Nearly a platoon of rebel soldiers held up their AK47 rifles and gathered around a small sugar cane field. Two of the rebels were dragging their dogs and sniffing around the field.
This is not a well-known breed of hound, just a local dog trained by rebel soldiers.
But the dog's nose is absolutely sensitive. Its olfactory ability is 1 million times more sensitive than that of humans. There are about 300 million olfactory cells in its olfactory mucosa, which is about 60 times that of humans. Their olfactory bulbs occupy one-eighth of the brain, and their number is that of humans.
It is 40 times that of human beings and can identify odors with a concentration 1.1 billion times lower than that of human beings.
This is equivalent to if a person can detect the smell of perfume in a small room, then a dog can smell the smell in a closed gymnasium.
After sniffing the sugar cane field for a few minutes, the two big black dogs seemed to have noticed something. They raised their heads and yelled at their owners, then turned around and quickly chased in the direction where Qin Fei and Zhao Xin left.
In a tree hole hundreds of meters away from the sugar cane field, Qin Fei and Zhao Xin held their breath and listened carefully to all the movements.
The tree hole was still filled with the strange smell belonging to the skunk. In order not to suffocate the little thing to death, Qin Fei left a little gap for it. Just that, the smell was already overwhelming.
Fortunately, the two of them were still wearing gas masks on their faces, otherwise they would have been suffocated to death in such a small space.
Zhao Xin was experiencing a completely different state from his previous experience in the reconnaissance force.
It's not that the training in the reconnaissance camp isn't strong enough, it's that no matter how hard it is, it's just training.
And this is actual combat, there is never a second chance.
Hiding and waiting is a very painful thing, especially lying in the antgrass bushes in the hot weather in Africa, it is even more wonderful.
In fact, the camouflage combat uniforms worn by the two men have tightly wrapped most of the flesh, and the exposed skin is all painted with oil paint. This camouflage oil paint has the function of repelling mosquitoes, but there are always little bugs that slip through the net.
It got into the clothes from somewhere and bit into the skin.
The worst thing is that the two of them can't move, let alone swat the mosquitoes, because the equipment they carry can easily make a sound of metal collision, which will attract the enemy's attention.
This feeling is really heartbreaking.
The only thing that can be done now is to secretly rely on nerves to control the muscles in the itchy area, use vibrations to scare away the bugs, and use the friction between the muscles and clothes to reduce the itching.
When the rebels haven't searched here yet, another way is to put your back against a hard tree trunk and rub it slowly and hard while wearing a tactical vest. This method is only effective in some places.
"Is your experience now very different from what you learned in the army?" Qin Fei asked in a low voice.
"I guess my whole body is covered in blisters now." Zhao Xin said, "I really want to go out and have a good time, but it's better than suffering like this."
"The standard for measuring an excellent soldier is not whether he is afraid of death, but his ability to complete the mission no matter what the bad circumstances." Qin Fei said: "Death is very simple. Suicide with a gun. One bullet can do it, but completing the mission takes a long time."
No, that requires the right time, right place, right people, a smart mind, a strong will and excellent military skills."
"Damn..." Zhao Xin gently rubbed the tree trunk again, "itchy..."
"You must learn to enjoy pain!" Qin Fei said solemnly.
As time passed by in waiting, the barking of the hounds got closer and closer.
"They are coming..." Qin Fei said as he took off the waterproof bag containing the skunk.
"Brother Qin, what's the use of this thing?" Zhao Xin never understood why Qin Fei wanted to catch this little thing before. This thing was so smelly that it was a kind of torture to carry it around.
Qin Fei carefully loosened the rope of his pocket and said in a small voice: "The smell of skunk is almost invincible in nature. Even dogs are afraid of it. If it is sprayed directly on the dog's nose, the dog will lose it for a period of time.
The sense of smell..."
"You're thinking……"
"Shh-"
The sound of the rebels talking loudly came from a dozen meters to the right of the tree hole. At this moment, the two dogs seemed very excited and started barking towards the tree hole where Qin Fei and Zhao Xin were, trying desperately to break free from the chains and rush up.
Zhao Xin didn't dare to move or take a breath, for fear of being discovered. Before coming to Africa, he had read a lot of reports about wars in these places on the Internet news. The various armed forces on African soil treated their enemies.
The methods are extremely cruel. It is not uncommon for people to chop off their hands and feet, and then cut their throats and heads while they are still alive.
Back in Mogadishu, the bodies of the two unlucky Delta Force soldiers were dragged out in public when they died.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xin couldn't help but feel his spine starting to get cold.
"They seem to be here!" The soldier in charge of leading the hound pointed in the general direction: "The dog seems to have found it!"
After he warned loudly, all the rebel soldiers immediately raised their guns and pointed them at the hiding place of Qin Fei and Zhao Xin.
The leader signaled everyone to stop and surrounded the big tree and the dense bushes beside the tree.
Suddenly, he raised the AK47 in his hand and shot it into the bushes.
The bullets whizzed into the soil, splashing sand and gravel, and a few bullets even hit tree trunks, making a thumping sound.
Zhao Xin was extremely nervous, and sweat flowed down his forehead like a waterfall.
I fired more than a dozen shots, but nothing happened.
The rebel officer looked at his men. He seemed to want to find a few people to go over and see for himself.
However, everyone subconsciously took a step back.
In the dark, rushing up to check any place where the enemy may be hiding will risk death.
No one is not afraid of death.
"Coward!" the officer said with a look of disdain, scanning the faces of everyone under the firelight.
However, he himself did not have the courage to take the lead. Instead, he shouted to the two men holding the hounds: "Let the dogs out! Go over and have a look!"
Two rebel soldiers squatted down, released the buckle of the dog's leash, and then patted the dog's neck.
The two dogs rushed out like arrows and disappeared into the bushes in an instant.
All the rebel soldiers stared nervously at the big tree with their guns in hand, as if a beast would suddenly pounce out of the darkness and charge towards them.
In the tree hole, Qin Fei heard the barking of a dog approaching quickly.
It's time for the skunk to appear!
It's time for these bastards to have a taste of nature's chemical weapons!
After opening the bag, the frightened skunk couldn't wait and rushed out of the tree hole, into the bushes, and fled in the direction of the dog.
Before this, Qin Fei had never practiced using skunks to deal with hounds. It was just an interesting thing that Lao Yu once mentioned when chatting with him. For him, the actual practice of this method was also the first time for a big girl to get on a sedan chair.