Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 51 Accident
At this moment, a large group of wild boars were lying in a valley halfway up the mountain.

These pigs have a regular sleeping pattern at night. The adult boars are in the outermost circle, the sows and the piglets are in the middle, and the little yellow-haired pigs and spotted pigs lie on the sows' backs.

This group of wild boars foraged until very late yesterday and went to bed very late. They haven't gotten out of their roost yet and are sleeping soundly.

At this moment, Qu Shaoyang and his team were at a disadvantage, and the dogs were kept under control and did not make any noise.

The sleeping wild boar was unaware of the danger and continued to sleep soundly.

Qu Shaoyang gestured to the others, asking them to wait behind, while he himself walked forward carefully, holding his gun.

The range of a musket is not enough, so you need to get as close to the prey as possible.

Just after Qu Shaoyang walked a short distance forward, the leading boar in the herd seemed to sense something was wrong.

He raised his head and sniffed the air, then stood up alertly and made noises of command.

The head pig gave a warning, and the other pigs stood up as well.

Qu Shaoyang saw that it was not going to work and the pigs were about to explode, so he pulled the trigger without saying a word.

Qu Shaoyang's gun was filled with pea sand, which is a larger type of sand used in hunting rifles, and one cannot load too much in one gun.

There was a bang of a gunshot and a puff of smoke came out of the muzzle. Then, I heard screams from the pigs on the opposite side. I knew immediately that they had hit the target.

"Uncle Wang, release the dogs." Qu Shaoyang shouted, and Wang Jiaxiang and others immediately let the dogs out.

Qu Shaoyang was a good marksman and he hit several wild boars with this shot.

However, the power of this lead bullet is small and it is difficult to kill the wild boar with one shot, so the wild boar is frightened and flees in all directions.

The group of wild boars were caught off guard and were startled by the gunshots, and they suddenly became furious.

Some of them trampled on the bodies of their fallen comrades and tried desperately to escape, while some of them were so panicked that they bumped into trees.

Some little yellow-haired pigs were knocked around by other big pigs, and some even had their hind legs broken.

The five dogs, which had been impatient for a long time, rushed towards the herd of pigs. The injured pigs could not run fast and were caught up by the dogs in an instant.

Daqing and Sanqing went up and bit a sow.

The sow was shot in the back of the neck and had difficulty moving. Daqing and Sanqing were both male dogs with large bodies. They bit the sow tightly and started to deal with her.

Erqing is a female dog, slightly smaller in size, but smart, and has set its eyes on a yellow-haired boy.

The Wang family's two dogs, Black Dragon and Black Tiger, were facing off against a Ge Nian Shen that weighed less than 200 kilograms.

The two black dogs were large in size and extremely ferocious. The one they bit made Shen scream continuously.

Qu Shaoyang used a musket. After firing a shot, he had to reload the gunpowder and lead bullets, and then compact them with a ramrod before he could fire again.

While loading gunpowder and lead bullets, Qu Shaoyang complained in his heart.

This thing is too outdated. You have to stop after firing a shot. By the time he reloads the gun, the wild boars have run far away.

It would be great if there were five or six and a half trees, so he could shoot continuously. With such a good opportunity, he could kill several in one go.

Even if you don't have a five or six and a half, a Hanyang-made or water-linked rifle will do, at least it's a fast gun.

Qu Shaoyang was muttering this in his mind, but his hands moved extremely quickly, and in just a few seconds, the gun was loaded.

While loading the gun, Qu Shaoyang looked forward from time to time, paying attention to the movements of the pigs.

At this time, Wang Jiaxiang and others had already picked up their weapons and went forward to clean up the dead pigs on the ground.

No one noticed that there was a large running basket not far away, stumbling forward. One look at its appearance showed that it must have been seriously injured.

If the wild boar ran into the forest, where would we find it? Wouldn't it be a pity to let such a big boar run away?

There are so many of them. Even if they catch three or five today, after dividing the spoils into feeding the dogs and so on, each person won't get much.

Thinking of this, Qu Shaoyang became extremely anxious. He had just loaded his gun, so he held the gun and went to chase the big wild boar.

Originally, the wild boar was not running very fast, but perhaps it sensed Qu Shaoyang was chasing it, so it ran for its life.

Even though this wild boar is injured, if it really runs for its life, it would be very difficult for a human to catch up with it.

In the blink of an eye, the wild boar disappeared from Qu Shaoyang's sight.

Fortunately, the wild boar was injured, and the injury was quite serious. The wounds on the ground were the size of eggs, with dark red and some black blood.

Judging from the bloodstains, the lead bullet did not hit the bone but hit the pig's stomach, most likely piercing the internal organs or intestines.

So even if the pig did not fall to the ground immediately, it would die sooner or later from excessive blood loss.

The key is not to let it run away now. There are high mountains and dense forests here. What if the pig hides in some secluded place and dies? Wouldn’t it be a waste of effort and a pity?

Qu Shaoyang was a little anxious, and he quickened his pace to catch up.

As he chased, Qu Shaoyang realized that something was wrong. It was obvious that a wild boar had come to this place to look for food before, and the entire area was in a mess.

The messy footprints made Qu Shaoyang unable to tell which one was left by the wild boar that had just escaped.

Therefore, Qu Shaoyang had to slow down and carefully search the nearby bushes to see if there were any seriously injured and dying wild boars hiding.

After searching for a while, he still had no clue and couldn't tell which direction the wild boar ran. Qu Shaoyang couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

This hillside was quite steep and difficult to climb. Qu Shaoyang simply put the gun on his shoulder and used his hands and feet to pull the branches to continue searching higher up the hillside.

This forest is much more dangerous than the Bojiweizi where we were fencing just now. Not far to Qu Shaoyang's left is a very steep slope, and it is pitch black and bottomless below.

Qu Shaoyang was so excited just now that he had to catch up with the wild boar, but when he looked at the surrounding terrain at this moment, he suddenly felt that something was not right.

This place is a bit dangerous. If you fall down, you may not be able to survive. I’m not sure.

Thinking of this, Qu Shaoyang immediately calmed down, turned around and walked back.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go up a mountain but difficult to go down, especially such a steep mountain, it is even more difficult to go down.

Qu Shaoyang could only hold on to the tree next to him and walk down slowly step by step.

Qu Shaoyang had already given up the idea of ​​chasing the wild boar. He was now paying extra attention to his feet, and his vigilance naturally decreased.

At this moment, in a clump of hazel bushes only two or three meters away from Qu Shaoyang, a dark shadow was ready to strike.

Qu Shaoyang felt like he was being stared at, and his hair stood on end.

Just as he held his breath and wanted to take a closer look, the black shadow in the grass suddenly pounced over.

Qu Shaoyang had no time to react before he was hit by the big wild boar. The huge impact caused Qu Shaoyang's whole body to fly up.

Qu Shaoyang only felt a pain in his chest. Fortunately, he was wearing thick clothes today. In addition, the wild boar was quite large and its fangs were curved upwards, so the lethality was not too strong.

If it was a picky boar weighing about 300 pounds, its fangs would be as sharp as a dagger. The blow just now was enough to rip open Qu Shaoyang's chest and abdomen.

(End of this chapter)