Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

The red-haired old rabbit rushed over from the side where several people were standing on a high point above the kiln pit.

There is a sloping driveway here, left by vehicles used for soil extraction in the past, which connects directly to the kiln pit and wheat field below.

Although some weeds have grown over time, the slope is much gentler, and because horse-drawn carts and other means of transport have to go up and down the slope every year to harvest wheat, no shrubs or other odds and ends have grown.

From everyone's perspective, the rabbit's choice to escape here was definitely the best option!

If people react even a fraction of a second too late, the rabbit can dash away in a flash.

When a dog passes its owner, it will habitually slow down. If the owner is not mentally strong and makes a slightly wrong command, the dog may give up chasing.

The choice of the hare was fine, but the only thing that wasn't considered was that the people at the top of the kiln pit, apart from Jinlong, were all experienced falconers with very strong mental fortitude.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, the rabbits are charging at us! What do we do?"

Jinlong saw the hare heading straight for him, and while asking questions in a slightly flustered manner, he looked around, trying to find a handy stick or half a brick to use as a makeshift weapon.

"Young Master Jin, don't move! Just stand still!"

Yue Feng quickly reminded him, then tugged at the hem of Jin Shao's clothes to stop him from moving around.

Li Fulin was satisfied with Yue Feng's reaction. He reached into his bag and pulled out a short, thick, white firecracker about the thickness of a thumb.

The next second, Li Fulin suddenly swung his hand towards a half-brick not far from his feet, smashing the firecracker directly onto it.

Snapped!
A cannon shot rang out, and the explosion produced a visible cloud of yellowish-white smoke, which was quickly blown away by the breeze.

The eagle and the dog were completely unaffected by the sound of the firecrackers exploding.

However, after hearing the explosion and smelling gunpowder, the red-haired rabbit, who was less than forty meters away, immediately abandoned its plan to run down the slope to escape. It made a sharp 90-degree turn and continued to run wildly eastward.

The animals in the mountains still have a sense of awe towards explosions and the smell of gunpowder. The red-haired rabbit had survived at least dozens of hunts by humans and eagles. The closest it came to death was when a hunter who had kicked an eagle to death came with a homemade gun filled with iron pellets and almost shot the rabbit to death.

Just once, and the old rabbit learned the power of gunpowder, and afterwards he had enough awe for this thing.

The person was standing still, and the loud noise was created by swinging their hand, which was very similar to the experience of being shot last time.

Let it rush forward and take any more risks; it definitely won't dare. The closer it gets, the faster it will die!

Looking at the two dogs, they were a beat behind as they followed the old rabbit around the corner, and then they ran after the rabbit wildly to the east.

The next few minutes almost turned into a live performance of the old rabbit teasing the greyhound.

The old rabbit has a long stride, great stamina, and fast speed; its overall strength is much greater than that of the young rabbit from not long ago.

Two dogs followed at a leisurely pace, and every time the rabbit tried to catch up on the gentle eastern slope, it faced the risk of being caught and bitten by the dogs.

After several attempts, the red-haired rabbit gave up on its plan to escape along the gentle slope.

The terrain there is complex and full of obstacles, which is very unfriendly to species of this size, such as hares, but greyhounds have long legs and their running speed is not affected.

With the situation shifting, the red hare assessed that it could not safely escape from the gentle eastern slope unless it exhausted the two hounds.

Since clever escape strategies are no longer effective, we have no choice but to fight a tough battle!

Having made up his mind, the old rabbit began a 'rally' with his greyhound running at full speed!
You've seen international track and field competitions broadcast on CCTV's sports channel, right?

A group of people lined up and kept circling on a track that was several hundred meters long.

The story of the red-haired old rabbit pulling two greyhounds in a tug-of-war is roughly the same idea.

The rabbit ran in a large circle from the bottom of the western earthen wall to the area where the wheat seedlings met the wasteland on the eastern side, leading its pursuers in endless laps.

Seeing this, the people watching from above were amused.

Little Eagle Liu pulled his pipe from behind his back, slowly filled it with tobacco, lit it, and chuckled as he exhaled white smoke, "Hey, this old red-haired rabbit is quite clever. He's going to try and outdo the two greyhounds in a race!"

Li Fulin nodded: "Escape from the gentle slope side, there is basically no chance of winning. As soon as the dog chases it over there and it runs uphill, another dog will take a shortcut to intercept it!"
Therefore, its first reaction was to rush towards people from the sloping driveway on the north side and escape!
Humans react slower than dogs, and since it was empty-handed and unarmed, it thought it had a chance, but I scared it away with the firecrackers!

Now both possible opportunities have failed! The only option left is to wear down the two dogs with sheer endurance!

"They've got a pretty good plan!"

Jinlong shaded his eyes with his hand as he watched Gouzi and Laotu chasing each other around the wheat field in a ring toss game. He asked curiously, "Uncle Li, if we don't release the hawk, in the current situation, who has better endurance, the dog or the rabbit?"

Li Fulin replied with a smile: "If it were two years ago, I would be very confident that the two greyhounds would be stronger!"
But now, I'm a little unsure!
The dog is past its prime; it might get worn out by this clever old rabbit!

Jinlong: "Then, shall we continue to pursue them using the old strategy?"
"It's still early. After we catch this rabbit, we should send the dog to wander around the wasteland a bit more and see if there are any other rabbits!"

Jinlong's meaning was clear: don't exhaust the dog's stamina for the sake of the final spectacle. There's still plenty of time; consider ending the battle as soon as possible.

"Hey, I'll do as you say! Let's shorten the process a little!"
If I'm not mistaken, this rabbit is most likely the old rabbit Old Liu mentioned that can kick eagles. Let's see how this old rabbit, skilled at kicking eagles, handles a rabbit-tiger eagle!

After saying this, Li Fulin raised his hand and took off the two rabbit and tiger hats he was holding on his arm.

With the same action and the same operation, Li Fulin shook his arm, and the two rabbit-tiger flapped their wings and flew towards the battlefield below.

The arrival of the rabbit and tiger instantly changed the situation on the battlefield.

The red-haired old rabbit, which was running wildly, almost anticipated the arrival of the scout eagle-rabbit-tiger when it flew overhead and immediately made a sudden stop and change of direction by pulling out a drawer.

By the time the white eagle and rabbit swooped down, their attack position had shifted at least forty or fifty centimeters from the rabbit's actual location.

The rabbit seemed to have some understanding of the tiger's attack methods, and its timing was quite timely.

Maojiaohai was a beat slower, and only swooped down to swoop down for the first time when the rabbit continued its straight run.

With a sudden stop and a change of direction, the red-haired rabbit easily dodged the second attack.

The first round of probing attacks by the two old rabbits and tigers posed no threat whatsoever. The only effect was to slow down the old rabbit's running speed, reducing the distance between the rabbit and the greyhound to about ten meters.

If things continue at this pace, the two eagles will only need to swoop down twice more before the greyhounds catch up, at which point the rabbit will be in danger.

In this situation, Old Rabbit also has his own judgment.

When the hawk swooped down for the second time, the red-haired rabbit did not change direction to escape, but instead suddenly increased its speed and quickly put some distance between itself and the greyhound.

Then, while running, he used a few tall grasses to slow down and lay down on the ground, revealing his little belly covered with short gray-white hair!

In wild animals, the abdomen is almost always a vital area, and they are not easily exposed to enemies or even their own kind.

Foxes, rabbits, dogs, and even wolves all follow the same logic. But this red-haired old rabbit deliberately did just that. Anyone who didn't know better would think it was surrendering, preparing to play the "surrender and you're out, lose half" game!

The eagle had never seen prey like this before, and launched its attack as usual with a dive attack.

Just as it swooped down to feign an attack, the red-haired old rabbit lying on the weeds tightened its strong, long hind legs, pressing them close to its lower abdomen.

Snapped!
With a hollow sound, the eagle habitually rose about ten centimeters above its prey's head, and the old rabbit, which had been preparing its hind legs for an attack, also kicked out.

The eagle's feint attack didn't actually land a kick, so the rabbit's full-force strike missed completely.

The tried-and-true technique of the rabbit kicking the eagle failed this time, and in a rare instance, the rabbit's hind legs didn't even touch the eagle.

The red-haired rabbit, having failed in its first attack, quickly got up and continued its escape at full speed!

"Old Li, what's that noise? Is that the sound of an eagle stomping its feet?" Little Eagle Liu asked, squinting.

Li Fulin shook his head: "The eagle didn't really kick! If it had, it wouldn't have made this sound! It should have made the sound of a rabbit's hind leg snapping!"

Yue Feng squinted and saw the scene clearly: "It was the rabbit that kicked! This guy's hind legs are really strong!"

Uncle Li, will the eagle be alright after that kick? If it had landed, would the eagle have been injured?

Li Fulin shook his head: "No risk! This falcon is all muscle, except for its crop, which is the most vulnerable part!"

The moment the rabbit and tiger swoop down to kick their prey, the eagle's legs are extended downwards, and its crop, neck, and head are tilted back, so the rabbit's hind legs can barely reach the rabbit and tiger's crop!

Even if you kick a rabbit in the chest, its chest is made of solid muscle; at most, it will only suffer a few scratches and lose a few hairs!
Moreover, just now, when I tried to kick the eagle like a rabbit, I missed.

Whether we'll need it again next time is another matter!

Don't forget, the way rabbits and tigers work is completely different from how eagles work; there's no possibility of them getting hurt in a close fight!

Yue Feng was aware of the point Li Fulin made.

The eagle works by using its strength and muscles to capture and lock the prey to subdue it.

Applying this to the theory of modern combat sports, it involves ground techniques like judo or wrestling.

The rabbit and tiger, as falcons and birds of prey, rely on their super-high speed when they dive down to work, and they use super-high-speed explosive attacks with the extension of their limbs, similar to the Tongbei Fist, to strike and retreat in one fell swoop!

No matter how skillfully a rabbit kicks an eagle, it is at a complete tactical disadvantage when facing a rabbit-tiger's swooping kick. In terms of reaction time, attack range, and combat initiative, the falcon completely outclasses it.

The subsequent dive attacks also indirectly confirmed Li Fulin's earlier prediction.

Having eaten some rabbit meat to alleviate some of their hunger, the two falcons were more inclined to play with the red-haired old rabbit and were not in a hurry to end the battle.

Neither of the two eagles used deadly strikes, repeatedly swooping down in feints. Even the hairy-footed eagle's strikes were more likely to land on the rabbit's back and rear, areas with larger surface areas but significantly reduced lethality.

The red-haired old rabbit, entangled by the eagle and the dog, tried his best, but was still chased around in a very sorry state by the dog. If he was not quick enough to react, he would be dealt with by the two falcons that descended from the sky.

The first few times were alright, barely even, and even if I couldn't hurt the eagle, I could dodge its dive attack.

As time went on, the old red-haired rabbit's stamina declined, and his dodging and anticipation movements became increasingly distorted, making his situation precarious.

Sure enough, the hairy-footed sea creature, swooping down, seized the opportunity and kicked the old rabbit in the rear.

With a bang, rabbit fur flew everywhere.

The rabbit lost its balance while running and rolled on the ground several times before getting up again, choosing a new direction, and continuing to run.

The two greyhounds behind, Zhuifeng and Taxue, could rush up and finish the fight with a single bite if their owner gave the order.

However, neither of the dogs did that; they consciously slowed down and did not take the opportunity to bite.

"Great! That was a beautiful kick!"

Upon seeing this, Jinlong couldn't help but exclaim in praise.

Li Fulin and Xiao Ying Liu exchanged a glance, both speechless at Jinlong's attitude of only watching the spectacle without understanding the underlying principles.

The eagle kicked right in the butt; what a joke!

"Now that you've enjoyed it to the fullest, I'll blow the whistle!"

Li Fulin stopped letting the eagle and the dog play with the rabbit and decided to end the battle immediately.

"Keep bragging, that kick just now was enough!" Jinlong nodded repeatedly.

Yue Feng saw this scene but remained silent.

Jin Shao still lacks understanding of the intricacies involved, and it would be a bit embarrassing to expose it in public. He'd better find another opportunity to talk about it later!

With permission granted, Li Fulin whistled at the two dogs again.

This time the whistle sounded a little different from the previous ones. The first half was short and sharp, but then it turned into a long note, as if it was saying "catch them alive".

Upon hearing its owner's command, the dog immediately barked a few times in response.

The next second, Chasing Wind suddenly accelerated, rushing forward with a stride that was equivalent to two steps in front.

Two eagles launched a new swooping attack, and the rabbit dodged left and right, barely managing to avoid being hit.

As a result, while chasing the wind, it suddenly lowered its head to retrieve the burrow, grabbed the rabbit's back skin in one bite, took two steps forward to adjust its direction, and then turned and ran wildly towards its owner.

After the nest was retrieved, there was no attempt to kill it by turning it over and throwing it to the ground. The red-haired old rabbit that had been caught was still struggling desperately, but its back skin was temporarily held in place, making it impossible to break free.

The two falcons, seeing the dog running back with its prey in its mouth, paused briefly after losing their prey, then spread their wings and began to circle low in the air.

Li Fulin blew his whistle again and spread his arms. Hearing their master's call, the two eagles quickened their wings and flew straight back.

Two eagles folded their wings and landed on Li Fulin's arm, simultaneously emitting a series of cawing sounds, as if to say that they were just one step away from catching the rabbit, but the dog beat them to it!

"Alright, alright, you two are great! You're both awesome!"

Li Fulin hurriedly patted the two eagles to comfort them, and at the same time took out the meat from the dead rabbit in his satchel as a symbolic reward for the two eagles.

Just then, the dog returned carrying the red-haired rabbit.

As the hunter drew closer, the old rabbit, carried by the dog, struggled more and more fiercely, finally letting out desperate, pitiful screams. (End of Chapter)