Yang Ke was still fuming. In the movies, the underground warfare in North China was exaggerated as if it was the world's greatest invention. In fact, wolves were invented tens of thousands of years ago.
Admit defeat? Chen Zhen asked. He was a little afraid that his old partner would leave. Killing wolves was not something that one person could do alone.
How could he? Herding sheep on the grassland was too lonely. Fighting wits and courage with wolves was both exciting and knowledgeable. It was quite fun. I'm a shepherd. Protecting sheep and fighting wolves is also my duty.
The two of them walked to the side of the big hole. Smoke was still coming out of the hole. The smoke had weakened, but the smell of gunpowder was still pungent.
Yang Ke poked his head out and looked around." The wolf cubs should have crawled out by now. With such a loud explosion and such a choking smell of gunpowder, can they stay still?" Did they all suffocate to death inside?
Chen Zhen said: I think so too. Let's wait and see. If they still don't come out in half an hour, it'll be difficult. How could he dig such a deep hole? I think it's even more difficult than digging a deep well. Even if we dug for three days and three nights, we wouldn't be able to find the end. The wolf's claws were too powerful. They could actually dig such a huge underground fortification in such a hard sandy mountain. Besides, if all the wolf pups were dead, what was the use of digging them out?
Yang Ke sighed, If only Ba Ya had come, he would have been able to get in.
Chen Zhen also sighed and said,"But I really don't dare to let Ba Ya come. Can you guarantee that there are no other big wolves inside?" The Mongolians were really hard to deal with. Kasmai only had one precious son, yet she was willing to let Baya grab the wolf's tail and crawl into the wolf's cave. Now, it seemed that the old saying," If you can't bear to part with the child, you can't beat the wolf." It was most likely from the Mongolian grasslands. After all, the Mongolians had ruled China for nearly a century. In the past, I really didn't understand the meaning of this sentence. If you can't bear to part with the child, you can't beat the wolf. Could it be that you're using the child as bait to exchange for a wolf? Wasn't this too unreasonable? Later on, I realized that this sentence meant that the child had to take the risk of digging into the wolf hole to retrieve the wolf cubs. This deep and narrow wolf hole could only be crawled into by a child's small body. Mongolian women had to spoil their children like Han women. Their race might have been extinct long ago, so the Mongolian children were all brave and strong when they grew up.
Yang Ke said hatefully," The grassland wolves are really f * cking powerful. Their reproductive ability is stronger than the Han people. Moreover, they even have to build such a deep, solid and complicated labor room to give birth. I've been busy for half a day…Let's eat something first. I'm really hungry."
Chen Zhen walked to the horse, untied his canvas bag from the saddle, and walked back to the cave entrance. As soon as Huanghuang saw the dirt-stained khaki schoolbag, it immediately wagged its tail, grinned, and ran over. This bag was the food bag that Chen Zhen had prepared for the dogs when they went hunting. He opened his bag, took out a small handful of meat, and handed it to Huanghuang. The rest was left for Erlang. He was still not back, so Chen Zhen was a little worried. The reeds in winter and spring were the wolf's territory. If Erlang was lured into the wolf pack by that wolf, he would definitely be doomed. Erlang was the main force guarding the circle and protecting the sheep. This time, it was a bad start. If another general died, it would be a loss.
Huanghuang wagged its tail as it ate. Huanghuang was a clever one. It was extremely brave when it encountered rabbits, foxes, and yellow goats. When it encountered wolves, it would judge the situation. If there were too many dogs and too few wolves, it would ferociously take the lead. Without strong support, it would never show off and fight the big wolf alone. It had fled just now and did not help Erlang chase the wolf because it was afraid that there were wolves hiding in the reeds. Huanghuang was very good at preserving itself. This was also its survival skill. Chen Zhen doted on Huanghuang, who understood human nature. He could not blame it for being disloyal, but since the beginning of spring, he liked Erlang more and more. Its bestial nature seemed to be stronger, and it seemed to be even more inhuman. In a world of cruel competition, a nation first needed the courage and character of a beast. Without this premise, wisdom and culture could not be attached. Once the national character weakened, they could only rely on marriage, building the Great Wall, surrendering to be obedient subjects, and surpassing the reproductive ability of the rat rabbit to survive. He stood up and used his binoculars to look at the reeds in the northwest, hoping to see where Erlang had gone.
But Jiro was nowhere to be seen. Chen Zhen took out a raw sheepskin bag from his pocket. This was a food bag given to him by Kasmai. It was waterproof and oil-proof. It kept him warm and would not dirty his clothes. He took out a pancake, grabbed some meat and a few pieces of milk tofu, and shared them with Yang Ke. Neither of them knew what to do next. He thought hard as he ate.
Yang Ke tore off a large piece of pancake and stuffed it into his mouth, saying, This wolf cave is real and fake, both real and fake. A cave with wolf pups is always hidden in the most unexpected place. This time, we finally found one, so we can't let them go. If the smoke doesn't kill them, we'll just use water to fill the hole. We'll pull eight or ten wooden buckets and water carts to take turns to pour water into the hole. We'll definitely be able to drown the little wolf cubs!
Chen Zhen mocked,"Grassland and mountainous areas are sandy land. Even if you can move a reservoir, the water will seep out in a short while."
Yang Ke thought for a moment and suddenly said,"Right, there are no big wolves in the cave anyway. Should we let Huanghuang go into the cave and take out the wolf cubs one by one?"
Chen Zhen couldn't help but laugh,"Dogs have long understood human nature and betrayed their wolf nature." Its nose was so sharp that it could smell the wolf's scent. If a dog could get into the wolf's cave to pick up the wolf cubs, it would take advantage of the time when the mother wolf was not in the cave to open its mouth. The wolves on the grassland would have been wiped out by humans and dogs long ago. Do you think the herdsmen are idiots?
Yang Ke said unconvinced,"We can try. It won't take much effort." With that, he called Huanghuang to the cave. The smell of gunpowder in the cave had mostly dissipated. Yang Ke pointed into the hole and shouted," Chirp!" Huanghuang immediately understood Yang Ke's intention and immediately retreated in fear. Yang Ke clamped Huanghuang's body with his legs, held its two front legs with both hands, and stuffed Huanghuang into the hole with all his might. Huanghuang was so scared that it clamped its tail and whined. It struggled desperately and looked at Chen Zhen pitifully from the corner of its eyes, hoping to avoid this task. Chen Zhen said: See, don't try. Evolution was difficult, but degeneration was even more difficult. A dog could not degenerate into a wolf. A dog could only become a weak dog, a lazy dog, and a stupid dog. It was the same for humans. Yang Ke let go of Huanghuang and said,"It's a pity that Erlang isn't here. It's a wolf. Maybe it dares to enter the cave."
Chen Zhen said,"If it dares to enter the cave, it will definitely bite all the wolf cubs to death." But I want him alive.
Yang Ke nodded. This guy would pinch the wolves to death the moment he saw them.
After eating the meat, Huanghuang went for a walk not far away. It sniffed around and raised its hind legs from time to time to mark the protruding objects on the ground with a few drops of urine. It walked further and further away. Erlang had not returned yet. Chen Zhen and Yang Ke sat beside the wolf cave and looked on foolishly, unable to do anything. There was no movement at all in the wolf cave. There were seven to eight wolf pups in a litter. Even if they were blown up and smoked, it was impossible for all of them to die. At least one or two wolf pups should have escaped, right? They should have escaped to the cave by instinct. After another half an hour, there was still no sign of the wolf cubs. The two of them muttered to themselves, Otherwise, all the wolf pups would have died in the cave. Otherwise, there were no wolf cubs in this wolf cave.
Just as the two of them were packing their things and preparing to retreat, they suddenly heard Huanghuang's cries from behind the northern hill, as if it had found some prey. Chen Zhen and Yang Ke immediately mounted their horses and ran towards Huang Huang. When they reached the top of the hill, they only heard Huanghuang's cries, but they still could not see him. The two of them followed the sound and rode their horses, but before they could run far, their hooves tripped over the rocks under the snow. The two of them had no choice but to rein in their horses. In front of them was a large area of ravines and broken mountains covered with weeds. There were rows of beast claw prints of different sizes and patterns on the snow surface. It could be seen that rabbits, foxes, sand foxes, snow rats, and wolves had once walked through this place. The snow was full of rocks and stone pieces. Most of the grass, thorns, and rolling grass that grew in the cracks of the rocks were half the height of a person. They were dry and yellow. It was desolate, like a mass of graves in the barren mountains inside the pass. The two of them carefully controlled the bit, but the horse's hooves still tripped and slipped from time to time. This was a place where there was no pasture, and no cattle, sheep, or horses would come here. Chen Zhen and Yang Ke had never been here before.
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