Chapter 96 Knight Armor

Although they didn't understand what Chen Mo meant, Andrew and the others still strictly followed Chen Mo's orders, and with some reluctance, they took off all the armor on their bodies and put them together with the broken armor that was removed from the horse.

These armors were originally given by Chen Mo, even if they were taken back, it was understandable. However, based on their understanding of the lord, these things that were extremely precious in the eyes of ordinary people and even most nobles were never seen by Chen Mo.

The soldiers of the Territory Guard also threw their weapons together in confusion. Dozens of thick knight full-body armor and hundreds of weapons were piled together, forming a hill, weighing several tons.

In this backward Middle Ages, not to mention the great value of armor and weapons, these steels alone are worth a lot.

In the doubtful eyes of Andrew and others, Chen Mo turned his head and instructed the old man beside him.

"Kane, throw all these junk into the furnace to melt and re-smelt."

"Follow your orders, my lord."

The old man bowed respectfully and replied, and then he greeted people to come and remove the armor and weapons.

Andrew and everyone realized that the lord was actually going to smelt all these things. The value of these things is very high, not only the metal materials are precious, but the manufacture of these weapons and armors is extremely complicated and requires a lot of manpower and material resources. That's why the price is so high.

Although these armor weapons were cut off by Chen Mo, they could still be used normally as long as they were repaired by a blacksmith, but Chen Mo had them smelted directly.

Ignoring the distressed faces of Andrew and the others, Chen Mo turned around and walked towards a building that was built alone, much larger than other houses.

Kane stepped forward quickly, took a key from his neck, and opened the iron lock hanging on the thick door.

The detached house is entirely made of bricks and has no windows except for two large, thick doors.

As the two doors were pushed open, the outside sunlight shone through the open door, and a dazzling silver light burst out, and the things in the room finally revealed their true colors.

After getting used to the sudden burst of silver light, Andrew and the others could see clearly what was placed in this house.

I saw that in the middle of the wide space, hundreds of sets of mighty silver knights' full-body armors were neatly placed in rows, like a knight corps marching in line, exuding a strong chill.

On both sides of the armor are hundreds of sets of horse armor and a full set of weapons such as spears, swords and shields.

The shapes of these weapons and armors are simple yet gorgeous. The flat and smooth appearance reflects the superb manufacturing technology. Compared with them, the knight armors they used to regard as treasures are more like the products of shoddy production in small workshops. No wonder the lord called them junk, and they were directly removed and smelted as scrap iron.

Looking at the fine armor and weapons placed in the arsenal, everyone was full of disbelief, and their hearts were agitated.

The shock of so many well-made and uniform knight equipment can be imagined.

Looking at the stunned Andrew and the other soldiers, Chen Mo secretly laughed in his heart.

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

And Chen Mo first started steelmaking. In this dark and chaotic age, force is the foundation of everything, and steel is undoubtedly an indispensable foundation for powerful force.

The steel smelting technology in this period was very underdeveloped, and the output and quality of steel were not high. Although the price of steel was expensive, in order to obtain sufficient defense power, the only way to increase the thickness of the armor was.

Therefore, although the knight's armor in this era is very strong in defense, it is too heavy and clumsy, which greatly limits the flexibility of the knight, and at the same time, the requirements for the horse are also very high.

All that can become a knight's mount are tall and strong, top-level warhorses with excellent endurance and speed.

That's why the value is so high. What Chen Mo "purchased" from Earl Warren is this top-level warhorse that can carry fully-armed knights to charge.

Chen Mo uses the knowledge in his mind to refine coke and build blast furnaces. Using this steel-making method that surpasses this era, he can produce high-quality steel in large quantities. In addition, Chen Mo has improved the production process. The armor made in the workshop, Shields and weapons are not only much stronger and sharper than the knight equipment of this era, but also much lighter in weight, greatly improving the flexibility of battle.

Andrew and the soldiers of the Territory Guard soon began to equip new armor and weapons with excitement under Chen Mo's order.

It wasn't until the armor was worn on their bodies that they discovered the difference in these new gear.

The knight armor worn by Andrew and others before weighed more than 30 kilograms, and was very bulky, which seriously affected the flexibility in battle.

And this new armor is not only much lighter in weight, only about 20 kilograms, and the joints and other aspects are very cleverly designed, which not only guarantees a comprehensive and firm defense of all parts, but also does not hinder the movement in the slightest.

Although it looks much thinner than the old-fashioned armor, after a simple knock, they found that the hardness and toughness of these armors and shields are far higher than the heavy old-fashioned armor.

Although I haven't tried weapons such as long swords, I can see that they are not bad just by looking at the sharp blade and the bright blade of Senhan.

They didn't know the power of these weapons until they actually went into battle later on. In this era, they can definitely be regarded as magical weapons, not to mention cutting iron like mud, but under full attack, they cut off the opponent's weapons and pierced through the thick armor. Still easy.

Andrew and the others, who had been very reluctant to smelt the captured knight armor just now, left them behind at this time. Compared with these sophisticated equipment, those can really be considered tattered.

At the same time, when they put on the horse armor for the war horse, they found a strange metal ring hanging on each side of the saddle. After the explanation of Old Kane, they realized that this thing is called a stirrup, which can help them mount it more easily. Warhorse, and better maintain balance on the horse, easy to control and fight.

Andrew, who was proficient in riding, his eyes lit up. He knew better than anyone else the great effect of this stirrup.

It is still in the early Middle Ages, and the stirrup was not introduced to Europe. The riding training of knights is very strict. It usually takes several years to learn how to fight on a warhorse.

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 also takes a very long time to train a qualified knight.

Therefore, except for nobles and knight families, it is extremely difficult for commoners to become knights.

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