Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

The three of them mounted their horses and galloped off in the direction the wild boar had gone.

A few minutes later, Wang An and his two companions arrived at the edge of the saline-alkali land, but by then the wild boar herd had already moved far away from the land.

Fortunately, the wild boars had foot straps attached to their legs, and when they walked, the foot straps would collide with each other, making a clanging sound, which gave Wang An and his two companions a very clear direction.

The three men, unafraid of scaring the wild boar away, continued their pursuit on horseback.

Soon, Wang An and his two companions spotted the wild boars. Of course, the boars also noticed that Wang An and his companions were chasing them, so they quickened their pace.

Wild boars, except for their testicles which may attack humans, generally do not attack humans unless provoked.

At this time, these wild boars all had foot catches on their legs, which caused them to be greatly hindered with every step they took.

And as time went on, the serrated edges on the claws continued to dig into the wild boar's leg skin, making the wild boars even more uncomfortable.

After Wang An and his two companions entered firing range, they were worried that they were still too close to the salt flats and might disturb the deer, so they didn't rush to fire. Instead, they rode their horses and chased after the wild boars.

Of course, the main purpose was also to make the wild boars suffer a bit, since they have nothing better to do than go to the saline-alkali land and cause trouble.

The prolonged tugging and shoving of their legs, coupled with the serrated edges of the tugging feet pricking their legs, quickly made these wild boars agitated.

After chasing for several hundred meters, Wang An and his two companions saw one of the large, yellow-haired animals, weighing at least 150 or 160 pounds, suddenly stop running, turn around, and run towards them.

It was clear that this wild boar was going to fight to the death.

Looking at the furious blond cat, Wang An finally felt a sense of satisfaction at his pent-up frustration and couldn't help but say with delight:
"Damn it, you got cocky."

As he spoke, Wang An quickly brought the gun to his face, took a quick aim, and pulled the trigger.

Although Wang An's marksmanship was superb, he wasn't very accurate on horseback, mainly because he hadn't trained in that area.

So, Wang An's shot was clearly aimed at the pig's head, but it hit the wild boar's left foreleg.

As a cloud of blood mist rose, the wild boar's left foreleg was shattered by a bullet.

Yes, it broke, and the big blond guy just collapsed to the ground.

Looking at the fallen wild boar, Wang An muttered incredulously:

"Holy shit, I missed."

However, immediately afterward, Wang An shouted to Huang Zhong and Wang Li:

"Catch them alive if you can. It's hot now, and if we kill them all, the wild boar meat won't keep."

As Wang An's gunshots and shouts rang out, Wang Li and Huang Zhong also raised their guns, aimed, and pulled the triggers at the wild boars.

However, because they were both on horseback, their marksmanship was not very good. Many bullets went nowhere after leaving the barrel, and only a few bullets hit the wild boars' bodies or hindquarters.

As for Wang An's suggestion to try to capture them alive, that's simply impossible.

Fortunately, the three guns had a total of 30 bullets, so all seven wild boars received a bullet reward. Watching the seven boars lying on the ground convulsing, each shot taken in a completely different spot, Wang An clicked his tongue and said as he loaded more bullets into the gun:
"We need to practice riding horses and shooting sometime. What are we even doing right now?"

As he spoke, Wang An pointed to a wild boar whose belly was spewing out excrement and blood:
"Holy crap, look at that sow, her belly's been ripped open, it's going to be full of pig poop! Damn it, how are we going to eat the meat now?!"

Wang Li scratched his head and said awkwardly:
"Yeah, I really need to practice horseback shooting. These bullets are going in the wrong direction."

As he spoke, Wang An had already finished loading the bullets, reloaded the chamber, and jumped off the horse.

Wang An pulled the trigger again at the three wild boars, whose legs were injured but which were still struggling.

With a series of "bang" sounds, Wang An broke all the good legs of the three wild boars.

Turning his head, Wang An instructed Wang Li:
"Fifth brother, you ride home now. After that, have my dad, your dad, and Uncle Huang drive the cart over and take these pigs back. Oh, and tell them to bring guns and dogs."

There are mountain paths in the mountains surrounding this village, which were made by people driving horse-drawn carts or sleds into the mountains to cut firewood and gather firewood. Although the mountain paths are not easy to walk on, they are not a big problem for horse-drawn carts.

Upon hearing this, Wang Li immediately agreed:

"Okay, I'll head back now. Should I also pick up some foot warmers while I'm at it?"

Wang An glanced instinctively at the wild boar's leg, which was now unusable after being hit, and said with great concern:

"Take it. I don't know if these deer will ever come back. We haven't even seen a glimpse of deer yet, and we've already started hunting wild boars."

Wang An was genuinely not very interested in hunting wild boars.

Moreover, this is the lean season, and the wild boars are all thin and frail due to food shortages, with little meat on their bodies.

Most importantly, after getting used to domestic pork, wild boar meat really doesn't taste that good, but it's really good for feeding dogs.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li nodded, remounted his horse, and galloped home in a flash.

After Wang Li left, Wang An and Huang Zhong didn't sit idle either. They drew their daggers from their waistbands and walked towards the wild boar.

No matter how much excrement comes out of the pig's belly, its internal organs still need to be cleaned out, otherwise the whole pig would be wasted. As for the wild boar with its three legs broken, Wang An simply ignored it.

Wild boars are incredibly resilient; even in this condition, these three wild boars wouldn't die within two or three days.

As the two were gutting the wild boar, Huang Zhong suddenly said:

"Brother, what should we do about the saline-alkali land? What if the deer herd comes over now? Wouldn't all our work these past two days have been for nothing?"

Wang An said with a helpless expression:
"There's nothing we can do. We've caught far fewer of them, mainly because our formation is all messed up. Even if a herd of deer comes, we probably won't be able to catch many. If all else fails, we can just wait a few more days. Anyway, as long as that saline-alkali land isn't destroyed, the deer will definitely come back."

There's a pattern to setting up traps; it's not as simple as just digging a hole and burying the traps in the ground. So once the wild boar has dug out part of the traps, the trap formation is practically useless.

That's why Wang An suddenly decided to hunt wild boars; he at least needed to recoup some of his losses! (End of Chapter)