Chapter 371 "Awooo—"
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Li Shiyue nodded to Zhou Yiran, who was looking at her, and then turned to look at Wang Datou.
After receiving a look from Li Shiyue, Wang Datou immediately said, "Chen Yong and the others explored a few more miles ahead, and indeed, as the captain said, the small animals that should have been out in the evening were not making any noise."
Just now, the captain and I rode our horses northwest around our camp to scout it out, and not only did we not encounter a single rabbit, but we also spotted a lone wolf!
At this point, Wang Datou swallowed hard. "There are usually no lone wolves on the grassland. Wolves are sometimes driven away by a pack, but the one we saw was a fat and strong wolf. It was definitely not driven away by the alpha wolf!"
It could only be a scout sent out by the wolf king, just like when we send out scouts during an army march.
After pausing for a moment, Wang Datou raised his head again and said, "We've been targeted by a pack of wolves!"
Without giving everyone time to think, Li Shiyue immediately took over after Wang Datou finished speaking and continued to say to everyone: "According to my prediction, the wolf pack will definitely attack us tonight!"
Moreover, I have a feeling that there are more than a dozen wolves in this pack; there must be two packs of wolves that have temporarily merged to hunt us.
Night will fall in half an hour. Everyone, follow my orders!
"Yes! I will obey the captain's orders!"
Wang Datou was the first to respond to Li Shiyue's words, and Gao Jin was the second to react.
Then Zhou Yiran and Xie Mingyue echoed in response.
Then, Li Shiyue made the arrangements.
First, Zhou Yiran and Xie Mingyue should stay in the carriage for the time being. Both of them are fragile, and Li Shiyue doesn't expect them to be of any help to her. It would be enough if they just stayed quietly.
"My lady, this was sent by Lieutenant Li's elder sister. She said we should light it in the bronze furnace. The smoke from this medicine should be something that wolves will dislike."
Xie Mingyue looked at the small bag of things in the maid's hand, nodded to the maid, and said, "Just do as Lieutenant Li says."
Although Zhou Yiran had returned to the carriage, he lifted the curtain and looked out to see what Li Shiyue and the others were doing.
Then Li Shiyue had his men light fires around the four directions of their camp. Everyone knows that wolves are afraid of fire.
Moreover, Zhou Yiran saw soldiers seemingly throwing something into the fire, and soon the fire started emitting a lot of smoke.
The smoke drifted a bit towards the carriage on the wind. Zhou Yiran smelled it; although it was pungent, it wasn't unbearable. He figured it must be some kind of herbal medicine being burned, specifically for warding off wolves.
Then soldiers drove the horses together and surrounded them with carts, to prevent the wolves from startling them.
Li Shiyue then summoned Wang Datou and Gao Jin to bring over the soldiers skilled in archery.
"Tonight, our focus is on defense; our lives are the most precious thing!"
You remain in the rear and attack with rockets. Anyone who hits the alpha wolf will be credited and rewarded afterwards!
As for the others, apart from those who looked after the horses, the food, and protected Zhou Yiran and Xie Mingyue, the rest of them formed a semi-circular formation in one corner of the camp surrounded by carriages, as arranged by Li Shiyue!
Li Shiyue led Shitou and Li Qiutian to the outermost edge, where they stood with the dozen or so soldiers holding spears.
She left Wang Datou and Gao Jin to the left and right of the spearmen; these were the broadsword squad, mostly wielding horizontal swords.
Night fell, and although the moon overhead was dim, the vast grassland offered no obstructions, allowing one to see far into the distance.
Li Shiyue was waiting, knowing that a pack of wolves was also waiting a hundred feet away from them.
Suddenly, a wolf howl, "Awooo—", drifted on the wind.
Li Shiyue knew that the wolf pack was coming.
Without turning around, she shouted loudly to the crowd, "The wolves are coming!"
She drew the long knife from her waist. Although she was more used to using the arm-length wood-chopping knife that always hung at her waist, the long knife was more convenient for killing wolves at this moment.
Li Qiutian also used a longsword, but Shi Tou used a long spear that weighed over a hundred pounds that they had found in the armory of the Mohe barbarians when they went to raid them with Liu Tan.
Li's mother was absolutely right. Shi Tou may not be the brightest, but he is definitely in great shape!
This spear, which weighs about the same as a grown man's, is as light and easy to hold in Shi Tou's hands as a knife is to someone else.
Moreover, this spear was modified by a craftsman at great expense by Li Shiyue. It was divided into three sections, which could be properly stored when not in use and twisted back into one when needed.
So when Shi Tou assembled the spear and held it in his hand, both Wang Da Tou and Gao Jin were quite surprised.
Although they had only spent a few days together, Wang Datou and Gao Jin could tell that Shi Tou was not very bright.
The two of them whispered among themselves, wondering why Li Shiyue would bring his silly brother along when he went out on business.
Looking at the big, seemingly foolish guy standing at the front, leaning on his spear, the two of them finally figured it out.
"Goodness, Yuan Dao is a big guy with some real strength!"
However, Wang Datou then remembered the information he had heard from outside, that Li Shiyue was known for her immense strength, and immediately imagined, "That makes sense, how could a biological brother and sister have such great strength while the brother doesn't?"
Wang Datou, who was brought back to his senses by Li Shiyue's shout, looked ahead and now he truly admired Li Shiyue.
After all, a good superior is one who takes the initiative to stand at the forefront and face the enemy!
Although Chen Yong and Sun Xiaoliu were scouts, they still had to draw their swords and fight the enemy at times like this.
The two of them and the others stood in the group of big swordsmen on Gao Jin's side. Sun Xiaoliu had sharp ears, and as he listened, a low, long "whooshing" sound drifted over on the wind.
"Damn it! I've never even eaten wolf meat before!"
Tonight we can finally have some meat!
The sound of the wolves rushing towards them grew clearer and clearer. A dozen or so feet away from the campfire, pairs of glowing eyes met the group's gaze in the darkness!
"Awooo—"
The howls of the wolves rose and fell, and they very systematically surrounded Li Shiyue and his group.
They faced off against Li Shiyue and the others across the huge bonfire.
Li Shiyue spotted the alpha wolf immediately!
It was a giant silver-gray wolf, much larger than the other wolves, with bulging muscles beneath its fur and erect ears!
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