Now everyone no longer doubted the protection of the rattan armor, and even the previous mocking eyes immediately turned into shock and envy.
What does it take to be a soldier in war?
In addition to meritorious service and promotion, one must also protect one's life, because one's title also comes with life to enjoy.
And a good set of armor almost gives them a chance to be reborn, so how can they not be jealous of Tengjia.
Looking at the guards wearing rattan armor, they were still hunched over but suddenly stood up tall and held their chests high. Some even gently touched the rattan armor with disbelief in their eyes.
This is what Shen Bing calls morale and confidence.
What the Wei State wants to surrender its troops is not only the identity of the Qin army, not only the opportunity to make meritorious service and be promoted to a noble title, but also the self-confidence to defeat the enemy.
Shen Bing knew that as surrendering soldiers, their hearts were fragile and helpless at this moment... They had not even emerged from the state of surrendering soldiers.
Although this set of armor cannot make them invincible, it can at least let them know that they are no worse than the soldiers of the Qin army.
Yang Duanhe invited Shen Bing into the commander's tent in the next second:
"Captain, does this armor have a name?"
Shen Bing thought for a while and replied:
"General, this thing is called black armor because it is completely black."
"I'm waiting for the navy army... why don't we call them the black armored army?"
In fact, it has a more appropriate name: Tengjia.
But Shen Bing doesn't like to use it, because when he talks about rattan armor, the first thing that comes to his mind is "burning rattan armor soldiers".
In fact, it is just a literary treatment of the novel. The vine armor is actually not afraid of fire. The old vine is not easy to ignite even if it is placed on the fire, and ordinary rockets cannot ignite it.
The record of Tengjia in the history books is:
"The armor is light and strong, can deflect arrows and blades, and is beneficial to water and fire."
"Good for water and fire" means not afraid of water or fire.
If this rattan armor has any shortcomings, it is that it is vulnerable to heavy weapons.
Such as axes, hammers, spears, halberds, etc.
This is especially true for weapons that rely on weight to hurt people, such as axes and hammers. The hard wooden shield can produce a strong reaction force to push the person away when hit, and then hit the flexible rattan shield... which is almost like a direct blow to the arm. It's a sledgehammer.
Although Shen Bing doesn't believe in superstition, everyone who marches and fights wants a good fortune, so he feels better.
And this "black armor" also has the same image? It is black from top to bottom.
What Shen Bing didn't know was that the name he chose unintentionally suited Ying Zheng's wishes...
One day, when the name "Black Armor Army" was passed to Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel delighted:
"Here, it's the Black Armored Army!"
"Qin is a water virtue, which is black, so there is a black armored army!"
"This Shen Bing is really a gift from heaven, and the Black Armored Army is the army of blessings that will rule the world for just one man!"
"I am exactly where I am destined to be!"
After a lot of chattering, I concluded that Shen Bing was sent by God to help him dominate the world.
This is a later story. At this time, Yang Duanhe no longer looked like a general at all, but had a flattering look on his face:
"Captain, I don't know how to make this black armor..."
Shen Bing sighed and replied:
"The general doesn't know, but the method of making this black armor is not difficult at all."
"The material in question was taken from Akato."
"This red vine can barely be used to equip three thousand navy troops."
"But if we equip our Great Qin army with hundreds of thousands of troops..."
There is no need to say more next.
What Shen Bing said is true. Although there are many red vines, they are not inexhaustible. Moreover, the armor will be damaged and requires long-term and stable raw materials.
Therefore, it is okay to equip the navy, but it is not realistic to equip the entire army.
Yang Duanhe thought about it and thought so, and then said:
"If that doesn't work, we can just equip the cavalry."
"This armor has good protection and is light and easy to carry. It is of great benefit to the cavalry!"
Shen Bing added:
"General, this red vine seems to be only found in Wei and its south."
"Especially in the mountainous areas of Chu State."
"If one day this cavalry army returns to Xianyang, this..."
When the raw material red vine is gone, how can we ensure that everyone has armor?
Could it be possible to come to Wei State to collect it and transport it?
Shen Bing spread his hands and said:
"The black-armored navy doesn't have to worry about this!"
"We don't have any armor anyway, so I'll equip this black armor and put it to use."
"It's not too late to change to bronze armor after you have achieved meritorious service and are promoted to a noble rank."
"But the cavalry of the Hanoi soldiers..."
This is really a problem. After thinking about it, Yang Duanhe shook his head and said:
"That's all, at least this officer can score a few sets!"
Shen Bing patted his head and said "Oh":
"Of course, I will give the general a set tomorrow!"
Yang Duanhe had a dark look on his face: Why do these words sound so familiar?
What Shen Bing didn't know was that everything he did was actually in the eyes of Xiang Yan of Chu State.
It is said that Xiang Yan was lucky enough to escape with his life and fled back to Shouchun, so he pretended to be guilty of carrying the cud to the King of Chu.
But how could the King of Chu dare to punish Xiang Yan for his crimes?
Just kidding, Xiang Yan has a separatist power in Chu State, and he is also one of the few generals in Chu State...
This is also the difference between the Six Kingdoms and Qin.
After the Qin State implemented the system of prefectures and counties, the power of feudal landlords and even nobles everywhere was weakened.
The convenience is just like the food town mentioned before.
Qin's food towns only enjoyed the tax collection power of the fiefdom but no control rights.
The food towns of the Six Kingdoms not only have the right to tax the fiefdom, but in principle the people in the fiefdom belong to the nobility.
So the nobles only need to find an excuse, such as Qing Jun's side, to call on the people in the fief to rebel.
Xiang Yan was such a noble, and he was also very powerful. How could the King of Chu dare to punish him so easily.
However, at this time, Xiang Yan knew that the national destiny of Chu State was closely linked to his Xiang family: if Chu State died, how could his Xiang family live a good life?
So during this period, they were really in the same boat and worked together to resist Qin.
But the situation is not optimistic...
Before retreating, Xiang Yan left many spies in Daliang to mingle with the people, and the news spread like snowflakes from Daliang to Shouchun.
Xiang Yan didn't tell most of the information. It wasn't until he saw one piece of information that Xiang Yan felt something was wrong and hurried into the palace to pay homage to the King of Chu:
"Your Majesty, I have heard the news that the Qin army is seizing the time to train the navy in Daliang."
King Chu of Chu looked down upon this:
"Navy army?"
"How can Qin's navy compare with that of a few people?"
"If Qin Man wants to engage in a water battle with our army, it will be tantamount to self-destruction!"
Xiang Yan bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, I think we cannot underestimate our enemy!"
"It's just because the one who trained this water army is Shen Bing who used water to... flood my army."
Yan couldn't help but gnash his teeth with hatred when talking about this, but he had to say it.
The King of Chu said "Oh" while holding the cud, and said curiously:
"So it's him?"
"It is said that Shen Bing is a hard worker. He can also train navy troops?"