Lu Xu's words obviously did not dispel Niu Er's doubts, but it is not their fault. A water cone is a water-driven cone that can swing up and down. It is used in rural areas to pound rice.
It is really difficult for people to associate this thing with weapons.
However, on the Chinese Internet in later generations, some people called something similar to it in the West a "hydraulic forging hammer" and called it the fundamental reason for the birth of Western plate armor.
The biggest difference between the so-called hydraulic forging hammer and water cone is that the hammer head of the hydraulic forging hammer is made of metal, while most water cones are made of wooden hammer head. The greater weight naturally brings stronger power. This kind of hammer head is made of metal.
The technology closest to cold rolling made it possible for people in the Middle Ages to forge large-area steel plates.
However, in fact, the hydraulic forging hammer is just another Western fairy tale produced in a special era.
The correct translation of the so-called hydraulic forging hammer should be water-driven hammer. In fact, it is far from advanced, and it is not a necessary condition for the production of plate armor.
The reason why the ancestors of the ancient Xia Kingdom did not use it to forge steel was not because they were not as smart as Westerners, but because they were too smart. When Westerners were still using Baidu to make steel, they had already used the steel-filling method and did not need too much steel.
A lot of repeated forging work.
Moreover, people from the island country next door also imitated plate armor. They had neither hydraulic forging hammers nor steel filling methods, nor Su Steel. But in the end, didn't they still create extremely high-quality imitation Gothic plate armor?
Although this is another shattered Western fairy tale, one thing is certain, that is, in the case of insufficient productivity, water-driven hammer technology, which can be used for both cold rolling and hot rolling, is indeed an important tool for processing steel into
The most convenient and effective method for steel plates.
The disadvantage of the water-driven hammer is that the plates processed by it are not uniform enough and require further manual forging.
The little blacksmiths under Lu Xu can't do anything else, but they can always do this kind of finishing work, right? And with the help of this thing, the production problem of Wei'anbao equipment required by Lu Xu can be solved.
While Lu Xu was engaged in large-scale production in full swing, Zhe Zhe Tian's business was also booming.
Many of the bandits on Qinfeng Road are good people whose homes were destroyed by the Beiting people. Although they usually have their own circles and mountains, they actually have the basis for unity.
Because even the bandits understand that there is no way out if they are trapped on Qinfeng Road, and the Beiting people may go south again at any time. Their only way out is to leave Qinfeng Road, but Qinfeng Road has been blocked by the government, and their strength alone is not enough to break through the government.
For the blockade, the only way is for all the mountains to unite and do something big.
Although this may be tantamount to rebellion, who would care about this in a life-or-death situation?
It's just that everyone was "competitors" before, so it was very difficult to join forces rashly.
This time Zhezhetianguang's heroic post actually gave everyone a suitable opportunity. So almost all the people who received Zhetian's hero post were present without exception.
Regarding Zhe Zhetian's suggestion that everyone attack Wei'an Fort together, everyone agreed with both hands and feet. In fact, everyone knew very well that this attack on Wei'an Fort was a preview of our future joint operations.
So this time the joint meeting entered into a banquet not long after it started. These bandits took the things they robbed and enjoyed them without thinking about what the people who had robbed their property and food were living at this time.
day?
At the banquet, something unexpected happened to Zhe Zhetian, that is, everyone actually elected him to be the leader of the attack on Wei'an Fort.
In terms of the scale of the mountain, he is not even ranked in the top three. Is it because he is the initiator that he should be made the leader?
He obviously doesn't think so.
But his younger brothers didn't know the secret. Those younger brothers followed the big bosses from various hills and toasted to Zhidian.
Even if Zhezhe Tian who was held on the fire understood the secret, he could only bite the bullet and drink the wine toasted by everyone, and then he was forced to become the leader.
It didn't take long for one of his younger brothers to notice that something was wrong with his expression, so he came up to ask what was going on.
Zhe Zhe Tian lowered his voice and said: "We are bandits! We are not people who want to rebel! Ask who here really dares to rebel?"
"But what we are doing now is to lose our heads. Who dares to use their real names to do this kind of work? Everyone uses nicknames!"
"Look at the people we have gathered here. If the soldiers and horses from all the mountains are added up, there must be less than 2,000 people, right? Isn't such a large group of bandits enough to be registered with the government?"
"If the government comes to suppress the bandits, who will they suppress? Is it not me, the leader?"
Now that little brother can’t sit still!
He quickly asked: "Brother, what should we do? Are we just going to let those gangsters plot their plans?"
Zhe Zhetian said: "They are fine, I am not easy to bully as the boss. Go and tell the brothers below. I have been more alert recently. Don't tell the people on other hills about anything. The boss
I have plans later, but I can’t let people on other hills know about it.”
The younger brother responded immediately!
This group of people didn't notice that while they were having a feast, several young and strong men quietly crossed their territory and headed towards Fort Wei'an.
These people are the supplements sent to Wei'an Fort from above. Wei'an Fort originally only had a team of people, and Wen Zian killed six people when he dealt with Li Hu and others.
Isn't Wei'an Castle's power even weaker now?
So the higher-ups selected a few more people and sent them to Wei'anbao.
Because of the threat from these bandits, the officials responsible for the escort mission did not dare to leave the city easily. When the bandits from all walks of life gathered together, it actually made the road safer, so they rushed there day and night.
Fort Wayne.
When they arrived at Wei'an Fort, Lu Xu's water-driven hammer workshop was almost completed.
Lu Xu was also very happy to see the supplement sent by the above, following the new brothers this time, and the official appointment from the above.
The word "agent" on Lu Xu's head was finally removed. He became a serious team officer, and Niu Er became his deputy.
However, Lu Xu was not happy because these people also brought him news that bandits were gathering.
One of the officers even said bluntly: "Judging from the news I heard along the way, the target of this group of bandits is probably your Wei'an Fort."
Lu Xu asked strangely: "How did you find out about this news?"
The officer smiled and said: "It's not difficult. After the bandits gathered together, they made a big noise. Some bandits on the outside couldn't keep up with the excitement inside, so they started causing trouble outside. Two of them happened to let me touch