After a lot of troubles, the Qingque tribe's camp returned to calm, and the night watchmen also changed their shifts. Mao and the second senior brother were both on the night watch.
Having learned the lesson not long ago, this time the people watching the night no longer just stayed by the fire as before. Instead, after waiting for a while, two people would go together and wander away from the fire.
, take a tour.
Because it was too bright next to the fire, I couldn't see very far at night.
The second senior brother and Mao, one carrying a bronze gun and the other carrying a sling, patrolled the camp with two dogs.
The two of them had slept in the middle of the night, and had been harassed by tigers before. The weather was very cold now, so the two of them were very energetic at this time.
A dog walking with them suddenly stopped, its body tensed, the hair on its neck stood up, and it let out a low growl in its throat.
Another dog followed quickly like this one, and the two guys headed towards the far side of the camp, barking something like a demonstration or a warning.
The sudden actions of the two dogs made the second senior brother and Mao immediately become alert.
They followed the direction the two dogs were facing and stared into the distance.
On a snowy night, everything becomes hazy. It seems that I can see things clearly, but when I really look at them, they become blurry again.
The distant mountains, nearby trees, and grass all turned into outlines.
The place where Senior Brother and the others are stationed has chosen a place with a relatively wide view. Although the line of sight will be affected in the snowy night, they can still see farther.
I didn't get any warning from Gouzi before, and the surroundings were all blurry, so it was really hard to find anything. Now I was reminded by Gouzi, and after looking carefully, I found clues.
Not too far away from the camp, some dark shadows appeared.
At first, the two of them didn't pay too much attention, thinking they were weeds and bushes.
When I paid attention, I realized that those black shadows were not trees at all, but some wild beasts! Because they were moving slowly!
"Get up! Get up! There's a beast!"
Mao shouted loudly.
The second senior brother's reaction was completely different from that of Mao.
Without saying a word, the guy took out a projectile from the animal skin pocket on his waist and put it into the leather pocket of the sling in his hand.
Then he opened the distance between He Mao, and swung the sling above his head. As soon as he let go of the handle, the projectile rushed out quickly.
A dark figure closest to the camp was caught off guard and let out a miserable cry, a wolf howl!
He used stone bullets, and he also had a few copper bullets, but he was not willing to use them.
After all, there is snow all around at this time. If you shoot a copper bullet, you will most likely not find it.
The shouts of Mao and the howlings of the dogs, which were similar to the howls of wolves, made the campground, which had just been quiet for a long time, become excited again.
The people who had just fallen asleep hurriedly got out of the snow house. In a hurry, they knocked down the entire snow house and broke open a piece of snow.
At the same time, a series of long wolf howls sounded outside the camp, making the quiet night look extremely desolate and deserted.
Corresponding to the howling of the wolf, many dark shadows appeared around the camp!
Wolves!
Encountered a pack of wolves in a season like this!
This is not a very happy thing.
Wolves have never been easy to mess with, especially when there is a shortage of food. Senior Brother would rather have two more tigers than face the wolves.
"Stop! Stop!"
Some of the people who got out of the snow house subconsciously drew their bows and nocked arrows and started shooting more and more. As the wolves gradually approached, the senior brother heard the sound and shouted to stop.
Several years of semi-farming life did not make the eldest brother forget about hunting. He clearly knew the terror of wolves.
If they don't attack first at this time, relying on the number of people on their side and the lucky generals who follow them, they can still maintain a stalemate with the wolves and continue the confrontation.
After a confrontation, the wolves may retreat on their own as the sky becomes brighter.
If we take the initiative to break this deadlock at this time, things will not be so wonderful.
But it's not that the fifty men of the Qingque tribe with bronze weapons couldn't fight against the wolves, but that they fought hard against the wolves, which may have caused many people to be injured or killed.
Again, there is no shortage of food in the tribe now. The purpose of their trip is just to mine ore, so the eldest brother does not want any conflict between the people in the tribe and the wolves.
Because this matter is a loss no matter where you look at it.
I have to say that there is a certain reason why the eldest brother became the leader. This is not only based on his bravery, but also on his calmness and consideration of the overall situation.
Everyone obeyed and did not attack again. The second senior brother who had already thrown a stone also stopped.
"Line up! Line up! Pick up the big shield! Protect the deer herd!"
Senior Brother's shout sounded again, pointing the direction to the panicked crowd and letting them know what to do at this time.
The training in the tribe has never been neglected. After long-term training, the people in the tribe have already formed conditioned reflexes for some passwords.
At this time, after hearing the command from the senior brother, everyone immediately started to line up and move to where the deer were.
Because the incident happened so suddenly and at night, some people were in a panic and did not find weapons.
For such people, the senior brother asked them to go back to the snow house to explore for weapons.
Compared with the well-trained citizens of the Qingque tribe, the twenty slaves who followed were blind. When they suddenly encountered such a situation, they were all panicked.
The senior brother yelled at them several times, and then they gradually calmed down.
As slaves, they have no weapons. When faced with sudden danger, they can only randomly grab some snow from the ground, ball it up and hold it in their hands. Regardless of whether it is useful or not, at least they have something to rely on in their hearts.
Already.
At this time, the wolves were getting closer to the Qingque tribe's camp. The ones at the front were less than fifty meters away, and their hair could be vaguely seen.
And against the backdrop of the white snow, the white teeth shine with some cold light.
There were a lot of wolves, and the area was so dark that there must have been at least fifty of them.
More than fifty wolves faced off against fifty people, more than half of whom had no weapons in their hands, plus a dozen dogs that had not yet transformed successfully. If a conflict really broke out, the people of the Qingque tribe paid a low price.
Not too small.
Fortunately, after walking a little further, the wolves stopped.
The two sides were facing each other like this, and the atmosphere was so tense that it felt like it was about to freeze.
