Heaven Civilization Salvation System

Chapter 8 England's "Invincible" Longbow

"The god taught us how to kill the mighty rhino with the tiny antlers. He taught us to harvest the corn.

"Now, it is still the guidance of the gods. It tells us that we should go. If we don't leave this place, disaster will come."

All the villagers were gathered in the open space at the entrance of the cave, and when they heard the words of the patriarch Ariel, everyone suddenly became disoriented.

The important members of the three tribes fell silent at the same time.

The difference is: the face of the clan witch whose upper body is slightly deflected to the side is full of thoughts;

Ah Wei, the vice-captain of the hunt, was a little eager to try, and his state gradually became excited following A Lie's words; A Fang, the woman in charge of planting, lowered her head, her shoulders sank, and she sat there motionless, not knowing what she was thinking.

"We must leave this place. Only in this way can we survive." Ariel tried his best to use words that can be understood by his peers in this barbaric era: "We can go to the plains and return to the place where our ancestors used to be. We have corn , we no longer need large-scale hunting."

The old witch broke out of silence.He straightened up, with the calmness and wisdom unique to the elderly: "Tell me about your plan, Ariel."

Ah Wei, the vice-captain of the hunt, was a little anxious, and his thinking angle was different from that of the old priest: "Ah Lie, the way out of the mountain is not easy, it is very dangerous. If you keep going recklessly, many people will die."

Ariel smiled, and pulled Fang Zhe who was standing behind him out.

The firelight illuminated half of Fang Zhe's side face, and his young and confident smile was his handsome foil: "Don't worry! Just do what I say, and no one will die."
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"Abba, I want to join the hunting team," Fang Zhe said bluntly after returning to the cave.

After all, this is the age of primitive people, and without real participation, no one can discover the wildness of primitive hunting.

The primitive people in traditional movies basically have artistic creation inside. The men hunt outside and the women farm within the clan.

But in history, after the real farming civilization, a matrilineal clan was derived. It has been a tradition since ancient times that economic status determines social status. According to the unearthed Banpo ruins, the adults in a family of the original matrilineal clan seem to be 2 males and 4 females. .

Hunting was too dangerous for the primitive era of farming civilization.

"Okay, but you have to follow me." Father Ariel is not an indecisive person. In his heart, his son should be just like himself, brave and good at fighting. 8-year-old Fang Zhe must be the heir of the future tribe .

Hearing what his father said, Fang Zhe also felt relieved. He was most afraid of protecting himself like a clan witch. This kind of life was what he wished for when he entered the last time, but after he died once, he decided to make a change. Talking on paper is not enough.

After a few days, I took the stone spear and stone knife prepared by my father.

Fang Zhe set off with a hunting team for the first time in his life. He had never been short of food. He was only eight years old and was as strong as the young men in the tribe who had just grown up.

After entering the jungle, Ariel discovered his son's abnormality, which was not only manifested in his usual vigilance, but even the occasional changes of positions during hunting, and violent strikes, all appeared extremely charming.

"As expected of the person chosen by our totem god," Ariel was very happy.He was proud that his son was so powerful, his face was bright, and he couldn't help speeding up the hunting.

Fang Zhe, who came back from hunting for the first time, finally digested the wilderness survival knowledge he exchanged earlier.

He decided to improve the hunting weapons of primitive people. There is a saying that if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your weapons.

The lethality of stone knives and stone spears is too low, and the risk is too high. It’s okay to face harmless spotted deer. Once you encounter tusked pigs, antelopes, and wild wolves, hunting is extremely risky. Watch out for death or injury.

The hunting of people in this era is still no different from that of ordinary primitive people. They always hunt in circles, constantly harassing the prey, and wait until the prey's physical strength is weak, then go in and attack.

Not to mention that this kind of attack takes a long time, once the number of prey is large, it will be extremely dangerous. If a large number of prey are attacked during the migration of the group, the loss will be heavy.

When it comes to improving weapons, one must first find a way to reduce the movement speed and flexibility of the prey, so the famous sling has met people in this era in advance.

It has a leather pocket in the middle and long ropes on both sides.When in use, put stones or small stones into the leather pocket, hold the two ends of the long rope with your hands, and wave vigorously to make the leather pocket and the stone rotate in the air together, so that the stone can obtain greater kinetic energy.

The rope between the two pockets can wrap around the animal's lower limbs.

Secondly, they are all melee attacks. It is easy to disrupt everyone's attack rhythm due to a negligence, causing casualties.The most urgent task is to develop bows and arrows.

It took humans tens of thousands of years to climb to the top of the biological chain, and bows and arrows can be said to be an important contributor.Because of the invention of the bow and arrow, human beings can hunt animals and resist beasts at a relatively safe distance.It can even be said that bows and arrows are the pinnacle in the history of human cold weapons.

Hunters in the Neolithic Age gradually improved their hunting gear during the long-term hunting process.They first threw stones and clods to hit them, and then they used the elasticity of tree branches to invent the slingshot and finally the bow.

Arrows may have originated from javelins, and ancestors later reduced them to arrows and used them with bows to form a set.In various countries around the world, there are legends and stories about the invention of bows and arrows.

In our country, it is said that the Dongyi people were the first to invent the bow and arrow.The legendary marksman Hou Yi, who shot down nine golden crows, was also a pure Dongyi person!

"Shuowen" says: "Yi, people from the East, Congda Conggong." "Shuowen Tongxun Dingsheng" says: "Yi, people from the East. The Yi people from the East are warlike and hunting, so the name Congdachi The bow understands, my lord."

This can be seen from the fact that the character "Yi" is composed of "大" and "Gong".

What Fang Zhe was going to take out was the mighty British longbow during the Anglo-French War. The movement of raising the middle finger was born in the Anglo-French War because of the strength of the British longbowmen.

The unpretentious bow shape without any disadvantages or advantages is its biggest feature.

Longbows are much simpler to make than compound bows in the civilized age. The bow is tamed on a wooden frame, oiled regularly, and a little bit of wood can be removed with a broach when adjusting.

And the virgin forest already produces very good bow materials. For a longbow, throw away the arrows.

To increase the damage, increasing the pulling force is a very simple way. Second, a longer pulling distance will obviously provide a longer working distance. This is not difficult for Fang Zhe, who was born in science.

Just do what you say, and with the cooperation of the whole clan, within a few days, the first primitive longbow appeared. This bow was named "Xuanzhe Bow". , is enough to show everyone's love for this bow.

There is no steel, no iron, and only stone arrowheads can be used in the selection of arrowheads. Although the penetrating power will decrease, the impact force will be greater.

Under Fang Zhe's guidance, after a simple test shot, Ariel was reluctant to let go. Although he shot the tree next to him, there was a huge crack in the center of the bark, which shocked everyone from ear to ear.

So a vigorous first industrial revolution of primitive people began.

The thick trees were cut down one by one and transported to the designated location. The team leader responsible for making simple bow materials gave an order, and a steady stream of rough bow bodies were sent to the next point for fine polishing.

Those in charge of making bows and arrows are not far behind. Those who cut trees cut trees, and those who smash stones smash stones. Here, there is an organized gravel mountain.

Longbows and stone arrowheads were manufactured and transported into specially opened holes. As long as they are dried and shaped, these bloodthirsty weapons will change the course of civilization.

(End of this chapter)