: He tested his men by shooting at his favorite horse, then his favorite wife. Those who hesitated were executed. Finally, during a hunt, he shot his whistling arrow at his father, Touman Chanyu . A cloud of arrows from his loyal guard followed, killing his father and making Maodun the supreme leader of the Xiongnu.
: In battle, these arrows served as sonic tracers to coordinate fire against a single target, allowing thousands of archers to strike with surgical precision. : He tested his men by shooting at
: These arrows featured hollow bone or metal tips with holes. As they flew, air rushing through the holes created a high-pitched, terrifying whistle. during a hunt