The Yu Dynasty, also known as the Yellow Emperor Dynasty and the Yu Shun Dynasty, was an ancient country.

It was in front of the Xia Dynasty and was the first dynasty in China, but there was more controversy. Its capital was Yu, and today's Pinglu County, Shanxi Province.

One hundred and ten miles to the south of Yucheng, there are continuous mountains, with high forests and dense trees. There are many large and ferocious beasts in it, such as bears, tigers, leopards, wolves, etc.

They sometimes wander to several tribes around the mountain to feed, and many chickens, sheep, and even people have been taken away. Especially when the snow falls every winter, after it is difficult to forage, these animals are even more ferocious, and there are injuries at two ends in three days.

Therefore, in the early winter, under the call of the leaders of various tribes, the most effective hunters of their tribes are sent into the mountains to hunt. One is to replenish food, and the other is to catch some alive and bring them back and keep them in the tribe's pen to breed for the next year, or exchange the necessary items between the tribes.

This year, the tribes have agreed that this winter, which one will catch the most prey will be recognized as the best hunter.

Not only can you get a fine Zhemu bow and a sharp javelin. You can also freely choose an unmarried girl in each tribe and carry it back to be your wife.

The news was very exciting for the hunters, and they cared a lot about being awarded the title of the best hunter. And there is also the bow made of Zhemu, which was carefully crafted by the most outstanding bow master of the Huangzi tribe, "Ji". Whoever owns it will get twice the result with half the effort when hunting in the future.

Some hunters were already imagining which girl they would carry, and which hides or meat they should give to their parents.

Hongshan is a young hunter from another tribe, the Yao tribe, who turns 14 this year. He was an orphan who had been picked up from the mountains by the old hunters of the tribe since he was a child. Because when he was found, there was a flood, so he named it Hongshan.

Although he is young, he has been hunting with the old hunter for ten years. He can master all kinds of skills and is already a qualified hunter of the tribe.

At this time, Hong Shan was holding a bow and arrow, carrying a trap made of solid tree bark, and on the way into the mountain, carefully observing the traces of the ground.

Since there has been no heavy snow in the past two days, the paw prints left by various animals are very clear. Hong Shan looked at it, his eyes were red and swollen, he frowned slightly, and resolutely followed a footprint.

These are the footprints left by the huge black bear in the mountain, weighing thousands of pounds and reaching more than two meters high. The hunters of several tribes have always tried to catch it, but each time it escapes, and several hunters have been bitten to death, which is both cunning and ferocious.

Hongshan entered the mountain today to avenge the old hunter, because last night the black bear broke into the tribe to forage for food, and the old hunter fought with it. As a result, he was torn in the stomach by a bear's claw, died of serious injuries, and died.

Following the footprints of the black bear, I walked all the way to the halfway up the mountain. At this time, the temperature in the mountains is very low, and the air is foggy. Hong Shan found a slightly larger tree, climbed on top of the tree, and looked around, it was very quiet, without a trace of movement.

Looking at noon, after climbing the mountain for most of the day, I was hungry. So he simply took out food and water, ate and drank at the same time, and sat down to rest by the way.

Halfway through eating, Hong Shan keenly noticed that thirty meters away, there was a white thing moving towards him, like a rabbit. So he took out his bow and arrows, and gently held the bow in his left hand. His eyes were fixed as he slowly rested his right hand on the bowstring.

This bow and arrow are still left by the old hunter, although the bow body is also made of wood, but because it was slapped on it by the bear's claw last night, there is a dark injury. The elastic recovery is not so good, and the power is reduced compared to before, which is a pity.

But these arrows are very good, and the triangular cluster of arrows is made of tiger bones, which are wide, flattened, and unusually sharp. On both sides of the arrow cluster, the old hunter also made grooves with stone knives, which are said to speed up bloodletting, which is very suitable for hunting bears or large animals.

The shaft of the arrow is made of straight and round branches, each of which is the same length. After peeling, roll and bake over low heat, dehydrate and correct the straightness. Tie three more pheasant feathers to the tail of the arrow to maintain balance.

And take a stone knife to carve grooves at the root of the arrow, so that the arrow can jam the bowstring and not fall off. It can ensure that within 30 meters, the consistency and accuracy of the shot are extremely high.

Among several tribes, the skill of the old hunter in making bows and arrows can be ranked among the first. After all, it's a lifetime of hunting, so I rely on this to eat.

Although the bow in his hand is a little worse than the arrow. But Hong Shan knows very well that a good bow is not as good as a few good arrows.

Because for every arrow fired, consistency, accuracy, and power are the most important. The bow is good, and there is a change in the size of the pull. But if the arrow is bad, it will miss the prey.

This is also the intuitive perception of Hongshan's ten years of hunting with a bow.

I saw Hong Shan kneeling on the tree with his left leg, and his right leg squatting. The left hand is a steady diagonal bow, the arrow is placed on the left side of the bow, and the index and middle fingers of the right hand are gently holding the arrow. Quickly pull the bowstring and aim the arrow under the rabbit, about a palm's distance.

"Whoosh", the triangular cluster of arrows lightly inserted into the rabbit's body, penetrated, and firmly nailed to the ground. The rabbit fell, shook its paws a few times, and then slowly swallowed.

After seeing the prey, Hong Shan did not have a trace of joy. Because looking at his fingers with arrows, he couldn't help but think of the old hunter's guidance to him.

"Hongshan, don't learn from other hunters in the tribe, use your index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and three fingers to build arrows, which is good and bad."

"Reason: The advantage of using three fingers is that you have a lot of strength, you can pull a heavier bow steadily, and your hand doesn't hurt. But if the bow is short, the arrow will be caught in three fingers. This also increases the friction on the bowstring, which affects the accuracy of the arrow. Using the index finger and middle finger is the opposite, testing the strength of your fingers, which is more difficult. But there is less interference, and the arrow is smoother. You don't have to think about the length of the bow or the length of the bow. ”

Thinking of this, Hong Shan took a deep breath, and after making his mood stable, he looked around vigilantly, and there was no abnormality. Jumping off the tree briskly, the arrows were retrieved first, and carefully placed in the quiver made of bark.

Each of these arrows is precious, and if you lose one, you will lose one. There are not many well-made arrows like this in the tribe.

Lift the rabbit to the river, disembowel it with a stone knife and clean it, tie it with bark and hang it on your waist.

Because when dealing with prey in the mountains, it is best to do it by the river or in the water, so that there is less smell of blood, and it will not lure other fierce beasts over. If there is no river water, it will be buried with sand in time after treatment.

This rabbit is big enough and quite heavy, and it has fallen for dinner today. Hong Shan continued to follow the traces left by the black bear, all the way over the mountains and mountains.