Chapter 1116: Insufficient Experience

Regarding such attacks, Xiong and the others were indeed somewhat helpless, because the visibility at night was too poor, and they could not rashly attack an enemy they were not yet familiar enough with; it was better to hold the advantageous terrain first.

And Limu and Fenghou, who usually felt at odds with him, both agreed with Xiong's opinion this time, believing it was better to be cautious, not to attack rashly, and that if they were to fight, they should do it during the day; at night, one should be a bit more timid.

Furthermore, their Cavalry was truly not suited for charging on slopes like this; they could do it on flat ground or even charge uphill, but downhill was not allowed. Once the speed became fast, it was particularly easy to fall, and once an ox of such weight fell, not only would it get injured, but even the person riding on it could potentially be injured.

This was an experience everyone had summarized; for example, when chasing a wild rabbit, you have to chase it when it runs downhill. It runs too hastily, and there is a possibility of it falling, and this possibility is quite high. A rabbit's hind legs are far longer than its front legs, but if you want to catch up to it while running uphill, don't even think about it; before you have even lifted your leg, it has already kicked off with its hind legs and rushed far away.

Let the wild men teach modern people another technique: when chasing birds like pheasants or quails that do not have particularly strong flight capabilities and need to glide, you must chase them when they are going uphill and drive them upward. At this time, they cannot fly, and they are timid; once chased by someone, they panic and are even less able to fly.

As long as your speed is fast enough to reach them before they find a flat spot to take off, you can catch them, but don't even think about it when going downhill. Just as you arrive, they only need to jump, flap their wings, and they will glide away.

It is the same for oxen and horses; long downhill slopes make them extremely prone to falling because their legs are not as flexible as a human's when bending. With four legs and slippery grass, they are extremely prone to falling; humans have a slight advantage in this regard.

Xiong had also anticipated that there might be a second wave of probing, which is why he prepared a small amount of Fire Arrows. They were soaked in pine resin; as soon as they touched fire, they could be ignited immediately, and the burning time was long enough.

The Fire Arrows also played a small role, but because autumn had just begun, the grass had started to turn yellow but still contained a lot of moisture, so it could not be set ablaze; it only burned a small patch before stopping.

Perhaps the sudden Fire Arrow attack also frightened the enemy, and since some of the grass had been burned away, making it harder to hide, they were not attacked again at night. The Huaxia Soldiers spent the first night in a state of tension and a bit of anticipation.

Just as they were about to eat early in the morning, the enemy arrived. Over a hundred Soldiers charged with Spears. The Huaxia Soldiers panicked and were about to grab their Weapons to prepare for close combat, but when they were at a relatively close distance, the opponents took a few steps and threw the Wooden Spears they had made somewhat casually, but whose power was not to be underestimated.

The Spears were quite dense, but fortunately, the height was not great, so everyone found them easy to dodge. Attacks from bottom to top are easy to dodge, but those from top to bottom are not so easy to dodge.

According to a rough estimate, the distance from which the enemy threw the Spears far exceeded one hundred meters; this was with the help of a Spear Thrower. If one relied solely on throwing by hand, throwing a hundred meters would also be completely out of the question.

Athletes and humans who make a living by this are completely different. The wild men repeat the action of throwing a Spear every day, striving to throw it the farthest and with the greatest power, but athletes are only challenging a limit. However, humans who have long abandoned spear-throwing have lost that part of their ability, and their limit is at most the normal or higher level of a wild man.

On the sports field, the wild men of the tribe could easily crush an athlete carefully selected by a country in a long-distance race. This is also the reason why there are so many dark-skinned people at the Sports Meet, but in modern society, intelligence is the most important thing.

After a wave of spear-throwing, no one was injured. The Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers reacted quickly, immediately pulled the Spears from the ground, and after taking a few steps, threw them back in the direction of the enemy, but by this time, the enemy had already run far away.

The Huaxia Soldiers did not have such thoughts or such reactions; they might not even know how to throw a Spear. Throwing a Spear requires technique, but Huaxia had many long-range Weaponry, so they abandoned the traditional craft of spear-throwing.

Perhaps the older ones still knew how, but the young ones did not know at all. They only knew how to increase the accuracy of their Arrow shots again and again, and would not consider how to throw a Spear farther.

No matter how capable a person is, can the distance of a thrown Spear exceed that of a Bed Crossbow?

Just now, they also did not draw their bows and shoot Arrows; the distance was too far. Although the range could reach, at such a distance, the power was insufficient and the accuracy was low; it might just waste Arrows. Since they were still in a probing state, there was no need to attack.

But just from this, Shaoyin had already discovered where the problem lay. The Huaxia Soldiers did not seem to have the same on-the-spot reaction speed as the Xuanyuan Tribe. When the Spears were thrown over, they would dodge, but there was no counterattack because they had not heard an order.

The Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers, without receiving any orders, picked up the Spears and threw them back to counterattack. It was a completely different state. Which one was better, after all?

Shaoyin felt that the Huaxia Soldiers were too obedient to orders. Listening to orders is a good thing, and it should be like that, but now it seemed a bit rigid.

He quietly told his father about his discovery. After seeing it, Xiong only said in a low voice: "This is because our Soldiers lack experience. They have trained for so long and are all qualified Soldiers, but they have never been on the battlefield and have never fought a war; at least those below have not."

"The rest are those who have followed me into battle, but after all, they have experienced too little, and their bit of experience does not count for much."

"Look at these from the Xuanyuan Tribe; they look less disciplined than ours, but they must all have fought many battles with Xuanyuan. They have expanded their territory and had to fight so many tribes and wild men, so they naturally know how to deal with things best."

"The King said to let us watch more of how Xuanyuan does things, so for now, let's try not to take the initiative to attack, see how Xuanyuan arranges things, learn from the experience of their veteran Soldiers, and then teach it to our Soldiers so they can learn it too. That way, our Soldiers will be the strongest."

"I understand, Father. Then should we ignore the enemy for now?"

Xiong looked at the Soldiers who were getting farther and farther away and said: "Ignore them for now. If they come to charge again, then we fight; if they don't charge, then let's see what Xuanyuan is prepared to do. The two of us should not make a sound first and wait for Xuanyuan to make the decision."