Daqin Engineering Corps

Shen Bing has nothing to worry about about armor artisans.

On the one hand, this is because Shen Bing paid a lot of wages: fifteen yuan, three yuan more than ordinary labor.

This is not Shen Bing's petty weapon. Shen Bing has nothing to be stingy about. If he can use paper as money... then is money still a problem?

The point is that if Shen Bing pays a hundred wages to go there, it will disrupt the entire labor market, and all those who can weave baskets and can't weave will all come here.

Therefore, if Shen Bing mastered it just right, it would be three dollars more than ordinary labor.

Three qian is not much, but it can support one and a half people for the common people, and this is an extra three qian per day, which is equivalent to an increase of ninety qian per month.

You must know that a set of winter clothes only costs 110 yuan, so this is by no means a small amount.

On the other hand, these craftsmen are almost working under the "death threat" of the Qin army.

The prestige of the Qin army flooding Daliang City is still there, and at this time, the Qin army has basically completed the household registration of the people in Daliang... Once the household registration is completed, it means that Qin's "sit together" system can be used.

Once someone breaks the law, the neighbors who are organized into a team will also be punished.

So these basket weaving artists dare to cut corners?

It's almost too long to live idle!

Wages are benefits, and the system of continuous sitting is prestige.

Under the coercion and temptation, the artists naturally tried their best to weave the armor.

Some people even worried that the progress of the armor was not fast enough, and they were working overtime at night.

So the armor was produced in sets.

Shen Bing was the first to equip his personal guards with this armor.

These personal guards were brought by Wei Wei from the Mengshan camp. According to Shen Bing's intention, they selected strong and smart cavalry from the original Wei army.

There is no doubt that cavalrymen will ride horses.

The reason why he no longer aimed at cavalry and shooting was because Shen Bing knew that personal guards were different from ordinary soldiers.

Ordinary soldiers are used for cavalry battles, water battles, etc., so cavalry and archery are the first choice.

The main duty of the personal guard is to protect the general.

If the general needs to defend, it is probably at a critical moment when the enemy has rushed to the commander's camp. Of course what is needed at this time is not riding and shooting but melee combat.

Melee combat is actually two requirements: strength and quick reaction.

Actual combat, especially fighting on the battlefield, does not require any pretense, what is needed is to be faster and stronger than the opponent.

Hence the emphasis on strength and dexterity:

There is strength in strength.

Another meaning of cleverness is quick response.

In this era, the reaction speed is fast or slow, and the difference is still quite big.

Shen Bing believes that its root is innate on the one hand and education on the other.

If you are born with a slow reaction, there is no way. Such a person is often a human shield in the army.

Acquired education or training affects a person's reaction speed in a subtle way. For example, in modern society, people are educated from an early age. On the surface, it seems that these educations are not needed in life.

But what he forges is a person's analytical ability, logical thinking ability, learning ability and even reaction ability.

So when doing one thing from the same starting point, the results are usually different when educated and uneducated people do it.

Although the personal guards that Shen Bing ordered were not all educated noble children, they were at least naturally quick-responsive.

When these rattan armors are put on the bodyguards, they are really majestic and majestic.

However, the guard's behavior in this rattan armor seemed a little awkward.

Shen Bing understood after thinking about it. They thought that the navy had insufficient funds and had no bronze armor and could only equip rattan armor, so they felt a little shabby.

Shen Bing didn't say much. He also put on rattan armor, bronze sword, bow and arrow, and then drove them to Yang Duanhe's camp.

Passers-by along the way cast strange glances at Shen Bing and the others. They had never seen such armor before, so they felt very novel.

This is also the reason why Shen Bing took them out for a stroll, especially to Yang Duan and Na Liang, otherwise if Shen Bing and his party were regarded as enemies...then the fight would be lively.

Sure enough, when Shen Bing and his party appeared in the West Camp, it really made Qin Jun nervous for a while, and a group of soldiers rushed up immediately and drew their bows and arrows.

If Shen Bing hadn't shown his identity in time, he might have to disarm before he could enter the camp.

After entering the barracks, a crowd of soldiers from the Qin army naturally came to watch, and some even laughed out loud:

"I didn't know who it was, but it turned out to be Wei Guo's surrendered soldiers."

"This is not worthy of a meritorious title, so let's use red vines to make up the number!"

Then all the soldiers followed suit and laughed.

Shen Bing ignored him and continued to walk towards Yang Duanhe's tent with his personal guards.

At this time, Yang Duanhe came back from inspection and happened to bump into this strange group of soldiers. He stepped forward and took a look before recognizing that it was Shen Bing.

Yang Duanhe looked Shen Bing up and down, and then looked at the guards brought by Shen Bing, and said inconceivably:

"Captain, do you really use red rattan to make armor?"

"And also..."

Shen Bing knew what Yang Duanhe wanted to say, so he not only made it but also put it on.

Not only put it on, but let all the subordinates wear it! !

Yang Duanhe thought that what Shen Bing said before was just a joke.

Shen Bing came to sell again:

"Back to the general, the subordinates are also helpless!"

"It's better to have armor than no armor."

Yang Duanhe looked helpless:

"Then, but... this..."

"Hey, is this armor useful?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Whether it works or not, you will know once you try it!"

As he said that, he drew his bow and set up an arrow, and shot towards the rattan shield in the hand of a guard behind him with a "whoosh" sound...

Shen Bing hasn't learned it for a few days, and his posture is not standard, but the target is close at hand, of course he won't shoot sideways... But in fact, Shen Bing doesn't seem to be aiming at this one.

There was a black line on Shen Bing's face, this level is too stinky.

But fortunately, if I don't tell others, I don't know...

The point is that the arrow shot on the vine shield just paused and then fell to the ground.

So everyone was stunned, the personal guards of the navy, the soldiers of the Qin army, and of course Yang Duanhe...

Yang Duanhe also stepped forward to take a look, and found that the part hit by the arrow was just a small scratch, so his expression became dignified:

"I don't want this thing...it can really block arrows."

"What about swords and guns?"

Shen Bing replied:

"General, why don't you give it a try?"

Yang Duanhe didn't make a sound, but just raised his head towards Li Yan beside him.

Shen Bing asked Ren to fight.

Of course, this is not a real comparison, it is purely Li Yan swinging the bronze sword violently and raising the shield to block.

I saw Li Yan slashing down with his sword one after another, but the vine shield blocked it again and again.

Even because of the toughness of the rattan shield, the sword bounced back several times when it was struck down vigorously, almost hurting Li Yan himself...

Yang Duanhe watched from the side and couldn't help but secretly startled. He secretly glanced at Shen Bing and said to himself:

"If this vine shield can have such protection, I'm afraid the vine armor will not be much worse."

"Is it okay? It's light and protective, so I'll wait for this bronze armor instead..."

How did Yang Duanhe know that later generations produced paper armor with similar characteristics to this rattan armor, but it took fifty sets of armor to replace one set.

Chapter 176 The Black Armored Army

As a result, everyone no longer doubted the protection of the vine armor, and even the mocking eyes immediately turned into shock and envy.

What does it take to be a soldier?

In addition to making meritorious service and being promoted to the rank, one also has to save one's life, because the title also has to be enjoyed by one's life.

And a good set of armor is almost giving them a chance to be reborn, so how can they not be jealous of the rattan armor.

Looking at those personal guards wearing rattan armor, they who were still hunched over instantly raised their heads and chests up, and some even gently stroked the rattan armor on their bodies with unbelievable eyes.

This is what Shen Bing said about morale and confidence.

What Wei Guo surrendered to soldiers was not only the identity of the Qin army, not only the opportunity to make meritorious service, but also the confidence to defeat the enemy.

Shen Bing knew that as surrendering soldiers, they were so fragile and helpless at this moment... They hadn't even jumped out of the surrendering state.

Although this set of armor cannot make them invincible, it can at least let them know that they are no worse than soldiers of the Qin army.

Yang Duanhe invited Shen Bing into the 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 Heijia because it is completely black."

"I'm waiting for the navy... how about calling him the Black Armor Army?"

In fact, it has a more appropriate name: rattan armor.

But Shen Bing doesn't like to use it, because the first thing that comes to mind when talking about rattan armor is "burning rattan armor soldiers".

In fact, that's just the literary treatment of the novel. The vine armor is not afraid of fire. The old vine is not easy to ignite even if it is baked on the fire, and it can't be ignited by ordinary rockets.

The records of rattan armor in historical books are:

"Its armor is light and strong, it can separate arrows and blades, and it is good for water and fire"

"Good for water and fire" means not afraid of water or fire.

If there is any disadvantage of this rattan armor, it is that it is vulnerable to heavy weapons.

Such as axes, hammers, spears, halberds, etc.

Among them are weapons that rely on weight to injure people, such as axes and hammers. The hard wooden shield can generate a strong reaction force to push people away, and when it hits the flexible rattan shield... it's almost like an arm directly On the sledgehammer.

Although Shen Bing didn't believe in superstition, those who marched and fought wanted to get a good fortune, so they felt more at ease.

And this "black armor" has the same image?Black from top to bottom.

What Shen Bing didn't know was that the name he had accidentally chosen was exactly what Ying Zheng wanted...

One day, when the title of "Black Armored Army" was passed on to Yingzheng, Yingzheng couldn't help but feel elated:

"Here, it's the Black Armored Army!"

"Qin Nai Shuide is black, so there is a black armor army!"

"This Shen Bing is really a gift from the heavens, and the Black Armored Army is an army of blessings that will rule the world!"

"The widow is the destiny!"

Then there were a lot of blah blah blah, anyway, it was determined that Shen Bing was sent by heaven to help him dominate the world.

This is a later story. At this time, Yang Duanhe no longer looks like a general, but has a flattering face:

"Captain, I don't know how to make this black armor..."