Chapter 231 The contest between the pea shooter and the sharpshooter
"beep!"
As if he was specifically trying to slap Han Dashenzi in the face, before he could finish thinking about it, a distinctive voice sounded.
Junior Brother Sha held the bow in his hand and looked at the feather arrow nailed to the wooden stake with excitement and disbelief. Apparently, he did not expect that he would be able to hit the target on his first shot.
‘Too many words lead to mistakes, and too many balls lead to hits.’ No matter how many times you shoot arrows, you still can’t escape this rule.
Han Cheng thought this, but he was looking forward to Junior Brother Sha's second arrow in his heart.
Junior Brother Sha set up his arrow and opened his bow. He loosened his grip and heard a "click" sound again.
Two arrows have been inserted into the tree stump used as a simple archery target.
Han Cheng looked at Junior Brother Sha who fired his bow again with joy and some surprise.
The third arrow missed, which made everyone watching feel a pity, and Han Cheng was also a little regretful.
But after thinking about it again, I became happy again.
When he came into contact with bows and arrows for the first time, he was able to hit two out of three, which shows that Junior Brother Sha has great talent in archery.
Moreover, the wooden stakes used as archery targets now are different from the round targets common in later generations. It is much more difficult to shoot arrows on them than on the targets.
Although the power of bows and arrows is far less than expected, with the precedent of Junior Brother Sha shooting three arrows in succession, the expectations of those who followed him for bows and arrows were much higher.
Han Cheng personally went over and pulled out the feather arrow nailed to the wooden stake. He wanted to see the power of the bow and arrow.
Compared with the power of real bows and arrows, the power is far different. Even though the outside of the wooden stake used as an arrow target has rotted a layer, the arrows still haven't penetrated too much.
Han Cheng was already very satisfied with this. After all, this was a ridiculously simple bow and arrow made in a hurry.
The bows and arrows were passed around among the remaining people, but few could shoot the arrows onto the wooden stakes. Like Junior Brother Sha, there was no one who could hit two items in a row.
"Attsu!"
The bow and arrows returned to Junior Brother Sha's hands. The second time he touched the bow and arrows, he felt it more than the first time. He shot an arrow and the arrows were nailed to the wooden stake again.
The people of the Qingque tribe, who had experienced firsthand the difficulty of archery, couldn't help but cheer.
Especially after Junior Brother Sha hit three arrows in a row, everyone cheered even louder. Even Han Chengdu couldn't help but cheer for Junior Brother Sha.
Some people even asked Junior Brother Sha how to shoot and nail the arrow to the wooden pillar.
Junior Brother Shesha really didn’t know why. He just followed his own feelings and hit the target with one shot. Therefore, when asked by others, he couldn’t give an explanation.
While everyone was cheering for Junior Brother Sha, Second Senior Brother was a little unhappy. After all, he used to be the most powerful person in the Qingque Tribe, but now Junior Brother Sha has stolen the limelight. Primitive people do not have as complex emotions as later generations.
But many basic emotions also exist.
He took a few stones, came to Junior Brother Sha who was holding a bow and arrow, and motioned for everyone to step aside.
Then he came to where Junior Brother Sha was, took a few steps back, and put some distance between him and the wooden stake.
Then the hand holding a stone suddenly waved, and the stone hit the wooden pile impartially.
Three stones were hit three times, and the last time they hit the wooden pile that was not buried in the soil but was slightly supported by a few stones.
Seeing this, everyone in the Qingque tribe also cheered for the second senior brother.
Han Cheng also gave a thumbs up to his second senior brother. This guy's title as a pea shooter was indeed well deserved.
Throwing stones was a very important skill in this era. Even later, after bows and arrows were fully developed, throwing stones as a means of attacking enemies has never completely disappeared.
For example, the more common locust stone.
The most famous one should be in Water Margin, where Zhang Qing beat the heroes with rocks and arrows without feathers. In one day, he defeated seventeen Liangshan generals.
Even Master Lu Zhishenlu's bald head reflected in the moonlight was opened by Zhang Qing with a stone.
The bigger thing is the trebuchet. This thing is thrown away with all its strength, just like a small cannonball...
This was still the case later. In today's era, throwing stones is still an extremely simple and effective means of hunting and fighting enemies.
No matter what aspect he considered, Han Cheng would not be stingy in praising his second senior brother.
Junior Brother Sha came to where the second senior brother was and also drew his bow and arrow. The two of them seemed to want to compete today.
However, in this contest, Junior Brother Sha was at a disadvantage.
Because after firing the bow many times, the elasticity of this hastily made simple longbow has become much smaller. Naturally, it cannot compare with the pea-shooter of the second senior brother.
After this comparison, most people in the Qingque tribe believed that the bows and arrows made by Shenzi were not as effective as the stone-throwing skills they had mastered.
Han Cheng didn't care too much about people's attitudes, because he clearly knew how broad the prospect of bows and arrows was.
This scene suddenly reminded him of the time when the steam train was trialled. Someone on horseback easily overtook the train, thinking that the train was nothing more than that.
But what happened next? Even if the horse is exhausted, it cannot catch up with the speeding high-speed train.
The second senior brother was beating his chest over there to express that he would not use a bow and arrow in the future. Here, the second senior brother Sha looked a little frustrated and came to Han Cheng with a bow and arrow.
Junior Brother Sha likes bows and arrows very much. He has little accuracy when throwing stones with his hands, but he can achieve extremely accurate results with bows and arrows, so he is unwilling to give up bows and arrows just now.
After Han Cheng took the bow and looked at it for a while, he started to think twice. He reached out and patted Junior Brother Sha on the shoulder to signal him not to be depressed.
This is just the simplest bow. With slight improvements, we will surely be able to create bows and arrows that can shoot farther and be more powerful.
Junior Brother Sha regained some energy and recalled the story of "Hou Yi shot down the sun" told by the Son of God last night, which fascinated him so much. He looked at Han Cheng and asked with hope: "Can you also shoot down the sun?"
Han Cheng couldn't laugh or cry, he shouldn't have told the story about Hou Yi shooting the sun.
Han Cheng said seriously: "The sun cannot shoot down, but it can shoot farther."
Then he added: "There is only one sun in the sky now. If you really shoot it down when the time comes, we won't be able to live."
Hearing what the Son of God said, Junior Brother Sha realized this problem and couldn't help but laugh.
He no longer struggled with the issue of shooting the sun, but asked Han Cheng for advice on how to make a more powerful bow.
Han Cheng said what he had already thought about: "Go to the mulberry forest and cut down a tree as thick as this."
As he spoke, he made a circle the size of a bowl with his hand.
"When you come back, I will teach you how to make a more powerful bow and arrow."
After Junior Brother Sha got the accurate information from Han Cheng, he ran away happily, but Han Cheng stopped him and asked Senior Brother and the others to go with him.
After all, if you are going to the wild, it is better to have a companion.
The bow and arrow matter was temporarily over, and Han Cheng could finally implement his whim.
