Because the birds flying above his head were too small, it was impossible to judge what kind of birds they were just by visual inspection. Only by shooting the birds down could he make an accurate judgment.
Ang Lee quietly aimed the muzzle at the birds above his head. When one of the birds completely flew to the muzzle, he pulled the trigger fiercely. With a bang, the bird above his head slowly fell.
Although there was a silencer, there was still a sound, but the sound was a bit muffled. It was not very loud, and it could not be heard from a hundred steps away. The birds were at most a few dozen meters above his head, and this sound could still be heard. However, because the sound was not very loud, it did not arouse the birds' vigilance. They did not panic, but they were slightly puzzled. They did not understand why their companions would fall from the sky for no reason. What caused it?
Just when these silly birds were at a loss, Ang Lee aimed at them again. The second and third birds were shot down. After losing many companions in a row, this situation finally aroused the vigilance of the remaining birds. They did not care about the curiosity in their hearts, and they all flew away. Ang Lee calmly picked up the prey that he had just obtained.
The three birds were of the same species. They were very small, and their bodies were about ten centimeters long. Their heads and beaks were black, and there was a large area of white hair on both sides of the head. The back was green and gray, and the bottom of the belly was white. There was a wide central vertical stripe on the chest and abdomen connected to the dragon.
Through the observation of the appearance of these three birds, Ang Lee could basically determine the species of this bird. This was the more common great tit in the north. Hearing the name great tit, people would mistakenly think that this bird was very big. In fact, this bird was not big. How big could a bird with a total length of only ten centimeters be?
The reason why this bird was called great tit was probably because this bird liked to live in the mountains! After all, judging from the size, the size of great tit was not much different from an ordinary sparrow. They were basically on the same order of magnitude. Therefore, it was obviously wrong to measure it by size. It was more correct to measure it by the size of a mountain. It was a sparrow that lived in the mountains, and ordinary sparrows lived in the crowd. They liked to coexist peacefully with humans, especially under the tiles of human houses. It was simply an ideal nest for sparrows.
With humans as a cover, large predatory raptors did not dare to appear easily. In this way, sparrows could live more safely. Moreover, there were many food choices in human gathering areas. The leftovers of humans were very good delicacies, and the crops in the surrounding fields were also a good source of food.
Great tit lived in the depths of the mountains, and the living conditions were relatively difficult. Their main food was insects in nature, such as golden flower beetles, scarabs, poisonous moth larvae, stinging moth larvae, inchworm larvae, culex mosquito, flower fly, ants, bees, pine caterpillars, scavengers, bugs, ladybugs, and other lepidoptera insects. In addition, there were also insects and insect larvae of Diptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera, Homoptera, and Hymenoptera. In addition, great tit also ate a small amount of spiders, snails, grass, flowers, and other small invertebrates and plant food. In short, great tit's food was mainly some natural animals and plants. There was basically no chance to eat food produced by humans. Many of the insects eaten by great tit were pests, so great tit could also be said to be a kind of beneficial bird.
Because the great tit's diet was relatively wide and its size was relatively small, the great tit's distribution in the world was very widespread. Almost all the countries in the Eurasian continent had great tits. Even some parts of Africa in the south had great tits living there.
The great tit's reproductive ability was also relatively strong, which was similar to that of sparrows. It could breed at most two litters a year, and there could be a maximum of fifteen birds in each litter. Therefore, as long as this bird was well protected, its population could explode.
In addition, great tit's incubation period was only half a month. After the hatchlings came out of the shell, they only needed to be fed for half a month, and then they could move out of the nest. After a few days, they could even leave their parents and go out to look for food by themselves.
This speed was simply too fast. It could be seen that this was also a kind of bird species with a strong reproductive ability.
Ang Lee gently put three great tits into the net he carried. The harvest was too little, so he had to hunt more, or he would lose to Lao Guo. How shameful that would be!
Riding the horse slowly, Ang Lee was carefully looking for prey. Because there were few people in this forest, danger was everywhere. In case he encountered a wild beast, he had to be vigilant.
According to Ang Lee's understanding, in the wilderness of Yinzhou, there were only wolves at most. There were no larger tigers or other wild beasts, so he didn't have to worry too much. Although the strength of the wolves was not to be underestimated, Ang Lee had weapons in his hands, and there were guards hunting hundreds of steps away. Therefore, he didn't have to worry too much. What's more, according to Ang Lee's understanding of wild beasts, they should be afraid of human beings, because human beings had weapons that could kill them. No wild beast could defeat human beings, and they were not in the same order of magnitude. Human beings could crush any wild beast.
Maybe it was because the winter was too cold, so there were few prey in the wild. After walking for a while, Ang Lee found two wild hares in the distance. Both of them were snow-white. Because of the distance, the hares didn't seem to notice Ang Lee. Or, in their minds, as long as the threat was out of their safety range, they didn't need to worry too much.
But the hares must have stayed in the forest for too long, so they didn't know the safe distance between themselves and human beings. The safe distance in their eyes was actually not the real safe distance, because danger had already come to them.
After the first hare was shot, the second hare didn't realize it. When it realized it and was about to run away, it found it was too late.
The two hares were obtained just like that. It didn't take too much effort. This was the second harvest, and there would definitely be more prey to be harvested in the future.
Perhaps his luck was too good, but Ang Lee soon met another beautiful white fox. The three large tits and two small white rabbits from before were shot on the wings and legs, and their bodies weren't too damaged. This time, he met such a good white fox, so Ang Lee naturally didn't want to destroy it. A living white fox was definitely more valuable than a dead white fox. A complete white fox skin was definitely more valuable than a damaged white fox skin. This was for sure.
Therefore, when Ang Lee aimed, the muzzle was aimed at the white fox's hind leg. In this way, there was a high possibility of capturing this white fox alive. Being able to capture a living white fox was definitely something to be proud of for Ang Lee.
The white fox was still two hundred steps away. Due to the distance, it was obviously more difficult to hit the white fox's leg, which was not a big target. However, Ang Lee's marksmanship was good, and with the help of the binoculars, it was still possible to hit it as long as he aimed a little.
Ang Lee put the butt of the gun on his shoulder to stabilize his body as much as possible because as long as his body was slightly unstable, the shot would deviate greatly. It was possible that it couldn't hit the white fox's leg or directly hit the white fox's abdomen, resulting in the white fox's death. A dead white fox was worthless; only a living white fox was a valuable white fox.
After aiming for a while, Ang Lee carefully pulled the trigger, and then waited nervously for the result.
Very fortunately, the white fox's leg was shot, and it groaned in pain. Then, the white fox, who was unwilling to be killed, endured the pain and wanted to escape.
Because its leg was injured, the white fox was limping when it ran. It seemed particularly difficult. Ang Lee obviously would not let the injured white fox go. This was a white fox that was injured with great difficulty. Of course, he wouldn't let it go easily, so he rode his horse and chased after the injured white fox.
The fox was a very cunning animal. It quickly noticed that someone was chasing behind it, so it specifically chose the rugged dense forest to escape. Although it would be more painful this way, in order to escape, the fox couldn't care so much.
The rugged dense forest was very difficult for Ang Lee, who was riding a horse. As long as the horse ran a little faster, it would easily hit two tree trunks, so it could only move slowly at a very low speed. In this way, the fox had the possibility to escape.
However, the fox was injured after all. It couldn't run fast, and it was extremely painful. If it wasn't injured, this fox would probably have left Ang Lee behind.
In addition, the fox also underestimated the IQ of human beings. It walked through the dense forest and tried to get rid of people, but its face could completely bypass the periphery. As long as it saw the white fox, it couldn't escape.
It was inconvenient to move because of the leg injury. Moreover, the blood was constantly flowing out. This white fox seemed to have lost a lot of blood, so it didn't have much strength as it ran. It was either because of fatigue caused by excessive blood loss, or because the leg was too painful. The white fox couldn't stand the pain and was forced to stop.
The white fox, who stopped, looked around nervously. Its chest rose and fell violently. It was obviously running too fast and its body was injured, so it was already out of breath.
Ang Lee wouldn't be soft-hearted just because the white fox was injured and couldn't run. This was the best opportunity to catch the white fox. Naturally, he couldn't miss it, so he rode his horse and slowly approached.
Just when Ang Lee was five or six steps away from the white fox, the white fox actually got up and ran. This white fox used the last energy of its life to fight. It wanted to get rid of Ang Lee's pursuit, and this was obviously not an easy thing. Since Ang Lee had already targeted this white fox, it couldn't escape.
The white fox was bleeding all the way. The place where it was lying motionless just now had accumulated a large pool of blood. For such a small animal, there wasn't much blood on its body. It was a miracle that it still had the strength to run after losing so much blood. Ang Lee admired the white fox's will to survive. However, Ang Lee's purpose was to catch the white fox, so even if he admired the white fox's courage, he wouldn't let it go. Moreover, the white fox's leg was seriously injured. As long as it was caught and treated, this white fox might survive. If it was left alone, even if this white fox escaped temporarily, the final solution should be a dead end. After all, the wild environment was very cruel. For any animal, it couldn't be easily injured. If it was injured, it meant that it couldn't hunt, and the consequence of not being able to hunt was that it couldn't get food. In this way, an animal could easily starve to death. In addition, if there were no herbs for the injury, it would also cause the animal's wound to be infected. For animals in the wild, wound infection was basically a dead end. Nature had no doctors, and no one would treat these poor injured animals.
The white fox trotted all the way, and Ang Lee chased slowly from behind. He wasn't in a hurry at all. This injured white fox was destined to not run far, and he could always catch up.
After running for a few more miles, the injured white fox could no longer run. It looked at Li An who was chasing after it in despair. It had an expression of hopelessness on its face, as if it no longer had the slightest attachment to this world. In addition, the excessive loss of blood made its eyes a little blurry. The scenery in front of it was so blurry that it was unable to see clearly.
"Haha! I finally caught you. Let's see if you can still run around. "
Ang Lee proudly caught the white fox that had no resistance and casually tore a piece of white cloth to wrap the white fox's injured leg to stop the bleeding of the white fox's calf.
The white fox had completely lost consciousness. No matter how Ang Lee fiddled with its body, it closed its eyes indifferently, as if the Grim Reaper was about to take it away.
After simply dealing with this lovely white fox, Ang Lee continued to look for new prey.
Although the number of prey was very small in the winter, Ang Lee was very skilled in hunting and had the help of his secret weapon. Therefore, he still got a lot of prey. After that, he caught more than a dozen birds in succession, as well as several large pheasants. The only regret was that he didn't encounter any large animals, such as deer and wolves. The biggest animal he caught was the white fox.
The prey obtained by the ten guards who set out with Li An could only be described as miserable. A few of the guards didn't even get a single prey, while the rest of the guards only hunted very small prey.
Lao Guo's side was also miserable. The prey caught by the eleven of them was less than that of Ang Lee alone, and all of them were very small animals.
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