Chapter 1656: Cotton armor wins the trust of the whole army
“Next, try their protective ability against blunt objects. Bring two pigs, tie their limbs, put one in cotton armor, and one in iron armor. Two more pigs People riding horses and holding maces greeted them. "
Zhu Ping'an gave the order, and the two big fat pigs were pulled by their ears and front legs, and howled and dragged to the school ground. Before they could react, they were tied up. One end was covered with cotton armor, and the other was covered with iron armor.
Then, two sturdy Zhejiang soldiers got on their horses, dragged their maces with their backhands, clamped the horse's belly with their feet, and began to drive the horses to gallop. In order to increase the horse's speed, they first ran around the school grounds. After the second circle, the horse quickly lifted up and waved the mace in his hand vigorously, swiping it hard at the fat pig in armor.
The fate of the high-speed running horses, the heavy mace, and the two fat pigs can be imagined
All the Zhejiang Army officers and soldiers couldn't help but shed tears of sympathy from the corners of their mouths. Hehe, you can have extra food.
Boom! Boom!
After two dull hammering sounds, a harsh squealing pig sound sounded continuously.
"I'll go, right? The pig in the iron armor died, but the pig in the cotton armor was not hammered to death on the spot?!"
A group of Zhejiang Army soldiers were in disbelief. He opened his mouth wide and stared at the two fat pigs on the school field in shock.
The iron-clad fat pig had blood pouring from its mouth and nose, and lay paralyzed on the ground, motionless. It had long since passed away and become food.
Although the fat pig with cotton armor was bleeding from its mouth, nose and ears, the whole pig was howling in pain, struggling and kicking like crazy.
The pig was not killed or even incapacitated.
Zhu Pingan asked people to untie the cotton-armored pig. The pig was wearing cotton armor like a gust of wind. It howled and ran away from the scene. At first, it was squirming as if it was drunk. He stumbled several times, but he quickly regained his balance, and then rode Juechen at a speed that was not like a pig, leaving a trail of flying dust, and suddenly disappeared without a trace.
“No, the pig in cotton armor not only didn’t die on the spot, but actually survived. Can you believe this?! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it.”
"Cotton armor is much better at protecting blunt objects than iron armor. Also, there is so much cotton, which cushions a lot of force."
"Wearing iron armor on the battlefield, and being hit with such a mace, His internal organs must have been torn apart. Even if he didn’t die on the spot, he would definitely It's useless; but if he wears cotton armor, he might still have the power to backhand. Although the fat pig has thicker skin and thicker flesh than us, it can be seen."
Zhejiang. Seeing this scene, the military officers couldn't help but admire the performance of the cotton armor in defending against blunt objects.
“Next, let’s try the protective capabilities of these two armors against fire guns. In addition to the sharp knife base, the Japanese pirates also have fire guns, which are also called iron cannons. We call them iron cannons. We will destroy Japanese pirates in the future , To fight against Japanese pirates, we must face Japanese pirates'
fire guns. The fire guns we use now are almost the same as the Japanese pirates' iron cannons. Now let's try to see if they can defend against them."
Zhu Ping'an said to a group of Zhejiang Army soldiers to test the protective performance of cotton armor and iron armor against fire mirrors.
Because the fire gun is much more powerful than the bow, in order to save costs, a pair of cotton armor and a pair of iron armor were used for the test this time.
Soon, a hundred Zhejiang soldiers with excellent fire cannon shooting skills were selected and ordered to fire fire cannons twenty steps away.
The firing range of Ming Dynasty fire cannons is about 100 meters, but the effective range is within fifty meters. The range with armor-piercing capability is within thirty meters. A distance of twenty steps can ensure the best power of fire cannons. .
“Get ready!”
Liu Dadao acted as the conductor, raised his hand and shouted.
As soon as Liu Dadao finished speaking, one hundred Zhejiang army gunsmiths skillfully took out a small bag of gunpowder from the ammunition bottle, made an opening with their mouths, poured the gunpowder into the gunpowder pool, and buckled the gunpowder pool. After removing the cap, load the projectiles skillfully.
Then, light the match rope, put the match rope on the match rope clip, hold up the fire gun, and aim steadily at the ten sets of cotton and ten sets of iron armor in the distance. Following the order, five people aimed at an armor.
They have practiced this set of movements countless times during this period, and they are so proficient that they cannot be more proficient.
"Let it go!" Liu Dacai waved his hand vigorously.
After Liu Yidao gave the order, a hundred gunmen immediately pulled the trigger. "Bang bang comment..."
A burst of gunshots filled the air, and the choking smell of gunpowder began to disperse.
Although the accuracy of fire cannons in this era is not high, due to the high distance and close range, almost all of the one hundred fire cannon players hit the target. Each armor was hit by at least four shots, without exception.
“Let’s see how it goes. Can you protect yourself from the firecrackers?”
The Zhejiang army generals couldn’t wait to see the condition of the twenty pairs of armors, and they all stretched out. neck.
Seeing this, Zhu Pingnu smiled slightly and waved her hands for everyone to come closer and watch.
A group of Zhejiang Army soldiers rushed forward impatiently.
"Hey, this fire gun is so powerful that it has shot out several holes in the armor, piercing through the front and back. If a person were to wear this, there would be four or five transparent holes."
“d(д) Oh my god, this cotton armor is not covered by Shot through, the projectile got stuck on the iron piece. "
"This is also the case. This projectile penetrated the first layer of cotton. Although the iron piece also had a hole, it was still intact with the second layer. Even if it is blocked, this cotton armor can still protect against firearms.”
"This armor blocked two projectiles, but it made three holes. It still failed to prevent it..."
"What a good guy, you don't know it until you look at it. You'll be shocked when you see it. This blunderbuss is so powerful. . Every piece of armor was smashed with at least two or three holes... …However, the cotton armor was actually protected. Except for one pair of cotton armor that had a hole and a hole in it, the other cotton armor was not penetrated.”
A group of Zhejiang Army soldiers were struck by the power of the fire cannon. I was shocked by the protective performance of the cotton armor. I didn't expect the fire gun to be so powerful.
I thought cotton armor was just a regular product, but I didn’t expect it to be more reliable than iron armor.
“This cotton armor is made of cotton. If it rains, wouldn’t it get soaked?”
Someone suddenly thought of a question, and it resonated instantly, and all the soldiers couldn't help but become worried.
“Get water.”
Zhu Pinhui smiled and ordered.
A bucket of water was quickly brought up. Zhu Pingan took out a ladle of water and poured it on a set of cotton armor.
One scoop after another, the pouring rain is nothing more than that.
Zhu Ping'an poured three ladles in a row, then changed to a pair of cotton armor and poured another three ladles, and poured five pairs of cotton armor in a row.
The water splashed on the cotton armor and flowed down, as if it had been splashed on linoleum.
“It’s actually rainproof?”
A group of Zhejiang Army soldiers came forward to check and found that the cotton armor was barely wet. They couldn’t help but open their mouths in surprise.
“This cotton armor is a treasure.”
All the Zhejiang soldiers were amazed by the excellent protective properties of the cotton armor. They looked at the hundred sets of cotton armor with envy and wanted to own one.
“This kind of cotton armor is the standard equipment of our Zhejiang Army, and everyone has one.”
Zhu Pingan’s words caused a crowd of Zhejiang Army officers to cheer, and all of them had happy faces. flowers. (End of this chapter)