Ever since he saw the footprints of the pigs that day, Xu Shiyan had also been thinking about what method he should use if he wanted to beat the pigs.
When asked about it at this moment, Xu Shiyan didn't feel embarrassed at all, so he just said what he thought.
"Captains of several hunting teams, each bring two people with me. We have to circle the trail first."
You must first find out the current location of the wild boar herd and how big the herd is before you can make a hunting plan.
I don’t know anything now, so I’m just talking nonsense, it’s useless.
Xu Shiyan is the captain elected by everyone, and most people know something about him.
Moreover, Xu Shiyan’s arrangement was reasonable and no one else could fault it.
So the captains of each team followed Xu Shiyan into the mountains to investigate the situation.
Xu Shiyan judged the general direction based on the wild boar's habits and the footprints he saw in the forest that day.
Everyone started from Xigang Commune and headed west.
After crossing the Stone River, we saw a large number of wild boar tracks covering the entire hillside. They seemed to be larger than what Xu Shiyan had seen before.
"There are some big ones among these pigs." Xu Shiyan looked at the hoof prints on the ground, some of which were as big as the mouth of a bowl.
I'm afraid this pig is quite big. It can't run even if it weighs seven or eight hundred kilograms, let alone a thousand kilograms.
"Captain Xu, where should we pursue now?"
When they first came out, the other captains were still a little unconvinced. When they saw the footprints all over the mountain, they had nothing else to say.
"Let's go, keep following. These are the footprints left yesterday. I guess the group of pigs should be near the eight rooms today."
Experienced hunters can infer the time when their prey passed through this area from the footprints, excrement and other traces left by wild boars on the ground.
This can roughly determine where the pigs can be found next.
Eight Rooms is the name of a place.
Before the settlement was established, four families of farmers built eight houses to live here, so after the settlement was established, this place was called the eight-room house.
There are about forty households here, and they are under the jurisdiction of the Dongling Brigade.
Just five or six miles south of the eight rooms, there is a large walnut tree, or pecan forest.
There is no food everywhere at this time of year, so the wild boars are probably digging through the snow in the walnut catalpa forest to find pecans to eat.
Xu Shiyan made a decision in his mind and was not in a hurry to approach the Walnut Catalpa Forest.
Instead, he led the people around in a large circle around the forest. Sure enough, only the wild boar entered the forest, but there was no trace of it leaving the forest.
"Come on, let's go in quietly. No one should shoot rashly. If the pigs are disturbed, it will be difficult to fight them if they break up."
Xu Shiyan gave everyone some instructions and led them into the forest.
At this time, the snow on the mountain has been deposited over the winter, with a hard layer on top and a sand-like bottom.
When people step on it, it doesn't creak like new snow, but rather feels like stepping on sand, making a swishing sound.
The sound was not loud and could easily be covered up by the howling wind in the forest. This was an excellent opportunity. Everyone moved forward cautiously and tried not to make any noise.
This walnut and catalpa forest is very large, with a large ditch and pond underneath. At this moment, the group of wild boars are digging through the snow, looking for pecans to eat from the snow.
When everyone looked down the slope of the ditch and pond, they saw a large area at the bottom, all black and full of wild boars.
It was a bit far away, and the wild boars kept pushing up the snow. The snow was blown up by the wind, and it was almost like fog. The view was blocked and the view was not so clear.
Looking at it vaguely, I could see that there were at least hundreds of pigs, and there seemed to be a big guy in the middle of the pig group.
Xu Shiyan made a gesture to everyone, and the group quietly exited the walnut tree forest without daring to make any noise.
"Come on, let's go back quickly. Early tomorrow morning, we will bring people over and surround this area and fight directly."
After leaving the forest, Xu Shiyan spoke.
It was already afternoon now, and the west slope of the pond was windy and sunny. The pigs would definitely be resting in the woods tonight and would continue moving forward tomorrow morning.
As long as they surround the place before the wild boars get up to nest, they won't be afraid of the wild boars escaping.
Now everyone was convinced by Xu Shiyan and naturally listened to him, so the group hurried back.
I followed the wild boar trail when I came here and took many detours, so I didn’t have to go back.
Everyone was familiar with this area, so they headed straight to the commune and returned to Xigang.
In the evening, everyone found a place to stay in Xigang Commune.
On the morning of the 18th, it was still dark, so everyone got up, grabbed a bite to eat, and then gathered to set off.
After walking for more than two hours, we arrived outside the walnut tree forest.
Once here, Xu Shiyan began to arrange manpower and lay out a hunting plan.
There were hundreds of people in their group, so they couldn't just swarm up and shoot. Otherwise, the wild boar would be frightened and run away with all its strength, and a two-legged one wouldn't be able to run as well as a four-legged one.
Moreover, when there are many people, accidents are easy to happen. After all, bullets don’t have eyes. What if someone is injured?
Therefore, we must pay attention to tactical coordination, ladder preparation, and blocking in batches to prevent wild boars from escaping the encirclement.
Xu Shiyan led the people from the Dongjiangyan Brigade to enter from the east of the Walnut Catalpa Forest, and the people from the Dongling and Nanling Brigades covered it from the north and south.
The rest of the people were blocked uphill in the ditch and pond on the west side.
"Remember, our side fired first. After the Dongling and Nanling brigades heard the gunshots, they surrounded us and drove the wild boars to the west."
"The west side is divided into sections, and the firepower is concentrated on the slope. If the wild boars escape, be sure to stop them and try to kill them all."
I checked the terrain yesterday and found that the slope to the west of Goutangzi is steep. If you shoot from the east, south and north, you can kill many pigs with one shot.
The rest of the pigs must have fled towards the west slope. The west slope is steep, and the wild boars must go up the slope slower than down the slope. It is easier for the people on the slope to fight from a higher position.
Everyone thought it was reasonable, so the captains of each brigade led their men to ambush at designated locations around the walnut catalpa forest according to the agreed upon plan.
Here, Xu Shiyan led a group of people from the Dongjiangyan Brigade and put on the white coats they borrowed from the commune hospital last night.
These people should get as close as possible to the wild boars and then attack them suddenly.
Twenty people were distributed in a fan shape, each holding a gun in his hand and walking cautiously into the forest.
The wild boar is lazy. He lay down to rest after eating last night. He won't get up until about ten o'clock this morning.
A sleeping wild boar is naturally less alert.
In addition, there was still a strong wind blowing in the forest today, and the twenty or so people were walking in scattered directions. The slightest movement they made was buried under the sound of the wind, making it almost unnoticeable.
Everyone did not dare to walk too fast and slowly approached the bottom of the ditch and pond.
When I almost reached the bottom of the ditch, I discovered that there was a large group of wild boars lying on the west slope of the ditch.
Xu Shiyan waved his hand, telling everyone not to rush, to slow down a little more, and to lean forward as much as possible.
When they were less than a hundred meters away from the wild boars, everyone pulled down the safety and took aim with their guns.
Bang bang bang, gunfire sounded, and then there was a burst of wild boar howling.