The soldiers loved to listen to Li An's stories of past battles because they were all very young and yearned to be able to make a name for themselves. To the soldiers, there was nothing more important than being able to make a name for themselves on the battlefield. They were all men and had a sense of bravery in their bones. They all yearned to be able to fight on the battlefield and earn a name for themselves and their descendants.
Although they had never had such an opportunity, they were still interested and happy to hear others talk about it, as if they had experienced it themselves.
Li An naturally understood what the soldiers were thinking. Therefore, he was always able to recite the content that the soldiers liked to hear the most, allowing the soldiers to listen to it more happily and comfortably.
Over three hundred catties of game was quickly eaten up by the soldiers, leaving nothing behind. Some of the soldiers even ate dry rations. It could be seen how much these guys could eat. Their appetites were unusually large, and they were all very strong young men.
"Assistant Minister Li, let's catch the golden-haired monkey first tomorrow! The golden-haired monkey must live in a group! Don't all monkeys live in groups? "
Chen Long said with a confident expression, as if what he said must be right.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "You're right. The golden-haired monkey is a social animal. There must be dozens of them in a group!"
According to the monkey's living habits, there must be a lot of them in a group. If there were too few of them, they could not exist at all. Monkeys were not big, so a group of monkeys would not consume much food. As long as there was enough food in the forest, the monkeys could live a very relaxed and comfortable life.
"How many should we catch tomorrow?"
Chen Long asked.
"How many? How many can you catch? Catch as many as you can, the more the better. It depends on the soldiers' ability. "
Ang Lee said.
The main purpose of this trip was to catch the giant pandas and the golden-haired monkey, so naturally, the more the better. Anyway, catching one or a group was the same. There was not much difference in essence. Even if they tried their best, it was impossible to catch all the golden-haired monkeys and giant pandas in the forest, let alone affect the ecological balance of Min Mountain.
"Okay, then we'll catch as many as we can tomorrow."
Chen Long said happily and immediately went to deploy. He asked the soldiers to immediately start preparing nets because only with nets could they hunt. Monkeys were very agile and could jump back and forth between the treetops. It was very difficult to catch these agile monkeys. Without a large range of nets, it was very difficult to do this. If they used bows and arrows to shoot them, it would violate Li An's original intention. Li An wanted to catch them alive and take them back to build a zoo or something. He didn't want to hurt these cute little guys.
In addition, in the future, he might set up a breeding and protection unit in the capital so that the golden-haired monkeys could breed in the capital.....
When it was late, Ang Lee went to his tent to rest. Only when he had a good rest could he be more energetic the next day and better able to command the soldiers to catch the cute monkeys and then bring them back to the capital to raise. It would be a very happy thing to be able to see the cute monkeys every day in the future.
After eating and digesting, most of the soldiers returned to their tents to rest, but some of them needed to train nearby in case of wild beasts and bandits.
Although they had not heard of any bandits here, they had to be careful, not to mention wild beasts. Once they were attacked by wild beasts, it would cause a great loss. It was the most basic and common sense for the army to set up sentries before setting off.
There were no bandits ambushing them at night, and they didn't even encounter any wild beasts. They only heard the sound of wolves howling from afar, but they were far away and didn't approach. Perhaps the bonfires lit by the soldiers were effective, as wild beasts were afraid of bonfires. Seeing so many bonfires here, they naturally didn't dare to approach.
When he woke up early in the morning, Li An felt comfortable all over. His nerves were refreshed. The chirping of birds could be heard from afar, and the rising sun made him feel even more cheerful.
The soldiers were all busy. Some were tidying up the tents, some were preparing breakfast, and some were preparing the nets used to catch the golden-haired monkeys.
Some of these nets were brought with them when they set off, and some were made at the last minute. They were all tailored to meet the needs of catching the monkeys.
"Assistant Minister Li."
Chen Long had woken up early. When he saw Ang Lee coming out of his tent, he came over to greet him.
Ang Lee looked at the soldiers' preparations and nodded with satisfaction. "Not bad! You are so well-prepared. It seems that you won't stop until you catch all the monkeys.
Chen Long said happily, "Didn't Assistant Minister Li say yesterday that we will catch as many as we can? How can we not do our best? Of course, we have to be well prepared. It's just that we have never caught monkeys before. I don't know if these nets will work. If they don't, we will be in trouble."
It was clear that as a young general of the Dragon Martial Army, Chen Long had never played with nets before, let alone caught monkeys in the wild. Previously, when he went out into the wild, he used a bow and arrow to kill prey. This was no pressure for a general like him, but catching prey alive was very stressful. After all, Chen Long had never tried it before, so he was completely unsure. He could only prepare a net based on his own understanding.
Ang Lee was also not sure if these nets could catch the clever and cute golden-haired monkeys. However, he had to try to be sure. How would he know if he did not try?
"Don't think too much. We can only be sure if we can catch the monkeys after trying. According to the hunters, the golden-haired monkeys should be active in the area not far ahead. If we set off now, we should be able to enter the golden-haired monkeys' territory soon. What are we waiting for? Let's go quickly! "
Ang Lee said.
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li."
Chen Long replied and sent the vanguard to scout ahead.
"Assistant Minister Li, aren't these the two hunters from yesterday? There are four or five hunters following behind them. They just hunted two deer yesterday and set off early this morning. They are quite enthusiastic! "
After Chen Long finished instructing the vanguard, he looked back and saw the two hunters from yesterday evening. At this time, the two hunters were carrying hunting tools over.
Unlike yesterday's nervousness, the two hunters were much calmer today. After all, after meeting with Ang Lee's group yesterday, they did not encounter any difficulties and returned home smoothly. They even told the villagers about it. Therefore, early this morning, the curious hunters also followed and saw Ang Lee's group breaking camp.
Ang Lee and Chen Long greeted them with a smile.
"Our benefactor is still here?"
The tall hunter from yesterday grinned and said.
"You are going hunting again today! There are quite a lot of people! "
Chen Long said.
The hunters all nodded shyly to show their approval.
Ang Lee said happily, "If we are hunting, we happen to be going the same way. It would be best if you local hunters could be our guides."
"We are willing to help."
The short hunter said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "We are going to catch a golden monkey alive first, the kind you saw yesterday. Have you ever caught one? Is it easy to catch?"
"Mountain monkeys are not easy to catch. These are all mountain elves. We hunters don't catch monkeys. We mainly hunt deer, antelope, bison, pheasant, hare and other small animals."
"These mountain monkeys are all elves. It is really not easy to catch them. It is not easy to shoot them, let alone catch them alive. We don't want to provoke them."
"There is not much mountain monkey meat. It is not as good as deer and antelope!"
The hunters said.
Ang Lee naturally understood that they were telling the truth. Monkeys were very cunning. It was indeed not as cost-effective as hunting antelope and deer. Therefore, it was understandable that the local hunters did not want to provoke the monkeys. However, Ang Lee wanted to catch them and raise them. Maybe he could even make a family zoo. This kind of little cutie must be caught.
"Is there no way to catch them alive? We have two hundred people. With so many people surrounding us, we should be able to catch a few! "
Chen Long asked.
The tall hunter replied, "This seems to be very difficult, but it is not impossible. As long as we can drive these monkeys to the edge of a cliff, they have no way to escape and can only be slaughtered. More than two hundred people should be enough. The nearest group of monkeys is near the cliff. As long as we find them, we can besiege them and force them to the edge of the cliff."
"The edge of the cliff?"
After listening to the tall hunter's strategy, Ang Lee suddenly felt that there was a little loophole in this method. If these monkeys chose to die together and jump off the cliff, then Ang Lee's plan would be ruined. Ang Lee did not want to hurt these cute little guys. They must be captured alive without harming any of them. This was Ang Lee's ultimate goal. Losing any one of them would be a great loss.
Ang Lee looked at Chen Long next to him and said, "First, set up traps to catch them alive at the edge of the cliff, and then drive these monkeys into these traps. However, this trap must be big and accurate. We must put all these cute monkeys in at once."
"Assistant Minister Li, then connect all the big nets together and hang them at the bottom of the cliff. If the monkeys are forced to jump off the cliff, they can only fall into our nets. In this way, we can capture all the monkeys without any harm."
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Very good. Then let's do it. This is indeed a very good method. There is no better method than this. Let's get ready now!"
After saying that, he looked at the hunters and said, "Please lead us to the edge of the cliff. Then, I will have to trouble you to take us to find the golden monkey."
"We are willing to help."
The hunters were very happy to say so.
They recognized Ang Lee's friendly attitude very much. Just based on Ang Lee's friendly attitude, they were willing to help.
With the hunters leading the way, the team moved more smoothly. These hunters were very familiar with the situation in the forest. They knew very well which places to pay attention to and which places to move quickly.
"Sir, the cliff is in front."
The tall hunter pointed to the front and said.
Ang Lee also saw that the cliff in front of them was a protrusion. If someone was forced to the edge of the cliff, there was no way to escape. Other than jumping off the cliff, there was only surrender and destruction.
If a group of monkeys were forced to this position, there was no other way except to jump off the cliff. Monkeys and humans were different species. They did not have the concept of surrender. It was even more impossible for them to fight to the death. In the face of more than 200 elite troops, jumping off the cliff was the only reasonable way for the monkeys to survive. Maybe they could even grab a branch on the cliff and survive.
The soldiers put all the big nets together and installed some devices. Then, they carefully placed the big net at the bottom of the cliff. After careful inspection, they confirmed that it was installed.
"Assistant Minister Li, it has been installed. There should be no problem."
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee stood on the edge of the cliff and looked at it for a while. After confirming that it was installed, he said happily, "It seems that today we have to wipe out a group of golden-haired monkeys. But I don't know how many groups there are in Min Mountain."
"Sir, there are dozens of monkey groups like Min Mountain. Each group has at least 20 monkeys. If there are too many monkeys, they will divide into groups."
The tall hunter said.
"Then I am relieved. What about dozens of monkey groups? If this group of monkeys disappears, some of the other groups will occupy this place and form a new group of monkeys. "
Anyway, what determined the number of monkeys here was not whether there were hunters or not, but the living conditions here and how many golden-haired monkeys could be raised here. As long as the living conditions here were good enough, even if some of them were killed, they would soon be replaced. After all, monkeys had good reproductive ability. The size of Min Mountain determined the number of monkeys, and it had little to do with whether the hunters killed them or not.
Now that the trap had been set, the next step was to go to the place where the golden-haired monkeys appeared and find a way to force these monkeys to the edge of the cliff.
Because the forest was big enough, it must be well deployed. Otherwise, the monkeys would run to other places instead of to the edge of the cliff.
In order to make a good deployment, first of all, they must find the golden-haired monkeys. Then, they should not rush to chase them. They should ask the hunter for the details of the terrain. Then, they should quietly ambush everywhere, except for the edge of the cliff. In this way, the monkeys would obediently retreat to the edge of the cliff. When a group of people suddenly appeared at the edge of the cliff, it would be too late for the monkeys to understand. They would be completely forced into a desperate situation with no chance of escape.
About three miles away from the cliff, Ang Lee and the others finally found the traces of the golden-haired monkeys. It was all thanks to the hunters. If they did not lead the way, they would have to search for a longer time.
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