"Grandpa, Grandpa Blacksmith."
In the ironworks in Chengdu, Chen Datie, who was inspecting the work of Jijia, heard this sentence and kicked away a nagging disciple and hurriedly ran out the door.
When he saw Xu Mu, who was licking his face next to Xu Qiao, he rolled his eyes cursingly.
"What's wrong? What kind of wind is this? It's blowing our King Xu Shu over here."
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, let's make a good drink." Xu Mu hurriedly spoke and winked. Xu Qiao, who was next to him, hurried over, took Chen Dati's hand, and acted coquettishly for a while. Laughed again.
"Go in." Chen Datie picked up Xu Qiao with a rare kind tone.
"I know what you mean, it's the crocodile armor and the cotton armor, right? It's been made for you during this time. If you are not worried, you can go and see it yourself later."
"Thank you Master Tie."
"Will you die if you call me daddy?"
"Dad, thank you very much, kid..." Xu Mu spoke again helplessly.
Chen Datie raised his head and looked at Chen Jing seriously, "Looking at your appearance, will there be a tough battle next year?"
"Highly possible."
Chen Datie put Xu Qiao down and thought for a while, "What else do you want? Don't draw those pictures for me again, that steam gun shit, I tried it, it doesn't work."
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. Even though Chen Datie in front of him is the best blacksmith in the world, but now, these unnecessary things are indeed a bit excessive.
Even Wei Chun looked confused when he heard this.
"I want to build an iron gun."
"What kind of iron gun?"
"Anything that blocks a horse must be at least one foot long."
Chen Datie frowned, "Do you think the soldiers can be used?"
"The wooden handle gun body is equipped with an iron gun head. But for the wooden handle, I think it is better to use hardwood. In addition, I also need three thousand hand crossbows and three thousand pairs of shields. They are light and can be carried on my back. "
After next year, the war is likely to be fought around Lizhou. In that area, the terrain is spacious and suitable for riding on horseback.
Although there are many Shu cavalry in Western Shu, Xu Mu feels that no matter what, there should be an elite infantry that can be used to stop the horses when there is no guard wing of the Ran cavalry.
"Three thousand guns, three thousand hand crossbows, and three thousand shields. Sooner or later, I will be exhausted to death by you, an unfilial son." Chen Datie cursed, but did not refuse, "If you have the ability, you can make another one this year." Sun, if not, don’t come to me again in the future.”
"After driving the pile for a few years, I gave birth to two children. You look at this stupid tiger, who got married a few years later than you. Hey, the pile was driven beautifully, and the children were born not long after."
"Otherwise, if you marry another one, you will have nothing to do when you come back in the winter, so you will stay at home every day and try to have a few more babies. Also, do you remember the drug store on East Street? I asked you, he has some A few doses of Qiushi. If I have time, I will send it to Xiaowan, she has a good reputation."
Xu Mu turned around quickly.
Autumn stone is extracted from the urine of boys and girls. It is said to have some kind of heroic effect.
"Listen to me, if you leave the egg, if you can't have a baby next year, I'll blow your head off!"
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"Lord, master is still scolding...are you okay?" At this time, in the backyard of the iron workshop, a worried craftsman spoke cautiously.
The craftsman's name is Yu Long, and he is considered to be Chen Datie's first disciple. In the words of the master, he is equivalent to a senior brother.
"It's okay... Yu Long, take out three pairs of crocodile armor and cotton armor each."
Yu Long nodded and quickly took out three sets of strange leather armors from the warehouse.
Especially the crocodile armor, which looks a bit gray at first glance.
This batch of crocodile skins was obtained in the swamps under the Nanlin Mountains after the tiger barbarians were defeated. According to Xu Mu's opinion, it can be used for about a thousand pairs.
"The texture of the crocodile skin is very hard. Master used a hot method to soften the skin and then sewed it with iron sheets. But my lord also saw it, and it didn't look very good."
"nothing."
After all, ancient microdermabrasion was not as good as later generations, which Xu Mu could accept.
"Yu Long, have you ever tried a sword?"
"I tried several times and even invited Commander Sun to come over, but they couldn't break the armor. Later, for some reason, my master invited General Tiger to make a bet. General Tiger broke it with one poke and won five taels of silver."
"General Tiger... don't pay attention to him, he is not within the scope of consideration. I will ask you, if the two armies fight, can you block the sword or flying arrows."
"If you block a few swords, there will still be no problem. But things like bed crossbows and heavy crossbows will definitely not be blocked."
Xu Mu nodded.
To be able to achieve this level is already remarkable. We cannot expect these thousand pairs of crocodile armor to be invulnerable.
"Yu Long, where's the cotton armor?"
"For cotton armor, it is most suitable for blocking flying arrows. In the middle compartment, the master also added a thin iron sheet. But my lord, you should know that cotton armor is made of Baidu. No matter what, it is afraid of fire. Even if it is covered Animal skins, same thing."
"try it."
Yu Long nodded, holding the crocodile armor first, and hung it on the wooden frame opposite.
"Fei Lian, come here." Xu Mu turned around.
A taciturn figure suddenly appeared behind Xu Mu, and then walked out with a short knife in his hand.
Without making any gestures, Fei Lian held the short knife and used Qinggong to slash the hanging crocodile armor.
Bang.
The wooden frame suddenly collapsed. Fei Lian picked up the crocodile armor and brought it back to Xu Mu.
"There was a split mark, it almost broke..." Yu Long's voice was a bit self-blaming.
"Yu Long, there's no need for this." Instead, it was Xu Mu with a very satisfied face. You know, Fei Lian is the master secret guard left behind by Yin Hu. He tried his best with his sword, but he still couldn't cut it, leaving only a slash. On the battlefield, none of those enemy soldiers would have Fei Lian's abilities.
"Fei Lian, try the cotton armor again."
Fei Lian nodded, waited for the cotton armor to be hung up, and drew his sword to strike again.
Suddenly, the cotton armor was split open, revealing a long knife mark, and even the iron sheet inside was also exposed.
"Fei Lian, change your weapon and shoot with a bow, reducing the force by 30%."
Fei Lian took the long bow, aimed and shot, and the arrow was firmly nailed into the cotton armor.
"Only half an inch." Taking back the cotton armor, Fei Lian said seriously, "Although it nailed the iron sheet, it didn't break."
Fei Lian himself reduced his strength by 30%, but in fact, he was not much different from an ordinary soldier. In other words, even if you are hit by an arrow, you can still save your life as long as the key points are not injured.
The armor coverage rate of Western Shu is not as good as that of Beiyu. Most of the soldiers still wear very simple rough leather armor. But with Baidian and these cotton armors, it is impossible to say that part of the armor can be reduced during the battle. damage.
There are not many crocodile armors, and they are used by elites.
But cotton nails, with the popularity of cotton, will first be used for nail making. Of course, some will also be set aside as winter robes for warmth.
"Yu Long, how many cotton armors are there in Tiefang's inventory now?"
"About 5,000 pairs. After spring, we can catch up with the construction period and we can produce 7,000 pairs."
Listening, Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
