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Author: Gongsun Wujiu

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Fish scale armor appeared very early in Zhuxia, already appearing in the Spring and Autumn Period.

This kind of armor is made up of connected pieces of armor. It is similar to pierced armor, but the production cost and flexibility are higher than pierced armor.

Zhang Yue looked at the fish scale armor in his hand with satisfaction, "This armor must be the best in the world!"

Pang Yi smiled when he heard this, "The Lord praised me so much that I dare not say anything, but I am actually better than all the others before..."

Then he pointed at the armor and said, "Look, sir, this armor..."

Pang Yi carefully introduced the weaving methods and characteristics of fish scale armor.

"I see!"

After Pang Yi's introduction, Zhang Yue had a deeper understanding of fish scale armor.

The ropes woven into the fish scale armor are hidden under the armor, which can minimize the possibility of being cut by sharp objects.

Its armor pieces can be stretched and retracted. After the expansion and contraction, the overlapping armor pieces are superimposed again, and the overall protective thickness can be adjusted at will according to the curvature.

The nail pieces are woven onto the leather piece with ropes to form a stable unit.

Leather goods have been purchased as the last protective barrier. Under the blow of blunt weapons from the front, it appears not as a loose individual, but as a whole like plate armor.

In a point area, against sharp weapons such as bows, arrows, and spears, the hard and inclined armor surface can make the arrow tips pass by, and the overall protection is very high.

Different methods of connecting armor plates in series and surface shapes, the protective functions of scale armor are also completely different. When the spear is penetrated from below,

Nail plates with curved surfaces can provide a flip function, but flat scale armor cannot be flipped and will be punctured. The flipping of the scales will increase the thickness of the nail plate again.

The gaps between the nail plates are fixed by ropes. If the force is too small, the nail cannot be penetrated. If the force is too strong, the longitudinal connecting rope will break and cause the nail plates to flip over.

The protective function of scale armor is completely different when it is expanded and contracted.

When unfolded, there are only 4 superimposed nails, and when contracted with human body movements, the thickness is as high as 8-10 superimposed nails.

In addition to the function of shrinking and superimposing to increase the thickness of armor, it also has the advantages of plate armor under frontal hammering.

The movable surface of the scale armor comes from the side worn by the human body, rather than being soft both inside and outside like chain mail.

The front of the scale armor is a piece of iron. When you press it with your hand, you will find that it is more elastic than plate armor.

Early fish scale armor was made of bronze or rhinoceros skin, but the one in front of you is made entirely of iron.

Zhang Yue studied the fish scale armor in his hands in surprise.

At this time, he thought about the cost and asked.

"Pang Gong, how long does it take to make such a piece of armor?"

Pang Yi sighed and said, "It will probably take more than a month!"

"It took so long!"

Pang Yidao, "Although this fish scale armor is good, it requires craftsmen to build it piece by piece and then embroider it..."

Zhang Yue shook his head. Although this armor is good, it is difficult to manufacture on a large scale and can only be used by senior officers.

Next, Pang Yi introduced several pairs of armors, but compared to the initial chain armor and fish scale armor, they were much inferior.

After Pang Yi finished his introduction, Zhang Yue said, "Has Mr. Pang ever thought of using cotton to make armor..."

Pang Yi was stunned and said with confusion, "Made armor with cotton..."

He muttered, but fell into deep thought.

Zhang Yue did not bother him, but continued to study the fish scale armor.

"The most troublesome part of making fish scale armor is the pieces of iron. Is there a way to simplify the cost of making the iron pieces..."

Unconsciously, both of them fell into deep thought...

Zhang Yue was thinking about whether he could use water power to mass-produce armor plates.

The key to the high cost of fish scale armor is that the armor pieces need to be forged piece by piece.

If it can be manufactured in batches, the cost will be completely within the acceptable range.

Zhang Yue was still thinking about how to use water power.

Pang Yi had already come to his senses.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates thought that maybe we could give it a try..."

Zhang Yue also came to his senses at this time.

"Pang Gong, I have simply tried it and it should work!"

Pang Yi looked happy when he heard this and said, "How did the prince do it!"

Zhang Yue recalled the cotton armor of later generations.

In fact, the armor in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was basically cotton armor.

For example, the armor of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty was cotton armor.

In fact, according to the production methods of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it should be easy to make cotton armor.

Zhang Yue recalled something and said, "Pang Gong, someone accidentally wet the cotton, and found that after being wet, the cotton turned out to be very pliable..."

Zhang Yue reached this point and was about to continue, but Pang Yi interrupted him.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment!"

Then he led Zhang Yue to a house next to the forging field.

"Go and get some cotton..."

Pang Yi gave instructions to Zhang Yue's entourage and then led Zhang Yue into the house.

This is a small house with many drawings placed in it.

After Pang Yi asked Zhang Yue to do it in the best position, he continued to ask.

"What Junhou means is that after the cotton is wetted with water, its defensive power will be very strong. I wonder how it compares with cowhide?"

Zhang Yue said affirmatively, "Yes, even though the cotton is soft, it is actually very willful. It is wetted by water and then compacted..."

Zhang Yue kept talking about the characteristics of cotton for a long time, but Pang Yi was hesitant to believe it.

At this time, Zhang Yue's entourage had also brought a basket of cotton.

Pang Yi ignored Zhang Yue and immediately started experimenting.

He first took a ball of cotton, soaked it in water, and observed it carefully.

After a while, he kneaded it into a ball, then held it in his hand and tore it repeatedly.

After a long time, he stood up and said, "The method suggested by the Lord may be feasible. It should be similar to silk and satin and can block arrows, but it may not be able to block knife cuts and spear thrusts..."

Zhang Yue said with a smile on his face at this time, "Pang Gong, why do you only stick to one thing? You can add iron pieces in between the cotton pieces..."

Pang Yi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Good...great good...what the Lord said is true!"

"The cotton piece is soft and the iron piece is tough. It's the combination of hardness and softness..."

After Pang Yi finished speaking, he held his hands and laughed.

It took him a while to react, and he stood up and apologized to Zhang Yue, "I am a shameless official. Please forgive me..."

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, Mr. Pang thinks it's possible to make this cotton armor?"

Pang Yi nodded and said, "If it is feasible, the prince can go back to his hometown first, and the subordinates will arrange the manpower for trial production..."

Zhang Yue stood up and said, "In this case, Mr. Pang will be greatly troubled!"

Zhang Yue walked out of the general camp and then remembered about the use of water power.

He was about to turn around and go back to look for Pang Yi, but gave up the idea after thinking about it.

You have to eat the meal one bite at a time and do the things one by one.

What's more, there is also a lack of water resources near Luntai, but this matter is not urgent.

He decided to wait until the cotton armor was completed before considering the hydraulic forging.

At this time, Zhang Yue looked at the sky and found that it was still early, so he got up and prepared to go to the military camp.

At this moment, Zhang Kun ran over happily.
Chapter completed!