Chapter 21 Defending the Enemy with Bows and Arrows
Finally, Hua Xi covered his index finger and thumb with cowhide, picked up a fresh and hot arrow and tried the effect. According to the shooting posture taught by his grandfather when he was a child, Hua Xi pointed his bow at a big tree fifty meters away, and drew his bow.
Arrow, pull the string and then let go, the whole action is done in one go. There is a sharp sound of swishing through the air and a low sound. The arrow has stabbed into the tree body steadily. The feathers on the arrow shaft are still shaking Hua Xi slightly.
Then shoot three arrows into the distance in succession, reaching a range of seventy or eighty meters.
"Wow...Wow wow..." The tribesmen who were watching were suddenly attracted by this unheard of weapon, but it was just attraction. Hua Xi saw the curiosity of the tribesmen, and prepared to use a buffalo to sacrifice the bow.
The tribesmen looked at the power of bows and arrows. A bison that had just been captured a few days ago was picked by Hua Yong and the others. The bison was extremely powerful and untamed. Without seven or eight people, there was no way to take him down due to his poor archery skills.
The reason is that Hua Xi asked Hua Yong to tie up the bison and fix it under a big tree. He walked to a stop twenty meters away from the anxiously moving bison. He once again drew his bow and arrow and aimed at the bison.
"Whoosh... Moo... Moo..." Several mixed sounds sounded, and the bison, which was strong and huge, weighing seven to eight hundred kilograms, suddenly fell down. The 60-centimeter-long arrow nearly penetrated most of the bison's skin, tearing it apart.
It split the muscle fibers and inserted it forcefully into the cow's butt. However, the arrow shot did not hit the vital point. The angry bison stood up and kept tearing at the reins, vowing to tear the damn creature in front of him into pieces.
The angry bison is more dangerous than a lion. Hua Xi quickly took advantage of the bison before it could break free from the reins, and shot two arrows again. The last arrow was hit by Hua Xi's blind cat, a mouse, and shot in the bison's neck.
This arrow directly shot the bison's big neck alive, and the arrow was hung on the other end of the cow's neck.
"Moo..." With a cry, the bison finally slumped down its huge body unwillingly, and dust also rose as the bison fell.
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This performance could shake the souls of the tribesmen behind him out of their bodies.
"Clan, clan leader, what's wrong with these pieces of wood..."
"Almighty God, you have brought us a..."
"Wow……"
"Oh my god, how good is the patriarch..."
The voices of wonder, prayer, and worship erupted the moment the bison fell. The omnipotent patriarch not only brought them food and shelter from the scorching sun and cold houses, but also brought them life security!
"Bow...Bow...Arrow..." Hua Xi raised the bow and arrow in his hand and shouted to the tribe the names of these two greatest weapons in human history.
"Bow...Arrow...Oh woo..." With the appearance of powerful weapons, the anger and worry that the Shui tribe people had towards foreign tribes were instantly swept away, replaced by infinite confidence and joy.
Huafeng, the few bright-minded tribesmen in Hua'an have already seen how great the two weapons called bows and arrows made by the tribe leader are for their hunting and other aspects.
The making of bows and arrows was quickly learned by the Shui people and mass-produced. On this day, the senior leaders of the Huaxi and Huaan tribes came to the village to verify and check the quantity of finished bows and arrows.
"76 bows, 11 arrow clusters (a cluster of 30 arrows), and..." Hua An took a small pottery knife and recorded the progress of bow and arrow production in the past few days on a piece of sheepskin because he did not understand Arabic numerals and characters.
The reason is that the way Hua'an records the quantity is to carve the pattern of a bow and arrow, and then carve a vertical strip to represent the quantity.
"Well, it seems that in the future, when the affairs of the tribe are stabilized, we must vigorously promote writing construction." Looking at Hua An's laborious recording, Hua Xi was secretly anxious, but everything must be done step by step, and steady progress is what Hua Xi does
purpose
In the past four or five days, because Hua Xi strictly prohibited the tribesmen from going out for hunting, gathering, felling and other activities, no one was injured. All tribesmen need to practice bow and arrow shooting training. Of course, the arrows used for training are all without arrows.
The shooting level of the tribesmen will not increase much in a short period of time, but if they persist, quantitative changes will inevitably lead to qualitative changes.
With the bows and arrows to rely on, most of the clan leaders now hope that the unknown hostile tribes will come over to try the bows and arrows made by the clan leaders. The number of bows and arrows that the clan leaders are constantly hoarding is Hua Xi's confidence, but be careful. Hua Xi must be careful.
Not only did the alert not be lifted, but on the contrary, the number of early warning personnel and the scope of patrols were increased. In addition, in some dense forests and grassland areas around the village, Hua Xi asked the tribesmen to set up many simple traps. Although they could not cause much harm to humans, they caused some minor injuries.
, the effect of slowing down the enemy's movement speed and causing emotional fluctuations cannot be ignored.
The range that each tribesman responsible for patrolling needs to patrol increases, and the safety of the Shui tribe people is naturally improved a lot. Even if a single tribesman encounters a group of hostile barbarians, they are not afraid. Everyone has two legs and nothing to fear, unless the opponent's
The third leg can also help, hehe
Soon, the eager expectations of the Shui people were answered. Due to the pressure of insufficient food, Hua Xi allowed Hua Feng to take more than thirty people with bows and arrows to hunt. However, Hua Feng and others hurried not long after they went out.
Return to the village
Judging from their expressions, Hua Xi knew that most of them had met those foreigners. Sure enough, as soon as Hua Feng arrived in front of him, he shouted: "Chief, we... we bumped into them. They are coming to our village now."
"Well..." Hua Xi walked out of the house, came to the middle of the village, gathered all the tribesmen, and announced the battle preparations. Almost all the tribesmen did not show any timidity. On the contrary, there was a trace of bloodthirsty killing instinct in their eyes.
There are more than two hundred men and women who can fight. Hua Xi divided the two hundred people into several fighting departments. Some of the weak children and women were handed over to Hua'an to be responsible for logistics, that is, to carry arrow clusters, bamboo spears and other weapons in time.
Replenish the tribesmen in combat positions and other tribesmen are the combat department.
In addition, because he didn't know how many people were coming from the other side, Hua Xi had to make a strategic transfer plan. As the saying goes, you can't put all your eggs in one basket. Hua Xi asked Hua Feng to take his hunting team, a total of 47 people, to lurk next to the village.
If there are too many enemies on the hill, fleeing will leave some Hua Feng bloodline ability to the Shui Tribe. Hua Xi still trusts him, so this important task will be given to him. However, Hua Xi also told him that if he sees the village
If there is thick smoke rising from inside, lead people to shoot from behind the enemy, but do not get close. The enemy advances and we retreat, and the enemy retreats and we advance.
Hua Feng understood the meaning of the eight-character policy as soon as he heard it. When hunting dangerous beasts, he himself used this tactic to direct his tribe to hunt and kill.
After everything was arranged, Hua Xi checked it again to make sure nothing was missing, and then asked Hua Feng to leave quickly with his tribe.