I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

The craftsmanship of making armor plates is not difficult. If you really have skilled skills, a set of armor plates does not even take four days.

Blacksmith Raya was so happy and excited when she received Xu Siling's order.

Although he didn't understand what these strange armor plates were used for, it was not difficult and he obeyed.

In order to make the armor pieces perfect, he even took two apprentices to make them overnight. In order to avoid accidents, he carefully inspected each piece of armor piece, lest Xu Siling would be dissatisfied when delivering it. You know, this is a huge sum of money. Order.

Xu Siling paid the final payment after checking that there was no problem. Ella was very interested in the things he customized.

Ella is interested in anything related to handicrafts, especially when she saw Xu Siling painting by herself before.

It's just a little tedious to pierce the armor with a rope, but it's not difficult. If Ella is interested, I'll teach her how to pierce the armor.

Ella figured it out very quickly. Although the two types of armor were stacked in different ways, this was not a problem for the clever Ella at all.

Seeing that Ella was focused on these handicrafts, Xu Siling didn't want her to be so tired, so she quickly called the two knight apprentices, Luo Shui and Vali, to learn the technique of piercing armor and stacking armor together.

With the joint efforts of several people, the split Zajia was finally completed.

The two children looked at the silvery fish-scale breastplate, and the fish-scale armor plates on the upper and lower parts looked smooth and beautiful.

When the sun hits the breastplate, the scales shine. This color makes the fish-scale breastplate very attractive to the eyes of others in the yard.

The armor parts for the shoulder arms and lower body of the armor are also completed.

In appearance, the ten-hole armor plate is longer, and the way it is stacked downwards makes it not look as good-looking as the fish scale breastplate.

But paired with the fish scale breastplate, it looks totally good.

When the armor was halfway through, Ella realized that Xu Siling was wearing a new type of armor.

She knew a little bit, but not deeply.

"Husband, your armor looks very heavy. Will it affect your physical activities?"

Xu Siling shook his head: "Except for the breastplate, the other parts are made of soft pads on the lower stack, which will not affect the movement. Apart from the key points, there are no particularly big shortcomings."

Ella was curious and wondered if Xu Siling wanted to try wearing it now.

"Luoshui, Vali, put this set of armor on that wooden stake."

"it is good!"

The two of them carried Zhajia to a wooden stake in the yard, and it was a bit difficult to thread Zhajia through the wooden stake.

The fish scales glittered in the sun, and many servants in the yard couldn't help but stop and watch, curious about what their master was doing.

Xu Siling ordered the English longbow to be fetched, estimated the distance of thirty steps, and prepared to raise the bow and nock an arrow.

When there were many people, Ella didn't want to talk much, and her expression was calm, as if she didn't care about anything.

But Xu Siling saw that Ella had been staring at the English longbow in his hand, and immediately understood what she cared about, and said with a smile.

"Do you think there's something wrong with me doing this?"

Ella closed her eyes and shook her head slightly: "My husband has his own reasons for doing things, but at this distance, even if the chain armor is paired with plate and chain armor, with the pounding power of the English longbow, the bow can be easily penetrated at full draw. I’m worried that my husband’s newly made armor will be damaged, and it’s not good for a set of newly made armor to be scrapped like this.”

Xu Siling could tell that Ella was trying to remind herself as tactfully as possible.

With so many people looking at it, it was still a new type of armor that he had made by himself. It was a good thing that there were no problems. If there were problems, there would definitely be a lot more gossip in the manor.

Ella preferred to let Xu Siling test it secretly in private, but it was difficult to say such things now. She just vaguely reminded him that with the power of the English longbow, it would be easy to shoot through all the current European armor at a distance of thirty steps.

"Ella, how about we make a bet."

"What is the husband going to bet with Ella about?"

"I bet on whether I can shoot through this suit of armor with my bow at this distance."

Ella felt the confidence in Xu Siling's words and said calmly: "I trust my husband, so there is no need to gamble."

Hearing this, Xu Siling couldn't help laughing.

Not only the servants in the yard, but also some members of the Frofen family in the manor gathered at the gate of the yard to watch.

The manor is not big, and there are no houses to hinder it. If something happens, it will not take long for the news to spread throughout the manor.

Everyone knows how the English used English longbows to tyrannize the Kingdom of France in the Battle of Crecy. Now that Xu Siling wants to use English longbows to shoot this new armor, everyone doesn't have good ideas.

Especially the breastplate of the new armor, which is shining silver and very beautiful, but the armor on the chest seems not as thick as the armor on the shoulders. How can it block the English longbow shot from this distance?

Under the eyes of everyone with no expectations, Xu Siling drew her bow and drew an arrow.

Take a deep breath and draw the string of your longbow.

The bow string was tight and filled with huge energy. Xu Siling stabilized his body, focused on the target, and locked his eyes on the fish scale armor on the wooden stake.

The hand loosened.

The bowstring was released, and the moment the arrow broke away from the bowstring, it pierced the sky like lightning. The arrow hit the fish scale breastplate hard and fast at a distance of thirty steps.

Everyone assumed in their hearts that the fish scale armor would be penetrated, and they didn't have much expectations.

But the scene before them surprised them.

The arrow made a crisp impact sound when it hit the fish scale breastplate.

The arrow was deflected!

At this distance, the arrows fired by the English longbow did not penetrate the fish scale armor!

Ella's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes looked a little more colorful when she looked at Xu Siling.

Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed, not understanding what was going on.

Xu Siling didn't stop, and then fired two more arrows with his full bow, but he just changed the other parts of the breastplate to shoot.

Without exception, the arrows hitting the breastplate only left a crisp sound and did not penetrate the fish scale armor.

Xu Siling did not stop, but he did not continue shooting at this distance. He stepped forward until he was twenty steps away from the wooden stake, and then he drew his bow and nocked an arrow again.

Three arrows were shot again, still aiming at different locations on the fish scale breastplate.

This time the result is different from the distance of thirty steps.

Two of the three arrows were deflected, and the last arrow penetrated directly through the fish scale breastplate.

Seeing that the arrow finally penetrated the breastplate, everyone took a deep breath and finally relaxed.

They didn't know why they held their breath and didn't dare to breathe. They just felt that this armor could withstand the full range of the English longbow. They were surprised and couldn't understand it.

Xu Siling and Ella came to the wooden pile to check the condition of the armor.

In the five armor parts that were shot, the four-hole armor plates all showed a concave appearance, but it can be seen that the four-hole armor plates with arc width can remove large arrows by stacking fish scales. Partial impact and lethality.

In addition to the damage to the armor, the impact force received when the front of the wooden pile was shot was not particularly large.

As for the last arrow that penetrated the breastplate, Xu Siling checked and found that the arrow had directly dented the four-hole armor piece, and then penetrated into the breastplate. But when he opened the wooden pile and looked at it, the arrow did not penetrate much deep into the wooden pile.

If the fish scale breastplate is paired with a chainmail robe and lining, even if it is penetrated by an English longbow at a distance of twenty steps, the impact and damage will be greatly weakened, and the arrow will not be able to carry it if it hits the chainmail armor in the breastplate. Too much damage.

Xu Siling is very satisfied with this test result.

Don't look at it, you can shoot through the fish scale breastplate at a distance of twenty steps.

You must know that on a wild battlefield, a distance of twenty steps, not to mention riding a horse, is extremely fast for infantry to sprint for a distance of twenty steps. At this distance, the English longbowmen had to withdraw their bows and prepare for close combat weapons.

How can anyone take out a bow and shoot at a distance of twenty steps? Isn't this fatal?

Of course, city battles are another matter.

Ella gently touched the dented armor plate and asked curiously: "Husband, why can this breastplate resist longbow shots? Even at such a close range."

"If you look carefully at the armor plates on the chest, they are arc-shaped, and then these armor plates are stacked like fish scales. When the arrow is shot, it will transfer the power of the arrow, causing the arrow's power to be deflected and dispersed, making it difficult to Penetrates armor."

As he spoke, Xu Siling used his fingers as a metaphor for arrows and gently poked the fish scale breastplate.

Ella is extremely smart, and she suddenly understood when she touched the breastplate.

"What is this set of armor called?"

"The fish scale armor is specially made to deal with long-range weapon fire. It has better melee defense advantages than chain armor, but it is difficult to resist the thrust from the bottom up."

What Ella thought of: "It seems that my husband has already begun to prepare for the war with the Kingdom of England."

"The goal of these generations of kings is to regain the territory in the kingdom. Coupled with the hatred over the years, as long as the Black Death is controlled, it is only a matter of time before the war starts again." Xu Siling threw the long bow to the servant beside him, "Philip King Li VI suffered a loss in the Battle of Crecy, so I naturally have to learn from it and make preparations for it."

"How much did a set of nail plates cost my husband?"

"12 gold coins."

“Quite expensive”

"If the raw materials are stable and the mold is produced, the cost can be lowered."

Xu Siling didn't dare to tell Ella that when plate armor officially appeared in the early fifteenth century, the price of a set would shock her jaw.

Although by the end of the 15th century, plate armor could be produced on an assembly line and the price dropped significantly, a mercenary who could go without food or water for three months could still buy a cheap set of plate armor.

But at this time, firearms also came out

The price of plate armor when it actually appeared was not comparable to that of fish scale armor.

However, no matter how expensive 12 gold coins seem, they are not as expensive as the can of MSG sold by Xu Siling.

Especially the costs on both sides are simply not worth comparing.

Ella stroked the damaged nail plate, showing a hint of regret.

"This armor is really good, but it's a pity it's damaged."

"Ella, you have forgotten that this armor is made up of armor pieces."

Ella Gray Eyes suddenly understood: "So it's easy to maintain?"

"You only need to disassemble the rope, replace the damaged armor pieces, replace them with new armor pieces and fold them again, and the armor will be well maintained." Xu Siling said with a smile, "It is indeed a bit troublesome to maintain, and I am worried about it rusting. , if you keep it properly, it’s actually fine.”

"When will my husband prepare to mass-produce this set of armor?"

"Take your time and don't rush. First of all, I don't have that many people, let alone that much money. The war between the Kingdom and England will continue, but it's not the time yet. We have enough time."

Ella thought of something and nodded: "As for the fish scale armor mold, I will find a way."

It could be seen that Ella was really interested in handicrafts, so Xu Siling left the matter to her.

He made a set of fish scale armor just to test whether the effect was the same as what he knew.

He was very satisfied with the result.

There is really no rush to mass-produce fish scale armor. Now we are preparing for mass production in advance. Not only is it expensive, but maintenance is also a big problem.

Due to the bad weather in Europe, it is very easy for the armor to rust no matter how well it is stored.

Of course, compared with the maintenance cost of plate armor, fish scale armor still pales into insignificance.

If the plate armor breaks after a battle, it will be very worrying. Not to mention the maintenance cost, repairing the plate armor alone is not something that ordinary blacksmiths can do.

If the armor is damaged, you only need to replace the damaged armor piece.

Now it would be good to let Ella think of ways to reduce the cost of the fish scale armor in other ways.

Just when Xu Siling called Luo Shui and Vali to take apart the fish scales and protect them for safekeeping, someone in the yard brought news.

There is feedback about the witch going out to contact other executioner families.

An executioner family in the west of the kingdom had long heard about Xu Siling becoming a knight. They also knew that the Frofen family was affiliated with him.

They were in disbelief. How did an executioner become a knight?

Be skeptical of this news and slowly learn more about it.

I don’t know, I don’t know, I’ll be shocked when I understand.

Raya Town is currently the only town in the kingdom that seems to be unaffected by the Black Death. The lord of Raya Town, Faile, has also been inspired by God, and the executioner of Raya Town has become a knight. This kind of thing is all blessed. , this executioner family is dizzy.

Under the skillful message given by Witch Raya, the executioner family in the west of the kingdom learned that Xu Siling had the idea of ​​contacting other executioner families. They were moved and immediately arranged for people to ride to Raya Town to contact Xu Siling first and understand the situation.

There were four people standing at the door of the manor yard. All four of them were wearing hoods and cloaks. Except for a petite figure who had not yet taken off his hood, the other three men took off their hoods extremely politely with apologetic smiles on their faces.

Everyone in the Frofen family in the manor looked unhappy when they learned of their purpose.

Xu Siling waved to the servant to take them into the courtyard.

As soon as they met, the leader immediately bowed down and saluted humbly.

"Dear Lord Siling, I am Anton Adler. We are both from the Adler family from the West. I heard that you were canonized as a knight, so I came here to give you a gift to express my congratulations."

Xu Siling blinked, but she didn't expect to receive a gift.

"You've come all the way here, you're tired, why are you bringing gifts?"

"This is all from our hearts."

Xu Siling couldn't help but look around, where was the gift? Would you like to give away horses like the Frofen family? You can also give money.

Anton pushed the petite figure next to him who was still wearing a hood.

"Why don't you come up and say hello to Master Siling."

The man couldn't help but stepped forward, slowly took off his hood, and revealed his face. After seeing his face clearly, Xu Siling couldn't help but be stunned.

"Her name is Volna Adler. She is my daughter. I want to give it to Lord Siling as a companion." (End of Chapter)