Chapter 31: The wolves retreat temporarily
Taking advantage of the fact that the wolves did not launch a third wave of charge, Chen Chao turned his head and gestured to the members of the hunting team and said, "Divide into two groups of people, one in front and one in the back to throw spears, and then throw spears after throwing slings." ”
The Prince of Slings stood at the front of the line with a group of men piled up in front of them with an isoscele-high sling, and the little prince of javelins stood behind with a group of men, and the spears were all in their hands.
The wolves who had already eaten the corpses of their companions looked at the blazing bonfire in front of the cave, the hunger made them unable to retreat, I don't know why, the prey in Tianyuan Mountain has suddenly decreased a lot recently, either they are all hidden, or they can't afford to provoke the existence at all.
They had turned over from the other side of the mountain, exhausted of their strength, and had not been replenished for a long time, and the smell from behind the hot thing was so tempting, mixed with the smell of all kinds of meat, that they were reluctant to leave without being hurt by the fire, even if they were afraid of the fire.
"Whew~~" The head wolf howled at the moon, the cold light of its fangs was chilling, and the short hair on its lips was still red with flesh and blood.
Seeing that the wolves launched the third charge, Chen Chao gave an order, "Throw the sling!" ”
The slings smashed on the wolves, making a "bang bang" sound, although the slings are not sharp, it is difficult to cause a fatal effect, but his coverage is large!
While the wolves were being smashed, a dozen spears flew out from behind the catapults.
Take advantage of your illness to kill you!
This time there were obviously more wolf corpses left, and even some of the wolves limped when they retreated, presumably being hit by the first wave of slings.
The entire hunting team resounded with cheers, and the joy spread from outside the cave to the cave, and Chen Chao also had a trace of joy on his face.
But the joy of victory did not last long, he counted and found that there were more than sixty wolves, and it seemed that the wolves had only suffered heavy casualties on the surface, but in fact they did not hurt their bones.
Looking up at the sky, the moon was still hanging high, and it was still early before dawn, and it seemed that it was going to be a night watch.
Thinking of this, he asked in a deep voice, "Yuan, how much wood is there in the cave." ”
Yuan thought for a moment, gestured and said, "Not much." ”
Chen Chao's heart is tight again, the amount of wood burned recently is so large, and the stone axe was only made today, and the wood picked up every day is not enough, and there are ghosts if there are more.
In the middle of the night, the people of the hunting team were simply tired and sleepy, but they still did not dare to relax at all, for fear that the wolves would charge again, and they would not be able to dodge and be bitten through the stomach.
The wood was already about to be burned, and Chen Chao knew that the wolves were waiting, and they were waiting for the hunting team when they were most sleepy, and the first three charges made them suffer.
Isn't it boiling on their own side, they will retreat when the morning is up, and the bonfire can burn until dawn.
At this moment, Chen Chao profoundly understood that sentence, build a high wall and accumulate grain!
Finally, when dawn came, the members of the hunting team kept watch all night, and it was already the most sleepy time.
Yuan added some wood to the campfire, and the "crackling" sound of the firewood burning woke up some of the drowsy team members.
At this moment, the wolves charged again, Chen Chao's face froze, and he roared loudly, "Throw the stone rope!" ”
Although the wolves were smashed and stunned this time, they had no intention of retreating, the ones in front were stunned, and the wolves behind stepped on the wolf bodies in front of them, wanting to jump up and jump over the fire.
"Throw a spear!" At the moment of crisis, Chen Chao took the lead in throwing out the spear in his hand and pierced a wolf who was about to jump over the fire.
The spears in the back also wanted to learn from them, and before the dawn of the dawn, there was a sound of spears entering the flesh.
When the day finally dawned, the last log in the cave was burned, and then it was dawn that they realized that it was a pack of black wolves, and watched the wolves retreat. The hunting party that had been guarding the entrance of the cave was all tired and collapsed on the ground, and the mental tension and physical exertion made them feel that they could not lift up a little strength after the danger receded.
The people in the cave did not sleep, and even some of the timid children shed tears, causing their mothers to cry for a long time.
The old people were much calmer, and at first they were protected like children, but then they stood in front of the woman and the child. Because they feel that they have lived for so long, and they have lived a good life for a few days before they die, and they will not lose anything, but the children are still young, and when they grow up, they can help the tribe hunt, and they can kill a lot of wolves to avenge themselves, so if they want to die, this group of old men will die first.
Chen Chao is also very tired, but he can't rest yet, the wolves are only temporarily retreating, and they will definitely come back at night, and he has a crazy idea.
That's a big vote, if this group of wolves is all taken, the entire tribe will have winter skins, meat, and danger!
Otherwise, if you run away from a dozen of them, it will not be good to make a sneak attack on the hunting team or the gathering team at every turn, and if you attack the tribe while they are out, it will be really a troublesome thing.
Without Chen Chao's urging, the hunting team members who sat on the ground and rested consciously stood up, because they also knew that it was not time to rest.
The Stone Axe team took the axes to cut down trees nearby, but they didn't dare to go far. The old people began to go down to the river to net fish with rattan baskets, and in addition to collecting weapons and wolf corpses, the gathering team also had to collect more wood, vines, and stones to make tonight's weapons, and the whole tribe knew it. Today everything is prepared only for the defense of the wolves at night.
The rest of the people followed Chen Chao's instructions and began to dig a long ditch in front of the cave entrance.
Although the members of the excavation team were very incomprehensible, they didn't say anything when they saw that their leader, Yuanya, began to take the lead in digging.
Yuan remembered what Chen Chao said to him just now, and couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart, and the wooden sticks under his hand flew over, and the speed of pulling the soil was a little faster.
He still felt very risky, but when he thought that this ticket was done, the skin would definitely be enough for all the people in the tribe to survive the winter this year, and he could even live a life of two skins per person!
This is something he had never thought of, the best and most beautiful scene he had ever imagined, and it was just that everyone in the tribe had a skin!
And Chen Chao's plan is very feasible! Remembering that he taught the hunting party how to catch moa and how to catch lynx, there have been no casualties in the hunting party since he came!
Chen Chao left a stone axe behind and prepared to start making a simple wooden shovel for the excavation team.
It is impossible to have a radian, that is, cut the round wood into slices, and then use charcoal to burn an arc in the middle to facilitate the insertion of another long wooden stick.