Pirate Song

While Zhou Botong was busy building this Gao's sword, Gao Huaiyuan started to add new things. The weapon is now available, and it is not a big problem to solve it, but so far, they have not had any armor. You must know that he has spent a lot of money and energy on training these teenagers. Once something happens, he is not willing to let these precious lumps of his own go into battle naked. In that case, in this cold weapon era, a battle If he comes down, he might die cleanly, so wouldn't he be at a big loss?

So just having knives and guns is not enough. Next, he will find a way to get some armor for his people, so that they can't be light pig warriors on the battlefield. During this time, Gao Huaiyuan has been thinking about this matter a lot, and he has studied it specially. Contemporary armor, I have some understanding of all kinds of armor.

Gao Huaiyuan took some time to go to the county government office, and sent a generous gift to Wang Xianwei. In the name of the needs of the strong men in the village, he bought some armor from Wang Xianwei, brought them back to Crouching Tiger Manor, and began to look at them. Thinking about these Song Dynasty armors.

The first is the helmet that protects the head. The helmets of this era are mostly made of copper and iron, and most of the crafts are cast. The red tassel was just a decoration, it didn't have much effect, so he took out one of the helmets, put it on the arrow stack, and ordered Zhou Jun to try to shoot an arrow from it with an eight-double bow, and Zhou Jun responded immediately He let go of the arrow, and hit the helmet with one arrow from thirty steps away. The result was very frustrating to Gao Huaiyuan, so he shot through the helmet at a distance of thirty steps with eight bows. On the head of a person, after such a blow, it is estimated that they will be seriously injured if they do not die.

The quality of Song Jun's helmets is not good. If you want to improve the quality, you still have to find a way to make helmets by forging. Gao Huaiyuan is not worried about this. There are plenty of good helmets in later generations, which are enough for him to learn from.

After looking at the helmet, he began to think about these armors again. The armors of the Song Dynasty were made in many shapes, and the materials were divided into three types: iron, leather, and paper. The strongest and heaviest should be the stepping armor of the Song Dynasty. It is a whole piece, consisting of 12 rows of small rectangular armor plates, the upper part is to protect the chest and back, tied from the shoulders with belts, and tied forward with belts at the waist, with two knee skirts on the left and right hanging down.The body armor is decorated with shawls, and the left and right shawls are integrated at the back of the neck and tied under the neck with a belt.The pocket on the head is round and bowl-shaped, with long cheeks hanging from the back, and three beautiful tassels inserted in the center of the top, basically protecting the soldier's whole body as a whole.

It can be said that the soldiers wearing this kind of infantry armor are standard heavy infantry, and their protection is quite powerful, but there is a fatal shortcoming, that is, the weight is too heavy. The heaviest is about 50 catties, and the lightest crossbowman's armor has reached more than [-] catties. With such a weight, after wearing it, it is not bad for ordinary people to be able to stand. A person like Huaiyuan who is born with brute force can move around and pounce his soldiers, so he doesn't even think about going far in it.

Another thing is that the production of step armor is too cumbersome. It is made of more than 800 pieces of iron as a whole. To manufacture such an armor requires the cooperation of many craftsmen. It takes about a year to manufacture one piece. Even a lot of money can't afford to equip this thing!

Therefore, although Burenjia is powerful, it was gradually eliminated by the war because of its unique shortcomings. Of course, this has something to do with the fact that the Southern Song Dynasty was not as strong as the Northern Song Dynasty. The land is now in the hands of the Kingdom of Jin, and the iron in the Southern Song Dynasty is not as much as before, so after this era, the Burenjia has begun to decline, and it is no longer the standard equipment of the Song Army, so although Gao Huaiyuan heard about this Stepper A, but he didn't even think about it.

Among the armor of the Song Army, the iron armor has shrunk a lot compared to the starter armor, only the main parts are protected, and only the generals can wear the whole body armor. This kind of iron armor is borrowed from the mirror armor of the Tang Dynasty. The buckle is still a typical Zhajia, with good sophistication and protection, but it also has the disadvantages of being difficult to manufacture and being too expensive. This kind of armor has a good anti-slashing effect, but the anti-piercing effect of long spears and crossbow arrows is mediocre. So Gao Huaiyuan shook his head in dissatisfaction after looking at the mountain armor in his hand, and shot it.

As for the leather armor, it is much simpler. Leather armor is mostly made of raw cowhide, and rhinoceros leather is used for high-end items, but that kind of thing is an absolute luxury, and some are made of raw pigskin, which can only be regarded as low-end The goods are ready, so in the Song Dynasty, cowhide was an absolute military supply. The cows of ordinary people could not be killed casually. The cowhide had to be handed over to the government for official procurement. Otherwise, eating beef would not even break the law!

However, although the manufacture of leather armor is simpler, the raw materials are not easy to solve due to the unified management of the government, and the protection of leather armor is worse than that of iron armor. Cowhide is very uncomfortable to wear on the body, and it is uncomfortable everywhere. Gao Huaiyuan doesn't like this thing, but it is a short-term solution that can be solved by spending money, so it is put aside as an alternative.

Then there is the super-bright paper armor of the Song Dynasty. The raw material of this paper armor is really made of paper, and it is made of thick wrinkled paper layered on top of each other. After being beaten and soaked in oil, a thick armor piece is formed. After wearing it, it can prevent the penetration of strong arrows. It is most suitable for use by the navy. It is not afraid of sinking the soldiers wearing it like a weight. It can be regarded as a unique understanding of the Chinese, and it can be called the earliest Cave He pulled the armor, but Gao Huaiyuan was still dissatisfied. Although this thing is good at preventing arrows, it is not good at defending against cold weapons, and the production is also complicated. It looks like an embroidered pillow, but he dare not underestimate this thing. Look, after all, it has a very good effect on improving the combat effectiveness of the navy, and it is more suitable for the terrain and climate in the south.

After looking around, Gao Huaiyuan could only choose leather armor for the time being. Even though the government controls cowhide, it can still be obtained as long as it costs money. In the long run, it is still necessary to use steel to solve the problem, but right now This kind of Zha Jia made in the Song Dynasty, he didn't want to.

So he felt a lot more relaxed, his soap workshop and Liulifang increased the profit by nearly [-] to [-] percent, and Huang Zhen's performance made Gao Huaiyuan completely relieved of him.

After getting the cowhide, Gao Huaiyuan immediately started to let the women in Zhuangzi be responsible for making leather armor full-time. It was nothing more than cutting the raw cowhide and stitching them together. This matter does not require too sophisticated technology. In fact, everyone can do it, not to mention that there are a group of young girls in Zhuangzi. These girls have been trained here and are able to endure hardships and stand hard work.

And Zhou Hao's mother Liu's female red is very good at making armor. Although she has never learned how to make armor, she quickly understood how to cut it after seeing the samples provided by Gao Huaiyuan. I found a big room among them, and started cutting and cutting.

In order to strengthen the protective power of the leather armor, Gao Huaiyuan thought of an emergency method, assigning a few strong boys to learn to forge iron in Zhou Botong's blacksmith's shop. The requirements for them are not high, as long as they can beat refined iron into toughness Relatively strong steel sheets are fine, and they can be used after quenching. The thickness of the steel sheets is required to be about one millimeter. Put these steel sheets in the vital parts of the leather armor to enhance some defensive power.

Although Zhou Botong was stingy about his craftsmanship, he couldn't object to Gao Huaiyuan's opinion. After all, forging some steel sheets is a rough job. As long as you have the strength, you can continue to forge. As for quenching, it is also very simple, so I have no objection to them following him Learn to forge iron with Lu honestly.

But in order not to let these little apprentices interfere with him making the kind of saber that Gao Huaiyuan requested, he simply set up another stove, let Lu Laoshi lead the boys to open another stove, and after teaching them some rough work, he left them behind. No matter, let them do what they want, and go on their own.

But he himself was still concentrating on how to make the kind of saber that Gao Huaiyuan wanted, and gradually began to figure out some ways, and the next two saber blanks he made began to resemble the shape Gao Huaiyuan asked for. .

Fortunately, Gao Huaiyuan recruited a lot of young people, otherwise, there would be a real shortage of manpower to do these things, but now, he doesn't have to worry about this matter anymore.

Ever since Gao Huaiyuan was busy with weapons and armor, Huang Yan and Zhou Hao were responsible for logging. He plunged into the blacksmith's shop and watched the young men who were in charge of making armor.

After a period of busy work, these teenagers have gradually mastered some simple blacksmithing skills, and the armor pieces they made have begun to have some meaning. Although they cannot be compared with the craftsmanship of Zhou Laohan and Lu Laoshi, they can be used if they can be used. .

Gao Huaiyuan took these forged iron sheets and painted them with paulownia paint to prevent rust, and then handed them over to Mrs. Liu, instructing her to make leather armors for the shoulders, chest and abdomen, and upper arms when making leather armors. Double layer, and then use rivets to clamp the nail plate between the two layers of leather, which greatly enhances the protection ability of these parts. One can make it look better, and the other can hide people's eyes and ears, so as to save people from thinking that his Zhuang Ding is armed. Too much.

Seeing the days go by day by day, these things arranged by Gao Huaiyuan are also progressing steadily, the weather is getting hotter, and everyone in Zhuangzi has changed into unlined clothes.

Gao Huaiyuan was working hard on the school field in the backyard today, practicing against Zhou Jun, Fei Wenlong and a group of people. A group of people besieged Gao Huaiyuan with wooden guns and wooden knives wrapped in cotton cloth, and there was applause outside the school field.

Zhou Botong suddenly ran over from the blacksmith's shop, holding a knife in his hand with a beaming look on his face, and shouted to Gao Huaiyuan: "Young master! This little old man has already made the kind of knife you want!"

Gao Huaiyuan turned around, waved the wooden knife in his hand to force away the surrounding teenagers who were besieging him, and said with a smile: "You guys continue to practice sparringly, remember, your shots don't have to be fancy, the key is speed, you must be fast! You also need to pay attention to cooperation, if you fight like this, I will probably have been defeated by me and killed them all!"

Fei Wenlong, Zhou Jun, Li Ergou and others were sweating profusely, bowed to the order, then began to greet the people in charge of him, and continued to practice on the school field.

But Gao Huaiyuan threw away the wooden knife in his hand, ran up to Zhou Botong excitedly, and looked down at his hand.

He saw a sharp knife with a special shape and a cold light shining all over his body, which was exactly the same as the war knife he had imagined in his mind, so he was overjoyed.

"Okay! It's beautiful! It's a really good knife!" Gao Huaiyuan called out, and took the knife with his hand, waved it casually, and it was very convenient. He tried the blade again, and it was also very sharp.

"Zhou Hao! Come here, bring the Liuyun Saber master Zhou made a few days ago!" Gao Huaiyuan yelled at Zhou Hao who was leading a group of people to practice the saber after carefully examining the saber.

"Yes!" Zhou Hao immediately agreed after hearing this, and quickly ran into the room where the weapons were stored, took out a Liuyun knife made by Zhou Botong earlier, and ran over.

Gao Huaiyuan pointed to a row of wooden stakes used as arrow stacks in the yard and said to Zhou Hao: "You first use your Liuyun knife to knock down these wooden stakes and try!"

Zhou Hao didn't know why Gao Huaiyuan asked him to do such a boring thing, but he was used to listening to Gao Huaiyuan's orders, so he yelled violently without hesitation, swung his knife vigorously and slashed at the wooden post, only to be split open. Halfway through, the knife got stuck on the stake, and it took a lot of effort to pull out the knife. Such a thick stake, even if Zhou Hao tried his best, he couldn't cut it off easily. So deep, it already shows that he is very strong.

Then Gao Huaiyuan handed the newly forged knife to Zhou Hao, and said to him: "Try this knife again, use it to chop wood piles!"

Zhou Hao weighed the knife and felt that the shape of the knife was strange, but it felt very comfortable in his hand, and the handle of the knife was relatively long, obviously it could be held with both hands, so he grabbed the handle with both hands and gently Qing swung it first, adjusted to the center of gravity of the knife, felt that it was very convenient, then swung the knife suddenly, shouted loudly, and slashed at the stake again. He fell to the ground with a knife.

Zhou Hao stared dumbfounded at the broken wooden post, and then at the knife in his hand. Seeing that the knife was completely free of scars, he exclaimed: "Good knife! This knife is so handy! It seems to be more durable. Use your strength! What is the reason for this?"

Zhou Botong also looked at this scene in amazement. The knife maker knows how to use a knife. He can make such a good knife, and he will never give it to him for nothing. So he hurriedly took the knife from Zhou Hao's hand and held it in his hand. After waving it a few times, he understood immediately, and the old man immediately shouted excitedly: "I understand! The key lies in this arc! Awesome! Awesome! Haha!" Now he laughed like a child, holding I can't put it down with this machete.

Gao Huaiyuan was very satisfied with the result, and said to Zhou Botong: "Compared with the previous hand knives, this knife is more powerful in swinging and chopping than ordinary hand knives. This is why I ask you to make this kind of knives. The reason! Master Zhou must have understood the reason, and he has also mastered the method of making this kind of knife! Then I will ask Master Zhou to make more such knives!"

Zhou Botong didn't dare to underestimate Gao Huaiyuan anymore. Zhou Botong was greatly surprised by his knowledge of knives. At first he thought that Gao Huaiyuan was just a child at heart, and wanted a flashy saber to be worn to show his prestige. What he didn't expect was that he understood the characteristics of knives so well, it was beyond his expectation, so he nodded quickly and said: "Young master obeys, and I will make some knives like this for the young master as soon as possible, but I don't know if the young master will give them to you." What is the name of this knife?"

Gao Huaiyuan thought about it for a while, and then looked at the unique cloud pattern on the blade, so he said casually: "This kind of blade will be called Liuyun Scimitar from now on!"

Therefore, this Liuyun scimitar has become the unique symbol of Crouching Tiger Village. Zhou Botong and Lu Laoshi started to forge this Liuyun scimitar with all their strength. In the entire backyard, the clanging of hammers was constantly resounding. sound.

"Master, brother Xue suddenly came from the old house and said he has something urgent to see the young master!" Liu Er led Xue Yan from a distance, and shouted when she saw Gao Huaiyuan.

"Young master! The county government sent people to deliver letters to the old house, and invited the principals and elders of all villages to come to the county government to say something important!" Xue Yan said in a hurry when he saw Gao Huaiyuan.

"Oh? Why are you in such a hurry that it's worth getting all the elders from all townships to the county government?" Gao Huaiyuan was a little puzzled, so he asked Xue Yan, feeling a sense of uneasiness in his heart.

"Something has happened, the Jin people are attacking our Great Song Dynasty again!..."

(The first article Qianlong Zaiye is finally over here, and there will be some deficiencies in it, brothers are welcome to correct me! The second article Jin Ge Iron Horse will show everyone the battle between Song and Jin. What kind of performance will the pig's feet have? )