Chapter 172 Beneficial to Water and Fire
After that, Zhou Xu changed the weapon in his hand to a crescent halberd, and used the crescent halberd to stab the vine armor.
Due to the different nature of the attack, the gap left by the stabbing was deeper than the slash left by the slash, but it failed to penetrate the vine armor.
In this primitive era, I believe that the primitive people in the tribes are still using bone weapons and stone weapons, so the threat to them can be said to be minimized.
Next, there is only one last test left...
"Go get a torch."
"Yes!"
In response, the tribe member trotted all the way to get a torch for Zhou Xu.
Taking the torch, Zhou Xu lit the fire directly on the rattan breastplate without saying a word.
I believe many people have heard the story of the Burning Vine Armor Soldier, and Zhou Xu is certainly no exception.
The name of this story clearly exposes Tengjia's weakness.
Of course, even so Zhou Xu has to give it a try. For him, practice is the only criterion for testing truth!
In this simple test, Zhou Xu soon discovered that under the burning flames, the rattan breastplate was not ignited immediately at all.
He even held up the torch and burned it several times on the vine armor, but nothing happened.
Faced with this situation, Zhou Xu raised his eyebrows slightly. Obviously, the facts were different from his expectations.
But Zhou Xu didn't think too much and directly changed the method of fire attack.
Moving fire points can't burn the vine armor, so he simply holds the torch and keeps burning it in one place.
After burning in this state for more than ten or twenty seconds, the rattan armor began to emit black smoke. It was actually lit when it was pointed at a certain place and continued to burn for more than half a minute.
Under this premise, the flame was extinguished as soon as it was put out, making Zhou Xu's expression at this moment extremely subtle.
【Is there something wrong with my processing method, so the material properties are different from the original rattan armor? 】
But what Zhou Xu didn't know at this time was that burning the vine armor soldiers was just a story in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was a novel rather than history!
The stories in this novel are artistically processed. The most typical one is the empty city strategy. In reality, a hail of arrows can directly turn Zhuge into a hedgehog. It certainly cannot be read as official history. .
Under this premise, there are records of rattan armor in the books of the Ming Dynasty. The above description of rattan armor is that its armor is light and strong, can separate arrows and blades, and is beneficial to water and fire. It can also be used for making Li is used as a helmet when facing the enemy, and when it is dark, it prepares for rain. ’
This book clearly states that it is beneficial to water and fire!
Of course, when he continued to burn the rattan armor with a torch, the rattan armor was indeed set on fire.
But the problem is that in a situation like that, continuous burning is equivalent to being roasted in the fire all the time.
In this situation, would it be better if you changed to iron armor?
It is true that iron cannot be ignited under normal circumstances, but the temperature of the armor continues to rise, like a red-hot soldering iron. If you are completely wrapped in it, the end will probably be worse.
“Sure enough, practice is the only criterion for testing truth!”
This test result made Zhou Xu happy.
From the current point of view, this rattan armor is more than enough to defend copper weapons. The biggest weakness is probably that it is not easy to make and the processing is too time-consuming.
As for this issue, Zhou Xu was already very clear from the beginning.
So when he first processed the rattan, he filled up the amount in one go.
Judging from the current consumption alone, it is more than enough to arm all the soldiers of their tribe. After successfully completing the test, the production of the rattan armor was fully launched.
As for Zhou Xu, after the second sword was polished, he started testing the durability of the sword.
This kind of weapon, when fighting on the battlefield, will inevitably collide with the enemy's weapon.
To what extent their own weapons can be used, they must first confirm.
"You two each take a sword, simulate fighting, chop each other's sword, and repeat it one by one, let's get started."
The test is not complicated, and the entire result , came faster than Zhou Xu expected. When the sword struck for the ninth time, with a soft sound, a section of the blade was chopped off on the spot, and the sword broke directly!
This situation caught Zhou Xu by surprise, and he quickly asked someone to bring over the two swords, including the blade that was chopped off.
There is nothing much to say about the completely broken sword, and the one that has not been broken can already see obvious cracks on the sword, and the blade has collapsed. There was only a small opening, and it was far more brittle than he expected.
[It seems that this sword is not tough enough. 】
Just like diamonds are known as the hardest stones in the world, but they can also be easily broken. The key factor is that toughness!
[But why didn’t something like this happen on the previous Crescent Halberd? 】
With this thought in mind, Zhou Xu asked his subordinates to get two crescent halberds for comparison.
The crescent halberd has undoubtedly been subjected to the same collision and slashing test, and its performance was much better than that of the sword.
The same material and the same forging method, but showing completely different strengths.
What is the root cause of this situation?
As a modern person, Zhou Xu quickly realized the problem after opening his mind.
"Length! It's the length of the weapon!"
When the material and forging method are the same, the longer the length, the higher the toughness requirements. If the toughness is insufficient, it will easily break.
The crescent halberd is not so easy to break because its metal part is less than half of the sword!
Following this idea, if you want to improve the durability of the sword and make it less likely to break, the easiest way is to directly reduce the length of the sword.
As for how much it is reduced, it depends on the length of the enemy's weapon.
Combined with the information sent back from time to time from the Barren Mountain Camp, the most commonly used melee weapon by the primitive tribes there is the stone axe.
After all, the primitive people opposite are not stupid. Weapons such as spears are not easy to use in the mountains and forests. As long as they have used them, they can quickly come to this conclusion.
Under this premise, due to limitations in technology and materials, the stone axes of primitive tribes are all made relatively short, with a total length of only thirty centimeters.
In this way, as long as Zhou Xu ensures that the sword has a length of thirty-five to forty centimeters, their soldiers can ensure an advantage in the attack distance of close combat.
When the sword was being tested, the director of the forging department was nearby. Zhou Xu directly informed the other party of this conclusion and asked him to make a new mold.
After receiving the order, the director of the blacksmithing department returned to the department with a broken sword in his hand. He had a bad look on his face. This time, he was really embarrassed.
“The forging and polishing work of all swords has been stopped. This batch of swords cannot be used, so I melted them and recast them!”
Fortunately, the materials will not be wasted. This part of the work was all in vain, causing a wailing sound in the forging department...
(End of this chapter)