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It is understandable that Yang Duanhe insisted not to distribute armor to the navy.

It should be said that the Qin Law is not sound, and it does not stipulate that armor should be distributed according to the situation after the soldiers become an army.

Since Qin Fa didn't have such regulations, it is illegal for Yang Duanhe to dispense privately, and allotment to three thousand naval forces is still a large-scale violation.

This is not because Qin has no armor.

In fact, there were hundreds of thousands of armors seized from Wei Bing, which did not count the mountain of brand-new armors piled up in the beam warehouse.

Although these armors are Wei Jia different from Qin Jia, they can be made into Qin Jia with a little modification.

It is more than enough to distribute these armors to three thousand soldiers in the navy.

The problem is that if the navy soldiers are equipped with armour for these untitled Wei army prisoners, a series of problems will arise:

If the navy can be equipped with armor, does that mean that other Wei army prisoners can also be equipped with armor?

If the prisoners of the Wei army without military merit can be equipped with armor, does that mean that the Qin army without a nobleman and a nobleman can also be equipped with armor?

If the Qin army has no nobles and the first-class nobles still cannot be equipped with armor, does that mean that their status and status are not as good as the Weijun prisoners?

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This is not just an issue that affects morale, it is also an issue that may shake the Qin State's 20 military system.

We must know that these twenty military merits are the strong foundation of Qin, so even Yingzheng dare not easily violate it.

Therefore, Yang Duanhe could only consider giving the navy more practical opportunities for them to be promoted in actual combat.

But Shen Bing knew it was almost impossible.

It is relatively easy for a sergeant, he only needs to win the enemy's first one.

The problem is that if you want to be equipped, you need a second-level noble master.

In other words, at least six heads must be taken, and no mistakes must be made during this period.

How many battles will this take to achieve?

If the navy can get six heads per person and it is still the "first leader", then the navy of Chu will almost be destroyed by the regiment!

Will the three thousand navy men still alive by then?

I was afraid that the veterans sacrificed and recruited recruits, but they never got the second-level title.

Because the battlefield is not as simple as fighting a battle and taking a human head again...

What if your head is taken by the enemy in the next battle?

What if the next battle is at a disadvantage and besieged by the enemy?

I'm afraid that the armor is gone if you don't get it!

Shen Bing was a little depressed.

If it's infantry or cavalry, you can think of surprise attacks without armor.

However, most naval forces use crossbows in combat, and there is a big difference between armored and unarmored.

The reason is that the navy is almost shooting at the enemy at close range. This may lead to a situation where the enemy can continue to fight when we shoot a few arrows at the enemy, and the enemy will be finished with one arrow.

How can this battle be fought like this?

I'm afraid that even the guerrillas of Chu's navy can't beat it!

At this time, Wei Wei entered the account and reported:

"Lieutenant, the naval ship has been built, please review it!"

The making of the wheeled warship is not complicated. It takes Cang to wait for the craftsman for one day, and the navy soldier to learn and make it for three days is enough.

But the annoying Shen Bing didn't even think about controlling the ship's affairs at this time. He looked up and said:

"Let them try it for a day, and then make it after finding the problem."

"Until one day can produce a ship that meets the requirements!"

Wei Wei replied and stepped back.

Shen Bing's request seems a bit harsh, because "it can be produced in one day" has reached the speed of artisans.

But this is not the case, because there is a "practice makes perfect" problem.

And every time you find any problems after you build the ship for a test drive, and then make targeted corrections and improvements, then you can truly be able to build a ship.

Shen Bing then pulled his thoughts back to the armor, armor...

Do you really have to wait until next spring to upgrade the mobs to get the armor?

How many sets of armor can you get by then?

How much will it cost?

At this moment, Shen Bing's mind flashed:

In water battles, crossbow arrows are often used to shoot right?That is to say, the requirement for protection is not high, because facing the enemy's sword and spear stabbing is rare.

On the other hand, it is very dangerous for the navy to wear armor, because the bronze armor weighs tens of kilograms at every turn, and can't float in the water even if they swim or drown.

This is also the reason why the navy is usually equipped with leather armor...

Before Shen Bing was looking for Yang Duan and selling miserables, he also hoped to get leather armor.

This is the same for the cavalry.

For example, if he wears heavier bronze armor, it is difficult for the rider to climb on the horseback.

Another example: wearing a bronze armor is not suitable for long-range riders.After all, there are no stirrups and saddles. If the armor is too heavy, it will be difficult to maintain balance on the horse's back for a long time, and the physical strength of people and horses will be huge.

Another example: the main thing the cavalry needs to guard against is the enemy's crossbows. The defense power of leather armor is enough, and heavy armor is a waste.This is also the reason why the cavalry of this era has basically no heavy armor...

In an era when there were no stirrups and saddles, heavy cavalry was basically looking for death on the battlefield.

In that case...

Why not use cane armor?

Speaking of vine armor, Shen Bing immediately thought of the vine armor soldiers in the Three Kingdoms period.

But in fact, there may be no rattan armour in the Three Kingdoms period, and there is no record of rattan armour until the Ming Dynasty.

Later analysis, perhaps because the author Luo Guanzhong was from the Ming Dynasty, he wrote that there was a rattan armour in the Ming Dynasty in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Regardless of the dynasty and generation of this vine armor, this thing is right.

And Shen Bing happened to remember its manufacturing method:

"Take 50 catties of red vines, soak in the stone trough for half a month, take it out and dry it for three days, then refill it in the trough.

"So soaked for one year old, dried in the sun, and knitted and worn in the same way, a total of 20 pairs."

"Outside the tung oil oil, its armor is light and strong, and it can cut the blade. It is good for water and fire."

"I use this vine as a hat, and a helmet when facing the enemy, and preparing for the rain when it is overcast."

In fact, the key point is to make the rattan fibrosis:

Use first soaking and then drying, then soaking and then drying, and also soaking and drying...It is to make the tender rattan bark and meat rot and turn into dust, and the rest is the tough rattan fiber.

In this way, it will take a year over and over again to reach the standard of armor production.

After weaving it into armor, paint with tung oil... The purpose of applying tung oil is to prevent corrosion and reduce friction so that swords, guns, arrows and other sharp edges will slip and reduce damage.

This raw material, Akatsuki, must be there, and it is everywhere in the mountains.

It is that the time for soaking may be insufficient.

But it doesn't seem to matter, because as mentioned before, what Shen Bing and others will face is a water battle, and most of them are to guard against crossbow arrows.

So the rattan armor can be protected from crossbow arrows by soaking it for a few times.

The point is that it is light in weight and very suitable for naval and cavalry use. It can even float on the water...that is, soldiers who can't swim don't have to worry about being drowned if they wear it.

Thinking of this, Shen Bing no longer hesitated, and immediately shouted to the guard outside the door:

"come!"

Ren answered the door.

Shen Bing ordered:

"Hurry up and collect Akatsuki fifty...no, one hundred catties!"

"Get in my carriage!"

"The sooner the better!"