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

Generally speaking, black bears and brown bears hibernate in caves or tree hollows starting in November each year, or as early as late October.

Of course, this largely depends on how heavy the first snowfall of winter is.

If the snow is heavy, food will decrease drastically, and black bears and brown bears will hibernate in their caves earlier. However, if the snow is light and does not hinder their search for food, black bears and brown bears may hibernate later.

To put it simply, whether bears hibernate or not mainly depends on whether there is enough food; other factors don't have much of an impact.

Most hunters only start heading into the mountains with their guns after the autumn harvest is complete, which is around late October.

Because after late October, it gets colder and colder every day in the Greater Khingan Mountains, the snow that falls at this time basically won't melt.

Furthermore, at this time, the animals in the mountains are not only at their fattest and most plump of the year, but they have also basically completed their molting and shedding of their fur, making them the most valuable animals of the year.

Therefore, going into the mountains to hunt at this time of year is not only easier because of the snow, making it easier to find prey, but also because if you catch prey with valuable fur, it can bring in a considerable income.

Most importantly, at this time, the previous situation where the vegetation was so dense that people could not be seen more than a few meters away had disappeared. Not only had visibility in the forest improved significantly, but the safety of hunters had also increased considerably.

So after Huang Zhong finished speaking, Wang An observed through the scope for a while, and then immediately realized that something was wrong.

Going into the mountains during this season, besides hunting, might be for chopping wood, but chopping wood so deep in the mountains is absolutely impossible.

People living in forest areas have no shortage of firewood, so there's really no need for them to go to such deep mountains to cut firewood; at the very least, transportation would be a major problem.

If they were hunting, their prey must have been incredibly heavy; the sacks were deformed from the weight.

It's important to know that everyone who goes into the deep mountains to hunt is after bear bile and valuable animal fur; the meat is basically just something to be thrown away.

There was no other way. The mountain roads were difficult to walk, and the journey was too long. No one could carry such a heavy load of flesh for dozens or even hundreds of miles. The result of doing so was that people would usually die of exhaustion on the way down the mountain.

Besides, if it's just for meat, there's absolutely no need to go into such deep mountains. Even if you can't catch other prey, surely you can catch wild boar?

You have to understand that wild boars were a plague-like pest in those days.

Therefore, Wang An concluded that the heavy objects carried by the three men were definitely not prey. However, since the three men came from the gold mine, their identities and what they were carrying became obvious.

After thinking for a moment, Wang An said:

"Wait until they get closer, then shoot their legs first. Don't kill them. If they're not bandits, then we'll still have room to maneuver."

Wang An did this because he didn't dare to shoot the local villagers. If the incident came to light, even with Wu Dong's help to cover it up, Wang An's consequences would probably not be good.

What Wang An didn't know was that his decision not to kill someone would give Wu Dong a huge credit.

Because the three people in front of them were not ordinary bandits, but heavyweight leaders who had been operating across the border for years and had remained at large.

Of course, that's a story for later, and it's pointless to talk about it now, because Wang An had no idea that the other party had such an awesome identity as a lightning user.

After Wang An finished speaking, Huang Zhong replied without turning his head, "Okay, I understand, brother."

A little while later, through Wang An and Huang Zhong's scopes, the three of them walked to a relatively narrow section of road with few trees around them.

Wang An acted decisively and immediately said to Huang Zhong:

"Get ready, you on the left, me on the right, and the one in the middle will be shot last. I'll count to three, and then we'll both fire."

"Okay, brother." Huang Zhong quickly replied.

After a moment, Wang An began to count:

"one two three."

The moment the word "three" was uttered, the triggers of the two Type 79 sniper rifles were pulled almost simultaneously.

At that time, the Type 79 sniper rifle used the 7.62mm×54mm Type 53 machine gun ammunition, which was said to have an effective range of 1 kilometer, but in reality it could not reach that range, and was normally only about 800 meters.

However, this thing is much more powerful than the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle. The key is that this thing also has a 4x scope. For Wang An and Huang Zhong, who always use mechanical sights, it's like having a cheat code. Their accuracy instantly skyrockets many times over.

So, as the sniper rifles fired by Wang An and Huang Zhong rang out, a cloud of blood instantly erupted from the thighs of two of the three men 600 meters away, and the two men who had been shot in the legs immediately fell to the ground.

However, it must be admitted that these three people have truly high combat skills and remarkable endurance.

After the two men were shot, the man in the middle who hadn't been shot immediately lifted up the two wounded men on either side and walked towards the few trees that were not far away.

The two men who were shot didn't falter. They casually took off their Type 56 semi-automatic rifles from their shoulders, used the butts of the rifles to support themselves on the ground, and dragged their injured legs forward together with the unshot men.

Unlike other sniper rifles that require manually pulling the bolt to fire a bullet, the Type 79 sniper rifle is a semi-automatic rifle, only its rate of fire is slightly slower than that of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle.

Even a semi-automatic machine, no matter how slow, is still faster than a purely manual one.

So, just as the three of them were about to walk behind the tree, Wang An and Huang Zhong's sniper rifles fired again from the left and right.

The two bullets struck, and a cloud of blood erupted from the thighs of the man in the middle. Then, these three unfortunate brothers, whose fates were not good, all collapsed to the ground.

To be fair, these three could be considered to have "shared hardships" to some extent.

After the three men fell to the ground, they did not lie there waiting to die. Instead, they quickly rolled over, picked up their Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, cocked them, and began firing at the location where Wang An and Huang Zhong were.

However, during this process, the sniper rifles in Wang An's and Huang Zhong's hands each fired once again.

The two shots hit the shoulders of the two men on the left and right respectively, causing their guns to fall instantly, and the bullets disappeared into the distance. Fortunately, the man in the middle managed to fire his shot.

It must be said, this person's marksmanship is truly amazing. Even at such a distance, and in such conditions, firing diagonally upwards, the accuracy is still extremely high. (End of Chapter)