Chapter 44: Saving the Bison
After the black bear was killed, the hunters who were hiding in the shadows around them retreated and gave up the thirteen cows.
Mainly, they didn't think they were a match for the two-legged beast, not to mention that the two-legged beast had an accomplice.
After eliminating the black bear, Xia Qi left twenty people to take care of the sheep and cattle, and then took people to hunt around.
However, according to so far, there are only two kinds of domesticated livestock that Xia Qi has encountered, that is, sheep and cattle. They actually met a lot of hares, but these guys can dig holes, and they don't have the tools at hand right now, so they don't think about it for the time being. I saw a lot of pheasants and ducks, but the problem was that these guys could fly, and they didn't find their eggs.
Unconsciously, Xia Qi and they have been in this world for four days, and so far they have captured many sheep and a number of other beasts, but because they cannot be domesticated, they were all killed by Xia Qi and eaten meat.
Several people each carried a basket of grass on their backs, and cautiously approached the cows, Xia Qi had specially warned them before the action, they must be careful.
Although these big guys have been hungry for a while, who knows if they are still aggressive.
Perhaps they knew that the two-legged beasts had been sheltering them, or perhaps they had been hungry for nearly two days and had not closed their eyes, and they were too tired, so the thirteen bison did not resist.
When the men came to them, the buffalo behaved meekly, and their big eyes, which were neither noisy nor noisy, looked quietly at the people who came to them.
Seeing this, these people hurriedly grabbed a handful of grass from the basket and put it in front of the bison, these big guys were really hungry, and they didn't care what the two-legged beast wanted to do, and what the ultimate goal was, they directly used their tongues to circle the grass in front of them into their mouths.
Although these guys were feeding the cows, what they thought in their hearts was: Why didn't the patriarch kill these big guys, such a big man, killing them will definitely produce a lot of meat.
Not only these cows, but also those sheep, the patriarch not only did not let them be killed, but also specially assigned people to take care of them.
However, although it is not clear why the patriarch did not do this, judging from the past, the patriarch's decision is always correct.
Xia Qi, who was on the shore of the lake, was relieved to see that the cows were all very docile, and the next thing was to find a way to get them out of the lake.
After all, these dozen bison are cattle and not buffaloes, and if they are soaked in water for a long time, they will have problems with their bodies, especially their hooves, which look very hard, but most of the problems that occur on the cattle come from here.
As for why they didn't just get out of the bison when they were just trapped, to put it bluntly, it was no different from boiling eagles.
The risk can only be minimized if they are subjected to despair and then appear as a savior, such as struggling to rescue them, or just pulling out the hoof of a bison, which is a backhand.
But there's a challenge to get these bison out of the lake, who knows if these seemingly docile big guys will struggle in the next rescue, run in the wrong direction, or just run away after being rescued?
Xia Qi felt that he had to get something like a tow for these big guys, such as a rope. They don't have ropes, but they can cut the hides and make ropes, which are stronger than most ropes.
Everything was going on in an orderly manner, and the leather rope was divided into two strands, which were attached to the two horns of the bison. It's a pity that the conditions here are insufficient, otherwise get a nose ring for these bison and a cow, and make sure that these big guys are obedient.
In addition to the ropes used to pull and prevent the bison from escaping, Xia Qi also had a lot of grass under their feet, which was to prevent the big guys from sinking into their feet as soon as they pulled them out.
A group of people holding a bundle of grass approached the bison one foot deep and one foot shallow in the lake.
Unlike the bison, the reason why these big guys can't get out of the quagmire is because their bodies are too heavy, and the second is the structure of their bodies, once they get stuck in the quagmire, unless they are lucky enough to get help from humans, they have to wait for death.
Humans, on the other hand, are much lighter than bison, and because of their body structure, the contact area between their feet and the mud is much larger than that of bison, and even if they accidentally fall into the mud, they can bend down to remove the mud next to them.
The men, under the bewildered gaze of the buffalo, laid the grass on an area around them, and repeated it several times, in order to give the buffalo enough support to prevent them from sinking back into the mud as soon as they pulled their hooves out of the mud.
When everything was ready, the next step was to dig up the mud next to the cow's hooves so that it could break free.
Rescuing a bison requires at least two people to work together, one pulling the rope and the other digging the silt.
As the silt was dug away, the bison felt the hooves that had been sucked tightly begin to loosen.
"Moo!"
The bison mooed on its back, then began to struggle, and the water around it became muddy at a speed visible to the naked eye, but instead of breaking free from the silt, it sank deeper.
Feeling that his previous efforts were in vain, Xiong Er slapped the bison on the neck angrily.
"Don't move!"
"Moo-" Bison responded.
Perhaps knowing that his struggle was to no avail, the bison remained motionless and waited for Xiong Er to dig through the mud.
"Alright."
Xiong Er wiped the water on his face with his arm around his neck, and then patted the bison's dug leg to signal that it was okay. As if there was some kind of bond between humans and cows, the bison immediately understood what Kumaji meant.
This time it didn't exert much effort, and with a slight effort, it pulled out its leg.
Then there is a funny scene, because of the fear that this hoof will sink into the mud again, the bison directly lifts this leg and is unwilling to put it down.
"Take it easy."
Seeing this, Xiong Er directly reached out and pressed it hard.
"Moo!"
The buffalo barked reluctantly, but eventually the hooves were re-pressed. It was expected that the hoof would sink back into the mire and not be able to get out, but the scene it had in mind did not appear.
After stepping on the grass that was on the mat, the cow's hooves only sank a little, and the cow's hooves were still free to move, and after feeling this, the bison instantly stopped moving, allowing Xiong Er to dig up the mud next to the other three legs.
After more than half an hour, the other three legs of the bison also broke free from the mud. Under the traction of the bear, the bison successfully stepped on the grass and successfully landed ashore.
"Moo-"
Upon landing, the bison pulled its neck and barked, as if to celebrate his escape.
After the bison came ashore, someone immediately wiped the water stains on its body with the hide, and in the process, the bison did not run but quietly lowered its head to nibble on the weeds.
It was the first to be rescued because it was closest to the shore, and several other bison were being rescued, one of which was far from the shore and the silt had reached the base of its thigh.
If it weren't for the Xia tribe, I'm afraid it would have turned into a pile of bones at this time.
Fortunately, there are no crocodiles or piranhas in this lake, otherwise, these bison would have to wait for death.
Thundered......
Just as everyone was busy digging in the mud, a roaring sound was heard from a distance.
Isn't it, still coming?
After hearing this voice, almost everyone thought the same thing in their hearts, thinking that it was another herd of bison.
Only Xia Qi, the expression on his face was changing violently.
"Whew-"
After a while, they saw a patch of yellow sand and dust coming towards them in the sky, much more powerful than the herd of bison that day.
Soon after, the creatures revealed their true colors. They look tall and divine on the outside, with long manes flying in the wind around their necks, and the combination of strength and beauty is vividly displayed on their bodies.
Xia Qi stared at these creatures directly, and his saliva was about to flow out.
If cattle are the rigid needs of the development of civilization, then these creatures are the rigid needs of the army, and they are one of the ultimate romances of men.
After all, what if there is a man who doesn't want to be a knight for a while?
Yes, this group of creatures from afar is not a herd of cattle, but a huge herd of wild horses, among which there are at least a thousand wild horses.
When Xia Qi was in his own world, he had also encountered a herd of wild horses, but because the tribe was migrating at that time, and the tribe was too weak at that time to tolerate a little accident, he did not have the intention of taming the wild horses at that time.
But now it's different, if he can, he will definitely try to tame some horses, because Xia Qi wants to try to build cavalry.
Cavalry is the pinnacle of the Cold Weapon Era, especially the heavy cavalry, which is comparable to the modern tanks of the Blue Star.
Looking at the flexible and mobile cavalry, it is the harvesting machine on the battlefield, even during the First World War, the cavalry was still active, knowing the large-scale use of guns in World War II, which made the cavalry, a military that has been active in the history of human battlefields for thousands of years, decline.
However, the development and use of machine guns are all in the gunpowder era, you know, he is still in the morale era, so this is not something he has to think about now, and even for a long time to come, he doesn't have to think about this matter.