Chapter 96

Although they did not understand Chen Mo's meaning, Andrew and others strictly followed Chen Mo's order, and some reluctantly took off all their armor, together with the broken armor removed from the horse's back.

These armours were originally awarded by Chen mo. even if they were taken back, there is no doubt. However, based on their understanding of the Lord, these precious things in the eyes of ordinary people and even most nobles have never been seen by Chen mo.

The soldiers of the territorial guard threw their weapons together one by one. Dozens of heavy cavalry full body armor and hundreds of weapons were piled up into hills, weighing several tons.

In this backward middle ages, not to mention the great value of armour and weapons, these steels alone are of great value.

In the puzzled eyes of Andrew and others, Chen Mo turned his head to the old man on his side and said.

"Cain, put all these rags in the furnace and smelt them again."

"Yes, Lord."

The old man bowed down respectfully and replied, and then called for people to come and remove the armor.

Andrew realized that the LORD was going to melt all these things. The value of these things is very high, not only the metal materials are precious, but also the manufacturing of these weapons and armor is extremely complex, which requires a lot of human and material resources, so the price is so high.

Although these armor weapons were cut by Chen Mo, they can still be used normally as long as they are repaired by a blacksmith. Chen Mo lets people melt them directly.

Ignoring Andrew and others, who were full of heartache, Chen Mo turned to a building that was much bigger than other houses and was built by himself.

Cain hurried forward, took a key from his neck, and opened the iron lock hanging on the heavy gate.

The independent house is made entirely of bricks, with no windows but two large and heavy gates.

As the two doors were pushed open, the sun outside shone in from the open door, and a dazzling silver light broke out, and the things in the room finally showed their true faces.

After adjusting to the sudden silver light, Andrew and other people could see what was in the room.

In the middle of the broad space, there are hundreds of powerful silver cavalry's full body armor in a row, just like a cavalry marching in a row, which exudes a strong sense of awe.

On both sides of the armor are hundreds of sets of horse armor, long spear, long sword and shield.

The shapes of these weapons and armor are simple and gorgeous, and their smooth appearance reflects superb manufacturing technology. Compared with them, the cavalry armor they regarded as treasure before is more like the product of rough manufacturing in small workshops. No wonder the Lord calls them rags, which are directly removed and smelted as scrap iron.

Looking at these excellent armour and weapons in the arsenal, everyone is full of disbelief and inner agitation.

With so many well-made and unified knight equipment, their shock can be imagined.

Looking at the stunned Andrew and other soldiers, Chen Mo was amused.

At the beginning of taking over the territory, he summoned all the craftsmen in the territory, established this workshop, gradually realized some technologies in his mind, and many things were made.

The first thing Chen Mo started was steel-making. In this dark and chaotic age, military force is the foundation of everything, and steel is undoubtedly the indispensable foundation of a strong force.

During this period, the steel smelting technology is very underdeveloped, and the production and quality of steel are not high. Although the price of steel is expensive, in order to obtain sufficient defense, we can only increase the thickness of armor.

Therefore, although the cavalry armor in this era has a strong defense, it is too heavy and clumsy, which greatly limits the flexibility of the cavalry. At the same time, it also has a high demand for war horses. All the cavalry can become a top-level war horse with excellent endurance and speed.

That's why the value is so high. What Chen Mo "bought" from Earl Warren is this top-level horse that can carry a fully armed Knight in charge.

Chen Mo uses the knowledge in his mind to make coke and build blast furnace. By using this steel-making method that transcends this era, he can produce a large number of high-quality steel. In addition, Chen Mo has improved the production process. The armor, shield and weapons made in the workshop are not only stronger and sharper than the cavalry equipment of this era, but also lighter in weight. The battle The flexibility is greatly improved.

Andrew and the soldiers of the territorial guard soon began to equip new armor and weapons with excitement under the command of Chen mo.

They didn't find the difference until the armor was on them.

The cavalry armor that Andrew and others wore before was more than 30kg, and it was very heavy, which seriously affected the flexibility of fighting.

This new suit of armor is not only light in weight, only about 20 kg, but also ingenious in design of joints, which not only ensures comprehensive and solid defense of all parts, but also does not hinder the movement at all.Although it looks much thinner than the old-fashioned armor, they found that the hardness and toughness of the armor and shield are far higher than the heavy old-fashioned armor after simple percussion.

Although there is no attempt to use long sword and other weapons, we can also know that they are not vulgar just by looking at the sharp blade and the bright body.

It was not until later that they really put into battle that they knew the strength of these weapons. In this era, they can definitely be regarded as the weapons of magic soldiers, not to mention cutting iron like mud. But under full attack, it is easy to cut off each other's weapons and pierce heavy armor.

Andrew and others, who were very reluctant to give up the smelting of the captured Knight's armor just now, left them behind. Compared with these excellent equipment, those are really rags.

At the same time, they found a strange metal ring hanging on both sides of the saddle when they put on the horse armor. Under the explanation of old Kane, they understood that this thing is called stirrup, which can help them to board the horse more easily, and maintain a better balance on the horse, which is convenient to control and fight.

Andrew, who was proficient in riding, could hear his eyes shining, and he knew better than others the great effect of the stirrup.

It's still in the early Middle Ages. Stirrups have not been introduced into Europe. Cavalry training is very strict. It usually takes years to learn from childhood and fight on horses.

This is also an important reason for the scarcity of knights in this era. In addition to the huge cost of war horses and equipment, it takes a long time to train a qualified knight.

Therefore, in addition to the aristocrats and knight families, it is extremely difficult for civilians to become knights.

Now, with these stirrups, it's totally different.