Chapter 1022: Zhao's Dog Gang Vs. Lynx Mother and Son
According to Li Ruhai's description, Zhao Jun showed Jie Chen the way, and the car went directly to the Yunchai Road in the south of Yongfu Village and entered the mountain field.
After walking about two miles along the road, the car passed a stone bridge, and then turned south two miles ahead, and Jie Chen stopped the car on the side of the road.
Zhao Jun and Jie Chen both got off the car with guns on their backs. Zhao Jun did not rush to release the dog, but looked up at the small hill on the top.
This small hill is the Xiaoyang Mountain mentioned by Li Ruhai. Zhao Jun supported the gun belt on his shoulder and looked up to observe the terrain of the nearby mountain field.
In theory, lynxes generally live in high mountains, and few come down the mountain to find food near human settlements.
But with sufficient food in the past two years, the number of lynxes has soared this year.
However, as one grows, the other shrinks, and the competitive pressure between lynx populations is increasing. Some weak lynxes, especially female lynxes with cubs, often move down the mountain.
Just like the kitten's mother, who was shot dead by Zhao Youcai on the back mountain of Yong'an Middle School.
Zhao Jun guessed that the lynx that appeared in Yongfu Village this time was related to the three he had seen before.
After observing for a while, Zhao Jun turned around and pulled down Jie Chen's shoulder. The two turned to the trunk and put down the six dogs one by one.
Then, the two and the six dogs went up the mountain road.
This mountain is close to Yongfu Village. The mountain is not high and the hill is short.
And because it is close to the village, people often come to draw firewood, so the mountain is very clear. Except for the sparse trees, there is little mess.
As the owner went up the mountain, the hunting dogs kept running around.
It's okay for Erhei and Bailong, they can't run far. But the other four dogs, including Xiaohua, as long as any of them leave Zhao Jun's sight, Zhao Jun will blow the whistle to gather the dogs around him again.
Qinglong, Heilong and Xiaohua all recognized the sentinel, but Qinghuhu didn't. But the old dog was obedient. As long as Zhao Jun called it, it would come back immediately.
Zhao Jun managed the dogs in this way to prevent the hunting dogs from breaking up the gang and being caught by the lynx. He believed that as long as the six dogs of his family gathered together and went in and out together, even if they couldn't surround the lynx, it would not be difficult to retreat safely.
This mountain is too close to the village. Not only are there no messy bushes on the mountain, but there are also few wild animals. There are no wild boars or roe deer at all. There are some footprints of pheasants, hares, yellow foxes, yellow-throated martens, and squirrels, but the traces are all left a few days ago. Without new tracks, the hunting dogs will not be too excited even if they chase out. As long as Zhao Jun keeps a close eye, no dog will go far away.
After crossing the hilltop, Zhao Jun led the dog gang down the slope.
But before they walked 200 meters, the dog gang had unusual movements.
When Zhao Jun found out, Qinglong and Qinghu had already rushed down, and followed Heilong barking and chasing Qinglong.
Attracted by Heilong's barking, Xiaohua, Erhei, and Bailong followed.
Zhao Jun's shoulder shook slightly, and the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle fell down and was caught in his hand.
But he and Jie Chen didn't run far down before they could hear the dogs' barking.
If it were ordinary hunters, they would be worried at this time. Because once the dog gang lost its voice, it is very likely that it encountered an accident.
But Zhao Jun had confidence in his dogs. He believed that as long as they didn't encounter a Siberian tiger, even if it was a Far Eastern leopard, even if the dog gang was defeated, they would not be unable to make a sound.
In this case, it must be that there must be a change ahead, and the dog gang was like this just after going out, so the place where the accident happened would not be too far away from them.
Sure enough, nearly a mile and a half down, I saw Erhei sniffing under a tree.
Seeing Zhao Jun coming, Erhei looked up at him, and then went to sniff the tree again.
Zhao Jun looked behind Erhei and saw a pool of blood under the tree.
Not only here, there are many traces of blood nearby.
Seeing Zhao Jun coming, Qinglong and Heilong quickly came to his side, and the two dogs lifted their bodies at the same time, each putting a pair of front paws on Zhao Jun.
At the same time, Qinglong and Heilong wagged their tails and whimpered.
When the rabbit dies, the fox mourns, and the creatures feel sad for their own kind. Qinglong and Heilong smelled the blood of their own kind.
Of course, the other dogs also smelled it, but the relationship between those four dogs and Zhao Jun was not as close as Qinglong and Heilong. They would not share any emotions with Zhao Jun like these two dogs.
Zhao Jun held the gun in one hand and touched the heads of Qinglong and Heilong with the other hand.
After being touched and comforted by Zhao Jun, Qinglong got off Zhao Jun. But Heilong, this little bitch, loves to act like a spoiled child, and she also wants her master to hug her, so she stays on Zhao Jun and won’t get off.
But now was not the right time, Zhao Jun stroked Heilong's head again and gently pushed him away.
Zhao Jun walked down, calling Xiaohua, Erhei and Bailong to his side along the way.
At this time, Qing Laohu was the only one missing, Zhao Jun called softly: "Tiger! Tiger!"
Zhao Jun called twice, Qinglong heard the voice, looked back, and then looked at a pine tree.
Although the dog was young, it was quite willing to take care of things.
Almost at the same time, Qing Laohu ran out from behind the pine tree.
On the ground, except for a row of footprints left by Qing Laohu, there were only human footprints.
The human footprints led to the pine tree. When Zhao Jun arrived in front of the tree, he saw a snow bag, which should be the place where the two families buried the dogs.
The two men and six dogs continued on their way. When Zhao Jun was about to cross the ditch and pond to the opposite hillside, he saw the hunting dogs who had gone ahead moving up quickly.
Zhao Jun looked up at the opposite mountain, but saw a gray-white shadow flashing on a poplar tree.
"Minister, hurry up!" Zhao Jun shouted and ran forward.
On the opposite mountain, between the poplar trees, two lynxes, one big and one small, were running at full speed.
Large lynx weighs about 50 kilograms, while small lynx weighs about 20 kilograms.
Lynxes mate after the Chinese New Year every year and give birth to cubs after the spring.
When the cubs grow to one month old, they can eat meat. After living with the mother lynx for a year, the mother lynx returns to the group, leaving the cubs to survive alone.
This lynx mother and son should be the second of the three that Zhao Jun had seen. As winter approaches, their fur turns gray and white. At this time, they are running in the mountains. They are not as fast as the Siberian leopard, and not as fast as the Siberian tiger, but they are definitely not worse than hunting dogs.
The Zhao family's dog gang is already behind the lynx, so it is difficult to catch up with the two lynxes.
But the six dogs that Zhao Jun brought out today, except for Qing Lao Hu, have all experienced tough battles with him.
So, the lynx mother and son ran, and Qinglong led the hunting dogs to chase.
There were no high mountains or large hills in this area. Each hill was only about two miles long. The hunting dogs quickly reached the top of the hill and then chased down from the top of the hill.
In this way, the Zhao army could not see their own dogs.
But they could not blow the whistle at this time, otherwise some of the dogs would come back and those who did not come back would suffer.
The Zhao army could only speed up, and Qinglong and the other five dogs quickly chased down the ditch and pond and then climbed another mountain.
Qing Laohu fell behind. How could this old dog catch up with those young and strong men? He kept going, panting and trying not to fall behind too much.
Qinglong, Heilong, Xiaohua, Bailong, and Erhei roared up the two-mile hill. From the time they found the lynx to now, they have chased six or seven miles. Such a long distance has long exceeded the range of ordinary hunting dogs, but for these five dogs, this is far from the limit.
Qinglong took the lead and continued downhill with four dogs. This hill is very short, only one and a half miles from the top of the hill to the ditch.
When they were about to reach the ditch, Qinghuhu reached the top of the hill.
Qinghuhu's steps were a little messy and his speed slowed down.
In theory, the distance of a dog gang's trip depends on the head dog. As long as the head dog does not stop, the gang dogs can follow.
The reason why Qinghuhu stopped was that it could not run anymore. The old dog never thought that after being the head dog for a lifetime, he would have to follow the younger generation when he was old. The key is that these younger generations can run too fast, and Qinghuhu can't bear it at all.
But at this moment, Qinghuhu's body trembled slightly, and it ran down a few steps and came under a pine tree.
There was a hole under the pine tree. Qinghuhu went to the front of the hole and sniffed twice, then raised his head and barked.
Although the old dog could not run anymore, the dog's barking was still very loud, and it was barking at the top of the hill again. Therefore, the Green Tiger's call was heard by the Green Dragon and Five Dogs who had gone down to the ditch, and by the Zhao army who had just climbed to the top of the next mountain, and by the two lynxes who had already climbed to the top of the previous mountain.
"Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!" The Green Tiger raised its head and shouted, and white air spewed out of its mouth.
People have human language, and animals have animal language.
Zhao Jun didn't understand what the Green Tiger was saying, but the Green Dragon and Five Dogs understood it.
The Black Dragon, who had been running and shouting, shut his mouth, and the five dogs turned around and came back.
The Green Tiger didn't know that the younger generations were already coming to its rescue. After it finished its four calls, it began to use its claws to dig at the cave under the tree.
"Ah...ah..." A cry came from the cave, and a little lynx weighing more than ten kilograms screamed in the cave.
It sat on the ground with its front legs propped up, but its two hind legs were broken back from the elbows and dragged behind it.
This injury should be an old injury, and the legs and feet below the break have shrunk.
The green tiger kept digging the snow at the entrance of the cave with its front paws, and the little lynx inside screamed in fear.
Somehow, its hind legs were disabled, making it much thinner than its brothers who were born on the same day. Because of its disability and lack of experience in the world, it was very timid.
At this time, on the top of the mountain in front, the big lynx stopped, and its amber eyes were still cold.
But it hesitated for only a moment, then turned around and ran back. But after running two steps, it turned back and bared its teeth at the little lynx that followed it, and made a threatening sound.
The little lynx stopped and looked at its mother blankly. The mother lynx continued to bar her teeth and threaten. The short tail behind the little lynx hung down, and slowly took two steps back.
The mother lynx took a deep look at the little lynx, turned around and ran down. Before, the dogs chased it, but now it chased the dogs.
When the five dogs of Qinglong arrived, Qinghu was unable to dig open the cave where the disabled little lynx lived.
There was no way. The ice and snow in winter sealed the earth. The snow could be dug by it, but the soil could not be dug.
And the cave that the lynx could get into, the Qinghu could not get into. It had no choice but to put its claws into the cave to dig.
At this time, if the little lynx suddenly bit, the claws of Qinghu would be injured, but this little lynx was very timid, and it shrank in the innermost part of the cave. When the claws of Qinghu passed through the air in front of it again and again, the little lynx did nothing but bark.
"Woof! Woof!" With two barks of the black dragon, the five dogs of Qinglong arrived.
Just now, they were so angry chasing the two lynxes that when they passed by here, Qinglong and the others passed by quickly without noticing that there was another one hiding here.
Qinghu, who had tried in vain, withdrew his claws. After he moved away, Erhei and Bailong were eager to get into the cave.
But they, like Qinghu, couldn't get in because their heads were too big.
When they gave up, Heilong came to the front of the cave and stuck his head in directly.
Looking at the little lynx inside, Heilong attacked decisively and bit one of the little lynx's front paws.
"Ah!" The little lynx felt pain and used its other front paw to grab Heilong's face.
The black dragon saw this, bit the little lynx and pulled it back violently, but when the lynx's claws were about to hit it, it let go and withdrew.
The disabled little lynx supported its body with its two front legs. Just now, the black dragon grabbed one of its front legs, and it used the other front leg to grab the black dragon.
The black dragon suddenly withdrew, causing it to fall directly into the cave.
The black dragon took the opportunity to bite the little lynx's head, and before the little lynx's claws moved up, the black dragon pulled back violently and pulled it out of the cave.
Seeing the prey, the two black and white dragons next to them rushed forward.
The two big dogs pulled left and right, and the little lynx screamed and was torn apart by them in an instant.
At this time, the green tiger roared twice, dragged his tired body to stand on the top of the mountain, blocked in front of Xiaohua, and met the big lynx coming from below.
"Ah..." The big lynx screamed and pounced on the green tiger. The green tiger dodged and went around the pine tree.
The green tiger blocked this, and the other hunting dogs reacted instantly. Erhei rushed over and opened his mouth to bite the lynx that missed.
The lynx noticed something and turned his body flexibly. Then the whole lynx instantly lifted up, and the sharp claws popped out from the paw pads.
But the lynx's confident claw missed. When it turned around, Qinglong, Heilong, Bailong, and Xiaohua stopped one after another. Qinglong and Heilong surrounded from the left, and Bailong and Xiaohua surrounded from the right.
As for Erhei who was attacked by it, he had already turned around and fled.
The lynx, who missed again, paused. It vaguely remembered that a few days ago, there were also a few guys like this who came to trouble it, but at that time it clawed one by one.
The next second, the lynx felt its back sink, and it quickly turned over to get out of the suppression, and at the same time, its claws and fangs came out, scratching and biting.
It turned out to be the green tiger. This old dog relied on a tree for hunting. It ran around the tree when it hit the bear, and it also ran around the tree when it hit the lynx.
When the green tiger saw the lynx turn around to attack Erhei, it slipped out from behind the tree. When the lynx missed, it was pounced on by the green tiger.
But the lynx's hair was too long, and the green tiger's mouth was full of hair.
When the lynx turned over to get out of its suppression, the green tiger instinctively felt something was wrong, and hurriedly let go and jumped to the side.
The lynx was very fast, but the other hunting dogs had already set up their nets for a long time. When the lynx turned over and stood still, the blue dragon, black dragon, white dragon, and Xiaohua rushed over instantly.
The lynx suddenly jumped forward, but was bitten by the blue dragon and the white dragon and pulled to the ground.
"Ah!" The lynx's two hind legs were pulled, and it fell to the ground and turned over to scratch backwards.
Seeing this, the black dragon and Xiaohua both opened their mouths to bite the upper body of the lynx, and the two black and blue tigers were also close at hand.
Seeing that the lynx was about to be dismembered by the dog gang, the white dragon suddenly screamed, loosened its mouth and turned back to attack the lynx.
"Ah!" Next came Xiaohua, who also had a wound on his butt.
I saw a little lynx fiercely intercepting the blue tiger. Its claws and fangs were not yet mature, but it was full of wildness.
Sorry brothers, the update is late. Well, it will be around 6 pm, and there will be another chapter.