When she walked out of the cave with Shu, she found many people standing not far from the cave, as if they were eager to know what weapon she had made. When they saw her and Shu come out, they all gathered around.
"Since everyone is here," Qiao Yu said, "I'll demonstrate how to use this weapon."
As she spoke, she placed the bundle of straw that was as tall as a person far away and said to everyone, "We will regard this bundle of straw as a member of the Stone Tribe."
Everyone:"……"
Qiao Yu retreated a distance, stopping about twenty meters from the thatched roof. She held the wooden hammer in her right hand, exerted force from her waist, and swung it out.
With a "bang", the thatch was hit, and grass debris splashed all over the ground. However, Qiao Yu added branches to the thatched man and tied it tightly with vines, making it very solid. It did not fall to the ground or fall apart.
Everyone opened their mouths wide.
Strictly speaking, everyone's weapons are bone knives, bone spurs and stone knives, all of which are instruments for close combat. There are no long-range attacks like this - except for the stones picked up from the ground.
Qiao Yu explained, "To reduce casualties, we must avoid close combat with the enemy. This wooden hammer can hit people from a distance. Its shape also makes it easier to exert force, saving effort when throwing and improving accuracy."
There were other reasons she didn't mention.
Compared to weapons like spears, lances, and crossbows, the wooden hammer was incredibly easy to make and required very little technical skill. Tribal members could easily pick it up and, once familiarized with its shape and weight, quickly master it.
When the Stone Tribe attacks, they will be controlled within a certain range because of the formation. The Valley Tribe will just need to throw their hammers at that place, and the accuracy is not that important.
Of course, simply picking up rocks and throwing them could also achieve the same effect. However, rocks were angular and extremely hard, and she had no idea how many of the Stone Tribe would still be alive after the Valley Tribe's attack ended. Even if they were still alive, they would most likely be seriously injured and have lost too much blood.
She didn't want any casualties.
There were only so many herbs in the tribe, and they had to be kept for the people of their own tribe. Someone from the Stone Tribe was injured, and she really couldn't save them, nor could she not save them. Wouldn't that be against her conscience?
So a wooden hammer is better. It can hit the head with a round hammer. At most it will cause a mild concussion, but no external injury. At least it won't cause any trouble to her.
"Okay, this thing is really great. Haha, we have a new weapon."
The people of the Valley Tribe were overjoyed and started to flatter each other again, eager to start making wooden hammers right away.
Man looked at the other two weapons Qiao Yu brought out, his eyes shining: "Yu, what are these two like? Show them to everyone."
Upon hearing this, the tribesmen who were praising Qiao Yu in various ways suddenly remembered this and immediately shut up, staring at Qiao Yu expectantly.
Qiao Yu raised the spear, showed it to everyone, and then pointed at the thatched man and said, "Now, let's imagine this clump of thatch is a person, and we want to pierce his chest with the spear."
With that, she threw the spear with all her might, sending it careening straight into the thatch. Her power was so precise that the spear pierced through the thatch, its sharp tip poking out.
The people of the valley tribe looked at the clumps of thatch and imagined a man being pierced through the chest by a spear, and they shuddered.
Horrible, so terrible.
If there was a person standing there, that person would be dead.
Compared to the excitement after the wooden hammer demonstration, the atmosphere after the spear flew out was eerily quiet, but this did not affect Qiao Yu at all.
She walked slowly to where she kept her weapons, picked up the only remaining bow and arrow, and slowly walked back to where she had been standing.
Everyone was invigorated and stared at Qiao Yu intently.
Qiao Yu drew the bow, aimed, and released the arrow. With a "whoosh", the arrow flew out and directly stuck into the top of the thatch.
Everyone followed Qiao Yu's line of thought, thinking that she must have mistaken that place for a person's head. Then they imagined that the person's brain was shot through by an arrow. Everyone's pupils dilated instantly and their hearts contracted.
It turns out what Yu said was true. She had given the Stone Tribe members wooden hammers because she wanted to capture them alive. If she had allowed them to use the other two weapons, would the Stone Tribe members still have a chance of survival?
Aren’t these two weapons amazing?
If only I could possess such a powerful weapon...
Thinking of this, everyone's breathing quickened.
Qiao Yu seemed to know what they were thinking and said, "Don't overthink it. With the latter two, if you don't practice, you won't be able to hit the enemy without accuracy and power. The enemy won't just stand there and let you aim at them. It's not certain who will be the one to kill whom."
Everyone: “…”
Qiao Yu put away his bow and said, "Alright, let's make wooden hammers quickly. At least each person should have two or three, and the more the better. Once everyone has made enough, if we have time, we can hold two military exercises."
"What is a military exercise?" the studious Man asked immediately.
"When the time comes, we will split into two groups. One group will pretend to be from the Stone Tribe and launch a surprise attack, and the other group will be from our own tribe. We will see who wins and who loses then."
The primitive people who had never played house or heard stories had their eyes light up when they heard this, and they couldn't wait to join in this activity.
It’s fun to think about, I’m so looking forward to it.
"Hurry up, let's make a wooden hammer." Everyone turned around and rushed out of the tribe to find wood.
"Just look for wood near the tribe, and return to the tribe immediately as soon as the sentry gets the news. I want to check the finished wooden hammers. If they don't meet the requirements, don't sleep tonight and make wooden hammers with torches." Qiao Yu said to everyone's backs.
Everyone slammed on the brakes, turned around and rushed to the thatched man, intending to study the wooden hammer made by Qiao Yu.
The three weapons had already been taken down and handed over to Qiao Yu.
Qiao Yu threw the wooden hammer away, and regardless of how they tried to grab it, he walked to the other side with his spear and bow and arrow, and said to Man, "Go and call all the women and children over seven years old."
She hadn't forgotten the role played by the Women's Army and the Children's Corps during the Liberation War. In this harsh, primitive society, women and children should be armed and become a force. Even if the tribe didn't use them on the front lines, they should be able to protect themselves, rather than being slaughtered.
Just as the men were making wooden hammers, the women and children were being trained by Qiao Yu, and the entire tribe had conducted two military exercises, one evening, Liu Shui, who was standing guard on the back mountain, came running in breathlessly to report: "Yu, hurry, hurry, the tree on the hill over there has fallen."
"Pass the order down, all teams assemble immediately and head to the ambush location. The elderly, women and children should move in formation." Qiao Yu gave the order immediately.
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