Under the circumstances of global mutation, the situation of the 72nd Brigade has become more and more embarrassing. In the past, his two independent regiments were worshiped by the people across the country. Even the other armies of the powerful Han Dynasty were envious. Their combat effectiveness was replaced by a generation. Myth has almost reached a peak that is difficult for humans to reach.
However, after the global mutation, the envy in the eyes of many soldiers immediately turned into ridicule. No matter how strong you are, I will defeat you in minutes once I evolve.
The 72nd Brigade was in an awkward position and could only prove itself by taking on more perverted missions, resulting in very heavy casualties.
After returning from the desert, the 72nd Brigade took a short rest and then received another mission to go to the Yunzang Plateau to investigate a mysterious murder of a large number of yaks.
This is a difficult task that all the troops stationed in the Northwest Military Region are unwilling to take over because it involves religious legends and the complex local political relations make this incident extremely difficult to handle.
Yin Guangzhou, commander of the Capital Military Region, personally found Zheng Weiguo and explained the actual situation to him frankly.
The cause of the matter is this. In a certain county on the Yunzang Plateau, there is a herdsman who raises thousands of yaks. The global mutation event did not affect him. On the contrary, it brought him huge economic benefits because of the size of the yaks. It has also grown bigger, and a lot of weeds are growing crazily, so there is inexhaustible forage on the ground, and his grazing work has become much easier.
However, suddenly one day, when the herdsman got up in the morning, he found that more than a dozen yaks had died, all of which had been bitten to death by some kind of ferocious large beast.
At first, the herdsman didn't pay attention. After all, there are quite a lot of beasts on the plateau, especially wild wolves, which often harass his yaks. There are also golden eagles in the sky that prey on smaller yaks. .
But for several days after that, his yak continued to be bitten to death, which made him unable to sit still. He secretly installed a camera in the animal pen, and then observed it all night, and finally discovered the murderer, who turned out to be a clouded leopard. .
Clouded leopards have a very mysterious legend in the local area. Herders have passed down from generation to generation that clouded leopards are messengers of gods. They travel through time to punish those who have committed crimes.
After the incident spread, there was an uproar in the local area. Many people said that the herdsman must have secretly done something unscrupulous, so the clouded leopard came to punish him.
Of course, legends are legends, and no one actually came to accuse the herdsman. Everyone just talked about it privately.
However, what happened next caused the county to completely explode.
This herdsman also has five Tibetan mastiffs, which are usually used to help him with herding.
The locals are relatively simple, including this herdsman. He is worried that the Tibetan mastiff will hurt people. Even if it is a thief who steals his yak (if there is one), he does not want to hurt them, so at night, there is no one in the cattle pen. Protective animals, including Tibetan mastiffs, also rest in the room with their owners.
That night, the herdsman couldn't bear the disturbance, so he put all five Tibetan mastiffs into the cattle pen, hoping that the Tibetan mastiffs would scare away the clouded leopards.
Late at night, screams of cats and dogs came from the cattle pen. The barking lasted for most of the night, and the sound spread to two or three villages.
The herdsman was so scared that he didn't sleep all night. Instead, he kept burning incense in his room and praying, begging God for forgiveness.
Until the early morning of the second day, when he opened the door and came out, many of his neighbors had already arrived outside his cattle pen faster than him.
When everyone waited for him to open the fence of the cattle pen, they immediately saw a bloody and tragic scene that made them gasp.
Five Tibetan Mastiffs fought against two Clouded Leopards. One Tibetan Mastiff was seriously injured, and the other four Tibetan Mastiffs were slightly injured. All two Clouded Leopards died in a miserable state, with intestines and internal organs scattered all over the ground, and blood flowing into a river.
The death of the two clouded leopards turned from rumors into a religious event. Amid the excitement, a large number of people flocked to the door of the herdsman's house. Everyone unanimously believed that the owner of the yak was the reincarnation of the devil and wanted to lynch him.
Naturally, this herdsman could not sit still and wait for death, so he ordered his Tibetan mastiff to attack anyone who dared to break into his house. Many people were caught off guard and bitten.
The local police station rushed to deal with it and shot and killed a Tibetan mastiff that had injured someone. Unexpectedly, it would cause a greater disaster. The herdsman's thousands of yaks all went into riot. They even took the initiative without the owner's instructions. Joining the Tibetan Mastiff team, they began to drive away the crowd, and several people were trampled to death by the yaks.
The mutant yak army was no less terrifying than the army. The local police station had no choice but to turn to the Northwest Military Region for help.
Before the soldiers from the Northwest Military Region arrived, another major event happened at the doorstep of the herdsmen.
Without anyone's command, the yaks surrounded the herdsmen's homes three floors inside and three floors outside, not allowing anyone to get close to the herdsmen. Such a spontaneous defense of their masters was considered a miracle by some religious believers.
So a special religious leader came to investigate. He did not believe that Clouded Leopard punished the sinful people in the world on behalf of God. His investigation result was that the herdsman was not guilty.
In the opinion of this person in charge, the only crime of the herdsmen was to let the dogs hurt people, but he was also very controlling. The injured civilian was only slightly injured, and the other party forced too much, so the Tibetan mastiff launched a defensive attack.
As for the mutated yak trampling incident, it was not the herdsman’s intention. The Tibetan mastiff was killed, which became the trigger of the yak herd’s anger. He had tried his best to restrain the yaks at the scene.
This was originally a conflict between a certain person and a group of people, but because of the person in charge's words, it led to a conflict between two groups of religious people with different ideas, and the conflict escalated again.
The Northwest Military Region thought it was just a small-scale personnel conflict, so they only sent one squad of soldiers over. They did not know that this incident had escalated into a real religious incident.
Naturally, the soldiers of this class could not solve the problem after they came over, so they went back immediately on the grounds that they had too few people with them, and then reported the details to the Northwest Military Region Headquarters.
The military district headquarters also realized through understanding that this was no longer a problem that could be solved by force. Even sending a legion there would be difficult to solve, so they reported it to the northern legion headquarters without hesitation.
This is a political incident, but the military must be deployed to maintain order. They need to find ways to calm the anger of both parties and not allow the conflict to continue to escalate. The problem is very difficult.
Who should solve this problem? Min Houde naturally thought of the 72nd Brigade.
Because the 72nd Brigade was stationed in the Capital Military District, Min Houde asked Yin Guangzhou to personally invite Zheng Weiguo and asked Yin Guangzhou to clearly explain the stakes to Zheng Weiguo.
Zheng Weiguo was very upset, but he had to agree. This was the meaning of the existence of their army. He would handle things that others couldn't handle. Otherwise, why should he, a brigade commander, enjoy the treatment of a military commander?
They have privileges, and while enjoying them, they must also bear more responsibilities than others.
"To what extent is it considered resolved?" Zheng Weiguo asked.
"First, there must be no casualties. Second, the conflict must not be further intensified. Third, the anger of the local people must be calmed." Yin Guangzhou said, "After completing these three things, let them go back to their homes and find their mothers, and the problem will be over. It’s solved.”
Zheng Weiguo said helplessly, "This is not easy to solve."
"Haha, yes, it's very difficult to solve, so that's why we need you, Brigadier Zheng, to step in."
There is a large amount of grassland on the Yunzang Plateau, which has also given rise to an excellent livestock industry. Most local people do not engage in farming, but make a living by herding cattle.
Some of their villages may only have a few hundred households, but cover an area of tens of thousands of acres. They have no neighbors across the door or next door. The nearest neighbor is sometimes thousands of meters away. .
It is this kind of loose neighbor relationship that enables them to develop the good habit of hospitality. Sometimes they don't see an outsider for many days. If an outsider comes over occasionally, they will be very happy and will definitely kill cattle and sheep. Come entertain you.
The herdsman who tamed thousands of yaks was actually a very kind person, and he was also very hospitable. However, now, there were a large number of people outside his house who wanted to harm him, which forced him to take up arms. to resist.
He did not expect that the thousands of yaks he kept in captivity would also understand human nature. They spontaneously learned to protect their masters. They refused to leave when people outside were outside, and they refused to disperse, so they grazed around their master's house. and rest.
When the soldiers of the 72nd Brigade arrived by train, they saw the same scene.
Zheng Weiguo had some crooked ways, and he quickly thought of a solution. He went to the outskirts of the yak herd without carrying any weapons, and called loudly to the herdsman to invite him in.
Zheng Weiguo asked the herdsman directly: "For herdsmen like you, as long as there is a piece of grassland for grazing, life will be the same no matter where you live?"
The herdsman didn't know why, but he nodded subconsciously and said, "That's more or less the case."
"Then I have an idea for you to consider. It can definitely help you get out of the predicament you are in." Zheng Weiguo said solemnly, "I will kill you now. Of course, I will pretend to let people outside mistakenly think that I have killed you. I will definitely not kill you."
"Then I walk out of here with your blood on my hands. I can even take one of your legs or arms or something. Anyway, there is a medical cabin now, so it is very convenient for treatment."
"As for you, just lie here and pretend to be dead until the people outside see you dead. Their anger will definitely dissipate, and then they will disperse. Then I will secretly transport you away."
"The Yunzang Plateau is so big. Can we not hang out in this county? Let's stay away from them. You take your yaks and go to a new place to live again."
"In this way, we get the best of both worlds and everyone is happy. What do you think?"
"Okay, I listen to you. I am also very sad about this place and have wanted to leave for a long time."
"Um, do you have any other family members? You can take them with you."
"I also have a daughter and a son. My daughter has married far away. My son is now living in a big city. I will inform them after I settle down in the new place. I don't want to do this now. Let them know.”
"Okay." Zheng Weiguo nodded, "Then I will shoot. Don't worry, my shooting skills are very good and I will never miss. If you are not unconscious, I will knock you out and wait until you wake up again. When you come, you will have arrived at your new home, and I will find you a very good grassland."
However, what Zheng Weiguo never expected was that the gunfire not only alerted the people outside, but also alerted the four Tibetan mastiffs outside the door...
