This strong Mao father-in-law named Puginsky (well, changed his name to Puginsky, the author was afraid of being hunted down by the Emperor) was originally a Cossack living in the steppes of Eastern Europe. As a child, he lost both parents and was later adopted by a Tatar Cossack.

His adoptive father was a traditional Tatar - a skilled rider and good at riding and archery. Under the tutelage of his adoptive father, Puginsky learned to ride sheep from an early age and grew up to be a skilled horseman. More than ten years of experience made him a very high level of mounted archery, and he became the first warrior in that Cossack village.

It's just a pity that their village was unlucky enough to meet the attack of thousands of Crimean cavalry. And there were only a few dozen warriors in the village, and in the face of the Crimean Tatar cavalry, Puginsky fought bravely, but the war horse was shot down by the Crimean Tatar cavalry, and then he was wounded and captured, and humiliated into a Mao father-in-law......

These days, Puginsky has come over in a blur. After losing something important to a man, he became a little desperate and almost lost the courage to live.

But after arriving in Senegal and seeing the familiar savannah, Puginsky finally came to his senses. He knew he couldn't go on like this. After all, he was only 30 years old and couldn't just die in obscurity. So, he decided to prove his worth......

Apparently, he succeeded. Because of his outstanding performance, Puginski was valued by Eschwein, the head of the Senegalese fur company. As a result, Eschwein publicly appointed Puginsky as the captain of the archers, leading the 60 Mao Gonggong, who was good at riding and archery.

As for the remaining 59 Mao fathers, Eschwein also took the test and found that their riding and archery skills were also very good, but they were worse than Puginsky.

After the archers were formed, the next day Eschwein sent them to try to use mounted archery against rhinos and elephants.

It's just that the skin of the rhinoceros is too hard, and it took 60 Mao Gonggong half a day to barely kill a rhinoceros, which is very inefficient. Moreover, it was because Puginsky shot an arrow into the rhinoceros's nostrils that he finally got the rhinoceros.

As for the elephants, 60 Mao Gonggong managed a few elephants in half a day. This is because the elephant's chassis is high, which is very suitable for riding, and the furry men on horseback aim and shoot arrows. Like shooting rhinos, elephants mainly die from arrows in the head. It is almost impossible to shoot an elephant through the body with a bow and arrow and hit the heart. Fortunately, the elephant face has a large chassis and is relatively easy to aim, and the elephant skin is thick but soft. Otherwise, it will be difficult to shoot.

After the attempt, the head of the archers, Puginsky, proposed - a stronger riding bow was needed, as well as heavy arrows. The bows and arrows they use now are ordinary riding bows given by the Crimeans to shoot antelopes, and there are many problems with shooting elephants with thick skin. Otherwise, the 60 of them would not have shot a few elephants in one afternoon. Therefore, Puginsky asked for a more powerful riding bow and a special heavy arrow with a bloodletting tank for elephants.

To his request, Eschwein, of course, was full of promises. Because, the production of bows and arrows is much simpler than steel ball bullets. In Europe, there are still many masters of making bows and arrows. As long as the order is placed, there will be enough supply. Moreover, if the ball bullet flies, it is difficult to recover it after falling into the grass soil. Bows and arrows, on the other hand, are easier to recycle and reuse. After all, the target of the arrow is relatively large and easy to retrieve.

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Seeing that the cavalry of 60 Mao Gonggong led by Puginsky had been formed, Eschwein found the chief of the Dakar tribe, Maghan, and introduced Puginsky and other Mao Gonggongs to them. Eschwein did not forget Marin's order and brought in this group of Mao fathers-in-law to help the local black natives become stronger.

In front of Chief Maghan, Puginsky showed off his superb cavalry and archery skills, making Maghan's eyes straight. Maghan then decisively asked Pukinski and others to teach his tribal warriors the art of riding and archery.

Before that, the weapons used by the local blacks for hunting were mainly javelins, and they were earthen javelins with stone spearheads. The javelin's hit, naturally, was far worse than the bow and arrow. Moreover, the range is also much worse.

Generally speaking, if the local natives want to hunt, they must be outflanked in groups. Because, the effective range of the javelin is generally within 20 meters. No matter how far it goes, it will be difficult to hit at all. And the animals on the grassland run so fast that it is even more difficult to hit. Therefore, when the local aborigines hunt, it is generally necessary for someone to drive the prey into the hit range of the javelinman and then throw it. But even so, the hit rate is not high.

In fact, at close range, the javelin is much more lethal than the bow and arrow. Heavy javelins, in particular, have a lot of kinetic energy after being projected. Even rhinos and elephants can't resist it. Of course, the heavy javelin in question is a javelin with a metal head, not a javelin with a stone spearhead from the local aborigines.

However, there is a big problem with using javelins to kill rhinos and elephants - that is, the low hit rate and the difficulty of escaping......

If you can't kill with one hit, using a javelin to hunt a rhinoceros will definitely anger the rhinoceros. Once the black rhinoceros starts to go berserk, it will definitely cause very large casualties.

The same goes for elephants, which are sure to anger the herd once the javelins start projecting. If several male elephants rush over and trample on it, it will also cause serious casualties.

Generally speaking, even if Lao Hei used a javelin to shoot elephants in later generations, it was generally aimed at lone elephants. If it is used by a flock, it is easy to provoke the herd. Lao Hei, who was walking in class, couldn't run away from the elephants in the prairie, and once he was caught up, he would be trampled flat.

Of course, if you gather thousands of Black Uncles, each armed with a javelin, you can also deal with the elephant herd. The main means of operation is to scare the herd first, so that the herd will run away in fear. Then, the old elephant that fell on the back was projected. For example, the armies of the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire did just that.

However, this requires too many people, and the average small tribe simply can't muster that many warriors. And if there are few people, it can't scare the elephants at all, and maybe they will be killed.

Therefore, for tribes with few people, the use of long-range and high-precision bows and arrows is the most correct choice.

If you use a bow and arrow, it doesn't matter if you miss and anger the elephant. Big deal, run away on horseback. Anyway, the elephant is so fat, it definitely can't outrun the Bobu horse. When the elephant can't run, the archers can catch up and shoot again, and there is always a chance of hitting the elephant's vital point. In this way, the hunt for elephants can also be completed and valuable ivory can be obtained. Of course, elephant skins and elephant meat can also be obtained. However, elephant meat is not delicious. For example, in later generations, those poachers generally killed elephants, got the tusks and left, and no one bothered to get elephant meat. Obviously, elephant meat is not tasty. But for these African natives, some of them are good to eat, so much so? Elephant skin, on the other hand, is thick and soft and can be used as a sofa cover or as a leather cushion for tables and chairs.

Of course, Chief Maghan was thinking too simply. Those black uncles who are used to bidding guns suddenly let them switch to riding and shooting, and it is not too difficult.

Whether it's riding or archery, it's not that easy, and it's even harder to combine. Therefore, when Puginsky and others select apprentices, they choose more teenagers than adults. Because, adults have poor learning ability, and there is no future. And those teenagers are malleable, and it is easier for them to learn to ride horses and archery, and eventually master the combination of horseback riding and archery - riding and archery. Moreover, the process will be very long, at least a few years, or even a dozen years.

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