"What's wrong?"
"Crying in despair?"
Zhang Bao looked at Li Daniu in surprise.
"Master, the bow and arrows are all broken and can't be used!"
"It seems that the bows and arrows I made still don't work!"
Li Daniu said to Zhang Bao with some dejection.
"broken?"
"Go over and have a look!"
Zhang Bao was also a little surprised.
When I came to Li Daniu's side, I saw a lot of arrows piled on the ground.
Just now.
Zhang Bao arranged for the archers to go out and pick up all the bows and arrows for use next time.
But wait until they pick it up and take a look.
Some were broken, some arrowheads were blunted because they were shot on the ground and rocks, and some were broken by being chopped by knives.
It can't be used anymore.
They came to Li Daniu with arrows and wanted Li Daniu to repair them.
But Li Daniu couldn't do anything himself.
Some of these bows and arrows are made of reed rods.
Although it is straight and hard, it is relatively brittle.
When I went hunting in the mountains before.
It's barely enough to shoot small wild animals.
If it is really used for fighting, it is almost disposable.
If it hits the ground or is hit by a knife, it will break.
And even if it hits a person, if the force is small, it won't be able to penetrate thick clothes.
Most of the rest of the bows and arrows are made of wooden strips.
There is no bamboo near Hejian Village, so these can only be used instead.
As a rule.
Generally, the wooden poles need to be baked on the fire until soft, then straightened, soaked in tung oil and dried before they can be shaped.
But there is no such condition now.
They are all very rough and barely usable.
But after this random shot.
It just went back to its original shape.
This time it was somewhat effective, mainly because the bandits did not have any armor to protect themselves.
Therefore it is easy to use.
If you really need to be prepared, simply relying on these things may not be of much use.
Zhang Bao also frowned.
…
Inside Qinglong Cave.
Cheng Mazi was sitting on an open wolf-skin chair, listening to the report from his subordinates below.
"You mean the people from Erlong Mountain came down early in the morning?"
"And headed towards Hejian Village?"
Cheng Mazi asked in surprise.
Today, he was preparing to arrange for his men to go to Hejian Village to grab food and set fire to it.
some days ago.
I heard it from the county government.
People in Hejian Village used their money to buy a lot of food from the county government.
It just suited Cheng Mazi's idea.
Thus.
The lack of food in the village and the problem of attracting the Erlong Mountain people to attack them can be solved at the same time.
Unexpectedly.
Come together this morning.
I heard the investigating boy come back to report.
I couldn't help being surprised.
"Boss!"
"The fog is thick this morning, the ground is damp, and the horse hoof prints and footprints are very clear. They must have just passed by. Looking in the direction, it is Hejian Village!"
The man below said to Cheng Mazi.
"His grandma's!"
"It seems that Erlongshan must also know the news that there is food in Hejian Village!"
"no!"
"No matter what, we cannot let them take the food back."
"Dick!"
"You should immediately lead a team of troops to Hejian Village to intercept them."
"If you encounter people from Erlong Mountain coming back, just rob them!"
"As for that Hejian Village, let's set fire to it!"
Cheng Mazi shouted at Scarface.
"Dick!"
"What are you thinking?!"
"Go quickly!"
When Cheng Mazi saw his second son, he was stunned.
He shouted quickly.
"ah?"
"hold head high!"
"let's go!"
Scarface led everyone down the mountain with a look of displeasure.
…
Inside Hejian Village.
Zhang Baorang replaced all the current archers with the bows and arrows they captured from Erlong Mountain.
The rest of the people still use the previous ones.
But they are all selected, arrows with relatively good quality.
Let those with good archery skills and courage use standard bows and arrows to aim and kill the enemy.
For the rest, quantity wins.
The sun is out now.
The thick fog gradually dissipated.
Losing the cover of thick fog is not a good thing for the people of Hejian Village.
"Let me tell you, this bandit is nothing special. Just now, I clearly saw that I shot a bandit off his horse with one arrow."
"Nonsense! That one was obviously shot from our side!"
"Nonsense, how do you know? Can you see clearly in such a heavy fog?"
"Can you see clearly if I can't see clearly?"
"If you don't accept it, if the bandits come again later, we will compete again!"
"Compete!"
"Who is afraid of whom?!"
"If anyone loses, how about captain barking like a dog?"
"OK!"
"I'm afraid you're not a good man!"
"..."
People from the two teams were arguing there.
Originally, they had agreed to compete during the first wave, but there was heavy fog at the time.
There's no way to tell who shot it.
So there is no winner or loser.
The two teams now have big swords in their hands, and with the experience of just defeating the bandits, they are very confident.
Zhang Bao watched from the side.
He didn't say anything.
After everyone was noisy and communicating with each other.
The timidity and nervousness I felt when facing bandits no longer existed.
This is a good thing.
After arranging these.
Only then did Zhang Bao feel tired.
He didn't rest in the middle of the night yesterday, and had another battle with the bandits early in the morning. Zhang Bao's mental and physical strength was a little exhausted.
When everyone was eating just now, Zhang Bao was busy leading people to make arrangements.
I didn't even bother to eat.
He asked Lao He to watch at the entrance of the village.
He walked unsteadily towards home.
Su Xiaoyue went home early after the bandits were beaten away.
Zhang Bao passed by the well in the village and felt very thirsty.
He simply came to the well and used a wooden pulley to hoist up half a bucket of well water.
The well water is crystal clear.
There were a few thin ice flakes floating on it.
Zhang Bao picked up a handful of cold water and poured it on his face.
I shivered with cold for a moment.
But my spirits have improved a lot.
He held another handful.
He drank a few sips happily.
The cold well water went straight down his throat, which made his stomach hurt, so he didn't dare to drink more.
Stand up.
He stretched out and walked towards home.
Haven't entered the house yet.
I smelled the aroma of meat and rice!
Zhang Bao was stunned and couldn't wait to walk in.
