Mu Ying moved to the target three times in a row, placed the armor thirty steps in front of her, and then penetrated it in one fell swoop.
Seeing this result, not only Mu Ying's eyes shone, but even Wei Guogong Xu Da was slightly moved.
Without him, thirty steps is too close. Thirty steps on the battlefield is just a few breaths. It can be said that at this distance, even if the fire gunman can kill the opponent, he will not be able to stop the charging enemy.
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It has been said before that a crossbowman can only fire once if he takes thirty steps.
It has greatly improved the situation on the battlefield.
He Xi was also slightly surprised by this situation.
In his impression, no armor can stop a musket. Otherwise, the canned armor of Western knights would be popular in the world. But it turns out that it was firearms that eliminated armor, not the other way around.
He thought about it carefully and probably had some guesses in his mind.
First, the firearms of the early Ming Dynasty were far from mature. In He Xi’s opinion, the fire gun used by Mu Ying was just a large iron pipe with a wooden handle inlaid at the end. Moreover, the wooden handle was also raised and could only be held with both hands.
Hold on, the recoil is supported by both hands and there is no shoulder resistance at all.
It looks uncomfortable.
This is only in terms of design. Other aspects, such as the processing strength of the gun barrel, the efficacy of the gunpowder, etc. are far from mature. It is even just the beginning.
Therefore, the power of the Huomen Gun at this time is not too great.
Secondly, what He Xi created was not iron armor, but steel armor. The difference between one word and one word is a world of difference.
Before that, even the armor made of pig iron was iron armor. And generally speaking, iron armor was enough. Especially for dealing with cold weapons, steel armor was a bit redundant. Not to mention, a hundred
Multiple armor pieces were changed to more than a dozen pieces.
To fit the body.
Each large piece of armor has its own curvature to fit the human body. In this way, the structural strength of the armor is stronger than that of nail pieces nailed together.
That's why.
That's why it has such an outstanding effect.
Duke Xu Da of Wei came forward to take a closer look and said: "With this armor, the war will be changed in the future."
He Xi smiled and said: "My lord, the people below are very capable and have come up with two weapons. It's just that I have never been on the battlefield. I don't know if they are suitable for use. I would like you generals to give them a try."
The prince smiled and said: "Brother He, you are trying to show me how careless you are. Bring it to the elders to see."
He Xi said: "Yes."
Then he gave an order and brought two things.
It's an armor that looks like a piece of clothing, but it's made of iron wire. It looks like tiny iron rings woven together.
Xu Da took a look and said: "Chain armor?"
He Xi said: "Exactly."
Xu Da picked up the chain armor, weighed it, then pulled out a dagger from his body and stabbed it violently. Although the chain armor had no support, it immediately deformed. But the sharp dagger could not move even an inch on the chain armor.
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Xu Da said: "Yes, it is a treasure armor. It's just a little different from the chain armor I saw before."
He Xi said: "The Duke Mingjian, this armor is different from the Western Regions chainmail. The Western Regions chainmail is made. This one is really made up."
"Made it up?" Xu Da didn't believe it.
He Xi said: "Prince, Duke, and princes, would you like to see how this armor is made?"
The prince said: "Brother He, please stop showing off."
He Xi waved his hand, and two craftsmen immediately brought over a wooden frame. The wooden frame was not tall. It was only one foot wide. There was an iron piece on it, which seemed to have a small eye in the middle. A craftsman fixed the steel ingot to the perimeter.
, and began to turn the handle. But after a while, a wire, no, a steel wire was pressed out. After a while, a steel wire came out.
Following the same pattern, a large handful of steel wire was ready in a matter of seconds.
The craftsman immediately began to weave. After a while, these steel wires were woven into a one-foot-square armor.
Xu Da took it and took a look, and compared it with the previous armor, it was exactly the same.
"This------" Xu Da thought to himself: "Fortunately He Xi was not born in troubled times, otherwise one person could be as strong as an army of 100,000."
Chain armor is not a rare armor. It was introduced from the Western Regions. In the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolian nobles liked everything. The best thing about this armor is that it is light and can be worn under clothes. It is also resistant to cuts by swords.
Anti-crossbows are very useful.
In martial arts novels, various soft armors are based on this.
But this armor is also difficult to make. The reason why it is called chain armor is actually because this armor is like a chain, with a flat iron ring inside one ring, and finally forms a whole. Each iron ring needs to be separate
The smaller the iron rings are, the lighter they are. In this way, there are thousands of tiny iron rings on a suit of armor. Each one must fit perfectly, and ordinary blacksmiths cannot make it at all.
This is more of a work of art than a piece of armor.
But now, it's different.
This is actually a by-product of the water hammer process.
When designing the water hammer, the craftsmen encountered a problem. That is, the heavier the water hammer, the better the forging effect. However, it was discussed that the heavier the water hammer, the stronger the ropes and fixtures needed to lift and lower the water hammer.
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So I decided to replace everything with iron parts.
There is no big problem if some mechanical devices are changed from wood to iron. But what about the ropes?
So He Xi came up with an idea to use iron ropes.
There is no need to talk about the next step. In the processing of gold and silver jewelry, wire drawing machines have long been used to draw gold and silver into wires. But before that, they were not used in iron processing. The reason is very simple. Iron
It has strong hardness but poor ductility. Wrought iron has good ductility but is too soft and cannot withstand it.
Nowadays, although the processing of steel is more troublesome than that of gold and silver, it can be said to be impossible in general.
So the craftsmen built a wire drawing machine overnight and pulled out the steel wire on it. Then dozens of steel wires were braided together and fixed to become the steel rope used on the water hammer. In this way, the water hammer had a greater impact.
Apply pressure three times or two times, and the nail plate will be ready.
But He Xi felt that this alone was a bit wasteful. So a craftsman suggested using steel wire to make chain mail.
In fact, there is no need for craftsmen to do the specific work. Just raise some steel wires and let the craftsmen's wives weave it. Just do one or two processing at the end.
What is the difference in defense between this chain mail and the chain mail from the Western Regions? He Xi didn't know. But he saw an advantage, that is, it was very convenient to produce.
Just use a wire drawing tool to draw the steel into silk. Then let the women and children weave it. Men farm and women weave is the traditional production model of the Ming Dynasty. Which woman can't weave? And using the wire drawing tool does not require any skills.
It takes a lot of effort at most.
It can be said that as long as there is sufficient steel supply, He Xi himself does not know how many steel wire armors can be produced in three months. Although the defensive power is not as good as serious steel armor, it is still much better than steel armor.
To be honest, armor that has been simplified to this level is more convenient than southwest rattan armor. Southwest rattan armor is very necessary. You need to choose rattan, dry it, weave it, soak it in oil, and other operations. And this lock
All you need to do is edit A.
As a general, the way Xu Da looks at He Xi has completely changed.
Before that, Xu Da only regarded He Xi as a junior. All the kindness he showed to He Xi was because of Zhu Yuanzhang and the prince's face. Xu Da was a generous man and naturally would not embarrass his juniors. But it is different now.
Already.
He simply regarded He Xi as Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang.
Yes. In many things, He Xi is definitely not as good as Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang. However, in terms of weapons alone, the two of them are definitely not as good as He Xi. Being able to achieve the ultimate in one aspect is worthy of respect.
It even seems to Xu Da that if He Xi had been born more than 20 years earlier, Li Shanchang might not be able to surpass Li Shanchang's current status.
Fu Youde's eyes flashed fiercely and he glanced at his son. Then he carefully tasted the chainmail in his hand. It seemed that the weaving pattern on it was unique in the world and worthy of careful consideration by General Zhengnan.
Fu Zhong, who only knew his father, felt a dull pain in his butt.
Because he recalled the previous experience of being beaten.
Fu Zhong's character is actually a replica of Fu Youde's character. Fu Youde is a good fighter, but he doesn't know how to be a father. He regards his son as his own soldier, rules the family by military law, and never shows mercy. Fu Zhong has grown up since he was a child.
He was beaten frequently.
But today, he knew very well that his previous judgment had misled Fu Youde. He made Fu Youde criticize him as soon as he came up. Although it looked wrong later, he immediately retracted. But everyone is smart, who can't see it. He just didn't say it.
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At this moment, Fu Youde did not dare to say a word, wishing that people would forget him. Today, he feels like he has lost his face here.
How could Fu Zhong, the culprit, not be beaten after he returned?
Knowing that Fu Zhong also felt that he was wronged, when he met He Xi that day, He Xi clearly knew nothing. It had only been half a month, and such a situation had arisen.
"That's right." Fu Zhong lowered his head and thought through gritted teeth: "This He Xi is sinister and cunning. He is clearly interested in Princess Anqing. That's why he set a trap for me. One thing in front of him and another behind his back. Just wait for me.
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Not to mention, Fu Zhong hated He Xi to death.
Let’s just talk about the prince.
Before the prince came, he was mentally prepared.
He had great trust in his father. Since his father said that He Xi was talented in this area, he must be. But the prince never expected that He Xi could achieve such a level. The previous armor was just fine.
Although it is a bit strange, it is still within the scope of cognition, but this new type of chain armor is different.
It should be noted that not everyone in the Ming Dynasty's more than three million troops had armor. But once this kind of chain mail came out, it would not be difficult for everyone in the world to have armor.