Zhang Zian noticed that Little White's expression was strange. It was clear that the stray dogs were thirsty after eating the dog food. It was time for them to drink water, but it did not order them to drink water.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? "he asked.
Little White said, "… I can't explain clearly. Come with me."
"Be careful of tricks. A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory!" Vladimir reminded.
Little White retorted, "A cat's mouth can spit? Try spitting it out and let me see. "
"Okay, don't argue. I believe Little White is not malicious to me." Zhang Zian was actually a little worried, so he used words to pressure Little White. Even if it had other plans, it had to take into account the issue of face.
Little White let the dogs stay where they were and led Zhang Zian to the artificial forest.
Vladimir was not at ease, so it left the cats in place to confront the dogs and followed Zhang Zian.
This artificial forest was dominated by tall poplars, supplemented by other shorter trees. It was built here to prevent the wind from blowing the smell of the garbage dump to Binhai City and neighboring cities.
There was no natural spring or fresh water such as rivers by the sea, so there was an artificial ditch in the artificial forest to irrigate the trees.
The cross section of the artificial ditch was inverted trapezoid, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. It was made of cement and masonry, and the main body extended several branches. The gurgling fresh water flowed through the ditch. The water was still clear, and some fallen leaves were floating.
The above was not the point. The point was that this artificial forest was also occupied by a large number of caterpillars.
As soon as Zhang Zian walked into the forest, he found that even when there was no wind, the forest echoed with a low rustling sound. It was like the sound of silkworms gnawing on mulberry leaves, but the originator was far less cute than the silkworms.
He looked up and saw that there was a caterpillar wriggling on the back of almost every leaf. At least half of the leaves were gnawed and incomplete.
"My brothers are all men made of iron. They are not spoiled like cats." Little White said in a low voice.
Vladimir sneered disdainfully, but did not refute.
"We can survive in such a harsh environment as the garbage dump. Everywhere we step, there may be sharp glass and iron wires that scratch our bodies and limbs … So even if the trees are full of caterpillars, we don't care very much," Xiao Bai continued. "It's okay to say that our skin is thick, but …"
Zhang Zian listened attentively.
Xiao Bai strolled to the side of the man-made ditch and looked down. "But we can't bear to drink the water in our mouths …"
Hearing this, Zhang Zian also walked to the side of the ditch and followed its line of sight.
Not only were there fallen leaves floating on the water surface of the ditch, but there were also many fat caterpillars wriggling up and down.
Apparently, the caterpillar in the tree had fallen into the ditch.
"Seawater can only induce vomiting, not drinking. Around here, this is the only place where you can find drinkable fresh water, but like this … there's no way to drink it. When some of our brothers drink water, their tongues and mouths touch the caterpillars. Their mouths are so swollen that they can only open a slit. They can't eat for a few days and finally starve to death … Even if we are more careful and try to avoid the caterpillars floating in the water, there are still many transparent and almost invisible poisonous hairs in the water. Once we drink it, it flows directly into the throat and stomach. It's more painful than the tongue touching the caterpillars … "
Xiao Bai painfully talked about the trouble that the caterpillars caused to the stray dogs.
Zhang Zian listened and frowned. Just imagining the picture it described gave him goosebumps.
Even Vladimir, who was standing on the opposite side, felt the same when he heard this. He couldn't bring himself to say anything sarcastic or sarcastic.
Zhang Zian fastened his collar button and vigilantly looked up at the dense branches above his head.
It was no wonder that after eating the dog food, Xiao Bai didn't let the stray dogs come here to drink water. As it said, it was really dangerous to drink water in the open ditch with floating caterpillars.
However, water was the source of life. He had deeply experienced it in the Egyptian desert. It was okay not to drink water for a while, but no one could stand it for a long time, whether it was a human, a dog, a cat, or a bird.
Xiao Bai and its stray dogs were on the verge of a desperate situation. If they stayed in the landfill, the undisciplined stray dogs might accidentally eat poisonous sausages. Moving to this artificial forest near the water source would have been the best choice, but they were tortured by these hateful caterpillars. Their lives were worse than death.
"If we stay, we will die. If we carry out the big plan, we will also die. If we wait for death, can we die for our country?"
Xiao Bai said painfully. He raised his eyes and stared coldly at Vladimir.
There was no hatred in his eyes. Instead, he was like a trapped beast full of the will to die.
Zhang Zian understood in an instant.
They couldn't stay, and they couldn't leave. The stray dogs had been forced to a dead end. The only way for them to survive was to expel the stray cats and occupy Binhai City. This was a desperate battle. There was no way out. No matter how many casualties they had to pay, if they won, they could live. If they lost, there would be no place for the stray dogs to live. They would die.
Vladimir, who was fearless, took half a step back because of this stare.
The stray dogs could push all the chips on the gambling table. Even if only one dog was left, they had to occupy Binhai City. Would the stray cats be willing to pay the same price?
The first spurt of energy, the second decline, and the third exhaustion.
In a battle between two armies, the most important thing was momentum. Even if the stray cats' combat guidance was very advanced, the stray dogs' momentum had obviously overwhelmed the stray cats.
Vladimir had a wealth of experience in fighting. He knew that facing an army that would not surrender, would not escape, and only knew to fight to the death was the most terrible thing. Even if they won by a fluke, they would have to pay heavy casualties.
Zhang Zian deeply felt the seriousness of the situation. Since Xiao Bai had shown his trump card, if things did not turn around, he was afraid that the stray dogs' general attack was imminent. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow. Anyway, it was impossible to wait until the stray cats, who had been injured in the last attack, recovered.
What was even more frightening was that he suddenly felt two cold murderous intents coming from both sides.
At this point, both Little White and Vladimir already had the intention of "shoot the horse first to shoot the man, and capture the leader first to capture the followers". If they could defeat or even kill the other party's leader here, their chances of winning would undoubtedly be greatly increased.
"Cough! Wait a minute! I want to say a few words. "
He coughed and summoned the courage to stand at the intersection of the two murderous intents, blocking their hostile eyes.
"The world has suffered from caterpillars for a long time! In fact, not only you stray dogs, but we humans and stray cats have also been troubled by caterpillars recently … As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Then … why don't we temporarily abandon our hostility and fight against foreign enemies together to establish a 'united front against caterpillars'? "
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