"This kind of third-class armor is more common in our east, and it's called vine armor." Orion said.
"Vine armor?" Wang Xing felt as if he had seen it in a museum in his previous life. The rattan armor seemed to be used by sailors as life jackets. Can it also be used as a defense?
Seeing Wang Xing's confusion, Orion smiled and said: "These vine armors are not ordinary vines. They are black oil vines specially found by the emperor's skilled craftsmen a hundred years ago after several years of selection and cultivation."
After Orion explained Wang Xing, he understood the power of Teng Jiayi.
After selective breeding, the vines grown from this black oil vine are hard and heavy. Stones with human-shaped outlines are specially used to wrap black oil vines around them. When the growth is completed, they will vaguely resemble various parts of the human body.
When the climate is humid, remove the black oil vines and smoke them over a high fire for a period of time. The softened black oil will blend with the vines and then dry in the sun.
In the past three years, after more than ten processes, the final product is the rattan armor.
The finished rattan armor is only 20% less defensive than Zheng's iron armor, but weighs only one-third. This is also the secret weapon that has allowed these countries to easily resist Zheng and Chu over the years.
"Three years of work are really long," Wang Xing said.
"Three years is not a long time, and the cost is here. Besides, when Zheng Guo launches a war, it will take at least ten years to prepare food and grass, and to maintain their iron tools, which are not small expenses. And our rattan armor clothes are casual It can be stored for more than ten years.”
Everyone was talking all the way, and several people from the dead soldiers' camp dispersed around on horseback. From time to time, scouts exchanged information with them.
When it was noon, they walked about ten miles outside the city. Stop to rest, make fires and cook meals, and patrol around to fetch water.
Wang Xing was in the center of the team, continuing to get more information from the centurions and hunters of the dead soldiers camp.
The hunter's hair was disheveled, his face was tanned, and he was missing one of his front teeth, but he had a lot of abilities. As Wang Xing asked about the destination, the hunter picked up a branch and quickly drew the surrounding outline on the ground.
"There are three ways for us to rush to the Western Sea Serpent Forest. One is the right way for merchants and commoners. The other is through this hillside, and the last is the waterway." The hunter drew quickly, and quickly drew an hourglass-like area. terrain.
"Whether you're taking a boat or walking, you have to pass through here in the end, the sea snake beach."
Wang Xing discovered that their destination, the Western Sea Snake Forest, was right next to the Sea Snake Beach. Now Wang Xing understood that the dense forest they went to was suitable for an ambush. Once the Zheng army divided its forces and entered from here, the dense forest could withstand the enemy for a long time.
After learning this, Wang Xing asked again: "The other side of the Sea Snake Beach is not a river leading to the East China Sea. Why doesn't Zheng Guo go there by boat?"
"Because that is Chu State's territory. Zheng State wants to annex us, but Chu State will not agree. They restrain each other, otherwise we would be gone." The hunter did not hide his words, and did not make excuses for his weakness.
Wang Xing shook his head and said nothing. After talking and learning about the strengths and weaknesses of various armors and the weapons used by both sides, he sat down to rest.
After the hunter introduces the third-class armor, the subsequent second-class and first-class armor can be dealt with almost in one go.
Because the third-class armor, the rattan armor, and the iron armor of the same level are top-notch armors that ordinary people can wear. The subsequent second-class armor forged from a variety of metals had strong defensive power and could not be penetrated by a crossbow even if fired thousands of times. However, it was too heavy, with one jacket weighing more than a hundred kilograms.
Not to mention that first-class armor is made of meteorite iron. A piece of meteorite iron as big as a fist weighs more than ten kilograms. The finished product is forged, weighing three hundred or five hundred kilograms each. Stones thrown by catapults cannot bend the armor, but even unparalleled generals have difficulty wearing it and moving around.
The hunter didn't say anything, but Wang Xing had a guess. These generals are so powerful that some of them can wear second-class armor. Does this mean that those more powerful unparalleled generals can wear first-class armor?
The meal will be ready soon.
Boil the water in the large pot, put in the dried meat, chopped dough and whole grain chunks, and finally throw in some vegetables, each person will take a bowl, it will be sticky and full.
Wang Xing didn't get any special treatment. He ate three bowls in a row, packed his things and took a nap for half an hour before setting off again.
Time soon came to night.
Wang Xing and others hurriedly walked slowly and walked half the way, stopping to rest nearby.
The group of people were busy making fires and cooking. The scout team dispersed to clean up wild beasts, poisonous insects and other debris. Some of them went to explore the distance and get the news from the farthest distance.
Just as Wang Xing sat down to rest, the centurion from the dead soldiers camp came quickly.
"General Wang, among the teams of scouts we sent out, people from two places did not come back."
Wang Xing immediately turned his head and asked: "Which direction? How many people are there?"
"A team of three. This team is very important. It also has a horse." The centurion of the Death Soldier Battalion knelt half on the ground, quickly drew a rough terrain map with his fingers, pointed and said: "These directions."
"It's half a day's journey from the Western Sea Snake Forest. There's a problem here..." Wang Xing squinted his eyes. To the people around him, it might be a big deal that he was ambushed, but he couldn't wait to fight.
The centurions from the Dead Soldiers' Camp were chatting in a low voice next to Wang Xing. The centurions from the Orion and Ordinary Barracks over there saw the problem and rushed over.
The other few people knew that there was something wrong with the scout, and their expressions didn't look very good. They began to prepare for war after the appearance of Zheng Guo, and the scouts have never stopped. According to the original inference, there would be more than enough time for them to arrive and set up an ambush.
but now……
The hunter suddenly said, "Is there something wrong? No one passes through the dense forest near here. The scouts need to look for clues everywhere."
"Impossible, not all of our people will have problems." The centurion of the Death Soldier Battalion was very confident in his own people.
"Then maybe the enemy's scouts are entangled with you. They have never fought one-on-one." A centurion from the ordinary barracks said.
"It's okay to say that. Just send out a few more scolds..."
"Shut up! Regardless of whether it is true or not, if there is a problem, we must treat it as yes!" Wang Xing made the final decision, and immediately pointed to the people in the ordinary soldier camp around him and said: "Two hundred of you are lightly armed, and the remaining one hundred are carrying the armor of two hundred people. Yi, come with me to see this place!"
After hearing the order, several people looked a little unhappy, obviously not liking being ordered around so casually by Wang Xing. However, after Jin Yuan personally spoke and received instructions, the three of them suppressed their dissatisfaction and made arrangements immediately.
Three centurions from the Death Soldier Battalion asked: "What about us?"
"You guys rest here and keep your energy up. If I can't defeat you, I'll lure you over to ambush me." Wang Xing's eyes were full of fighting spirit. "It's so late at night. I don't believe they can tell that there are still a group of ambushes like you."
More than 300 soldiers from the ordinary barracks gathered together. Wang Xing arranged for the good people to carry heavy armor and weapons on their backs, and the remaining people moved forward lightly.
Wang Xing was different from them. He wore leather armor throughout the whole process.
The weight of the leather armor is equivalent to nothing to him now, but the defensive power is not as weak as the vine armor. But that's not the case for ordinary people. They travel ten miles with a heavy load and are too tired to fight when they get there. This group of people could only take off their armor, put down their weapons, and let others bear the weight. They had to rest many times along the way.
Wang Xing doesn't expect this group of people to advance and retreat with him. As long as someone can delay the enemy's strength, he can take advantage of strength and speed and get more.
'Leather armor is also a good layer of defensive insurance for ordinary Kongli. Only by breaking through the power to achieve concentration and the blood flowing throughout the body can one have strong defense for a long time. At that time, protective gear may not be needed. '
When Wang Xing thought about the higher realm of martial arts, he couldn't help but feel thirsty. But the resources and time consumed at the Kone level cannot be obtained in a short time at all.
'Sure enough, it's better to get people in this world, stabilize the situation, and then go to the Kingdom of Living Corpses to get something to speed up the cultivation of Qi and blood. '
Wang Xing suppressed his inner thoughts and asked a few people who were familiar with the nearby roads to lead the way.
The moonlight is bright overhead tonight, and it is difficult to see dark clouds.
With the moonlight shining, a group of people hurried through the dense forest. There were three stops and starts along the way, and the people carrying heavy loads also changed a few times. In the end, about 60% of the people were able to fight, about one hundred and sixty people.
Let two hundred people put on armor, and the rest rest with weapons in the back.
Wang Xing saw that the soldiers were ready. It was almost ten minutes away from the dense forest. He couldn't wait any longer.
"Whether there is an ambush or not, you can tell at a glance!"
It just so happened that at this time, dark clouds passed by in the sky, and the whole world lost its light. It was pitch black and you couldn't see your fingers.
"This is a good opportunity."
Wang Xing exerted force on his feet and rushed out like an arrow from a string.
Whoosh!
There was a slight sound of footsteps on the ground. In less than two minutes, dark clouds flew overhead, light returned to the earth, and Wang Xing's figure rushed into the woods.
Boom!
Wang Xing's shoulder slammed into something, and a figure flew out screaming. From the gap above the head of the dense forest, he could vaguely see a group of figures holding long knives and spears, looking towards him with surprised and fearful expressions.
"There seems to be an ambush."
I don't know who roared.
"kill him!"
"Do it!"
"superior!"
The person closest to him aimed his spear at Wang Xing and stabbed him fiercely.
But Wang Xing was faster. He rushed forward, snatched the spear from the opponent's hand, stretched out his other hand to grab his throat, and threw it forcefully forward with his backhand.
Boom!
Everyone collided, and Wang Xing flew out and stepped on the head of the screaming person who was knocked over. His neck, which could not bear the force, folded back at 90 degrees and hit the ground. And Wang Xing had already rushed ten meters away.
The slight shout in the woods alarmed many people, and those scattered around couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound.
But for the purpose of ambush, there is no torch lighting here. Once the moonlight finally falls from the top of the head is lost, all sight will be lost. A group of people heard the commotion but couldn't see what was going on. Plus there were mountains of military orders and they didn't dare to look around, so they could only ask.
The slow transmission of the sound was not as good as Wang Xing's direct dash into the dense forest.
About a few hundred meters into the woods, dim red lanterns were placed on the ground against the big trees. The light of the camp fire would not be seen by people from far away. Here, several people wearing leather armor gathered around the campfire and were talking and laughing in low voices.
"What do you think the person from Chunyang Country said?"
"How to say?"
As if to get to the point, several people stared at the face of the person on the side.
He opened his mouth and said, "He said..."
Whoosh!
A spear flew past, hit the man's temple, and caused the man's body to tilt sideways.
Boom! Buzz~
The spear pierced the tree trunk, and the shock of the gun barrel was transmitted to the body of the dead man leaning crookedly.
A chill suddenly rose from the hearts of the few people watching.
"Enemy attack!!"
