Jingzhe, winter goes and spring comes, all things revive!
Ye Zhiqiu rode a horse with a gun on his back, following behind the team. They were carrying out the patrols scheduled twice a month.
In the past few months, Ye Zhiqiu not only integrated into the military life, but also joined the army to fight wolves and hunt brown bears. He also secretly collected many creatures here.
There are Mongolian wild donkeys, argali, gazelles, wild camels, snow leopards, wolves and sand foxes, wild boars, marmots, red deer, bison, wild sheep, goats, snowcocks and quails!
Because when we encounter wild animals while on patrol, we ignore them except for wild wolves and brown bears.
This gave Ye Zhiqiu an opportunity. He often took advantage of his comrades' inattention to collect these wild animals into the space.
So there are a lot more animals in the space now. If you just want to eat them, these things are actually not as delicious as livestock!
Ye Zhiqiu simply likes to raise these things. Now there are more and more rabbits in the space, as well as snow leopards, wolves, and carnivores like sand foxes, which balances the ecology.
It was these guys who preferred to eat chickens, ducks, and geese! This caused Ye Zhiqiu to have to pay attention to the space every day, trying to keep these carnivorous animals away to prevent them from harming the poultry.
Ye Zhiqiu saw the hare from a distance and shouted, "Squad Leader, I saw a hare. Do you want to catch it and roast both ends?"
Fang Wenhai replied happily, "Fight! It's finally our turn on patrol, so we definitely have to have a treat!"
When everyone heard Ye Zhiqiu say that he saw a rabbit, they all reined in their horses and stopped.
After Ye Zhiqiu got off his horse, he took the gun on his back and pointed to the place where he saw the rabbit to the people who gathered around him.
"We've spotted at least five. Let's assign targets. I'll take the one at one o'clock. Squad leader, you're a good shooter, so you take the one at eleven o'clock. The remaining ones at four, five, and eight o'clock are yours to take!"
"Eh? No, why the hell are there so many? Three more have popped up at the six o'clock position. Never mind, just randomly kill them! Keep as many as you can. I'll roast them when we get to the outpost!"
"This is a really large family, so just aim casually, one shot per person, don't fire too many times, otherwise it will be difficult to fire because of the loss of bullets."
Everyone laughed, because if they fired one shot, they could use the excuse of driving away a wild animal. But if they fired more than one shot, they would need to hand in proof.
If they hand over the prey they hunt, what else will they eat?
After sensing it, Ye Zhiqiu discovered a surprise. He hurriedly shouted to the people who were aiming, "Oh my god, don't shoot, don't shoot!"
Upon hearing this, everyone put down their guns and asked in confusion, "Xiao Ye, what's the matter? Didn't we agree to just aim and shoot?"
Ye Zhiqiu pulled Fang Wenhai over and said excitedly, "Squad Leader, there are wild sheep over there! Kill a couple and roast them, then we can have a good feast!"
Zhuzi, who had better eyesight, also saw it and said excitedly, "I saw it too! It's a flock of wild sheep! I've seen more than a dozen of them. Everyone, hurry up and get ready. The more you kill, the better!"
These wild sheep may have run away. As soon as the gunshot was heard, they ran away and it was difficult to hit them.
At this time, there is no such thing as protection, as long as they are not raised by herders. If you encounter a flock of wild sheep like this, even if the company commander finds out, he may lead the team to kill a group of them and provide a snack for the troops!
You know, after a winter of consumption and the lack of fresh meat recently, everyone really needs to replenish their energy!
Fang Wenhai also said excitedly: "After advancing a hundred meters, fire freely and try to save as many as possible!"
I don't know what's going on with these wild sheep, but it's really hard to come across them. They're actually sheep lost by herders in the past, who somehow formed a group to keep warm and then multiplied and grew stronger.
If a herdsman came across them, they might be able to recruit the entire flock! Ye Zhiqiu and his men had no dogs or leader, so they couldn't recruit this wild sheep. They could only kill as many as they could, because all they got was meat!
The horses they rode were all trained, and the gunshots wouldn't scare them. Now that they were down, the horses ran to the side to graze, and they weren't frightened and ran away.
After a 100-meter sprint, the flock of sheep became clearer and clearer. It was a large herd of wild sheep with at least 200 heads!
Everyone stopped talking and started shooting. Ye Zhiqiu did the same. After a long period of training, his marksmanship was not bad!
Ye Zhiqiu shot four sheep in succession, leaving at least fifty or sixty of the entire flock. The rest ran away like crazy, and soon disappeared without a trace!
Fang Wenhai grinned from ear to ear and said, "What a great harvest! I'll go apply for some drinks tonight. We've made such a great contribution, it would be outrageous not to give us some as a reward!"
Ye Zhiqiu raised his eyebrows and said, "Squad Leader, don't be too happy yet. First, gather all the sheep and find a way to bring them back! Don't let wolves come to us later, or we'll be in trouble!"
"Let's do it together. Everyone, gather up all the sheep and count them!"
After a long time of work, they had killed a total of 62 sheep. These wild sheep weighed 60 to 70 kilograms each, and it would be difficult to bring back thousands of kilograms. Everyone looked at Fang Wenhai, waiting for his instructions on how to deal with the situation.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Wenhai said to the others, "Erwa and Shuanzi, ride back on your horses and find our company commander. Ask him to bring a vehicle to bring the sheep.
Changmao and Huzi, take your horses and a sheep to the outpost and leave it as a snack for the comrades stationed there. Tell them about the situation here, and we won't be going there today.
The rest of you and I will stay here and keep an eye on the surroundings to prevent wolves from coming and snatching food from our mouths!"
"receive!"
"receive!"
The four people who received the order quickly left, at least one to the east and one to the west. Ye Zhiqiu handed them cigarettes and dispersed them. After lighting them, everyone formed pairs and looked around vigilantly.
Ye Zhiqiu asked Fang Wenhai, "Squad Leader, we've got so much meat this time. How much alcohol can we request?"
Fang Wenhai exhaled a puff of cigarette and said gloomily, "I'm not sure either. The amount of cigarettes and alcohol delivered in the past two months has been reduced. They said that supplies are a bit tight.
Haven't you noticed? We haven't had any fresh pork this month. We've only had canned meat. It seems there aren't any pigs to send here."
Ye Zhiqiu scratched his head. He was no longer as pale as before, but had become much darker.
It’s not because of the sun, but because I’m exposed to the wind all day here, and coupled with my diet, my skin color naturally becomes dull.
"We've killed so many sheep this time, probably weighing three or four thousand kilograms. I'm afraid the company commander will be laughing so hard that he won't be able to see his eyes!"
"Hey, that's really possible. That guy's eyes aren't big to begin with..."
They chatted and waited quietly. During this time, a snow leopard smelled blood and ran over, but with so many people around, it didn't dare to run over and act wild.
As for the wolves, they were not spotted until the sound of the car was heard. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they found no wolves.
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