Chapter 9 Embarrassment

Although with the development of firearms, the role of armor will gradually decrease in the future, it is undeniable that in this era, in most cases, cold weapons are still mainly used to fight, supplemented by firearms. The demand for armor is still very realistic. Good armor equipment, in addition to being effective In addition to protecting the body of soldiers, it can also effectively improve morale.

In the past, Yu Xiaotian did not have enough resources to equip his soldiers with armor, but now that he has hugged Xiong Wencan's thick leg, he naturally can't let go of this opportunity.

So Yu Xiaotian also took the opportunity to ask Xiong Wencan for a large number of armor, but all generals have basically achieved a pair of armor, and they are all well-made armor. More than a thousand people have also obtained better Shanwen armor.

If it hadn't been for the norms of etiquette in the Ming Dynasty, you can't use armor casually, otherwise there will be suspicion of truence. Otherwise, Yu Xiaotian really dares to equip his men with a full set of Shanwen armor, even if it doesn't matter if he spends more money.

In addition to the generals, ordinary soldiers were not stingy and asked for more than 1,000 sets of cotton armor from Xiong Wencan. These cotton armors are not the kind of tattered, work-making and cutting materials of ordinary officers and soldiers, but genuine cotton armor made by Jinggong.

In addition to using a sufficient amount of cotton, these cotton armors are hammered very strong, and they are also lined with iron pieces and copper nails. They are full of weight and have a good defense against ordinary firearms.

Although the temperature in Fujian is relatively high for most of the year and is not suitable for wearing cotton armor to fight, Yu Xiaotian still tried his best to get a batch of cotton armor. Even if he doesn't need it, he will reserve it first. After all, he may lead the army to the north and then go to the battle. I'm afraid it's too late.

Now it is a small glacier period. The temperature in the north is extremely low, and it is common for people to freeze to death. Cotton armor itself has a certain insulation function, which is a good choice. Otherwise, most of the Eight Banners soldiers will not be equipped with cotton armor, and cotton armor can also play a role in bulletproof to a certain extent. Of course, Yu Xiaotian will not despise this. A very practical armor.

Of course, most of the time, sea wolf soldiers will not wear such heavy cotton armor to fight. Considering this, Yu Xiaotian also asked for some money from Xiong Wencan, found several iron fields in Quanzhou Prefecture and Zhangzhou Prefecture, and ordered a large number of iron pieces with unified specifications.

These iron sheets are of the same thickness and belong to a kind of steelmaking made by repeated hammers. The hardness and toughness are good. Although they are not as good as the quality of the armored steel sheets on the generals, they are far better than ordinary iron armored pieces.

After these armors are made, they are all painted with large paint or tung oil for anti-rust treatment. Then Yu Xiaotian ordered his men to use canvas and find someone to sew them into a vest-style vest. There is a cloth bag on it, and the uniformly created armor pieces are put into the armor. After sewing, it becomes a quite good bulletproof back. Xin, Yu Xiaotian called it a cloth bag armor.

The reason why Yu Xiaotian did this is that he has seen some bulletproof vests in later generations. It seems that it was made in this way. Later generations could not solve the problem of Kevlar fiber at first. Instead, they made bulletproof vests based on bulletproof steel sheets. Although it doesn't look good, the bulletproof effect is still good. It's good.

And this bulletproof vest effectively protects the key parts of the user's chest and back. Ordinary knives and guns basically cannot pierce or split such cloth bag armor, and ordinary bows and arrows cannot easily penetrate such cloth bag armor at all, which can effectively protect the lives of soldiers.

Although the protective area of this cloth bag armor is not large, which only protects the main torso of the body, but with the leather parts, it can basically achieve a large area of protection, but the protection ability of other parts is slightly lower than that of the main torso, but such armor is more convenient and comfortable to wear. It does not affect normal combat activities. More importantly, it can be produced faster and the cost is relatively low.

Originally, Yu Xiaotian also wanted to build some plate armor for his men, but after trying it, he found that it was not realistic to do so. First, there are few craftsmen in Daming who can have this skill to create qualified plate armor. In addition, even if it can be made, the cost will be very high. At least now even if it is his financial resources, I'm afraid I'm afraid I can't afford to play with this guy.

So instead of building a heavy infantry, it's better for him to retreat and create more * soldiers. In this era, as long as there is sufficient firepower output, even if he meets the * hands of heavy armored enemy troops and light infantry, he can still easily kill them.

This is a matter of degree. Yu Xiaotian never drills into the horns and does something unrealistic.

It can be said that since Yu Xiaotian persuaded Xiong Wencan to impeach Wei Zhongxian and saw Wei Zhongxian's final fall, the relationship between Yu Xiaotian and Xiong Wencan has completely entered a honeymoon period.

In addition, Xiaotian deliberately restrained his attitude in front of Xiong Wencan and always respected Xiong Wencan, which can almost be said to be a response to his request. From time to time, he will send some novel things to Xiong Wencan so that Xiong Wencan can send them to the capital to bribe officials.

Xiong Wencan is naturally happy to close his mouth for Xiaotian's interesting performance. He will completely regard Xiaotian as his confidant, and all kinds of benefits are naturally indispensable to Xiaotian.

The two can be said to be a traitor. Xiong Wencan made a fortune while gaining fame while Yu Xiaotian made a fortune and tried his best to expand his territory in Fujian and gradually began to extend his tentacles to the mainland of Fujian and all walks of life.

As for the sea, as long as Yu Xiaotian is not happy, no one wants to do anything along the coast of Fujian. Of course, Yu Xiaotian will not be stupid enough to completely block the whole coast of Fujian. He still knows that he still knows that he is self-respecting thieves, so from time to time he will also miss some pirate activities in Fujian, but as long as he receives the elimination Xi, he will definitely hear that the police will come out and send a sailor warship to the scene of the accident to deal with it.

As for not being able to catch people, it is naturally said differently. Sometimes they will catch some eye-catching, but sometimes they can only return empty-handed. Naturally, only Yu Xiaotian and his men know, and ghosts will know how many of these pirates are dressed as sea wolves themselves!

But on the whole, since Yu Xiaotian returned to the court, the whole coastal area of Fujian and the sea are much calmer than before.

The once arrogant red-haired man is now like a mouse. When he sees the ship of the sea wolf, he walks around, and he dares not easily run to the coast of Fujian and plunder as before.

And after the Dutch returned from the defeat in the Battle of Tamsui, although the headquarters of the East India Company were very angry, they were very angry about the failure of Waite. At the same time, they were also very dissatisfied with the result of the negotiations between Peter and Sea Wolf. The East India Company has never eaten such a big At a loss, the good members used to be their territory, but now they have to pay regular rent to the sea wolf in the future. This makes it clear that they have become tenants. When the sea wolf wants them to leave, they can only roll up.

For this reason, the senior businessmen of the East India Company met several times to discuss how to deal with it. Many people proposed to mobilize more warships, kill Taiwan Island, fight with sea wolves, completely defeat sea wolves, seize Taiwan Island, and completely control them.

But this is just their ideal. After such a proposal was put forward, they counted the power they could adjust with their fingers, but found that they could not do this at all. Although their East India Company is very strong, it wants to launch such a large-scale naval battle, and it is still a long-distance attack. It's impossible.

The last time the fleet led by Waite went there, it was the limit they could take out, but after Wait led the team, it became a meat bun and hit the dog. There was no hair left, and the whole army was destroyed in the Battle ofdan shui.

Nowadays, even if they want to draw out a strong fleet, it is impossible. It is not that they have no ships on hand now, but that their ships have something to do now. Most of the ships in their fleet are armed merchant ships and are responsible for all kinds of goods obtained from Asia. Continuously sent back to Europe.

Every day, the benefits brought to them by these fleets are huge wealth. Suddenly, a large number of ships are drawn and run to Taiwan to fight against sea wolves, which means that they will lose a lot of wealth. What's more, many crews on the ship are still in short supply. Even if they can pull out so many ships, there is no way. Equip them with sufficient sailors.

What's more, although the staff is very important to them, in the past two years, the staff has only invested, but has not produced. They are basically in a state of losing money. For the sake of a loser, they stopped a large number of money-making business they are doing to fight with a group of Chinese pirates, even if they can win. How?

So they think it's inappropriate. If this battle is fought, it is purely a battle of losing money, and the premise is that they must win. If they lose the battle again, then their East India Company will completely lose a lot. I'm afraid that the anger of shareholders alone is not what they can bear. What's more, there are kings. If they knew that they had been defeated by a group of Chinese pirates, they would not be spared them.

Since you can't fight, you can only consider other plans. Some people proposed that in this case, simply give up the big man to pull down. Anyway, the big man is also losing money now. There are not enough Chinese merchant ships to deal with them there, which can be regarded as a transit port to Japan at best.

(Month-month pass, I want a monthly pass! I shouted a little late yesterday, but there were only five monthly tickets. I fell down!)