The sky is clear and the white clouds are far away. Surrounded by the stern warriors, the king's voice is like coming from the distant kingdom of God, carrying a majesty that cannot be disobeyed.
Tilipi lowered his head and pursed his lips, and slowly pulled out a green-gold bronze sword from the bottom of the weapon rack. Then, he bent down and carefully held the bronze sword over his head with both hands.
"Your Majesty, this is a bronze sword cast after making a clay model based on your drawings! According to your instructions, during the casting process, I focused on increasing the tin content and adding part of the lead. This sword
The sword is quite sharp and can pierce leather armor and cut through cotton armor..."
Having said this, Tiripi looked hesitant and hesitated to speak. However, he kept his head bowed and bowed, but he did not let the king see it.
The king stretched out his hand, took the bronze sword, held it across his chest, and examined it carefully. According to the design in his memory, this sword was a standard Qin sword style. The sword was about an arm long, about 60 centimeters, and the sword was about a finger wide.
, the widest point does not exceed 6 centimeters, and the thickness of the sword is half a knuckle, about 1 centimeter. The length of the hilt is about 15 centimeters, and can be held with one hand or with both hands. The entire Qin sword is shaped like a willow.
The leaves have a total of 8 edges, which are slightly thicker in the middle and have an awe-inspiring cold light at the edges.
"Well, the King of Qin swept Liuhe, how heroic is he to look at you like a tiger!"
Shulot was very interested and gently stroked the sharp blade with a heartfelt smile on his face. Qin sword, black armor, long soldiers and large crossbows, familiar film and television scenes appeared in the king's mind, which also corresponded to the king.
Ambition at this time!... He examined it for a moment, then smiled and said to Black Wolf Toltec.
"This Qin sword has just been forged and has not yet shown its edge. Hei Lang, you are my favorite general. You are used to fighting on the battlefield. Come and test the sword for me!"
Toltec lowered his head and saluted, eager to try. He first took the sword in his hand, tried the feel, then felt the sharp edge of the sword with his fingers, and nodded. Then, Black Wolf raised his eyebrows and asked doubtfully.
"Your Highness, what does 'Qin' mean?"
"Haha! This 'Qin' is a highly disciplined beast, a black and raging pack of wolves. 'Qin' is like a black wolf, that's your name!"
Hearing this, Toltec's face was filled with joy. He held the Qin sword and strode towards the wooden man who was inspecting the weapons. The bodyguards had already put leather armor on the wooden man. Black Wolf held the sword in one hand and calmed down a little.
He suddenly rushed forward and let out a loud roar.
"break!"
"Tear!" A short cold light flashed, and the Qin sword thrust straight forward, suddenly piercing the wooden man's leather armor. The sharp sword head sank into the body several inches. The black wolf nodded with satisfaction, and then pulled out the Qin sword.
, holding it diagonally in his hand. He took a step back, held the sword with both hands, took a deep breath, and made another powerful chop!
"cut!"
"Tear!" With the support of majestic power, Qin Jian passed through a sharp sword light, and you could almost hear the sound of wind in the rapidity. Then, the blade of the sword touched the armor, and after just a slight pause, it smoothly cut through the leather armor.
, leaving a slash mark of nearly ten centimeters!
"Lord Black Wolf is so brave!"
Seeing this sharp blow, the surrounding guards all admired. Shulot also smiled and nodded.
Toltec stayed where he was. He held Qin Jian horizontally in his hand again, frowning deeply, and carefully inspected the force-bearing sword body.
"Huh?...The chop just now...this feeling?..."
"Heilang, this Qin sword is extremely sharp and extremely tough. I intend to use it on a large scale on the battlefield, how about it?"
Shulot waved and signaled Black Wolf to come over. He smiled and looked at his beloved general.
"Your Highness, this sword is indeed sharp, but it is tough... Please let me try it for you!"
Black Wolf looked at the sword for a moment, then swung it twice in the air, becoming more and more sure of his judgment. He returned to the king and raised his head to propose.
"Huh? Try the sword for me?...Yes!"
Shulot was startled for a moment. He raised his hand, signaling the black wolf to let go.
Toltec found a personal guard and asked the opponent to hold the sword with both hands. Then, he took out the extended war stick from behind, held it vertically with both hands, and raised it above his head. The brave black wolf adjusted the angle of the obsidian sharp blade, and
He yelled loudly again and slashed down with great force.
"Break!"
"Zheng! Click! Clang!" The sharp obsidian war stick hit the middle of the bronze sword. The sound of metal and stone clashing suddenly resounded, followed by an unusually crisp sound of metal breaking, and then the tremor of the broken sword falling to the ground!
"What!"
Xiulote's eyes widened in shock. Right before his eyes, the Qin-style bronze sword was completely broken in the middle and turned into a useless soldier. He looked carefully and saw that the fracture was quite neat, revealing the denseness of the bronze.
The texture is like being cut by a diamond saw blade.
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Seeing this scene, Tiripi fell to his knees with a pop. He defended loudly.
"Your Majesty, ah, this, this...the alliance's top-grade obsidian gems are much sharper than the kingdom's ordinary bronze! Moreover, the long sword style you provided is both long and thin. In order to maintain the sharpness, too much is added
Tin...In my opinion, the design of this bronze sword is flawed and cannot be used for a long time on the battlefield!..."
"Um?!"
"Uh...Your Majesty, forgive me!..."
Shulot suddenly turned around and glared at Tiripi. The foundry master immediately felt a chill in his heart. He fell to the ground and kept his mouth shut. His brother Chalape also knelt on the ground with sweat on his forehead.
"Why is this happening?"
The young king took the broken bronze blade and examined it carefully for a moment. The cold light was still there on the edge of the broken sword, but the fracture in the middle was somewhat deformed and obviously lacked toughness. He then took the refined war stick in the black wolf's hand and looked at some of the things on it.
The sharp pieces of worn obsidian, with little bits of gold, are shining brightly in the sun.
Seeing this, Shulot was a little irritated. He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and fell into deep thought for a long time.
"Mohs Hardness Scale..."
Mohs hardness is the relative ability of one object to mark another object, which more reflects the degree of sharpness. The Mohs hardness of obsidian is between 5.2-6.2. It is a natural glass, but it is easily broken.
Crack. The Mohs hardness of copper is only 3, the Mohs hardness of bronze is between 5-6. The Mohs hardness of iron is 4, the Mohs hardness of carbon steel is 5.5-6, and the Mohs hardness of manganese steel is 6.5.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! It can be seen from these figures that the sharpness of the obsidian war club, bronze sword, and steel sword is not obviously higher or lower, but the acquisition cost and toughness are very different.
Different places. Steel swords are cheap to make. Even if they are bent more than 40 degrees in battle, they can still rebound. The cost of bronze swords is much higher. The toughness of the metal weakens rapidly as the hardness increases.
It will break if you bend it. The output of obsidian is completely limited by its natural origin, and its toughness is seriously insufficient. As long as one battle ends, the sharp blades on the war stick will be completely worn away.
Xiulote knew that the hardness of high-grade obsidian was around 6, which was similar to high-hardness jade. It would not surprise him that it could outperform early bronze swords that were not yet mature enough for heat treatment. But what was beyond his expectation was that the bronze sword that he had high hopes for
The Qin sword is so fragile that it cannot be used on the battlefield for a long time!
"It's not tough enough and easy to break. It shouldn't be! The length of this bronze sword is only 60 centimeters. The bronze Qin sword in the late Warring States period was 90 centimeters longer! After being unearthed from the terracotta warriors and horses, it is still sharp and strong... It must be someone
There is a problem with the workmanship!”
"High tin is sharp, low tin is strong, and the bronze Qin sword has both, sharp and strong!... How to maintain a sharp edge while also maintaining a strong middle?"
Shulot thought hard for a long time. Memories from the past came to mind one after another, giving him many flashes of inspiration. The answer seemed to be coming out. However, some secrets could not be figured out at once. After a long while, the king was still helpless.
Shaked his head.
"Toltec, what do you think of using this style of bronze sword?"
"Your Highness, the bronze long sword is sharp and easy to break. Compared with the war stick, it does not have many advantages. You can use a half-arm-length dagger instead for close-quarters assassination!"
Toltec recalled the scene on the battlefield and said loudly.
"However, at this distance, a bronze short ax is usually used. Whether it is leather armor or cotton armor, it can be split with one ax! And in daily marches, the short ax can be used to chop down the grass and trees blocking the road, and can also be used to cut down the fire-making objects.
Firewood requires less bronze, so a short ax is more convenient!"
Shulot thought for a moment and nodded slowly. The Tarasco Royal Legion encountered during the Western Expedition had bronze spears, bronze two-handed axes and bronze short axes, but no bronze long swords. There was naturally an objective reason.
. Then he looked at the two masters kneeling on the ground, and his tone was slightly calmer.
"It's not your fault. Get up!"
"Tiripi, you continue to organize people and study the casting of bronze swords. The final product must be sharp and the bronze is strong...Don't argue, this is the king's order! I can tell you for sure that through some kind of mixed means,
It can be done! Chalape, you get involved.”
"As you command, Your Majesty."
Xiulote nodded. Chalape quickly waved to the apprentice and asked the apprentice to take away the broken bronze sword. With a smile on his face, he quickly and respectfully changed the topic.
"Your Majesty, your wisdom is as deep as the sky, and your majesty is as dazzling as the sun! Based on the sample armor you gave us, the new cloth-covered bronze armor has been successfully imitated!"
As Chalape spoke, he took over a set of heavy cloth-covered dark armor from his apprentice with laborious hands. The two of them showed it to the king together. The outer layer of this armor was sewn with green cloth, and the inside was filled with cotton.
Dense bronze sheets were nailed on with copper nails. The upper end of the armor was sewn with unfolded shoulder and armpits, and the lower part of the armor skirt was extended... Generally speaking, the overall style of the cloth armor is similar to the ordinary Ming Dynasty armor of this period.
A is very similar.
"Your Majesty, this is a long body armor with extremely strong protection! The size of the bronze piece is about half a hand, and there are 240 armor pieces. The tin content of the forged armor pieces is about one-tenth, so try to keep it as tough as possible.
According to the advice of the warrior chief who was as brave as the Holy Eagle, the armor plates were distributed first on the weak chest, abdomen, shoulders, ribs and waist. A total of 13 kilograms of cotton and 32 kilograms of bronze were used, and the weight was 45 kilograms.
! Look, it is hard for arrows to penetrate and hard for axes and spears to damage. It is really a divine armor given by the gods!"
Hearing this, Shulot was shocked and shouted loudly.
"Forty-five pounds?! Such heavy armor! Toltec, try its defense!"
"As you command!"
The two personal guards put heavy long armor on the wooden figure next to them. Toltec licked his lips, held the stick in both hands, and walked in front of the armor. Then, he shouted loudly, using all his strength, violently
Swinging the war stick in his hand.
"break!"
"cut!"
"Smash!"
Toltec slashed with all his strength, and the war stick roared horribly in the air, and then hit the heavy armor with a loud "bang" sound. After several blows, the black wolf gasped and looked at the long armor in front of him.
, a look of shock suddenly appeared on his face. I saw that the outer cloth surface had been cut by sharp blades, and the bronze sheet inside was partially deformed, but the entire heavy armor was almost intact!
"Good, very good!"
Seeing the heavy armor's defense, Shulot was overjoyed. He called again.
"Change to a longbow!"
Toltec nodded, with a serious expression. He stepped back cautiously, took the refined copper arrow, and drew the hundred-pound longbow, which was like an electric arrow!
"Ding!" The copper arrow shot through the cloth, hit the long body armor, and bounced away suddenly.
"60 steps, no loss."
"Ding!" bounced back again.
"50 steps, no loss."
"Ding! Tear!" The copper arrow was hung on the long body armor, and the arrowhead was slightly sunk into the armor.
"40 steps, minor damage."
"Ding! Bang!" Toltec gritted his teeth. He replaced the armor-piercing arrow with a thick arrowhead and fired with all his strength again, finally piercing the heavy armor in front of him!
"30 steps, armor piercing!" the inspection guard shouted loudly, and Hei Lang's tense face relaxed.
Xiuluo nodded. He signaled his guards to bring the long armor. Only two damaged bronze armor pieces were seen, and the rest was still intact. This kind of damage is very easy to repair. You only need to replace the armor pieces and nail them again.
That's it. The king nodded with satisfaction.
"Not bad. Very good! Hei Lang, you have tried it with your own hands. How do you think of this armor?"
Toltec's expression was solemn. He thought for a moment before speaking in a low voice.
"A senior warrior wearing this armor can deal with me for a while."
Hearing this, Shulot laughed loudly.
"Haha! Black Wolf, what if you were wearing this armor?"
Toltec held his head high, looked around, and said confidently.
"Then as long as my physical strength is not exhausted, I will be an invincible warrior in the world!..."
As he spoke, Hei Lang turned his head and saw the samurai commander who was smiling half-heartedly. He opened his mouth and added the next two words.
"one..."
"Haha, okay! Black Wolf, after the repair is completed, this heavy armor will be yours!"
Shulot smiled and waved his hand. Toltec's face showed joy. Then, the king put away his smile and asked solemnly again.
"Black Wolf, what if a thousand tough warriors were selected, all wearing such heavy armor?"
Hearing this, Toltec looked startled. In a large-scale battle, if there are a thousand elites wearing heavy armor and forming a formation. They are not afraid of arrows, axes and spears, and shields that do not need defense, they can wave them freely
With his war stick, he faced the Chinese army commander's flag that was attacking the opponent... After a moment, a hint of awe appeared on his face, which had always been fearless.
"Your Highness, if a thousand warriors can wear this armor and fight for two seconds... they will be invincible in the world!"
This chapter has been completed!