168 The hunting dog has made a meritorious service
The two of them stood on a hilltop. Chu Qianqian pointed to a higher hilltop in the distance and said, "Have you seen the mist floating faintly in the valley over there?"
Xue Jianguo looked over carefully and nodded after a while, but he didn't understand what was strange about the fog in the valley.
When Chu Qianqian saw his confused look, he couldn't help but cursed his head inwardly.
But in fact, if the tits hadn't found the hunting team of the steel rolling mill first, Chu Qianqian himself wouldn't have seen the problem.
He could only forcefully explain, "Based on my experience, there is a high probability that someone lit a fire in that valley to keep warm. This resulted in more water vapor in that valley than in other valleys."
Xue Jianguo felt it made sense when he heard it, and nodded excitedly, "God, if you hadn't pointed in the direction for me to see, I wouldn't have noticed this clue even if I looked over there."
After saying that, he began to hesitate again, turning his head to look at Chu Qianqian, "Qianqian, how are you sure they are those people from the steel rolling mill?"
Chu shrugged forward, "To be able to gather mist in that valley, there must be at least three or five fires, which means there are a lot of people.
Second, the people in the steel rolling mill have been in the mountains for five or six days, and they are physically exhausted. It is now 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and they have suffered too much.
Only then will the fire be prepared early to keep warm, barbecue the food, and prepare to spend the night early.
The most important thing is that these people will lose their mentality after being out of contact for a long time. As long as the leader is not stupid, he knows better than to walk for an extra hour.
It’s better to let everyone fill their stomachs early and find a place with less wind and shelter from the wind to have a good sleep.”
Xue Jianguo nodded hurriedly. He didn't know much in this area, and with the clues in front of him, it was natural that he would believe whatever Chu Xiangqian said.
Chu Qianqian looked around and pointed to a forest on the mountainside, "We will spend the night there tonight."
Xue Jianguo naturally had no objection, and the two spent half an hour descending to the mountainside.
Chu Qianqian took off the small shovel hanging on his backpack, measured it on a piece of snow, and started digging in the open space.
With the efforts of him, who was a physical monster, Xue Jianguo just helped from the side. Before dark, the two of them built a 2.5-meter-diameter snow house that could be used for lying down and sheltering from the wind.
Chu Xiangqian had seen a video of Eskimos building an igloo in his previous life. The more snow there is and the drier the weather, it is actually not difficult to build an igloo.
But for Xue Jianguo, that was a strange thing.
After entering the igloo, I immediately felt that the temperature was much higher.
When Chu Qianqian lit a fire in the house, used a kettle hanging from a tree branch to boil hot water, and took out dried meat to roast, Xue Jianguo hurriedly asked, "Qianqian, if you light a fire here, you won't burn the igloo."
Did the snow on top melt?"
Chu Qianqian said with a smile, "Don't worry, the inner layer will indeed show signs of melting, but the outer layer will freeze quickly under the influence of cold wind and low temperature.
Then the roof will be stronger."
Xue Jianguo scratched his head and was about to help when he saw Chu Xiangqian feeding Da Zhuang and Hong Niu two large pieces of shredded dried meat.
Then he used a hunting knife to cut a small wooden sign, and carved "I am Chu Qianqian" on the wooden sign, and wrote on the back the words "Waiting here for me to find you".
After he finished carving, he took out a stick of charcoal from the fire and blackened all the words engraved on the wooden sign.
Use a leather rope to hang the wooden block around the strong neck.
After doing this, Chu Xiangqian thought for a while. Normally, he should not know that the hunting team had already killed three wild boars, one large, two small, and three.
Then it is normal thinking to let Da Zhuang and Hong Niu carry some food such as dried meat over there.
He was busy tying four pieces of dried meat each weighing 2 kilograms with ropes and tied them on the backs of Da Zhuang and Hong Niu.
I checked again to make sure that the two hunting dogs were not affected.
After giving some instructions to Da Zhuang and Hong Niu, they saw Da Zhuang and Hong Niu rubbing their heads on Chu Qianqian’s legs, turning around and running out of the igloo, disappearing into the night.
Xue Jianguo asked hurriedly, "Go forward, are you not afraid that Da Zhuang and Hong Niu will encounter wolves or tigers at night? Also, how are you sure that they can find the group of people in the steel rolling mill?
And do we want to take turns keeping vigil?"
Chu Qianqian rolled his eyes at his second uncle, "Second brother, you've been tired for a long day. Let's eat some barbecue and go to bed early. We have to walk for a day tomorrow."
Xue Jianguo knew that Chu Xiangqian disliked him for having too many problems, but he really didn't think that Da Zhuang and Hong Niu could go all the way at night and find those people in the steel rolling mill.
But for Chu Xiangqian, everything he does now is just for people to see.
As for the defense of the igloo.
You only need to seal the exit of the igloo and leave two ventilation holes on the roof, so you don't have to worry about wolves, leopards and other wild beasts.
There is no need to worry about anyone daring to run around at night in this cold winter weather.
Besides, along the way, Titmouse had already observed his rear and sides countless times.
If someone follows you, you can avoid them for a while, but it is impossible for you to not show up all day long.
So Chu Xiangqian is not worried about his safety at all now.
Da Zhuang and Hong Niu, who have 3 points of physical strength, have Titmouse's guidance. It only takes an hour or two to cross the thirty-mile snowy road and find the people in the steel rolling mill.
As for wolves or leopards, their numbers are small and they are no match for two hunting dogs.
If there are too many, Da Zhuang and Hong Niu will turn around and run away.
At that time, relying on the absolute advantage in physical strength, when the wolves' physical strength has been consumed to a certain extent, the tits will take the lead, and the two hunting dogs will take advantage of the chaos to attack and kill the wolves casually.
At around ten o'clock at night, Xu Damao and Xie Zhende sat together with sad faces, discussing in a low voice the route for tomorrow.
The two of them were talking when they suddenly heard the sound of dogs barking continuously outside the camp.
The others hurriedly stood up with their guns in hand, and subconsciously gathered together, with the muzzles of their back-to-back guns pointing outward.
When Da Zhuang and Hong Niu saw this, they could only keep shouting outside the camp.
After a while, Xu Damao suddenly thought, "The muzzle is pointed down, the muzzle is pointed down, maybe it's a hunting dog released by our rescue team."
When everyone heard this, some people pointed their guns downward, while others kept raising their guns uneasily.
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Then a militiaman shouted, "Just in case, let's separate out a few people and hold torches. In this way, even if there are wolves, the torches can take the time to drive them back.
If you shoot at that time, it will be easier to kill the wild wolf."
Now everyone feels a lot more relieved.
Soon the five people were holding burning firewood as torches. Although the others did not raise their guns, they kept holding their guns.
After Chu Xiangqian saw the actions of everyone in the camp through the sight of the tit, he ordered Da Zhuang and Hong Niu to come out of the darkness.
Everyone's first reaction was that they were wolves, but when they saw Da Zhuang and Hong Niu seemed to have something tied to their bodies, someone immediately shouted, "Don't shoot, they have something tied to their bodies."
With this shout, everyone quickly saw clearly.
Although Xu Damao shouted excitedly, "It's Da Zhuang and Hong Niu, they are coming to find us."
More than a dozen people were stunned, and then cheered. A few people whose mentality had begun to become unbalanced shouted, and the tears could no longer hold back.
Da Zhuang and Hong Niu walked up to Xu Damao, lowered their heads and rubbed against his legs. Now everyone was sure that they were really Chu Qianqian's two hunting dogs.
Xu Damao hurriedly put his arms around the necks of Da Zhuang and Hong Niu. After getting excited, he quickly discovered the wooden sign hanging around Da Zhuang's neck.
Xu Damao hurriedly tied off the wooden sign around Da Zhuang's neck.
After taking a closer look, he shouted to the people gathered around him in surprise, "He is really moving forward. He asked us to wait for him where we are."
Xie Zhende took the wooden sign and looked at it, then nodded excitedly and said, "So, we should not be far apart. If it hadn't been dark, maybe he would have found us by now."
The wooden sign was quickly turned around in everyone's hands. After everyone saw it, the smiles on their faces never stopped.
After gaining hope, the order that was about to collapse was quickly restored.
Xie Zhende’s words are useful again.
Xu Damao rolled his eyes and said, "Let me tell you, leader, since we are not far from the front, there is no need to save the wild boar meat tonight.
With his ability, he can help us get food easily.
And if we eat well and sleep well, we will have more strength to move forward and leave this hellish place tomorrow."
Xie Zhende thought for a moment and nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, we must eat well and sleep well tonight. If we are lucky, we can make it to the New Year's Eve and return to the city to reunite with my wife and children." p>
Everyone's faces lit up with joy, and the atmosphere quickly became lively.
There was even a bachelor who said with a smile, "Director, unless you introduce me to a wife, how can I reunite with my wife and children?"
When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter.
Not only was Xie Zhende not angry, but he smiled and said, "Okay, when I get back, I will definitely introduce you to some girls.
I have to drink your wedding wine next year. If I’m lucky, I might even be able to drink the wedding wine when my child is born at the end of the year.”
Xie Zhende was obviously trying to win over people, but after experiencing this incident, he also had a special feeling for the militiamen from the 12 steel rolling mills.
And after this experience, it was natural for these dozen or so people to move closer to him.
Of course, it’s hard to say whether we can have a heart-to-heart relationship.
After a good meal, everyone joked and laughed for a while before they were divided into three groups of four, either sitting by the fire and taking a nap, or holding guns and going on duty in the camp.
The night passed quickly.
Because Chu Xiangqian and Xue Jianguo went to bed early, they started packing up and setting off at around 5 a.m.
At around 9 o'clock in the morning, Da Zhuang and Hong Niu suddenly stood up and barked in the direction Chu was heading forward.
Everyone in the steel rolling mill, who had been waiting for a long time, became alert and looked towards the direction where the two hunting dogs were staring.
Then, under the gaze of more than a dozen people, he suddenly rushed out of the camp and went to find Chu Qianqian.
Several militiamen were busy trying to catch up, but they heard the militia captain shouting, "Don't run around. Qianqian specifically told us to wait where we are.
If someone gets lost at this time, let alone catching up with the New Year's Eve dinner, it will be fine if nothing happens."
A few people who had just started running stopped obediently and, together with the others, kept staring at the direction in which the two hunting dogs were running.
Ten minutes later, a long whistle could be heard faintly in the distance.
Everyone was stunned, and immediately understood that it was two hunting dogs that had joined Chu Qianqian, and excitedly raised their guns and cheered.
But after waiting for a full hour, I saw two figures following two hunting dogs on the hillside in the distance.
No one can stand it now.
They all ran towards the hillside in a swarm.
After the meeting, Xu Damao burst into tears, hugged Chu Qianqian and shouted, "Brother, I thought I would never see you again."
Chu Qianqian couldn't help but rolled his eyes, but said, "Okay, okay, it's okay. We will be able to go back to Sita Village tonight, and we will return to the city at noon tomorrow."
When the others heard this, they all smiled expectantly.
After Xu Damao got excited, he quickly let go of Chu Xiangqian. Unexpectedly, everyone else hugged Chu Xiangqian and thanked him again and again.
After a lot of politeness, Xue Jianguo was introduced to everyone.
Someone who has known Xue Jianguo for a long time is naturally filled with emotion and gratitude.
We returned to the temporary camp to tidy up, and under the command of Chu Qianqian, we spent more than an hour making two simple sleds before setting off back together.
Along the way, even Xue Jianguo felt like he was returning home. Everyone's pace was much faster without realizing it, and they didn't feel tired yet.
I just had a meal of roasted wild boar meat along the way, then rested for fifteen minutes and then set off in a hurry.
The journey that was originally estimated to take ten hours to complete after dark actually took only seven hours. At around 5 p.m., we arrived outside Sita Village before it was completely dark.
Even when Chickadee spotted a few wild boars on the road, Chu Qianqian still had time to sneak over quietly, and shot with the militia captain from a distance of more than 60 meters, killing a wild boar weighing 200 kilograms and a wild boar weighing about 160 kilograms.
A group of people stood on the hillside, looking at the village not far away.
The mood is exciting and complicated.
Some people even turned around and looked at the mountains and forests, suddenly feeling as if they were in another world.
But before they could finish their emotion, cheers came from Sitai Village.
It seems that someone in the village has seen their group.
Soon, ten people ran out of the village and rushed towards the hillside.
Chu Xiangqian had the best eyesight and saw not only Cao Guanglin, Chen Huaili and Deputy Factory Director Li, but also a big leader in the district running out of a courtyard.
Chu pulled Xue Jianguo forward and looked at Xie Zhende and others.
The guys smiled and nodded, "Go forward, don't worry, we will definitely say the same thing and say that Comrade Xue Jianguo is leading this rescue team.
Besides, it’s just you two who are here to rescue us. If you don’t want to be the rescue captain, then Comrade Jianguo will naturally be the one.”
Xue Jianguo scratched his head in embarrassment, but he was not so pedantic that he insisted on arguing about this matter.
Even if everyone knows that Chu Xiangqian is the leader, the report will only need to say that the rescue team led by Comrade Xue Jianguo successfully brought the comrades trapped in the mountain out of the mountain.
Then his credit cannot escape.
Moreover, Xue Jianguo did indeed go into the mountain to rescue. This cannot be faked.
After the teams reunited, what surprised everyone was that the five-person team that set out for rescue yesterday had not returned yet.
On the contrary, the group of three who set out with Chu Xiangqian this morning returned to Sita Village early because someone sprained their foot at noon.
Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but curse in his heart.