"Shall we go?" Now the appearance of the white-browed viper in Huangcaotan can be explained clearly.
Wang Ke raised his head and looked around. Not far from these big locust trees, there was another forest. He picked up the map, looked forward, and walked towards the woods.
After turning around the woods, Wang Ke found that he had walked into a swamp. He screamed happily, and the eagle's mouth arrived. Because finding this swamp means finding the eagle's mouth.
Sure enough, walking along the right side of the swamp and turning around the woods, you are faced with a sudden cliff.
"The Eagle's Mouth is here!" Wang Ke finally led the group under the Eagle's Mouth. Now the grassy beach suddenly disappeared, and standing in front of them was the Eagle's Mouth, which was nearly 100 meters high.
It is difficult to find the cliff of Eagle Mouth without going below.
Wang Ke turned around and headed towards the path he had just come from, quickly locating the grave on the map.
"Is this the eagle's beak?" Because we were standing at the wrong angle, everyone had to raise their heads and look at the cliff that went straight up and down.
You can't see the top at all, all you can see is the cliff. In some raised places, you can see a few drooping pine trees halfway up the cliff, and the rest are all jagged and strange rocks like an axe.
Now everything is empty underfoot, and the grassy beach has long since turned into gravel. According to the direction, the place where we are standing now is still to the east. If we go further west and go all the way to the edge of the woods over there, we may be able to see the full view of the eagle's beak.
"It's so easy to see the mountains before the horse can kill the horse. It's the little hawk's mouth that made us walk such a long way." Dr. Xiao Zhang sighed with emotion. Now if you want to observe the whole view of Eagle Mouth, you have to go west. If you want to climb to the top of Eagle Mouth, you have to pass through this gravel and walk around the cliff to find the unknown climbing area from the west. Ridge path.
"Let's go over and have a look." Professor Ye Rongguang suggested even though he knew he needed to look back. That's right, the field trip this afternoon was to Eagle's Mouth, not this cliff. Even if it is a cliff, you have to walk farther to see it more clearly.
You can leave as soon as you want, but some people can’t walk anymore, who? The leaves are partial.
"Brother Bing, give me some of your water."
This leaf just has a mysophobia, and she doesn't even bother to drink Gu Maolin's water. Wang Ke quickly took off the military water bottle and handed it over, while taking her satchel.
"Gudong, Gudong", Ye Pianpian took a few big sips, then returned the kettle, picked up the camera, and took a few photos of the grassy beach just now.
"Let's go!" Professor Wen and Professor Ye Rongguang each took a few sips of water. Gu Maolin shook his kettle, seeming a little heartbroken. Wang Ke and he didn't drink a sip. It wasn't that they weren't thirsty, but there was too little water, otherwise they wouldn't be able to survive until they got home this afternoon.
Wang Ke thought for a while, and it seemed that he had to go to the interference group to borrow some military water bottles. Otherwise, drinking water would become a top priority when he really wanted to inspect the eagle's beak.
The rest of the inspection went relatively smoothly. After seeing the Eagle's Mouth, the group returned the same way. Except for some photos taken by Ye Xianqian and two pictures drawn by Dr. Xiao Zhang, there were almost no new additions or controversies to the previous inspection plan.
There were no drones at that time, otherwise it would be impossible for everyone to risk climbing to the top to capture the two golden cobras.
In fact, up to this point, Wang Ke did not know the real purpose of Xiao Zhang, a venomous snake expert and doctor. He naively thought that Professor Ye Rongguang was just on the top of the cliff, looking at the golden cobras and taking a few photos. , to improve and supplement the biological species in Xishan. I never thought that Dr. Xiao Zhang needs to be a living body. If there are specimens, the right to speak of this kind of creature will be higher.
Catching a golden cobra on the top of a cliff is simply incredible and crazy.
The main methods of catching cobras include: catching snakes with bare hands, wooden fork method, mask method, iron tongs method, etc. Both the iron pincer method and the wooden fork method are used to catch relatively small venomous snakes. For catching golden cobras, and on the top of a small cliff, the space for movement is limited, so it may not be possible to use them, so you need to be very careful.
Dr. Xiao Zhang and Professor Ye Rongguang decided to catch snakes with their bare hands or with a mask. Of course, Wang Ke and Gu Maolin didn't know this.
Barehand is a common method of catching snakes. The snake catcher must have rich experience. When he locates the position of the cobra's head, he immediately presses the snake's head with the palm of his hand and gently squeezes the snake's neck with the other hand. , subject to the fact that the snake cannot turn back and bite the limb.
The masking rule is the most suitable method for catching cobras. When a captor approaches it, a cobra usually raises its head and neck and makes a "whoosh" sound. At this time, you can throw clothes, bags, etc. at the snake's head, cover its head, quickly press it with your hands, step on its body with your feet, then try to grab the head and neck, and quickly throw it into the snake cage.
Professor Ye Rongguang felt that this was a very rare opportunity to reach the top of Eagle Mouth. He has always wanted to understand why the nearly 100-meter-high eagle's mouth is suitable for the survival of golden cobras. What kind of natural growth environment is there? On such high cliffs, it is impossible for other animals to exist except birds. Moreover, when winter comes, there will be a freezing period in the Western Mountains for nearly five months. Where do they hibernate?
Standing at the foot of the mountain, except for the vaguely visible hat-like boulder on the top of the mountain, there is really nothing new to discover. Also, should this cliff also be inspected? Professor Ye Rongguang has not yet made up his mind.
On the way back, Professor Ye Rongguang and Professor Wen chatted one after another. Now walking back, Gu Maolin is walking at the front of the team, followed by Dr. Xiao Zhang. Next are Professor Ye Rongguang and Professor Wen.
Since Wang Ke was at the rear, Ye Qianqian refused to be in the front, so she had to walk in front of Wang Ke, which was the second to last among the six people.
"Brother Bing, I want to ask you a question. Is the road to Eagle Mouth easy to walk?"
"It was difficult to walk. At that time, our old platoon leader was halfway there and did not dare to leave because he was afraid of heights. In the end, it was Gu Maolin and I who went up."
"Are you just afraid of heights?"
"And the wind is stronger up there. A girl like you is likely to be blown down by the wind." Wang Ke wasn't trying to scare her. In fact, that was the case.
"Is there only one way? Is there any other way to go up?" Ye Qianqian was quick-thinking. Wang Ke guessed that she also wanted to go up, or was worried about her father.
"It's not going up, it's going down."
"What's the meaning?"
"The eagle's mouth is less than 100 meters, and the elephant's legs are nearly 200 meters high. There is a huge drop. We went all the way down, from the elephant's legs to the eagle's mouth. This section of the way down makes me panic." Wang Ke was afraid that Ye Qian would follow him at that time, so he told the truth in advance.
"Oh, it's so scary!"
"Yes, girls are not suitable to go at all."
"Brother Bing, I won't go. I'm worried about you. If an accident happens up there, how will you be lifted down?"
"Lift it down? That's impossible. You can't carry it on your back. There's a big gap in the middle. You have to crawl through it by yourself."
"Brother Bing, then you must not go up. Just bring Senior Brother Xiao Zhang and let them do the inspection. I, I won't allow you to go there." Ye Qianqian bit his thin lips, stopped and turned around. Turning around, he said seriously to Wang Ke.
"What about your dad?"
"I won't allow him to go either, it's too dangerous."
Wang Ke nodded. It seemed that Ye Qianqian still cared about him. But……
Before Wang Ke could reply, Gu Maolin shouted from the front. "Platoon leader, do you think we are going on the right track?"
When Wang Ke saw it, he had already passed the swamp and entered the grassy beach. This barren grassy beach is where the company conducts training under actual combat conditions. I don’t know how many people got lost. Gu Maolin was the best in the reconnaissance squad, so it was understandable that he was unsure.
"Then let's change. I'll go to the front." Wang Ke shouted, turning sideways and squeezing forward.
As soon as Wang Ke moved, Ye Qianquan followed suit and followed Wang Ke forward.
Xiao Zhang, the doctor in front, saw Ye Xianxian following him, and immediately smiled and said: "Junior sister, you'd better go to the back. The front is very dangerous."
"Don't bluff. Besides, my soldier brother is leading the way. What should I be afraid of?"
"Your soldier brother always walks with his eyes closed. If he falls into a ditch, you will fall into the ditch too." The doctor opened his mouth to joke, but when Wang Ke heard it, his heart skipped a beat. It turned out that on the way here, when the compass failed, he activated conscious navigation and was discovered by him?
"Haha, Teacher Xiaoye, don't listen to your senior brother's praise for me. We have walked this road back and forth many times during training. Even though we are familiar with it, we will inevitably get lost. When I first came here, wasn't I also lost? Close your eyes. Think about it and you can correct it immediately. If you don’t believe it, ask Gu Maolin."
"Yes, I'm a little confused now. I'll go to the back." Gu Maolin smiled and walked away.
"Okay, Teacher Xiaoye, then you can follow me and follow in my footsteps." Wang Ke didn't want to be too long-winded. Talking too much would lead to mistakes. It wouldn't be fun if he revealed the secrets between himself and Gu Maolin.
After exchanging positions, Wang Ke looked back at the eagle's mouth again and shouted: "Let's go -"
This is the standard Nanshao Village language! I haven’t shouted loudly for a long time. When I shouted in this grassy beach, I suddenly felt like a hero!
Professor Wen raised his head, looked at Wang Ke, and swallowed his words again. He saw Ye Qianqian looking at Wang Ke affectionately with an admiring look.
I was speechless all the way.
Before dark, a group of people walked out of the grassy beach. The road on the map was only a few kilometers, and it took an entire afternoon to walk back and forth.
Passing by the three white poplar trees, the old salesman was long gone. Others didn't care, but Wang Ke took it seriously.
Is this old man going home tonight, or is he still living in some nook and cranny of Longquanzhuang? I always feel a little sorry for him. I got back the fifteen yuan that was defrauded by Gu Maolin, but now it has become Wang Ke's heartache.
Back to Uncle Geng's house, he has come back.
As soon as he saw Wang Ke and the others coming back, Uncle Geng immediately came to the west wing with a smile.
"Platoon Commander Xiao Wang, what you said has come true."
"Uncle Geng, did they agree?"
"Yes, my niece said it on the spot, but the surface inside has been cleaned up. The tomb will be officially closed soon and the official excavation will be carried out. So, we must go tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? That's great." Upon hearing this, Professor Wen immediately smiled happily. "Okay, let's go tomorrow."
Everyone washed their faces separately again. Wang Ke had thought about it. He would go tomorrow and pass by the "Interference Group". In addition to borrowing a few kettles, he must go to their military service club and buy a tea set and a few washbasins. Otherwise, he would have to wash his face. Feet are a problem.
"Platoon Commander Xiao Wang, shall we bring dry food tomorrow?"
"Yeah!" Needless to say, Wang Ke nodded, but Uncle Geng had no intention of leaving.
"Uncle Geng, do you have anything to say?" Wang Ke asked.
"Yes, Platoon Leader Xiao Wang, we don't have much fine food left." Uncle Geng said hesitantly. One bag of noodles can only feed seven or eight people, which is not enough for a few meals.
"It's okay, Uncle Geng, whole grains are fine."
"Okay, I'll ask your aunt to help you stick more cornmeal cakes in a moment, and we'll bring them tomorrow." Uncle Geng became happy when he heard this.
What conditions are there, what kind of life is there. For the first time, Wang Ke felt the pressure on his shoulders. He had too much to worry about.
