Cao Chong looked at Guo Xiao's expression and knew that he had not completed the task he had arranged, and his face seemed a little ugly.

Guo Xiao glanced at Cao Chong's ugly face slightly, and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Cao Chong.

"I won't talk about the armor and weapons of other ordinary soldiers. How many of the five hundred armors and one thousand sets of good armors of the Xuan Iron Cavalry I want?

Listening to Cao Chong's words, Guo Xiao had to raise his head.

"I have reported to Junhou that the armor of ordinary soldiers has been completed by less than 30%, and the heavy armor of the Xuan Iron Cavalry and the armor of horses have been completed by Junhou. "

Cao Chong did not intend to let Guo Xiao go.

The heavy cavalry is a secret weapon in Cao Chong's hands and can play a decisive role at certain critical moments.

Moreover, if there were such a group of heavy cavalry to support the scene when they entered Liangzhou, then whether they were sent by the court, even the local families in Liangzhou, or the Qiang people, they had to consider it when they were doing it.

If Cao Chong did not do anything, these five hundred cavalry could destroy any family.

This is also why Cao Chong showed such a look after hearing that Guo Xiao’s mission could not be completed.

Heavy cavalry is too important to Cao Chong.

"Nearly half? I don't need a vague number, give me an exact number."

Huh ~

Guo Xiao took a deep breath, raised his head and said to Cao Chong, "Qi Jun, the black iron heavy armor has been completed, but only two hundred armors have been completed."

The black iron heavy armor barely completed the ordinary task, but for the good armor, it was not even one-third of the expected one-year-old Cao Chong.

How could Cao Chong equip this little armor with a heavy cavalry of 500 people?

Not to mention that Cao Chong's original goal was more than 500 cavalry.

Are there many five hundred cavalry?

Among this army, as cavalry, there cannot be many, but there are also few.

According to Cao Chong's expectations, he originally needed at least three thousand heavy armored cavalry.

But now it seems that it may take several years to form these three thousand heavy armored cavalry.

Because it has been three months since preparation, and the third brother has not been able to do it for a long time, but only these things come out. I have to say that it will take me to make them fiddle with the three thousand black iron heavy armor and the six thousand iron cavalry armor.

Maybe it won't be done for a few years.

Speaking of which, the military industry in this era is too weak. In the later generations, factory-based and assembly lines, these armors will be completed soon.

Cao Chong also roughly understood some of the methods of making armor in this era, which were very simple and troublesome.

It is to forge iron and cast molds...

Each step takes a minimum day for the craftsman, and this day is waiting for the iron block to cool down.

Moreover, the armor of the Black Iron Heavy Cavalry was designed by Cao Chong and was forged in later generations.

Not only are there external armor, but also internal armor, neck armor, wrist armor, and even facial armor...

There are more than a dozen parts in this set of armor, which is not difficult. It is also the reason why Cao Chong convened a large number of craftsmen but could not complete the task.

Speaking of this, we need to talk about the history of refining armor in ancient China.

Iron armor appeared in China around the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Armor is also known as armor.

: "Armor is like armor. Armor is a strong and heavy word, or the armor of Wei."

Iron armors of various generations are often made according to their materials and bodies, and there are many shapes.

In the Han Dynasty, iron armor was called Xuan armor, which was different from gold armor and bronze armor.

The fish scale armor of the master came out of the tomb of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Shenshan, the Western Han Dynasty. It weighed about 16 people and 5 kilograms, and a total of 2,859 pieces of iron armor were decorated with power.

It is determined that the iron armor sheet was made of iron and forged into an armor sheet, and then annealed and decarbonized, which was tough.

The wearer's torso and chips to elbows are surrounded by iron armor, and the bell is shaped like a short sleeve.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Xian played the role of two mirrors and was called the Taekwon Light Armor.

The shape of the two armored armor is similar to that of the two armored clothing. It is named after it is a piece of breastplate and a piece of back armor.

There are large mirror-like metal rounds on the chest and behind the Mingguang Armor.

The armors in the Tang Dynasty were of various shapes, and there were thirteen types: Mingguang armor, scale armor, mountain armor, black hammer armor, white cloth armor, soap silk armor, cloth back armor, infantry armor, leather armor, wooden armor, locked armor, and vests, which were mainly used by infantry and cavalry.

After the Song Dynasty, although firearms appeared, armor was still an important protective equipment.

The Song Dynasty mirror armor included several types such as steel chain armor, black lacquer, mountain spring armor, Mingguang fine net armor, Mingjujia, and Stepman A.

Saw records: The total weight of a set of mirror armor in the Song Dynasty was 45 to 50 kilograms, and 25 pieces of armor leaves were flying. The manufacturing time was 120 working days, and the cost was 3.5% and a half cents of yuan.

In the Ming Dynasty, we focused on reducing the amount of simulator armor, and each payment was reduced to 40 kilograms to 25 kilograms, mostly iron valve armor and chain mail.

The armor equipped in the early Qing Dynasty inherited the craft tradition of the Ming Dynasty and absorbed the advantages of the armor making technology of various ethnic groups. The armor protection ability and external decoration have improved.

Therefore, the Fu Museum contains the imperial armor for Emperor Hongli of the Qing Dynasty, which consists of eight parts: bronze helmet, neck protection, arm protection, battle robe, chest protection, bronze mirror, battle skirt, and battle boots.

The armor is lined with steel sheets, Mingha sheets, and the edges of the robe are densely decorated with bronze stars. The armor of ordinary warriors is made into a vest and a horseshoe sleeve robe.

The battle robe is embroidered with steel stars.

In other words, the armor that Cao Chong now wants to refine was used in the entire history of the development of iron armor.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it would have spanned a thousand years of history. If Cao Chong hadn't been there, people of this era would have thought of it.

It is naturally difficult to do something unexpected.

In Luoyang, Cao Chong summoned five hundred craftsmen, but he collected them with a lot of money from the world.

Cao Chong understood the difficulties of these craftsmen and Guo Xiao, but understanding is one thing, and this matter must be done well.

If you understand them, who will understand yourself?

Five hundred black iron heavy armor and one thousand iron cavalry armor must be delivered within half a month.

This is a hard indicator!

The reason why it is said to be half a month is because Cao Chong will waste some time on the way.

Walking alone is naturally fast, but walking alone is definitely not fast.

Thirty or forty miles a day is the limit.

I have been to Liangzhou for a while, but I don’t have much time for them anymore.

Cao Chong pondered for a long time, and Guo Xiao felt even more panicked.

It took a long time before Cao Chong began to speak again.

"I won't mention this matter for now. I will talk to you two tonight."

Hearing Cao Chong's words, Guo Xiao let out a sigh, bowed to Cao Chong with relief, and said, "Okay!"

Putting aside the matter of the heavy armor of the Xuan Iron Cavalry, but there are still other things to be solved. Cao Chong looked around at the counselor who was summoned by him.

These people were summoned by Cao Chong, naturally because they had outstanding abilities, either the core of Cao Chong's group, or the value of Cao Chong.

Although Cao Chong had decided to choose a candidate during this trip to Liangzhou, Cao Chong still said to the advisers in the audience: "Do you want to go with me for this trip to Liangzhou?"
Chapter completed!