Chapter 139: The Golden Eagle (3)
After a while, the pheasants and hares seemed to be cleaned up, and the bull handed over the dead chickens and rabbits that were still dripping to Pei Pei for safekeeping, and he himself bent down to clean up the offal and other scraps.
Pei Pei asked the fierce bull curiously: "Do you want to dig a pit and bury these internal organs?" ”
"Normally, that's how it is handled, but I'll use these offal and other scraps later, you wait two or three minutes, I'll clean up and take you back." As he spoke, the bull pulled out a small calfskin bag from his waist, squatted down and picked up the chicken heart, chicken liver, rabbit liver and lungs on the ground and other internal organs that were still bloody, and put them in the small leather bag.
It was said that it was two or three minutes, but in fact it was less than a minute, and the fierce bull had already cleaned up. He carried a small leather bag full of internal organs and said to Pei Pei: "Okay, go back, old Lem must be in a hurry." ”
Pei Pei followed the bull and returned to the camp at the bottom of the mountain.
Old Lem was squatting leisurely in front of the fire with his pipe in his mouth to add firewood, and when he saw them returning, he got up and asked, "Why have you been there for so long?" The water had already boiled, and I saw that you hadn't come back yet, so I took out two of the tortillas I had brought, tore them and threw them into the pot. ”
After Pei Pei handed the cleaned dead chickens and rabbits to Old Lem, she replied, "The river is a little far away, and it has been delayed for a while." ”
Old Lem took it, crouched back in front of the fire, and replied as he picked it up, "Do you eat all the roasted meat or cut some meat and put it in the pot and cook it together?" ”
"Feel free to do so, your craftsmanship has been approved by me at noon yesterday!" Pei Pei replied with a smile.
"Hey, give back your approval!" Old Lem pursed his lips, put a branch on the dead chicken and the dead rabbit, and threw it on the fire.
After about half an hour, when the rabbit and pheasant were cooked, old Lem took out his dagger and divided it. The big guy squatted on the side and ate the corn paste soup and nibbled on the barbecue. Tata didn't need to be fed by them, and had already eaten the prey he had caught. At this time, he was squatting in a corner, squinting in the sun.
While eating lunch. The big guys discussed the next falconry hunt.
The fierce bull was the first to speak: "Let me first talk about the attack method of the golden eagle: the golden eagle's feet are three toes forward, one toe is backward, and the toes are thick and long claws as sharp as a lion tiger, and the claws on the inner and hind toes are sharper. When it captures its prey, its claws can simultaneously pierce the vital parts of the prey like a sharp blade, tearing the flesh, tearing the blood vessels, and even breaking the prey's neck. Huge wings are also one of its powerful weapons. Sometimes a winged fan will pass and it can knock the prey to the ground. Also, beware of the golden eagle's muzzle, which is also one of its powerful attack weapons. When fighting with prey, golden eagles like to peck at the eyes and throats of their prey with their sharp mouths. Therefore, when we capture the golden eagle, we should be extremely careful of the attack of the golden eagle's claws and mouth. ”
Hearing this, old Lem had already frowned, and was about to speak, but the fierce bull pressed his palm. "Lem, don't interrupt just yet, let me continue."
Old Lem pouted and said, "Okay. I won't interject, you can go ahead and say what you are going to do. Declare in advance, if it is a head-on fight, I am firmly against it! I'm armed with a gun, and I'd rather shoot those two adult golden eagles with one shot, and then bring their cubs back to raise them, which is much easier! ”
The fierce bull smiled slightly and continued to speak: "Don't worry. I never intended to fight the golden eagle head-on, my plan was to trap the descendants of the golden eagle! As for the guns you bring. The safety bolt should be opened in advance and be on guard at all times, in case we are in danger during the entrapment. You have to shoot in time to remedy it! ”
Old Lem patted the revolver on his waist, "Don't worry, my marksmanship is good!" Don't grind, tell us about your trapping plan! ”
"My trapping plan is like this, after the golden eagle lays eggs, the female and the male golden eagle will not wait near the nest at the same time, and there will always be one of them out to hunt and feed. Normally, it is the male golden eagle that goes out to forage for food, and the female golden eagle waits near the nest. I'm going to deal with the female while the male is out foraging. The golden eagle's nest is located on one of the tallest red pines in that coniferous forest. As he spoke, the bull reached out and pointed in the direction of a hillside not far away.
Pei Pei looked in the direction pointed by the bull, and the hillside could be reached by walking at full speed for more than forty minutes, and it was a mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest slope.
"I've been taking the time to observe the golden eagle's nest and its habits since last year. Before a mate was found, the nest built by the male golden eagle was not large, and only one eagle could live there. This year, after having a mate and offspring, the male eagle is responsible for foraging, while the female eagle begins to leave the nest 20 days after the chicks hatch, circling around the nest in search of materials to build a nest and expand the nest. I'm going to set a trap beforehand, and then have Tata climb into the nest and steal the eagle out while the hen is leaving the nest. Tata is very smart and obedient, and I will tell him that he must not bite the young eagle to death, otherwise it will anger the female eagle. The frequency of the chickling's calls in the face of hunger and danger is different, and the female eagle can accurately distinguish the signals sent by the chickling. Therefore, we must move quickly to steal the young eagles out before the female eagle comes back. Then, use the young eagle to lure the female eagle. Lure us to the trap we have set up and use the trap to catch the female! ”
The bull threw down the bone he had just gnawed in his hand, clapped his hands, and took out his bag from behind him. He opened his bag and pulled out a ball of nylon rope netting from it.
The fierce bull shook the nylon rope net in his hand and continued: "This is a nylon rope net, it is strong, I am going to use it to set traps!" Hehe, we Indians have a unique achievement in setting traps! So, lead the female eagle. After luring the trap, you can rest assured that you will be able to successfully catch it with the trap! ”
Speaking of this, the fierce bull smacked his mouth, "I was going to use it to capture goshawks." The goshawk is not big, and although its claws and beak are sharp, it is still a little short of breaking free from this nylon rope net for a while. Therefore, in the original plan, after the goshawk was caught with a nylon rope net, it was caught with a bundle of rope when the goshawk could not break free. But now we are aiming at the golden eagle, whose claws and beak are much sharper and larger. The strength is several times that of the goshawk. Even if the nylon rope net caught the golden eagle for a while, it was not so light to trap the golden eagle like a goshawk and bring it back. ”
The bull showed the nylon net in his hand and handed it to the old Lem beside him. Then he tore off another piece of rabbit meat and took a strong bite.
Old Lyme took the nylon rope net. After trying the strength and density of the rope net, he silently handed the nylon rope net back to the fierce bull.
After the fierce bull stuffed the rope net back into his bag, he frowned again: "If you follow my plan, there is a high possibility of trapping the golden eagle, and the only thing to worry about now is that after the nylon rope net traps the golden eagle, how can we deal with its breaking power and take it away alive!" ”
Then. Old Lem finally spoke: "I have a way to do this!" ”
After speaking, Old Lem smiled and picked up the backpack at his feet, unzipped it, and pulled out a small wallet from it.
Pei Pei looked curiously at the wallet in Old Lyme's hand, she had found this wallet when she was rummaging in Old Lyme's bag before. At the time, she thought it was old Lem's wallet, so she didn't open it to check the contents.
Looking at Old Lem's expression, it seemed that this was not the wallet she thought it was.
When Pei Pei was about to guess what was inside, Old Lem had already unzipped her wallet. The mystery is revealed.
It contained several syringes and a row of small glass bottles about the size of two fingernail caps, with dosage labels printed on them. There is also a note label with very small letters on the bottle.
Old Lem took out a small bottle, handed it to Pei Pei, and said, "This is an analgesic, which I prepared in advance in case someone was injured. It is important to know that analgesics mainly act on the central nervous system and are light-dose anesthetics. As far as the size of the golden eagle's braincase, one bottle is enough! Hehe, I've brought out all the eight bottles of potions I've saved up in the past two years! ”
Pei Pei studied medicine, and she knew that analgesics like this were prescription drugs. In Laomei, prescription drugs like this must have a doctor's certificate, and each certificate can only be purchased from a drug store in one dose. Old Lem had eight potion bottles in his wallet. It seems that as old Lem said, these bottles of analgesics have taken him a long time to save.
With these bottles of analgesics brought by Old Lyme. This last puzzle has finally been solved. Next, it's time to find a favorable location to set the trap.
The three of them quickly settled their lunch. Then, after cleaning up the lunch camp, I carried my bags and walked quickly in the direction of the forest slope where the golden eagle is located.
Although the bull said that Tata was very smart, in Peipei's opinion, Tata was still a beast that had never been wise. Therefore, in case Tata could not accurately comprehend the instructions of the fierce bull, while on the way, Pei Pei secretly fed Tata a Qizhi Pill.
After Tata swallowed the Qizhi Pill that Pei Pei gave him, it also knew who gave it benefits, so it became closer and closer to Pei Pei.
When the three of them arrived at the forest slope where the golden eagle was, and when Old Lem was under the command of the fierce bull and helped to lay the trap together, Tata kept sticking to Pei Pei's heels, rubbing his trouser legs and exposing his belly, and he wanted to get more benefits from Pei Pei.
Pei Pei scratched Tata's belly and whispered to Tata, "You little thing, you are very clever after opening your wisdom!" Want to continue asking for benefits? Okay, as long as you obediently carry out our instructions for a while, when you succeed, sister, I will reward you. ”
Tata understood, and after rolling happily, he honestly lay on Peipei's heels, not making a fuss.
After the trap was set, the bull beckoned to Tata, who reluctantly got up and walked back to his master.
Then, the bull was heard commanding Tata in the indigenous language.
Pei Pei asked curiously: "I see that Tata is so smart, and he seems to understand English, why don't you speak in English, let's listen together." ”
The fierce bull replied with a smile, "After I brought it back to the tribe, I have been used to communicating with it in the language of our tribe. I gave it instructions in the tribal language it was accustomed to, and it understood better. ”
After explaining to Tata, the fierce bull continued to give instructions to Pei Pei, "Last night, I knew that your strength was great, so wait for the female eagle to be introduced. Once you've lured into the net, you'll have to take advantage of your strength and hold on to the net so you don't let it break free. ”
As he spoke, he looked at old Lem again: "Lem, you will tie two ropes around your and Peel's waists later, and then tie the other end of the rope to the two big trees over there, just in case!" ”
After instructing Old Lyme, the fierce bull turned his head and smiled at Pei Pei: "When the golden eagle breaks free from the nylon net, it will definitely wave its huge wings, it will swing its wings with great force, if you don't use a rope to fix you, it is very likely that it will be carried to the sky with the rope net." ”
Pei Pei pretended to be scared, stuck out her tongue at old Lem and said, "Uncle Lem, you have to trap me a little more in a while, I don't want to go up to the sky for a while." ”
Old Lem smiled and pulled out a sturdy hemp rope from his backpack, walked to Peipei's side and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I promise to tie you firmly." With that, he took the rope and began to tie Pei Pei up.
The fierce bull did not intend to continue to see how old Lem fixed Peipei, he smiled in the direction of old Lem and Peipei, and said, "I will take Tata to ambush first, and after you have done it, you will hide in the place I pointed out to you." Once Tata has successfully stolen the eagle from the nest, he will run towards the trap with the eagle in his mouth. The rest of the action is just to do as I was told. ”
After saying that, he bent down and patted Tata beside him, "Come with me, old man!" ”
After the bull left with Tata, on the side of the trap, old Lem and Peipei were ready, and they hid in the direction designated by the bull and quietly ambushed.
In the afternoon in the forest, apart from the occasional birdsong, the only sound of Pei Pei communicating with Old Lyme on the walkie-talkie.
"It's been almost half an hour, why haven't you come yet?" Pei Pei became impatient.
"As I told you, patience is essential for a successful hunter! It's only been a while, and you're getting impatient, huh? I think when I was in the army, blahblahblahblah" old Lem began to show off his past achievements to the walkie-talkie. (To be continued)
PS: On this part of the official falconry, I'm brewing. Upload and publish this freshly coded chapter first, and then go and heat up the cold meal. After eating, I will sit back in front of the computer and continue to think about the next episode. Normally, the next chapter will be released after midnight!