Chapter 74 Late Winter (Please collect and recommend)

That night, the little thunder beast and the eight wolf cubs all moved into the cave. The weather was too cold now, and these guys were all born not long ago. They were afraid that they would not be able to survive outside.

In order to solve their food problem, Luo Chong also found two lactating cows from the herd, but their cubs had been separated on that snowy night, and now they were in a state of having no cubs to feed, so Luo Chong prepared to use them to feed the little guys.

However, the two sides were still very uncooperative. The wolf cubs were too small to reach them at all. The little thunder beasts were premature and did not move at all except sleeping. The two cows were unwilling to feed them.

Luo Chong was forced to do nothing but force milking. With the help of more than a dozen big men pulling and dragging, Luo Chong successfully squeezed out milk for the first time in his two lives. Yes, he had never done this in his previous life.

Of course, there was a price. The two cows howled in pain in the fence for half a night.

The few little guys who successfully drank fresh milk survived tenaciously, especially the little thunder beast. Luo Chong could only pry open the mouth of this motionless creature and let Qu Bing hold the milk to feed it.

The effect of feeding milk was also remarkable. This little rhino, whose skin was milky white and a little red, went from sleeping quietly to snoring.

Qu Bing liked this little creature very much, and slept with this meatball that night.

The next day, Luo Chong brought 20 people to Tuogu Ridge again according to the previous plan. He dug a big pit with a shovel and buried the mother thunder beast in it. He also piled a pile of stones on top as a grave, which has since become the landmark of Tuogu Ridge.

In the last month of winter, the Han tribe also spent

a week in peace and busyness. After a week, the wolf cubs and the little thunder beasts opened their eyes.

After two weeks, the eight wolf cubs have begun to eat broth and cooked food. This is the best way to weaken their wildness.

A small group of furry people, who look like Ala who just turned one month old, stroll around in the wall all day.

The reddish color on the little thunder beast had faded and turned into pure milky white. A small bump had formed on the nose where the horns should have grown. Now it could stand up and walk by itself. Every day it would go to the cow to drink milk, but it was still very sleepy.

The cow was reluctant at first, but remembering Luo Chong's cruel torture, she finally gave in and became the little thunder beast's wet nurse.

The third week

"Paopao, run quickly, catch up with those dogs, come on, you can do it."

Qubing led the little thunder beast to chase a few wolf cubs in the fence. The little rhino, who was not even a month old, was already panting with exhaustion.

"What do you call it? Paopao? That's not a nice name."

When Qubing and the little thunder beast walked past Luo Chong, who was nailing the boat planks, Luo Chong suddenly said this.

"Then what do you call it?" Qubing stopped the little thunder beast, who was still jogging, and asked.

"Well, I'll teach you a word, 'pao peng', which means running very fast. You should call it 'ben peng' from now on. It sounds better than 'pao peng'."

"Pao peng, ben peng, you have a new name. From now on you will be called ben peng, run fast."

Qu Bing announced the new name to the confused little thunder beast, and ran after the wolf cub again.

In the fourth week

, 70 standard longbows have been completed in terms of woodworking. It sounds like a lot, but in fact, less than a fir tree was used.

A longbow is made of 1.8 meters long, and a round log as thick as a thigh can cut more than 10 longbows. 70 longbows are only a tree more than 10 meters high.

Each longbow was finally corrected and tested by Luo Chong. The quality is absolutely no problem. With saws, planes and other woodworking tools, the standard longbows made are even better than Luo Chong's. Finally, install the sisal fiber bowstring, and then apply a layer of insect wax, and it can be used.

The women spent the rest of the time making feather arrows, but they were all arrow shafts without arrowheads installed, only the tail feathers were glued on in advance, because Luo Chong planned to wait until the next mining to start making bronze arrowheads, that is, arrowheads, and the arrows used by the tribesmen for training were still the more than 200 arrows that Luo Chong had stored before.

One morning in the fourth week, all the adults in the Han tribe, each holding a longbow, lined up in three rows for shooting training.

"First row, target the hay bale 100 meters away, raise the bow, get ready, shoot." More than 20 feather arrows flew through the air,

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the short 100 meters arrived in an instant. Some arrows hit the haystack, some flew into the sky, and some people didn't even shoot their arrows, and they fell directly in front of their feet.

"Shitou, why do you hold the bow so high? This is flat shooting, not projectile shooting. Just like when you hunt with a stone, aim directly at the target and throw it, don't throw it into the sky."

"Du'er, your arrow didn't shoot out again. I told you not to pinch the tail of the arrow with your fingers. Use your index finger, middle finger and ring finger to pull the bowstring, and clamp the tail of the arrow between your fingers, but don't pinch it."

Yes, Luo Chong is teaching the tribesmen how to shoot. It is still in the most basic release stage. As for shooting at the target, it cannot be said that no one can do it, but it can only be said that those who can do it are very talented in archery.

Luo Chong taught them the Mediterranean string-drawing method, which is the three-finger string-drawing method. It is also the standard string-drawing method for Olympic competitive recurve bows. This string-drawing method is most suitable for tall longbows. The legendary method of using the thumb to draw the string is the string-drawing method used by the Mongolians when they are riding and shooting. It usually needs to be operated with a thumb ring, otherwise the fingers are very easy to get injured.

The tribesmen shot arrows in rows, and Luo Chong kept correcting their mistakes and guiding them on some archery essentials.

Time passed day by day, and winter was about to end. At the end of the fourth week, Rat Da came to trade again. He traded a total of 6 pottery pots, but this time there were not only boys, but three women and six boys, all from the Li tribe. The boy who was traded by Rat Da before was also surprised. He didn't expect that his own people would be traded here.

Luo Chong knew very well that there would not be many such transactions. After all, pottery pots were not consumables. Although each tribe needed them, there would always be a day when they would be enough. Besides, the population that each tribe could provide was limited.

No, if we want to continue to grow, we have to think of other ways.

Finally, it was the end of the month. After another full moon, the circular moon mentioned by the rat witch appeared for several consecutive days. In fact, it was a lunar eclipse phenomenon. Luo Chong was also recording the number of days of the circular moon. During

the fourteen days, the shipbuilding work had reached the final stage of assembly. The wooden boards were nailed to the keel with copper nails. This job was simple to say, just making a skeleton with wood and then nailing a layer of wooden boards, but making the wooden boards was a big project.

There were no electric saws here, so dozens of people had to use frame saws. It took nearly a month to finally gather the wooden boards for boat building.

Finally, all the gaps in the wooden boards were filled with a mixture of fish maw, deer antlers, sisal fiber, and cow hair to make the final caulking and waterproofing.

Looking at this huge wooden boat, the tribesmen were very happy. They all participated in the construction process. I heard that this thing is used to walk in the water. It is called a boat. It can carry people and many things. Although I didn’t see how to use it with my own eyes, I was still very proud.

"Chief, this wooden boat is so big, how can we move it to the river, and this wooden boat is very heavy. It takes a lot of people to move it together."

Shouya lifted the side of the wooden boat with both hands, but the wooden boat did not move at all, so he asked in confusion.

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