Fire siege, a method of surrounding hunting with fire.
In autumn, we are about to face the cold winter, and it is also the time when prey is at its fattest. In order to avoid freezing and starving in winter, we will try our best to get as much meat and fur as possible in autumn.
And fire siege is undoubtedly an extremely effective way to obtain meat.
Normally, the most authoritative and experienced hunting chief (equivalent to the leader of the hunting team) in Ulleng, Oroqen, would organize the hunters of this lineage. After finding out the distribution of the prey, he would instruct the hunters below to start from the surrounding area.
Drive and concentrate the prey as much as possible to a specific hilltop.
After clearing the fire isolation zone around the hilltop, the surrounding vegetation was ignited with fire. The fierce fire spread towards the hilltop and burned.
Hunters only need to choose a suitable location at the foot of the mountain and shoot the prey that luckily escapes.
After the fire, most of the prey gathered on the mountain have been burned to death, and the ones that are still angry are half-dead. Just pick up the meat.
What a great idea!
This was a very common hunting method in the early years, not only used by the Oroqen people, but also by other hunters.
Such hills can be used every year, because the burned hills will always produce the freshest grass leaves in the coming year, which is where many herbivores like to stay.
There is only one purpose, not to go hungry during this long winter.
After hearing what Lu Lu said, Zhao Tuanqing became a little angry and stared at Lu Lu, as if he had been stabbed in the heart.
Lu Lu looked at him calmly. After a while, he seemed to feel that the potion was not strong enough, and then said: "I won't talk about the fire siege. Every February and March, spring returns to the earth and the snow first melts.
, the willow trees by the river begin to sprout, and the doe has been pregnant for several months. At this time, the deer fetus can be brewed, which is a good gynecological medicine. Should the pregnant female animal be killed or not?
Light a torch at night and spear fish with a three-pronged harpoon by the river. This is also the spawning season of fish. Pairs of fine-scaled fish swim back and forth in the shallow river... Should you spear or not?
I bumped into a herd of wild boars on the mountain. The sow leads a group of little wild boars that are waiting for food. She attacks you ferociously. You know very well that if you shoot the sow, a bunch of little wild boars will be destroyed. Do you want to shoot or not?"
"Stop talking..."
Zhao Tuanqing slowly closed his eyes, looking a little painful.
The old hunter had been immersed in the rules he had adhered to for many years and had taken them for granted. But now that Lu Lu had pointed them out, he realized that he had been violating these so-called rules.
The belief in his heart was collapsing so quickly that he couldn't even find an excuse to support it.
"There are many more things you told me. They have only one purpose, to have enough food and clothing, to live a good life. There is no right or wrong. I have to admit that some rules are indeed very good, but now, there is no such thing.
condition.
Just like this village, if there are ten or twenty wild boars that break in and no one is guarding them, they can destroy tons of food in just one night. They are not just full, but they are completely destroyed...
There are no rules, it’s just life and death. Perhaps, only when they are weak enough to need protection, and when people can live well without relying on hunting, will there be no need for such hunting!”
Lu Lu expressed his idea of earning money for future generations to protect animals in a different way: "Now, there is really nothing we can do about it!"
Zhao Yongke listened silently and looked at Lu Lu and Zhao Tuanqing nervously.
In his opinion, Lu Lu's words were tantamount to disobeying Zhao Tuanqing.
Watching Zhao Tuanqing close his eyes and the expression on his face change again and again, he was really worried that Zhao Tuanqing would suddenly explode in front of so many people.
In fact, almost all hunters have similar psychological conflicts. In the final analysis, there are only four words: fear of not being able to hunt!
On the one hand, I am afraid that my prey will be lost. On the other hand, I am unwilling to put down the shotgun and want to drill into the mountains with the shotgun all day long.
This is clearly reflected in Zhao Tuanqing, an old hunter who has lived in the mountains for most of his life.
He has been chasing the prey all his life, and guarding the prey all his life. He has traveled to many places and met many people. It’s not that he doesn’t understand, but he just doesn’t want to admit it. When he encounters Zhang Shaofeng’s more direct statement, plus Lu
Lu's phone call completely shattered his self-deceptive belief.
So, after thinking for a long time, when he opened his eyes, he just let out a long sigh: "What on earth have I been doing all my life? I still don't understand."
Lu Lu smiled and said simply: "Life always forces people to choose in directions they don't want to!"
Zhao Yongke, who was on the side, breathed a long sigh of relief, knowing that his Ama had figured it out and at least accepted this reality.
He himself didn't think about it that much, he just had a simple idea: just hit him if necessary!
Chen Xiuqing listened to the two people muttering on the side with a confused look on her face: Shouldn't we kill wild animals that ruin crops?
After waiting for a while, Zhang Shaofeng finally finished talking about mobilization, arranged things, and walked towards Lu Lu and others.
"You are becoming more and more impressive as a leader. You can talk about a few words for more than half an hour!" Lu Lu joked with him.
"Work, it's all work!"
Zhang Shaofeng grinned: "By the way, let me convey the working spirit of the superiors... What are you going to do?"
"First check the terrain, find out the traces, and arrange for people to set up ambushes at key places to save everyone from following them into the mountains and suffering. After the arrangements are made, just a few of us can go into the mountains and lead the people to fight. There are too many people there.
No, the wild animals have already smelled the smell and ran away after hearing the sound, so it has no effect at all.
No matter what actions Fuxin Tun and Qingshan Tun over there in Songling have, when the meat comes to their own territory, they must first eat it and rush over to give it to others. It’s not worth it. Wait for them to come over. Let’s collect more. They
If you don't chase them away, then you can fight them. What's there to think about?
As you said, guarding your own crops is better than anything else. Anyway, we don’t have to work hard to get rid of them. The few of us will clean them up first, and stay the same to cope with the changes. Watch them tossing, and we guarantee that we will not lose anything, and then we will gain.
Just make money!”
Lu Lu briefly stated his thoughts, and killing them was the right way to go. Besides, when hunting, he thought there were not enough prey, so he wanted to go deep into the mountains. How could he miss such a good opportunity to harvest?
Then again, there are more wild animals coming down the mountain than usual, but how much more can they be?
"Yes, yes, as long as you can make money!"
Zhang Shaofeng laughed, and he understood the meaning behind Lu Lu's words: He spent a lot of effort to drive the wild animals away, but in the end they were collected according to the order, which must have made them angry; if they didn't drive them away, they would fight all the way over, and they would also
I can only stare.
Protecting autumn is not only to protect food, but also an opportunity to get meat. Whoever has the best results will have the most face.
When the matter was settled, a group of militiamen carrying guns followed Lu Lu, Zhang Shaofeng and the others towards the opposite side of the village.
On both sides of the river, where water is easily accessible, there are paddy fields, while at higher altitudes, there is dry land, covered with corn and soybeans.
Most people in the mountains, even if they are not hunters, know some tricks, and even some half-year-old children often do this kind of thing. Many of the jumping cats, badgers and the like that come down the mountain die in various places.
There are various nooses and traps set everywhere.
When the grain began to be filled, Zhang Shaofeng also took the matter seriously and organized a militia team to start patrolling and guarding. Looking along the edge of the field, there were not many damaged crops, and they were all caused by small animals.
Lu Lu didn't let them go very far, so he asked a group of people to wait at the edge of the field. Four hunters led Zhang Shaofeng and several other familiar militiamen into the mountain first, and checked along the surrounding area.
It was rare to go hunting with Zhao Tuanqing, so Lu Lu certainly seized the opportunity to ask Zhao Tuanqing about his hunting experience.
The old hunter seemed very proficient in judging the traces of prey, where they might appear, and what kind of prey they were.
After spending most of the day, several people rode horses along the fields to look at the mountainous landforms and forest environment, and they all had a mental picture.
When we came back for lunch, we selected a few key locations and arranged for manpower to guard them. We also arranged a patrol team to patrol the surrounding area and also be responsible for delivering messages.
In the afternoon, Lu Lu, Zhao Tuanqing, and Zhao Yongke also divided into groups, leaving their horses behind, and each led the two of them into the mountains to start hunting.
The personnel are too concentrated and the search area is too small, so things cannot be effective. There are too many people and too much movement, making it difficult to get close to the prey.
Zhao Yongke and his son are the best hunters in Oroqen. They can even travel alone in the mountains of Xiaoxing'an Mountains on weekdays, so it goes without saying that they are close to villages like this.
Considering that Zhao Tuanqing was older, Lu Lu arranged for Chen Xiuqing to follow him for protection.
Zhao Yongke led two militiamen with good mountain running experience to follow him.
Lu Lu himself took Yuan Bao and several hunting dogs, and led the curious Zhang Shaofeng and another militiaman into the mountain.
Compared with Zhao Tuanqing and Zhao Yongke's tracking and searching, Lu Lu, who had Yuan Bao and a few puppies, had things much simpler, and the search area was the largest. He didn't even need to track him, he just had to be careful around him.
, just follow Yuan Bao.
Don't worry about small animals. As for wild boars and blind bears, Lu Lu can tell them from the sound of the Yuanbao prompts, which is like a scanning radar.
More than an hour after entering the mountain, Yuanbao finally spoke out.
"Wild boar, we found it!" Lu Lu smiled slightly.
Zhang Shaofeng just followed Lu Lu's request and followed carefully without saying a word. He knew that it was taboo to speak casually and hunt in the mountains, so he kept it very well.
Along the way, seeing Lu Lu following a few dogs as if taking a leisurely stroll, he also murmured in his heart.
This kind of hunting feels more like wandering around without any difficulty.
Until Lu Lu said he had made a discovery, he still felt confused: "Where is it?"
Lu Lu smiled, squatted down, casually grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, sprinkled it from his hand, and watched the dust flying.
The weather is sunny today. Occasionally there is a gentle breeze blowing in the mountains. Most of the time the air seems to be stagnant, and there is no movement in the trees and grass.
But the fact that the grass blades are not moving does not mean that the air is not flowing, it is just very slow. What if there is a sudden breeze?
The smallest dust particles can always guide the direction of air flow.
Avoiding the upwind allows you to get closer to your prey.
After a brief observation, Lu Lu chose a direction, walked diagonally down the hillside for more than two hundred meters, and then approached the direction pointed by Yuan Bao.
The closer they got, the slower and more cautious Lu Lu moved. At the same time, he signaled the two of them to slow down as much as possible and avoid the branches and leaves they touched.
Gradually, there was movement among the trees on the upper half slope. Lu Lu quickly signaled that Zhang Shaofeng and another militia brother who were following him suddenly stopped and paused in the bushes, breathing as hard as possible.
After a while, several hunting dogs also stopped and looked towards the place where the sound came from.
This is something Lu Lu explained before.
Slow breathing can reduce the body's functions a lot, and it can also integrate with the surrounding environment to a certain extent.
After waiting for a while, the noise got closer and closer, and there was only one wild boar in front of the three of them.
It sniffed east and took two steps west, obviously exploring the situation.
Suddenly, it looked towards where Lu Lu and the others were, making Zhang Shaofeng think that he had been discovered, and he suddenly felt worried, fearing that the wild boar had escaped.
Fortunately, the wild boar looked around for a while, slowly moved his head away, looked elsewhere, and then slowly walked back to the woods.
"Why did you run back?" Zhang Shaofeng couldn't help but asked in a low voice.
"When a herd of pigs travels, there is also a leader. The sow that came out just now is the leader. There is still more than a hundred meters away! Let's just wait here. The wild boars that explore the way return. It won't take long for the pigs to come back.
It’s here.”
As Lu Lu said this, he knelt down and pushed Yuan Bao down on the ground. The other puppies who had been following Yuan Bao for the longest time all climbed down after seeing Lu Lu's movements. Only Heizui had not learned the lesson yet.
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Lu Lu stretched out his hand to push it down and then stood up again. This Oroqen hound, which has the strongest hunting spirit among the puppies, was a little irritable and eager to attack. Fortunately, it did not make a sound. Yuanbao did not move, and it did not move.
Jump out immediately.
"Get ready, I'll shoot you later, and you will each find a target to shoot!"
After hearing Lu Lu's instructions, the two of them were slightly separated from Lu Lu, and each chose a position. Like Lu Lu, they held their guns to their faces and waited quietly.
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