Rise From the Humble

After Zhu Ping'an confirmed that the cotton armor was of high quality, he ordered a hundred pairs of cotton armor to be brought to the school field during the drills of the soldiers. Then he ordered a hundred pairs of iron armor to be brought and put them all on the scarecrow.

One hundred pairs of cotton armor and one hundred pairs of iron armor stood in front of the soldiers, shining brightly in the sun.

"That's the cotton armor developed by our Zhejiang Army. It has a helmet, neck protector, goggles, and arm guards. Hey, even the crotch is protected. It's covered with copper nails. There aren't even any gaps. It's more comprehensive than iron armor. Ah, it looks more majestic than iron armor."

"Cotton armor is of no use at all. I heard that our frontier army has a lot of cotton armor. But cotton armor is made of cotton after all. It is certainly good at keeping warm, but its protective power is not as good as iron armor."

"What do we adults do by bringing so many cotton armors and iron armors? Are they going to give us rewards? Hey, I've been practicing diligently these days, and the sentry commander even praised me. Maybe I can also mix it up. . Well, it’s best to reward me with a pair of iron armor. The protection of cotton armor always makes people a little worried.”

Looking at the two hundred pairs of armors in front of them, a group of Zhejiang soldiers were confused and couldn't help but lowered their heads and muttered in a low voice.

"Gentlemen, among the two hundred pairs of armors placed in front of us, one hundred pairs are cotton armors, produced by our army's equipment battalion, and one hundred pairs are iron armors, newly received from our army's Ministry of War."

Zhu Pingan pointed to the armor placed in front of everyone and introduced it to a group of Zhejiang Army officers and soldiers.

"Sir, what are you doing with all these armors? Are they going to be rewarded to us?" someone asked.

"The reason why these armors are displayed is to verify the protective capabilities of the cotton armor in front of everyone. As the saying goes, it is a mule or a horse, pull it out and take a look. Today, we will take a look."

Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, and instead of playing riddles with everyone, he directly explained the purpose and revealed the answer.

"How to verify?"

All the soldiers were extremely curious.

"First, push one person from each group out and stand in front of these two hundred pairs of armor." Zhu Pingan ordered.

Soon, each group pushed out one person and stood in front of the armor. Since the number was less than 200, there were still ten people missing, so Zhu Pingan randomly selected ten people from among the soldiers, and each of them stood in front of a pair of armor.

"Okay, now pull out your sabers and use your greatest strength to slash at the armor in front of you."

Zhu Pingan ordered.

"Yes!" The two hundred men responded and drew their swords, swinging them hard at the armor in front of them, using all their strength.

Bang bang bang. There was a dull sound of fighting, and then there were sounds of surprise. All the soldiers looked at the cotton armor in front of them in disbelief. It was no surprise that the iron armor was able to protect them, but the cotton armor was also able to protect them all.

"Okay, all officers and men can come forward and take a look." Zhu Pingan said.

All the soldiers could no longer suppress their curiosity and stepped forward to take a closer look. Then, they heard surprises one after another.

"Oh, this cotton armor is not broken. I swung the knife with such force, but only left a mark on the cotton armor."

"It's not surprising that the iron armor can prevent being struck by a knife, but I didn't expect that the cotton armor can also prevent being struck by a knife."

When a group of Zhejiang soldiers saw that a hundred pairs of cotton armor were all protected from the sword, they couldn't help but open their mouths in surprise.

"Okay, all the soldiers, please go back. Next, five hundred people with good archery skills will come out and shoot arrows at the two hundred suits of armor from twenty steps away. Each person shoots three arrows, shoot straight or throw them, you can shoot as you like. How to shoot and see if these armors can block the bow and arrow."

Zhu Pingan ordered again.

Soon, five hundred soldiers came out, stepped back twenty steps, and started firing arrows at the armor in front.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

A thousand feathered arrows roared towards him, and regardless of whether they were made of cotton armor or iron armor, they were all covered by the feathered arrows.

There was no interference from the fixed target, and the soldiers performed well in archery. Most of the 1,500 arrows hit the target, and almost every armor hit five or six arrows.

"Okay, all the soldiers, please come forward and take a look. How are the armor and cotton armor's anti-arrow performance?"

Zhu Pingan said with a smile.

A group of soldiers came forward one after another, shuttled in front of the pieces of armor, and carefully looked at the condition of the armor under the feather arrows.

The armor was strong, and the arrows did not penetrate or damage the armor. At most, they left a deep hole for about ten pairs of armors. However, many of the scarecrows under the armor were hit by arrows, not to mention the ones who were hit by arrows in the face. , there are still more than ten scarecrows wearing iron armor with arrows in their necks, seven or eight in the crotches, and several scarecrows with arrows in the gaps in their mail armor. The protective area of ​​the armor is insufficient, and the combination of the armor components Gaps between them are inevitable, and these gaps give Yujian an opportunity to take advantage of.

In comparison, cotton armor is slightly less strong than iron armor, and almost none of a hundred pairs of cotton armor is intact.

Many cotton armors had a hole shot out by feather arrows, but that was all. Although the feather arrows left a hole in the cotton armor, they did not penetrate the cotton armor. They were poked with their hands, and some were only the first The cotton layer was torn, exposing the iron lining inside. The iron lining was slightly concave, and in some cases, even the first cotton layer was not torn.

However, none of the feather arrows penetrated the cotton armor.

In addition, a scarecrow under cotton armor is much safer than a scarecrow under iron armor. Among the scarecrows covered in a hundred pairs of cotton armor, except for the one with an arrow in the face, not one had an arrow in the neck, and none in the crotch.

As for the gaps in the cotton armor, the cotton armor is much more tightly assembled and there are almost no exposed gaps, so there is no scarecrow shooting in the gaps between the cotton armor.

"Oh, come to think of it, this cotton armor is much better at preventing arrows than iron armor. The cotton armor has a large protective surface, covering the neck, crotch, etc., and there are no gaps. There are also scarecrows wearing iron armor. There were arrows in the throat, crotch, and thighs, but none of the scarecrows in cotton armor had arrows in the throat, crotch, or thighs."

"It seems that this cotton armor is not the same thing. It cannot be broken by knives or penetrated by arrows. It is also well protected. If you wear such a set of cotton armor and go to the battlefield, you don't have to be afraid of being hit by knives and arrows. Isn't that a lot more?" A life."

"I weighed it up and found that this cotton armor is at least half lighter than iron armor. Wearing cotton armor is lighter and takes less effort than wearing iron armor. Cotton armor is much softer and more portable than iron armor. It is also much more flexible than iron armor. It can be used on the battlefield at a great advantage. "

"It seems like this cotton armor is both attractive and useful. No wonder you bought so much cotton some time ago."

A group of officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army witnessed, personally verified, and compared the anti-arrow performance of cotton armor and iron armor. Their views on cotton armor can be described as admiration. From the beginning, they looked down on cotton armor to now they like cotton armor. .