Chapter 122: Double Flag, Skillful Submission

You may not know what the term “double flag” means. You can imagine that the eagle’s two claws, one is grabbing the rabbit’s crotch, and the other is clamping the rabbit’s mouth. At this time, the rabbit turns over with its back facing down, and its waist is bent into a bow shape.

Where are the rabbit’s thighs at this time?
The answer is that the rabbit’s thighs are under the eagle’s wings.

Seen from above, the eagle’s outstretched wings and the rabbit’s legs appear to form a flag-like shape.

The rabbit was trapped and couldn’t move. Its most powerful hind legs were pinned by the eagle’s wings and couldn’t exert any force. This was like a ground submission technique in MMA, which directly locked it.

The rabbit, which had no hope of escaping, began to scream miserably. Yue Feng hadn’t even gotten close to it, but when he heard the rabbit’s cry, he knew that it was doomed!

After the last operation of becoming a big red eagle, Xiao Tao has gradually understood some of the precautions, so after catching the rabbit this time, Xiao Tao did not rush forward immediately. He stood there and waited for a while. After Yue Feng slowly walked to the front of the eagle to confirm that it was correct, Xiao Tao slowly came up.

Yue Feng was immediately delighted when he saw the eagle on the ground subduing the rabbit with two flags!

This eagle is very skilled at hunting, whether it is hitting the target with a sharp stick, or grabbing the crotch, clamping the beak, or inserting two flags, these are all high-end hunting techniques that only experienced eagles can master.

I didn’t expect that this slow-moving eagle would unlock all of them on the first day it came down to earth and became an eagle. You know, its current weight is barely less than 80% fat.

Just from the actual combat performance of the adult eagle today, Yue Feng could judge that the physical fitness score of this slow-peaked eagle might be slightly worse than that of the iron-backed red eagle, but its hunting skills were far superior to that of the iron-backed red eagle.

“Hey! Xiao Tao, come and see the shape of an eagle catching a rabbit!” Yue Feng did not rush to help. Instead, he smiled and called Xiao Tao to come and see.

“Fuck! This eagle is catching a rabbit, but why is the rabbit turning over?” It was the first time for Xiao Tao to see an eagle working in this style. It was completely different from the iron-backed red eagle that was released a few days ago.

“This is the most labor-saving way for an eagle to catch a rabbit! Grabbing the crotch is better than pinching the waist, and pinching the waist is better than grabbing the rabbit’s butt!

The shape of the two rabbit’s hind legs being pinned by the eagle’s arms is called double flags.

Sometimes the eagle only has one leg to hold the flag while the rabbit’s other leg is pressed under its body. The reason for this is that when the eagle first grabs the rabbit’s crotch, the position of its claws is slightly off.

This is harmless. As the success rate of catching rabbits with hawks gets higher and higher, the hawks will learn from it and slowly find the most labor-saving way to catch them.

Anyway, the core logic is to subdue the prey with the least amount of effort!”

“This eagle is so smart! It catches rabbits better than that iron-backed red eagle! But I still have a question, why doesn’t this eagle like the double-clawed tiger holding its head? Wouldn’t it be more stable and save more energy if both claws were clamped on the rabbit’s head?” Xiao Tao cast a puzzled look at Yue Feng.

Yue Feng grinned and explained: “It is more stable for a tiger to hold the rabbit by its head, but it does not necessarily save energy! The rabbit’s head is in the front, and when the eagle dives to attack, the target is small and it is difficult to land its claws, so when the eagle catches the rabbit first, almost all eagles do not claw the rabbit’s head!
Like the big red eagle before, the first thing it would catch is the rabbit’s butt. Even if the eagle is now familiar with catching a rabbit, the first thing it would catch is still the butt. After it has caught the butt, when the rabbit slows down or turns around, it will use its eagle claws to grab the face. There is a process of reverse grabbing in between!
However, the working technique of today’s eagle is obviously different. Before it lowers its claws, it flies up to two or three meters and then dives down to attack. This is called pile hammering!

If the attack is launched with diving force and the rabbit’s running balance is hit, the rabbit will surely be broken and will turn over involuntarily. In serious cases, the rabbit may even turn over. At this time, the eagle will aim at the rabbit’s vulnerable crotch with its claws.

As long as you hold it firmly, the rabbit will basically be unable to escape. When it turns around, use the other paw to clamp its mouth, and use the arms to hold its hind legs, and the rabbit will be subdued skillfully!”

“Wow! Coming to Chengying today, I’m finally enlightened! This eagle works just as well as that Iron-backed Red Eagle!” After listening to Yue Feng’s series of explanations, Xiao Tao’s appreciation became more intense.

“Yes, this is an eagle that often catches rabbits in the wild! This eagle is a gift to Old Chen, it is definitely worth showing off!”

“Of course! Just looking at the up and down flying and the swooping down to smash the pile, anyone who saw it would be confused! These big eagles in our house are all quite impressive!”

Yue Feng grinned, but at this moment his mind was recalling the stunning glimpse of the big black eagle taking off vertically and disappearing into the distance in an instant on the mountain.

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While Yue Feng and Xiao Tao were raising the Slow Peach Eagle by the Muling River, a group of four people were also making various strange preparations in the mountains near Forest Farm No. 18 to the north of Xing’an Village.

The first person was about 1.7 meters tall, with a very sturdy build, a typical wheelbarrow man. He looked to be about 30 years old, with dark skin, and was wearing a cotton jacket with several patches on it, and a torn sheepskin hat. Under the hat was a big bald head with stubble.

The axle man is called Zhu Xiaolong, and he is Zhu Erhai’s cousin.

The other three are veteran actors, Zhu Erhai, Wang Xiaonian, and Wang Junqiang.

Zhu Erhai discovered this bear warehouse by accident on his way back from the forest farm looking for some work.

The gall of a black bear is a very valuable commodity these days. A copper gall can be sold for at least several hundred or even a thousand dollars. If you can kill this bear, you can easily exchange the money for a No. 16 hanging pipe.

Thinking of this, Zhu Erhai went to find Xiaonian and Junqiang. None of the three had experience in killing Xiong Cangzi, so they went to find Zhu Erhai’s cousin Zhu Xiaolong. Zhu Xiaolong had killed Xiong Cangzi more than once with hunters from the next village and had more experience.

The four people in this group were busy working under a tall poplar tree. Some of them were responsible for gathering the surrounding branches, while others were clearing away the shrubs and other troublesome plants on the ground bit by bit, and flattening the snow by the way.

“Brother Xiaolong! Is it almost done? We have guns, why do we need this thing? It’s too much effort!” Zhu Erhai was doing the most tiring job. He was sticking his butt out and holding a razor knife to clear the vines and bushes on the ground.

Zhu Xiaolong looked up at the tree hole in the poplar tree more than two meters high, and then glanced around at the surrounding environment.

“Almost done! If we want to kill the bear, we must clear the ground and flatten the snow, then light a fire! Otherwise, if we can’t kill it with one shot, a human can’t outrun a bear in a straight line! Xiaonian, you’ve almost gathered the wood, light the fire!”

“Okay, okay, Brother Long!” Xiaonian took out a matchbox wrapped in several layers from his pocket, first ignited the leaves, then the dead branches, and finally slowly lit the fire.

“Hold your knives. If I fail to kill the bear with one shot, I will attract its attention. Then you will seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and stab the bear’s lungs, heart and other parts!
No matter who you are, if you are chased by a bear, remember not to run in a straight line, run around a tree or around a fire! This is not a joke, do you understand?” Zhu Xiaolong emphasized it again to the three daring guys.

“Don’t worry! We have hunted wild boars and roe deer together before! We won’t have to panic!” Zhu Erhai said confidently, patting his chest.

“Give me the gun! Get ready to call the bear to the warehouse! Erhai, take that thick stick and knock on the bear’s warehouse!” Zhu Xiaolong called out.

“Yeah! Watch me!” Zhu Erhai picked up an oak stick about one meter long and as thick as his calf, and started hitting the big poplar tree in Xiongduncangzi.

After the snow, the temperature on the mountain dropped to about minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. In this extreme climate, the black bears hibernating in the tree holes slept very soundly.

Zhu Erhai swung the stick and knocked for at least ten minutes, but there was still no movement.

If it weren’t for the large amount of white frost condensed from the hot air from breathing at the entrance of the tree hole, the people who were preparing to kill Xiong Cangzi might have doubted whether there was a bear in the tree hole at all.

“Damn! Is this bear fast asleep? Why is there no response after knocking for so long?” Zhu Erhai’s hands were almost numb from the shock, but there was still no response in the tree hole.

“How about trying my trick?” Xiaonian, who had been hiding on the other side of the fire, asked tentatively when he saw that he couldn’t call out the bear.

“What do you have in mind? We only have five bullets in our gun, and we dare not use the gun to attack Cangzi!” Zhu Xiaolong asked.

“Hehe, the mountain man has a clever idea! Use this!” Wang Xiaonian took out two opened bombs from his cotton trouser pocket like a magic trick.

This kind of white-skinned firecracker is a childhood memory of many people in Northeast China. The thickness of the firecracker is thicker than an adult’s thumb. When a plate of large firecrackers is taken apart and one is lit, half of the people in the village can hear the huge sound of the firecracker.

“Fuck, why didn’t you take out the Ma Lei Zi earlier? This thing called Cang Zi will definitely work!” Zhu Xiaolong said when he saw Ma Lei Zi’s eyes lit up.

“Erhai, you set off the firecrackers. I’m short and I’m afraid I won’t be able to throw them into the tree hole after they are lit!” Xiaonian directly handed the firecrackers to Zhu Erhai.

“I’ll do it if I can. This tree hole is only two meters wide, so I can definitely catch it if I throw it! Brother Xiaolong, get ready. I’m going to order!”

Zhu Erhai found a burning branch from the fire, used the flame of the branch to light the firecracker, and threw it directly into the tree hole.

Two seconds later, there was a loud bang, as if the earth was shaking.

throat! ! !
Then an extremely angry bear roar was heard coming from the tree hole.

After hearing the bear’s roar, Zhu Erhai, Wang Xiaonian and Wang Junqiang, who were talking and laughing just now, all stood there in a daze.

The moment the bear roared, the three men’s minds went blank, as if they had been electrocuted. A numbing feeling rushed from the lower back to the top of the head, and their hands and feet became uncontrollable.

Two seconds later, a huge black bear was seen poking its head out of the tree hole and roaring again.

Compared to the three greenhorns, Zhu Xiaolong, who was much older, was obviously much more stable. He was also afraid of the bear’s roar, but he was mentally prepared and did not lose the ability to move due to fright. Instead, he held Junqiang’s grandfather’s Hanyang rifle and kept aiming at the entrance of the cave.

There are actually many things to say about killing a bear, such as the preparations before the action, making a fire, and leveling the ground, which are all essential.

In addition, bears are generally larger in size. An adult black bear usually weighs more than 300 kilograms. It is only the beginning of winter, and the fat they put on in the fall has not been consumed much yet. This is the fattest time of the year.

In this case, if a blind bear dies in a tree hole, it is difficult for ordinary people to drag the bear’s body out in a short time.

By the time the loggers dug the bear out of the cave, the black bear’s most precious and valuable gallbladder had already been absorbed by the liver.

Based on these comprehensive considerations, hunters who are truly knowledgeable in killing bears do not kill the bears directly in the tree holes. Instead, they try to call the bears out of the holes and then kill them. They then cut open the bears’ stomachs as quickly as possible and take out the precious bear gall.

At this moment, Zhu Xiaolong was waiting for the best opportunity to kill Xiong Cangzi.

When the bear is awakened and comes out of the tree hole, it will have some difficulty getting out of the hole because of its thick fat body. When the head and most of the body come out, it is the best opportunity to shoot and kill the bear.

Zhu Xiaolong watched the blind bear stick out its head and then struggle to get out of the tree hole. After the bear’s two front legs stretched out its arms and most of its body appeared out of the hole, he decisively fired the Hanyang rifle.

boom!
A gunshot rang out, and a cloud of blood mist spurted out from the shoulder blade of the blind bear’s left limb.

I was still nervous and aimed at the bear’s head, but because the bear twisted, I only hit the shoulder blade.

The injured blind bear was shocked and fell directly from the cave entrance.

The large body weighing more than 300 kilograms fell from the entrance of the tree hole about two and a half meters high. Instead of killing the bear, it woke it up from the numbness caused by the gunshot. It opened its smelly mouth and roared again.

Zhu Xiaolong stood still, pulled the bolt to load the gun, then aimed at the fallen blind bear and pulled the trigger again.

The distance is only three or four meters. There is no need to aim at this close. Just shoot at the white V-shape on the black bear’s chest and you will definitely hit it.

But the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.

The trigger was pulled, but the bullet did not fire as expected. At the critical moment, this hand-loaded bullet turned out to be a dud and misfired.

Before he knew it, the blind bear had already leaped in front of him. Zhu Xiaolong wanted to eject the bullet and reload it, but at such a close distance, there was no way the blind bear would give him that chance.

The angry blind bear pounced on Zhu Xiaolong and pulled the Hanyang rifle out of his hand. Then he started to tear at Zhu Xiaolong’s arm that was blocking his chest.

A big man weighing 160 to 170 kilograms was like a rag doll in front of an angry black bear and was completely unable to resist. In just one round, the front of Zhu Xiaolong’s cotton jacket was torn into pieces and his left forearm was directly bitten through by the bear’s teeth.

“Damn! The bullet didn’t fire! Go!” When Zhu Erhai saw that his cousin was injured, he bravely rushed forward with a knife in hand.

(End of this chapter)