Daming pirates

Although with the development of firearms, the role of armor will gradually decrease in the future, it is undeniable that in this era, when fighting, in most cases, cold weapons are still the main method of combat, with firearms as a supplement.

The demand is still very realistic. Good armor equipment can not only effectively protect the bodies of soldiers and generals, but also effectively improve morale.

In the past, Yu Xiaotian did not have enough resources to equip his soldiers with good armor. Now that he has hugged Xiong Wencan's thick leg, he naturally cannot let go of this opportunity.

So Yu Xiaotian took the opportunity to ask for a large number of armors from Xiong Wencan. All generals basically had one pair of armors for each man, and they were all well-made armors. Some of them were above the rank of 1,000 generals, and some even received more sophisticated mountain armors.

Literary armor.

If it weren't for the etiquette regulations of the Ming Dynasty, armor could not be used casually, otherwise it would be suspected of arrogance. Otherwise, Yu Xiaotian really dared to equip his subordinates with a full set of Shanwen armor, even if it cost more money, it would not matter

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In addition to generals, he was not stingy with ordinary soldiers. He asked for more than a thousand sets of cotton armor from Xiong Wencan. These cotton armors were not the shabby and jerry-rigged cotton armors equipped by ordinary officers and soldiers, but genuine ones.

Genuine cotton armor made by Ba Jing.

In addition to using a sufficient amount of cotton and being hammered to be very strong, these cotton armors are also lined with iron sheets and inlaid with copper nails. They are very heavy and have quite good defensive capabilities against ordinary firearms.

Although the weather and temperature in this area of ​​Fujian are relatively high most of the year, which is not suitable for wearing cotton armor in combat, Yu Xiaotian still tried his best to get a batch of cotton armor. Even if he does not use it, he will reserve it first. After all,

I don't know when in the future, he may lead his army to march north. By then, it may be too late to prepare for the battle.

Now is the Little Ice Age. Winter temperatures in the north are extremely low. It is common for people to freeze to death. Cotton armor itself has a certain insulation function, so it is a good choice. Otherwise, most of the Eight Banners soldiers would not be equipped with cotton armor, and cotton armor

It can also play a bulletproof role to a certain extent. Yu Xiaotian certainly will not despise this kind of practical armor.

Of course, most of the time, Sea Wolf soldiers would not wear such bulky cotton armor to fight. Considering this, Yu Xiaotian also asked for some money from Xiong Wencan and found several stores in Quanzhou Prefecture and Zhangzhou Prefecture.

The iron yard has customized a large number of iron sheets with uniform specifications.

These iron sheets have the same thickness and are made from repeatedly hammered steel. They have good hardness and toughness. Although they are not as good as the quality of the armor steel sheets worn by generals, they are far better than ordinary iron armor.

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After these armor pieces are made, they are all painted with lacquer or tung oil for anti-rust treatment. Then, Xiao Tianling uses canvas and finds someone to sew it into a vest-style vest. There are cloth bags on it, which will be made uniformly.

The armor pieces were put into the armor pieces, and after sewing, it became a pretty good bulletproof vest, which Yu Xiaotian called bag armor.

The reason why Yu Xiaotian did this was that he had seen some bulletproof vests in later generations, which seemed to be made in this way. Later generations of dynasties could not solve the problem of Kevlar fiber at first, so they settled for the second best and used bulletproof steel sheets as the basis.

, made into a bulletproof vest, although it doesn’t look very good, the bulletproof effect is still good.

This kind of bulletproof vest effectively protects the vital parts of the user's chest and back. Ordinary knives and guns are basically unable to pierce or split such bag armor, and ordinary bows and arrows cannot easily penetrate such bag armor. It can effectively

Protect the lives of soldiers.

Although the protective area of ​​this kind of bag armor is not large, it only protects the main trunk of the body, but with the leather parts, it can basically protect a large area, but the protective ability of other parts is slightly lower than the protection of the main trunk.

That's all, but such armor is more convenient and comfortable to wear, and does not affect normal combat activities. More importantly, it can be produced faster and the cost is relatively low.

Originally, Yu Xiaotian wanted to make some plate armor for his subordinates, but after trying it, he found that it was not realistic. First, there were not many craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty who could produce qualified plate armor with this kind of craftsmanship. In addition, even if

Even if it can be built, the cost will be very high. At least now, even with his financial resources, I'm afraid he can't afford this guy.

So instead of building a heavy infantry force, he might as well do the next best thing and create more musketeers. As long as there is sufficient firepower output in this era, even if he encounters heavily armored enemies and light infantry musketeers,

You can still kill them easily.

This is a matter of degree. Yu Xiaotian will never get into trouble and do something unrealistic.

It can be said that ever since Yu Xiaotian persuaded Xiong Wencan to issue bullets to impeach Wei Zhongxian and saw Wei Zhongxian's eventual downfall, the relationship between Yu Xiaotian and Xiong Wencan has completely entered a honeymoon period.

In addition, Yu Xiaotian deliberately restrained his attitude in front of Xiong Wencan. He was always respectful to Xiong Wencan, almost responsive to every request. From time to time, he would also give Xiong Wencan some novel gadgets so that Xiong Wencan could take them to the capital to bribe officials.

Xiong Wencan was naturally happy from ear to ear at Xiaotian's display of understanding and interest. He completely regarded Yu Xiaotian as his confidant, and all kinds of benefits were naturally indispensable to Yu Xiaotian.

The two people can be said to be in cahoots. Xiong Wencan is making money and gaining fame while making money, while Yu Xiaotian is quietly making money and trying his best to expand his territory in Fujian, gradually extending his tentacles into the mainland of Fujian and all walks of life.

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As for the sea, as long as Yu Xiaotian is unhappy, no one will want to do anything along the coast of Fujian. Of course, Yu Xiaotian will not be stupid enough to completely block the entire coast of Fujian. He is quite clear about raising thieves to respect themselves, so

From time to time, he would leak that some pirates were operating in Fujian, but as soon as he received the news, he would definitely go out after hearing the police and send naval warships to the scene of the accident to deal with it.

As for whether you can catch someone or not, that's another matter. Sometimes you catch some people who don't open your eyes, but sometimes you can only come back empty-handed. Naturally, only Yu Xiaotian and his men know the trick.

Only a ghost would know how many of these pirates were disguised by Sea Wolf's own people!

But overall, since Yu Xiaotian returned to the imperial court, the entire coastal area of ​​Fujian and the sea have been much calmer than before.

The previously arrogant red-haired people are now like rats. When they see Sea Wolf's ship, they will walk around it, and they don't dare to easily run to the coast of Fujian to plunder and flee like before.

Moreover, after the Dutch returned from the Battle of Freshwater, although the East India Company headquarters was very angry, they were very angry about Waite's failure, and they were also very dissatisfied with the outcome of the negotiations between Peter and Sea Wolf. The East India Company

The company has never suffered such a big loss. The good officials were already their territory. Now it is good. In the future, they will have to pay rent to Sea Wolf on a regular basis. This clearly shows that they have become tenants. When will Sea Wolf want them?

Let's go, they can only pack up and get out.

For this reason, the senior businessmen of the East India Company held several meetings to discuss how to deal with it. Many people suggested mobilizing more warships to rush to Taiwan Island and fight the sea wolf in a showdown. They would completely defeat the sea wolf and conquer the island of Taiwan.

Seize it and completely control it in their hands.

But this was just their ideal. After such a proposal was put forward, they counted on their fingers the power they could mobilize, but found that it was impossible to achieve this. Although their East India Company was very powerful, they wanted to launch

Such a large-scale naval battle and a long-distance attack are simply impossible.

The last time the fleet led by Waite was sent over, it was already the limit of what they could use. However, after Waite led the fleet, they turned into meat buns and beat dogs and never came back. Not even a hair was left.

The army was wiped out in the Battle of Tamsui.

Nowadays, even if they want to mobilize a strong fleet, it is impossible. It is not that they have no ships at hand, but that their ships have something to do now. Among their fleets

Most of the ships are armed merchant ships, responsible for continuously sending various commodities obtained from Asia back to Europe.

Every day these fleets bring them huge amounts of wealth. Suddenly a large number of ships are sent to Taiwan to fight the sea wolves, which means they will lose a lot of wealth, not to mention the many people on board.

The crew is still in short supply, and even if they can mobilize so many ships, they still can't equip them with enough sailors.

What's more, although the senior staff are very important to them, in the past two years, the senior staff have only invested but no output. They are basically in a state of losing money. For the sake of a senior staff who is losing money, they have made great efforts to stop a lot of what they are doing.

To make money from business, go and fight a group of Chinese pirates. So what if you win?

Therefore, no matter how they calculated, they felt that it was inappropriate. If this battle were to be fought, it would be purely a losing battle, and the prerequisite was to win. If they were defeated again, then their East India Company would completely lose money.

Dafa, I'm afraid the shareholders' anger alone is more than they can bear, let alone the king. If they know that they have been defeated by a group of Chinese pirates, they probably won't be able to spare them.

Since we can't fight, we can only consider other plans. Some people have suggested that in this case, we should simply give up and bring down the big officials. Anyway, the big officials are losing money now. There are not enough Chinese merchant ships to trade with them there. At best, they can only go to Japan.

transit port.

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