pappabearbooks Chapter 202: Mocked and Doubted by the Crowd!
Chapter 202: Mocked and Doubted by the Crowd!
Upon hearing this, a chorus of agreement arose within the hall.
Zong Yu and other civil officials showed expressions of approval, thinking that it was just right that someone had stepped forward.
Ying Zheng remained expressionless, only turning his gaze to Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan seemed to have anticipated this question.
This is not!
It's been dragged here!
He smiled calmly and said loudly:
"Commander Wang, you are mistaken!"
"Seeing is believing. Whether this thing is a joke or not, we'll know once we try it."
He turned and bowed to Ying Zheng:
"Your Majesty, could you please bring a set of standard-issue bronze armor from the army?"
"allow!"
Soon, two eunuchs carried a set of bronze armor worn on a wooden dummy and placed it in the center of the hall.
This is the armor issued to generals in the Qin army.
Zhang Fan took a triangular military dagger from the box and handed it to Wang Li:
"Since Captain Wang is a veteran of the battlefield and possesses extraordinary strength, then please test him yourself!"
Wang Li looked at the iron rod in his hand, his brows furrowed.
He weighed it in his hand; it was quite heavy, but its three edges were smooth and had no sharp edge.
He snorted coldly, deciding to use all his strength to embarrass Zhang Fan in front of everyone!
He took two steps back, took a deep breath, channeled all his strength into his right arm, and sprinted forward with a powerful stride!
"drink!"
With a loud shout, Wang Li used all his strength to stab the wooden dummy with the triangular bayonet in his hand!
however.
What happened next plunged the entire Qilin Palace into silence.
There was no expected metallic clanging sound, nor was there any footage of the object being deflected.
All that could be heard was a muffled "plop" sound!
Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of people, the tip of Wang Li's triangular military dagger pierced the bronze breastplate!
The tip of the bayonet tore through the bronze, and then the entire blade sank into it without any resistance!
"Bang!"
A muffled thud was heard as the handguard of the bayonet struck the surface of the breastplate!
The entire bayonet, except for the handle, was completely embedded!
quiet!
The entire hall was silent.
Wang Li remained in the thrusting stance, his body frozen.
His eyes widened as he stared at the iron rod, only the handle protruding from the armor, his mouth opening unconsciously, unable to utter a sound.
Impossible... This is absolutely impossible!
He wielded countless swords!
Bronze armor is impenetrable!
But right now... there's absolutely no resistance!
Wang Ben, who was standing to the side, froze instantly.
Horrifying!
He muttered to himself,
"No... the curved design of the bronze armor!"
"It's to deflect the slashing swords and shift the point of force of the piercing spearhead..."
"Why...why can this thing be completely ignored?"
His brain was racing, and scenes of the battlefield flashed through his mind.
Shield Formation!
Heavy infantry!
Even enemy generals clad in heavy armor!
In the face of something like this, do these defenses still have any meaning?
"This thing... was specifically created for armor penetration..."
He came to a conclusion, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
"That...that's General Armor!!"
A military officer with a full beard cried out in surprise, his voice trembling.
"Did I see that right? Captain Wang Li's thrust... went straight in?"
Another general rubbed his eyes, as if he had seen ghosts or gods.
"No...that's not right!"
An older-looking lieutenant stared intently at the hole in the armor, his voice trembling.
"The key isn't the puncture! It's how it was punctured! Look at the curved surface of that armor!"
"It was supposed to be used to deflect force! But that iron rod... it's completely unreasonable! It just forced its way in!"
On the throne.
Ying Zheng suddenly stood up from his seat, leaned forward, and fixed his eyes on the armor that had been pierced!
He didn't sleep well all night!
Although I was looking forward to the power of this iron rod!
But I never imagined it would be this outrageous?
If this item had a longer handle!
My Qin Dynasty has 300,000 elite soldiers, each with a... no!
Even if there are only 30,000 vanguards, each one should have one!
What city in the world is truly impregnable?
What other powerful army is invincible?
The leather armor of the Xiongnu and the shield formations of the Donghu would be greatly weakened in the face of this thing.
Zong Yu's face turned deathly pale in an instant.
He had spent the entire night preparing the impeachment memorial, and now, holding it in his pocket made him extremely uncomfortable!
The ministers behind him exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with astonishment.
"Lord Zong...this...this..."
An official standing nearby trembled, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word.
"Shut up!"
Zong Yu squeezed out two words through gritted teeth.
Our opportunity lies elsewhere!
Even if this thing is defying the heavens, so what?
Zhang Fan's ignorance of military strategy is an unchangeable fact!
In complete silence!
Zhang Fan walked up to the armor, grasped the spike handle, twisted it gently, and then pulled it out with a "plop".
A clear, triangular hole appeared before everyone.
"This item is called a three-edged military dagger!"
Zhang Fan raised his military dagger and explained to the crowd,
"Firstly, it utilizes the hardness of steel, which surpasses that of bronze!"
"Secondly, the triangular structure can generate the greatest pressure with the smallest contact area during piercing, making it more effective at penetrating armor than swords."
"Thirdly, and most importantly!"
He paused, then smiled.
"The wound inflicted by it is an open wound on three sides, bleeding profusely and extremely difficult to suture!"
"Air can easily enter the body, causing secondary damage!"
"A single stab from this will either kill or maim!"
"It's not a weapon for slashing and hacking; it has only one purpose—to kill!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a collective gasp filled the Qilin Hall.
However, the first to react were the civil officials who had just been suppressed and unable to lift their heads.
"Spreading rumors and misleading the public!"
Shao Fu Zong Yu suddenly found a new breakthrough, and he shouted sharply:
"Master! We have witnessed its armor-piercing power with our own eyes; we have nothing more to say!"
"But you say this wound is bleeding profusely and extremely difficult to stitch; such talk borders on witchcraft!"
"Does the master intend to cast some kind of magical spell on this iron rod?!"
This statement came out.
It provided a pillar of support for all the panicked officials.
"Indeed! Lord Zong is right!"
"A wound is a wound, how can it be so difficult to suture?"
"Unheard of! Our Qin army has countless skilled physicians; what kind of wound haven't we seen?"
"That's nothing but exaggeration and alarmism!"
"Master! Investigating things and acquiring knowledge requires seeking truth and being pragmatic!"
"You just demonstrated the physical capabilities of this object, so why bring up this vague and unfounded medical theory?"
"Could it be that he's trying to use this as an excuse to lead the troops?"
In a short time.
The once deathly silent hall was now filled with voices of doubt once again.
They couldn't deny the fact that it had pierced through the general's armor, but the claim of continuous bleeding was alarmist.
This time, even Ying Zheng's brows furrowed slightly.
He looked at Zhang Fan with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice:
"Immortal Master, I believe in your ability to pierce armor!"
"The matter of the wound is of great importance and should not be discussed lightly!"
Is what you're saying true?