Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 262 Night Attack
A dozen or so people guarded the fire, none of them dared to rest and sleep, just waiting.

In the spring night, the mountain wind is still precipitous and cold, rustling the surrounding branches.

In the distance, wolves howled from time to time, proving that those wolves hadn't gone far at all, and were still wandering nearby. Presumably, they were gathering strength and waiting for assistance.

"Don't worry, we just need to be careful and persist until dawn."

Sheng Xiping was afraid that these people would be timid and might withdraw, so he offered words of comfort.

"It's okay, Brother Xiping, we're not afraid, don't say we have guns in our hands now, it's just a firestick.

The wolves are here, so we have to fight them. " Zhang Zhijun said with a few smiles.

"Well, as long as you are not afraid, we have a lot of people, and we have good things in our hands. When the wolves come, we will kill as many as they come.

Wolves are also bullying and fearful of toughness. If they see that we are strong, they will be afraid and retreat. "Sheng Xiping smiled and cheered everyone up.

While he was talking, he suddenly heard the howling of wolves from far to near.

Then, a few pairs of light green light spots appeared in the distance, needless to say, it was a pack of wolves coming.

"Attention everyone, just shoot when you see a wolf within range, but you can't waste bullets, and the shooting time should be staggered.

These wolves are very cunning, they will cross screens, change lanes and move. "

Sheng Xiping reminded everyone, don't just grab the gun and shoot, you must pay attention to strategy and tactics, these wolves are not easy to deal with.

Everyone's heart trembled, and they all focused on the front.

Four piles of fire, measured the surrounding area, with the reflection of the fire, everyone could see a pair of light spots like fireflies, moving towards this side, it was the wolves approaching them.

Those light spots erratically left and right, changing positions all the time, just like what Sheng Xiping said, the wolves would switch positions and cover each other.

Moreover, there were quite a few wolves, and they outflanked them from front to back.

Not daring to be negligent, everyone picked up their guns, aimed at the erratic light spots in front of them, and pulled the trigger when the wolf came within a certain range.

Only the sound of gunshots was heard, and the sound of wolves screaming came from the woods, and several wolves were shot and fell to the ground.

The wolves in front were shot and fell to the ground, while the wolves behind were afraid of the long, dark objects in people's hands, and didn't dare to move forward.

However, at this moment, there was a howl of wolves in the distance, and those wolves who were retreating and hesitating suddenly changed their eyes and raised their heads to howl in response.

Then he lowered his head and picked up the wolf that had been shot and fell down in front of him, and dragged him forward.

Some of those wolves were seriously injured but not dead, but were used as shields by their companions. Think about it, wolves are really cruel enough.

"Be careful, those wolves are so cruel, they pick up wounded and dead wolves as shields.

When we hit, we aimed at the center of the light spot and hit. "

Sheng Xiping had specially practiced night vision with his master, so his eyesight was better than others, and he could vaguely see the situation ahead, so he hurriedly called out to remind him.

When everyone heard this, they also felt a chill in their hearts.

This pack of wolves is indeed cruel enough to use the bodies of their companions as shields, which is ruthless enough.

It seemed that there were no fewer than twenty wolves around, and everyone dared not neglect, each of them held their breath, aimed at the center of the light spot, and fired again.

Shooting at night is a test for the hunter's marksmanship, not to mention that those wolves are so cunning.

In this shooting, only three wolves fell on the opposite side, and these three were picked up by their companions again and continued to move forward.

"Many of their companions have already died, so how dare they go forward? Are they really not afraid of death?" Zhang Zhijun murmured while pointing his gun.

In his opinion, these wolves are too stupid. They know that they will die if they charge up, so why do they charge forward?

"These are the dead soldiers in the wolf pack. They are either old and weak, or they have been injured from hunting, and they belong to the lowest class in the wolf pack.

The meaning of their existence is that when the wolves attack, they are the first to rush up and act as the backs.

It is used to deplete the opponent's strength and open the way for the mature wolves behind.

Sometimes, they are potential rations for wolves. "Sheng Xiping shook his head and explained casually.

Inside the wolf pack, there is a strict hierarchy and a clear division of labor.

Pregnant female wolves and cubs are relatively cared for.

Big male wolves and young and middle-aged wolves are the main force in charge when hunting, and there are also those responsible for investigation, sentry, attack, cover, and communication.

Those weak, sick, and disabled wolves usually bear the brunt of the attack and make sacrifices for the entire wolf pack.

Watching, reconnaissance, and pathfinding are all their unshirkable obligations. In the battle between wolves and other wild beasts for territory and food, these wolves are also the vanguard and death squad of the first wave of attack.

When these wolves die, their carcasses become rations for the pack.

It can be said that he uses his own body to make the final contribution to the survival of the entire wolf pack.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that those living wolves used the corpses of injured or dead wolves as shields.

However, this made it very difficult for Sheng Xiping and the others to hunt and kill the wolves.

Originally, shooting at night required a high level of marksmanship, and those wolves were still holding the corpses of their companions as a shield.

The marksmanship of Guo Yongping, Li Zhenggang and others was not as good as that of Sheng Xiping, so the accuracy was lower, and even if they fired several shots in a row, they might not be able to hit a wolf.

Guo Yongping looked at the light spot that was already very close on the opposite side, and pulled the trigger again, but suddenly found that there was no sound.

At this time, he suddenly remembered that it was broken, and the bullets in the gun had run out.

Guo Yongping hastily reached out and took out a couple of bullets from his shoulder pocket, intending to put this couple of bullets into the barrel of the gun.

However, at this moment, the wolf on the opposite side took advantage of this opportunity, opened its mouth and threw away the corpse of its companion, leaped forward, and rushed towards Guo Yongping.

Guo Yongping is lowering his head to change bullets, how can he avoid it?Seeing that the wolf opened its mouth wide, it was about to bite Guo Yongping.

"Beast, go away." Suddenly, Sheng Xiping next to him shouted angrily, turned his gun, swung the butt of the gun, and hit the wolf on the waist.

The wolf's waist was relatively weak, Sheng Xiping hit with all his strength, and there was a crackling sound, and the wolf's spine was broken.

With a scream, the wolf fell from mid-air to the ground, unable to move the back half of its body, and could only use its front two legs to grab the ground vigorously, dragging its body forward.

At this time, Guo Yongping had already loaded the bullet, so he pulled the trigger and killed the wolf with a bang.

"Xiping, thank you." Guo Yongping said.

"Don't talk nonsense, cover me to reload." Sheng Xiping also had no bullets in the chamber.

Among these people, he killed and injured the most wolves, and his bullets were used up quickly.

Just now he just wanted to change the bomb, but found that the wolf on the other side rushed towards him, which helped Guo Yongping.

Guo Yongping understood, and immediately pointed his gun at the light spot in front of him for a while.

This time he failed to hit, but it bought Sheng Xiping time, so Sheng Xiping successfully reloaded, and then shot again, killing the wolf on the other side who was just about to drop his companion and flew towards him.

"Everyone pay attention, cover each other and change bullets." Sheng Xiping shouted to remind others.

The semi-automatic magazine can hold ten rounds of bullets. When they came out of the shack, they were all full of bullets. After several charges by the wolves, there were not many bullets left in the guns of the crowd.

Fortunately, at this time, there were only five or six pairs of eyes left on the opposite side. Eleven people could deal with these wolves more calmly.

Semi-automatic magazines don’t have to be replaced in one unit, they can also be loaded one by one, but it’s not as convenient as changing in one unit.

But at this time, I can't take care of it anymore. Who cares about the whole unit or a single shot?It can be replaced with bullets.

Eleven men covered each other, all reloading their bullets.

At this time, there was another wolf howling in the distance.

The remaining five or six wolves on the opposite side suddenly stopped attacking after hearing howling wolves, threw their companion's corpse on the ground, turned around and ran away.

This should be because the leading wolf discovered that the two-legged beasts on the opposite side were too strong, and the wolves suffered heavy losses, so they ordered a temporary retreat, and then tried to find a way to attack.

The wolves withdrew, Sheng Xiping and the others were somewhat relieved.

The crowd waited for a while with their guns in hand, and they were relieved when the wolves turned back.

"Xiping, what should we do now?" Li Zhenggang asked Sheng Xiping.

Sheng Xiping raised his hand and looked at his watch, it was one o'clock soon.

"What about the flashlight? Let's divide into two groups, use the flashlight to gather the dead wolves together, and drag them to the shack where we live.

Then go back to pack up and take a rest for two or three hours.At three or four o'clock, the sky will be bright, and then we will start to go back. "

When they came out, each of them was equipped with three or four bullets.

It took more than one round to fight those wolves just now. Although there are quite a lot left, if the wolves regroup and surround them again, the remaining bullets may not be enough.

The most important thing is that the forest is completely dark at the moment, which is really not good for them.

So Sheng Xiping meant that they retreated to the other side of the shack, as long as they persisted for more than two hours.

In this season, the dawn was early, between three o'clock and four o'clock, and it was quite bright outside. As long as the sky was bright, it would be much easier to deal with those wolves.

"Okay, then I will follow your arrangement."

The big guys had long been accustomed to listening to Sheng Xiping's instructions, so they were divided into two groups, some with flashlights to look around, and some with guns to guard the safety.

In this way, everyone spent a little time, and found the corpses of fifteen or six wolves near here.

Almost all the dead wolves were found, so Sheng Xiping and the others held their guns on guard, and the others dragged the dead wolves, and the group returned to the shack where they lived.

Around the hut, the fire was lit again, and then everyone did not dare to go back to sleep in the hut, and only talked and chatted around the hut.

The pack of wolves seemed to be gone, and the howling of wolves was no longer heard. There was silence all around, and everyone's hearts were finally at ease.

When a person does nothing but waits impatiently, he will feel that time passes too slowly.

Especially in a dark night like this, it feels so long and difficult.

So someone suggested that it would be better to skin those dead wolves, cut off some meat and roast them, so that there would be something to do without getting sleepy.

As a result, a few people were left still carrying guns for vigilance, while others skinned wolves by hand, cut wolf meat and skewered it with branches and roasted it.

After a while, the wolf meat was roasted, and everyone changed shifts to eat something to replenish their strength.

The quality of wolf meat is relatively thick, so it is not suitable for roasting, but the current environment does not allow them to use other methods, so they can only make do with it.

Fortunately, they are all young men in their twenties, with good teeth, and the meat is especially thin when it is cut, so it tastes good to eat anyway.

After eating and drinking enough, the east began to faintly turn white, and the forest was much brighter than before.

Everyone started to pack their things, put out the fire, and then each carried their own bags.

There were people holding guns at the front and back to take charge of guarding, so the group of people walked out quickly under the faint morning light.

Not long after he left, Sheng Xiping felt a chill down his back, as if he was being watched by something.

"Be careful, there are wolves following us."

Wolves are extremely patient beasts. In order to hunt, they can track wild boars and other prey for hundreds of miles. Only when the opponent's physical strength is exhausted, do wolves pounce on them and kill the animals for a feast.

Sheng Xiping knew long ago that those wolves didn't leave, they just kept quiet and hid quietly, looking for opportunities to retaliate.

So at this moment, he reminded everyone to be careful, and don't think that the wolves would not dare to come out if they wanted to leave the forest.

These wolves are cunning and have a ferocious temperament. They will never retreat and admit defeat easily. They will definitely send scout wolves to follow carefully, waiting for an opportunity to attack and revenge.

When everyone heard this, they felt a little creepy, and some even secretly regretted that they shouldn't have followed Sheng Xiping and the others into the mountains to provoke these wolves.

However, the matter has come to this point, and it is useless to regret it, so I can only continue to move forward, and it will be fine when I return to the forest farm.

"Follow me this way." After walking a few steps forward, Sheng Xiping suddenly spoke and led the crowd to turn west.

"No, Xiping, if we want to go back to the forest farm, we should go east."

Li Zhenggang saw that the road led by Sheng Xiping was completely opposite to the direction they were heading back to the forest farm. Didn't they go farther and farther?
"Brother Li, there are wolves following behind, and there must be wolves ambush ahead in the dark.

If we were still heading east and passing grass or rocks in front of us, wolves would suddenly rush out. "

The wolves are cunning, especially good at tactics, tracking and ambush, dividing troops to encircle them, and they can slip through this trick.

There are pursuers behind and interceptions in front. If they don't change direction, they will be attacked by the wolves in a short while, and they will be attacked by the front and back.

Although they had plenty of bullets, they couldn't hold back the wolves from charging again and again. Once they ran out of bullets, they would definitely fall into danger.

Sheng Xiping was familiar with the habits of wolves, so he led the men and turned west unexpectedly.

Sheng Xiping vaguely remembered that not too far to the west of this place was a rocky pond with cliffs and caves.

So Sheng Xiping wanted to take everyone there, and then find a way to take advantage of the terrain to get rid of these wolves.

After Sheng Xiping said this, everyone understood, so they followed Sheng Xiping all the way west.

But at this time, the wolf who was in charge of tracking all the way and had not made a sound before suddenly raised his head and howled.

This is sending a message to the wolves in ambush ahead, and the target Twolegs have changed their route.

Sure enough, the howling of wolves echoed from the east, but there was anger in the sound no matter how you heard it.

The howling of wolves from east to west proved Sheng Xiping's guess to everyone.

At this time, everyone didn't have much time to chat, so they hurriedly followed Sheng Xiping's footsteps and walked under a piece of rock.

Here, it is not the river bank, but the earthquake fault zone many years ago. The earthquake and volcanic activity caused part of the ground to break and sink, forming this stepped landform.

(End of this chapter)