Uncle Qiao Qi's request is very simple. There is only one request, which is to be obedient.
Everyone must do whatever is asked of them, and those who are not allowed to do it must not do it.
From the first day they followed Yun Chao, all the boys learned was discipline.
In his usual training, Yun Chao emphasizes obedience the most. An army without good discipline will never be called a strong army.
Therefore, Uncle Qiao's request should not be too simple for them. They don't need a group of boys to agree, and Yun Chao will make the decision for them.
Uncle Qiao Qi was indeed an old hunter, and he quickly led everyone to find a small valley.
Standing on the hill and looking down from a high position, all the boys were shocked.
There is a group of wild boars in the valley, foraging for food. They use their long mouths to push away the dead branches and leaves and soil on the ground, and eat the grass roots buried underground.
The wild boars are so hungry that they eat grass roots, which shows how scarce food is.
Uncle Qiao Qi did not rush for everyone to take action, but quietly explained the knowledge of hunting wild boars:
"In winter, wild boars prefer to hide in places leeward, such as small valleys like this..."
All the boys listened attentively, and Yun Chao also listened with great interest.
Feeling that the explanation was almost complete, Uncle Qiao asked everyone to start acting separately according to the plan just explained.
The Dawu Dynasty was not a later generation, and there were undeveloped primitive mountains and forests everywhere.
Not to mention wild boars, wild wolves, even tigers, dogs and bears are numerous.
The people living at the foot of the mountain are often attacked by wild beasts. According to incomplete statistics, in the past ten years, the number of villagers killed by wild beasts in Wolong Village alone is no less than on both hands!
The boys have no psychological burden when hunting these wild beasts. There is no concept of caring for animals and protecting ecological balance in their minds. All they have is hatred for wild beasts.
It was also the first time that Uncle Qiao commanded so many people to hunt together, and his excitement was palpable.
When he was hunting, he didn't dare touch the herds of wild boars.
Even if it was a lone wild boar, Uncle Qiao would have to think twice before taking action when he felt really sure.
The boys under Yun Chao are different. They have killed bandits and are very courageous. The key is that the guys in their hands are also energetic.
Not to mention spears, steel knives, and shields, each of them also held a powerful crossbow.
Uncle Qiao also had a bow and arrow back then, but unfortunately it was a soft bow used by hunters. It was just fine for shooting pheasants and hares, but it was basically useless against large beasts such as wild boars.
According to Uncle Qiao's instructions, Yun Chao divided the boys into two teams.
One team is at the east entrance of the small valley, and the other team is at the west entrance of the small valley.
The sides of the small valley are not steep cliffs, and wild boars can rush up the hillsides on both sides.
However, it is not easy for a wild boar to rush up a hillside. It requires too much energy and is generally not something that can be done.
The boys were very excited, and according to Uncle Qiao's instructions, they slowly moved along the hill towards the valley mouth on both sides.
Uncle Qiao Qi told everyone that as long as they don't make too much noise, people don't need to hide deliberately or worry about being discovered by wild boars.
Wild boars have a particularly low viewing angle and generally cannot see things at high places. It is difficult to spot wild boars when everyone is moving on hills.
Yun Chao knows this. A prospective doctor from the Agricultural University, even if his major is not animal husbandry, he still knows some common sense.
Because of the different structures of the cervical vertebrae, the angle at which the pig's head can be raised is very small, probably only about 20 degrees.
In addition, the pig's forehead is relatively high, which blocks the upward gaze of the eyes.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, a pig cannot see the sky.
If a pig never rolls in his life, he will never be able to see the sky.
Sounds a little sad?
However, it is what it is.
The valley is not big, and after half an hour, a group of boys moved into position.
Yun Chao and Qiao Qishu stood on the hill and commanded from the center.
When Uncle Qiao saw everyone arriving at the designated location, he signaled to Yun Chao that it was time to start.
Yun Chao had training experience in Sanshui Town and learned from He Xunjian's command method, using a piece of red cloth and a piece of blue cloth as flags to command his men on both sides respectively.
The red cloth waved from west to east, and the boy at the west entrance of the valley began to move into the valley.
But the group of boys at the east entrance stood still.
The wild boar was very alert and noticed something was going on before anyone could get closer.
Wild boars have very good hearing and sense of smell. The wind was blowing from the west today. The few boys at the west entrance were still one or two hundred meters away from them when they were smelled by wild boars.
Reality is not the same as what is described in literature.
Normally, when encountering humans, wild boars do not rush up stupidly.
Unless frightened, wild boars usually run away from people.
As for the occasional wild boar attacking people, it is actually a small probability event.
Or when the wild boar discovered the human, the two parties were already relatively close, and the wild boar was frightened.
Either humans are unlucky and encounter an injured wild boar, or a wild boar in estrus.
This time, the wild boars discovered humans earlier, so they did not attack. Instead, they ran toward the other side of the valley, led by a big boar.
Yun Chao stood on the hill with a panoramic view of everything in the valley. He saw that the wild boar did as Uncle Qiao expected. Instead of attacking the boys on the west, it ran towards the east entrance and quickly pushed down the blue cloth in his hand. One wave.
This was agreed upon in advance. The blue cloth waved downwards to prepare the boys at the east entrance, not to let them move into the valley.
Several boys at the east entrance saw Yun Chao's "semaphore" and knew it was time for them to take the field. They cheered and divided into two groups. They stood on both sides of the valley and climbed onto some rocks.
This is what Uncle Qiao Qi also told him. Don't confront the wild boar head-on. The wild boar is so big and heavy. Once it charges, it is quite powerful. Even if a group of boys have guns in their hands, they will not be able to bear being hit by the wild boar.
Not long after, the wild boar appeared in the sight of the boys at the east entrance.
Although the boys had killed bandits before, they were still so nervous that they were sweating.
Fortunately, Uncle Qiao had already been vaccinated before and knew what to do, so he didn't panic.
The wild boars also discovered a few boys and continued running without any intention of attacking them.
First, they were not on the wild boar's escape route, and second, several boys climbed onto the rocks.
Although the stones are not too high, if a wild boar wants to attack them, it has to jump up or climb up the stones, which is very inconvenient.
Seeing that the wild boar was just running forward as Uncle Qiao said, and had no intention of running to either side to attack them, the boys were completely relieved.
Once you relax, the feeling comes.
Several boys raised their crossbows and aimed at the running wild boar!
