Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 418 Plate Armor
Facing Xu Huang's attack, the cavalry led by Zhang Xiu chose to charge and collide without any scruples!

Xu Huang didn't expect that Zhang Xiu would be so straightforward, but... he had the same number of cavalry as the opponent, and he also had extra infantry to fight together, so he would never be afraid of a head-on encounter.

Xu Huang even judged in his mind that the cavalry collision was so crazy?In fact, they want to force him to turn first, thereby dampening his energy, or to attack his infantry to cause a collapse!

Showdown of the brave?

Xu Huang said...don't be afraid!
Five hundred steps, three hundred steps, one hundred steps...

The distance between the two sides quickly approached, and Xu Huang also saw the difference in the other's armor - it was not scale armor, chain armor, or zha armor... the overall color was smooth and unified, and it was integrated except for the joints!
The first thing Xu Huang was confused about was not why the opponent's iron armor was so complete, but... why did the color of this cloth armor look like metal?Are there some reflective ones?
That's right, the first three hundred riders were uniformly dressed in "plate armor"!
Until the problem of the true gas source is solved, the "stamping press" cannot be used on a large scale, but the hydraulic stamping machine and the experimental true gas stamping machine are already in place.

This also made the emergence of "plate armor" possible.

Not only does it not have the weaknesses of chain armor and scale armor, but the thickness of the whole body's steel plates is only one millimeter at the joints and only three to five millimeters in other parts. This makes the weight of the whole body's plate armor only [-]% ​​of that of a human's armor. It has the possibility of being equipped with cavalry, and its defense power exceeds that of fully covered chain armor and scale armor!
Historically, based on the experience of Western plate armor knights, swords, guns and swords can only attack gaps against plate armor. If you are against bows and arrows, as long as you are not too unlucky, you can ignore them. Muskets... Early muskets with low bullet kinetic energy can resist them, and early rifles can completely resist them. Unstoppable.

Of course, just because the plate armor is unbreakable does not mean that no one is injured. Heavy halberds, edged hammers, and armor-piercing swords are also artifacts that can open cans.

However, when these ungrindable plate armors first appeared, during the more than 100 years, especially in the early days of industrialization, the rapid development of the smelting industry and the emergence of stamping machines made the cost of a pair of plate armors only equivalent to the weekly salary of an ordinary worker.

The Chu State's Qi machine is still facing the problem of insufficient Qi source and cannot be mass-produced, so it only made "a little bit" to try.

Zhang Xiu has a lot of cavalry under his command, and they are from Xiliang cavalry. According to the Chu State's assessment, they are considered "medium-armored" cavalry, between true heavy-armored and light-armored cavalry.

The weight of the plate armor must be "heavy equipment". Not only are the soldiers wearing plate armor, but the horses are also specially armored. It looks... like a change from a small motorcycle to a heavy locomotive.

As for weapons, Xu Huang soon felt it...

When the two sides were sixty steps apart, they started shooting almost at the same time - the cavalry could only be equipped with short bows, and the speed of fire was given priority. Considering that the Chu army's equipment had always been excellent, Xu Huang chose to fire arrows when he was sixty steps away.

The same goes for Zhang Xiu, because...

The plate-armored heavy cavalry in front is not equipped with bows and arrows, but with double yellow repeating crossbows - on the left and right sides of the war horse, each is equipped with a Huang's repeating crossbow!
A specially modified version of the cavalry, the magazine has been loaded in advance. After taking it off and pulling the trigger, the magazine will make a clanging sound and can fire seven arrows in a row!
The exquisitely designed buckle allows the repeating crossbow to be hung directly back on the horse after use, without affecting subsequent charges and hand-to-hand combat.

Because loading arrows and changing boxes of repeating crossbows is cumbersome, each rider is equipped with two pairs. After using them, you can basically prepare for hand-to-hand combat!
It seems that the number of cavalry on both sides is about the same, but at sixty steps, the "firepower" of Zhang Xiu's side overwhelmingly overwhelmed Xu Huang...

What's even more unreasonable is that many people on Xu Huang's side fell down, but not one person on Zhang Xiu's side was left behind!
Especially after getting closer, you can hear the metal collision sound of arrows hitting the plate armor, and...see the opponent's crazy armor!

Xu Huang's eyes widened at this moment...

What the hell is this?Not cloth armor!
Really iron armor!
From head to toe, from hair to eye hair to fine hair to leg hair, not even half of it is exposed, and it's a whole piece of armor?
How much does this weigh?

The less you say, the more it costs, right? (Hanjin is almost equivalent to half a catty)
It's not that Xu Huang hasn't thought about the issue of thickness, but if this thing really only weighs a hundred kilograms, wouldn't one piece be enough for a craftsman to hammer it for several months?

As for the issue of steel consumables, it is put on the back burner...

In fact, Xu Huang already regretted it at this time. Maybe... he should avoid it.

However, the two sides were already at odds with each other, and it was too late for Xu Huang to signal for a turn, so he could only grit his teeth and continue to charge.

There was no more time for Xu Huang to react, the two sides had already collided!
The cavalry under Xu Huang's command still use the typical Xiliang cavalry weapon-the large lance, which mainly uses force to thrust when charging.

Zhang Xiu's cavalry was originally like this. They were also equipped with a scimitar. After being trapped in the battle, they simply abandoned their guns and used knives. If you have money, you will be willful.

But there are three hundred plate armor heavy cavalry, and the weapon is a hammer spear, a long-handled hammer with a hammer with a spear tip at the front and a spear head at the end!
Generally speaking, weapons such as hammers and spears will be too long to be wielded after getting into close combat, and the hammer head must be danced to be effective.

The plate armor with full defensive power just makes them not worry about the weakness of long weapons after being trapped in the formation. They can ignore the swords and axes around them and swing the hammer and spear calmly!

When charging, the hammer and spear are not used to stab, but to use the momentum to injure the enemy.

As for the collision in front of me...

Even when Zhang Xiu was about to kill his opponent, the plate cavalry didn't swing the hammer and spear for the second time!

Originally, the captains and commanders of these plate-armored cavalry were not sure how useful the armor they were wearing was, but it just looked good.

A frontal cavalry confrontation is obviously a test of courage. These heavy cavalry, which can wear plate armor, are the elite veterans of Zhang Xiu's command. They have been fighting and training for many years, so they are so determined.

In fact, at this moment, Zhang Xiu somewhat recognized Xu Huang's ability to lead troops.

But at the next moment, the role of plate armor was highlighted...

The front-line general who originally thought he was going to suffer heavy losses found that he had just ordered to swing his weapon, and then... with a clang, he had killed the opponent's cavalry and penetrated them!

At this time, Xu Huang discovered that these iron cans...

Not to mention Ji Zao's soldiers attacking, he went down with an ax himself. Although he successfully killed the enemy, his arms were numb from the shock. At the same time, the opponent's body was able to fly back almost intact - normally, Xu Huang's One ax should directly cut the soldier in two!

As for ordinary Ji Zao soldiers, they cannot cause effective damage to plate armor at all. You must know that the army has no experience in fighting against plate armor at this time. Even if Xu Huang leads the troops and is known for his orders and prohibitions, it is still difficult to conceal the panic of the army at this time...

(End of this chapter)