Lu Wan and the others were ambushing the woods. The climate on the island was hot, especially in this tropical woods. It was even more stuffy. After a while, everyone seemed to be washed by water. In addition, there were many strange insects flying around and making a red bump with a bite. If it were the past, it might cause dysentery. However, now they have stinky artemisia pills on the boat, which are specially designed to treat dysentery, so there is no need to worry too much.

It was difficult to wait until the sun sets west, but in the Tang Dynasty, the sun usually sets from the southwest to the south, while here it sets from the northwest to the north, which is also one of the proofs of their passing through the equator.

After finally waiting until the sun was about to set, the buffaloes in the lake also felt the change in temperature outside. They stood up from the mud in the lake, then walked calmly to the shore, and lowered their heads to eat the tender grass by the lake. Lu Wan calculated roughly and found that the herd of cattle was not large, with only twenty or thirty buffaloes. In addition, the place where these buffaloes came ashore was wrong, and they were hundreds of steps away from the woods where they were hiding.

"The distance is a bit far, and it is a bit difficult to hit. Everyone touched the woods and tried to get close to it!" Lu Wan immediately ordered when he saw this situation. Feng Shijie and the others also nodded immediately. After all, they are not professional musketeers, and no matter how good the marksman is, there is a limit. It is really difficult to hit the target at a hundred steps, not to mention that they have a smoothbore gun in their hands, and their accurate head is even worse.

The group leaned down and quietly moved to the forest near the buffalo herd. When the distance between them and the buffalo was reduced by nearly half, Lu Wan then asked someone to stop. Then, Feng Shijie and others raised the musket in their hands and extended the black muzzle from the woods. They aimed at the buffalo herd that was eating grass.

But just as they were ready and their fingers were already on the trigger of the musket, a dozen long arrows suddenly flew out of the woods opposite them, and the archers should be under command, and all arrows were shot at the buffalo closest to them.

Not only did the attacked buffalo herd not react, but even Lu Wan and the others were surprised, but at the same time, their fingers pulled the trigger, and then a crisp sound of muskets sounded, and several aimed buffaloes were immediately shot. One of them was shot in the head and fell to the ground and died. Another buffalo's eye was blinded, but it was not dead yet, making a shrill and thick scream. As for the remaining three buffaloes, they were also injured to varying degrees.

The screams of injury finally alarmed the entire herd. The buffalo, which was extremely leisurely just now, was immediately panicked, and some buffaloes even wanted to escape alone. However, the strongest cow was not shot by the bow and arrows and bullets. It made a low sound, making the entire herd quiet, and then led it. It began to flee in the woods in another direction.

Seeing this situation, Erhanzi and others around Lu Wan loosened the strong bow that had been pulled away. Sharp arrows shot the buffaloes that had been hit by bullets like lightning. Among them, the buffalo that had been blinded by one eye was blinded by Erhanzi. They ran around on the field, but actually knocked down the other injured buffalo.

The buffalo that was hit could not stand up for a moment. At this time, Lu Wan and Feng Shijie were the fastest, and had already loaded the gunpowder and bullets. As a result, two gunshots were heard. The blind buffalo and the buffalo on the ground were shot again. Although they did not die immediately, they had no strength to escape.

Then the remaining three people also filled the gunpowder, but most of the buffaloes had escaped at this time, leaving only the buffaloes that had been injured before, which was seriously injured. Now they were behind. As a result, all three muskets aimed at their hind legs. After three gunshots, the buffalo immediately fell to the ground and lay there wailed.

Seeing the buffalo escape, Lu Wan and the others did not relax. They just saw that someone was shooting arrows in the woods of each other, and it was probably local natives, so Er Hanzi and the others buckled the bow and arrow on the string, while Lu Wan and others loaded again, ready to deal with the emergencies at any time.

But what surprised Lu Wan and the others was that they waited in the woods for a long time, but no one came out. The buffalo, who was shot by the other party with an arrow, was now paralyzed on the ground, and it seemed that the arrow was poisonous.

"Captain, the situation seems to be a little wrong. The other party should have quietly withdrawn!" Erhanzi is a hunter. Although the forest environment here is different from that of his hometown, he can judge from the signs of insects and other signs that there should be no one in the jungle where he was shooting the archery just now.

In fact, Lu Wan also felt something was wrong. After hearing Er Hanzi's words, he immediately sent two skilled crew members to check it out. Sure enough, they found that the natives had evacuated, leaving only messy footprints on the ground. It can be seen from these footprints that they were very embarrassed when retreating. This made Lu Wan and Feng Shijie guessed that the other party might have been frightened after hearing their gunshots, and they didn't even dare to ask for prey.

In fact, Lu Wan and the others have encountered this situation more than once. When they used muskets for the first time, the leader of the native tribe who was in conflict with them was shot to death by Lu Wan. When the natives saw the "divine artifact" that would spit out fire in Lu Wan's hands, they were as shocked as gods. Many people even knelt down to worship. The feeling of being worshipped by others made Lu Wan and others unable to forget it for the rest of their lives.

Since the natives who had escaped just now, Lu Wan and the others were not polite and immediately sent someone to inform the crew to carry the buffalo. Lu Wan and the others hunted four cows with muskets. Except for the first one, the other three were seriously injured and were still howling. The other natives shot one with poisonous arrows to death, and together, five buffaloes were totaled.

These buffaloes are huge in size, with the heaviest one probably reaching one ton, and the other few are lighter than a thousand kilograms. In addition, the roads in the jungle are difficult to travel, so it would be unimaginable if they were transported back. So they could only wait for someone to come and dismember the buffalo on the spot. The whole piece of buffalo meat and edible beef were transported back, and even the thick beef bones were not left behind.

This is not because Lu Wan and the others are stingy, but when they were in the Tang Dynasty, they wanted to eat beef was a luxury. Although Taiwan could not help but kill beef, the price of beef was extremely expensive and most people could not afford it for the time being. The crew members under Lu Wan were all poor people. Now they have the opportunity to eat beef, so they naturally have to eat very clean. Moreover, the master on the boat was good at crafting, so the beef was better than beef after he had the hand to clean it up. Therefore, this delicacy cannot be missed.

Originally, dismembering prey in the wild was a big risk. This was mainly because of concerns about attracting ferocious carnivores, but Lu Wan and the others were not worried. As a matter of fact, although this island is not small, it is not particularly large. Judging from their experience, even if there are carnivores on this island, they will not be very big. In addition, if there are carnivores on this island, they are not afraid of them at all. After all, Lu Wan asked a lot of people to transport beef, and everyone had weapons. If there were any wild beasts that were not open to grab food, they would probably only be extra meals at their New Year's Eve banquet in the end.

After dismembering the buffalo, each of them carried dozens of kilograms, and then led by Lu Wan, these unruly crew members howled untuned songs loudly, singing and laughing, walking towards the beach, alarming the birds resting in the woods.

When Lu Wan and the others arrived at the beach, the small-scale camp had almost been built. Around the camp, the crew had already raised piles of bonfires, and huge iron pots were already set up on the fire. The water in the pot was about to be opened, just waiting for their beef to be put into the pot.

But then it was time for the chef on the boat to make the decision. The chef, who was as big as a drum, ran around the camp and directed the crew to cook. The dumpling fillings he had prepared were sealed into canned bottles, and large pieces of fresh beef were lifted up and chopped, and the edible wild vegetables picked in the jungle were made into beef and wild vegetable fillings.

He was busy until the second day of the second day that the New Year's Eve dinner was not ready, and the crew members were very tired. However, Lu Wan did not relax his vigilance. As soon as he came back, he immediately arranged several shifts of people to take turns on duty and told them what they had encountered with the natives. This shocked everyone on duty and did not dare to slack off at all.

Clean canvas were spread on the beach, and the crew sat on the ground, and plates of dishes were served. Although they didn't look very good, they tasted pretty good. In addition, large bowls of beef bone soup were also served, and everyone used soup instead of wine, and they drank dizzy. In fact, there was not no wine at the banquet, but they were not sure about the situation on this island, and they didn't know if they would encounter any danger at night. So, from Lu Wan, each person only drank two taels of food, so they would not be able to make trouble if they were drunk. If they drank again, they could only drink beef bone soup.

When the last dumplings came up, everyone ate the dumplings and vented their madness. They all calmed down, but they began to miss their relatives in their hometown. When Lu Wan saw this situation, he nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, the reason why Lu Wan spent so much effort to make this New Year’s Eve dinner was not only because it was a custom passed down by his ancestors, but also had a deeper intention, which was to let the crew vent their extra energy, which was a good thing for the crew and the captain.

For those who go out to sea, especially those like them, who explore the unknown sea route, each crew member is under tremendous psychological pressure because they don’t know what they will face in the next moment? They don’t know where the road ahead is? And even more so, when will they go back?

In addition, there are hundreds of big men crowded on the boat, and even a woman cannot be seen. Besides the boring sailing, there is nothing else to do, so everyone accumulates endless energy, which is mixed with pressure, and accumulates more and more over time. If you don’t find a way to release it, it will definitely cause unprecedented disaster in the end.
Chapter completed!