Chapter 61: The Science of Throwing Meat
Bihu and Bark came back three days later. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info knew that they had a difficult journey, and Wang Chuan was not at all dissatisfied with them entering the cave covered in mud. Let the spirits that blame them go and fetch them hot water, and fill them with hot water, and shut their mouths.
Others gathered around and wanted to ask, but Wang Chuan also stretched out his hand to stop him. This is not something that can be said clearly in a sentence or two. Let them rest before it's too late.
Several people soaked their hands and feet in hot water, drank hot soup again, and the bark was half lying comfortably on Wang Chuan's bed before saying, "I found it." "I don't know why, they are all beds arranged with the same things, and Wang Chuan's bed is always much more comfortable than other beds. If it weren't for the spirit watching him, he would have wanted to sleep here.
Lingbianzui, this is nonsense, I didn't find the dare to come back to see my mother without skinning you, and I still served the soup and water for a long time.
Bihu's face was a little solemn and said: "It's not difficult to go to the place, but the number of wolves is a bit large." I'm afraid it's hard to deal with. ”
He has traveled north and south, and has experienced countless ups and downs, even he feels that it is difficult to deal with, and this number is not the one he saw before.
"How many?" Wang Chuan asked.
Bihu opened his mouth, but turned his head to the bark. There are still some problems with his decimal system to the moment of truth.
Bark said proudly, "Probably no less than forty." After we found it, we squatted in the snow for half a day. Those who came and went were counted. ”
Wang Chuan asked, "Is it day or night when you count?" Morning or afternoon? ”
"Afternoon to evening."
"What's the count?"
"Thirty-seven. Those who recognize the number of hair colors are absolutely not repeated. "Bark said yes. He's only learned to count recently, but there's no stumbling from one to one hundred. He also understands the number after a hundred, and there are few people in the tribe who are more sensitive to numbers.
Wang Chuan looked at Bihu and asked, "What do you think?" ”
Wolves usually go out at night to forage for food, but now they come out during the day, and it is really difficult to find food. Counting during the day is not accurate. And it's only the number of half a day, I'm afraid it doesn't represent the number of a day.
Bihu said: "Probably twice the number." ”
Wang Chuan nodded, skipping the question, but asked about the location of the wolf's den, the size of the cave, the surrounding vegetation, and other details.
The wolf's den is in a valley with many thorns, and there are many rocks in the valley, and the land there is relatively soft sandy soil, and the wolves dig many holes under the rocks to hide. Everyone has counted that there are more than a dozen small pits here, and there is only one big pit. Wolves usually only enter that big pit, so they suspect that there is a lot of space in the big pit.
After asking about these situations, Wang Chuan said: "I really can't say how many of these wolves there are, and it would be right to estimate how many miles there are." It is possible to say that there are hundreds more. ”
"What is going to be done?" The crowd listened with a tingling of scalps. The tribe can only use about fifty people, and some will have to be left behind to defend the caves. Between humans and wolves, one enemy and one may not dare to say that there is a certainty of total victory, and with one enemy and two, it is almost the end of looking for death.
Bihu said: "These wolves will go out day and night, even if they are besieged, they may not be able to kill them all." ”
It is unlikely that these wolves will be wiped out, and no matter how careful you act, there may be fish that will slip through the net, which is inevitable. But if you besiege the wolves' burrows and let their main force escape, the tribe will really never be at peace. Who knows when these wolves will come to attack the tribe or besiege the people who are out?
Wang Chuan thought for a moment and said, "These wolves just go out to forage for food, what if we feed them?" ”
"Oh, or do you want us to take the meat and feed them." People with strange logic feel that what they think is right.
Wang Chuan smiled and said nothing, the type of feeding, how could these straightforward-minded barbarians figure it out. He just said, "I wonder if you can get a live raccoon, fox or wolf that eats meat?" ”
Although the rattan is withered in winter, the roots are still fresh. If you feed the baby elephant with this thing, it will definitely eat it in one bite, but whether you mix it into the meat and feed it to the wolf or not, you have to try it first.
After listening to Wang Chuan's request, the two people of the tribe took a piece of meat, took the net and went out. They weren't familiar with booby-trapping wolves, but Wang Chuan had said it many times, and they had wanted to try it a long time ago. The two of them came back in the middle of the night, shivering from the cold. There was a staring wolf dragging in the net. But it could only stare at it, and even its mouth was tied up.
After twisting the wolf's limbs, he untied its mouth, shut it in the wood-room, and threw away a piece of clean meat, a piece of meat soaked in the root juice of the broken intestines, and saw the results tomorrow. As long as the wolf's desire to survive is still there, he will eat, and if it only eats clean meat, it means that they can distinguish it, and then they have to think of other ways.
The wolf howled for half the night, and there was no sound at dawn, and when I opened the door of the firewood room, I saw that the wolf was already smoked. Two pieces of meat were missing. It's just that there is some meat foam that has been spit out on the ground.
It seems that the meat wolf that has been soaked in the root juice of the broken intestine grass is eaten. Fortunately, the wolf was caught back to test the medicine, otherwise it would have gone back to the wolf's den and spit out, and the other wolves would have known that this thing could not be eaten.
Once the medicine has been tested, the plan of action can be decided.
The wolf's den is a little more than a day's walk from the tribe. Some people carry poison-soaked meat on their backs for a day, and when they arrive at the place, they go to throw the meat. The next day, judge the effect of throwing meat.
The rest of the people set off for a run or skiing in the early hours of the next morning, walking along the river, trying to arrive in the early afternoon of the next day. If the wolves are all poisoned, then just clean up the mess. If the wolves hadn't all been poisoned, they would have taken the wolf's den before dark. Kill all the wolves. Then I stayed in the wolf's den for one night, and by the way, I came back to the encirclement point to help, and tried to clear the other wolves who came back from going out. Finally, destroy the wolf's den, so that the remaining wolves should become lone wolves, and there is nothing to fear.
This was a war that the tribe had never fought before, and the more prepared the better. Crocodile skin vests are best for everyone. Hoods are something that must be brought with you if you can have them. Needless to say, ironware. If there are no iron tools, stone tools must be carried with more than two pieces. Anyone who wields a bow or crossbow must have no less than ten arrows per person. If you don't have an arrow, you'll fine, but at least soak in the juice of the broken intestine grass. Other ropes to cast nets are naturally required. In this case, casualties are inevitable, and alcohol should also be brought.
Forget the expectant look of the spirit. It's a burden for her to go, the war is not a playhouse, and no one can say what will happen if she goes.
Wang Chuan also brought the rattan helmet invented when the child was testing the spear. I also prepared one for the strong cow. Cover it with a hood inside, which is warm and windproof and strong.
This was the first expedition of this magnitude for the tribe. The day before departure, my mother also lit a big fire in front of the cave and made a departure ceremony. Let everyone take a sip of the magnificent wine. I only hope that everyone will kill the enemy bravely and return victorious.