The reason why Zhang Xi and others were shocked was that they were afraid of causing trouble to Li Ke.
The Tang Dynasty did not prohibit swords and guns, but it prohibited armor and bows and crossbows. Especially hiding armor privately is a serious crime and is tantamount to rebellion.
Later generations said that the armor wearing rate of the Tang Dynasty army was 60%, but in fact this armor wearing rate was also watered down. There were several types of armor in the Tang Dynasty, with iron armor, leather armor, wooden armor, etc. accounting for the majority. The 60% armor coverage rate includes leather armor, etc., which cannot be achieved with all iron armor.
But the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty were all in iron armor, and this kind of armor was not the kind of key protection, but the protective surface was very high, it could be said to be full-body armor! This is why the Tang Dynasty's external military combat effectiveness is extremely strong.
However, as the Mingguang Armor has the highest coverage rate among iron armors and is the most complex to make, it is impossible to cover all armies.
But as the most important imperial army and the guards of various princes, Mingguang Armor is standard equipment.
The reason why it is strictly forbidden to hide armor privately is because without armor, even if you have swords and guns, your combat effectiveness will be too weak when facing a fully armed regular army.
"Your Highness, you let us hide and wear armor of light. If someone discovers this, someone will definitely impeach you. Even His Majesty is not very good at speaking for you. I know that you are here to prevent these soldiers from happening again. Injured, but fighting for the country, how can anyone survive? With Your Highness, a prince who cares about his subordinates, we will die without regrets!" A captain said loudly.
"What if I put on another set of clothes outside?" Li Ke asked. He really didn't want anything to happen to these soldiers.
Although it is said that these green-skinned gangsters can be hit accurately by these veterans who have fought many battles, street fighting is different from other things. No one can guarantee that nothing will happen, and these green-skinned gangsters all have knives in their hands.
"Your Highness, if you wear another set of clothes that are very bulky, you will still be exposed in the event of a fight." Zhang Xi couldn't laugh or cry, but he and the captains were very moved. In this era, His Highness can value the lives of ordinary soldiers so much. Running out.
"Well, you guys wait, I'll have someone send a batch of things over later." Li Ke pondered for a moment. Street fighting is indeed not very dangerous, but it is still a possibility.
Since these armors cannot be worn, Li Ke suddenly thought of the batch of special body armor placed in the security room of the warehouse.
Although they are body armor, they are also capable of protecting against knives and stabbings.
That thing is actually of no use to Li Ke, because guns and ammunition are unlikely to appear in this era, ahem... As long as they appear, they must be in Li Ke's hands, so this thing is useless to him.
In cold weapon warfare, the protective ability of swords is not as good as steel armor, so just leave it alone.
And there are a lot of these body armors. Just give them to them and let them wear some of the first ones.
"Yes!" Seeing that Li Ke no longer insisted, Zhang Xi agreed.
"But tell me, what is the minimum number of people in your battle formation during the war?" Li Ke asked again.
"Back to Your Highness, five of us."
"Very good, tell me, go to some more dangerous places, with a minimum group of five people. In addition, in terms of weapons, I will have people equip you with horizontal knives." Li Ke nodded.
"Yes!" Zhang Xi naturally would not refute this.
"Execute it!" Li Ke waved his hand.
The preparations for these things have already been completed, and Zhang Xi and the others can execute them when they are in place. However, Zhang Xi and the others still have to spend a few days attending political classes to strengthen their beliefs and make them more effective.
Li Ke was disbanded here, and Zhang Xi and the captains quickly began to allocate manpower. The five battalions preparing to enter Chang'an City to take over these green-skinned gangsters must select the soldiers with the least physical impact and the strongest strength. The other soldiers are actually stronger. It doesn't matter if it's worse.
Because no one dares to attack these people for their actions on the surface.
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Anlefang is next to the South City Wall of Chang'an, not far from Anhua Gate. On a small street, Li Si, who was selling noodles, looked at a table of five customers with some heartache. He said they were guests, but in fact they were... Bad guest!
This group of people are wearing partial leather clothes, and there are some tattoos on the outside of their exposed necks. They are very ferocious with their big shoulders and round waists. They are a group of green skinned people who hang out in Anlefang. They bully ordinary store owners like them. The leader is called Zhang Dao. It is said that he is a A knight who licks blood with his sword.
Bah, what bullshit knights, they are just a bunch of gangsters.
Although the east and west cities in Chang'an are the most lively, there are small shops in every corner. It takes nearly half an hour to walk from the east and west cities here. It takes almost half an hour to walk there. Who can go there if they have nothing to do? Li Si can't go to the east and west cities a few times a year.
But he didn't dare to offend these people. It was said that a girl from the neighborhood king's family had offended these people and was kidnapped. It is still unknown whether she is dead or alive.
Forget it, just think that today’s business was in vain! Li Si sighed, not daring to be dissatisfied. As an ordinary person, he was so helpless.
Li Si was about to pack his things and go back when suddenly he saw a dozen people walking out of the street next door. These people were wearing ordinary clothes. The reason why Li Si noticed them was that these people were all strong men and their eyes were exposed. The fierce light is not easy to mess with at first glance!
After they came out, they went straight to his shop. Li Si felt a sudden thought in his heart, could something happen?
The sitting Zhang Dao and others obviously noticed these dozen people, but they were used to being arrogant, so no one dared to mess with them here, so they sat still until the dozen people came up to him and asked: "Are you Zhang Dao?"
"Your father and I are Zhang Dao, what's wrong?" Zhang Dao asked with squinting eyes.
"Hit!" The person who came didn't say anything, just looked fiercely and uttered one word.
The dozen or so people following him suddenly pulled out long sticks wrapped in strips of cloth from their waists, and struck him head and face.
These people were quick and ruthless in their attacks, and more than a dozen of them were very organized in their attacks. Each one was assigned a different target. In one encounter, Zhang Dao and others were beaten to the ground.
"Who the hell are you? You dare to hit me..." Zhang Dao, who was knocked down, was still arrogant, but soon, with a scream, he couldn't stand up anymore.
These people were very cruel. After just a few blows, Zhang Dao and several of his followers screamed in agony.
"Grandpa, have mercy on me, grandpa have mercy on me, I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore!" Zhang Dao shouted loudly while screaming.
Many people on the street stopped and watched the excitement from a distance. Almost everyone had a gloating smile on their faces, including Li Si. Beat him, beat him hard! Li Si said in his heart, I won't let you pay if this table and chair is broken, just give it to me!
Just watching, Li Si couldn't stop laughing, because these dozen people beat Zhang Dao's followers until their screams were muffled and then dragged them aside, but they directly broke away from Zhang Dao. His shop was dragged onto the street.
Several other people picked up a few arm-thick wooden sticks from the side and beat him head and face!
That sound... was a real beating! At first, Zhang Dao could barely beg for mercy and scream, but later... there was no scream anymore.
However, these people did not stop and continued to smash down their sticks. From far away, Li Si could even see the blood splattered on Zhang Dao's body, and Zhang Dao's grunting sound disappeared.
Is this...beaten to death? ! But those people actually... didn't stop.
