Lu Wan and the others were lying in ambush in the woods, the climate on the island was hot, especially in this tropical forest, it was even more sultry, and after a while, everyone's bodies seemed to be washed with water. In addition, there are a lot of weird bugs flying around, and a bite is a red bump, if it was before, it is likely to cause dysentery, but now they have stinky artemisia pills on board, which are specially used to treat dysentery, so there is no need to worry too much.

It was not easy to wait until the sun set in the west, but in the Tang Dynasty, the sun generally sets from the south-west direction, but here it sets in the direction of the north-west direction, which is also one of the proofs that they crossed the equator.

Finally, when the sun was about to set, the buffaloes in the lake also felt the change in the outside temperature, shook their heads and got up from the mud in the lake one by one, and then walked to the shore calmly, and lowered their heads to eat the tender grass by the lake. Lu Wan roughly calculated and found that the size of this herd was not large, only twenty or thirty buffaloes. In addition, the buffalo came ashore in the wrong place, hundreds of paces away from the woods where they were hiding.

"It's a bit far away, and it's a little difficult to hit, so let's touch through the woods and get as close as possible!" Seeing this situation, Lu Wan immediately commanded. Feng Shijie and the others also nodded immediately, after all, they are not professional musketeers, no matter how good their marksmanship is, there is a limit, it is really a bit difficult to shoot at the target from a hundred steps away, not to mention that they have a smoothbore gun in their hands, and the accuracy is even worse.

The group crouched down and quietly moved towards the woods where the buffalo herd was relatively close, and when the distance between them and the buffalo had been reduced by nearly half, Lu Wan asked people to stop. Then he and Feng Shijie raised the musket in their hands and stretched the black muzzle out of the woods. Aimed at the herd of buffaloes grazing.

But just when they were ready, their fingers were already on the triggers of their muskets. Suddenly a dozen long arrows flew out of the woods opposite them, and the archers were supposed to be under their command, and all the arrows were fired at the buffalo closest to them.

For this kind of change, not only did the attacked buffalo herd not react, but even Lu Wan and they were taken aback, but at the same time, their fingers also pulled the trigger, and then a crisp musket sounded, and several targeted buffaloes were immediately shot. One of them was shot in the head and fell to the ground and died, and another buffalo was blinded in one eye but was not dead, and let out a terrible and deep scream, and the remaining three buffaloes were also injured to varying degrees.

The screams of the injured finally alarmed the entire herd, and the buffalo herd, which had been leisurely just now, immediately became frightened, and even some of the buffaloes wanted to escape alone. However, the strongest cow was not hit by the bow and arrows and bullets, and it made a 'moo~' sound in a deep voice, which immediately quieted the whole herd, and then led the way. Began to flee in the woods in the other direction.

Seeing this situation, the two people beside Lu Wan loosened the strong bow that had already been opened. Arrows shot like lightning at the buffalo that had already been hit by bullets, and the buffalo that had been blinded in one eye was blinded by Erhanzi in the other. Running wild on the field, only to knock down another injured buffalo.

The buffalo that was hit couldn't stand up for a while. At this time, Lu Wan and Feng Shijie moved the fastest, and they had already loaded the gunpowder and bullets, but two gunshots rang out, and the blind buffalo and the buffalo on the ground were shot again, although they did not die immediately, but they did not have the strength to escape.

Then the remaining three men also finished the gunpowder, but by this time most of the buffalo had escaped, except for the more seriously wounded buffalo that had been wounded earlier, and now fell behind, so that all three muskets were aimed at its hind legs, and when the three shots rang out, the buffalo immediately fell to the ground and lay there wailing.

Seeing the buffalo fleeing, Lu Wan and the others did not relax, just now they saw that there were people shooting arrows in the woods on the other side, it was likely to be local natives, so the two sons buckled their bows and arrows on the strings, and Lu Wan and the others loaded again, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

It's just that to Lu Wan's surprise, they waited in the woods for a long time, but no one came out, and the buffalo that was shot by the other party with an arrow is now paralyzed on the ground, and it seems that the arrow is poisonous.

"Captain, the situation seems to be a little wrong, the other party should have quietly withdrawn!" Erhanzi is a hunter, and although the forest environment here is different from his hometown, he can tell from the signs such as the sound of insects that there should be no one in the jungle where he shot the arrow just now.

In fact, Lu Wan also felt that something was wrong, after hearing Er Hanzi's words, he immediately sent two skilled crew members to check it, and sure enough, he found that those natives had evacuated, leaving only messy footprints, and it can be seen from these footprints that they were very embarrassed when they retreated, which made Lu Wan and Feng Shijie guess that the other party was likely to be frightened and fled immediately after hearing their gunshots, and even dared not ask for prey.

In fact, Lu Wan and they have encountered this situation more than once, when they used the musket for the first time, the leader of the native tribe who clashed with them was shot and killed by Lu Wan, and when those natives saw the 'artifact' that would breathe fire in Lu Wan's hand, they were shocked for a while, and even many people knelt down to worship, and the feeling of being worshiped made Lu Wan and others never forget it for the rest of their lives.

Since the natives just now had fled, Lu Wan and the others were not polite, and immediately sent someone to inform the crew to carry the buffalo. Lu Wan hunted four cattle with muskets, and except for the first one, the other three were seriously injured and were still howling, and the natives killed one with poisoned arrows, making a total of five buffaloes.

These buffaloes are huge, the heaviest one is estimated to reach a ton, and the other lighter ones are more than a thousand catties, plus the roads in the jungle are difficult to travel, if they are transported back in their entirety, it is simply unimaginable. So I had to wait for the people to come, and then dismembered the buffalo on the spot, and the whole buffalo meat and edible beef were all transported back into the water, and even the thick cow bones were not dropped.

It's not that Lu Wan is stingy, but when they were in Datang, it was a luxury to want to eat beef, and although Taiwan can't help killing cattle, the price of beef is also extremely expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it for the time being. And these crew members under Lu Wan are all from poor people, and now they have the opportunity to eat beef, so they naturally have to eat very cleanly, and the master on the ship has good craftsmanship, and the cattle are put into the water and rectified by his hands, which is simply better than beef, so this delicacy naturally cannot be let go.

Originally, it was a great risk to dismember the prey in the wild, mainly because they were worried about attracting some ferocious carnivores, but Lu Wan and they were not worried, although this island was not small, it was not particularly large, judging from their experience, even if there were carnivores on this island, the size would not be so big. In addition, taking a step back, even if there are huge carnivores, they are not afraid at all, after all, Lu Wan called a lot of people to transport beef, and everyone has weapons, if there are any eyeless beasts to grab food, it is estimated that in the end it can only become a meal at their Chinese New Year's Eve banquet.

After dismembering the buffalo, each carrying dozens of pounds on his back, and then led by Lu Wan, these uninhibited crew members howled loudly and out of tune, singing and laughing and walking towards the beach, startling the birds resting in the woods.

By the time Luvan and his men reached the beach, the small camp had almost been built, and around the camp, the crew had already set up piles of bonfires, and huge iron pots had been set up on the fire, and the water in the pots was about to boil, just waiting for their beef to be cooked.

But then it was time for the ship's chef to call the shots, and I saw the big-bellied chef running around the camp, loudly directing the crew to cook. The original dumpling filling was all sealed in the canned bottle again, and large pieces of fresh beef were brought up, then minced, and then added to the edible wild vegetables picked in the jungle to make the beef and wild vegetable filling.

It was not until the second day that the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was prepared, and the crew was also very tired. However, Lu Wan did not relax his vigilance, as soon as he came back just now, he immediately arranged several shifts of people to take turns on duty, and told them what happened to the Turen, which made the people on duty shocked, and did not dare to slack off at all.

A piece of clean canvas is spread on the beach, the crew sits on the ground, a plate of dishes is served, although the appearance is not very good-looking, but the taste is not bad, in addition to a large bowl of beef bone soup is also sent, everyone uses soup instead of wine, and the sky is dark. In fact, it is not that there is no wine at the banquet, but they are still unclear about the situation on this island, and they don't know if there will be any danger at night, so from Lu Wan and below, each person only drinks two taels, so as not to get drunk and make mistakes, and if you drink again, you can only drink beef bone soup.

After the last dumplings came up, everyone ate the dumplings, and the madness on their bodies was almost vented, and they all quieted down, but they began to miss their relatives in their hometowns. And Lu Wan also nodded with satisfaction when he saw this situation.

In fact, the reason why Lu Wan made such a big effort to make this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is not only because this is a custom passed down from the ancestors, but also has a deeper intention, that is, to let the crew vent their excess energy, which is a good thing for the crew and him as the captain.

People who go to sea, especially fleets like them, who explore unknown sea routes, are under tremendous psychological pressure on each crew member, because they don't know what they will face in the next moment. Don't know where the road lies ahead? Don't know when you can go back?

In addition, a hundred and ten big men were crowded on the boat, not even a woman could be seen, and there was nothing else to do except the boring sailing, so everyone had an inexhaustible amount of energy accumulated in their bodies, which was mixed with pressure, and as time went on, if they didn't find a way to release it, it would definitely cause unprecedented disasters in the end.

A good captain must help the crew relieve their emotions, and Lu Wan is undoubtedly a good captain, he took the opportunity of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to once again lead the crew's emotions in the direction of normal people. However, as a good captain, Lüvin was not too proud of his success, he was already thinking about the exploration of the entire island tomorrow, and how to get along with the local natives when he met them. (To be continued.) )