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After finally dealing with the bully Lin Mingde, Zhang Shun breathed a sigh of relief and continued the original artillery casting work. In these two days, the blacksmith cast six or seven more tiger cannons, and also forged five or six large pieces of iron.

So Zhang asked the blacksmith to strike the corresponding shapes based on the figures of his generals. As for expecting them to knock out the plate armor, that's a no-brainer. However, I finally knocked it out and a two-position breastplate came out.

There is a chest protector in the front, going down to the abdomen and up to the neck. There are exactly two pieces of iron extending out to wrap the shoulders and back. The back is a whole iron plate with gaps drilled into it, which can be tied to the back of the front gear with leather strips. As for the left and right sides, there are three smaller iron plates on each side, tied with cowhide strips to protect the body.

Under normal circumstances, this simple breastplate defense is already very good. However, Zhang Shun consulted Wei Congyi, Chen Changzhen and other generals who had worn armor. Everyone agreed that Ming iron armor was unbearably hot under direct sunlight and was not as comfortable as cloth armor.

So, Zhang imitated the method of cotton armor, and asked the newly joined female camp to sew inner armor out of silk. Then, he put the breastplate on the outside of the inner armor, and then wrapped it with silk to make a cloth similar to cotton armor. Face and breastplate. In order to make it easier to wear, Zhang Shun specially asked the craftsmen to change the connection method of the back of the breastplate, replacing the position near the neck with a small piece of iron. After putting on the breastplate, it was tied with a cowhide rope.

As for the protection of other parts, the arms are connected to the ring arm armor commonly used in Ming armor; an iron armor skirt is added to the waist, caliber armor is added to the legs, and a helmet with face protection is added to the head. After the creation was completed, Zhang Shun let Wukong try it on first. Although this guy was big, he was also very powerful. The armor weighing more than forty kilograms was worn on his body, and it was as light as nothing and did not affect his movements at all.

Zhang Shun made the second piece and gave it to Chen Changzhen to use. The total weight was about thirty kilograms, and the effect was very good. Therefore, Zhang Shun supervised the production in accordance with the law, and gave himself, Xiao Qinhu, Wei Congyi, Zhang Sanbai, Ma Yingniang and others one pair each.

Originally, Ma Yingniang didn't want to wear heavy armor. After Zhang Shun sent a group of women to Ma Yingniang to make a women's camp, she suddenly asked for a pair of armors to be made for herself, and by the way, she also asked for weapons to be distributed to her women's camp.

Zhang Shun thought that except for the blacksmith, all other parts were sewn by the female camp, so he agreed to her. By the way, I asked the blacksmith to make a batch of pistols for use by the female camp. This pistol is not the same pistol of later generations. It is a short spear-shaped weapon. The head of the pistol is five inches and seven minutes long, the handle is a bamboo handle, two feet and nine inches long, and the head is made of bone.

Although it looks like a short spear, the usage is not that of a short spear. Instead, it is close to the Western fencing method of later generations. When using it, grab the tail end of the pistol and stab it. The handle of the pistol is made of bamboo and is quite tough. It can pierce armor and is a self-defense weapon commonly used by the Ming army.

In view of the low cost and high destructive power of this weapon, Zhang Shun took the opportunity to make one, picked one himself and played with it. He found that it was difficult for ordinary swords and other short weapons to pose a threat to this weapon one-on-one.

Ma Yingniang didn't know the secret behind this. After getting the weapon, she even accused Zhang Shun of being stingy, making Zhang Shun dumbfounded. However, after struggling for more than half a month, Zhang Shun finally cast thirty tiger squat cannons, including twenty with two-inch caliber and ten with three-inch caliber.

Now that he was done, Zhang Shun took the opportunity to increase his strength privately, and happily led his team to return to Douzhuang to reinforce "Purple Gold Liang". As the saying goes, "before the troops and horses move, the food and grass go first." When Zhang Shun started to move, he realized that the artillery was really difficult to transport. Each one was very heavy, so he could only use manpower to move it to the transport vehicle and use an ox cart to pull it forward.

Fortunately, the weight of the cannons cast this time is not very large. The two-inch caliber one weighs only more than 40 kilograms, which can be carried by one person. The three-inch caliber one is heavier, and two people can lift it. After loading these artillery pieces into the car, Zhang took the team all the way back to Douzhuang.

Let's talk about it in two parts. Let's say that after Zhang Shun left Douzhuang, the "Zijinliang" sent his men to make siege equipment such as rams, ladders, catapults, and wells, but they were all destroyed by Douzhuang's firearms.

It turns out that Douzhuang was built under the supervision of Zhang Daojun's grandfather Zhang Wudi. During his tenure as an official, Zhang Wudi dealt with civil unrest in Henan, Shandong and other places many times. He felt that there would be chaos in the world in the future, so he built the Douzhuang Castle after returning to his hometown.

Zhang Daojun's father Zhang Quanzheng and Sun Chengzong, the governor of the late Ming Dynasty, were Jinshi in the same discipline and had a close relationship. Sun Chengzong admired the military talents of his junior Zhang Daojun very much, and once recommended Zhang Daojun to "Zhiye Yuzelu" to supervise the production of "imitation Western artillery" and "Flangji" and other weapons for the imperial court. While working for the imperial court, Zhang Daojun mastered the methods of making advanced weapons such as "Imitation Western Artillery" and "Flange Machine", and made one, which he kept in his village for defense. This is also one of the important reasons why Douzhuang was unable to be breached when Wang Jiayin was there last year.

At this time, Zhang Daojun happened to be idle at home. He was proficient in combat command and had under his command the servants left behind by his father Zhang Quan after his death. These people are all elites on the battlefield in Liaodong. Under correct command, the peasant army of "Purple Gold Liang" is no match.

Fortunately, there were not many servants left, and not all of them were in Douzhuang, so they were unable to break through the siege of "Zijinliang", "Lao Huihui", "Eight King Kong" and others. But just like this, through the bombardment of artillery and the surprise attack on the Tibetan Soldier Cave, the "Purple Gold Liang" was almost vomiting blood. Several times, they were about to attack the city, but they were suddenly attacked by the servants in Douzhuang's hiding place. The peasant army who climbed the city wall were suddenly unable to get up and down, and were all annihilated.

Seeing that "Purple Gold Liang" was about to be beaten, Taoist Qi Xu quickly persuaded him: "Second Master, your only way out is Zhao'an's strategy, so how can you risk everything? If the soldiers under your command are damaged too much, they will not be worth the price to the court."

"What do you think we should do?" Zijin Liang asked angrily.

"Well, we can wait and see how Optimus Prime builds the cannon before we make a decision." Taoist Master Qi Xu advised.

"Purple Gold Liang" was about to speak, when Han Tingxian jumped out and said: "How can the new member of Optimus Prime be trusted? It's impossible to say that he doesn't know how to build cannons. He just heard that Douzhuang is difficult to attack, so he hid far away. Just going out."

"Then what do you think we should do?" Qixu Taoist asked.

"Uh" Han Tingxian was speechless and only murmured, "Even if we can't attack, please ask Zhang Daojun, maybe he can also issue an imperial edict, but we don't know."

"The Art of War says: To attack people is to kill them. With such a plan, our lives, wealth and wealth are all in the hands of others, how can we gain wealth?" Taoist Quxu could not help but remember Zhang Shun's previous sentence on the Art of War, and he became aggressive.

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