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

With a whoosh, the wooden staff flew out at an angle, its tip poking into the wheat ridge but failing to stay upright, kicking up a handful of dust.

The old rabbit, who was running wildly in this direction, was suddenly interrupted by the wooden staff that fell from the sky, causing its running pace to slow down slightly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Ironback Red Eagle, which had been relentlessly pursuing the bird, suddenly flapped its wings several times to accelerate, and extended its powerful left claw from at least a meter away.

*Pfft!* The left paw grazed the edge of the old rabbit's rear end, and while it didn't quite manage to grab a handful of rabbit fur, it also interfered with the old rabbit's running posture.

Seizing the opportunity, the eagle immediately followed up with its right claw, grabbing the rabbit's lower back before it could dodge.

The eagle gripped the rabbit firmly, and the old rabbit, in pain, rolled on the ground, trying to shake off the eagle that was like a leech.

Seeing the old rabbit rolling on the ground, the Iron-backed Red Eagle didn't let go of its claws. Instead, it spread its wings and tail feathers and rolled around on the ground with the old rabbit.

Fortunately, this was a relatively flat and buffered winter wheat field, so the eagle and rabbit didn't run into any rocks or other debris while rolling around on the ground.

It had only rolled one and a half times when the Ironback Red Eagle finally seized the opportunity and swung its left claw forward as well.

The claw was originally intended to land near the neck, but it was slightly off-center, only grabbing about five centimeters behind the neck and onto the spine.

The next second, the onlookers witnessed a scene that left them both amused and exasperated.

The old rabbit struggled to its feet, carrying the iron-backed red eagle with its wings spread to maintain balance on its back. The rabbit and the eagle began pulling a small cart in the field.

Saying it's like pulling a cart isn't quite accurate. In a typical cart-pulling scenario, an eagle grabs a rabbit by the rear, with the eagle's head pointing in roughly the same direction as the rabbit's running.

Now, the rabbit runs forward, while the eagle stands sideways with its wings and tail spread wide, looking like a ship with its sails unfurled from the side.

The intense chase had exhausted the Ironback Red Eagle. At this moment, its beak was slightly open, and its claws were tightly gripping the old rabbit's back. It was temporarily unable to launch a more threatening attack.

The old rabbit carried the eagle for at least twenty meters before slowing down.

Ironbacked Red Eagle seized the opportunity to release its talons from Old Rabbit's lower back and tilted its head towards the back of his head.

The rabbit, in pain, turned to bite, but the eagle's right talon clamped around its beak, and the two rolled together on the ground.

After rolling twice, the rabbit was finally subdued by the eagle's brute force.

Wow wow wow wow!

The old rabbit, panting heavily, let out a miserable, unwilling cry.

The iron-backed red eagle gripped the rabbit's mouth with one claw and its neck with the other, its wings spread wide, also on the verge of exhaustion.

Hearing the rabbit's screams, the people in the spectator area breathed a sigh of relief.

When the rabbit squeals, it means it's giving up in despair.

After several ground battles, the Ironback Red Eagle finally captured its prey.

Seeing that the eagle had subdued the rabbit, Zhou Hongming also caught up, panting heavily.

To put it bluntly, this Ironback Red Eagle has caught at least dozens of rabbits, but this is the first time it has fought such a tough battle.

Zhou Hongming quickly approached his falcon, squatted down, and the first thing he did was take a knife and stab the rabbit in the ribs to kill his prey.

After executing Old Rabbit, Zhou Hongming went to check on Falcon's condition.

The rabbit and the eagle had just rolled around on the ground, and their feathers were covered with a lot of loose soil and grass clippings. Zhou Hongming checked each of the eagle's wing feathers one by one, and then looked at the eagle's tail feathers.

Fortunately, the Ironback Red Eagle has a solid physique and its feather bones are stronger than those of ordinary eagles. Apart from the fact that the edges of its feathers were rubbed and split due to rolling on the ground, requiring subsequent grooming, there was no obvious damage to its feather bones.

"Big Red Eagle was awesome! His performance just now was amazing!!"

Zhou Hongming patted the eagle's back, soothing it softly, while taking out the rabbit's internal organs and continuing to reward the eagle.

The fourth rabbit was caught, which meant that Zhou Hongming had advanced to the second round. Ye Jianjun strode over with his notebook in hand.

"Congratulations! You've caught the fourth old rabbit!"

Zhou Hongming looked up and grinned: "Brother Jianjun, will the rabbits in the second round all be as strong as this old rabbit from before?"
"My son is lying. This is the first time I've had such a hard time catching a rabbit with this iron-backed red eagle since I caught it in the net last autumn and brought it back to the ground as an adult!"

Ye Jianjun's lips curled up slightly: "I can't say how intense it is, but in terms of weight, size, and age, they are definitely more robust than the rabbits in the first round!"
The standards are the same; what's difficult for you is difficult for everyone else!

Zhou Hongming nodded: "Alright! Next, it's time for our organizers' Rabbit, Tiger, and Hunting Dog to go down. Is there enough time? I'll put some food down for the eagle and then head to the spot!"

"No rush, take your time!"

"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible!"

……

After a brief exchange, Zhou Hongming took good care of the eagle and then carried it off the field.

Looking at the Ironback Red Eagle now, after feeding, its wings drooped slightly. Its beak, face, and the feathers around its chest were covered in blood and dust, making it look somewhat dirty, yet also exuding a fierce aura.

After seeing Zhou Hongming's eagle take down the fourth rabbit, Jinlong kept a straight face and didn't say a word.

Yue Feng gently nudged Jinlong with his shoulder, then whispered, "Look at Zhou Hongming's eagle, the position of its wing drooping is a bit strange, one of its wings looks injured!"

"What? Your arm is injured?"

Jinlong rubbed his eyes and took a closer look. He could only see that the eagle's wings were drooping slightly, and he couldn't tell whether it was injured or not.

Yue Feng nodded: "The left wing's posture is a bit off when it retracts; it looks a bit like a dagger!"

I suspect that when the eagle was wrestling and rolling on the ground just now, its arm was pulled!
This guy finished fighting and fed the eagle its heart and liver; now its crop is about 40% full! It has no chance in the next round!

"What about Uncle Li's rabbit trap? Five rabbits, that'll take quite a while!" Ye Xiaojun chimed in.

Yue Feng shook his head with a smile: "It won't be long, just a blink of an eye! You don't know how fierce Uncle Li's hawks and dogs are when they go all out in this area!"

……

A few minutes later, Li Fulin, riding his hawk and accompanied by two greyhounds, officially entered the arena.

The eagle and the dog had caught a rabbit that had escaped earlier, so everyone already had a basic understanding of the rabbit-falcon's performance. But after the official grand finale, a burst of enthusiastic cheers still came from the spectator area.

Ye Jianjun walked to the drawing area and whispered a few words to Li Fulin, then shouted loudly, "I just had a brief chat with Master Li. He told me to pick out all the young rabbits in the drawing area and only draw the big, experienced old rabbits!"

Now, please enjoy an authentic Tianjin-style falconry combat demonstration!

The staff immediately got busy, picking out the smaller young rabbits, and then leaving only the older rabbits, weighing at least four and a half pounds, in several cages.

After the staff completed the preparations step by step, Li Fulin, carrying the rabbit and tiger, and then led the dog into the arena to begin the battle.

Once off the field, the two dogs excitedly ran around in circles. Li Fulin, holding the eagle, leisurely activated each mechanism one by one. The first rabbit was released when the pedal was stepped on for the second time.

Wang Wang Wang!
When Zhui Feng and Ta Xue saw the old rabbit appear, they barked loudly at their master a few times.

Li Fulin immediately blew a sharp whistle, and at the same time, with a swift motion of his left hand, he removed the hats from the two falcons.

Upon hearing its owner's whistle, the dog suddenly increased its chasing speed. The rabbit that had just darted out was at its peak physical condition and was moving very fast.

But after the whistle blew, the distance between the dog and the rabbit closed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon the hare realized that even running in a straight line at full speed was no match for the greyhounds. Just as the pursuer was about to catch up, it suddenly changed direction and shook off its pursuers, continuing its escape.

At this moment, the old rabbit tiger in the sky had caught up.

The eagle, Old Rabbit, and Tiger, who were acting as scouts, swooped down, forcing Old Rabbit to change direction again.

The hairy-legged sea hare tiger, responsible for the main attack, seized the opportunity and kicked out with its foot.

With a muffled thud, a kick landed on Old Rabbit's heel, kicking up a cloud of dust.

With nowhere to hide, the old rabbit rolled several times on the ground before finally getting back up.

At that moment, the dog rushed over again.

They accelerated again to dodge, and another round of feinting dives came down.

This time, Old Rabbit wasn't so lucky. He dodged the feint attack from the White Eagle, but was kicked in the vital area of ​​his forelimbs by the Hairy-Legged Old Rabbit Tiger with a second kick.

puff!
With a muffled thud, the old rabbit, kicked by the falcon, instantly stalled, rolled on the ground, and was caught by the swift wind, who successfully retrieved its nest.

From the moment the old rabbit was released to its capture by the eagle and the dog working together, the entire process took no more than twenty seconds. Although this efficiency was slightly less than that of the eagle catching the young rabbit, the whole process was clear, efficient, and without any unnecessary delays, making it very entertaining.

"it is good!"

"Pretty!"

Holy crap! That was awesome!

The crowd in the stands couldn't help but gasp in surprise. Li Fulin walked to the back unhurriedly and called out to the dog.

Hearing its master's call, Zhuifeng, carrying the rabbit and the two falcons that had landed on it, trotted back to report.

"Good dog!" Li Fulin took the rabbit from the dog, then took out some pre-prepared slices of meat from his pocket and rewarded the two eagles.

"Uncle Li, do you need to rest and recuperate?" Ye Jianjun continued to ask.

Li Fulin waved his hand, patted the thin dog that wasn't even panting, and bent down to pick up the two old rabbits and tigers.

"No need, move on to the next one!"

The next two rounds of battle seemed to be a complete mirror image of the first old rabbit.

The three rabbits, despite their impressive escape skills, couldn't make a significant impact against the combined attack of the falcon and the greyhound.

The alternating attacks by the greyhound and the falcon greatly disrupted the rabbit's escape strategy. On average, each rabbit was taken down in less than thirty seconds.

Mao Jiao Hai's amazing performance, with his frequent deadly kicks, drew cheers and shouts from the audience, creating a vibrant and exciting atmosphere.

The fourth rabbit was quickly driven out by Li Fulin after triggering the mechanism. Old Li maintained the same rhythm as before, releasing the hawk again and blowing the whistle.

As expected, a small mishap did occur.

Instead of fleeing into the large open area, the rabbit, contrary to its usual behavior, darted off along the area where the traps were set up.

Upon hearing their master's whistle, the two greyhounds, Chasing Wind and Snow, chased after their prey with great effort. After entering the area, they stepped on another foot pedal.

With a whoosh, the whistling of the machine horn rang out, and before the fourth rabbit could be caught, the fifth rabbit was released ahead of schedule.

"Holy crap! We made a mistake, we let two rabbits out of the field!"

"What are we going to do? This is complete chaos!"

The onlookers were in an uproar when they saw the two robust old rabbits flee in different directions.

Jinlong and Ye Xiaojun were also somewhat surprised to see this scene, and the two brothers turned their heads to look at Yue Feng at the same time in perfect unison.

"Don't panic, it's just two rabbits, nothing serious!" Yue Feng smiled calmly, his expression undisturbed.

Seeing the unusual situation on the field, Li Fulin immediately shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Ta Xue, go chase the rabbit on the right!"

Upon hearing its master's call, Taxue quickly split up with its brother Zhuifeng and ran towards the second rabbit.

Looking at the falcons on the field, Su Ying and Mao Jiao Hai were still following behind Zhui Feng, while the second rabbit seemed completely unconcerned, displaying a very high level of focus.

Only Zhui Feng remained of the pursuers on the ground. The greyhound seemed to know that the situation was a bit urgent, and its stride became noticeably longer as it ran.

Twice in a row, Zhuifeng was less than half a meter away from taking the nest, but the clever old rabbit dodged it by changing direction.

The eagles in the sky coordinated their attacks, kicking left and right, and after several attempts, the old rabbit was finally kicked by the hairy-footed sea monster, falling backward to the ground.

Chasing the wind, it rushed forward and bit down on the old rabbit whose hind legs were kicking and which was still alive. With a snap, the bone was broken.

After killing the old rabbit, Zhui Feng didn't even glance at its prey on the ground. It looked up at the spot where Ta Xue had been, barked twice, and continued running wildly.

Looking at the two old rabbit-tigers, seeing their little dog brother leave, they didn't linger over the wild rabbit food on the ground. They flapped their wings and took off, quickly chasing after him.

This scene alone took a jolt to those in the audience who were eager to see a joke.

Eagles are like that; they eat red meat and poop white poop, and they'll follow whoever feeds them!

Now that the rabbits were already dead right in front of them, the two rabbit-tigers weren't in a hurry to eat. Instead, they continued chasing the remaining rabbit with their companion.

"Damn, nothing's wrong! Eagle and Dog went to chase the last rabbit!" Jinlong said to Yuefeng when he saw this.

Yue Feng nodded: "That's normal. Uncle Li's rabbit-tiger is smarter than we thought!"

Just then, Feng Huanping, who had gone to visit an acquaintance nearby, strolled back at a leisurely pace.

"Little Yue, how did Master Li manage to chase after the second rabbit instead of the food already on the ground?" (End of Chapter)