Rise From the Humble

  Chapter 1690 The Surprising Cotton Armor

"Okay, it's better to say a thousand words and ten thousand, seeing it once is better than hearing it a hundred times. Your Excellency Governor and colleagues, please ask Mr. Zhu to take us to the scene to see how the Zhejiang Army practiced firearms. Take a look at these firearms." How did I give Master Zhu the confidence that 'practicing and using it will be enough to control the situation of the battle and be invincible in the world', I am curious in my heart."

  Master Huang smiled slightly, and suggested to Zhang Jing and the others, suggesting to go to the drill site of the Zhejiang Army.

  Zhang Jing nodded expressionlessly, watching the drill of the Zhejiang army. This is an important part of the inspection, and everyone will naturally have no objections.

  So, at Master Huang's suggestion, everyone was led by Zhu Pingan to the firearms practice site.

   The further you go, the greater the smell of gunpowder burning and the greater the smoke.

   Got to the place soon.

  First of all, the black iron-colored ocean caught everyone’s eyes. All the officers and men of the Zhejiang Army wore cotton armor, red-tasseled pointed helmets, and armor bodies covered with copper nails.

  An official saw this spectacular scene and couldn't help being surprised and said, "No way, everyone wears armor. This is a big deal. Even the Beijing camp can't do it. The Zhejiang army is so rich..."

  At this moment, he couldn't help wondering what Zhu Pingan just said. Did Zhu Pingan make a lot of money selling secret magic knives and medicines? ! Otherwise, how could the armored rate of the Zhejiang Army be so high?

"Master Liang, take a closer look, do you see those gleaming copper nails on the armor? It is enough to show that the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army are wearing cotton armor, not iron armor, but the color of the cotton armor looks like iron armor. .”

  The officer next to him shook his head, pointed to the cotton armor on a Zhejiang soldier, and reminded him softly.

   "Oh, oh, it's true." The official took a closer look at the armor on the soldiers, and suddenly realized.

  It turned out that the Zhe army wore cheap cotton armor. The cost of cotton armor is so low. A set of iron armor can exchange at least four or five sets of cotton armor.

  Soldiers can fight for a pair of iron armor. As for cotton armor, it is not very attractive to soldiers. This is the gap between the two.

   Then, my heart was instantly balanced.

  Hehe, let me tell you, wouldn’t it be nice if you spend less time practicing firearms and buying iron armor with the money you save.

   "Nephew, are you short of money? Why are all the soldiers wearing cotton armor?" Wei Guogong couldn't help asking.

  Everyone also looked at Zhu Pingan curiously.

"Back to Uncle, our army is short of money, but no matter how short it is, we will not save money on weapons and equipment. The promotion of cotton armor is not because of the lack of money, but because of the excellent protective performance of cotton armor. The cotton armor produced by our army equipment battalion Armor is not much inferior to iron armor in defense against cold weapons, and its protective performance is far superior to iron armor in defense against firearms such as firecrackers. Moreover, cotton armor is lighter than iron armor, and its flexibility is higher than iron armor, which is more helpful for soldiers to fight on the battlefield "Zhu Pingan explained to Wei Guogong and everyone with a serious face.

   "Is the cotton armor such an excellent protective performance?" Wei Guogong looked skeptical.

  The rest of the officials were even more skeptical.

  Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Zhu Pingan ordered ten new cotton armors and two iron armors.

Zhang Jing and others went forward to check the cotton armor and found that the cotton armor of the Zhejiang Army was very different from those of other military camps. The cloth face armor or cotton-padded jacket of the army is connected together, which is bloated and inconvenient. The cotton armor of the Zhejiang Army is different and more professional. It is divided into body armor, shoulders, sleeves, front guard, left guard, skirt, and heart protection Mirror and other seven parts.

  Every part of the cotton armor is very well-made, not bloated at all, very lean and easy to fight, but the protective area has not shrunk at all.

   Start heavy.

   Everyone is not a military rookie, at least they have a little knowledge of the military, and they can tell that it is a composite armor, and the cotton armor must be lined with a layer of iron. With this layer of iron sheet, the protective performance of the cotton armor is not much worse.

  Zhu Pingan ordered ten pairs of cotton armor and two pairs of iron armor to be put on the scarecrow, and verified on the spot like last time.

  First, verify the cold weapons of swords and arrows.

  Zhu Pingan called two soldiers to shoot arrows at twelve sets of armor twenty steps away, and shot three rounds of arrows in a row, and then asked Zhang Jing and others to come forward to verify.

The two armors were naturally safe and sound. Feathered arrows could not penetrate the armor, but the protective area of ​​the iron armor was limited. The throats and crotches of the two scarecrows had feathered arrows stuck in them. Only the first layer of cotton was broken, and it was blocked by the iron lining. The other cotton armors did not even break the first layer of cotton, and because of the large protective area of ​​the cotton armor, only one scarecrow was shot in the face.

   "Uh, arrows can't penetrate. This cotton armor is much stronger than the cotton armor of other battalions. It's really not inferior to the iron armor."

   "Neck guards and guards, except for the face door, the whole body is protected, there are no exposed gaps, which are more comprehensive than iron armor."

   Everyone looked at the cotton armor with excellent defense, and couldn't help being a little surprised. The cotton armor of the Zhejiang Army was much stronger than that of other barracks.

   "Zhang Bao, go forward and try to see if this cotton armor can withstand your knife." Master Huang gestured to Zhang Bao.

  The people who shot the arrows just now were all members of the Zhejiang Army. He had some doubts whether the water had been released, and whether he had deliberately saved some strength when shooting the arrows. He didn't use all his strength, and the strength was not high.

   "Obey." Zhang Bao stepped forward with his fists clasped.

   Shua!

  Choose a pair of cotton armor at random, and just hit it with a knife, a heavy "clang" sounded, and only a trace appeared on the cotton armor.

   "Zhang Bao, you haven't eaten enough, have you?" Wei Liangyi gave Zhang Bao a hard look, and said, "Look at me!"

   After saying that, Wei Liangyi drew out the saber, held the saber in both hands, changed into a pair of cotton armor, and swung it down vigorously.

   There was also a heavy "clang" sound, and a mark was left on the cotton armor, but it was a little deeper than Zhang Bao's.

  Wei Liangyi was a little embarrassed.

  The two swords of Zhang Bao and Wei Liangyi further verified the excellent protection ability of the cotton armor to everyone.

   "Change the bird gun!"

  Zhu Ping'an asked Zhang Jing and others to temporarily retreat to the sides, and ordered two armies of soldiers to shoot twelve pairs of armor with bird guns twenty steps away.

The two soldiers loaded the primer skillfully, then took out an oiled paper ammunition bag from the ammunition pot, tore it open with their mouths, poured the gunpowder and projectiles into the gun chamber, tamped it with a cleaning rod, then blew on the matchlock, and lit the fire. Gun, aimed at the straw man in cotton armor and iron armor in front of him, and after the corporal gave an order, they fired together.

   There was a gunshot, and the smoke filled the air.

Everyone went forward to check the condition of the armor, and were surprised to find that the two sets of iron armor were wiped out, with several transparent holes punched out, while the cotton armor was completely blocked, most of the bullets shot through the first layer of cotton armor and got stuck in the iron armor. Sheet or second layer of cotton armor.

  Zhang Jing’s eyes lit up, this cotton armor can also be popularized, the cost is lower than iron armor, and the protection is higher than iron armor.

  (end of this chapter)