Chapter 9: Wild Horses and Green Donkeys

  As expected, in just a moment, the rumbling sound of horseshoes grew louder and closer, and soon a group of fine horses appeared before Li Zhēn's eyes.

  With a closer look, the number of wild horses is roughly apparent at a glance.

  This wild horse herd is just a small group of horses, with less than a hundred in number. But they are incredibly agile and full of vitality, far surpassing the quality of those that have already been domesticated!

  Although the quantity is still not fully meeting the needs of the pasture, in terms of quality, it has already reached the standard of cavalry fusion.

  Li Zheng smiled as he looked at them.

  When the horses had all entered the valley, Kemu and his companions were fully prepared to capture them.

  As the sky turned dark, Li Zhēng waved his hand and said goodbye to Kāmùkě and others. They then carried the trees in pairs, winding down the mountain slope, bypassing a distance, and heading towards the valley entrance.

  How to capture a wild horse, Li Jing is not good at it. But as long as someone is good at it, it's done.

  Li Zheng stood by and watched, leaving everything to be handled by Kemu Ke and others.

  After spending half the night, everyone was exhausted and gasping for breath, and several people were injured before they finally caught all these wild horses.

  After capturing the horses, Li Zhong let the hunters rest for a while, eat dry rations and recover their strength. Then, he divided some of his men to send the captured wild horses back to the grassland enclosure immediately.

  The remaining people rested on the spot and waited for dawn to continue their next task.

  The plan for the initial development of the pasture is based on war horses and combines other animals to cultivate the first batch of war riders.

  Now wild horses have appeared, and another is locked in a green enclosure.

  The quality of a war horse is mainly reflected in several aspects such as strength, speed and endurance. In terms of speed, the green horse is far inferior to the wild horse. However, in terms of strength and endurance, it can outrun the wild horse by several streets.

  Moreover, the rhinoceros has tough and thick skin, with super strong defensive capabilities.

  Combining these characteristics, if Li Zhong can perfectly merge with the war horse, then his first batch of war riders will be able to completely crush all cavalry in this era in terms of overall quality of mounts!

  Of course, equipment is another aspect, let's put it aside for now.

  So when he discovered Qing Cong, Li Zhong locked him down at the first time!

  The group of takins discovered by the hunting team was not large, with only over 10 heads. As Kemu said, less than half of them were adult takins, while the elderly and young ones accounted for the majority.

  The habitat of this group of Przewalski's horses is not too far from the valley where the wild horses live, but the activity area of the Przewalski's horses is not on the grassland, but in the hilly region.

  It's also a beautiful coincidence, in the morning, the sun came out again.

  After resting for several hours, at noon, waiting until the sun had fully risen, the group packed up and headed south, entering a hilly region.

  Before long, they arrived at their destination.

  For more than a month, due to Li Zhong's request, the hunting team has spent a lot of thought and completely grasped the living rules of this group of green pheasants.

  Most of the time, young rhinos lie in their resting places and doze off. They only leave for a while when they are hungry to search for food around them. As such a large creature with no natural enemies, their lives seem very leisurely.

  Of course, the busiest in the whole bison group is actually the largest bison, which is busy patrolling its territory and preventing danger.

  This gave Li Zhuo an opportunity.

  The killing power of the dozens of green rhinos is enormous. The single horn on their heads can easily pierce a hole in a person's body, and with just one kick, they can trample a person to pieces.

  And their skin can effectively defend against swords and guns. If these dozens of green wolves gather together, the few dozen people under Li Zhēng are really not enough to look at.

  The best way to capture these young calves is by trap. And the timing must be chosen appropriately, otherwise it will not be easy to succeed.

  In this regard, Li Zhēn basically can't get involved, and it's completely left to Kāmùkě to handle.

  On the day of arrival at the habitat of the Azure-winged Magpie, the group kept a distance and did not approach the magpies. Under the command of Kamo, several people were assigned to monitor the movement of the leader of the Azure-winged Magpies, while the majority of the group dug traps on the route that the magpies must take when leaving their habitat, avoiding the leader's line of sight.

  It took three whole days to dig out several huge pitfalls near the exit of a small valley where the qingqiu birds roosted. This was really not easy at all.

  To avoid the cyan wolf leader, don't let the cyan wolves discover the existence of the trap ahead of time, reduce their vigilance, which makes Kamu and others rack their brains.

  However, Ka Mu and others were after all seasoned hunters, many methods of covering up their own aura and reducing the alertness of their prey were things that Li Zhēn had never seen or heard before.

  Professionals are indeed extraordinary.

  Because of their extraordinary means, in these three days, they did not expose any traces at all. The qingxu lived in the small valley as usual, but didn't know that disaster was approaching!

  To avoid any unexpected situations at the last minute, to prevent being injured by the desperate jumping of the green snake. Kemu and others also brought out their ultimate skills, collecting several kinds of herbs in the mountains and preparing a medicine that could make animals temporarily unconscious!

  On the third night, the final capture operation officially began.

  In the words of Kemu, these yaks are very bold because they have no natural enemies. If you try to drive them away during the day, not only will you fail, but you'll also provoke them into a charge.

  So it can only be done at night, on the premise that the Qing troops cannot see the surrounding situation, to intimidate and drive away, what can't be done during the day.

  At midnight, suddenly, in the northern part of Qinghe's habitat, dozens of torches were lit at the same time, forming a semi-encirclement. Then, a series of terrifying shouts, accompanied by the waving of torches, gradually squeezed towards Qinghe's habitat from north to south.

  In an instant, the originally quiet mountain forest seemed to be on fire. The green birds' terrified cries spread throughout the mountains and fields, causing all the animals within range to become alarmed as well.

  Wild animals are afraid of fire, this is common sense. Especially at night, suddenly seeing the flames, the wild animals all panicked. The green deer, although brave, also cannot avoid the trend, rushing in the direction away from the source of the flames.

  But in an instant, there were only a few loud splashes, and then the green python's roar became even more mournful and urgent.

  In the darkness, the panicked qingzi fled to the southern exit, and suddenly several torches appeared on one side, scaring the qingzi into a chorus of cries, forcing them towards the trap.

  In the end, none of them could escape the ambush of that row of pitfalls. After the front one fell into the pit, the ones behind couldn't stop in time and all fell in.

  Hahaha...

  Li Zhēng lit the torch and walked closer to the pit, looking at the green snakes that were squeezed together in a heap, still struggling with all their might, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Knock these guys out and bring them all up!"

  "Wait a minute!"

  "Why don't we let them stay inside for a day or half a day, until their physical strength is almost exhausted, and then it won't be too late to get them out!"

  Li Zhēng heard this and thought carefully for a moment, feeling that it made sense, so he nodded in agreement.

  Then everyone didn't rest but started building fences.

  These young colts are hot-tempered and very dangerous, not as easy to handle as a wild horse. They must be tamed thoroughly before they can be safely taken back to the pasture; otherwise, with their physique, wouldn't it be necessary for people to carry them back?

  To pen up the yaks, the enclosure must be sturdy. On one side of this small valley, against the steepest face, drive in multiple layers of wooden stakes as a base, then fill in mud and stones.

  Fifteen green calves, in order to facilitate domestication, had to build fifteen separate enclosures.

  Two days later, these simple but very sturdy fences were finally completed.

  By this time, the fifteen green cattle trapped in the trap had basically lost their strength. Two days without food or water, and still struggling and roaring, even if they were made of iron, they would be exhausted.

  The herbs that had been prepared long ago were used to smoke out all the pangolins in the trap, and only after great effort did everyone manage to get all of them out, and then put each one into an enclosure.

  The fence was not high, only chest-high. But its sturdiness was not to be underestimated. Plus the calves were clumsy and not good at climbing or jumping, so Li Zhēng wasn't worried about them running away.

  The effect of herbal medicine is good, but it doesn't last long.

  But in an instant, the strongest green calf woke up.

  Li Dang stood on the fence, and saw that the green snake first shook its head, seemingly still dizzy, struggled several times, before shakily standing up.

  As soon as he stood up, he saw Li Zhēng at a glance.

  The dim little eyes suddenly burst into flames, and with a loud whinny, it charged over.

  Seeing this, Li Zhong was startled and quickly jumped down from the fence. Then came a loud crash, and the thick fence over one meter high was smashed to dust.

  But that's about it, the weak qingdi still had enormous strength, but couldn't get out of the enclosure. Jumping back onto the enclosure, Li Zhēn found with a smile that the guy's horns were completely stuck in the gap between the enclosure and couldn't be pulled out for the time being.

  Next is three days time.

  Kamokha and others wholeheartedly devoted themselves to the work of domesticating the qingchui.

  One stick and one date are useful for humans, but even more so for animals. Don't give them food or drink, just use all methods to whip them, let them know fear.

  Only then will they use food and water as bait, letting them know that in order to survive, they must obey.

  In these three days, Zhang Shan and Kemu Ke were busy as hot fire, while Li Zhong was like an outsider. As one by one of the green-haired men gradually surrendered, Li Zhong understood a truth.

  In this world, all living things and their actions are actually for survival.

  Surrender is for survival.

  Obedience is for survival.

  All actions, all behaviors, are for survival

  The external environment's oppression, the strong preying on the weak, morality and discipline, are all for making living beings submit and obey, in order to survive better.

  He Li Zhong is the same.

  But he was tired of passive survival, what he wanted was a free, active and self-chosen survival!

  No way out, only fight, only strive, only seize!

  Otherwise, it can only be like the green bamboo in front of us, seemingly strong but ultimately yielding.