At the shooting range, the emperor and senior military officers watched the defense test of the board armor. There were many test items, and the defense of arrows was a must-test item.

First, a heavy arrow shot in close shot. Several burly soldiers with thick arms shot arrows at a distance of ten steps, with long arches and heavy arrows on scarecrows wearing plate armor (body armor).

The sound of the bowstrings came out, followed by the sound of "Du, Du". When everyone looked at it, they saw the arrows shot out, after hitting the scarecrow's body armor, they all bounced or slid away.

Seeing this result, Wang Lin couldn't believe it: the long-shot bow shot heavy arrows at close range, without armor to block them!

Because there are many archers in the test and many scarecrows who are targeting, there are no "accidents".

There is no arrow that can shoot through such plate armor, and it cannot even be "nailed" on it.

The strong bow cannot penetrate the near shot, what about the crossbow?

First, the arm with the weakest bow is opened and crossbow, and the archery is shot at fifteen steps away, and many arrows are bounced or slipped away.

Then step on the crossbow and shoot arrows at fifteen steps. They are also impossible to penetrate, and the arrows still bounce or slide.

Let’s take the winch crossbow with the strongest bow, that is, the crossbow that is winding with the winch winding device, and shoot arrows at the same distance.

It still cannot be shot through, and the arrow either bounces or slides away.

Everyone was stunned when they saw such "domineering" armor: how thick this thing is, how hard it is, how can it not even shoot the winch crossbow!

After the shooting, Li Li and the military officers stepped forward to check the plate armor that were tested.

Du Kan, who returned to Beijing from Mianbei (who was traveling) to work, looked at the surface with many potholes and scratched shell-like armor, and couldn't help but reach out to knock.

He tapped his fingers on his body armor, making a dull sound, and then reached out to press, where could he press it.

Seeing that everyone was confused, Li Li asked someone to take off his armor and let the military officers study it.

Du Kan took a necklace and felt that it was very weighty: "This probably weighs about thirty pounds, right?"

The "technician" in charge of the explanation nodded: "Yes, the body armor is two pieces, and the total weight is about thirty kilograms."

"This is too..." Du Kan was very surprised. His ordinary armor, his body armor and his knee-length skirt were about thirty pounds. As a result, the armor in front of him had such weight.

He reached into the armor and touched it, then looked at the opening on his shoulder. His eyes narrowed, and then reached out to pinch it.

"So thick...this..." He looked at the emperor with a terrifying look on his face, then at his brother-in-law Wang Ying, and said with difficulty: "The thickness of this pre-arm is at least three times that of ordinary armor leaves!"

"So the fore armor is immune to all individual projecting weapons." Li Li replied, and Wang Yan also picked up a collar armor and looked at the thickness of the fore armor and the back armor through the opening of the side shoulder.

"The thickness of the forebra is three times that of the ordinary aphrodisiac leaves, and the thickness of the rear aphrodisiac is slightly thicker than that of the ordinary aphrodisiac leaves." The technician continued to explain.

"In this way, under normal circumstances, people wearing this armor will not be injured by any crossbow."

"The spearmen are in an array of armor. Even if the enemy's infantry bows and cavalry bows throw archery rain, it is like tickling it. The archers are in this armor and shoot against the enemy. Unless the number of people is too large, they will never be at a disadvantage."

"The sword and shield soldiers can use this armor without avoiding arrows and charge on foot. Of course, at this time, the shield is actually used to protect their faces and pluck the spear, and can be smashed out at any time."

"The cavalry is wearing this armor, not to mention it. With arm armor and leg armor, it will be fine unless the mount falls to the ground or is stabbed by a horse spear."

Facts are better than words. The military officers were amazed at the armor with extremely special structures.

When Wang Ying was young, he followed his father Wang Sengbian to lead his troops. After fighting for so many years, he knew that even if the soldiers wearing heavy armor were shot into several arrows and shot into hedgehogs, they might not be hurt.

But arrows are always stuck in the armor.

As a result, even the arrows shot from the winch crossbow from close range could not be "nailed".

If you encounter enemies equipped with "plate armor" on the battlefield, the chances of winning in this battle may be very low.

Unless your cavalry has an advantage, if infantry attack, you may not be able to withstand it sooner or later.

Everyone saw the ability of the plate armor to defend the arrow, and the next step was the spear stab test.

The soldiers holding a spear, whether they stabbed them on the spot or took a few steps to get a "sting" to run, could not pierce through this shell-like body armor.

However, when the person who was performing the stabbing became a cavalry and the war horses had sufficient distance to assist, the horse spear, which carried hundreds of kilograms of charge, easily pierced the armor.

But even so, it demonstrates the powerful defensive ability of this armor: I am afraid there is no armor in the world that can withstand the sprint of cavalry and horse lances.

Even if the horse spear cannot break the armor, its huge impact force can still hit the armored person very hard.

Li Li explained appropriately: "This hard-shelled body armor can also defend against attacks from blunt objects such as hammers and maces to a certain extent."

"Because a person is wearing armor, and his body has a gap with the armor, rather than direct contact, then when a blunt weapon hits the armor, it cannot directly cause damage to the human body."

Wang Lin thought for a while and asked, "Your Majesty, once the soldier's head is hit by a blunt weapon, even if he wears a trouser and his head is not broken, he will be dizzy and even faint."

"No matter how strong the armor is, it's useless."

"So, the helmet needs to be improved," Li Li did not deny this issue, and asked someone to use it as a modified helmet: "You see, this is still the style of a funnel helmet, but the size is larger."

"Why? Because there is too much lining, the lining and the helmet shell do not come into direct contact, and there is a certain gap to ensure that the impact force is buffered when the helmet is hit by a blunt object, rather than being directly transmitted to the person's head."

"Heavy objects such as falling rocks can also be properly defended."

This is the buffering principle of safety helmets in later generations. Of course, people in this era will not know about it.

Li Li took off the new helmet on his head and looked at the senior officials in front of him:

"The complete new infantry armor, in addition to shell-shaped body armor and improved funnel helmets, two knee-length leg armors, are also made of a whole iron plate."

"The shoulder armor is just used to wear the original cloth armor. Although this mixed style looks a bit strange, the defense is already very strong, but it will not significantly increase the weight of the armor."

"Because the structure of the plate armor determines that there will be no defensive weights like armor or cloth armor, such as leather straps, rivets, and cloth linings."

"There is no armor in the world that is absolutely unbreakable, but good armor can prevent wearers from attacking a large number of attacks."

"So, when new armors are equipped with the official army on a large scale, our soldiers can be said to be able to invalidate the enemy's arrows on the battlefield."

"When the enemy's arrows failed, their infantry formation could not stop the strong attack of our infantry."

No one can argue with this, and the military officers present were curious: "Your Majesty, when will this new armor be popularized?"

Li Li replied: "At present, only the equipment of the Central Army is limited to the equipment. Each battalion of the Central Army can be replaced by the end of the year. As for the government soldiers and the guards of the various places, the cloth armor is enough."

"So quickly!" Du Kan blurted out, and the others were quite surprised: In two or three months, the central army needed tens of thousands of armor, so could it be made so quickly?

Then I thought of a possibility.

So my heart beat faster: Could it be that I am going to attack the north?

Li Li smiled: "If this kind of armor is not slim, it is very convenient to mass-produce. After all, it is just two pieces of rolled homogeneous iron sheet and stamped and molded. It does not require riveting or braiding with leather strips, saving time."

"With the production capacity of Hanshan Army weapon supervisor, it is not a problem to complete the replacement of various battalions of the Central Army by the end of the year, but there is no need to change the entire army. After all, the cost is there, and the cloth armor is actually enough."

Seeing that everyone else was looking at her, Wang Lin asked Li Li: "Your Majesty, is it because he is so anxious to change his clothes..."

"Haha." Li Li knew what everyone wanted to ask, but did not answer positively: "Since the young master of Qi ascended the throne, he has never done any serious business every day and allows the slander to take power..."

"In the years since I ascended the throne, I have implemented many new policies, including the temple, the property, the land, and the plan. What are you trying to do? Now that the food and grass are sufficient, the soldiers are ready, I don't want to waste time and waste great time with that boy in Qi!"

He looked at the military officers and asked, "The world is so big, don't you, do you want to walk around and see?"
Chapter completed!