In her previous life, Xia Lan had seen wolves before.
However, he had never heard of determining the gender of a wolf through footprints.
Seeing Xia Lan's surprised expression, the old hunter Uncle Liang said proudly,""Brat, Uncle Liang will teach you something today.”
"In this wolf pack, the wolf guards who patrol are all adult wolves.”
"As for adult wolves, the claws of male wolves are sharper and longer than those of female wolves.”
"Look at the front of this claw print…"
"Brat Lan, don't listen to your Uncle Liang's nonsense.”
Another hunter laughed and interrupted,"
"In this wolf pack, those who can come out to patrol are naturally very strong.”
"Just like this war, it's all men's business. There are very few women.”
"Your Uncle Liang is just teasing you."
These words immediately made the few of them chuckle endlessly.
However, Xia Lan felt that what Uncle Liang said made sense.
After a few teasing words, everyone looked in the direction of the footprints.
"Ju, do you want to go now or wait until tomorrow?”
Uncle Liang said in a deep voice.
"We can sneak over to scout the situation first and then make a decision."”
Everyone nodded.
However, Xia Lan felt that it was a little inappropriate. She frowned and said,
"Uncle, it's already feeding time. The sky will turn dark early in winter. In another hour, the sky will gradually darken.”
"It wouldn't be good if we encounter wolves at night.”
Everyone looked at Xia Lan in surprise.
Xia Lan was a little embarrassed to be looked at by them like this."Uncle, Uncle, did I say something wrong?”
They smiled and shook their heads.
They were all experienced hunters, so how could they not know the danger of fighting with wolves at night? The reason why they said this was to teach Xia Lan a lesson.
"Good kid, you really are a good hunter.”
Uncle Liang said with a gratified smile.
Xia Lan instantly understood what everyone meant.
He smiled bitterly in his heart.
The sky was getting dark. The few of them chose a leeward spot and cleared the surrounding snow. They lit a bonfire and prepared to spend the night.
Xia Lan took out the cloth bag she carried with her and took out a ball of hemp thread and a few copper bells.
This copper bell was made by Xia Lan herself as a toy for Xiao Yun 'er.
"Why are you bringing these things?"
Gongshiju was a little confused when he saw what Xia Lan took out.
"Be alert."
Xia Lan smiled faintly and walked towards the temporary encampment.
Gongshiju followed her out of curiosity. He wanted to see how Xia Lan was going to keep her guard up.
Arriving at a location about a mile away from the temporary encampment, Xia Lan began her own arrangements.
He first found a tree branch and tied it with hemp thread. Then, he stuck the tree branch into the snow and used the hemp thread to circle around the temporary camp. Then, he separated the copper bell and tied it to the hemp thread.
Gongshiju was confused and confused by the series of actions.
"Kid Lan, this…is useful?"
Xia Lan did not say anything. She tied the last copper bell to the hemp thread and slowly stood up."Uncle, why don't you try?"
Gongshiju lightly touched the thread.
Instantly-
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong…
A series of crisp copper bells rang out, spreading far away.
"Impressive!"
Gongshiju was amazed and praised.
……
At the same time, about 50 miles away from Xia Lan's temporary camp, a group of Qin soldiers were wiping the blood off their swords. In front of them lay a few corpses in plain clothes.
"General, I accidentally let a few spies of the State of Zhao go.”
In the crowd, a Qin soldier in Hundred General Armor cupped his hands at Wang Li, who was counting the military merits.
This person's eyes were long and narrow. Perhaps he had experienced a battle, his cheeks were bloody, and the fierce light in his eyes had not dissipated.
Hearing this, Wang Li glanced at him with a deeper meaning and said,"Hundred General Rock, if I remember correctly, you still need five more kills to reach the level of no more, right?”
"This…General is right." Hundred General Yan was slightly stunned, then he smiled awkwardly.
"In that case, take fifty soldiers with you. Remember not to make any mistakes.”Wang Li said calmly.
"Yes!"
Bai Jiang Yan revealed a happy expression and hurriedly cupped his hands in response.
After he had selected fifty soldiers and left, Wang Li looked at his back with hesitation.
"Sons, set up camp on the spot and be careful!”
……
Under the moonlight, Bai Jiangyan led fifty soldiers and galloped forward.
" Sir, I don't remember that a thief escaped just now. In such cold weather, we…"
"This general naturally knows that no thief has escaped!”
Bai Jiangyan stood still and turned to look at the middle-aged station commander and the remaining soldiers behind him. A fierce look flashed across his eyes as he said,"All of you are my brothers who have gone through life and death. Later…"
When everyone saw his expression, they instantly understood.
This place was located at the border of Longxi. It was sparsely populated and there were often refugees wandering around.
It was common for the Qin army to use the heads of refugees as military merits. As long as they were careful, they would not be found out.
Moreover, in the eyes of some soldiers, it was a chaotic time, and many refugees were struggling to survive in the Great Era. They did this to help them escape.
Instead of starving to death and becoming bones, he might as well use their heads to exchange for some military merits. At least it would not be wasted.
They had also heard Lieutenant Wang Li's words just now. Hundred General Yan was only five heads away from being promoted to nobility.
"Be careful, let's go!"
Seeing that everyone understood, Bai Jiang Yan waved his hand with a cold expression and rushed forward.
Just as Wang Li had said, he only needed five people to raise his rank to no higher.
The 20th grade military merit system was a hurdle in the early stages.
With a rise in rank, his salary would naturally increase by quite a bit.
However, what Bai Jiang Yan cared about was not a small salary. What he cared about was the opportunity to soar after reaching the rank of nobility!
……
At midnight, Bai Jiang Yan and his men endured the cold in the snow and ice. They searched for a long time but did not see any traces of refugees.
All the soldiers were shivering in the cold wind.
"Sir, Tianhan, we have been searching for six hours. Is it…"
The middle-aged station chief rubbed his hands and kept blowing hot air into them.
Bai Jiang Yan's expression was ugly, but he did not say anything.
He could tell that Lieutenant Wang Li was already suspicious of his purpose for coming here.
In other words, this was his only chance. In the future, if he wanted to earn the military merits of these five heads, he would have to fight the enemy with real swords and spears.
At that time, his head might accidentally become the enemy's military merit.
Thinking of this, he clenched his fists tightly and looked into the distance.
"Continue forward!"
When the soldiers heard this, they cried out in pain.
However, no one dared to complain and could only continue to rush forward.
In the blink of an eye, another hour passed.
"Sir, there's fire ahead!"
The middle-aged station chief suddenly pointed at a place not far away and shouted.
Bai Jiang Yan quickly looked in the direction of his finger, and indeed, he saw a fire jumping not far away.
His eyes flashed with excitement.
"Sons, follow me to kill the thieves!”
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