Chapter 42: Snatching the Bear's Territory
Mei Xue stretched her waist and hugged the concubine in her arms, "Next, I would like to invite Su Gong and Mei to sing a Lancang "Rocking Blue Song" for the young men, and I wish you a good night's sleep." β
Mei Shi and Su Gong were like mothers coaxing their children to sleep, their little hands kept patting Lin Zhumin and Liu Guodong's chests, and sang softly:
"Moan! Recite! Recite! Gin Saya! Kan Ping'er is a little girl, your mother went to the paddy field and will come back soon, and your mother went to the dry land and carried the firewood back. Your mother is tired and can't lift her calves, and your mother is tired and can't move her thighs. Go out early and return late every day, do a good job in the fields, and hope to harvest the rice and raise you to grow taller. Gin Saya! Gin Saya! β
The next night, they were still camped in the trees, and the princesses were bold. On the evening of the third day, the team came to a small flat basin at the top of a mountain. It is surrounded by tall bamboo forests, and a small stream flows from the middle of the flat land into the distance.
Yu Songyuan groaned for a moment and ordered to camp on the spot. This is the place where Yu Quanjun and his women's army must pass through to enter Lancang, here is a small basin in the forest on the top of the mountain, there is a stream, relatively flat, and it is better to build a strong camp here.
"Ghost, there's something wrong with the smell here. I guess there are big animals around here, build yì change a place. "Liu Guodong is an expert in explosives in the end, and his nose is more sensitive than a dog's nose, which is really unusual.
"Don't let them hear it. I've long felt that the women's army of the whole army must pass through here, and it must be cleaned up first. This is the top of the mountain, which is unlikely to be the territory of elephants, most likely South Asian jungle bears. β
"Does it scare them?" Liu Guodong asked worriedly.
Yu Songyuan didn't pay attention to Liu Guodong anymore. Let them understand tonight's battle and see how dangerous the jungle is.
Seeing that Yu Songyuan insisted on camping here, Liu Guodong no longer insisted. In fact, Lin Tao and Lin Zhumin had already discovered that there was a problem in this place. But after seeing Yu Songyuan and Liu Guodong biting their ears for a while, they still want to camp here, so they understand what Yu Songyuan means.
For three days from the base of the forest farm, I have been walking in the inaccessible Lancang primeval forest, which is almost unpopular due to its remote border, political turmoil, possible attacks by rebel militants, and ongoing tribal warfare. Even hunters from both countries rarely come here.
This is the world's most primitive ecological jungle, the Vietnam War has ended ten years ago, ten years of recuperation, this is already a paradise for jungle animals. Along the way, they continued to see red deer, bison, wild boar, squirrels, bison, red muntjac and other animals that are rare in China, and even occasionally saw the traces of large animals such as bears, tigers, leopards, and rhinoceros.
But around the forest farms, these animals are hard to find. In 1945, when World War II was won, Lancang's primeval forest coverage was more than 71 percent, but by 1984, the original forest coverage was slightly less than 60 percent. Timber is Lancang's main export product, and the rate of timber cutting is staggering, with the primary forest cover reduced by 10% in 40 years.
With a large number of forests being cut down and large-scale hunting by humans, the living space of animals is shrinking rapidly, and the environment is also deteriorating rapidly. The loss of rainforests will not only deprive these jungle animals of their habitat, but will also be fatal to climate change. The ecosystems of primary rainforests are extremely fragile, and when forests disappear, ecosystems quickly collapse.
The primeval tropical rainforest of South Asia is still a rare natural oxygen in China. Yu Songyuan sadly felt that perhaps in another 100 years, these precious primeval rainforest resources will be cut down, and the current most suitable living environment for human survival in southern China will inevitably change.
China's Yellow River Basin was once the cradle of our ancestors and the birthplace of China's ancient peoples. From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Qin Dynasty, the Tarim River Basin, the Lop Nur region in Xinjiang, and the Loess Plateau in the northwest were covered by dense primeval jungles in many places, while the grasslands of Inner Mongolia were covered with thick pastures. At that time, the Northwest Plateau was the most suitable area for human survival.
However, after only 2,000 years of war, the change of dynasties, and the vicissitudes of time, the current northwest has become a vast desert, and the lower reaches of the Tarim River have dried up. Many areas, such as Lop Nur, have become forbidden areas for life.
Lin Zhumin and Lin Tao began to collect firewood, and Yu Songyuan and Liu Guodong took the girls to set up four small double tents. After a while, Lin Zhumin and Lin Tao lit a bonfire in the open space in the middle of the tent.
Set up your tent and light a bonfire. Liu Guodong took out a small thin net, and after a while, he scooped up two or three catties of plankton from the creek, washed it, and put it in a small stainless steel basin used as a dinner basin to roast it. As a snack, it is fresh, crispy, and has a salty taste.
At first, the girls did not dare to eat. Yu Songyuan said, "This is a good thing. When we survive in the field, sometimes we don't have salt and we rely on it. It is high in salt and rich in nutrients. In particular, it tastes particularly good and protects teeth. β
After his publicity, everyone came to grab it, and it was delicious. But after eating, I was not full. Su Gong took out the dry food, and Yu Songyuan said, "You are not allowed to eat, and the dinner is over." There is a late night snack to eat when the time comes. β
"Where's the supper?" Mei Xue was puzzled.
"Confidentiality. Dinner is not allowed to be eaten again anyway. Liu Guodong also said that Su Gong had no choice but to put away the dry food.
After a while, the concubine began to walk around irritably, looking up into the distance from time to time, and rubbing Mei and Yu Songyuan's trouser legs with her head from time to time, looking very uneasy.
"What's wrong with it? Something is wrong! It has never been like this. Mei Xue asked puzzled.
Yu Songyuan said, "Don't be afraid, the concubine has already sensed that there are big animals around here, and it is reminding us." If there is a situation, you must obey the order, hide in the tent, and not let the concubine scream, understand? It's too small to fight with big animals. β
In the evening, Yu Songyuan and Mei Xue were on the first shift. Lin Tao, Liu Guodong and Lin Zhumin all glanced at Yu Songyuan, and Yu Songyuan nodded at them. And they went into their tents and began to rest.
Mei Xue hugged the concubine and sat nervously next to Yu Songyuan. After a while, the animals in the bamboo forest stopped making noise, and the jungle suddenly became quiet. The concubine also leaned a little nervously against them, and a low warning sound came from her throat. The atmosphere was a little weird, Mei Xue felt abnormal, and grabbed Yu Songyuan's arm tightly.
Yu Songyuan whispered: "Don't be afraid, girl, there are large animals coming." You grab the concubine's mouth, quietly enter the tent, and don't come out. Cover its ears and mouth and never let it make a sound. β
"Brother Yu, it's broken...... There are bears...... It's looking at us, slowly walking towards us...... Come ......"
Mei Xue crossed Yu Songyuan's shoulder and saw a large black shadow staggering out of the forest behind her. But with two crystal green dots and slow movements, she could be sure that it was a big bear. And Yu Songyuan, relying on his hearing, had already made a quick judgment on the size of the bear and the threat of Cheng DΓΉ.
He whispered in as calm a tone as possible, "Mei Xue, listen to the order now." Don't move too much, but quietly, slowly, take the concubine, and quickly get into the tent. No matter what you hear, don't come out. Do you understand? β
As the bear got closer, he could already see the full outline, "But it's too big for you to deal with alone...... Call someone......"
"They have woken up early and are waiting for my orders. The bear was a lone bear that had just left its mother. It's its territory, and it's definitely going to attack us, understand? β
"You have to be small...... ......"Mei Xue said, taking the concubine, covering the concubine's mouth with her hands, and slowly and little by little into the tent.
Yu Songyuan felt the bear approaching the camp little by little, and he could hear its angry breathing.
Seeing that Mei Xue and the concubine had already entered the tent, he drew a knife in his hand, and suddenly pulled onions on dry land after several consecutive flips, and the person had already jumped under the bamboo more than ten meters behind him. Then I did it in one go, rubbed it a few times, and went up to the top of the forest. The bear obviously didn't expect the intruder in front of him to have a sudden attack and escape so quickly. It rushed to the foot of the big bamboo in anger, and "snapped" two palms, and then broke the bowl-thick big bamboo, and the big bamboo fell down with a bang.
Yu Songyuan had already jumped onto another bamboo at the moment when the bamboo fell. The big bear was furious, screamed wildly and went to slap another bamboo, and Yu Songyuan jumped on another bamboo. The bear chased after the bamboo, and little by little, Yu Songyuan lured it to the clearing on the other side of the stream.
The bear howled and hissed, already furious. This guy is so powerful that the bamboos that block it are broken one by one. Yu Songyuan suddenly jumped down and looked at it a few steps away. The big bear was teased and pounced.
Yu Songyuan instantly jumped onto another bamboo, used his hands and feet together, and ran up to the treetops in a few steps.
At this time, Lin Tao and the three of them had already concealed it with their guns. Yu Songyuan took out the pistol first, condescendingly, and fired two shots at its eyes, blinding its eyes. The wounded bear resembled an angry lion, standing like a man, and its two forepaws were striking the big bamboo like crazy.
Lin Tao and the others seized the opportunity and fired at the same time, and three M16 bullets drilled into its head at the same time.
Bears have slower nerve responses and conduction, and although the bear is seriously injured, it is not fatal. It turned its head and followed the sound, about to pounce on Lin Tao and the others. Yu Songyuan jumped from the treetops and fired three shots at its tail.
The big bear was already unable to move, but he turned his head with difficulty and rushed towards Yu Songyuan with a wild howl. Yu Song was far from dodging, and the big bear did not pounce, it struggled, slowly, like a mountain, and fell with a bang.
Yu Songyuan walked closer, and saw that the big bear was still twitching, so he drew his pistol, aimed it at the brain, and shot it three times in a row, ending its pain. The three of them walked over, and Yu Songyuan had already lit a cigarette. "Male bear, there won't be another one, right?" Lin Tao asked with palpitations.
"Probably not. The smell here is this thing, not the smell of another bear. This is a lone bear, just emerging from the herd of bears to stand on its own. Liu Guodong also said with certainty.
"Damn, it's just a pity, there are fewer and fewer of these animals." Lin Zhumin said.