Most of the twenty people in the Dongjiangyan Brigade still use stick guns, and only six or seven use semi-automatics.
Even so, after this round of shooting, a dozen wild boars had fallen on the ground.
The wild boars were frightened and fled in all directions.
Xu Shiyan and others did not chase forward, but continued to shoot with their guns. If they could hit, they would hit. It didn't matter if they couldn't.
As soon as the gunfire rang out here, the people on the north and south sides also drew their guns and prepared attentively.
The wild boars fled in all directions, and many ran north and south, just in time to hit the muzzles of the guns.
Only gunshots were heard from the north and south at the same time, and there was another burst of wild boar howling.
There were gunshots from the east, north, and south. The wild boars were not stupid, and those who could still run turned around and ran up the west slope.
It was difficult to go uphill, and many wild boars were injured and could not run as fast.
When the wild boar climbed halfway up the hillside, the people ambush on the west hillside also opened fire in groups.
When hunting a herd of pigs, you cannot surround them to death. Otherwise, the wild boars will go crazy and fight with all their strength, and it will be difficult to use a gun. If you don't do it right, someone may die.
Surround it on three sides and leave an opening. The wild boar will think it can escape and will not go crazy and fight desperately.
In this way, we can occupy favorable terrain, block attacks in stages, and pick out the bigger ones, so as not to cause the wild boars to counterattack.
In the end, less than twenty wild boars escaped, and most of them were injured.
The entire ditch, pond, and hillside were stained red with blood, and the ground was littered with wild boar carcasses.
Not only were they shot to death, but some were trampled to death by similar people who fled in panic. The air was filled with a thick smell of blood.
"Come on, clean up the battlefield, there's no need to chase those wild boars."
Seeing someone trying to chase the escaped wild boar, Xu Shiyan directly stopped him.
"These are enough for us to get back. The remaining few will be taken care of when we have the opportunity."
The wild boar carcasses in this area must be disemboweled and disemboweled as soon as possible, otherwise the wild boar's meat will become smelly and blind.
When everyone heard that it made sense, they didn't chase it anymore. Instead, they disemboweled the wild boar that was still intact on the ground, took out the internal organs and hung them on the tree.
This is not to respect the mountain gods, but to cool down the internal organs quickly and freeze them, so that they can be taken back later.
Pig offal is also a good thing. Anyone who wants to throw it away can take it all back.
In this battle, more than 90 wild boars, large and small, were killed, including more than 20 in the running basket alone, and the others were sows and piglets.
After taking stock, the only thing I didn't see was the big guy among the wild boars.
Come to think of it, to be able to grow that big, I am afraid that I have experienced countless hunter hunts, and I am definitely an old man.
How could such a pig be killed so easily?
With so much prey, even though Xu Shiyan and his group had about a hundred people, it would take a lot of work to transport them back.
Fortunately, it was snowy, and everyone dragged and dragged them. After a lot of effort, they finally dragged all the wild boars back to the commune.
Xigang Commune suddenly became lively, and everyone came out to watch.
Seeing the big wild boars, everyone was surprised and happy, and the children clapped their hands and jumped with joy.
This was the first large-scale hunting operation since the establishment of Xigang Commune, and the cadres of the commune were very happy with such rich results.
The secretary immediately stated that the prey obtained would be distributed among each brigade according to the number of participants, and the wild boars would be brought back and each brigade would handle it on their own.
Everyone cheered and jumped, their joy was beyond words.
With so many wild boars, a group with a large population can go back in about ten pieces. Then every household can get some meat. Who wouldn't be happy?
The Dongjiangyan brigade sent 20 people to participate in the hunt, and finally separated three basket runners, five sows, and two small yellow-haired pigs.
Over there, the commune arranged horse sledges to load all the prey from each brigade onto the sledges.
Everyone who participated in the hunt returned the guns and ammunition supported by the commune and the forest farm, and then happily followed the sledge back to the group.
When the Dongjiangyan team returned to the village, it was already afternoon.
Someone rushed back to report the news in advance. Zhao Dahai received the news and waited at the entrance of the village with the whole village, old and young.
As soon as they saw Xu Shiyan and others returning with a dozen wild boars, everyone in the village cheered.
"Quickly, go back to the team headquarters. The big pot at the other end of the cargo room has been set up. Let's eat meat tonight."
Zhao Dahai was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear and hurriedly greeted everyone to go to the team headquarters.
The wild boar was hunted down by a hunting team, but the hunting team was also part of the brigade and used the guns of the brigade, so part of the wild boar meat must be given to everyone.
Zhao Dahai discussed with other cadres of the brigade that half of the prey should be divided among the twenty members of the hunting team, and the rest should belong to the whole village.
So, right in front of the team department, everyone peeled the skin off the pork and removed the bones.
The bones and internal organs were packed up on the spot and brought directly to the cargo room.
Over there in the cargo room, two large pots had been cleaned and water was boiling in them.
Clean all the pig offings of all kinds, throw them into the water and boil them. After the blood foam is boiled, take them out and cut them into pieces.
Don't worry about your heart, liver and lungs, just mix them all together and put them in several big pots.
Cut some fat meat over there, add it with onions and garlic collected from various stores, and stir-fry it in the pot.
Then add the ingredients and stir-fry until the aroma becomes fragrant, then add the soup and simmer for a while, then add the potatoes and pumpkin pieces, and simmer until the pot is full.
The aroma wafted out along with the hot air, and everyone's mouths watered when they smelled the aroma.
Add water to another large pot, chop the remaining bones from the shaved meat, pour it into the pot and boil the foam, scoop it up, then add water again and stew.
A group of women at the other end were cutting sauerkraut, waiting for the bones in the pot to be almost cooked, and the sauerkraut was also cut.
So pour all the sauerkraut into the pot, add the ingredients and stew.
This pot of pork bone sauerkraut was bubbling in the pot, causing everyone to stare at it and swallow their saliva.
The bones and offal were stewed, and half of the remaining meat was left for the hunting team. The rest was divided among each family based on their population. No matter how many kilograms each family could get back.
Everyone was very happy. Those who got the meat happily sent the meat home and brought the basins, waiting for the dishes.
After all, wild boar is different from domestic pork. It takes a lot longer to stew before it becomes mushy.
It wasn't until it was almost dark that the food in the pot was finally stewed, and every family was waiting with their basins.
Zhao Dahai's wife and another mother-in-law used big spoons to serve food to each household.
The pigs are stewed with potatoes and pumpkin, and the pork bones are stewed with sauerkraut. Each family has a pot.
Everyone carried the steaming dishes and hurried back. When they got home, they had pancakes and the whole family was full of food.
The three sons of the Xu family all participated in the hunt and each shared a lot of meat.
Zhou Guilan led her daughter-in-law at home, refining oil and cooking, and cooked a large pot of stew.
Zhou Guilan is a bit of a germaphobe.
She didn't trust the food cooked by those in the village. She always felt that big pot rice could not guarantee hygiene, so she didn't let her family members go to the village to serve the food.
Anyway, this winter, the Xu family has not stopped eating meat. No one is greedy for the bones and scraps. It is enough for their own family.