The defensive power of rattan armor is obvious to all on the battlefield. It is not only resistant to cutting, but also very light. Compared with iron armor, it has many advantages.
But there is one most fatal flaw, fear of fire.
Su Qi'an took this issue into consideration when he was making it. Because he was weak at the time and had no skilled craftsmen around him, he couldn't make improvements if he wanted to.
Based in Tucheng County, after the establishment of the R&D department, the improvement of Tengjia has always been the top priority.
It's just that it's not easy to make fireproof rattan armor. Even with a large number of skilled craftsmen in the R&D department, they spent several months and still didn't have a qualified finished product.
Su Qi'an did not give up and kept increasing financial support. Fortunately, he collected the money of the county magistrate and the three priests, so he had enough funds to invest.
At the same time, it absorbed the craftsmen who were exiled to Jiaozhou, including the crazy Craftsman Lei.
Don't underestimate Mr. Lei. In addition to building various buildings and houses, he is also very proficient in the manufacturing and research and development of rattan armor.
Naturally, the Kyoto royal family heard about the perverted defense of Fujika, and ordered officials from the Ministry of Industry to organize a group of skilled craftsmen to participate in research and development.
And Lei Jiangtou is one of the participants. With the support of the royal family, it stands to reason that even if the improvement of Tengjia fails many times, as long as he persists, it will definitely be successfully developed.
It is a pity that the two princes have already placed their own men in the Sixth Department of Kyoto.
The overt and covert fighting between the two sides is almost no secret in Kyoto, and the project to improve the Fujijia involves investment every year, and after several years, no results have been seen.
Gradually, this project was impeached by the princes of the DPRK and China, accusing the Ministry of Industry of wasting royal money.
This incident caused quite a stir in the court, and the project was finally stopped.
As for the participating craftsmen, each returned to his or her own department.
This matter has been resolved, but the private talent grab has just begun. Although these people are lower-class civilians, they have participated in improving the Vine Armor for several years. Although they failed in the end, they have a lot of experience.
These craftsmen still have value, and the two princes in Kyoto will definitely not let them go.
The final result is that some people know the current affairs and choose to surrender, but those like Lei Jiaotou who do not understand the world and are only obsessed with craftsman skills are incompetent.
For this kind of people, the two princes did not get used to it and directly exiled them. It was God's love that allowed Su Qi'an to meet them in Jiaozhou.
With their participation, Tengjia's improvement is on the right track.
And Lei Jiantou is indeed an experienced person. During his daily visits and exchanges with Su Qi'an, Su Qi'an simply said whether he could start with the weaving process and try to add some non-flammable materials.
It was this sentence that directly awakened Lei Jian's head, and he quickly produced the first batch of improved rattan armor.
The biggest difference in the weaving process of this batch of improved rattan armor is that the weaving is not closely connected, leaving gaps between each other. These gaps are so small that they are almost negligible and can be called pores.
In the production of rattan armor, a layer of tung oil is added for soaking, and an extra layer of fish skin is added to the surface of the rattan armor to make it non-flammable.
The cause of fires before was because the weaving was not tight, leaving no air holes, and the airflow could not flow. Once it caught fire, it would only be burned.
With this improvement, the airflow flows through the stomata. Even if it is lit on fire, the surface is protected by tung oil and fish skin. If you want to burn the whole person, you will have to throw the whole person into the fire and burn.
It was undoubtedly wishful thinking to stop them with the incoming rockets.
The improved rattan armor can exert great power, and the people in the R&D department such as Thunder Craftsman are indispensable.
Su Qi'an has more or less picked up a batch of treasures. Without the help of Thunder Craftsman, it would not be easy for Su Qi'an to succeed in research and development.
Although the research and development was successful, the difficulty of production has obviously increased. Even if the people in the factory area are busy, until now, they can barely equip one regiment of rattan armor.
It is somewhat difficult to expand production. After all, the people under his jurisdiction, each group of people, have their own assigned tasks, and it is impossible for them all to devote themselves to making improved rattan armor.
Of course, the most important thing is that the improved rattan armor is a highly confidential project, and those who can participate in it are all absolutely loyal and reliable to Su Qi'an.
If ordinary people are allowed in, no one can guarantee that there will be no mistakes. Therefore, congenitally, the scale of manufacturing rattan armor cannot be expanded.
This scale is enough for now, so Su Qian is not in a hurry.
Now, the weapons and armor in the hands of his four thousand men have almost all been replaced with new ones.
If the number of people is not occupied, then make a fuss about weapons and equipment, and the effect is obvious.
A group of soldiers, even if the sky is full of fire in front of them, they rush forward without fear of death.
Regardless of whether they are elite natives or ordinary natives in front of them, as long as they come into contact, it only takes a dozen breaths at most to tear apart the defense line.
No matter how dense they are, the tens of thousands of natives blocking them look like a piece of paper torn apart by the impact of a group of soldiers from a distance. It will not take long before they are directly shattered.
Behind him, the old man Sitting on the sedan chair, his face was relatively calm, but his slightly trembling hands betrayed his inner uneasiness.
Before they could break through the defense line, the indigenous guards around the two elders quickly retreated as quickly as possible, preparing to escape.
To deal with the vine armor soldiers, you have to use fire attacks. Nowadays, fire attacks are useless. These cold soldiers are not afraid of death. With the blessing of vine armor, even if there are ten thousand people, it is not enough to kill them.
If you don’t run now, how long will you wait?
When Er Er Lao retreated, in order to buy him time to stop him, Er Er Lao ordered that both wings of the attack be quickly returned to defense.
After all, whatever war is going on right now is not as important as his life.
The natives on both wings who fought fiercely with the cavalry regiment, after receiving the order, although their faces were ugly, they still carried out the order.
Three thousand people were left behind, and the remaining people rushed towards the attacking vine armor soldiers as much as possible, trying to buy time for the two elders to escape.
The two elders' escape could not escape Su Yong's gaze. He shouted, and the vine-armored soldiers behind him immediately rushed forward, each holding a halberd. After killing the natives in front of them in one fell swoop, they held the bodies of the natives and Rush forward.
At this time, Su Yong jumped up, stepped on the halberd, took advantage of the momentum, jumped violently, and flew forward in the air.
When he was about to land, there were more than a dozen halberds under his feet. Su Yong jumped again and continued to fly forward.
Every time he fell, there were always vine armor soldiers to catch him. In this way, Su Yong walked thirty or forty feet in a dozen breaths.
The target with Elder Er is getting closer and closer, and is no longer about a hundred feet away. If he continues to let it go, Su Yong is likely to catch up with Elder Er.
When the four priests saw this, they shouted loudly, "Shoot arrows to shoot him down and stop him!"
The four priests turned back to rescue him at the same time, but were injured by hidden arrows fired from unknown places. Immediately afterwards, the vine-armored soldiers stepped forward and had to fight fiercely with them.
At this time, the natives who had come to their senses fired arrows into the air one after another, but Su Yong's body was like a flexible monkey. The arrows shot at him, but they did not hurt Su Yong at all.
Several priests who watched this scene were livid, and one of them barely got out of the way and shouted.
"They are a bunch of trash. If you can't hit them with arrows, I will beat them with swords, halberds, and maces."
Hearing this, the natives gritted their teeth, regardless of whether the weapons in their hands would hurt their companions.
Weapons all over the sky were thrown at Su Yong, not to mention that this move was really effective.
While dodging the flying sword, Su Yong was unable to dodge, and his arm was hit by the mace. His body became unstable and fell from the air.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding elite natives immediately held halberds and, under the cover of many natives, approached Su Yong who fell from mid-air as quickly as possible.
The halberd in his hand was raised high, no matter what, this time, Su Yong would be shaken to his core.
At this critical moment, a dozen wind-piercing sounds suddenly sounded in the air behind.
Before the elite natives could recover, a dozen crossbow arrows shot them into sieves.
"Su Yong, hold on to the rope!"
Shouts rang out, followed by
A long rope flew out of the air. Su Yong grabbed it subconsciously, and the long rope pulled Su Yong's body with force.
When he was about to land, his body fell on the horse. Around him, a large group of heavy armored cavalry roared towards him.
Su Yong came back to his senses, looked at Ermeng passing by, and said, "Mengzi, why are you here? Are those pursuing soldiers? Did they break through your defense line?"
Ermeng smiled and said, "Haha, what are you thinking? A mere three thousand people want to stop me. Do you really think that the cavalry regiment is vegetarian? Don't worry, brother, the cavalry regiment is still fighting fiercely with the natives. I'm not worried about you." , came with hundreds of heavy armored troops to support."
"Brother, this is not the time to talk. Hurry up and chase the two elders. I'll leave this to my brother."
Su Yong nodded heavily, holding a long halberd, riding a heavily armored horse under him, and rushed forward fiercely. Read the book
The surrounding natives tried to stop him, but were trampled to pieces by the heavy armored soldiers behind Er Meng who charged forward.
This is the strength of heavy armored cavalry. In the era of cold weapons, as long as gunpowder was not mass-produced to form hot weapons, heavy armored cavalry was the absolute king.
If Su Qi'an had thousands of heavy armored cavalry in his hands, the tens of thousands of natives in front of him would surely suffer heavy casualties.
With the cover of the heavy cavalry, all obstacles in front of them were basically trampled into pulp.
The line of sight was so wide. Su Yong rode a horse and made a quick attack. How could the sedan bed of the two elders be compared with the high-speed horse.
In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two sides was less than thirty or forty feet. As they got closer, Su Yong swung the halberd in his hand hard.
The halberd pierced the sky, hit the sedan bed directly, rubbed the elder Er's hair, and penetrated the backrest of the car.
The person carrying the sedan in front had a hole in his body and fell down directly. The sedan bed was unstable and he stepped down directly.
Su Yong took advantage of the galloping horse and jumped directly into the sedan chair.
There was some shaking in the sedan bed. When it calmed down, Su Yong held a dagger and pressed it firmly against the neck of the two elders.
At this time, Su Yong was like a ferocious beast, his eyes were radiating scarlet. As long as he was willing, the two elders would be killed immediately.
"Two elders, let's take a trip!"
