Chapter 56: Marching across the river
The content of the exercise, in addition to the squats and sit-ups that can be completed in the cave, also requires lightning to go out for an hour or two every day. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Wang Chuan heard that when the future generation of polar bears trained the army, they would let them run on the ice field for several days without sleep. Therefore, their warriors are particularly burly. Now there are no protective medical conditions for the next generation, and half of the people of the tribe may die if they come like this at once, but it is still no problem to let them go out for an hour or two every day.
In addition to these, spear thrusting skills, throwing techniques, and archery skills of those who use bows and arrows are also required to be practiced every day.
The people of the tribe are not so stupid as to be hopeless. After the deer riding won, some people who felt that their strength was not as good as him reported that they were indeed inferior in strength, but his spear was thrown accurately, or his stabbing technique was strong, and some even said that the ability to put down the sleeve was great. And the girls also said that they should also participate, but they can't compare their strength with men, they have to compete with others.
In view of this, Wang Chuan announced that after ten days, he would not only compete with his fists and feet, but also with spears, throwing, archery, and running. The same applies to children, but only to those under the age of thirteen. It is okay for women to be willing to participate in men's projects, and in addition, women can add two more events: knotting and sewing clothes.
In the end, these projects are for the sake of hunter-gatherers, and some of the things that cast the net are difficult to show in these competitions. Wang Chuan randomly divided the tribe into four groups through the lottery, first to see who won more prizes in the group competition, and the one who won the most prizes would become the team leader, and finally the team competition. Find a day with good weather to go out, which group will hunt more prey, and which group will win.
Not only can you have the food cooked by Wang Chuan, but you can also drink a little wine. If a person wins more than one item, one meal is added for each additional item.
The group that wins the team competition can eat a meal cooked by Wang Chuan.
These activities, which used to be wasteful of food in previous years, are now strongly supported by my mother. First, my mother believed that Wang Chuan would not mess around, and second, she hadn't seen such a lively appearance of the tribe for many years. She even agreed to Wang Chuan's suggestion to eat three meals a day.
Although the tribe only eats two meals now, it is basically free to eat. Switching to three meals only increased the number of times you cooked rice, and the consumption of meat did not increase much. However, the way of eating three meals can allow the body to absorb nutrients more effectively, and it can also supplement the physical energy consumption in training faster, which is more helpful to improve everyone's physical fitness.
The cause of the competition may just be a meal, but when everyone is engaged in training and preparation, the hot atmosphere in the tribe unconsciously pushes the event in a more enthusiastic direction.
When I got up in the morning, I didn't need to be urged by my mother, and after the pregnant women boiled the soup, everyone got up consciously. Then he twisted his waist and kicked his legs in the cave, tied his clothes and belts, and rushed outside at the command of Bihu. There were not only men in the procession, but also children, women, and an elephant.
In the previous paragraph, Wang Chuan asked to run three laps around the tribal fence. This time we can see if there are any signs of other wild beasts around the fence, and after two or three laps, the child and the woman can go back first. The man also followed the tiger up the mountain or down the river, and ran farther away.
After returning for breakfast and taking a short rest, everyone began to practice various exercises. The morning is basically an organized exercise. In the afternoon, there is free time, some people will stay in the cave to intensify various exercises, and some will go out to practice archery and throwing. Wang Chuan's invention of skis is also quite popular among the tribe, and many people will also go out to learn to ski for a while when the weather is fine. Because Wang Chuan said that as long as the project is run to the end, no matter how you run halfway, walk in a straight line or a curve, jump trees and climb vines or ski. Many people find that skiing is faster and less effort than walking in the snow.
Training can improve personal physical fitness, and it can also make everyone more confident in their team and form better combat effectiveness. Once again, I plan to train in groups and teams, so that only opponents and tribes are left in everyone's eyes, and the distinction between new and old people is slowly becoming thin in the process.
The people of the tribe rarely play tricks of stealing and cheating, and after a period of training, everyone's physical fitness has improved a lot. Bihu threw the spear, and he could hit the bull's-eye from dozens of meters away, which he couldn't do before.
The bark of the tree also grew tendon flesh, and he could barely pull the bow of the tiger. In addition to climbing trees, he also learned to ski with one hand, sliding down the slopes so fast that he would not crash into them, no matter how many trees there were in front of him. This trick is unmatched by the tribe. Let Bihu also be amazed. He also won two firsts in running and spear-to-spear competitions, and is now the leader of a proper hunting team, and no longer has to rely on lip service to earn face.
On this day, the snow was clear and the wind was clear, and everyone came back from a morning run to discuss a four-group team competition. It was done once before, but at that time, the team had just broken up and reorganized, and the cooperation was not tacit, and the results of the game were not ideal. At this time, everyone felt that they had made progress, and they all began to gear up, build bows and arrows, and prepare to show their skills.
However, Bihu is a little worried about going out today, the nearby mountains and forests are almost the plague of the tribe's high-density hunting after autumn, this time it is grouped out, and it is necessary to go further to hunt the prey, and it may not be possible to come back after dark. Recently, many people have noticed that wolves have appeared around the tribe. In case the wolves sneak up during the day, it is more dangerous for the tribe to have a few women and children left.
Because of the limited manpower of the tribe, the women were also included in the hunting team. They may not be helpful in battle, but they can help in hunting, netting and carrying prey. After the beginning of spring, they can also follow the hunting party to gather.
"Then let's not go to the hunting area we are familiar with." Wang Chuan said: "The people of the tribe don't have to go out all of them. Each group left two people and an iron weapon to guard the cave. The others just go out. The team won the prize, and these team members also had food. ”
Iron is slow to be made, and it has not yet reached the point where everyone has one piece in hand. Many people still use stone tools, and even shovels and hoes are also sought-after. In order to balance the strength of the groups, the iron tools, including shovels and hoes, were evenly distributed among the groups.
"Where do you go if you don't go to the area we are familiar with?" Bihu asked.
Now it is basically impossible to hunt crocodiles, and if you don't go to the familiar hunting area, you can only go to the salt mine hunting spot or go further to the territory of the original dolphin tribe, or to the east, but the wolves have already appeared nearby, and the prey over there can be seen to the point of scarcity, then it is even farther and more unreliable.
Wang Chuan pointed in the direction of the big river: "Now that the river is frozen, we can cross the river." ”
In this kind of weather, there should be no problem with people walking on the river.
The river is alien to everyone facing the tribe, and the conditions of the game are absolutely fair. And there has been no one on the other side for decades, maybe the prey will be more abundant, and the harvest will be unexpectedly better this time.
Wang Chuan also planned to make a raft and go to the opposite side to hunt after the beginning of spring, and now he can take advantage of the crowd and food pressure to go over and check the environment.
When it comes to hunting across the river, everyone is apprehensive and expectant. I don't know what kind of danger there will be in an unfamiliar environment. If the prey on the other side is abundant, the tribe will have a lot of territory in the future, how good is that?
After some discussion, the grandmother also agreed to everyone's action of crossing the river to hunt. It's just a matter of being careful.
Wang Chuan put the reins on the baby elephant and pulled out a new narrow sleigh and bolted it behind it. The sled is specially designed according to the shoulder width of the baby elephant, and theoretically it will not get stuck wherever it can pass. This way the person can sit on it and free their hands and do not have to pull it all the time like a snowboard.
Zhuang Niu put all kinds of supplies on the sleigh, and then sat on it with his bow, this time he went out, he wanted to go with Wang Chuan.