Chapter 36: Killing
The moment he climbed the high platform, Yang Congyi only felt that his legs were weak, and he sat on the ground with his back against the rock wall, recalling the confrontation with the two gray wolves, and he was still afraid.
"Look, wolves." Suddenly, someone exclaimed.
When everyone heard the news, they hurriedly turned around and went to the side of the stage to look. I saw a group of wolves rushing out of the forest, coming towards the rock wall, and only when I saw the gray wolf that fell to the ground did they stop, crack their mouths to reveal the white of their sharp teeth, raise their heads and howl at the high platform, and then the wolves came one after another, and a large group gathered below in a short time. The wolf formation in front of him only opened everyone's mouths in shock.
"Fuck, so much?"
"It can't be a pack of dogs, right? How can there be so many wolves? ”
"You see, their eyes are fiercer than vicious dogs."
"With such a big pack of wolves guarding, what are we going to do?"
"Don't mess around, come back and figure out a way first."
Zhang Biao walked up to Yang Congyi and asked anxiously, "What should I do?" ”
After Yang Congyi took a deep breath, he gradually calmed down, and his hands and legs also regained strength. He got up and looked at the wolves under the stands, looked suspicious, and said, "I underestimated them, I didn't expect them to be so many." Turning back and beckoning everyone to sit down, he continued, "Don't be nervous, I have a way to deal with them." Every wolf pack exists because of the wolf king, the wolf king has absolute authority, as long as the wolf king dies, the wolf pack will be disbanded, or fight for the position of the wolf king, and then it will be our opportunity. ”
Zhang Biao pulled out his waist knife and said, "We'll kill it now." ”
Yang Congyi said, "Don't worry, you put away the knife first, it's too dangerous to go down and fight them face to face." Besides, the wolf king is very cunning, and has not yet appeared, and when it comes out, we will shoot it with bows and arrows. After speaking, he pointed to the two wolves hanging up and said, "Everyone is hungry, roast them and eat them, so they can last for a while." ”
After hearing this, Zhang Biao shouted, "Li Erniu, I'll leave it to you, peel them off." ”
The catcher named Li Erniu replied, "Brother Biao, can you give me this wolf skin?" ”
Zhang Biao scolded, "You fucking think about good things." Want a wolf skin, why didn't you go down just now? ”
Li Erniu muttered in a low voice, "You didn't go either." He turned around and skinned the wolf.
Zhang Biao was speechless after hearing this, and turned to Yang Congyi and asked, "If the wolf king doesn't come out, what will we do?" Just spend it with them here? ”
Yang Congyi said, "The wolf king is like some brutal emperors in ancient times, the more authoritative he is, the more people want to oppose it, and every wolf king must not die well, either defeated and killed by a lone wolf from outside, or killed by other male wolves in the wolf pack." The wolf king is created through a one-on-one challenge between wolves, and he has absolute authority in the wolf pack, giving priority to the best food and more power to mate with the she-wolf. The wolf king has a unique position, and of course must also take on the responsibility of protecting the wolf pack, once there is a lack of food, and the wolf pack starves to death, the wolf king's leadership ability will be questioned, and then the wolf pack will attack and become their food. It's early spring, and the cold winter has just passed, and there is a shortage of food, and they are staring at us, they must be hungry, and this is our chance. ”
The first time everyone heard about the wolf king, they felt unbelievable.
Zhang Biao asked, "I still don't understand what to do, so let's just not go down on this?" If they can't eat us, they'll kill the wolf king? ”
Yang Congyi shook his head and said, "It's not that simple, we still have to do something." Although wolves are social animals, they are all family units, and a wolf pack is generally only three or five, and more than ten. Only in the cold of winter when there is an extreme lack of food, the small wolf packs will temporarily join forces to form large wolf packs, so as not to be killed by stronger enemies, and at the same time, they can concentrate on hunting prey that they would normally dare not move. The following group of wolves, at least forty or fifty, I don't know how many wolf packs are made up, they unite to form a large wolf pack is to survive, once the prey can not be caught, and another wolf is killed, then this temporary joint wolf pack may be disbanded. We can kill some wolves first, cause a riot in the wolf pack, and then the wolf king will come out to stop it, we just need to seize the opportunity and shoot the wolf king, without the command of the wolf king, this temporary united wolf pack will be disbanded, and our danger will naturally be gone. ”
Everyone was skeptical, they had never heard of this kind of strange news, and they didn't know whether what Yang Congyi said was true or false, but what Yang Congyi said was very serious, so they couldn't help but believe it.
Zhang Biao said, "I haven't dealt with wolves, I don't understand them, Brother Yang will do whatever he says, and everyone will listen to your arrangement." ”
Yang Congyi said, "Okay, let's break these stones first, we don't have many arrows, so we can't say that we want to hit them with stones." As he spoke, he pointed to the many stones on the platform.
Everyone was shocked by the wolves, and now there is a way to deal with them, everyone is naturally willing to do it, and everyone can do this kind of children's trick of throwing stones, if they can really drive away the wolves, not only can they save their lives, but also become their capital to brag about in front of others. Therefore, although they have an empty stomach, they are also very active in knocking stones.
Everyone on the stage was busy, the wolves below were grinning and howling at the high platform, and the good deeds would always throw the stones in their hands at the wolves from time to time, but those wolves were all clever and could always easily dodge, which caused the stage to be amazed. The reason why their attitude towards wolves is not serious is that they have already smelled the aroma of wolf meat roasted, once they have something to eat, what are they afraid of? Not long ago, they were a little afraid of the wolf siege, but with the roasted wolf meat, they didn't care about any danger. They only have such a far-sighted vision, as long as they can take care of the present, and as for the future, almost no one thinks about it.
Yang Congyi knew that many of these catchers had never seen wolves, and they didn't know how powerful wolves were, wolves looked very similar to dogs, maybe they thought that wolves were as docile as dogs, just throw a few stones, and they would leave after yelling twice, so they couldn't see a look of fear on their faces, the so-called ignorant people were fearless, maybe this is what it meant.
Although the cold winter has passed, it is still the time when food is most scarce, even if the wolves can be driven away by them today, they will not easily give up the meat in their mouths, and they may be harassed and attacked at any time in the future, if that is the case, they will never be at peace in the mountains. Although he didn't really want to chase the fugitives, he couldn't just enter the mountain and not leave, the impact of doing so was not good, and it was not easy to explain when he went back. The mountain is so big, the forest is so deep, I don't know how many dangers are waiting for them, it is not easy to ensure the safety of this group of fast catchers, they are usually used to stealing and playing tricks in the city, their limbs are not diligent, and they can't cope with the danger at all in the majestic and dangerous mountains, not to mention the jackals, tigers and leopards for the time being, even if they fall and get injured, this kind of thing is inevitable and inevitable.
"Brother Yang, the wolf leg meat is very fragrant." A piece of meat was handed to Yang Congyi, interrupting his thoughts. He took the oily piece of meat in his hand and smelled it, it was really fragrant.
Everyone is full of praise for the wolf meat in their mouths, as if they have never eaten such a delicious thing, one wolf is not satisfied with it, and the other one is also roasted.
But how can the other horse move easily, if it can't disperse the wolves, that wolf is their last food, and they can't move until a critical moment, if they don't have food, and they are besieged by the wolves all the time, it is inevitable that someone will take risks because of despair. Yang Congyi directly stopped everyone and insisted on when the wolves would disperse and when the wolf would eat.
Everyone couldn't refute, looking at the wolf drooling, eager to quickly disperse the wolves and eat wolf meat.
"Brother Yang, let's fight, everyone is full of energy."
Everyone ate, somewhat regained their energy, and morale was high. Yang Congyi said, "Okay." Whoever shoots accurately, shoot with me. With that, he picked up a bow and a bag of arrows beside him.
"I used to learn archery, but I couldn't shoot it accurately, and then I didn't learn it." ”
Zhang Biao said, "If you can't shoot accurately, don't shoot indiscriminately, there are so many arrows." ”
Yang Congyi said, "I haven't hunted for a long time, I don't know if I can shoot accurately, I'll try first." After speaking, he stood on the edge of the stage, put on an arrow, and shot his bow at a gray wolf in the front row, and everyone exclaimed.
When the wolf was five feet in front of it, it suddenly fell on its side, and the arrow passed between its two front legs with great danger, and nailed to the ground with a pop, without any hair. The wolf then turned over and stood up, revealing a mouth full of sharp white teeth, and grinned at Yang Congyi.
When the wolves saw that it had escaped the attack, they were particularly excited, and they also grinned and howled, as if celebrating it and provoking the people on the high platform.
One arrow missed, and Yang Congyi did not immediately shoot the second arrow. The wolf is indeed cunning and shrewd, and it is not so easy to deal with. He said to Zhang Biao, "It's still that wolf, let's do it together, you throw it with a stone first, and when it dodges, I'll make a move." ”
Zhang Biao nodded, then quietly grabbed two stones in his hand, and after Yang Congyi took the arrow and opened his bow to aim again, he suddenly waved his arm and smashed the stone at the hungry wolf that was howling.
The wolf focused all its attention on the bow and arrow in Yang Congyi's hand, and was unprepared for the sudden black shadow, but it was not difficult to dodge this thing with the wolf's agility, and it only jumped lightly and the stone slashed past it.
At the same time, at the moment when the wolf's limbs left the ground, Yang Congyi made a move, and the wolf didn't have time to make any more movements, and the arrow from the string went straight into his head.
The wolf with an arrow in the head fell to the ground, it was unwilling to fall like this, and raised its head with difficulty to howl angrily at the high platform, but it only opened its mouth, could not make a sound, struggled for a moment and then fell to death.
When everyone saw that the wolf had been shot, they immediately clapped their hands and congratulated, eager to try.
The wolves watched their companions die, grief and indignation, showing their sharp teeth and fierce eyes, and howling angrily at the prey on the high platform, resounding through the mountains.
Yang Congyi saw that the wolves had lost their minds, and it was a great opportunity, so he said loudly, "Those who can shoot arrows will shoot with me." As he spoke, an arrow shot out, hitting the heart of a wolf's eyebrows.
A few catchers followed, bows and arrows, shooting at the wolves.
The wolves, carried away by hunger and hatred, were sluggish and struck arrows, but did not know how to retreat.
Seeing this, Yang Congyi and the others took advantage of the victory to pursue, and after a few rounds of sharp arrows, the wolves were in chaos.
Suddenly a high howl was heard, and the wolves turned and fled as if they had suddenly come to their senses, and burrowed into the woods, out of range of the crowd, leaving their wounded companions to wail in agony.
Seeing that the wolves had fled and the crisis had been lifted, everyone cheered excitedly.
Yang Congyi looked at the dozen wolves that fell to the ground, but he was not as happy as others, because the wolf king was still there, and the howl of retreat was issued by the wolf king, and the wolves still obeyed its orders.
"Brother Yang, why are you upset about driving the wolf away?"
Yang Congyi saw that it was Zhang Biao, so he said, "The wolf king is still there, and it's not time to be happy." Although we have put down a dozen of them, but there are still twenty or thirty of them, and if they hide in the woods and do not come out, it will be very bad for us, this place is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and we cannot climb the mountains, so if we go out, we will go into the woods, and in the woods we are no match for the wolves. ”
You can eat wolf meat when you're hungry, but what about when you're thirsty? There will definitely be no water in the stones, and there is an open space under the stage, where the dry trees do not grow, and there is obviously no water, and if you want to find water, you must leave this place.
Zhang Biao looked up at the rock wall more than ten zhang high, upside down on his head, it was impossible for them to climb up, and looked at the dense forest on three sides, where wolves were guarding. He knew that everyone had fallen into a desperate situation, so he panicked and asked urgently, "Then what should we do?" ”
Yang Congyi said, "The top priority is to go down and pull these wolves up first, don't let the wolves drag them away, and when they fill their stomachs, it will be even more difficult to deal with." ”
Zhang Biao said, "Okay, I'll arrange it." Then he said in a loud voice, "Who will go down with me and get the dead wolf up?" ”
The catchers, who were still immersed in the excitement of driving away the wolves, were suddenly dumb when they heard this, and no one answered, so they sat back and played with the stones, not daring to face Zhang Biao.
Zhang Biao's face is very ugly, these guys retreat at every critical moment, and they won't move forward without whipping. "Ma Sanwa, you follow."
A quick catcher said, "Brother Biao, I don't dare." ”
Zhang Biao roared, "Lao Tzu is not afraid, what are you afraid of." If you dare to say that you don't dare, I will leave you down to feed the wolves. Walk! After speaking, he grabbed the rope and walked to the edge of the stage, and instructed the others, "Tighten it for me." ”
Someone asked cautiously, "Brother Biao, aren't you afraid that they will come back and bite you if you go on like this?" ”
Zhang Biao said, "If they dared to come back, they wouldn't have run away just now." Don't fucking bullshit, hold on to the rope. As he spoke, he threw the rope in his hand to the crowd.
The catchers hurried to the side of the stage to grab the rope and slowly put Zhang Biao down.
As soon as Zhang Biao landed on the ground, he looked up at the wolves in the woods, although he knew that they didn't dare to come, he was also a little scared in his heart. He didn't dare to delay, and quickly hacked the wolf who was not dead by the arrow to death with a knife, grabbed it and threw it under the rock wall.
The horse sanwa cowered and looked at the woods in a panic as she tied the dead wolf to the rope.
Zhang Biaozhuang scolded as if he was bold, "What the hell are you afraid of, do you dare to come over these beasts?" They also bite me first! Hands and feet are numb. ”
Only then did Ma Sanwa concentrate on tying the three or two wolves together, and motioned for the others to pull them up.
The hungry wolf who was watching the two of them in the forest never dared to take a step out of the woods, and could only stare at it from afar.
No wolves came out to disturb, and after a while, Zhang Biao quickly hacked all the wolves that were still panting to death, and threw them to Ma Sanwa like the dead wolves, and asked him to tie them up and pull them up to the high platform.
Everyone on the stage didn't know when the wolves would come out again, so they didn't dare to slack off, and it didn't take long for more than a dozen wolves to be hanged. Zhang Biao and the others also returned to the high platform without danger under the hateful eyes of the evil wolf.
The sun had already risen, and the wolf blood sprayed on the clothes quickly coagulated, turning into black patches of hard spots. There was blood on the high platform, reminding everyone that there had just been a fierce battle here, and the danger was far from leaving.
A dozen wolves were enough for them to eat for several days, and they didn't have to worry about food, so they didn't hesitate to peel two wolves, roast them, and distribute them to everyone.
The original fragrant roast wolf meat could no longer smell in the blood, and it felt a little disgusting to eat, but they were still hungry, so they couldn't care about it, even if it was stinky, as long as they could satisfy their hunger, they could eat it.
The wolves hiding in the woods never came out again, but they did not leave either, and howls were heard from time to time in the woods.