From Ancient Times to the Present Chapter 71: Survival in the Wild

Li Qingcang's guess was really good, after three weeks of wilderness survival knowledge education. Instructor Tony told Li Qingcang that the regiment was just going to replenish some recruits to the 3rd Infantry Regiment in French Guiana, and took this opportunity to take him over for field survival training.

French Guiana is France's largest overseas possessions. It is located near the equator in the northeast of South America, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the southeast, and Suriname to the west. There are many rivers and swamps, forests make up more than 80% of the territory, and the Amazon rainforest, known as the "lungs of the earth", also traverses the country.

The tropical rainforest contains the richest and most diverse animal and plant resources in the world, with millions of biological species, and the natural ecological chain is quite complete.

The untouched pristine rainforests and the harsh natural environment are the best places for testing.

The staggering length of the forest python, the huge Caiman crocodile, the swift jaguar, the poison dart frog with its poisonous body, as well as the giant centipede, bird-eating spider and man-eating flower and other beasts, poisonous insects, plants. They can easily take human life, and the vibrant rainforest is full of death traps.

People in the rainforest will fully experience the taste of loneliness and fear, so most of the French army's special forces wilderness survival training is carried out here.

Li Qingcang now does not dare to say that he surpasses the authentic special forces except for some tactical theoretical knowledge, and in terms of physical fitness alone, he has completely surpassed the special forces of any branch of the army.

Therefore, Instructor Tony's training of Li Qingcang is now completely carried out according to the standards of special forces, and it just so happens that a group of soldiers have been supplemented to the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Foreign Legion in French Guiana today, and it is just a trivial matter to take a hitchhiker to the Amazon rainforest to train Li Qingcang alone.

Instructor Tony boarded a military transport plane to French Guiana with Li Qingchang.

The plane was full of recruits assigned there, and after arriving in French Guiana, Instructor Tony found an acquaintance of the 3rd Infantry Regiment and sent a lark helicopter to carry Li Qingcang and him to the sky over the endless Amazon rainforest.

Instructor Tony handed Li Qingcang a military waterproof watch and a saber of the Spanish Aitor Jungle King in the helicopter, and told Li Qingcang that the watch had a GPS pulse transmitter in it, which could grasp his location.

If you encounter an insurmountable, life-threatening situation, you can twist the knob on the side of the dial. Rescuers will then send a helicopter to take him out of the rainforest, but it's best not to use it until absolutely necessary.

If you are rescued, it also proves that you have failed in training, as a soldier, failure means death, and he will no longer be eligible for future training.

The blade of this Spanish Jungle King knife is made of 440C high-carbon stainless steel with a Rockwell hardness of 56-57, and the back of the knife has serrated teeth to cut branches and rattan.

In addition to the knife, the scabbard is also equipped with a variety of wilderness survival tools, such as a reflector for signaling, a fishing hook and line, a flint, a whetstone, a pin, a sewing tool, a small scalpel, a can opener, a bottle opener, a screwdriver, a pencil, a tourniquet, etc. There is a folding fork ring under the scabbard, to which a rubber strap is attached to which it can be used as a slingshot. The bottom of the handle is also equipped with a compass. It is the best choice for survival in the wild.

In addition, he handed Li Qingcang a small package of salt sealed with plastic tape.

After handing over the three things to Li Qingcang, Instructor Tony asked the helicopter to lower the altitude and said, "After going down later, we will go all the way north." A week later, I will meet you at the edge of the rainforest in the north, out of the rainforest you can use the watch's distress system, I will find you according to the GPS on the watch, the training is complete! Didn't get out of the rainforest to send a distress signal, and the training failed. I didn't get out of the rainforest for more than a week, and the training failed. Do you understand? ”

Li Qingcang nodded in understanding. Instructor Tony asked him to put down the landing rope on the helicopter, and then yelled in his ear: "Kung Fu boy, remember the knowledge taught you, the rainforest is very dangerous, don't be careless, come out alive, don't become fertilizer in the rainforest!" GO GO! ”

Li Qingcang nodded, saluted the instructor with a standard military salute, and then slid down the helicopter along the rope.

Instructor Tony leaned out of the plane door and waved at Li Qingcang, who had already landed, and then ordered the helicopter pilot to turn back and fly towards the base of the 3rd Infantry Regiment.

Li Qingcang looked up at the helicopter and looked into the distance, then looked at the various tall trees and lush shrubs around him, carefully inspected the small objects in the saber, and looked at the compass on the handle of the knife. Once you've got your bearings, you'll head deeper into the rainforest.

The rainforest is very damp, like the damp feeling before the rainstorm in the summer, and the air feels drenched.

Ordinary people sweat when they take a few steps inside, but Li Qingcang has two great masters, and the true qi in his body flows naturally, and the cold and heat do not invade. The humid and stuffy environment did not affect him very much.

The trees are tangled with vines and weeds, and there is no road to be found. The further you go, the denser the trees and grass blades become, and many places are simply impassable, so you have to pull out the Jungle King and go all the way through the thorns.

Gradually, in addition to the dense weeds and vines, all kinds of birds and animals, exotic flowers and plants have gradually increased, which makes people dizzy.

A brightly colored macaw, fluttering its beautiful wings, flew over Li Qingcang's head with its long tail feathers, and stared curiously at this uninvited guest on the high branch not far from him, the feathers behind its head stood up, and the huge hook beak made a loud cry of "quack ......", as if it was demonstrating to the uninvited guests in the rainforest.

Seeing that a bird was so arrogant, Li Qingcang couldn't help but laugh, he wanted to take it down and roast it and eat it, but he couldn't bear it, he felt that this bird was too beautiful, and it would be too bad to kill it for no reason.

Fortunately, there are many creatures in the rainforest, and there is no need to worry about food. Compared with others, Li Qingcang's kung fu has a great effect in this rainforest.

His precise concealment techniques and deep internal strength allow him to easily capture prey without firearms, and his agile hands and feet and light body skills also make his advance speed in the dense forest much easier than that of normal people.

After a short walk, a group of white-headed capuchin monkeys are jumping between the vines hanging from the tall canopy, each time they come across the vines a little further apart. These monkeys would drag the rattan and swing it like a swing to the rattan in the distance, their bodies were indescribably graceful and dexterous, and their long tails were like arms, keeping their balance and catching the branches.

Li Qingcang looked carefully on the ground, couldn't help but secretly scolded himself for being stupid, and also came to a big tree, raised his breath, and connected the trunk with his toes alternately, and climbed to a height of about four meters in a moment.

I looked at a hanging rattan not far away, and kicked it hard under my feet. At a turn in mid-air, the man swept towards the rattan, and when he held the rattan with both hands and kicked forward with his feet by inertia, the rattan was already swinging like a swing by him.

When they reached a close distance from the next rattan, they flew and pounced on the next rattan, and so on alternately, leaping in mid-air like flying, and the speed was faster than opening the way with a knife from time to time on the ground.

It's just a pity that I didn't ask the instructor if going out of the rainforest in advance was considered to be a complete task, otherwise at this rate, I would have been able to go out in about three days.

The monkeys saw that the creature with the tail was jumping like them, hanging on the rattan and moving quickly. I can't help but be convinced! One by one, they chirped and screamed, and each grabbed the rattan and began to chase after Li Qingcang.

Suddenly the noise in the forest was loud, and countless perched birds on the trees flew one after another, and it was very lively. Li Qingcang saw that these white-headed and black-backed monkeys were chasing after him in groups, but he didn't dare to approach, and always kept a little distance, so he couldn't help but play with the monkeys.

After swinging for a distance, he gradually mastered the trick, alternating between the jack pendant and light work, and the speed of advancing through the rainforest can be described as lightning speed, and the monkey group is on par with the fight. Unknowingly, he dragged the rattan and swung in the rainforest for more than an hour, the trees and weeds in front of him began to thin out, and a big quagmire appeared in front of Li Qingcang's eyes. It was full of aquatic weeds and floating soil, and there were some low trees growing here and there, and there were no more rattans hanging from the trees to take advantage of the leap.

Li Qingcang hurriedly stopped his figure and landed in the open space on the edge of the swamp. The soil under his feet was quite soft, and the ground was full of thick rotten leaves and muddy water, and when he stepped on it, there were two deep footprints, and many ants, grasshoppers and other insects hurriedly crawled out of the fallen leaves on the soles of his feet, scurrying around his feet.

The monkeys did not land on the edge of the swamp, and climbed a big tree on the edge of the pond to "squeak" into the swamp...... Roar ......" screamed, his voice full of panicked emotions.

Li Qingcang looked into the swamp with all his eyes, and two dead wood-like crocodiles were crawling quickly towards the shore in the mud, and in a moment they came to the shore, stretching their necks to look up at the monkeys in the trees.

The monkeys in the trees also stirred, picking nuts from the trees and throwing branches at the crocodiles on the edge of the mud.

But these things are not even tickled on the crocodile's armor-like skin, but they only stimulate the crocodile's ferocity even more, and watch so many delicious delicacies on the tree.

The two crocodiles opened their mouths full of sharp teeth, drooled and climbed under the tree, straightened their necks and waited under the tree.

Li Qingcang carefully observed these two behemoths not far away, the large one was about three meters long, and the small one was about two meters long. The back is pitch black, the body is round, the limbs are short, the tail is like a whip, and the speed of getting up is quite fast. This is the black caiman that the instructor is talking about.

During the Song Dynasty, some of the water monsters that raged in the rivers were probably the same kind of these guys, but most of them were called "Jiao" or "Pig Po Dragon" in China at that time.

These things are powerful and ferocious, and most of their bodies are shrouded in a thick layer of skin through which pistol bullets can't penetrate them.

Adult black caimans can grow up to about five meters in size and belong to the overlords of the Amazon rainforest, creatures at the top of the food chain.

The instructor's advice was that it was best not to trespass into its territory and try not to come into conflict with such large predators. Of course, if you can't avoid it, you can only fight it to the death, and the eyes and abdomen of the black caiman are weak points. Cutting off the nerve in the bulging spine on its back is also a good way to kill it.

Although Li Qingcang was bold, he was not a reckless person, and seeing that this crocodile did not find himself, he did not plan to fight these two big guys. There are many dangers in this rainforest, and it is good to save some energy.

Just as he was thinking about how to pass through the swamp safely, there was a sudden commotion among the monkeys in the trees, and a small monkey fell from the tree, probably not grasping it or being frightened by the crocodile below.

It happened to land not far from the two crocodiles, and the little monkey didn't know whether he was stupid or bruised, and lay on the ground and let out a terrible scream, but he couldn't move.

The two crocodiles were overjoyed, and immediately crawled towards the little monkey with their mouths open, and the monkeys in the trees were even more fierce, and nuts and branches rained down on the crocodile, but where could they stop the crocodile in the slightest.

At this critical moment, suddenly a female monkey jumped from a tree, probably the mother of this little monkey.

He took the little monkey into his arms and grinned at the crocodile at the same time, making a roar in his mouth, trying to scare the crocodile away! But its desperate fierce appearance was useless in the eyes of the two crocodiles, and it rushed over with a fishy wind in a hurry.

The mother monkey was holding the little monkey in her arms, and when she saw that the threat had no effect, she wanted to climb the tree but couldn't spare her hands, and when she saw the crocodile coming, she had to turn around and run back.