Starting from 1950

Chapter 110: 5555 jin of prey plus a tiger!

Tang Zhongjing got into a jeep and left the 352nd Regiment.

The headquarters of the 40th Army is now located in Junzili, together with the Volunteer Army Headquarters, 230 kilometers away from Dongducheon-ri, where the 352nd Regiment is located.

It's a journey of kilometers, three or four hours.

Judging from what Tang Zhongjing just said, the entire 40th Army will remain inactive for the time being.

Xiao Yu flew overhead, following Tang Zhongjing's carriage. The view rose higher and shifted northward, sweeping over the undulating mountains.

"Su Yang! Su Yang!" Yu Feng's shouts abruptly pulled him back into the mountains of Xifeng.

"What's wrong, Brother Yu?" Su Yang suddenly opened his eyes and asked, taking a deep breath.

"What are you daydreaming about? I've called you a few times!" Yu Feng patted his shoulder, a tired but excited smile on his face. "The inner circle is cleared. I secretly checked the other groups' catches, and none of them are as good as ours!"

"That's great! Our factory can have another prosperous year!" Su Yang said with a smile.

After the hunt was over, and everyone carried the prey out of the enclosure and then had it transported back to Xifeng Railway Station by truck, it was already midnight.

The square was brightly lit, but none of the hunting team members, who had been exhausted for two days, wanted to go to sleep. Their eyes were brighter than the electric lights and torches in the square.

Many locals from Xifeng County also traveled a long way to witness this grand occasion.

In the dead of night, in the freezing cold, and amidst the pervasive smell of blood, nothing could stop people from watching the spectacle.

They brought their families, wrapped in thick, tattered cotton-padded coats, their faces red from the cold, yet each of them craned their necks, their eyes gleaming with indescribable longing and amazement.

The children hid behind the adults, both afraid of the hideous animal heads and the pungent smell of blood, yet unable to resist stealing glances at the mountains of meat, secretly swallowing their saliva.

The square was surrounded by hundreds of armed guards from various units, so there was no need to worry about losing the prey.

Team leaders from various units and the Xifeng Military Control Commission headquarters are currently confirming the catch.

"What a tragedy... hitting such a young child..."

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"You can't do it like this, you can't do it like this..."

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"This is creating an 'extinction' of the family line, leaving no way out for future generations."

Among the onlookers, some elderly locals from Xifeng couldn't help but sigh repeatedly upon seeing so many dead animal cubs.

However, such voices were few and far between, and were quickly drowned out by even greater voices of envy.

"My God! So many wild boars!"

"Is that a tiger? What a huge tiger! It's worth a fortune!"

"Look! The prey is piled up like a mountain!"

"How many bullets did they need to fire? Did they survey the entire forest?"

"Our village is close to Chakulan, and everyone is forbidden to leave their homes today. We've been hearing gunfire all day!"

Listening to the buzzing discussions, Su Yang hung the wild rabbits on the rack one by one to drain their blood.

The little white dog in his arms seemed to be awakened by the noise, and whimpered twice in dissatisfaction. It rubbed its little head against his chest and then fell into a deep sleep again.

"Su Yang, come and check the scale!" Yu Feng called from a distance.

"Coming!" Su Yang responded and went over with a flashlight.

The large scale was already set up, and the last and largest wild boar was bound by thick hemp ropes. Several workers from the Limin Flour Factory were lifting it up while shouting "Heave-ho!"

Su Yang, holding a small notebook, took notes while loudly announcing the numbers: "One wild boar, estimated weight 230 jin!"

"How much is it? How much is it in total?"

After the wild boar was weighed, everyone placed it in the pile that belonged exclusively to the Limin Flour Factory and eagerly surrounded Su Yang.

Su Yang, unperturbed by the pungent smell of blood on them, simply smiled and pointed to the tiger's carcass on the ground, saying, "This tiger hasn't been weighed yet."

Yu Feng rolled his eyes: "That scale won't work. Stop keeping us in suspense and just tell us the total!"

Su Yang knew, of course, that the tiger weighed over 500 jin (approximately 250 kg), and that the scales brought by the Xifeng Military Control Commission couldn't budge it. He chuckled, cleared his throat, and loudly announced from the notebook: "Limin Flour Factory, Area 66, Hunting details as follows:"

Seventeen wild boars, weighing approximately 3,205 jin;

Thirty-five offspring, weighing approximately 1,130 jin;

Five sika deer, with antlers, weighing approximately 700 jin (350 kg);

Nine wolves, weighing approximately 220 jin (160 kg);

Eight foxes, six badgers, and miscellaneous items including weasels, hares, and birds, totaling approximately 300 jin (150 kg).

Another tiger, weighing approximately 500 to 600 jin (250 to 300 kg)!

Su Yang's voice was clear and crisp, and each time he announced something, it drew gasps from the audience.

Almost all the hunting groups were focused on the harvest from the Limin Flour Mill.

When the game was carried out of the hunting grounds, everyone knew that Limin Flour Factory's harvest was far above average.

Because the prey from Group 66 was too heavy for more than a dozen people to carry, they asked more than a dozen people from the Xifeng Military Control Commission for help. It took more than thirty people two rounds to carry it all out.

The other hunting groups have long since finished weighing their prey, but Limin Flour Factory was the last to finish moving its prey, so it's only now that the tally has been completed.

"Wow! Limin Flour Factory is going to be rich!"

The other groups looked on with envy at the pile of prey at Limin Flour Factory, which was twice the size of their own.

"How much in total! How much in total!" Yu Feng had no time to calculate it himself; he just grabbed Su Yang's shoulders and shook him vigorously.

Su Yang glanced at his hand, thinking to himself, "I'm going to get scolded by Sister Xinxue again when I get back. I just washed my cotton clothes when I came, and now they're covered in blood."

He shoved Yu Feng's dirty hands away and announced the final total: "Ahem! Excluding that tiger, the total weight of our hunted prey is... five thousand five hundred and fifty-five jin!"

"Waaaaah! So many!"

"Hey! That's a good number!"

"Wouldn't that mean we could bring back 2,700 or 2,800 pounds of meat? And every employee in the factory could get more than two pounds?"

"We can't calculate it that way. There are still bones, internal organs, fur, and blood. After removing those, we'd probably only have about 3,000 catties of clean meat left. We can only take half of it back."

"That's pretty good. Everyone in the factory got a little over a pound, and my wife and I together got almost three pounds. This trip wasn't a waste!"

"You've all forgotten about tigers! I've never eaten tiger meat in my life!"

Almost all of the dozen or so members of the Limin Flour Factory hunting team jumped up, their faces glowing red, showing no signs of the hard work they had endured for two days and two nights.

"Captain Yu, have you finished the statistics?" Commander-in-Chief Wang Tiegang asked with a wide smile.

After all, the hunting operation was a complete success under his command, and he really made a name for himself this time.

Yu Feng quickly said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. We just finished counting the total, 5555 jin, plus a tiger. Our scale is for 400 jin, so we can't afford to weigh it."

"Hey! So many! Other groups only had a maximum of 3900 jin!" Wang Tiegang exclaimed in surprise.

"Just luck," Yu Feng said modestly, but he couldn't suppress the urge to smile.

This phrase about luck isn't just a random saying.

This time, hunting spot No. 66 at Limin Flour Factory truly brought meat right to their mouths.

The main problem was those seventeen wild boars; they were the largest herd of wild boars in the entire Chakulan hunting grounds.

Of course, if Su Yang hadn't taken down the largest boars in the first wave, and if they had led the wild boar herd back, Limin Flour Factory's harvest certainly wouldn't have been so great.

Luck was the primary factor, while Su Yang's precise marksmanship was a secondary factor.

In comparison, the other units had fewer hunted animals, averaging around 3000 jin, with many only having a little over 2000 jin.

Wang Tiegang's tone, however, carried a genuine sense of admiration: "Your Limin Flour Factory really made a name for itself this time! Comrade Su Yang, I've heard about your marksmanship, well done!"

He patted Su Yang on the shoulder, then said to Yu Feng, "Captain Yu, according to the headquarters' rules, tiger skins, tiger bones, and tiger penises are considered valuable strategic materials and will be collected, registered, and disposed of by the headquarters. The remaining tiger meat and tiger oil, along with the other game your factory received, will have half taken by the headquarters for strategic planning and government allocation. The remaining half can be taken back to Shenzhou and distributed internally by Limin Flour Factory!"

"Great! That's fantastic!" Yu Feng slapped his thigh excitedly, and the security officers around him erupted in low cheers.

"However," Wang Tiegang added, "all the prey must be preliminarily divided, weighed, and registered here. Only after the command center weighs and confirms the prey can you receive your share."

"Understood!" Yu Feng immediately straightened his back and replied loudly.