Chapter 65: Hunting Wild Boars
After the winter hunt, although the weather was still cold, the people of the Teng tribe gradually calmed down with a relatively sufficient supply of food, and no longer had to worry about starving to death.
In the days that followed, Jingjie took the stronger tourists and continued to fish and catch birds according to the method given by Jiang Xuan, and occasionally caught some small prey.
As for the real members of the Teng tribe, they were divided into two groups under the leadership of Jiang Xuan and Chi Shao. They braved the heavy snow every day and took turns hunting in the nearby jungle.
The reason for doing this is not only for food, but also to allow those new warriors to improve their combat capabilities as much as possible.
The current situation of the Teng tribe is not safe, and their luck will not be so good all the time. Sooner or later, one day, they will need to rely on their own strength to fight the enemy.
For the tribesmen, the fastest way to improve their combat effectiveness is to go hunting directly.
Hunting not only tests a warrior's physical strength, but also various comprehensive abilities such as patience, observation, bow and arrow usage, trap setting, fighting skills, etc.
Of course, the jungle is dangerous and hunting is dangerous too. Even an experienced warrior can lose his life if he is not careful.
Only warriors who survive one hunt after another can become the true backbone of a tribe.
The tribe’s elimination rules are so cruel and helpless.
“Huluhulu…”
In the snowy primeval jungle, three wild boars that had been hungry for many days were walking in the snow, one step deep and one step shallow, leaving several rows of messy footprints behind them.
From time to time, they use their snouts to push away the snow and their sharp teeth to break the ice, looking for some grass roots or plant tubers to eat.
These wild boars have thick black bristles on their backs and are huge in size. Each one weighs more than 1,000 kilograms, and their fangs are long and sharp, making them intimidating.
They have thick skin and flesh, and they like to scratch themselves on trees. A thick layer of oil has condensed on their skin, like a hard armor. Their defense is abnormally strong, and they have a pair of fangs, so they can be said to be both offensive and defensive.
Primitive weapons such as bows and arrows, spears, short spears, stone knives, etc., are unlikely to cause any harm to them unless they hit their eyes or other vital parts. Instead, they will stimulate their ferocity and cause them to turn around and chase after people and bite them.
Many times, the tribesmen would rather provoke lone tigers and leopards than provoke groups of wild boars with bad tempers.
However, there are always exceptions.
If there are many warriors of two or more colors in a hunting team, hunting wild boars is a good choice.
Because there are so many edible and usable parts of a wild boar, the rewards are very generous as long as the hunt is successful.
Jiang Xuan set his sights on these three wild boars, because he himself was now a two-color warrior. Theoretically, he had the ability to hunt a wild boar alone.
What's more, the Uncaria beside him is also a two-color warrior, plus six one-color warriors, it should be no problem to deal with the three wild boars.
Far behind the three wild boars, Jiang Xuan and eight soldiers hid behind the bushes, staring at the three wild boars that were foraging, with excitement in their eyes.
Jiang Xuan whispered, "Usually wild boars are in groups, so it's hard to kill them. Now we finally found three solitary ones. We can't let them get away."
"We have more people, the snow is thick now, and the boars have been hungry for so long, so we have a good chance of winning."
"If we succeed in hunting, these three big wild boars will be enough for our entire tribe to eat for a while, and their tusks can also be made into sharp tooth knives."
"However, I want to remind you that wild boars are very ferocious. Once they are injured, they will become even more ferocious. Therefore, you must strictly follow my orders. Do you understand?"
Gou Teng and the others nodded. In fact, it was their first time hunting wild boars and they were very nervous. It was unlikely that they would act on their own.
Jiang Xuan pointed to a dense forest not far away and said, "Hook Teng and I will go and irritate them and lead the wild boars into that forest."
"The others are responsible for setting up seven trip wires. They use long ropes, one end of which is tied to a tree and the other end is wrapped around the tree half a circle. The others hold the rope ends and wait for the wild boar to run to the ground with the ropes. They immediately pull the ropes and trip the wild boar!"
"As long as the wild boars are tripped, Uncaria and I can find an opportunity to kill at least one or two of them!"
"Another thing everyone should pay attention to is to choose a tree that is easy to climb and strong enough in advance, so that if danger occurs, you can climb up the tree to save your life."
Jiang Xuan said with a serious face: "Remember, after choosing a big tree, you must try to climb it first to avoid any accidents."
"Also, try not to get close to the wild boar. If you have the chance, try to throw a spear or a short spear at the wild boar's vital points."
Everyone nodded. No one dared to be careless when it came to matters concerning their own lives.
"Okay, let's get started."
Jiang Xuan led seven people and quietly walked into the selected forest, and then began to look for big trees and suitable locations to set up tripwires.
They each chose a big tree and tried to climb it to make sure they could climb it. Then, according to Jiang Xuan's request, they set up seven linked tripwires in a row.
Because the trees in this forest are densely packed and the distances between them are relatively short, after setting up seven tripwires, there are still a lot of tough bark ropes left.
Jiang Xuan had them set up several fixed tripwires close to the snow in front of and behind the seven movable tripwires to increase the chances of tripping wild boars.
After everything was done, Jiang Xuan checked it carefully again and didn't find any problems, so he felt relieved.
The Teng tribe was too weak, and every warrior was precious. As the leader, he didn't want anyone to die during the hunt.
Jiang Xuan licked his dry lips and said, "Okay, now let's go and lure the three wild boars over here."
Jiang Xuan waved his hand and walked towards the wild boar with Uncaria rhynchophylla.
At this time, the three wild boars were still desperately digging in the snow and mud, looking for food, but they didn't know that they had been targeted.
Jiang Xuan brought the Uncaria rhynchophylla and carefully came behind the three wild boars and hid behind a thick tree trunk.
Jiang Xuan carefully poked his head out to look at the three wild boars, pondered for a moment, and then whispered to Gouteng, "The distance is not far. Use the short spear and aim at the pig's buttocks before throwing."
The reason why he didn't use a bow and arrow was because Jiang Xuan didn't have the confidence to accurately hit the wild boar's vital points. At a short distance, a short spear was more convenient and more accurate.
If Shi Qiu was here, Jiang Xuan would suggest him to use a bow and arrow, because Shi Qiu's archery skills are better than anyone else in the Teng tribe. It is a talent that others cannot envy.
Uncaria nodded, then pulled out a straight short spear and a spear thrower.
A spear thrower is actually a flat piece of wood with a barb at the end, which is used to support the tail of a short spear. There is a small bracket made of animal bones at the front end, which can lift the spear shaft and make it parallel to the tail.
This thing was made by Jiang Xuan. Its structure is very simple. One only needs to find suitable branches, grind them, and then glue the animal bones that act as the bracket on it with glue or fish bladder glue.
Although simple, using a spear thrower will make both the accuracy and power of throwing a short spear much greater than without using a spear thrower.
"You stab the wild boar on the left, and I'll stab the one on the right."
"Prepare."
Jiang Xuan also pulled out his carefully crafted short spear, and placed it on the spear thrower, making a throwing gesture.
"cast!"
Jiang Xuan growled, then swung the spear thrower and threw the short spear straight at the buttocks of the wild boar on the right.
“Swoosh!”
Two short spears, one on the left and one on the right, flew towards the two wild boars, and then pierced their buttocks where their defenses were relatively weak.
Jiang Xuan's short spear, whether due to good luck or because he threw it accurately, actually pierced directly into the anus of the wild boar on the right.
“Ouch!”
The wild boar let out a shrill scream, its whole body arched, and it felt severe pain in its anus.
The wild boar on the left was also pierced by the Uncaria rhynchophylla, but it was pierced in the fleshy buttocks, so the damage was not as serious.
After the two wild boars were injured, they turned around and saw Jiang Xuan and Gou Teng who were still holding spear throwers.
The eyes of the two huge wild boars turned red. Instead of running away, they fiercely rushed towards Jiang Xuan and Gou Teng together with the uninjured wild boar.
The wild boar that was stabbed in the anus had its back arched upward from time to time when it ran. It was so painful.
The more this happened, the more ferocious it became, and it rushed forward like a madman.
"Walk!"
Jiang Xuan immediately led Uncaria to retreat along the planned route. They quickly entered the woods, found a big tree next to the tripwire, and immediately climbed up.
The three big wild boars chased into the woods without hesitation, but they didn't know that a dead end was waiting for them ahead.
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