"Well, I can't reveal that right now. We'll find out when we go up the mountain tomorrow."

Sheng Xiping knew what was going on, but just smiled and didn't reveal too much to them.

Sheng Xiping refused to say, and others didn't press him further; they simply followed orders.

Everyone played at the Sheng family's house for a while, and only went home to rest when the power was about to be cut off.

The next morning, Zhang Shuzhen got up, cooked porridge, heated up some steamed buns, and chopped some pickled vegetables, and that was enough for breakfast.

Last night, Sheng Xiping said that he wouldn't be taking the dogs up the mountain today, so Zhang Shuzhen prepared a lot of food for the dogs.

After breakfast, Sheng Xiping dressed properly, ignored Erlang Shen and the others calling out to him, and went straight to the field headquarters.

After gathering with the others, Li Zhenggang distributed guns and ammunition to all those participating in the spring hunt.

After everyone checked their guns as required and confirmed that there were no problems, they went to the training range to fire a couple of shots to practice.

Everything was ready, and around 7:40, Wang Jiachuan and Zheng Xianyong arrived.

With a wave of his hand, Sheng Xiping sent the forty young men from Qianchuan Forest Farm, full of energy and high spirits, carrying their guns and marching in unison towards the open space on the west side of the forest farm.

Just then, Liu Yujiang and Liu Yuhe arrived at the open space with forty militiamen from the Dajianchang.

This was a collective operation, and both sides took it very seriously. The large alkali field also had a whole fleet of semi-automatic equipment, and the young men were all incredibly energetic.

"Oh, Secretary Wang and Director Zheng are here too? Quickly, please say a few words."

Upon seeing Wang Jiachuan and Zheng Xianyong arrive, Liu Yujiang immediately stepped aside and invited Wang Jiachuan to speak first.

The Songjianghe Forestry Bureau is directly under the Provincial Forestry Administration and is at the county level. The forest farm is a subordinate unit of the Forestry Administration and is basically similar to a township or commune.

Wang Jiachuan is the secretary of the forest farm, while Liu Yujiang is only the secretary of the brigade. If you really count them, Liu Yujiang should be one level below Wang Jiachuan.

So when Liu Yujiang saw Wang Jiachuan coming over, he immediately stepped aside and asked Wang Jiachuan to speak.

Wang Jiachuan exchanged pleasantries with Liu Yujiang before stepping forward to meet the two groups.

"Hello, comrades."

As you all probably know, we adopted a different approach to militia training this year.

Eighty strong and skilled young men with excellent marksmanship were selected from the forest farm and alkali field brigade to form this hunting team to complete this spring's hunting mission.

"Comrades, this spring hunting operation serves two purposes: firstly, to hone our combat skills and improve our accuracy in hitting live targets."

Another reason was to clear out the ferocious beasts hiding in the surrounding mountains.

To avoid casualties in spring and summer, and losses to crops such as corn and sweet potatoes in autumn.

Wang Jiachuan paused for a moment, looking at the strong, spirited young people in front of him with great enthusiasm.

"Comrades, are you confident that we can successfully complete this spring hunt and eliminate the wild beasts hiding around the forest area?"

"Yes," everyone present responded in unison.

"Good, young people should have this kind of spirit."

Looking at these spirited young men in front of him, Wang Jiachuan felt as if he were seeing his own youthful days, and he was quite excited.

"There are eighty of us in total, so I won't make any grand pronouncements like closing the mountain off."

Our goal this time is simple: go into the mountains and hunt whatever we see. Wild boars and black bears, big or small, are fine; badgers and roe deer, small or large, are also acceptable.

"If we can wipe out the wolf pack's hideout, I'll report it to my superiors and recommend you for a commendation."

Wang Jiachuan's words ignited the passion of the group of young men on the open ground, who roared and shouted.

"Good, good." Everyone applauded.

Wang Jiachuan gave the morale-boosting speech, and Liu Yujiang would definitely have to say a few words next.

"Okay, that's all I have to say. Next, the secretary of the Alkali Field Brigade will tell you about the specific requirements for this spring hunt."

Wang Jiachuan stepped aside, and Liu Yujiang stood in the middle. "Comrades, this year's spring hunt will last for a week."

Since we have a small number of people, we cannot close off a large area of ​​the mountains. So we divided ourselves into two groups, one for the forest farm and one for the agricultural team, and each group operated independently without interfering with the other.

Once we're in the mountains, we hunt anything we can, skin it, eat the meat, and celebrate our victory together.

Finally, the winning group was selected based on the individual performance of each group.

Distracted by the atmosphere, Liu Yujiang's words were also impassioned and full of momentum.

The crowd cheered again, "Good, good!"

"Alright, that's settled then. Team leaders, each lead your men into the mountains."

Remember, you are a team, so you must work together and not try to be heroes by going it alone.

We await your triumphant return at home.

Liu Yujiang waved his hand, signaling Sheng Xiping and Liu Yuhe to each lead their men into the mountains.

Sheng Xiping and Liu Yuhe each raised their guns and shouted, "Let's go!"

Then, the two groups of people each headed towards the distant mountains and forests, just like soldiers heading to the battlefield.

"Xiping, what do we do next?" Wang Jianshe asked as they walked.

“Let’s head to that hillside we encountered yesterday, and today we’ll surround that herd of wild boars.”

Regardless of everything else, let's get off to a good start first.

Wang Jianshe and the others immediately understood what Sheng Xiping meant: that forest was quite large, and there was a rather large group of pigs hiding inside.

Relying solely on those few wouldn't be enough, which is why Sheng Xiping took advantage of the spring hunt to lead people up the mountain to hunt those pigs.

Their team of forty men, all armed, should be able to achieve considerable success if arranged properly.

For this spring hunt, Sheng Xiping was personally appointed captain by Wang Jiachuan, and his hunting skills were also widely recognized, so the young people in the group were quite impressed with him.

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