1942, I lived on hunting

After eating and drinking and resting for a while, Li Lahu took the lead to observe the terrain, while Li Hao and others waited in place.

After a while, Li Lahu came back after a circle and explained his plan in detail to Li Hao and others.

The col is at the end of a small valley, with not-so-steep slopes on three sides. The slopes are mostly covered with short grass, which will not block the line of sight and affect shooting. There are few big trees in the col, basically some miscellaneous trees, shrubs, weeds and vines. This environment is very suitable for hunting in the mountains!

Li Lahu would lead five people, setting off firecrackers along the way, advancing in an arc toward the bottom of the valley to drive out the prey inside. Li Hao and Zhou Shunping would ambush on both sides of the valley bottom.

No matter what is in the valley, it will be frightened and flee by the explosion. Li Hao and the others just need to show off their marksmanship. It's very simple. But the two of them should pay attention to one thing, never block the animal path or the escape route of the prey. It's best to choose a shooting position with a shelter in front or a relatively high terrain. Otherwise, if a bunch of wild boars rush out at once, it's easy to get into danger.

After making arrangements and taking off the extra equipment, everyone quickly took their positions. With Li Lahu's shout, the people who followed him to drive the prey also began to shout loudly, and then lit firecrackers one by one to create panic, pressing inward in an arc, while hitting the lunch boxes fiercely, and from time to time there were explosions. This ancient hunting method is indeed very effective. As they slowly compressed the space for the prey to hide, Li Hao clearly saw figures running around on the hillside. First, various birds flew up, then pheasants flew out with a "cluck, cluck", followed by wild rabbits running around, and finally a group of wild boars finally couldn't hold back, and led by a big wild boar, they began to run wildly towards the hillside at the bottom of the valley. With the appearance of the wild boar, two foxes also ran out.

Li Hao and Zhou Shunping started shooting immediately. After some live-fire shooting training and the experience gained from the last hunt, Li Hao's movements were obviously much more agile than last time, and his marksmanship also improved significantly.

When the wild boars are being driven away, as long as the leader is still there, they will basically flee in a column without dispersing. At this time, you just need to start shooting from the end of the wild boars, and it is easy to kill them one by one. If you kill the leader first, the herd will be blown up directly, and they will run around in all directions.

Li Hao and Zhou Shunping both let go of other prey and set their sights on wild boars, shooting at the herd with one shot after another. When the herd had climbed over the hillside and could no longer be seen, the two had left at least a dozen wild boars behind.

Zhou Shunping cut a pole, tied a bayonet to it with a hemp rope to make a short spear, and stabbed the wild boars that were not dead one by one. Then the two of them sat on the hillside waiting for Li Lahu and his men in the bushes below to gather. At this time, a soldier suddenly came out and made a gesture to the two of them, saying "something is going on, pay attention to hiding", and then went back.

Zhou Shunping and Li Hao were startled and quickly looked for cover on the hillside. Zhou Shunping lay down and dived into a bush, while Li Hao jumped and hid behind a big rock. Li Hao's heart was pounding, thinking there were enemies below, and he couldn't help but worry about the safety of Li Lahu and the others. He quickly put on his night vision glasses and looked behind the rocks from time to time to observe the situation, ready to shoot and support them at any time, but there were only vegetation below, and Li Hao didn't dare to observe and scan for a long time. He only saw two of them searching with guns, and did not find the source of danger.

After two or three minutes, Li Lahu was heard shouting from below: "Li Hao, it's okay, come down!"

Li Hao looked around and saw that Li Lahu and his friends were gathered under a big tree. In front of them were three figures, one big and two small. The big one was kneeling and kowtowed, while the two small ones were blocked behind him. How could there be children here? It felt very strange!

Let Zhou Shunping stay on the hillside and be alert!

Li Hao jogged down the hillside in a zigzag pattern, went into the bushes and headed under the big tree.

When we arrived at the place, we saw Li Lahu helping up an adult who looked like a beggar. Behind him were two children who were equally dirty.

Li Hao: "What's going on?"

Li Lahu: "We were just about to go out after setting off the firecrackers, but then I noticed something was wrong with this tree, so I came over to take a look. Look!" He pointed at the tree and asked Li Hao to look.

Li Hao looked up and saw a shack built more than three meters above the ground on the tree. He didn't know whether it should be called a tree house or a bird's nest. It was very simple, made of ropes, vines and branches of different thicknesses, and the gaps were filled with dead grass and soil.

Li Hao climbed up and took a look. It was very small inside. There were some hay and torn quilts, as well as some tattered daily necessities.

Li Hao climbed down the tree, and Li Lahu pointed at the three people and said, "I thought they were enemies, so I took out my gun and aimed, and ordered the people inside to throw away their weapons and get out. After a long time, there was no movement, so I went up and took a look. I was so scared that I almost fell down. These were the people inside. I saw that they were not enemies, so I called you to come and take a look. Then I asked them to help get them down. Who knew that they mistook us for bandits and warlords, and they knelt down and begged for mercy as soon as they came down. You came before I could explain clearly."

The adult must have been very hungry. While Li Lahu was talking, his body went limp and he sat on the ground, gasping for breath. The two children saw this and staggered over to hug the adult, trembling and calling him "Grandpa" in a hoarse voice.

Li Hao is most afraid of children crying. It sounds very frustrating. What's more, do you think you are the Calabash Brothers? "Grandpa" "Grandpa" is called!

Li Hao usually always plays the role of a medic. Seeing Li Lahu's equally helpless expression and expectant eyes, he knew it was his turn to make his debut.

Li Hao walked forward and comforted the two children in a soft voice: "Little friends? Children? We are uncles from the Eighth Route Army, we are good people, we can help you. Look, your grandpa is sick now, you see he can't even stand steadily! I can treat illnesses, don't cry, help hold grandpa, uncle will check on your grandpa, he will be well in a while. Is that ok?"

The two children were shocked and frightened. Their grandfather suddenly collapsed again. He was in a state of mental breakdown. They didn't listen to what Li Hao said and just hugged their grandfather tightly. The grandfather they were talking about had sunken eye sockets, prominent cheekbones, frostbite on his hands, face and ears, and his lips were cracked and gray. He seemed to have no strength to lift his head. The two children were slightly better, but not much better. Li Hao didn't even need to diagnose this situation. It was caused by long-term malnutrition, dehydration and cold.