"Next, let's test their ability to defend against blunt weapons. Bring two pigs here, tie up their limbs, put cotton armor on one end and iron armor on the other. Then have two people on horseback holding maces to deal with them."
At Zhu Ping'an's command, two big fat pigs were pulled by their ears and front legs, howling and dragged to the parade ground. Before they could react, they were tied up, one was put in a cotton armor, and the other was put in iron armor.
Then, two sturdy Zhejiang soldiers jumped on their horses, dragged the maces in their backhands, squeezed the horses' bellies with their feet, and started to drive the horses to run. In order to increase the speed of the horses, they first ran around the parade ground. After the speed of the horses increased in the second lap, they swung the maces in their hands vigorously and swung them fiercely at the fat pig in armor.
The high-speed galloping warhorse and the heavy mace, the fate of the two fat pigs can be imagined...
The Zhejiang Army officers and soldiers couldn't help but shed tears of sympathy from their mouths. Hehe, it's time to have more food.
Boom! Boom!
After two dull hammering sounds, a series of shrill pig squeals rang out.
"Oh my god, this is impossible! The pig wearing iron armor died, but the pig wearing cotton armor was not hammered to death on the spot?!"
The Zhejiang Army soldiers opened their mouths in disbelief, staring at the two fat pigs on the parade ground in amazement.
Blood was gushing out of the armored fat pig's mouth and nose. It collapsed on the ground, motionless. It had long since passed away and become food.
Although the fat cotton-armored pig's mouth, nose, and ears were bleeding, the whole pig was howling in pain and struggling wildly.
The pig was not dead, and was not even incapacitated.
Zhu Ping'an ordered his men to untie the ropes of the cotton-armored pig. The pig, wearing its cotton-armored armor, fled from the scene like a gust of wind, howling. At first, it was staggering like a drunk and fell several times, but it quickly regained its balance and then rode away at a speed that didn't seem like a pig. It left a trail of dust behind and disappeared in a flash.
"No way! The pig wearing the cotton armor not only didn't die on the spot, but actually survived. Can you believe this?! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it."
"The cotton armor is much better than the iron armor in protecting against blunt weapons. Yes, there is so much cotton, which can absorb a lot of force."
"If you were wearing iron armor on the battlefield and got hit by a mace, your internal organs would be torn apart. Even if you didn't die on the spot, you would be crippled. But if you were wearing cotton armor, you might be able to fight back. Although fat pigs are thicker than us and can withstand more beatings, it's still evident."
When the Zhejiang Army soldiers saw this scene, they couldn't help but admire the ability of the cotton armor to defend against blunt weapons.
"Next, let's test the protection of these two types of armor against firearms. In addition to their sharp swords, the Japanese pirates also have firearms, which they call iron cannons. In the future, when we fight against the Japanese pirates, we will inevitably have to face their
Fire guns. The fire guns we use now are almost the same as the Japanese pirates' iron cannons. Now let's see if they can defend against them."
Zhu Ping'an said to the Zhejiang Army soldiers, let's test the protective performance of cotton armor and iron armor against fire mirrors.
Because the power of a musket is much greater than that of a bow, in order to save costs, this time a set of cotton armor and a set of iron armor were used for testing.
Soon, one hundred Zhejiang soldiers with excellent musket shooting skills were selected and ordered to fire the muskets from twenty steps away.
The range of the Ming Dynasty's musket was about 100 meters, but the effective range was within 50 meters, and the range with armor-piercing capability was within 30 meters. A distance of 20 steps could ensure the optimal power of the musket.
"preparation!"
Liu Dadao took charge of the team and raised his hand and shouted.
As soon as Liu Dadao finished speaking, one hundred Zhejiang Army musketeers skillfully took out a small packet of gunpowder from the ammunition pot, made a hole with their mouths, poured the gunpowder into the gunpowder pool, closed the lid of the gunpowder pool, and then skillfully loaded the bullets.
Then, they lit the matchlock, put the matchlock on the matchlock clip, raised their muskets, and aimed steadily at the ten sets of cotton and ten sets of iron armor in the distance. According to the order, five people aimed at one set of armor.
They have practiced this set of movements countless times during this period and are extremely proficient at it.
"Let go!" Liu Dacai waved his hand vigorously.
After Liu Yidao gave the order, one hundred musketeers immediately pulled the trigger. "Bang bang..."
There was a burst of gunfire, smoke filled the air, and the pungent smell of gunpowder began to drift.
Although the accuracy of muskets in this era was not high, the range was high and close, and almost all of the one hundred musketeers hit the target. Each set of armor was hit by at least four bullets, without exception.
"Let's see if it can protect against the muskets."
The officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army couldn't wait to see the condition of the twenty sets of armor, and they all stretched their necks.
Seeing this, Zhu Pingnv smiled slightly and waved her hand to let everyone come closer to watch.
A group of Zhejiang Army soldiers could not wait to rush forward.
"Hiss, this musket is really powerful. It has made several holes in the armor, going through it from front to back. If a person was wearing it, there would be four or five transparent holes."
"Oh my god, the cotton armor was not penetrated. The bullet got stuck in the iron sheet."
"This one is the same. The bullet penetrated the first layer of cotton. Although the iron sheet also had a hole in it, it was blocked together with the second layer. This cotton armor can actually protect against firearms."
"This armor blocked two bullets, but it had three holes in it, so it still didn't protect... "
"Wow, I didn't know until I saw it, this musket is really powerful. Every set of iron armor had at least two or three holes in it... But the cotton armor was able to withstand it. Except for one set of cotton armor that had a hole in it, the others were not penetrated."
The Zhejiang Army soldiers were stunned by the power of the musket and the protective performance of the cotton armor. They did not expect the musket to be so powerful.
I originally thought that the cotton armor was just for show, but I didn't expect it to be more reliable than iron armor.
"This armor is made of cotton. If it rains, won't it get soaked?"
Someone suddenly thought of a question, which instantly resonated with everyone, and all the soldiers couldn't help but become worried.
"Get some water."
Zhu Ping Anhui smiled and gave the order.
Soon a bucket of water was brought over. Zhu Ping'an scooped out a bucket of water with a ladle and poured it on the cotton armor.
Ladle after ladle, a downpour is just like this.
Zhu Ping'an poured three scoops of water in a row, then changed into a set of cotton armor and poured three scoops of water again, and poured five sets of cotton armor in a row.
When the water was splashed onto the cotton armor, it flowed down as if it had been splashed onto linoleum.
“It’s also rainproof?”
A group of Zhejiang Army soldiers came forward to check and found that the cotton armor was almost not wet. They couldn't help but open their mouths in surprise.
"This cotton armor is a treasure."
All the Zhejiang soldiers were amazed by the excellent protective performance of the cotton armor. They looked at the one hundred sets of cotton armor with envy and wanted to own one.
"This kind of cotton armor is the standard equipment of our Zhejiang Army. Everyone has a set."
Zhu Ping'an's words caused the Zhejiang army soldiers to cheer and their faces were full of joy.