Let’s talk about rattan armor, defense and water and fire issues here.

Qi Jiguang, Zheng Chenggong, and Kangxi all used rattan armor. In the late Qing Dynasty, due to the prevalence of firearms and the reduced defense of rattan armor, rattan armor was gradually eliminated.

There is also the defensive power of rattan armor, which is generally considered to be higher than that of Western plate armor. It was used in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and even in the last century, Hong Kong, Macau and other places were still using rattan armor.

As for the fact that Tengjia is afraid of fire, it is mostly based on rumors.

"Wu Bei Zhi" records: Red Tengjia, made of fifty kilograms of red vine, soaked in water in a stone trough for half a month, taken out to dry in the sun for three days, then put back into the trough to add water. Soak it for one year, dry it in the sun, and braid it according to the pattern, making a total of twenty pairs. Its exterior is covered with tung oil, and its armor is light and strong, able to deflect arrows and blades. Good for water and fire. He also used this vine as a hat and a helmet when facing the enemy, and when it was dark, he prepared for rain.

It can be seen that the rattan armor has many procedures and is extremely strong. It can block arrow and stone attacks, and is beneficial to water and fire, which means that it cannot be invaded by water and fire.

The reason is that red vine armor is dipped in tung oil and used for fire protection. Tung oil sounds like oil, but it is actually a kind of fireproof, moth-proof, and moth-proofing agent that was applied to the wooden parts of weapons in ancient times. Waterproof material with extremely high ignition point.

Tung oil has the characteristics of high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance, so ordinary fire is useless unless it exceeds its ignition point. However, according to the ignition point of tung oil, once it exceeds its ignition point, no matter whether you are wearing iron armor or rattan armor, you will be scorched. of.

From this point of view, it cannot be said that Tengjia is afraid of fire, and Yunnan is one of the main producing areas of tung oil.

Furthermore, the actual detailed records of Tengjia were in the Tang Dynasty, not the Three Kingdoms period in the famous book.