Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 109 Mo Dao, Cotton Armor

"System, I want to check in again."

"It is detected that the host's existing positive emotion value is 156000, and the negative emotion value is 120000. May I ask what emotional value you use to sign in? Do you double it?"

"Sign in with negative emotion value, increase ten times."

"Ding, the corresponding emotional value has been deducted. Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1000 Modao."

Mo Dao?

Strange knife!

Li Cunming smiled excitedly, he did not expect to obtain the long-lost combat weapon, system father, love tiger oil!
Modao is a traditional Chinese infantry anti-cavalry weapon, which belongs to the long-handled chopping category. "Tang Liudian" records that there are four kinds of swords: one is called Yi Dao, the other is called Zhang Dao, the third is called Heng Dao, and the fourth is called Mo Dao.Today, the Yi Dao covers the ancient Banjian and the like. In the Jin and Song Dynasties, it was called the Yu Dao.The Zhang knife cover uses the Zhang body to defend against the enemy.Hengdao, Saber is also worn by soldiers, and its name also originated in Sui Dynasty.Mo Dao, Chang Dao also, held by infantry, Gai Gu's Broken Horse Sword.

The Mo knife has left a great reputation in the history of cold weapons in our country. The so-called "cut it with a knife, all men and horses will be broken".The Tang army was equipped with Mo Dao, which made the Turks frightened.

Because the manufacturing process of Mo Dao is strict and costly, and because the Tang Dynasty explicitly prohibited the use of Mo Dao to be buried with it, after the Tang Dynasty, Mo Dao disappeared in the long river of history.

Li Cunming rushed to the Eight Treasure House on the east side of Wenyuan Pavilion. He transformed the Eight Treasure House into a warehouse for stacking sign-in rewards and sent heavy troops to guard it.When I opened a warehouse, I saw thousands of dazzling Mo Dao.

These mo knives are double-edged open-ended weapons made of fine steel, and the handle is about two to three meters long. There is an iron drill at the end of the handle, which can be inserted into the mud to stabilize the blade body, and is used to block and resist the enemy who is coming. Army war horse.

Li Cunming picked up a Mo Dao, swung it vigorously, and said to himself: "This thing is too heavy, and ordinary soldiers can't use it."

Immediately they called Gong Yonggu and Wang Chengen and ordered them to send Modao to the barracks.After thinking for a while, he said: "Go and call Bi Dengfu, and ask him to accompany me to the Beijing camp. It's time to see how the cavalry training works."

When they arrived at Jingying, Weng Zhiqi came to pick him up.Liu Wenbing led the troops to Hunan, and it happened that Weng Zhiqi escorted the horses back to Nanjing, so Li Cunming asked him to temporarily take over the Beijing camp and be responsible for training the cavalry.

"General Weng, do you think I brought you something good?" Li Cunming beckoned, and two soldiers came over with a Mo Dao, and introduced, "This is a great weapon of the Tang Dynasty. knife!"

"Modao!" Weng Zhiqi exclaimed, stretched out his hand to lift it, and shouted, "It's too heavy! The Modao has a well-deserved reputation. I only heard of its prestige. I never imagined that I would see the true face of Mount Lu in this life."

Bi Dengfu said: "From my point of view, the Mo Dao did not appear suddenly. It was probably developed from the "horse-cutting sword" specialized by the traditional long pole weapon beryllium; the Mo Dao did not disappear suddenly. "The seven long-handled knives in the book are its inheritance. Later, facing heavy armor targets, the Yanyue knife is more lethal and cost-effective than the sword-shaped blade, so the Mo knife was replaced by the Yanyue knife."

Li Cunming nodded and said: "Bi Aiqing is worthy of being an expert in weapons of the Ming Dynasty, with extraordinary knowledge. Your point of view is refreshing, and it makes sense after careful consideration."

After a pause, he asked, "Bi Aiqing, can you figure out the forging technique of Mo Dao?"

Bi Dengfu looked at Mo Dao carefully, and after careful consideration, he said with confidence: "With the real object as a reference, it is not difficult to deduce its manufacturing process. What's more, our Foshan Iron Smelter in the Ming Dynasty can produce high-quality fine steel. , I am confident that the Mo Dao made by our dynasty is no worse than that of Tang Dynasty!"

"If the infantry of our army is equipped with the Mo Dao, whether it is the infantry or the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty, it can effectively restrain and greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of our army!" Weng Zhiqi rubbed his hands excitedly, and said to Bi Dengfu, "Master Bi, you have to work harder. gone."

"It should." Bi Dengfu laughed.

Li Cunming waved his hand and said, "I don't plan to equip the army with Modao on a large scale, just build a Modao team of 2000 people."

Weng Zhiqi was puzzled, "Why?"

"You see, the Modao is too big and heavy, and it costs money. If it was in the Tang and Song Dynasties, to resist the invasion of nomads, it would be a good choice to equip the army with weapons such as the Modao. But now it is different. Firearms Rapid development, the future will definitely be the world of firearms, we must keep pace with the times."

Li Cunming explained patiently: "The development of firearms has put forward new requirements for the army. In the future, the army will pay more attention to flexibility and mobility. Not only weapons, but also defensive equipment such as armor will become lighter and lighter. I will form the Modao team , don’t expect to rely on it to defeat Jiannu, one is to strengthen our army, and the other is to use it as a supervising team and general’s guard.”

Bi Dengfu had been studying firearms for a long time, and when he heard what the emperor said, he immediately understood it, and said deeply, "Your Majesty is wise, I dare to say that the one who wins the firearms wins the world!"

Li Cunming smiled and said: "Whoever wins firearms not only wins the world, but also the future! However, with my current technology, it is still not enough to completely eliminate cold weapons. The advantages and disadvantages of Modao are obvious, but I think of it." Qi Jiguang's imitation of the Japanese sword is more suitable for soldiers to use, and Bi Aiqing can make more."

Qi Jiguang's imitation of the Japanese long knife, the blade is five feet long, and the back is protected with copper one foot, and the handle is one foot and five inches long, with a total length of six feet and five inches, and weighs two catties. .

The Qi Family Knife is about two meters long, but it is far lighter than the Mo Knife. It not only extends and expands the attack range of the weapon, but also allows ordinary soldiers to use it. It is the best of both worlds.

"I obey the order!" Bi Dengfu commanded.

Speaking of infantry weapons and equipment, Li Cunming asked, "Weng Aiqing, how is the cavalry training going?"

Weng Zhiqi Hui reported: "Our army currently has more than [-] war horses. In order to prevent the shortage of war horses, I only selected [-] cavalry. With daily practice, the soldiers' riding skills have made great progress, and In order to be able to adapt to the sound of guns and cannons on the battlefield, the cavalry battalion and the chariot battalion practiced at the same time, and when the chariot battalion fired artillery, the cavalry galloped back and forth."

"This method is quite good!" Li Cunming smiled gratifiedly, and asked again, "Are the cavalry equipped with cotton armor?"

"Yes."

Li Cunming said: "Not only cavalry should be equipped with cotton armor, but ordinary soldiers should also be equipped. Cotton armor can effectively resist firearms, and it is in line with our idea of ​​flexible and mobile army building. We must spare no effort to produce and equip it."

Zhu Guozhen of the Ming Dynasty recorded the production method of "pure cotton armor" in "Yongzhuang Xiaopin": "Cotton armor is made of seven catties of cotton, which is sewn with cloth like a jacket, kicked firmly with feet, and dried in the sun to prevent swelling. Use it. Seeing that the rain is not heavy, the mildew is not rotten, and the bird gun cannot be seriously injured."

The padded armor is made of cloth and cotton, and its structure is like a normal padded jacket. The shoulders are extended by five inches to protect the shoulder joints and the upper arms, and the lower part is long enough to cover the knees.The surface of the cotton armor needs to be finely threaded to avoid cotton displacement, which is the same principle as the thread on modern down jackets.

After the cotton armor is made, soak it thoroughly with water, then spread it on the ground and step on it firmly with your feet.The quilt made of cotton cannot be washed with water, because after washing, the cotton will become tight and no longer fluffy, so the warmth retention will be poor. The tighter the better, it's light and easy to use.

After the cotton armor is soaked in water and stepped on, and then dried in the sun, the production is completed. The finished cotton armor does not absorb water, is not easy to mildew, and has good defense against shotguns.

The production process of the cotton armor has also been continuously improved. Not all of it is filled with cotton, but fabric, kraft, paper and other materials are added to the interior to enhance the defense. In fact, it has become a composite armor.

Many people watch movies and TV shows and see Qing soldiers wearing cotton armor, so they think that the cotton armor was invented by the Qing Dynasty.In fact, it is not the Ming Dynasty who really created and invented the cotton armor, but it was only spread to the Qing Dynasty and North Korea, and it was carried forward by them.

"I'm afraid it will take some time for the whole army to equip the cotton armor. The Ordnance Bureau is working hard to manufacture it. Your Majesty, the Military Academy has many tasks. I suggest recruiting more craftsmen." Bi Dengfu said.

Li Cunming sighed: "I just lack time, otherwise I wouldn't rush back to Nanjing after the demise of Dashun. There are too many things to do. There is no need to report on small matters such as recruiting craftsmen in the future, and the Military Academy will be responsible for it." Let's go, let's go and see how the new army line tactics are going."

(End of this chapter)