There was a house next to it, and the sound of clanging and banging could be heard endlessly. Standing next to the carriage, the two of them glanced at Xiao Han, walked closer first, and pushed the door open.
Inside the house, there are several stone platforms dotted around, and strong craftsmen are busy beside each stone platform. The iron rings in their hands are like the needlework of a skilled tailor, and they are connected together in a very clever way. , supplemented by hammering, it seems to be extremely cumbersome.
Looking further down, under each stone platform, there is a basket made of old rattan, which contains several pieces of dark armor. It looks like it has been completed.
Li Shimin was delighted to see the hunter. He ignored the curious looks of the craftsmen and strode over. He picked up a piece of armor from the basket and shook it open. Suddenly, an exquisite chainmail was revealed in front of his eyes.
And here is where Xiao Han makes chain armor!
Speaking of which, chain armor was not the first creation by Xiao Han. The prototype of chain armor existed long ago, just after entering the Iron Age.
Because it can be bent at will, and it is indestructible when cut with a knife or injured by an arrow. The key is that it does not hinder people's movement, so it was still a common type of armor on the battlefield in the past.
However, later on, piercing weapons such as horseshoes and spears were widely used in the army. Chain armor, which was not very good at defending against such sharp piercing weapons, gradually declined. In addition, its cost was too high. , later it was just a small amount of equipment and fast-moving scouts.
Li Shimin has been involved in battles for a long time and is no stranger to various weapons. With just one look, he realized that the chain armor in his hand was not the same as the previous one.
He held it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, frowned, casually pulled out the hand blade from his waist, placed the chain mail on the stone platform, and stabbed it hard!
There was a very clear metallic chirping sound, and sparks burst out from the short blade! It can be seen that Xiao Lizi definitely used his strength this time!
Slowly lift the knife and put it in front of your eyes to take a closer look!
There was a gap as big as a grain of rice on this short self-defense blade that was so sharp that it could almost blow and break hair! The distressed Li Shimin's eyebrows almost stood up!
When he lowered his head and looked at the chainmail, there was only a white mark on it. Other than that, he was completely unscathed!
"Hey! What kind of iron is this made of? It's so strong!" Xue Shou took a breath and asked the craftsman who was standing aside with his hands hanging down, pointing to the chainmail armor.
The craftsman had long noticed that these two strangely dressed young men were of extraordinary origins, but didn't he see that his own princes were following them obediently?
Now when I heard this person ask a question, I quickly bowed my hands and saluted, and then said, "Sir, this is Baili Steel. It was made by my Lord Marquis and all the masters. It is especially hard!"
"Exceptionally hard?" Li Shimin and Xue Shou looked at each other and nodded at the same time. If it wasn't hard, it wouldn't damage all the weapons used for self-defense!
"Then can this be used as a weapon?" Xiao Lizi then asked. Perhaps it is a common problem among generals. They always think that offense is more important than defense. With such good steel, wouldn't it be a waste not to make weapons?
The craftsman shook his head honestly and said: "I'm afraid this won't work. It is very hard, but the weapon made is too heavy and has no toughness, so it is not practical, but it is very suitable for use as chain armor!"
Li Shimin was a little disappointed, looking at the armor as if he were looking at a bowl of spoiled meat, and said regretfully: "What's the use of being suitable? Chain armor can't stop Ma Chao at all. Wearing this to the battlefield is almost like courting death! "
"No, no!" The craftsman chuckled, twisted a small iron ring from the stone platform and sent it to Li Shimin, saying: "Please see, sir, the iron ring we have here is not an ordinary iron ring! It has both ends and ends. There are incisions, and after being strung together, use a sledgehammer to hammer it together, as if it were one piece! Even if it is pierced with a spear, it will not be stretched open like the previous chain mail!"
"Really?" Xue Shou and Li Shimin almost screamed. They quickly grabbed the hoop and carefully held it in their hands to look at it!
Everyone knows that the biggest drawback of chain mail is that each iron ring is not very powerful! Being pierced by something like a spear will often push the iron ring open. In this way, even if the iron ring is used to chop, it will be useless. People have been stabbed to death. There is really not much that can be done with or without cutting. significance……
"Don't dare to deceive your lord!" When the craftsman talked about his results, he immediately changed his mind and said with a big grin: "Don't say it's a spear! A while ago, we used the pigs at home for experiments! Just for The pig was put on chain mail, then shot with a gun, and guess what the result was?"
"What's the result?" Li Shimin and Xue Shou asked in unison!
The craftsman stroked his beard and laughed: "Haha, the chainmail armor I knocked on was hit by the gun from the front. The crossbow arrow that can even penetrate cement was stuck by a layer of armor, and the arrowhead was blocked and stuck. It’s on the armor and you can’t even take it off!”
"So powerful?" Li Shimin was stunned, and then asked: "What about the pig? Is it okay?"
"Ahem..."
Before the craftsman had time to speak, Xiao Han behind him coughed twice at the right time, stepped forward and said to the two of them: "Well, don't worry about the pig, it will die instantly, cleanly!"
Li Shimin and Xue Fang were stunned and murmured, "Didn't you tell me that the arrow was blocked? How could you still die?"
At this point, Xiao Han became a little irritable, raised his hand and took Li Shimin out and walked out: "You don't know what kind of crossbow they are using for the experiment. They just want to kill meat, so they did this experiment! Anyway, I will take you there Just look at that crossbow and you will know!”
"Hey, please pull it slowly. What kind of crossbow are you showing us? Isn't it the one you sent over?" Li Shimin and Xue Shou were both a little confused.
When he was in the military camp a while ago, Xiao Han brought some weapons along with the black armor. They were short in appearance, but extremely powerful!
Just the iron-coated wooden shield commonly used in the army can penetrate directly within ten steps! Even Mingguang Armor couldn't hold that guy back, leaving a group of generals in a daze for a while.
If the letter hadn't said that it was extremely complicated and time-consuming, the people watching at that time would have really wanted to give Xiao Han an order for 10,000 pieces!
Xiao Han didn't explain, and kept walking forward. Confused, the two of them followed Xiao Han to a riverside, where there was a strange house with a cement plate.
After knocking on the iron door, Xiao Han walked into this strange tomb-like house first. Although Li Shimin was a little strange, he still lowered his head and followed in.
The room was a little dark. Xue Shou and Li Shimin, who had just entered, took a while to adjust before they could see the furnishings in the room clearly.
It's very simple, or it can be said that there are no decorations. In this strange round room, apart from rows of long windows, there is only an iron thing that is 80% similar to the Eight Ox Crossbow!
"This is... *! Why is it so big!" When their eyes adjusted to the darkness in the room, Li Shimin and Xue Shou's eyes almost popped out!
Also, no one will be surprised when they see this crossbow for the first time, which has no fancy features and is full of steel art!
This is Xiao Han's *! Based on the Eight Bull Crossbow, the entire body is made of steel! The weight alone is a huge one! Xiao Han worked hard just to make it move. If the bearing had not been successfully developed, it would be a waste. No one would want a weapon that requires two horses to pull!
The one in front of me was installed in the outpost, so the wheel was removed and replaced with a rotatable chassis.
The three-piece recurve bow arm pressed together by spring steel and the steel wire as thick as a chopstick are full of wild power and beauty!
Its power is so great! Anyone who controls it needs to wear special protective gear to control it! And to make it work, it can only be done with a pulley set and a ratchet!
Not to mention, in order to maximize its power, the master craftsmen in Zhuangzi used each set of weapons with different crossbow arrows!
There are single large arrows as thick as a thigh, there are also arm-thick arrows in groups of three, and there are even thinner loose arrows. Among them, a few iron pieces in the shape of a waning moon are even more ferocious! Aroused together, the trajectory of movement is unpredictable! And it's powerful enough to cut off several people's bodies without breaking.
If you place it in a dense military formation, you can imagine that once it is launched, the crowd on the opposite side will be like a plow, with a path of flesh and blood flying everywhere. There are stumps and broken arms everywhere, and there is blood everywhere. Although I haven’t seen it with my own eyes, just thinking about it makes me shudder!
