Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 180 Encirclement and Suppression
Soon, a dozen large wolves with dark gray fur ran out of the valley and followed the narrow path beside it, gradually approaching the place where traps were buried in advance.

Qu Shaoyang held a telescope in his hand and observed the group of wolves carefully.

It was discovered that the five or six wolves in the lead had sparse and loose fur, with prickly hairs on their backs. Some of them were missing ears or had scars on their faces.

You can tell at a glance that these are old wolves or disabled wolves.

A wolf pack is a whole. In many operations, the old, weak, injured and disabled wolves that have lost their value in the pack will be sent out to serve as suicide squads or scouts.

In this way, these wolves can be used to eliminate traps and snares set by hunters.

At the same time, by depleting the opponent's physical strength and energy, other wolves can take the opportunity to break through the encirclement or succeed in hunting.

Wolves are like this, ferocious and brave, with strong fighting spirit, they cooperate with each other, and are very good at exerting the power of intensive attacks.

Every member of the wolf pack must not be afraid of fighting and must be prepared to sacrifice himself at any time.

Even when facing a powerful beast, you must never retreat.

They will continue to attack without stopping until their prey is killed.

Soon, the traps placed in an arc at the entrance of the valley by Qu Shaoyang and others were knocked over by several scouting wolves.

The shrill and sad howls of wolves came one after another, making people feel creepy.

Qu Shaoyang waved his hand, signaling everyone to prepare fully. Since the first line of defense had been destroyed by these scouting wolves, a fierce battle would follow.

Sure enough, after losing several scouting wolves, the pack of wolves went through a brief turmoil.

Then a big male wolf howled a few times, reorganized the formation, and continued to run forward without paying attention to the wolves that were trapped to death or injured nearby.

Qu Shaoyang estimated that the wolves had come within the range of the quick gun.

"Shoot, shoot."

As they were talking, Qu Shaoyang and brothers Chen Yunhan and Chen Yunzhe all opened fire at the wolf pack opposite.

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire rang out one after another, echoing in the empty forest.

Qu Shaoyang and the Chen brothers' shooting skills are truly impeccable, and almost every shot hits the target.

Six or seven large wolves were shot and fell to the ground, rolling over and wailing miserably.

Qu Shaoyang aimed his gun at the big wolf that was giving orders, and with a bang, he smashed the wolf's head.

This guy is obviously the leader of this pack of wolves. If we kill him, the pack will be leaderless and won't be able to maintain a good formation and charge.

Sure enough, as soon as the big wolf died, the wolf pack fell into chaos, and several wolves broke away from the group and ran to the sides.

Qu Shaoyang and the Chen brothers fired continuously and killed several more wolves.

At this time, the bullets in the gun are used up and need to be reloaded.

At this time, the remaining dozen or so giant wolves also howled to the sky at the same time, then accelerated their running speed and quickly approached the place where Qu Shaoyang and others were hiding.

Fortunately, the others still had muskets. Bangs were heard and the woods were suddenly filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

Several more wolves in the pack were shot and fell to the ground, while the others continued to rush forward.

By this time, it was too late to reload gunpowder and lead bullets.

So, everyone had to pick up the bows and crossbows nearby and shoot at the wolves.

The crossbow commonly used by mountain hunters is called the Fuhu Crossbow. It is very powerful and when fired at close range, its lethality is no less than that of a gun.

After a burst of puffing sounds, another seven or eight wolves fell to the ground. The remaining few wolves had already rushed forward.

Qu Shaoyang whistled, and the impatient hounds rushed into the battlefield. The hounds, who had the advantage in numbers, quickly surrounded the remaining wolves, and a fierce fight broke out between the two sides.

At this point, quick guns and muskets were of no use. Qu Shaoyang called everyone, picked up the wolf clubs on the ground, and rushed into the battlefield.

The wolf-beating club is more than two feet long and is made of dried rattan.

The front end is wrapped with iron sheet, a hole is drilled at the end of the stick, and a loop is made of cowhide, which can be tied around the wrist.

The rattan is resilient and will not break due to gravity. The loop is tied around the wrist to ensure that it will not slip out of the hand if excessive force is applied.

People say that wolves have a head of steel, bones of iron, and a waist of tofu, and that the waist is the most vulnerable part. So everyone picked up the wolf clubs and hit the wolf's waist.

Sure enough, the wolf was hit and let out a scream, and its body became uncontrollable.

The hunting dog nearby took advantage of the opportunity and bit the wolf to death in a few bites.

With the tacit cooperation of humans and hunting dogs, the last dozen or so wolves were quickly knocked down and bitten to death. Some of them were not dead yet, but could only roll and howl helplessly in the snow.

In such a cold day, it is only a matter of time before a seriously injured wolf dies. Even if it is not dead, it will be frozen to death.

Of course, Qu Shaoyang was too lazy to waste his energy, so he simply placed his short knife on a piece of wood, walked forward and stabbed the seriously injured wolves to death.

The surrounding white snow was covered with splattered wolf blood and wolf body parts. It all looked tragic and eye-catching, making people feel uncomfortable.

But when I thought of the sheep and pigs taken away by the wolves and the children who were harmed, it didn't matter anymore.

"Quick, start bleeding and disemboweling."

Qu Shaoyang called for his men, who went forward, dragged the wolf carcasses together, and cut the throats of each wolf one by one.

Drain as much of the wolf's blood as possible, then open the wolf's stomach and take out all the internal organs to avoid covering the stomach.

Qu Shaoyang searched them one by one, and whenever he saw any with that membrane, he peeled it off and put it away carefully.

There are not many opportunities to kill wolves like this, so you must not miss the opportunity to get some wolf oil.

You know what, if he really found some, he could probably make a small bottle of wolf oil when he goes back.

After some effort, the group finally managed to gut and kill all thirty or forty wolves.

Then, Qu Shaoyang led people to cut down some trees and made three simple sleds.

"First, put all the wolf carcasses on the sled, then find all our traps and put them on the sled.

Let's drag the sled back to the cabin, eat, rest, and then skin the wolves.

Wait for Brother Zhou and the others to come back, and then we'll head down the mountain after we're together."

After a fierce battle, everyone was hungry and most of them were injured. They simply did not have the ability to walk more than 50 miles back home.

Moreover, the dry food and other things they brought were all in the cabin, so they had to go back to replenish their strength.

Whether it is a person or a dog, the injured one needs to be treated with medicine and bandaged.

That's why Qu Shaoyang said that they should go back to the cabin to rest first and wait for Zhou Chuanren and his men to come back, and then everyone would go down the mountain together.

In this way, more than a dozen people dragged the sled and struggled down the mountain.

We walked and stopped along the way, rested when we were tired, and finally returned to the cabin around noon.

After everyone rested for a while, Qu Shaoyang led the Chen brothers to apply medicine to the injured people and hunting dogs.

The others quickly scooped up snow, made a fire, and then skinned and minced the wolf.

(End of this chapter)