My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 145 Fighting the Wolf

   It was just after three o'clock in the morning, and the night was foggy, but the village was very lively.

   The sound of gongs, shouts, one after another.

  The light of the torch lit dimly in the mist, and the men who went from house to house all climbed up from their beds.

   Those who didn't have a shotgun took a hoe, a shovel, and an iron rake, and ran out to fight the wolves.

When    Chen Ling and a few people rushed over, these people had already driven the wolf outside the village.

  Although the gun was fired, the fog was heavy at night, and the aim was too poor to hit the wolf.

  Wolf, cunning and suspicious, is much smarter than people think.

   When they hunt, they will constantly test the aggressiveness of their prey to measure the threat to themselves.

   Now the shotgun can't hit them, and the deterrent effect drops instantly.

  In the presence of torches and shotguns, the wolves did not leave, they were still wandering back and forth in the field outside the southern village, refusing to leave.

  The man and the wolf confronted each other like this.

   It was just that the fog was heavy, and the distance was 30 to 40 meters away, and everyone couldn't see where they were with the torches.

   Only the howls of wolves could be heard constantly.

   Accompanied by the howling, I saw countless ghost fires flickering not far from the surroundings, and there were green lights everywhere.

   Those are the eyes of the wolf.

   There are more than one wolf, at least two dozen, belonging to a medium-sized wolf pack.

  Chen Ling has excellent eyesight and can even see the wolves clearly through the fog.

They are all wolf species unique to the old woods of Wuyun Mountain. They have big heads and thick necks, strong and majestic bodies. When they howl, their hair is fluffy and exploded, revealing their white fangs. They are sharp and sharp. Terrible.

   But this was only what Chen Ling saw. The villagers couldn't see it, so they still couldn't shoot it with a shotgun.

  If you come forward, they will back away, keep such a short distance, provocatively, and wear down your patience.

   "Listen! The sheep are barking!"

   "There must be wolves in the village who haven't come out!"

   At this time, someone shouted, everyone listened carefully, and sure enough, there was a series of painful and panicked "咩咩" sounds, which were sheep screaming.

Several young men in the patrol team immediately followed the sound with their guns up. When they came closer with torches, a few pairs of green eyes appeared not far away, swaying back and forth, and they came out from nowhere. The wolf, chasing and biting the sheep like crazy, is rushing out of the village.

  Two sheep were already lying on the ground, their throats were bitten to pieces, and they bleed all over the place. They were dragged over after being bitten to death by a wolf.

   In such a situation, no one cares about the sheep, so he takes up the gun and shoots at the wolves.

  Unfortunately, no damage was done. The wolves let out a low whimper and ran away to the south.

   "Damn, chase!"

   "You can't just let them run away!"

   "If we don't beat them hard this time, the next time we are touched by these beasts into the village, we will suffer!"

   This time, the poultry and livestock in the village were badly damaged, and seeing the scene before him, Wang Laishun was instantly furious, shouting that people would beat the wolf, no blood, and no ending.

   It's almost like Wang Laishun's voice just finished...

  Beside Chen Ling, two shadows rushed out.

   is Heiwa and Xiaojin.

   I had been frantic and restless on the way here, and for some reason, when they noticed that the wolves were nearby, they seemed to be inexplicably excited, and their eyes were different from before.

   It was Chen Ling who kept pressing them and didn't let them run around, so he endured.

   After seeing a few wolves at such a close distance, I couldn't help it.

   They were like two lightning bolts, and the speed was unbelievable. As soon as Chen Ling realized it, the two dogs had already barked wildly and rushed to the front of several wolves, biting each other into a ball.

   To the surprise of the villagers, facing the two dogs of Chen Ling's family, these wolves felt a little unstoppable. Heiwa's majestic and majestic body is almost crushing. A wolf was just baring his teeth and preparing to attack, Heiwa bit his neck and slammed his head. With just this one blow, the wolf's neck was smashed. Bitten off.

Xiaojin on the other side is not bad, but his posture is more dexterous, and his speed is so fast that the wolf can't react. He rushed forward and bit a wolf's throat. Only.

  Heiwa is brave, and Xiaojin is cruel.

   The local dogs who were circling around and did not dare to come forward because of the fear of wolves seemed to be aroused by courage, and barked one by one to help out.

   In less than two minutes, these wolves were killed and crippled.

  The wolves in the south saw that the situation was not good, and they let out long, low howls from time to time.

  I don't know what they communicated, but suddenly the wolves in the south moved.

   rushed towards here.

   And the wolves on the mountain are getting closer...

   It was another wolf pack that came down the mountain!

   No wonder he is so bold.

  The villagers immediately raised their vigilance and prepared to shoot, but Heiwa and Xiaojin went up to them with a group of dogs.

  The wolf and the dog fought wildly.

   In this scene, no one was shot with a gun, for fear of accidentally hitting the dog.

  Chen Ling was secretly anxious when he saw this. The fighting power of earth dogs was not as good as that of wolves, and he was bitten by a few as soon as they met. If things went on like this, his own dogs might not be able to beat the wolves.

   So he turned around, took the torch and shotgun from Wang Laishun's hand, and hurriedly approached.

   "Rich, come back soon!"

   "The wolf jumps on you and bites you on the neck, and you're done..."

   Wang Laishun's face changed greatly.

   But Chen Ling didn't listen. He walked over and raised his hand to shoot, and a wolf fell to the ground on the spot.

   This is the advantage of having good eyesight and the wolf being unguarded.

   He killed a wolf, not only was the wolf next to him not frightened, but even more fierce, he directly attacked and bit him.

Chen Ling didn't panic at all. After he shot down a wolf again, he raised the torch in his left hand and swept towards the other wolf who was pounced on his side. The molten rosin oil was hot and scorching hot, and suddenly splashed on the wolf's face. , it was so hot that it fell to the ground with a scream, and scratched its face and eyes with its two front paws.

   Taking advantage of this moment, Wang Laishun also ran to him, rounded a heavy jujube stick, and smashed it on the wolf's back, only to hear the wolf scream, and he fell on the ground and couldn't get up.

   Beating wolves is like fighting dogs. Their life gates are the waist and the bridge of their nose. If they hit these two places, they will run away if they don’t lie down.

   However, there are many wolves coming down the mountain today, and the harder they fight, the more fierce they will be aroused.

   That's it right now.

   The wolves who had just run down the mountain heard the screams of their companions, and immediately gave up their fight with the dogs, and turned to pounce on people.

  The villagers have shotguns in their hands, and they don’t eat dry rice.

   Seeing that Chen Ling dared to rush forward, they were naturally not cowardly, and they all ran over and shot indiscriminately with their guns.

   It doesn't matter if he hits or not, but this sublime momentum really scared the wolf away after only two or three minutes of confrontation.

  The shotgun is really hitting the body, and they can't hold it.

   In less than half an hour, there were already more than ten wolves killed by dogs and wolves shot by shotguns.

   Now, the wolves finally know they are afraid.

   "Go, chase down together."

   "Take all the good guys, this time you must give them a memory boost, or they will come back after a while."

   All the men were ruthless and shouted loudly.

   When they chased out, the remaining wolves had already run to dozens of meters away, but they still refused to leave.

  The villagers discussed it for a while, fearing that they were attracting their companions to rescue soldiers and entering the village from another direction. So they were divided into two groups, one group continued to chase the wolves and gave them a ruthless ground, and the other group guarded outside the village, lit fires, and set off some firecrackers from time to time, so as not to be touched by them again into the village.

The habit of wolves is to be afraid of fire. It is still early before dawn. Someone must guard the fire and add firewood. Otherwise, with the cunning of wolves, one or two fish that slip through the net sneak into the village from other directions, and it is not ordinary people who can stop it. of.

   Besides, there are still elderly and children at home, so be careful.

After    was divided into two groups, the young Chen Ling group continued to chase forward under the leadership of the group of dogs.

   In fact, ordinary local dogs will be afraid when they see wolves. In most cases, they will not dare to bark, and only a few will protect their families and owners.

   Now, with Xiao Jin's leadership, the local dogs have the courage to chase the wolves.

   When they encounter a wolf, they have long been cowardly, and they will only run away with their tails tucked.

  …

   A pack of dogs was chasing him, but the wolf couldn’t run fast.

  Chen Ling and the others followed the dog and chased up the mountain to the mountainside on the southwest side, but they found some poultry and livestock behind a stone ridge. The fire lit up, and they found that they were chickens, ducks and sheep. They found out after asking Wang Lixian.

  The wolves carry their prey under a heavy load, and hide them under the rocky ridge on the mountainside, guarded by their companions to prevent other wild animals from stealing them. After waiting for enough prey to be caught from the village, they will be dragged away and used as food for the entire wolf pack.

   While talking, Heiwa barked and rushed out, followed by Xiaojin with the dog group.

   After Chen Ling followed him, he found out that this was another place to hide their prey. The wolves were about to drag the prey away, but the dogs chased after them.

   Perhaps the last of these prey refused to give up. A tall and strong wolf in the wolves raised his nose and howled, and the wolves immediately fought with the dogs in twos and threes.

   This time, the wolves were fighting separately. While fighting with the dogs, they carefully guarded against the approach of humans, instead of rushing forward blindly. There were also wolves circling around, trying to drag their prey away.

   was later seen by Wang Lixian, and everyone held guns and fought with more than a dozen wild wolves in front of the forest again.

Needless to say about the power of the    shotgun, as long as the head is right, the wolf will be killed or injured.

   Not to mention, there are dogs to help out.

  The wolves rushed forward several times in a swarm, trying to take the opportunity to drag their prey away, but they were blocked by harassment.

When    was finally reloading the ammunition, they caught the opportunity. Several wolves dragged and tore, took away a sheep they killed, and soon disappeared into the forest.

   The fighting wolves, when they saw their companions succeeded, immediately scattered and chased their companions away.

   Chasing is not catching up.

   But forty wolves ran down the mountain one after another tonight, and only seven or eight were left when they left.

   is enough to teach them a hard lesson.

   But the villagers suffered enough losses.

   After an inventory, that night, the wolf killed 8 sheep, all of which were killed by the wolf's "throat-biting trick". And the ones who were scratched were even more, their bodies were dripping with blood, and they were screaming miserably in the night wind. I didn't count the remaining chickens and ducks carefully, but for those living on the edge of the village, almost every household suffered losses, and there were thirty or forty chickens in total.

   I just hope that the wolves I killed can make up for it a little.

   After all, dead poultry and sheep can be sold for a lot of money, as can dead wolves.

   Meat and fur can be sold for money, but I don't know the price.

   beat the wolves and drove them away. Chen Ling and the others chopped down a few thick branches, carried dead poultry, sheep, and wolves down the mountain.

   On the way back, Chen Ling asked a few more questions.

   Only then did I know that the patrol team was not very attentive tonight and let the wolf touch the village.

   Today is Cui Laizi's nephew Wang Xuecheng, and several brothers from the family are patrolling. They are young, and the wolf has been wandering outside the village for half a month, but has not entered the village. Recently, he has not even been seen.

   So they were a bit perfunctory when they patrolled.

   In addition to the light rain yesterday, the coolness was a little heavier, so they all huddled in the grass hut and slept.

   I didn't expect that the wolves took this opportunity to touch the village.

   They entered the village from the southwest of the village.

  The wolves are cunning, I figured it out a while back.

   Knowing that the patrollers are guarding the threshing field, it is alarming from the west and north.

   In addition, the weather was bad, and the patrolling was sleeping.

   They entered the village from the south and no one noticed.

  The dog didn't bark a few times.

   What's even more frightening is that there are wolves sneaking into people's homes and hurting people.

   It was the second donkey of the fourth team that was injured by the wolf.

  The home of the two donkeys is on the edge of the southwest corner of the village.

  The wolf jumped into the courtyard easily.

   This is also a coincidence. Due to the rain, the two donkeys caught a cold at night. When they went to the hut, they happened to meet the wolf.

   It was dark at night and there was fog. He thought it was his own big yellow dog. Not only was he unprepared, he kicked and scolded him a few times before hurried into the thatched hut.

However…

   Just as he was squatting down in the hut, the wolf suddenly pounced on him and bit his neck fiercely.

The most common method used by wolves to attack people is to bite the neck and shoulders behind the back. When people are frightened and curious, they usually turn their heads and look back involuntarily. The wolf will bite the exposed throat of the person. will surely die.

  Fortunately, the two donkeys always thought it was the dog making a fuss, so he didn't turn his face to look, and he gave the wolf an elbow when it hurt.

   And at this critical juncture, the big yellow dog of his family rushed out, clenched one of the hind legs of the wolf, and refused to let go.

   This is how he got his life back by accident.

   The two donkeys finally found out that the wolf had entered the house, so he hurriedly woke up his family members and neighbors to chase and block the wolf. The noise became louder and louder. Only then did the villagers know that the wolf had entered the village.

   In addition to the injury of the two donkeys, there is also a little baby in the old Wang family who was almost carried away by the wolf.

  Thanks to the 'electric cat' set up at night in this house, which is used to electric mice.

  This year, food is expensive, and mice are still digging into the rice bowl, pulling and urinating. How can people eat? Cats can't see them at night.

   gritted his teeth and pulled the electric cat.

  Who knows, he saved his own baby's life.

  The wolves come into the village to catch the children, they are small and light, and the bite part is very important. They can't bite the throat, or they will die all at once.

  The wise wolf bites the chin.

   The little baby was bitten by the chin, and when the wolf dragged and ran, he felt the pain and put his hands around the wolf's neck and hung it under the wolf's belly, which was helpful for the wolf to run.

  Chen Ling did not know this.

   This is what Wang Lixian told him.

   It is said that the "uncle of the village" was taken over by a wolf when he was a child and was almost eaten by a wolf.

  Chenwangzhuang is surrounded by mountains on three sides. Before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, wolves flooded. They entered the village many times and took children away, and they took them all the way to the mountains to eat them.

  People have found that the wolf always flees to the highest mountain along the same route, and the villagers follow the wolf's trail to chase.

   People later called it Nianzigang and Nianzikou.

   Uncle Gannian was taken away by the wolf at that time. He was only 5 years old and weighed less than 20 pounds. In a poor and hungry family, he was thin and dry like a chicken.

   There were blood holes around his chin that were bitten by the wolf, and some of them had penetrated his face.

  The villagers took it back from the wolf's mouth, and there are still scars left. The family named him Gan Nian, which means "hurriedly shove".

   Therefore, the wolf is a bad thing, cruel and cunning. If you find a wolf in the village, you must not be soft after confronting it.

  Otherwise, it is the person who suffers.

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  PS: The vigil is coming, it's a little late, I wish everyone a happy new year and a prosperous year of the tiger.

   (end of this chapter)