Chapter 190 Giant Python
A team of nearly five hundred people, plus five to six hundred strong men from Xinghua Village, suddenly poured into the forest. From time to time there were dogs barking and noises.
This went on for five days, people were tired and dogs were exhausted.
In exchange for two third-level green anacondas, five second-level green anacondas, thirty-four first-level green anacondas, and more than 400 non-level green anacondas in the camp. The two snake wine bell doctors who followed Bai Zhang also captured their own first-order green anaconda.
We hunted more than 200 large and small wild boars in the mountains, as well as thousands of deer, rabbits, pheasants, etc. This is because we did not focus on these beasts. The body of the escaped female insect was even found in a mountain stream at Yuhuangding. The little black tiger was also guarding the mother tiger's body, making hungry calls of "Aww, Aww".
Although there were twists and turns in the process, fortunately there were many heroes on duty. More than 30 strong soldiers were injured, all with minor injuries from bumps and bites. Bai Zhang and Bai Zhi treated them in time, and there were no casualties.
Because I hunted too many snakes, I sent Cao Zheng and all the guys from the skin peeling office the next day, so I found a tent in Xinghua Village, where I peeled the skin and cramped muscles, and cut the flesh and bones. , divided into categories. In addition to the advanced python meat being eaten by the sergeants every day, the rest is left to the villagers of Xinghua Village to pickle, smoke, or expose it to the sun to make dried meat. For those who do not join the ranks, part of it is given as remuneration to farmers in villages in Liangshan County who help dry meat and tan fur.
Such a large amount of slaughtering, especially so many high-level pythons, the two swordsman soldiers Zhao Jin gave to Zhao Zhen have finally advanced. Now they are both first-level soldiers. They are better than before. It is more agile and the slaughtering efficiency has improved a lot.
Not only Xinghua Village, but also all the villages in Liangshan County are busy. In the past few days, the smell of meat is wafting from every household, and every household in the village is smiling.
Wu Yong and Xiao Rang, who were staying at the camp, also took advantage of these days to lead the troops to the temple that Bai Sheng saw. After they went there, they found that except for this temple, there were many other places under the mountain. There is also a small village with more than 20 households hidden. Unfortunately, it is also abandoned. The stone tablet at the entrance of the village reads Ma Miao Village.
After the two came back, they told Zhao Zhen about this place.
This temple is a Tianqi temple. It is dedicated to Huang Feihu, the great emperor of Tianqi Rensheng in Mount Tai, Dongyue, who is in charge of the good, bad, and misfortune of the world. The walls are built of pediment stone.
Climbing up the steps from the Ma Miao Village ruins, we first saw a mountain gate, three rooms wide and one room deep. The door pillows of the mountain door were huge. Xiao Rang even measured them. Each piece was five feet and one inch long. , two feet six inches wide and two feet four inches high. It looks like it weighs at least a thousand kilograms.
Besides the mountain gate, two generals, Hem and Ha, stand guard. Push the door and go in. There are side halls on the east and west sides, five rooms wide and two rooms deep, enshrining the statues of the Four King Kongs and the Lord of Yama in the Ten Halls.
The main hall is three rooms wide and two rooms deep. Four beams and 16 big red columns support the hall. In the center is a seated statue of Huang Feihu.
Although it is unknown how long it has been abandoned and a thick layer of dust has fallen inside the temple, the temple is still strong. There are no less than thirty acres of abandoned fields on one side, with many medicinal materials scattered in them. The two of them didn't take a closer look, hurriedly locked the temple door and returned to the camp.
I heard from Xiao Rang that the surrounding areas of Ma Miao Village were flat and could produce three to four hundred acres of fertile land. Xiao Rang specially dug in the fields with a knife. There is a stream passing by. After the snake problem in the snow-capped mountains was cleared, twenty households were transferred from nearby areas to rebuild Ma Miao Village.
Zhao Zhen heard this and did not object. This is also the focus of Liangshan County’s management in the future, to develop the entire Shuibo Liangshan.
Today is the last day to eliminate the green anaconda. Early in the morning, Zhao Zhen and others went to the Xiaopingshan cave.
There are many large and small stones stacked at the entrance of the cave, and the gaps between the stones are clearly visible. Although big snakes cannot pass through, smaller green anacondas should come out from here.
Yuantong, the abbot of Liantai Temple, also came here today. Seeing everyone exploring the cave, he stepped forward and said, "Master, at first we plugged these gaps with pebbles and filled them with mud. After many years, the gaps have expanded a lot. Fortunately, Master Come here, there is no chance that the man-eating snake will come out again and cause trouble."
Zhao Zhen said: "Don't worry, master, we will open the cave entrance today and completely eradicate this group of green anacondas."
With that said, he arranged for the sergeants to slowly carry the stones at the entrance of the cave. Zhao Zhen even asked the artillery battalion to set up the mountain-splitting cannons and reach the entrance of the cave. They also sprinkled sulfur at the entrance of the cave and piled up horses to defend themselves.
As time goes by, the rocks at the entrance of the cave are gradually cleared. The cave was still quiet.
The sergeant lit a torch and threw more than ten of them into the cave. By the light of the fire, everyone looked in and saw many snake sloughs hanging on the stalactites, but no sign of the giant snake.
The sergeant hooked a piece of snake slough with a long hooked pole and slowly dragged it out of the cave. He unfolded it and saw that it was longer than the snake slough sent by Yuantong.
Everyone waited for half an hour, but still no big snake came out. Lu Zhishen said: "Master, please go down to Sajia to explore the road."
Zhao Zhen hesitated and said: "Master, look at this snake "I don't know how many snakes there are."
Chao Gai and Jiao Ting heard this and said, "I will go with the master."
< br>Wu Yongdao: "The three brothers are highly skilled in martial arts and take care of each other. Naturally, they are not afraid of big snakes. If we ask Brother Shi Qian to go with us, if there is any change, come out in advance so that we can prepare early."
The four of them each took a torch and went down with their weapons. Everyone was waiting anxiously outside the cave. A quarter of an hour later, Shi Qian came out of the cave and said to Zhao Zhen: "Master, in addition to snake sloughs, there are also other things in the cave. There are four or five snake corpses with only snake bones left. They are seven or eight feet long. Everywhere in the cave has been polished very smooth. There is no trace of the big snake in the upper cave. Chao Gai and his three brothers are now guarding the entrance to the second floor. Let me ask. Do you want to go down?"
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen turned to ask Yuantong: "Master, can you go down to the second floor?" Yuantong replied: "Master, when there was a snake attack, I He only picked up a few snake sloughs on the first floor and did not dare to go down."
Zhao Zhen asked Shi Qian, "Brother, what's going on down there?"
< br>Shi Qian said: "There are many snake sloughs at the bottom of the cave. It is cold and damp. The rock wall at the deepest point of the cave is actually frozen. If a high official wants to go down, it is best to wear two more clothes."
After hearing this, Bai Zhang said to Zhao Zhen: "Master, I heard from brother Shi Qian that this big snake has no choice but to hibernate. I will quietly go down to investigate. If this is true, it will be much easier to get rid of the giant snake."< br>
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen felt that it made sense. At that moment, Zhao Zhen and other heroes held torches and went down quietly.
When they arrived at the entrance to the second floor, they saw Lu Zhishen and three others putting torches on the ground. The three of them were holding weapons and surrounding the hole, ready to stand ready.
When I met Zhao Zhen and was about to speak, Zhao Zhen waved his hand in a silent gesture.
At the entrance of the cave, Bai Zhang volunteered to go down. Seeing Zhao Zhen's hesitation, Bai Zhang whispered: "Brother-in-law, in terms of familiarity with snakes, no one here is as good as me. Don't worry, brother-in-law, the temperature here is so high Low, I think this snake has already hibernated. Even if it has not hibernated, this snake must move slowly. ”
Bai Zhang insisted on going down despite Zhao Zhen's objections, and Shi Qian also asked for orders to go with him.
Zhao Zhen then let go, and the two of them took torches and walked down cautiously.
After a while, the two slowly retreated and saw Zhao Zhen, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Zhang said: "Brother-in-law, there is a pool in the middle below. It is steaming and looks like a hot spring. The temperature is much higher than here. The two giant snakes are not hibernating. They are lying in the pool. I am afraid that they will die. It’s eight or nine feet long. The place is very small.”
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen didn’t know what to do.
Lu Zhishen said: "The terrain is so small, I'm afraid we won't be able to use it. To get rid of these two giant snakes, we still have to force this snake out."
Bai Zhang said: "This is easy to do, just light the dead branches. Fallen leaves, wet branches, grass, sulfur, etc. were fanned in, and then some realgar was thrown down. "
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen asked people to prepare what they needed and asked people to put it into the cave. The snake sloughs and snake bones were all taken out.
After a while, things to ignite fire and smoke were prepared, and several boulders were moved to narrow the entrance of the cave, leaving only a width as wide as a bucket. After everyone lit it, a few sergeants started fanning themselves with several new cattail fans made of wooden boards.
The burning sulfur emits a pungent smell, accompanied by thick smoke that pours into the lower cave. The sergeant fanning the wind changed five or six times, and in nearly half an hour, a giant snake suddenly sprang out of the cave entrance. Not only was the flame at the entrance of the cave extinguished, but the boulders at the entrance were also pushed outward a little.
Seeing the giant snake rushing out of the cave with half its body, all the heroes who had been preparing at the side suddenly surrounded it.
The head of the green water python was rushing towards Lu Zhishen. When Lu Zhishen saw it, he shouted loudly, waved his Zen staff made of molten iron with both hands, and hit the green water python hard seven inches away.
With just one blow, the neck bone of this giant snake was shattered.
The giant python twitched wildly and jumped out of the hole. Everyone quickly stepped back to avoid the madness before the death of the giant python.
Then the second giant python sprang out from the entrance of the cave, and all the heroes were unable to move forward for a while because they avoided the first giant python.
Everyone was anxious when the first giant python was twitching randomly and threw its tail on the second giant python. The two giant pythons started fighting on their own.
While the two giant pythons were twisting together, Chao Gai saw the right opportunity and struck the second giant python seven inches away with two simple knives, cutting off the snake's head.
At this point, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After dragging the two giant pythons out of the cave and looking at the still shaking snake bodies, everyone cheered, especially the villagers of Xinghua Village, who hugged each other and cried with excitement.
World Log
Homecoming in Xinghua Village, luck +10.
(End of this chapter)