Chapter 145 Wolf Fighting
It was just after three in the morning, the night fog was thick, but the village was very lively.
The sound of gongs and shouts came and went.
The light of the torch shone dimly in the mist, and the men going from house to house all got up from their beds.
Those who didn’t have shotguns took hoes, shovels, and rakes and ran out to hunt wolves.
When Chen Ling and others rushed over, these people had already driven the wolf outside the village.
Although the gun was fired, it was late at night and foggy, and the accuracy was too poor to hit the wolf.
The wolf is cunning and suspicious, and much smarter than people think.
When they hunt, they will constantly test the aggressiveness of their prey to gauge the threat to themselves.
Now that shotguns can't hit them, their deterrence drops instantly.
Despite the presence of torches and shotguns, the wolves did not leave. They were still wandering back and forth in the fields outside the southern village, refusing to leave.
Man and wolf faced off like this.
It was just that the fog was heavy and they were thirty or forty meters away, so everyone couldn’t see clearly even with their torches.
Only the howling of wolves can be heard.
Accompanied by the howling, countless will-o'-wisps were seen flickering not far away, and there was a green light everywhere.
Those are the eyes of a wild wolf.
There is more than one wolf, at least twenty, belonging to a medium-sized wolf pack.
Chen Ling has excellent eyesight and can even see clearly the appearance of these wolves through the fog.
They are all wolf species unique to the old forests of Wuyun Mountain. They have big heads and thick necks, and strong and majestic bodies. When they howl, their fluffy hair explodes, revealing their white fangs, which are sharp and sharp. Under the fog, it looked terrifying.
But this was only what Chen Ling saw. The villagers couldn't see it, and they still couldn't shoot it with a shotgun.
If you come forward, they will retreat and keep a close distance, provoking you and wearing down your patience.
"Listen! The sheep are braying!"
"There must be some wolves in the village!"
At this time, someone shouted, Everyone listened carefully, and sure enough, there were painful and panicked "bleeping" sounds coming one after another. This was the scream of the sheep.
Several young men from the patrol team immediately followed the sound with guns raised. When they came closer with torches, several pairs of green eyes appeared not far away, shaking back and forth. A few more wolves emerged from somewhere, chasing and biting the sheep like crazy, heading out of the village.
Two sheep were already lying on the ground, their throats were bitten open and blood flowed all over the ground. They were bitten to death by wolves and dragged over.
In such a situation, no one could care about the sheep, so they picked up their guns and shot at the wolves.
Unfortunately, no harm was done. The wolves whined softly and ran away to the south.
“What a fool, chase!”
“We can’t just let them run away!”
"If we don't beat them up hard this time, we will be the ones who suffer the next time these beasts come into the village!"
This time the poultry and livestock in the village were seriously harmed, and we saw it again. At such a scene, Wang Laishun suddenly became furious and shouted for someone to kill the wolf, without blood or ending.
Almost as soon as Wang Laishun finished speaking...
Two shadows rushed out from Chen Ling's side.
It's Hei Wa and Xiao Jin.
They had been restless on the way here, and for some unknown reason, they seemed to be inexplicably excited when they noticed that the wolves were nearby, and their eyes were different from before.
It was Chen Ling who kept holding them down to prevent them from running around, so he endured it all the time.
After seeing several wolves at such a close distance, I immediately couldn’t help it.
They were like two bolts of lightning, incredibly fast. As soon as Chen Ling reacted, the two dogs had already barked and rushed to several wolves, biting into a ball.
What surprised the villagers was that facing the two dogs of Chen Ling's family, these wolves felt a little unstoppable. Heiwa's mighty and majestic body was almost crushing. There was a wolf that was just baring its teeth and preparing to attack. Heiwa bit it on the neck. With a flick of its head, Heiwa actually cut the wolf's neck with just one blow. Bite off.
Xiao Jin on the other side is not bad either, but he is more nimble and his speed is so fast that even the wolf cannot react. He rushes forward and bites the throat of a wolf, crushes it, throws it to the ground, and then bites another Only.
Hei Wa is brave and Xiao Jin is cruel.
The local dogs that were originally circling around and did not dare to come forward because of fear of the wolves seemed to have been inspired by courage, and they barked one by one and came up to help.
In less than two minutes, these wolves were beaten to death and disabled.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the wolves in the south let out low howls from time to time. The shrill sounds echoed in the night, and there was also a long howl in the distant mountains in response.
I don’t know what they exchanged, but suddenly the wolves in the south moved.
He rushed here.
And the howls of wolves on the mountain are getting closer and closer...
It is actually another wolf pack coming down the mountain!
No wonder you are so brave.
The villagers immediately raised their vigilance and prepared to shoot, but Heiwa and Xiaojin came forward with a group of dogs.
Wolves and dogs fight wildly.
No one fired a gun in this scene, for fear of accidentally hitting the dog.
Chen Ling was secretly anxious when he saw this. The fighting ability of local dogs was not as good as that of wolves, and several of them were bitten as soon as they met. If this continues, his own dogs may not be able to withstand the siege of wolves.
So he turned around, took the torch and shotgun from Wang Laishun, and hurriedly approached.
"Fugui, come back quickly!"
"If a wolf pounces on you and bites your neck, you are finished..."
Wang Laishun's face changed drastically.
But Chen Ling didn't listen. He walked over and raised his hand and fired. On the spot, a wolf lay dead on the ground.
This is taking advantage of the good eyesight and the fact that the wolf is unprepared.
He killed a wolf. Not only was the wolf next to him not frightened, but it became more ferocious and pounced directly on him.
Chen Ling did not panic at all. After shooting down a wolf again, he held up the torch in his left hand and swept it towards the other wolf that was rushing towards him. The molten rosin oil was hot and hot, and he suddenly fell to the ground. It splashed on the wolf's face, burning it so hard that it screamed and fell to the ground, scratching its face and eyes with its two front paws.
While taking advantage of this moment, Wang Laishun also ran up to him, rounded up the heavy jujube wood stick, and smashed it on the wolf's back. He only heard the wolf scream and lie down on the ground. Can't get up.
Hitting wolves is like beating dogs. Their vital points are the waist and the bridge of their nose. If they are hit in these two places, they will run away unless they lie down.
However, there were many wolves coming down the mountain today. The harder they were beaten, the more ferocious they would be aroused.
That's it for now.
When the wolves that had just ran down the mountain heard the screams of their companions, they immediately gave up fighting with the dogs and turned to pounce on people.
The villagers have shotguns in their hands, and they are not just for a living.
Seeing that Chen Ling dared to rush forward, they naturally did not give up. They all ran over and shot randomly with their guns raised.
It didn’t matter whether he was hit or not, but this momentum really scared the wolf away after only two or three minutes of confrontation.
Even if a shotgun hits them, they won't be able to withstand it.
Less than half an hour later, more than ten wolves were killed by dogs, plus shotguns.
Now, the wolves finally knew they were afraid.
“Let’s go and chase them together.”
“Get them all, we must increase their memory this time, otherwise they will come back later.”
The men all got angry and shouted loudly.
By the time they chased them out, the remaining wolves were already dozens of meters away, but they still refused to leave, wandering around at the foot of the mountain and howling at the sky from time to time.
The villagers discussed it, fearing that they were attracting reinforcements from their companions 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 hard time, and the other group stayed outside the village, lit a fire, and set off more firecrackers from time to time to prevent them from entering the village again.
The wolf's habit is to be afraid of fire. It's still early before dawn, so someone must guard the fire and add wood. Otherwise, with the cunning of the wolf, one or two fish that slip through the net sneak into the village from other directions. Ordinary people can stop it. Besides, there are elderly and children at home, so it’s better to be careful.
After being divided into two groups, Chen Ling and the younger ones continued to chase forward under the leadership of the group of dogs.
In fact, ordinary local dogs will be afraid of wolves. In most cases, they do not dare to bark. Only a few can protect their homes and owners.
Now with the leadership of Xiao Jin, the local dogs have the courage to chase the wolves.
When they encounter wolves themselves, they have already become timid and will only run away with their tails between their legs.
……
There are a group of dogs chasing, but the wolf can't run fast.
Chen Ling and others followed the dog up the mountain to the southwest side of the mountainside, but found some poultry and livestock behind a rock ridge. The firelight illuminated them and found that they were chickens, ducks and sheep, and asked about them. Only then did Wang Lixian find out.
The wolf carries the prey in its mouth and hides it under the stone ridge on the mountainside, guarded by its companions to prevent other wild animals from eating it. After waiting for enough prey to be caught from the village, they will drag it away together and use it as food for the entire wolf pack.
While talking, Hei Wa barked and rushed out first, followed closely by Xiao Jin and the dogs.
After Chen Ling followed, he discovered that this was another place where prey was hidden. The wolves were about to drag away the prey here, but they were chased by the dogs.
Perhaps because the last prey refused to give up, a tall and strong wolf in the wolf pack raised its nose and howled, and the wolves immediately fought together with the dogs in twos and threes.
This time the wolves broke away from the fight. While fighting the dogs, they carefully guarded against the approach of humans and did not just rush forward. There were also wolves circling around, trying to drag away the prey.
Later, Wang Lixian saw through it, and everyone held up their guns and started another melee with more than a dozen wild wolves in front of the forest.
Needless to say the power of a shotgun, as long as it is accurate, the wolf will either die or be injured.
What’s more, there are dogs helping out.
The wolves swarmed forward several times, trying to take the opportunity to drag away the prey, but they were all harassed and blocked.
When they were finally loading ammunition, they caught the opportunity. Several wolves worked together to pull and tear away a sheep they had killed, and soon disappeared into the forest.
When the fighting group of wolves saw that their companions had succeeded, they immediately scattered and chased them away.
It is impossible to catch up.
But tonight, forty wolves ran down the mountain one after another, and only seven or eight were left when they left.
It's enough to teach them a painful lesson.
But the villagers' losses were heavy enough.
After counting, it was found that the wolf killed 8 sheep that night, all of which died from the wolf's "throat biting move". And even more people were scratched, with blood dripping from their bodies, and they were wailing miserably in the night wind. I didn't count the remaining chickens and ducks carefully, but almost every household living on the edge of the village suffered losses, totaling thirty or forty chickens.
I just hope that the wolf killed can make up for it a little bit.
After all, dead poultry and sheep can be sold for a lot of money, as can killed wolves.
Both meat and fur can be sold for money, but I don’t know the price.
After beating the wolf to pain and driving it away, Chen Ling and others cut down a few thick branches and carried the bodies of dead poultry, sheep and wolves down the mountain on their shoulders.
On the way back, Chen Ling asked a few more questions.
Only then did I realize that the patrol was not very diligent tonight and allowed the wolf to get into the village.
Today Cui Laizi's nephew Wang Xuecheng and several brothers from the same family were patrolling. They are young, and the wolf has been wandering outside the village for half a month without entering the village. Recently, there has been no trace. None of them can be seen.
So they were a little perfunctory when patrolling.
Coupled with the light rain yesterday, it was a little bit cooler, so everyone huddled in the thatched shed to sleep.
Unexpectedly, the wolves took this opportunity to enter the village.
They entered the village from the southwest.
The wolves are cunning, and they have figured it out recently.
It was known that patrolmen were guarding the wheat field, alerting people from the west and north directions.
Coupled with the bad weather, the patrolmen were sleeping.
They entered the village from the south, and no one noticed them.
The dog didn’t even bark a few times.
What’s even more scary is that there are wolves that sneak into people’s homes and hurt them.
The one injured by the wolf was the second donkey of the fourth team.
Er Mao Donkey’s home is at the southwest corner of the village.
The wolf jumped into the yard easily.
This was also a coincidence. Due to the rain, the two donkeys caught a cold at night. When they went to the latrine to defecate, they happened to meet the wolf coming in.
The night was dark and foggy. He thought it was his big yellow dog. Not only was he unprepared, he kicked him and scolded him before hurriedly walking into the hut.
However...
Just when he squatted down in the hut, the wolf suddenly pounced on him and bit his neck viciously.
The most common tactic used by wolves to attack people is this technique of biting the neck and putting shoulders on the back. When people are frightened and curious, they will usually look back involuntarily, and the wolf will bite the exposed throat of the person. This technique As long as it bites, the person will definitely die.
Fortunately, the second donkey always thought it was a dog making trouble and did not turn around to look. It hurt the wolf so he gave the wolf an elbow.
And at this critical moment, his big yellow dog rushed out, biting one of the wolf's hind legs and refused to let go.
Only then did he accidentally save his life.
The two donkeys finally discovered that a wolf had entered the house, and without caring about anything else, they hurriedly woke up their family and neighbors and chased the wolf. The noise became louder and louder, and then the villagers realized that the wolf had entered the village.
In addition to the two injured donkeys, Lao Wang’s family also had a little baby who was almost snatched away by a wolf.
Thanks to this family who set up an "electric cat" at night to electrocute mice.
Food is expensive this year, and rats are always digging into the noodle and rice vats, pooping and peeing. How can people eat? Even cats can't see them at night.
He gritted his teeth and pulled the electric cat.
Who knew, I actually saved my baby’s life.
Wolves come into the village to catch children, and they specialize in small and light ones. The biting part is very important. Do not bite the throat, otherwise they will die instantly.
The smart wolf is biting his jaw.
When the little kid is bitten on the chin and dragged by the wolf to run, if he feels the pain, he will put his arms around the wolf's neck and hang it under the wolf's belly, which will help the wolf run.
Chen Ling didn't know this.
Wang Lixian told him this.
It is said that the village's "uncle in the New Year" was picked up by a wolf when he was a child and was almost eaten.
Chenwangzhuang is surrounded by mountains on three sides. Before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, wolves overran the village. They came into the village many times and snatched away children and carried them to the mountains to eat.
People discovered a pattern. The wolf always ran away along the same route to the highest mountain. The villagers followed the wolf's trail and chased it. This road was called Huizigang, and the entrance to the village where they started was called Huizikou.
People later called it Nianzigang and Nianzikou.
That was when Uncle Qin Nian was snatched away by a wolf. He was only 5 years old and weighed less than 20 kilograms. Coming from a poor and hungry family, he was as skinny and skinny as a little chicken.
There were blood holes around his chin that were bitten by wolves, and some of them even penetrated his face.
The villagers took him back from the wolf's mouth, and he still has scars. His family named him Qian Nian, which means "hurry out".
So, the wolf is a bad thing, cruel and cunning. If you find a wolf entering the village, you must not show mercy after confronting it.
Otherwise, the person himself will suffer.
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PS: It’s a little late for the vigil. I wish everyone a happy New Year and good luck in the Year of the Tiger.
(End of this chapter)