Chapter Twenty-Three: The Plague of the Yak
The next day, at dawn.
When He Yifei was sleeping, he was reluctantly woken up.
He Yifei, who had been busy for most of the night, although he was still very tired mentally at the moment, but after thinking of today's task, he also suddenly came to his senses.
At this time, all the squads in the centurion were ready to go, waiting for the centurion's order to be given.
"Let's go!"
Hearing the order issued in the team channel, Ye Luoxian of the elite team also began to command everyone to march towards the Gaocao Plain.
Seeing this, He Yifei hurriedly picked up more than a dozen rattan ropes, followed closely behind the team members, and ran towards the endless artemisia grass.
At this time, on the Gaocao Plain, a murderous aura was also secretly surging, and a large number of carnivorous beasts were also secretly gathering, waiting for the arrival of the hunting moment. Having lived here for a long time, they have long been aware of signs of human activity in the nearby mountains, which is a sign that the hunt is about to begin.
However, in the depths of the plains, a large number of herbivorous beasts were still asleep, and they did not perceive that danger was slowly approaching their location.
As far as the Hundred-Man Regiment was concerned, their target was the countless herds of yaks, and as for the other beasts, they were naturally not interested.
However, the herd of yaks and the rest of the various wild beasts lived together, which also made the hundred-man group have to march cautiously, waiting for the formation of an encirclement before daring to reveal their whereabouts.
"Woo!"
A group of weak beasts with a keen sense of smell had already sensed the aura of slaughter in the air, and after they let out a low warning sound, they had already begun to beckon their companions and run in the direction they thought were safe.
This movement naturally disturbed the group of sleeping yaks, who were all soldiers, and they also involuntarily followed behind those weak and desolate beasts, running deeper into the artemisia grass.
"These brutes are too vigilant, aren't they?"
Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the yak herd, but could only watch them flee, He Yifei couldn't help but become impatient.
"Shh
Huo Yingqi, who was beside him, seemed to be used to seeing this kind of scene, and after he made a silent gesture at He Yifei, he turned his head and lowered his posture again.
Seeing this, He Yifei didn't dare to say much, he could only follow Huo Yingqi's example, lower his body, and let the surrounding artemisia grass drown his whole body.
The herd, after running nervously for hundreds of meters, gradually let down their guard. They are not good at running, but they are also panting and looking around, as if looking for the direction of the danger.
After waiting for a while, the herd did not perceive any danger, and gradually, they relaxed from the previous tense atmosphere, and began to look down for tender artemisia grass to fill their almost shriveled stomachs.
Seeing that the herd had stopped running, the members of the various teams continued to grope towards their location. With long-term tacit cooperation, there is no need for anyone's command, and those squads can quickly find their own positions.
At this time, among the entire group of 100 people, the most nervous was He Yifei's group of recruits, who experienced such a scene for the first time, and their excited hearts almost burst out of their throats. Fortunately, this group of recruits has developed good execution skills, and even if they are overexcited, they are still able to put obedience to orders first.
Dawn is the most short, as the east gradually turns white, and the sense of light in the Artemisia Plain gradually increases.
A good line of sight is also increasing the difficulty factor of rounding up the yak herd, after all, the range of sight perception of those yaks is also greatly improved.
However, the sky is getting brighter, which is also a plus and a bad for the yak herd. When the night is shrouded, all the herbivore-type wild beasts can temporarily put aside racial discrimination and unite to deal with the emergence of crises in order to increase the safety factor.
When the sky is bright, those herbivorous beasts will separate from each other, keeping their own race at a certain distance from other beasts, as if they are deliberately showing their lofty posture.
Without the presence of those alert beasts, the humans and carnivorous hunters lurking in the shadows have moved a little faster. After all, those nervous yaks will never learn to detach some members to take on the task of vigilance.
Finally, when the distant sky revealed a corner of the sun, the hundred-man group also completed the encirclement of the yak herd. Then came the real hunt, which would be a catastrophe that would be difficult for the entire herd to escape.
At this time, He Yifei, who was hiding in the artemisia grass not far from the herd, saw that his teammates in front of him were all stretching out their arms towards him, and he understood that this was the signal that the general attack was about to be launched. At this moment, he didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly handed the rattan ropes to his teammates who were ready to attack.
"Yo!"
With a loud whistle resounding in their ears, the members of the Hundred Regiment hidden in the artemisia grass suddenly rushed towards their respective targets like arrows from the string.
"Whew, whew!"
At this moment, the hunters hiding in the nearby artemisia grass seemed to have received a signal of action, and they actually began to cooperate with the actions of humans and carry out a frenzied hunt.
"Woooooooooo
The desolate beasts, who were the first to sense the danger, ran in all directions in a panic while letting out a loud wail of warning.
This exciting moment came, and He Yifei naturally couldn't suppress his excitement. He followed the example of his teammates, wrapped a rattan rope around his right arm, and held the open steel ring in his right hand, and hurriedly followed behind his teammates, rushing towards the herd of yaks not far away.
"Moo!
When the yak herd saw a large number of humans suddenly appearing around them, they already understood that this was an operation against themselves. At this moment, they did not dare to retain their physical strength, and ran around in a panic one by one, hoping to escape from the gap in the enemy's encirclement.
However, it is not only humans who are attacking the herd. The clever hunters, who are very good at judging the situation, also focus their attacks on the herd.
However, compared to the humans who round up the sturdy yaks, the hunters target the old, weak, sick and disabled yaks. After all, the only purpose of the hunter is to fill his stomach.
At this moment, there was no peace in the Artemisia Plain, and the actions of the scattered beasts and round-ups were like a whirlwind raging everywhere, instantly covering the flat Artemisia Plain with the scars trampled on beyond recognition.