the steel fork directly, first with a wide sweep, scaring away the jackals on the left and in front, then turned the head of the steel fork upside down and stabbed into the belly of the jackal on the right with a "puff".

He swung the steel fork and smashed the jackal and the gun to the ground.

"Oh!"

With a dull sound, a jackal in its prime was knocked down by his gun in an instant.

Without even looking, he stabbed the remaining two jackals to death before they could react.

The last one was about to continue pouncing, but when it saw that its two companions were stabbed to death in an instant, it quickly turned around and ran away, making a strange "Chiji~Chiji~" sound as it ran.

As it called, the jackals led by the Jackal King in front suddenly gave up attacking Yu Qiujiang and Wang Haofeng, turned around and ran back, quickly jumped over the stream and disappeared into the oak forest.

(End of this chapter)