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Author: Lao Ben

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Chapter 24 Wildebeest Season

Rainy Season Second Today, the rain has lightened up a bit. According to Elder Jiwayo, this is always the case at the beginning of the rainy season. A heavy rain is often followed by several days of continuous light rain. As long as a week passes, the grass on the grassland will be lush green.

Original Zhou Jiping believed that hunting is unnecessary and should be impossible during this season. But after asking the elder Jiwayo, Zhou Jiping learned that the rainy season is also called the "wildebeest season" in the Imara grassland. That's because the wildebeests return to the Imara grasslands during this season and breed.

These wildebeests migrating from the north have traveled thousands of kilometers. They endured the torture of thirst, being chased by wild beasts, and the long journey pushed their physical strength to the limit. Therefore, when they cross the Corinne River, a large number of them will often die; and after reaching the grassland, some thin ones will also die; then, in the process of giving birth to young wildebeests, another group of unlucky ones will die. The good will die. At this time of year, during the first month and a half of the rainy season, there is inexhaustible wildebeest meat in the Imara grasslands.

However, the wildebeest season has not yet arrived. The wildebeest need to wait until the rainy season starts for about a week before returning to the Imara grassland following the smell of rain. At that time, people will hardly need to hunt, they will just wait at the dangerous point of the Corinne River.

Another thing that needs to be busy is agriculture. Previously at Damon’s rainy season camp, the rainy season was the main season that determined crop yields. As long as some seeds are planted in time during this season, then basically no one will need to manage them throughout the rainy season. People only need to wait for the rainy season to end to pick them.

Here in Soyo, the situation seems to be better. The soil here is originally more fertile than elsewhere, and the terrain here is relatively higher, so people don't have to worry about waterlogging. And the fields have not been damaged by other animals or humans over the years. It seems that we only need to wait for the end of the rainy season to harvest.

However, Zhou Jiping didn’t think so. Although Zhou Jiping himself has not planted much land, as a high school student, he knows that plants need not only water and land, but also enough sunlight and air. Nowadays, various crops are crowded together with weeds in Soyo's farmland. How can such a land achieve high yields?

Especially after consulting the elders of Jiwayo, Zhou Jiping decided to use the human resources of the entire Soyo town comprehensively, so as to create an optimal training atmosphere for the field platoon and the Free Army's large-scale training.

Zhou Jiping first simply distributed the farmland around Soyo Town, and the Damon tribes and other tribes were fairly distributed according to their numbers. Then, the farmland belonging to Damon was transferred to various small tribes, and each tribe organized women-dominated forces for farming.

The main content of farming is to remove unnecessary dense crops and weeds. At the same time, the excess tubers were dug out and used directly as food for the tribe. As for the specific operation method, Zhou Jiping took several people who often managed the tribe's farmland, went down to the fields where the water had not yet completely drained, and demonstrated it to them personally. Of course, Zhou Jiping didn't have time to take care of this work. He directly handed it over to Elder Ajia who was responsible for this matter.

Regarding the issue of animal husbandry, Zhou Jiping played a little bit of a trick. He directly found Francois, and after some negotiation, Francois, who had wholeheartedly wanted to be a cattle herder, agreed with Zhou Jiping's opinion of changing herding to livestock. With Zhou Jiping's authorization, he gathered all the livestock belonging to the Dameng tribe together, and arranged special personnel to go to the grassland to cut grass every day to feed the livestock.As for the livestock husbandry methods of other tribes, Zhou Jiping did not force them to follow the same approach. Anyway, a comparison can show that he, the chief, sees high and far-sighted things.

Zhou Jiping has also made plans for the upcoming wildebeest season. He plans to conduct a nationwide military training and combine it with the wildebeest season to strive for both military training and production. However, there are still a few days before the wildebeest season begins, and these few days are used by Zhou Jiping to arrange a nationwide training competition.

As for the purpose and significance of this training competition, Zhou Jiping also explained it to the tribesmen living in Soyo in advance. The first is the principle of voluntariness - no matter which tribe you are from, you can participate. Secondly, the purpose of the competition is to select the best and strongest warriors from the existing tribal residents and recruit them into the field platoon and the Free Army. They will protect the security of Soyo Town in the future.

Zhou Jiping also

stated that Soyo will form a militia for those who perform poorly and are temporarily unable to adapt to field platoon and Free Army training. The militia will cooperate with the Free Army to protect the security of Soyo, and at the same time, these militiamen still have the opportunity to join the Free Army.

Of course, Zhou Jiping has not forgotten the treatment issue - those who meet the standards of the Free Army will enjoy the treatment of hunters; those who meet the standards of the field platoon will enjoy the treatment of hunting captains. Those who hold equivalent positions in the Free Army and field platoons will be uniformly recorded as future achievements of their families. Zhou Jiping's purpose is to create a positive atmosphere, attract more outstanding tribal warriors to join the Free Army, and defend the tribe

Although training and competitions are voluntary for all Soyo residents to participate in, they are actually selected and screened. At that time, some older and married people were left behind. Those who are younger, those with better physical fitness, and those with stronger understanding are all given priority.

After more than a thousand people were selected during the entire Soyo suppression, Zhou Jiping began basic training for these people. The training content is very simple, just some of the most basic subjects in recruit training, such as formation, physical fitness, shooting, etc. Of course, the shooting here is not real gun shooting, but a fifty-meter three-position shooting with a crossbow. But even so, for many tribesmen who have only used spears, this is already an eye-opener.

The training only lasted for three short days. On the fourth day, the competition began - this was exactly Zhou Jiping's purpose. He needed to find the people with the fastest learning and comprehension abilities and absorb them into the Free Army. Come in. The content of the

competition is actually very simple. First is long distance running. Everyone who participates in the competition must run in a large circle around Soyo Town on a pre-demarcated road outside Soyo Town, a distance of about three kilometers. However, it is not an easy task to complete such a large lap on a muddy road that is not completely soaked with water. Although Zhou Jiping had emphasized the issue of physical energy distribution before this, when it came to the actual competition, there were still some simple-minded tribesmen who had exhausted their physical energy and were eliminated early - there was no way, these would not move People with brains must be eliminated. This is also a basic requirement of war.

The entire competition lasted for nearly a day. After a series of assessments such as long-distance running, spear throwing, crossbow shooting, and formation, the first batch of qualified Free Army soldiers were selected. Some young, energetic and perceptive people were absorbed into the field platoon. People like Gudili, Bucco, Muen and others are all on the list. In addition, some particularly strong and mature tribesmen were also absorbed into the field platoon. Among them, Duka, Bafada, and Itumba, who had dealt with Zhou Jiping in the Ngolo Valley, were also successfully selected.

The next thing to be busy with is the annual "wildebeest season".

After several days of rain, the grass on the Imara grassland has turned green. According to Elder Jiwayo's judgment, the real wildebeest season is approaching.

From Elder Jiwayo, Zhou Jiping learned that there are two wildebeest seasons every year. In addition to the days after the rainy season, there is another time when the dry season arrives and the wildebeest herds migrate north. At that time, the wildebeest herds that left the Imara grassland in groups would also die in large numbers when crossing the Corinne and Natni rivers. The weak ones and those not suitable for migration would all die.

At this time of year, the tribe will send out enough tribesmen to "catch the season". If the tribesmen sent out were lucky enough to find the horned tribes' crossing point in time, it would be like picking up meat - the wildebeest meat that Zhou Jiping saw when he first arrived at the Mongolian tribe was the tribe's Obtained from the wildebeest crossing on the Corinne River.

After the rainy season begins, it is the season when wildebeest return to the grassland, and it is also the best opportunity of the year for tribes to obtain large amounts of wildebeest meat. However, since the place where the wildebeest chooses to cross the river is uncertain every time, the tribesmen who go out to "catch the season" have to run along the Corinne River for many days. Only with good luck can they get enough meat. If the timing is not right, people go a little later. Then you have to compete with the lions, hyenas, and vultures that arrive first. Although humans will definitely win in the end, there will be less meat available and the quality of the meat will be poor.

After the training and competition, Zhou Jiping gave the tribe a day to prepare for the "Wildebeest Season" operation. At the same time, Zhou Jiping himself also needs to spare time and energy to arrange the safety of the tribe - he is already preparing to personally participate in this "hunting" operation.

Zhou Jiping hopes that through this "catch up with the season", he can understand the conditions of the rainy season in the Imara grassland, and at the same time conduct a camping training for the newly formed field platoon and the Free Army. At the same time, he also wanted to study the possibility of a hyena tribe attacking Soyo town during the rainy season. Another thing is that Soyo Town must adapt and get used to how to manage and defend in the days when Zhou Jiping is not around.

During this training and competition, many people from the field platoon and the Free Army were eliminated, and some were still squad platoon leaders with some status. I thought these people would become a source of instability, but surprisingly, after Zhou Jiping talked with some of them, these people immediately "volunteered" to take on the role of Soyo Town militia - -This situation made Elder Jiwayo, who was worried about it, very curious.

Actually, this is not surprising. Zhou Jiping just took out the ideological work skills of the political workers in the army and tried his best. He just stood in the position of these people, put himself in their shoes and analyzed it for them. When he explained that he asked them to step back because of their health and the safety of their families and children, no one could say anything else.

Let alone let these retired people join the militia. With their experience and ability, most of them can still be qualified for the position of squad leader. Moreover, the treatment of these people has hardly changed - they can take care of their wives and children, and their status is high, so who can have any complaints?

After several days of hard work at the repair shop, more than 150 existing guns have been repaired and maintained. Except for the Galil and Desert Eagle caliber special bullets, which have fewer special bullets and are not suitable for equipment use, other firearms have basically been distributed. Of course, the distribution mentioned here only indicates which gun is used by whom. Most of the time, these guns are still kept in the armory. Only sentries have the right to carry guns when they are on duty. Zhou Jiping did this to prevent unnecessary damage to the gun.

Only the more than thirty people in the field platoon are truly equipped with guns.

During this hunting trip, Zhou Jiping took away half of the men from the field platoon and the Free Army. The remaining half, under the leadership of Anka and Zube, cooperated with the Free Army and militia to protect the security of Soyo Town.

In addition to the field platoon and the Free Army, Zhou Jiping also brought hundreds of laborers to work on this hunting trip. Considering the transportation problem, Zhou Jiping also brought out a batch of livestock from various tribes suppressed by Soyo to be used as transportation tools.Of course, there was also a modified human-powered infantry fighting vehicle, which was also pulled out by tethered animals.

A team of several hundred people set off along the Soyo River toward the upper reaches of the Corinne River.

At this time, the first rain of this year’s rainy season also stopped after falling continuously for nearly a week.

In the rainy season, it does not rain continuously for several months. Most of the time, the rainy season is just a season where precipitation is relatively concentrated.

After the rainy season started, the Imara grassland turned into a completely different scene. Vibrant and full of vitality, everything is renewed. Many animals that were not seen a week ago have emerged from nowhere, happily enjoying the vitality of nature and the delicacies of the new plants on the grassland. However, they are only the temporary owners of this grassland. Only when the wildebeest herd returns will the deep cry of the wildebeests be heard throughout the Imara grassland.

The reason why Zhou Jiping brought so many people out to catch the wildebeest season was because he had no choice but to do so. Who knows if the hyena is a cat in some corner now, waiting to sneak out to catch the season team? Carelessness will be punished. As soon as the

team came out, they were scattered into skirmish formations. Frank and Eric, two instructors who came out to enjoy the scenery of the wildebeest season, each led a squad and acted as the vanguard and rearguard of the group respectively. The two platoons of the Free Army were guarding the two wings of the large group, not far away, protecting the defenseless group in the middle.

Except for the group of people in the middle who took a better road, the roads chosen by others were all in poor condition. This is unavoidable. In order to protect the safety of the brigade, the field platoon and the Free Army responsible for guarding the safety of the brigade must walk invisibly and silently on the road that no one has traveled.

Zhou Jiping does not need to walk. He is now acting as the driver of a human-powered infantry chariot, and his feet are completely clean. In the co-pilot position is his assistant, Duca, the former chief hunting captain of Damon.

Duca is an expert in hunting. Whether it is tracking, hunting with a spear, or ambushing wild beasts, he is not troubled by any of these. Zhou Jiping originally hoped that the once strongest hunting captain of the Damon tribe could help him, and he also had the repeated recommendation of Elder Jiwayo. Therefore, Duka naturally became the guide and general staff officer of this "season rush" operation.

Zhou Jiping learned from Duka: "Going to the season" is not as easy as going to the market.

Duca said: When you are unlucky, you may go all the way without encountering a place where wildebeest crosses the river; or you may arrive at a place, only to find that a day or two has passed since the wildebeest group ran like that. The tribesmen who have traveled hundreds of miles can only pick up the leftovers of the wild beasts; the most depressing thing is that when returning, people often find that the wildebeests actually pass behind people...

But this This time, Zhou Jiping and others were still very lucky.

The group of people walked along the Soyo River for a day. After reaching the intersection of the Soyo River and the Corinne River, everyone walked upstream along the Corinne River for a whole day. Just when it was getting late, Duka suddenly stopped the team rushing for the season.

"Listen to the sound of the wildebeest herd." Duka's eyes were full of excitement.

The wind was blowing from the south, but at this moment Duka's hand pointed to the north. After stopping the team, Zhou Jiping tried his best to remain calm and focused all his attention on his ears. But after listening for a long time, the only sound in my ears was the sound of livestock in the procession of the season.

"Are you sure?" Zhou Jiping believed that he had a lot of internal skills, and his hearing, which belongs to the six senses, should not be weak, but why couldn't he hear anything.

"That's right, that's right." Duka said excitedly. It seemed that he was very confident in his judgment. "The group can't go any further, otherwise it will scare the wildebeests, who will choose a new crossing point. When the wildebeests are crossing the river, neither lions nor hyenas can change their crossing point, but once the wildebeests find people, they will There is definitely no way to cross the river from here."Duka actively suggested to Zhou Jiping that his current appearance is completely different from the respectful Duka in the past.

Maybe this is the real Duka? Natural, without any pretense - Zhou Jiping secretly Think.

Zhou Jiping issued an order: the entire brigade was ordered to stop, and everyone could only move in place. No one was allowed to move around without an order.

Once the order was issued, the soldier in charge of the brigade's flag quickly raised his flag. The flag was made of scarlet robes. Seeing the change of the flag, both the vanguard and the rear guards, including the Free Army and Qianji Brigade on both sides, stopped together. After a while, the leaders of several troops gathered in the center of the brigade. Here it comes.

Zhou Jiping told everyone about Duca's discovery of the wildebeest group, and everyone rubbed their hands in excitement. Frank and Eric, who were waiting to see what was new, were even more excited. For these two unprofessional instructors, Zhou Jiping made simple arrangements for camping and security.

Then, Zhou Jiping and Duka led a few field platoon soldiers who were hunters and searched for a place closer to the river bank. Frank and Eric were resolutely rejected by Zhou Jiping on the grounds that they "managed the safety of the season brigade."

The roads the season brigade took were all in areas with relatively good road conditions. This road is still quite far from the Corinne River. Sometimes you can't even hear the sound of the Corinne River's first flood peak in this year's rainy season.

Everyone is moving towards the Corinne River, getting closer to the Corinne River.

As people walked down, Zhou Jiping also discovered something unusual: Why are there so many vultures in the trees? Occasionally, he saw some carnivores flashing through the trees and grass. Could it be that they are also here to catch the season?

Duka spotted a hillside and led Zhou Jiping and others to the top of the slope. The closer to the top of the slope, the more careful Duka looked at the others. The same is true.

Finally, everyone reached the top of the hillside.

When they came up, their vision suddenly became clearer, and the wind blowing across the peak suddenly became stronger.

Duka kept gesticulating. People should not stand too high and should be concealed. Zhou Jiping nodded and followed the instructions. He knew in his heart that Duka's gesture was actually for him alone. Except for himself, among these people, he was a rookie. , and the rest are all hunting masters.

At the foot of the hillside is the rapid Corinne River. The current Corinne River is completely different. If the river water in the dry season is a quiet white horse, then the current Corinne River is a herd of galloping wildebeests. On the north bank of the river, a dark mist was shrouded in distant fog, drifting towards the bank of the Corinne River.

wildebeest! Really a herd of wildebeest.

Zhou Jiping is no stranger to this scene. When he was running for his life on the Imara grassland, he had witnessed a similar scene from a distance. Who would have thought that today, more than half a year later, this scene would happen again in front of him.

Duca acted cautiously as if he had encountered an enemy. He lay next to Zhou Jiping, pointed to his ears, then pointed to the north direction, and then pointed to the wildebeest herd on the other side of the river, which was approaching the Corinne River from a distance, and then made a very cautious gesture.

Zhou Jiping couldn't understand the meaning of Duka's gesture for a while. It wasn't until Duka patiently finished it a second time that he realized that due to the north-south wind direction, the sounds made by people like him might be heard by the wildebeest herd. Discovered, be careful!

Zhou Jiping nodded and extended his thumb to Duca in approval. This gesture is almost universal in the world. Of course, Duka also understood what Zhou Jiping meant. He bared his white teeth at Zhou Jiping and laughed silently.

In the distance, the mist-like wildebeest herd is still some distance away from the bank of the Corinne River.Now, the sky has begun to get darker, and the wildebeest herd seems to have lost the motivation to move forward. The black mist-like herd of wildebeest just stopped in the fields on the other side of the river, quietly waiting for the night to come. The faint sound of wildebeest calls could be heard, adding a bit more vitality to the coming prairie night.

Seeing that the wildebeest group had not made any big movements, several people lay on the hillside and watched for a while, and finally came down from the hillside at Duka's signal.

After descending the hillside, Duka whispered to Zhou Jiping: "The wildebeest herd will not cross the river tonight. After all, crossing the river at night is very dangerous. Tomorrow morning the wildebeests will gather together to cross the river, and by that time, it will be It's the best time for the tribe to catch up with the season."

After hearing what Duka said, Zhou Jiping took the people back to the place where the team was camping. After repeatedly admonishing everyone, the entire season-going army had a hasty dinner and then rested quietly.

It was bright and bright the next day, and the season-seeking army didn’t even bother to eat, so they set off towards the river crossing point planned by the wildebeest.

It was still the same hillside. This time Frank, Eric and some others climbed up the hillside as they wished, while others hid quietly in the col and continued to wait quietly.

Climbing up the hillside, what comes into view is an extremely spectacular and vast scene. Tens of thousands of black wildebeests are crowded together by the river, trying to gather the courage to cross the Corinne River.

The noisy wildebeest calls drowned out the sound of the river, vibrating people's eardrums, and made the people watching secretly on the top of the mountain feel thrilling.

Looking down the mountain, there are various carnivorous animals lying on some low hills. They are also here to participate in this rare seasonal event. Looking at the water of the Corinne River, some huge reptile figures were already looming, seemingly waiting for the wildebeests on the river bank to jump into their mouths at any time.

looked to the other side of the river in the distance. At a glance, he could see a black dotted line coming from a distance beyond the edge. The wildebeest army standing by the river became even more crowded. On the edge of the wildebeest group, some yellow figures were running slowly. Those were lions who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.

Gradually, the sun has risen very high, but the wildebeests are still hesitating by the river, as if they still don't have enough courage to cross the river in front of them.

But at this time, Duka was very excited. He didn't seem to have any special scruples anymore, he was just being careful not to make a particularly loud sound. Seeing Zhou Jiping pay attention to him, Duka said to Zhou Jiping with excitement: "Come on, come on, the wildebeests are about to cross the river, they can't wait long."

Before he finished speaking, it seemed to confirm that Du Ka As if Kagang had just said something, a wildebeest had already fallen into the river from the other side of the river. But looking at its miserable appearance, it didn't look like it jumped into the river on its own initiative. The wildebeest that fell into the river was struggling, jumping vertically with difficulty under the lateral impact of the river water, and swimming. It seemed that it wanted to get to the other side quickly to avoid the threat of the crocodile. .

probably saw that there were targets behind him. When the first wildebeest passed by the mouth, the crocodile floating in the water did not attack, but let the wildebeest successfully land on the other side.

The wildebeest that successfully landed shook the water droplets on its body. Without thinking about which companion squeezed it down, it spread its hooves and ran towards the pasture on the south bank.

The power of role models is endless! Seeing a companion successfully crossing the river, the wildebeest crowding the river were completely confused.Many wildebeests standing by the river were squeezed into the river, but more wildebeests took the initiative to jump into the rapids of the Corinne River...

For a time, the herd of wildebeests screamed, and the wildebeests jumped. The roar made by entering the water can be called the galloping of thousands of horses! Spectacular!

Seeing the wildebeests really starting to cross the river, Duca and the other hunters no longer had any scruples, and their faces turned purple with excitement. It turns out that this is the case with animals like wildebeest. Once they start crossing the river, their footsteps will never stop, and it is impossible to change to another crossing point. The wildebeest army crossing the river rushed into the Corinne River, causing the river to roll and become turbid. At the same time, the long-awaited feast of the predators also announced that it had begun. Zhou Jiping and others can no longer watch. They are going to join this feast, and with their joining, many predators will also face the fate of withdrawing.

woke up Frank and Eric who were stunned. Zhou Jiping and others came down from the hillside, joined up with the army rushing to the season, and drove around the hillside towards the Corinne River.

The scariest animal is here! The predators who had been waiting on the shore for a long time were disappointed. The sudden appearance of the human army instantly shattered their plan to enjoy delicious food. Animals are extremely smart. Just looking at the number of people in this army, they can see that it is not something they can handle with their claws and teeth.

Smart animals have chosen to actively avoid and retreat - risking their lives for a few bites is obviously not worth it. Only the crocodiles in the river and the vultures in the sky paid no attention and continued to wait for their delicious food. In their view, no matter who leads this season-rushing operation, they will be the beneficiaries, not the losers.

Now the people participating in the tribal season are completely obedient to Duka's command. People gathered on a hill dozens of meters downstream from the point where wildebeests cross the river. This place allows predators on the riverside to see the presence of humans, but it is not enough to change the behavior of wildebeests crossing the river. What's more critical is that as soon as some exhausted wildebeests are washed downstream, they will fall into the "tiger's mouth" of the tribesmen as soon as they land.

The river-crossing operation of the wildebeest army continued. Apart from exhausting some individual physical strength and being killed by the wildebeests washed ashore downstream, the tribesmen basically acted as spectators. At first, Zhou Jiping didn't understand why Duka didn't strike with a "half-crossing attack", but after watching for a while, Zhou Jiping also came to his senses - there was no need to risk his life.

The wildebeests crossing the river were all in a state of extreme madness. If they stood in front of them at this time, even lions would be trampled into flesh by them, let alone humans. As long as people wait by the river and wait for the wildebeest army to cross the river, those exhausted and injured wildebeests will be enough for people to enjoy endlessly.

Until the afternoon, after several hours of crossing,

the wildebeest army finally all set foot on the south bank of the Corinne River and galloped towards the depths of the Imara grassland. A few wildebeests that were lagging behind on the other side of the river and had not caught up with the large group could only stand blankly on the other side of the Corinne River, looking at the humans who were getting busy here and the wildebeest herds that were retreating - as a group Animals, lost their flock, no longer have the courage to cross the river.

The grand feast of the tribe to catch up with the season army has begun!

How can this be the season? It’s just like going to the market! There was no need for Zhou Jiping and others to take action, he could just stand and watch from a distance with Duka and others.

watched hundreds of people going up and down, some who were trampled to death after falling down, some who were trampled and injured and unable to move, and were trapped in the mud on the shore... There were all kinds of wildebeests with different death methods, and they stabbed them one by one with a few cuts, and then They were dragged to the river bank, then the internal organs were disemboweled, then skinned and cut into small pieces, and finally they were gathered together to be taken away.

The strong smell of blood made Zhou Jiping, Frank, and Eric sick when they saw this scene for the first time. But looking at those happy people, it seems that the strong smell of blood is the source of their excitement - no wonder! On grasslands where food resources are scarce, so much meat represents life and safety, and means that hunger will be far away from these people.

But soon, Zhou Jiping noticed a move. People took out the wildebeest's internal organs and threw them away. Some hyenas waiting in the distance will have a tacit understanding at this time and rush over quickly, drag away the offal and dirt thrown by people, and then eat it.

"Why waste it?" Zhou Jiping didn't understand why and asked Duka curiously.

At this time, Duka returned to his previous respectful attitude and replied seriously: "These things will bring diseases to the tribe and cannot be eaten."

Oh, Zhou Jiping suddenly woke up, and he remembered survival in the wild. There is a saying in the textbook: Not only are there many parasites in the internal organs of wild animals, but they are also places where various toxins can easily accumulate. It is a wise choice to discard them rather than eat them.

Zhou Jiping sighed in his heart. Of course the Damon people did not do this because they saw some wilderness survival textbook. This must be the experience they gained in exchange for their lives and health.

Tens of thousands of wildebeests crossed the river, and thousands of them fell dead in the river. Hundreds of wildebeest carcasses or some were left on the embankments that were trampled by wildebeests on both sides of the Corinne River. An injured wildebeest that cannot move.

The wildebeest carcasses jammed in the river are basically the delicacies of crocodiles and vultures. Those on the other side of the river are naturally dealt with by lions and hyenas. Only those on the south bank of the Corinne River are completely occupied by the sudden appearance of humans.

Obviously, the tribesmen who were in season this time encountered a bumper harvest. However, people's troubles also come - too many wildebeests die, and of course there is too much meat that can be produced. With so much meat, the hundreds of people who came in total plus some livestock couldn't take away much anyway. The livestock-powered infantry fighting vehicle could only hold about ten of Liao Liao's head. Otherwise, the vehicle body would be too heavy and the tires would get stuck in the mud, which would make it even more troublesome. What should I do if

cannot be taken away? Throw it away? That was of course impossible, and trouble was placed in front of Zhou Jiping.

After consulting Duka and others, Zhou Jiping learned that in the past, because each tribe had few people, people did not expect to take away much meat every time they went out for the season. Often when I see a herd of wildebeest passing by, no matter whether it is a large or small group, they just stand there and wait. In addition, the tribe has a small manpower, and sometimes the hyenas and lions will consume some of the meat by robbing it, so the amount of meat that can fall into the hands of the tribesmen is really limited.

But this time the situation is completely different. Not only did they catch up with a herd of tens of thousands of wildebeests, but the season-seeking army of nearly 400 people also scared the hyenas and lions away. After counting the wildebeest meat that could be enjoyed in front of him, Zhou Jiping had a general idea in his mind. He knew that it would be impossible not to call people.

Fortunately, when he came out this time, Zhou Jiping brought Beilu and Vulture out just to be on the safe side. This was considered an extra step on his part. What he originally expected was that he and the tribe could respond to each other if there was a situation. If the hyena attacks, he will be able to lead the men back to kill him in time if he gets the news.

Unexpectedly, this time the vulture was used for other purposes. Zhou Jiping made a decisive decision and sent a vulture to the tribe for help.

Belu’s vulture had already had enough to eat, and no one came to drive or disturb it. It is estimated that its similar species on the other side of the river were also very surprised. Soon, Zhou Jiping handed the written message to Beilu, who tied it to the vulture's paw. Then, under Belu's shout, the vulture flew out in the direction of the tribe.

Considering the safety issues on the road, Zhou Jiping also arranged for Frank to bring a class of field platoon soldiers and a platoon of Free Army soldiers back, intending to meet the transportation team sent by the tribe halfway. After two days of journey, Zhou Jiping estimated that it would take three days for the tribe to arrive after receiving the message from the vulture and gathering the manpower.

looks like he will be holding on to this meat for a while!

Looking at the situation here, Zhou Jiping was also scratching his head - the vultures flying in the sky, the crocodiles in the river, the hyenas chirping not far away, and the lions watching eagerly by the woods are all what he wants these days. Trouble to deal with.

Hearing that the chief had sent people from the tribe, the tribesmen who were in season became even more excited. Although there was already too much meat to transport, the tribesmen who had never seen so much meat were still dragging the wildebeests to the shore.

Some wildebeests were trampled to death or squeezed to death by the river. The tribesmen boldly tied the horns with brown ropes. Then more than a dozen tribesmen worked together to forcefully pull the wildebeests out of the mud by the river. Pulled out. Seeing that there were not many wildebeest carcasses available by the river, some restless tribesmen voluntarily formed a team, said hello to Zhou Jiping, and then searched downstream along the river. Seeing this, Zhou Jiping couldn't dissuade them from their enthusiasm, so he had to send a dozen Free Army soldiers to guard them with guns.

Zhou Jiping could see that the tribesmen were extremely happy. They were like a person who had been hungry for a long time. When he first saw the food, he knew that he could not eat it, so he had to grab it in his hand to feel at ease. Zhou Jiping learned from Duka and some hunters that this was the best luck the Damon tribe had had in several years. In normal years, even if the entire tribe is dispatched, they can bring back at most a few dozen wildebeests, and most of these wildebeests are used to exchange some necessary daily necessities with the Bushmen.

It turns out that the northern military government basically imposed an embargo on tribal areas. Only a few bold businessmen dared to bribe the Northern Army's checkpoints and go to the tribal areas to do business. However, this group of people is too small after all. The main source of daily necessities in the tribal areas is the Bushmen. This can be regarded as a form of monopoly. The Bushmen's brown ropes, robes, spear points, and knives are all priced very low. Fortunately, Damon also has an advantage of his own - salt.

Seeing that there was not much unprocessed meat, Duka began to order most of the people who were starting to have time to gather the wildebeest meat into a small mountain col. The meat will be temporarily dried together, and then several bonfires will be set up on nearby hillsides to prevent animals from stealing. He didn't want the fruits of his people's hard work to be robbed by animals at night. But I believe this trick is really quite destructive in the eyes of animals.

was still busy here, but suddenly there was chaos at the riverside. Zhou Jiping and Duka hurried over and saw a wildebeest that had been trampled and knocked unconscious. It was pulled up by a brown rope tied to its horn. It was standing upright in the mud by the river. And a huge crocodile was biting the mouth of the wildebeest, which was lucky to be alive, and was trying hard to drag the wildebeest into the water.

It turns out that this is a wildebeest that cannot be said to be lucky. At first people thought it was dead, but when they tied a brown rope to its horns and dragged it to the shore, the wildebeest suddenly stood up with the help of its own strength. At the same time, a giant crocodile suddenly jumped up and bit the wildebeest's mouth and nose.

The people on the shore wanted to drag the wildebeest up from the river, while the crocodile wanted to drag the wildebeest into the water. Both parties pulled the wildebeest by its head and pulled it out of the river. And this dizzy wildebeest looked like it was at the mercy of others. For it, no matter which side wins, the result is the same.

Zhou Jiping doesn’t like crocodiles at all. When he first came to the grassland, he was attacked by a crocodile and almost successfully ambushed by this giant beast in the water. Later, I was so exhausted that I fainted on the bank of the river. If it weren't for Erin, he would definitely be dead. Yilin... was the pain in Zhou Jiping's heart.