Famous could smell the coyotes. Deer's sense of smell was not as sensitive as that of dogs, but deer's sense of smell and hearing were very developed. In general, they were not much worse than dogs. Coupled with their survival instincts from living in the forest for a long time, they were also aware that the enemy was nearby.
The night was too dark, and deer's night vision was poor. They knew that there were enemies and could roughly know the enemy's location, but they did not run because the head deer did not run. The deer learned its lesson from the last time it ran around at night and hit a tree. It pinned its hopes on humans. It heard Zhang Zian's footsteps. Since he could drive away the black bear, it would not be a problem to drive away the coyotes.
Nevertheless, the herd was able to hold the fort at first, but when the coyotes began to howl, the doe and the calves began to panic and wanted to escape. The head deer endured the pain and tried to stop the deer that wanted to escape.
When facing a black bear, they could run away because if they did not run, they would die. If they ran, they might not die, but the coyotes scared the deer to make them run away. Once they ran, the formation was broken. The deer and the doe were less dangerous, but the calves were directly exposed to the wolf's kiss.
In the silent forest, the long howl of the wolf was exceptionally frightening, sending chills down people's spines. Even small nocturnal animals were silent.
The other elfins had already arrived, but they did not get too close. First, they did not know what Zhang Zian's attitude toward the wolf deer battle was, and second, they were worried about the prion protein and were afraid of being infected.
Zhang Zian and Galaxy were late, and Old Time Tea said, "Zian, should we watch the fire from the other side, or intervene? If the deer escape, will the coyotes attack us? "
He looked around with the night vision goggles, indicating that they should wait and see. As long as the deer did not run away, the coyotes probably would not dare to attack rashly.
"Strange, are there only these coyotes?"
He did not find any traces of other coyotes nearby, and he could not help but wonder.
"What do you mean?" Fina asked. "Are these not enough? You think it's not enough? "
"That's not what I mean." He denied it first before explaining, "Because when wolves or lions surround prey, they usually use a rather clever cooperation model. The main force in charge of attacking will first ambush nearby, and the other few will be responsible for feigning attacks, driving the prey into the ambush circle set up by the main force. Then, they will attack from the front and back, wrapping the prey up like a dumpling."
As he spoke, he gestured with his hands, making his explanations easy to understand.
Vladimir praised, "I couldn't tell that they would spontaneously adopt such simple and efficient tactics. The wisdom of the people is infinite!"
"That's why I'm puzzled. Wolves and lions are already like this. There's no reason why coyotes, who are more adaptable to the environment, don't use similar tactics." He pointed at the pair of eyes in the darkness. "Look, they're just howling and bluffing, but they don't seem to have any intention of attacking. Will a real attack be like this? I think they are responsible for the feint attack. The main force of the coyotes has not yet appeared, and they are still ambushing in the dark.
When he pointed out the suspicious points, the elves suddenly understood.
Wasn't it just as he said? These coyotes were bluffing, and the purpose was to drive the deer to the main ambush point.
"If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move; if the enemy wants to move, I will move first!" Vladimir nodded repeatedly. "At present, it is the best policy to stay still! If we move, we will fall into the enemy's trap! "
So, where was the main force of the coyotes?
These coyotes may also feel a little puzzled. Usually, as long as they howled a few times, the deer would be scared and flee. Why did the deer refuse to leave today?
Zhang Zian used night vision to scan the front. It was reasonable to say that the forest terrain was complex, and the coyotes would not ambush too far. Otherwise, what if the deer did not run in the direction they wanted?
But he didn't see any other shining eyes. Of course, it could also be blocked by trees or grass.
Old Time Tea jumped up to the tree and looked down. It also didn't see any suspicious moving objects.
Could it be that he overestimated these coyotes? In fact, these were all the coyotes had. There was no one responsible for the feint attack or the main attack. They just wanted to scare the deer away. But today, the deer did not follow the script, so the coyotes were at a loss?
Was this the case?
This was the most reasonable explanation at present, but it could not completely dispel the doubts in his heart.
The coyotes howled for a long time. Seeing that there was no effect, they stopped howling one after another, and the deer slowly calmed down. The two sides fell into a stalemate.
At this time, the silence of the forest was suddenly broken by the shrill cry of a night owl!
Zhang Zian's heart trembled, and he and the elfins turned their heads to look back, because the cry came from behind them. It was the cry of the spotted owl!
Then.
"Squeak! Squeak! "
"Quack! Quack! Someone wants to molest me! "
Pi and Richard, who stayed in the tent because of their poor vision at night, shouted almost at the same time, their voices full of horror.
What the f * ck!
Zhang Zian suddenly understood that the real target of the coyotes was not the deer – this was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain! The coyotes appeared unhurriedly, howling one after another. The real purpose was to attract him and use a feint to hold him and the deer here, making him think that they were going to attack the deer, but the main force of the coyotes had already quietly ambushed around the tent. Their real goal was the monkey and the bird in the tent!
But were the coyotes so smart?
He didn't have time to think about it, and the elfins around him immediately ran back as fast as they could.
"Meow my * ss! Every day we hit the geese, and today the geese pecked our eyes! "Vladimir said regretfully, and it also represented the thoughts of the other elfins.
The previous black bear made him and the elfins form a mindset that the appearance of the coyotes was also to attack the deer. They never thought that the coyotes would actually target them.
Fortunately, the place where the deer were resting was an open space, very close to the tent set up against the tree. The straight-line distance was only about 20 meters. The elfins were one step ahead, and he arrived later.
Before he got close, he saw the burning bonfire and a few coyotes that were illuminated by the fire. They wanted to attack the tent, but they were instinctively afraid of the fire, so they wandered only two or three meters away from the bonfire. Even so, they did not flinch. It seemed that they were determined to get the monkey and the bird in the tent.
The coyotes bared their teeth and growled threateningly. In addition, there was a low and hoarse hissing coming from the darkness where the fire could not reach, as if urging the coyotes to attack.
Old Time Tea jumped back from the tree. It looked down, and its eyes flashed. When it saw the figure of the thing, it suddenly thought of a legendary animal and exclaimed, "Is that a Bei?"
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