Chapter 17: Sneak Attack
Han Bing returned to the cave, grabbed a handful of wet wood and threw it into the fire, and smoke came out of the fire, which soon dispersed from the entrance of the cave. Han Bing took off his backpack and put it on the ground outside the cave entrance, and then hid behind a rock on the hillside above the cave entrance, just in front of his eyes to see the direction of the wolf's howl. Getting ready, Han Bing let out a long howl, which was a signal to greet the Maozi to return. After a while, two wolves came out of the forest in the distance, stopped near their backpacks, and several dark shadows ran out of them. When they got closer, Han Bing could see that these were three wild men, wearing slanted shoulders and bearskin shoulders on their upper bodies, bare right chests and arms on both sides, and lower dresses in buckskin skirts, with bare feet and no shoes, it is estimated that they will not know how to make shoes. He held a spear with a wooden pole and a stone in his hand, a pine stick with a long arm of rice pinned to his waist, and a bag sewn from deerskin on his shoulder. This should be a hunter who came out to hunt, but I don't know if it is the same group as the group that destroyed the Maple Tribe.
Regardless of whether they are the perpetrators or not, for the sake of safety, Han Bing can't let them catch him, after all, it looks like he is still a child, and they won't take themselves seriously. The good guys and the bad guys don't matter, the important thing is that he can survive, so he doesn't mind killing by mistake. The three savages pointed their spears at the two wolves in their hands, slowly and cautiously approaching, the hairies didn't see Han Bing, they only saw that the backpack was a little flustered, and soon Da Mao followed the smell left by Han Bing and ran up the mountain, and Sanmao followed closely behind.
The wildlings wanted to catch up and suddenly found a backpack on the ground, something they had never seen before. Picked with a spear, the backpack was tied with a belt and was not picked open. The three savages looked around suspiciously, but found no other humans, and walked up to the backpack alone, and tried to pick it up, when suddenly there was a pain in his right arm, and a long arrow was shot on the arm that was holding the spear. The savage who was suddenly attacked was in pain and cried out loudly, and the attention of the two people behind him was focused on his left hand and the backpack he picked up, and neither of them noticed how the man was injured, and they were both taken aback, and looked around in a panic for the enemy. Han Bing shot an arrow and continued to hide behind the rocks, waiting for the next opportunity, he didn't want to shoot them, because he needed these people to show him the way to their lair.
The wild man who had been shot had already been shot through the arm, and he was in pain, but he could not find the person who attacked him. Oh oops, howling, very strange how this little stone spear could hurt himself, it's not that he hasn't seen bows and arrows, but those bows and arrows have very little attack power, and they can't even shoot a rabbit if they are a little farther away, and they don't have a spear that sinks strongly, and it's far away and easy to use. I didn't see the enemy around, and I thought that the enemy was hiding far away from me, how could I have a bow of such power? The other two companions had already come to his side, nervously observing his injuries, neither knowing what kind of weapon it was.
When they looked around nervously, Han Bing saw that no one was looking at him, so he took the opportunity to draw his bow and shoot arrows, and shot a wild man's spear-wielding arm again. This time they discovered the location where Han Bing was hiding, and the intact savage immediately projected the spear in his hand towards Han Bing. Han Bing lowered his head and hid behind the rocks to dodge easily, then stood up, drew his bow and stretched it full, and the sharp arrows on the bow were pointed directly at the wild man who threw the spear. At the same time, the two hairy men also rushed down the hillside, stopping a few meters away from the three wild men, baring their fangs, and constantly drinking in their mouths, looking like they wanted to eat people.
The three of them were frightened, knowing that this hunt would not be rewarded, and their lives would not be guaranteed. The two injured savages held their spears in their left hands, the other savages pulled out their wooden sticks, and the three savages looked at Han Bing on the hillside while confronting the wolf and retreating step by step. Han Bing loosened the bow and put it on his back, picked up the spear and walked down the hill, stood in front of the two wolves, looked at the three savages carefully for a minute, and then approached step by step. The three savages were frightened by this momentum and kept retreating, keeping a distance of more than five meters. Han Bing walked to the backpack, picked up the backpack and put it on his back, looked up at the other party contemptuously, and said loudly with an expressionless face: "Get out!" Then he turned and walked towards the entrance of the cave.
The three savages couldn't understand what Han Bing said, but they could understand the meaning of Han Bing's last wave of hand, which was the meaning of asking the three of them to leave, so they stared at the wolf not far away, slowly retreated into the forest, and saw that the wolf did not follow, so they immediately turned their heads and ran, and soon disappeared without a trace. Han Bing estimated that these people would run directly to the tribe, "If you can't beat it, find my brother" This is a truth that Han Bing understands since he was a child. But he wasn't worried, he didn't shoot them directly to ask them to lead the way, it doesn't matter if the people are gone, there are wolves, you can find them by smelling them. After resting for a night, I don't believe that they dare to run out at night, in that case, they don't have to do it themselves, and the wild beasts that come in the mountains at night can eat them.
Han Bing didn't dare to sneak attack in the middle of the night, in case he encountered tigers, leopards or local wolves, it was really not easy to save his life. When he returned to the cave, the wet wood was gone, the smoke was slowly gone, and he sprinkled a circle of sulfur in his place, took out the rabbit meat in his arms, and then roasted it again on the fire, and then ate it in a few bites. Take out the clay pot in your backpack, take a few sips of water, and lie down to sleep peacefully. The two hairy men also curled up at the entrance of the cave and closed their eyes, so that the wolf was really awake when he was sleeping, and immediately opened his eyes to patrol when there was any disturbance, and his ears were like radar, listening for sounds that might be dangerous.
Early the next morning, Han Bing roasted two bacon jerky on the fire for breakfast. After leading the two wolves out of the cave, Da Mao kept sniffing the scent left by the three savages in front, Han Bing followed far behind Da Mao's right, and Sanmao was not far from Han Bing's right front, searching for danger on the left. About an hour later, in an abandoned cave was found ashes that had been extinguished, with no sparks but residual warmth. There were blood stains on the stone platform next to it, which seemed to be the traces left by the three wild men, who had spent the night here last night, and they must have pulled out arrows here and wrapped their wounds. The arrows were not left, and they were to be brought back to the tribal leader to see if they could know which tribe had injured them.
One person and two wolves continued to move forward, and Han Bing was not polite when he encountered small animals such as rabbits and roe deer along the way, and he didn't know how long he would have to walk, so it was better to stock up on some food. In the afternoon, I met a female bear leading her child for a walk, slowly walking deep into the forest to the northwest. Don't dare to provoke, either wait for the two to slowly disappear, or leave far away and take a detour. At this time, the female bear must not be touched, maternal love is overflowing, it will not think that it is to deal with it, because no animal here dares to PK with it in broad daylight, but will think that you are going to attack its child, it is easy to cause its anger, the result is that it will not die, Leonardo's movie "The Revenant" is quite real. Han Bing chose to wait, which allowed both himself and the wolf to rest for a while, and they were tired from chasing for half a day. Look at the direction, the Savage Cave should be in the north-east, estimate the itinerary, and it is not too far from the Yalu River. In this way, there is no need to follow it, as long as you meet the river to the east, you can find that tribe by going upstream along the river.
In the evening, before dark, I heard the sound of running water in the distance, and it was time to reach the river. I didn't find a cave, so I looked for a small piece of flat land under the cliff, and took out the mushroom fire to live and cook. In this wilderness, there is no more than a cave, there is no shelter or blockage, and it is easy to attract wild beasts to invade at night, so the bonfire must not be small, let alone extinguished. There was a lot of firewood around, so I picked up a large pile and put it behind me, and then pulled some weeds and put them under my body, and spread animal skins as beds. It was also the first time for Han Bing to sleep alone, on a clear night, the sky was full of stars, the night sky here was indeed much more beautiful than when he was there, there was no air pollution, no light pollution, the W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia was clearly recognizable, as if there was a thin bright line connecting the five bright stars together. Judging by the current shape and location, it should be between 8 and 9 p.m. Beijing time. The most familiar Big Dipper in the constellation of Ursa Major found the North Star along the handle of the spoon, "It is said that the North Star can point the way and let the lost find their way home, and the boss and I are also lost, is there any star that can make our brothers find their way home?" ”
A person is always easy to fall into psychedelia in the quiet night, especially a highly intelligent and highly educated cultural person like Han Bing, who has an incredible experience, it is easy to lose the distinction between imagination and reality. The most basic explanation of physics, that is, the source of the "Force", always comes down to God, and no matter how great the scientists, Newton, Einstein, or even Stephen Hawking, the ultimate direction of research has become to combine theology with modern physics, and it is clear that they have not succeeded. Han Bing was also immersed in metaphysical philosophical questions such as "Who am I, where am I from, why am I here" and other metaphysical philosophical questions that can confuse people, until a wolf howl not far away suddenly woke him up.
Cry wolf!