No Regrets In Flourishing Tang

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The knife-proof clothing developed by Li An is a kind of soft and lightweight clothing, which can effectively prevent the cutting and puncturing of sharp weapons. However, it does not have much defensive effect against heavier shield attacks.

In terms of specific defensive weapons, the effect of defending bows and crossbows is undoubtedly the most ideal. Secondly, the effect of defending ordinary small swords is also very good. As for the large weapons such as the long spear, the defensive effect is very weak, far less than the hard armor As for the wolf fang club and the blunt devices such as the big hammer, such clothes do not have the slightest defensive ability, just like not wearing them.

Therefore, if it is applied, it is very necessary to equip such clothes with troops that are often attacked by crossbows. For example, the light cavalry under Guo Ziyi needs such light armor.

Before, Guo Ziyi had always contradicted how to equip his cavalry with armor. If the armor is enough to resist the horse thief, the armor will be too heavy to effectively pursue the running horse thief. If it is not equipped with armor, it will be pursued. At that time, the horse thief will turn back and throw arrows, causing great damage to the chasing Great Tang soldiers. Many Great Tang soldiers will hit the arrow and the horse will fall to the ground, and the soldiers will be tipped to the ground, causing a very serious Fall.

In short, due to the damage of the bow and crossbow, the Great Tang soldiers of many borders have caused violent death. According to the statistics of the relevant border agencies, the soldiers who died from arrow injuries accounted for at least more than half of the total, and as long as the problem of arrow damage is solved, It can halve the number of casualty soldiers at the Great Tang border, which is a very tempting data and makes generals like Guo Ziyi excited.

How could an arrow be enough, Guo Ziyi fired the arrow several times in a row, each time blocked by his clothes, and any arrow failed to break through the clothing defense, and all fell on the ground.

“Okay, what a good thing, let This Old Man take a good look.”

Guo Ziyi threw the crossbow in his hand excitedly, strode to the scarecrow, took off the slightly damaged clothes, and made a very careful observation. Every detail was carefully observed, especially when he was shot by the bow and arrow The passing position is the most important observation part, because this is related to the life of the future soldiers, Guo Ziyi can not be sloppy.

In fact, this kind of anti-knife soft armor developed by Li An was the cotton armor of the Song Dynasty. The technological content is not high. As long as there is enough cotton, enough manpower and materials, large-scale manufacturing can be carried out at any time.

When it comes to cotton armor, one must mention the famous figure in the Song Dynasty, Huang Daopo. This old lady improved the textile machine, which greatly improved the level of weaving in China. The cotton textile industry has achieved great development. Cotton disputes It is showing scale.

On this basis, the new armor, cotton, naturally came into being. After all, there is too much cotton, and the skins of various animals are scarce. The iron armor is not only easy to rust, but also extremely cumbersome. , Are not ideal.

The biggest advantage of cotton armor is that it is lighter in weight, lighter than leather armor, and lighter than iron armor, and it is also very warm. It is worn in winter and has the effect of cotton clothes. The price is also relatively low. In the financial crisis , Very large-scale use.

However, making cotton armor is not too easy, and the hard work can only be understood by the person who is responsible for the manufacturing.

For the steps of making cotton armor, first of all, you need to make a cotton sheet, put a few pounds of cotton wool into a special abrasive tool, repeatedly mold it after soaking in water, and then use a wire mesh to make a thin sheet. standard.

During armoring, several pieces of molded cotton pieces are cut and superimposed, and the components such as skirts and armpits are sewn separately to form a full collar. The material and sewing methods are distinguished. The cotton armor is divided into cotton-iron composite armor and pure cotton. A 2 major categories. If you compare them to the fragment coats equipped by later generations, the pure cotton armor is equivalent to the Kevlar skin part of the fragment coat, and the cotton-iron composite armor is equivalent to the Kevlar skin with ceramic inserts.

In defensive power, the defensive power of pure cotton armor is naturally inferior to that of cotton-iron composite armor, but the advantage is that it is relatively light, and although the defensive power is amazing, it is too bulky. At least, the light cavalry cannot be equipped Cotton iron composite armor.

In terms of cotton-iron composite armor, it is divided into dark armor and bright armor. The appearance of dark armor is not much different from ordinary cotton clothes. In fact, the armor is embedded in the cotton piece and then fixed with foam nails. Mingjia is based on cotton bile, and the sheet metal iron sheet is connected to it in the form of armor, or the iron mesh is directly wrapped outside the cotton bile. It is Mingjia. The general weight of cotton-iron composite armor is much. In the appearance of seventy-eighty pounds, it is equivalent to the weight of a relatively thin adult.

As the name implies, pure cotton armor is entirely composed of molded cotton pieces and weighs only about thirty-forty pounds. In general, the actual performance of pure cotton armor is weak. The dark armor and the Ming armor of the Ming and Qing dynasties are still in the category of iron armor, which is practical. Strong armor.

The reason why the Ming and Qing Dynasties 2 was equipped with cotton armor, or even cotton-iron composite armor, was mainly for the purpose of defending the musket. Before the musket appeared, the iron armor could easily withstand the attack of the bow and crossbow. Although the armor was very bulky, the defense effect It is still ideal, but after the rifle appeared, its formidable power was much larger than the crossbow, which caused the armor to be penetrated by the projectile. In order to defend the projectile from the damage to the soldiers, the cotton armor was invented.

Cotton has soft properties. When attacked by projectiles, it will have a certain buffer, which greatly reduces the formidable power of the projectile. After the projectile penetrates the cotton armor, the remaining formidable power is not enough to penetrate the back armor. Therefore, the cotton-iron composite armor is ideal for the defensive power of an early rifle, which can greatly offset the damage caused by the bullets to the soldiers.

Although the defensive power of pure cotton armor is relatively low, as long as the thickness is appropriate, it can also resist projectiles, and it is even more problematic to resist arrows, and Roque is the biggest advantage of cotton armor.

However, in winter, it ’s better to say that if the temperature is very high in summer, wearing cotton armor will become an unbearable thing, and the iron armor is also sad, but Great Tang vast territory and abundant resources, in the summer, the army will naturally be equipped with a sufficient number of vines, vines are also relatively light, and, most importantly, cool, wear cotton armor in the summer, let alone fight, hot Can kill people alive, and if winter is passed on, it will freeze people to death, so different armor, the season of use is also different, cotton armor belongs to the winter combat uniform, and the cane is summer Combat uniform.

Li An has long known that Guo Ziyi has equipped his troops with defensive power powerful and light and flexible. Therefore, he did not hesitate to run to Shuzhong personally and ask the relevant personnel in Shuzhong. Going away, but now, it is the cold season of the Chinese New Year. The low temperature is a mess. The use of rattan armor is unrealistic. Only the strong defense and good thermal insulation are the best choice for soldiers.

Many times in ancient times, large-scale wars occurred in the spring and autumn seasons. The main reason is that the spring and autumn seasons are neither cold nor hot. The soldiers have the highest comfort and the highest battle strength. If it is summer and winter, it is either too hot or too cold. Will seriously restrict the battle strength of the army, especially for the attacking party, the spring and autumn season is an excellent season, while the winter and summer are the truce season.

“Minister Li, how high is the cost of such clothes?”

Guo Ziyi observed it for a while and asked with great concern.

“This cost is relatively high, but it is not much worse than the armor of ordinary soldiers.”

Li An brewed for a moment and said.

It ’s not that this suit is cheap, it ’s because the armor like the Mingguang armor equipped by ordinary Great Tang soldiers is too expensive. As a result, the suit made by Li An is not very expensive. Within the tolerance range of Imperial Court, it is fully capable of mass production and distribution, so that ordinary front-line combat soldiers can wear such anti-knife armor, thereby greatly reducing the death rate of ordinary soldiers, more Save the strength of the Great Tang Empire.

“It’s the price of ordinary armor, it’s not too expensive! This Imperial Court should be affordable, it should be affordable.”

Guo Ziyi said happily, excited like a child.

He has considered it clearly, and he has to work hard to ask the Imperial Court for the light cavalry of the border to be equipped with this new type of anti-knife clothes, thus replacing the light and heavy armor, to meet the needs of chasing the horse thief and saving himself. He believes that as long as he himself Sincerely speaking, it takes a few times to be cheeky. Most of the Imperial Court will agree, even if not all equipment, at least a few 100 to 1000 pieces will be allocated.

“By the way, Minister Li, if it is produced by spare no effort, how many pieces of such knife-proof clothes can be produced in a month?”

Guo Ziyi asked with great concern.

Li An thought for a while and opened the mouth and said: “This is not easy to say. If you mobilize the most power and stop all other things, 10000 pieces a month is not a problem, but this is obviously unrealistic, how, General Guo in this manner is anxious to equip his soldiers and horses with anti-knife suits. “

Looking at Guo Ziyi’s impatience, Li An felt that he was also very cute. He also worked hard for the lives of ordinary soldiers.

In fact, regardless of whether it is equipped with a knife-proof soft armor or not, for Guo Ziyi himself, not at all how much influence, he is a general, and he will definitely not be injured by the general little thief. Yes, it is not because of the large number of soldiers killed under his command that he is not sure of his commanding ability. A few soldiers will be nothing for Imperial Court. Just pay more pensions.

However, Guo Ziyi is different. He is a general who loves soldiers. He will be saddened when he sees the death of his soldiers. As long as he can reduce the casualties of soldiers, he will try his best to make every effort to make one more soldier. Alive is good.

“This is natural, so that the soldiers have no worries, they can fight harder to be more effective, and they will be more handy when they kill the horse thief in an all-round way. Minister Li is also a person who has led soldiers, and should understand how useful this knife-proof soft armor is Right! “

Guo Ziyi said.

Obviously, the courage of a soldier is proportional to the strength he possesses, so the more powerful the soldier, the more courageous he will be when fighting. For the sake of toughness, if it were not so, how could he get in and out a few times and rescue the second ancestor of Le Wushu.

How can Li An be unclear about this, so Li An thought of researching this kind of soft armor against knives, so the battle strength and mobility of the Great Tang light cavalry are all about raising a step, and the defense of soft armor against knives The ability of swords and arrows is much stronger than ordinary light armor, but the weight is far less than light armor. In this way, the mobility of the Great Tang light cavalry is greatly improved, and the defensive power is also improved. Battle strength Needless to say, it must also be improved synchronously. Battle strength does not provide one or two grades. Even if Guo Ziyi does not mention the requirements, Li An will actively request the Imperial Court to produce large quantities of anti-knife soft armor to meet the Great Tang. The defense needs of soldiers.

In addition, Li An refused to publish the guns, which made Guo Ziyi somewhat regretful. As a compensation, he should also publish this defensive armor in order to make Li An feel more comfortable.

“General Guo said that this armor was specially developed for the Great Tang soldiers. Armed Forces are equipped sooner or later, and I will also report to the Imperial Court so that the first batch of anti-knife soft armor produced will be given priority to Your new army, to alleviate your losses. “

Li An said.

“Okay, that’s great. With this knife-proof soft armor, there is no reason for the soldiers below not to pursue the horse thief with all his strength. If someone finds an excuse, This Old Man will deal with it by military law. The horse thief must This is the responsibility of This Old Man.

Guo Ziyi said happily.

“Haha! Don’t get excited, General Guo, there are a lot of fun and useful things below, let’s go and see.”

Li An said with a smile, and took Guo Ziyi to continue the visit.

Because Guo Ziyi is a Great General, the parts Li An took him to visit were basically related to military uses. First, the huge advanced artillery with formidable power, and then the soft armor against the sword that could defend the arrows, that is, one. After planting cotton armor, I went to visit a lot of improved weapons and equipment, and each of them made a lot of sense. After equipping the troops, they can have a great positive effect on the military strength of Great Tang.

It should be said that in later generations, the replacement of weapons and equipment is very frequent. Basically, weapons and equipment will be updated every year. Some large weapons will also be updated at most in the next ten years. They are equipped with better weapons, but in Great In an ancient society like Tang, weapons and equipment are basically not updated. It is possible that for a dynasty for a few hundred years, the weapons are still the same. What kind of weapons were used when the country was founded, and it was the same when it died. Weapons, this is the limitation of the times, and there is no way to do it.