Chapter 97: The Bandit Suppression Site in Dashan Cave
Chapter 97 Dashan Cave Bandit Suppression Site
Author: Han Ming
Chapter 97 Dashan Cave Bandit Suppression Site
Since he had decided to go into the mountains the next day, Zhang An started packing his things in the evening and tried to set off early tomorrow morning.
You must bring a steel fork and a woodchopping knife. If you are going to spend the night in the mountains, you should also bring a plastic tarp to be careful of rain.
You also need to prepare insect repellent powder. There are a lot of snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the mountains, and there are quite a few poisonous ones. And then there are all kinds of other things that add up to a bunch of things.
Zhang An went to bed early at night, and woke up early the next morning when the sky was dim.
Wang Fang got up at dawn to pick up the coal fire. When Zhang An got up and washed up, she was already preparing to cook and make food.
Zhang Jianguo also took the steel fork and hatchet that Zhang An was going to take away, and started sharpening them with a whetstone in the yard.
This steel fork was used by Zhang An to poke wild boars last time. The handle of the steel fork is made of the green tree, which is very strong and durable.
The more Zhang An used the fork, the more satisfied he became. Unknowingly, he transformed into the fork-holding boy Runtu described by Mr. Shuren.
It's just that there are no 猹 nearby, which makes it less interesting after all.
After preparing Zhang Anshi a large bowl of hot pork oil and sauerkraut noodles, Wang Fang basted the leftover crispy pork from yesterday's frying.
By the time Zhang An had finished his breakfast, the crispy meat had cooled down and the oil had been filtered out, and was then placed in the bamboo basket usually used to hold pancakes.
Although he could find food in the mountains, Wang Fang still felt sorry for his son. After finishing the crispy meat, he picked up the rice cakes.
But in fact, even if he couldn't find food, Zhang An wasn't worried about this problem.
She thought to herself that after all, Zhang An was only going to be there for a day or two, so he couldn't eat much by himself, so she would bring some convenience snacks with her so that she wouldn't have to waste time picking up food.
Although many people say that experienced hunters have no shortage of food in the mountains, in fact it is not easy to get some food in the mountains.
It takes a lot of time to hunt the prey in the mountains, then to pick it up and prepare it, and then to make it familiar.
Therefore, when old hunters from nearby usually go into the mountains for a short period of time, they will bring some food to save trouble. There are very few people who go into the mountains for ten days and a half, and even if they do, they go into the mountains in small groups.
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"Mom, you don't need to bring so many things. It's a burden to carry around. You're afraid that I'll be hungry when Xiaohu is here."
Seeing his mother tidying up this way and that, it seemed as if Zhang An was not going into the mountains, but going on a trip.
“But it’s inconvenient to pack up in the mountains, so it will be easier to pack up if you bring some.”
"What's the trouble? I've finished eating, but the dog still wants to eat. Anyway, we have to clean it up together."
After Zhang An's earnest persuasion for a long time, Wang Fang changed the big bamboo basket into a smaller basket and picked out a lot of things.
After packing up all the equipment and eating, Zhang An took Xiaohu and set off.
But Wang Fang called Zhang An and asked him to bring the other two dogs at home. She knew that her dogs were quite ferocious, so asking her son to take them with them would make them safer in the mountains.
In the end, Zhang An took the big tiger with him, and the second tiger stayed at home to look after the house. There were so many livestock and poultry in the house, and it was impossible to live without the dog.
As for why he took Dahu with him, it was because Zhang An felt that Dahu had a wild nature and was not as calm and reliable as Xiaohu and Erhu, so this time he took him into the mountains to practice and control his temper.
Look at Dahu's usual expression of wanting to be beaten, as if he is saying to someone, come on, punish me.
Zhang An took two dogs with him and set off from his home towards the back mountain.
In the early morning of the slack season, many people in the village were still up.
Some people go to the fields to weed corn and spread fertilizer, while others go to the fields to cut grass for their livestock. There are all kinds of things.
Although it is said to be a slack time for farming, everyone is not idle either.
There is a big temperature difference between day and night in the mountains. After the sun comes out in the morning, it will continue to heat up for a while, so now the nearby mountains are full of mist that rises in the wind.
Zhang An came out of the village and walked along the river valley into the mountains. He also met several villagers who went to work in the fields and greeted each other.
Someone also asked Zhang An where he was going. Zhang An just smiled and said he was going to the fields to look at crops.
Summer is the rainy season, and the water in the ditch behind the village is much deeper and crystal clear. You can also see some mountain crabs and stream groupers swimming in the water.
But if it suddenly rains, it may be different. At that time, the water in the ditch is muddy and yellow, and when the muddy water flows into the river, you can clearly see an obvious junction between the clear water and the muddy water.
Compared to other places, the mountains in Changqing are already very good in Zhang An's opinion. Coal mines have been opened in several nearby towns.
The water flowing out of those mountains is yellow and rusty, and over time, even the rivers and ditches are filled with yellow sediment.
In recent years, the country has not started to renovate small coal mines. Many nearby villages go up to the mountains to dig coal and carry it back to burn.
There was also Changqing Village before, but perhaps due to the terrain, there are more rocks on the mountain in Changqing Village, and the soil layer is very thick. If you want to dig coal, you need to dig very deep.
And you have to dig your way down from the mountain, which takes several hours.
For everyone, this simply meant that the effort was not directly proportional to the reward. In the end, everyone gave up the idea of going into the mountains to dig coal.
If you have that time, wouldn't it be better to just pick up some dry firewood and do more work?
Walking up the river ditch behind the village, we soon came to Wild Boar Rock. We didn't see anyone on the road, so Zhang An threw the things on his back into the space.
He led Xiaohu and Dahu towards the big cave.
Entering Wild Boar Rock means entering the mountains.
There is still some land outside Wild Boar Rock, but there is no more land as you continue in, it is all woods.
These were the years when the land was first divided. With enthusiasm, everyone opened up all the nearby land that could be reclaimed and used it as replacement land.
When Zhang An was a child, he still remembered that these places looked like terraced fields.
But since there was no water source, it was forced to turn into dry land. If there was a water source, everyone would be willing to grow millet.
After all, millet can not only be eaten as rice, but even if it is sold to grain stations, it is much more expensive than corn.
However, over the past ten years, these terraces no longer look like terraces, but have evolved into slopes.
The nearest mountain from Changqing Village is Wild Boar Rock. Zhang An heard from the elders at home that there used to be a lot of wild boars here, and they were in groups, so it was called Wild Boar Rock.
At that time, they often came down the mountain and harmed the crops in the fields. Every year when they came down from the mountain, they would come in groups, dozens or even hundreds together, causing a great harm to Changqing Village.
The suffering caused to the people in the village was unspeakable, and it was not just Changqing that suffered, but several nearby villages were also very miserable.
Finally, as a last resort, everyone jointly came forward and went to the town to ask for help.
At that time, the Armed Forces Department had just been established in the town, and the work of suppressing bandits had just been completed. The armed forces could be said to be fully staffed and had sufficient ammunition.
Moreover, every household in the private sector also had native guns, so with the concerted efforts of the army and the people, the group of overlords in Yezhu Rock were encircled and suppressed.
It is said that at that time, he killed a giant pig king weighing 700 to 800 kilograms. The tusks were so long that they were as long as two feet.
The pair of wild boar tusks are still well preserved by the county government.
But yes, if it weren't for the leadership of this wild boar king, there wouldn't be so many wild boars gathered here.
In Mr. Zhang's mouth, he recalled the years of wild boar extermination, and his face was suddenly full of high spirits.
That year was also the only year in several nearby villages where every family had meat to eat.
However, although most of them were wiped out, some wild boars still escaped into the mountains behind Wild Boar Rock.
They come out of the mountains every year when the crops are ripe, but they no longer appear in the crop fields as arrogantly as before.
It's already a drizzle compared to before, and the villagers can get rid of it by organizing themselves.
An hour or two's walk up from the woods of Yezhu Rock is the farthest cave on the hillside that can be seen in Changqing Village. There is a particularly large cave here, hence the name.
After liberation, there were a lot of bandits and bandits in this area, and caves like this in the mountains were often the base areas for bandits who took over the mountains and became kings.
This cave used to be inhabited by a group of bandits who used it as a cottage. You can still see some dilapidated stove doors and windows in the past.
Speaking of bandit cottages, people nearby are no strangers. When they were invaded in the early days, everyone was invaded everywhere. Zhang An and the others were the only ones who were not invaded in the early days.
Some old people said that because the mountain roads were not good, trucks transporting troops and weapons could not get in in the early days. Others said that the various villages in the mountains joined forces to keep the enemy out.
But that's not the case. At that time, this place served as an important barrier for the Chongqing warlord's base camp and was a very important place.
So when Xiaori arrived at the door on the first day, there was an explosion next door. A large number of troops were urgently dispatched to defend, and the two sides faced off at the border for a long time.
Seeing that this place is already heavily defended, it is impossible to defeat it in a short period of time. Even if it is defeated, it will cost a lot, which is not cost-effective for them.
Compared with other places, the strategic significance of this mountainous area is not that important, so in the last few days the entire army retreated, and before leaving, they also destroyed the local occupied areas.
Since Zhang An entered the mountain alone, he soon arrived at the mountain opposite the big cave.
Looking from a distance, you can see the entrance of a large cave, which occupies less than one-tenth of the entire mountain. However, the mountain opposite is several hundred meters high. This is not the altitude, but Zhang An's estimate from
The approximate height from the base of the mountain to the top of the mountain.
So you can imagine how big that cave is. Second Grandpa said that there used to be more than a hundred bandits living in it.
Later, the state sent troops to suppress the bandits, and the battle lasted for more than a month. At that time, the sound of continuous artillery fire could be heard in the village.
Even now, when you go to the big cave, you can still see some broken pots, pans, pots and jars.
If it were to be replaced by another place, it would have to be developed, and then a sign would be put up saying "such and such bandit suppression site".
Zhang An found a place that was considered a high ground and began to rest. After taking a look at the scenery of the nearby mountains, he continued to advance into the forest. There were small tigers and big tigers clearing the way, so there was no need for Zhang An to scare the snake.
In the midsummer forest, with the chirping of various birds and the concert of summer cicadas on the trees, the forest becomes particularly lively and not quiet at all.
From time to time, Zhang An found some Ganoderma lucidum on some big trees, but they were all very small, so Zhang An simply didn't bother to pick them off, and continued walking inside.
His goal is Eagle Beak Cliff, and now he will not waste time on the road.
Along the way, Dahu was very energetic at first. He would rush forward and then run back. He would pounce on a butterfly or bird when he saw it, like a child who had never been in the mountains.
Little Tiger honestly walked in front of Zhang An to clear the way. The two dogs behaved in completely opposite ways. Unexpectedly, they thought that Little Tiger was the eldest brother and Big Tiger was the younger one.
Just like this, one person and two dogs were walking quickly through the forest, driving for four or five hours in a row. At this time, the tiger's energy had been exhausted, and he was a little wilted.
Zhang An also felt that they were a little hungry, so he simply found an open place, took out the food in the backpack, and started eating one person and two dogs.
Although Wang Fang installed a basket of fried crispy pork for Zhang, one person, two dogs and three people were all big eaters, and they were all eaten quickly.
Zhang An took out some pancakes he had received at home. Dahu and Xiaohu were obviously a little hungry. They ate several boxes of pancakes in a row. Maybe they ate too quickly and choked.
Zhang An had no choice but to give them both a basin of space spring water, which they both drank happily.
Big Tiger and Little Tiger were drinking water next to them, while Zhang An took out some cherries and peaches and began to enjoy the after-dinner fruits.
At this moment, this scenery and this artistic conception have a very pleasant feeling.
After resting, Zhang An continued walking towards Yingzui Cliff with his two dogs.
Because only when you reach Yingzui Cliff can you enter the doorway into Wumeng Mountain. There are things there that are not available outside. The surrounding areas are all hills and hills.
The closer we got to Yingzui Cliff, the quieter the forest became, and even the chirping of the cicadas on the trees began to become quieter.
Some weak beast roars even began to be heard from the mountains in the distance. Of course, ordinary people would not be able to hear them that far away, but Zhang An's hearing was much better than ordinary people, and he could hear slightly distant sounds.
Yingzui Cliff is a very tall rock mountain, and because on the top of this mountain, the entire mountain rock extends outward. On the east side of this mountain, there is a straight and towering cliff.
The part at the top of the mountain looks like the beak of a fly when viewed from a distance, hence the name Eagle Beak Cliff.
On the other side of Yingzui Cliff is a dense mountain forest, although most of this mountain is rocky.
But there are also many towering trees. In this forest, most of them are common trees like pine and fir.
There are also some catalpa trees, birch trees, cypress trees, etc., and in these forests, there are low tree species such as jujube trees.