Another six or seven wolves quietly joined the encirclement, surrounding Xian Ye on three sides. Chen Zhen covered his mouth and nose with a thick sheepskin hoof sleeve and asked in a low voice," Father, the wolves are going to surround us now, right?
Billig said quietly, It'll be a while, the alpha's still waiting. The wolf is more careful than the hunter. You should think about it yourself. What is the alpha waiting for? The old man's furry eyebrows moved, and frost fell from them. The fox-fur grassland hat that covered his forehead, face, and shoulders was also covered with frost, covering the old man's face until only his eyes were exposed. His light brown eyes were still shining with an amber-like luster.
The two of them had been hiding in the snow nest for more than half a day. At this moment, the two of them began to pay attention to the yellow goat on the hillside diagonally opposite. There were nearly a thousand yellow goats in this herd. A few large rams with long black horns held a handful of grass in their mouths. They looked up and sniffed the air. The other goats were quickly digging through the snow and eating grass.
This was the second brigade's reserve grassland for winter disaster relief. It was a large area of grassland in the windward mountains. The grass was tall and the trees were dense. The wind could not blow it down, and the snow could not cover it.
The old man whispered," You'll understand if you look carefully. This grassy slope is in a particularly good position. It faces the strong wind in front and the northwest wind. The heavier the wind and snow, the harder it is to stand on the snow." When I was eight years old, the Elun Grassland was hit by a great disaster that only happened once in a hundred years. The snow on the flat ground was so thick that it covered the yurt. Fortunately, most of the people and animals, under the leadership of a few old men, were one step ahead. When the snow was almost knee-deep, they gathered all the horses and used thousands of horses to rush through the snow road. Then, dozens of herds of cattle stepped through the snow to make a snow road and snow groove that could be moved by sheep and ox carts. After walking for three days and three nights, they finally moved the people and animals to this grassland. The snow here was only a foot or two thick, and the grass was three fingers high. The cows, sheep, and horses that were half-dead from cold and hunger saw the grass. They all cried out crazily and rushed over. Everyone threw themselves onto the snow and cried loudly. They then kowtowed to Tengri, their faces covered in snow. Here, sheep and horses could dig through the snow and eat grass. Even cows that couldn't dig through the snow could survive until the snow melted next year by picking up grass behind the sheep and horses. Those who could not move out in time were in a miserable state. Although the people escaped, almost all the livestock were buried by the snow. If it weren't for this grassland, the people and animals of the Elun Grassland would have died long ago. Later on, the Elun Grassland no longer feared the white disaster. If they encountered a white disaster, they would be able to survive as long as they moved here.
The old man sighed softly,"This is the grass field that Tengri bestowed to the people and animals of the Elun Prairie." In the past, the herdsmen would go to the top of the mountain opposite to worship Tengri and the mountain god every year. In the past two years, no one dared to worship after the movement, but everyone still worshipped in their hearts. This mountain was a divine mountain. No matter how dry the weather was or how scarce the grass was, the herdsmen of the Elun Prairie would not dare to touch this grassland in spring, summer, and autumn. In order to protect this grassland, the stables were suffering. The wolf pack had always protected this mountain. Every five or six years, they would come here to kill a batch of yellow goats and sacrifice to the mountain god and Tengri like humans. This divine mountain not only saved people and animals, but also wolves. Wolves were smarter than humans. The humans and animals hadn't even moved over, and they were already here. During the day, the wolves hid in the rocks on the top of the mountain and in the snow-hard places behind the mountain. At night, they came down to dig up the snow and eat the frozen cows and sheep. As long as wolves had something to eat, they would not cause trouble for humans and animals.
A few fluffy white clouds swept across the sky. The old man looked up at the ice-blue Tengri, his eyes filled with devotion. Chen Zhen felt that such a pure gaze could only be seen in Western religious paintings.
This year, the snow on this grassland came early, so it was stable. The lower half of the grass was covered by snow before it turned yellow. The grass under the snow was like frozen green vegetables stored in an ice cellar. A faint fragrance of green grass spread out from every hollow straw and snow crack. The yellow sheep that had been forced to cross the border by the heavy snow and hunger of their northern neighbors were like an oasis in winter when they arrived here. They were mesmerized by the fragrance of the green grass and refused to transfer. Their stomachs were so full that they could not run anymore.
Only the Prairie Wolf King and the old man Billig could predict that the Yellow Sheep would make a huge mistake here.
This flock of yellow goats was not considered large. In Chen Zhen's first year in the Elun Grassland, he could see tens of thousands of large yellow goats from time to time. According to the field officers, during the three difficult years of the 1960s, the troops of the northern military regions used military vehicles and machine guns to hunt countless yellow goats in the grasslands for meat for the military organs. As a result, all the yellow goats in the country were driven out of the country. In recent years, the military situation at the border had been tense, and large-scale hunting of yellow goats had stopped. The vast Eilun Grassland could once again see a magnificent flock of yellow goats. When Chen Zhen was herding his sheep, he would encounter a huge flock of yellow sheep. It was like a strong wind blowing across the grassland, lightly brushing past his sheep. The sheep and goats were so frightened that they piled up and stared at the wild sheep with fear and envy.
The yellow goats of the Elun Plains did not care about people without guns. Once, Chen Zhen rode his horse into a dense flock of yellow sheep, trying to catch one in the chaos to taste the delicious yellow mutton. However, the yellow goats ran too fast. They were the fastest four-hoofed animals on the grassland. Even the fastest hunting dogs and wolves on the grassland could not catch up. Chen Zhen whipped his horse several times, but he couldn't even touch a single piece of yellow wool. The yellow sheep continued to run and jump, leaving him in the middle of the yellow sheep herd. The yellow sheep passed by him dozens of meters on both sides, and then closed up not far ahead, continuing to hurry. He was so shocked that he could only stand on the spot and admire it.
The group of yellow goats in front of him could only be considered a medium-sized flock of sheep. However, Chen Zhen felt that this group of yellow goats was still too big for a large wolf group of dozens of wolves. It was said that the wolf's ambition was the greatest ambition in the world. He wanted to know how big the wolf's appetite and ambition were, and how good the wolf's ability to surround was.
The wolf pack treasured this opportunity to surround them very much. Their hunting movements were very light and slow. As long as there were a few more rams in the flock of sheep that looked up, the wolves would lie motionless in the grass, and even the white air they exhaled would be extremely light and gentle.
The yellow sheep continued to snatch the grass. The two of them calmed down and waited. The old man said softly," The yellow sheep are a great scourge of the grasslands. They run fast and have a large appetite. Look at how much good grass they have eaten." A group of people and animals had worked so hard to save this good grassland. In just a few days, they had almost ruined half of it. If there were a few more large herds of yellow goats, the grass would be gone. This year's snow was heavy. If things went wrong, there would be a big disaster. If this disaster-preparation grassland could not be preserved, the people and animals would be in trouble. Fortunately, there were wolves. In a few days, they would definitely kill all the yellow goats and drive them away.
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