The hammer fell from the air and hit an iron plate. The iron plate quickly deformed in the special mold. As the hammer continued to hit, the shape of the iron plate was constantly changing. This is a forging method similar to cold forging but slightly different.

Xiao Tali had never seen it before, but even if she saw all the steps, she didn't know where the secret lies.

She only saw the steam-driven hammer constantly forging steel, and gradually a plate armor appeared in front of her, or the prototype of the plate armor was more appropriate, but the speed was too amazing.

After entering the factory, Xiao Tali said silently that in just half a quarter of an hour, a piece of plate armor could be smashed here. Although it was an unformed plate armor, the speed was too fast. Besides, if the demand was too high during the war, such plate armor would be enough for soldiers to wear it to the battlefield.

The plate armor of the Song Dynasty was exquisite and flexible and convenient, but the most important thing was the defense of the plate armor. The plate armor produced now can do this, and it is no problem to provide the most basic defense for the soldiers of the Song Dynasty.

But the production of plate armor was the real beginning. What I just made was just the breastplate of plate armor, and there were more parts to be made next. After walking along the way, Xiao Tali saw how the plate armor of the Song Dynasty was formed.

In addition to the most basic breastplate, there must be a lot of things such as helmets, jaw guards, shoulder armors, neck armors, elbow armors, waist guards, hand armors, skirt armors, etc., and then quickly connect large holes by the most skilled craftsmen, and then assemble them together.

And the person who manufactures each part must leave his/her name where he/she is responsible. This is to investigate the responsibility of the unqualified person, which is expected by Xiao Tali.

In fact, the Khitan also had flowing operation methods. Although the efficiency and quality were not as high as those of the Song Dynasty, she knew the mystery.

Even with a steam-powered hammer and the so-called dome forging method, the time required for the Song people to build a pair of plate armor is still more than three times that of ordinary armor. Xiao Tali believes that it takes at most one hour for such steel and machines to forge an ordinary chain mail or stepping armor.

However, it takes nearly a day for a pair of plate armor from the beginning of forging to the final assembly. This does not include the time to add lining and oiling to the plate armor. If it is all included, it is unknown how long it will take.

A small pair of plate armor already requires such manpower and material resources. How long will it take for the next crossbow arrows and swords? Xiao Tali was a little expectant in his heart.

But in fact, she was disappointed. The weapons manufacturing technology of Song Dynasty did not change much. Forging still relies on steam-powered hammers, but some special metal powders were added and special water was used for quenching. She naturally didn't know the components of these things.

The steam-powered sledgehammer kept hammering on the red iron bars. As Mars flew everywhere, the appearance of the horizontal knife gradually appeared. The general appearance of the horizontal knife was cast in the mold, impurities were continuously discharged under the giant hammer, and new ingredients were added.

The forging technique is carried out by the master and the apprentice. In their hands, a horizontal knife is like their own hard work, carefully sprinkling the powder in their hands, and after it is integrated into the horizontal knife, it will be cooled and stabilized by quenching.

Each sword has to go through this process. This is not an ordinary sword, but a saber. The cross-section of the horizontal sword is always in the shape of an inverted triangle. Xiao Tali looked carefully at the creation of each horizontal sword.

Until the last program begins.

This is a simple process and step that can be easily completed by the apprentice. The horizontal knife full of snow-patterned patterns is placed in the frame and is transported to the place where the sword is polished. A grinding wheel is rotating rapidly under the steam drive.

The apprentice only needs to place one side of the sword on it, and the sparks splashed around and made a sharp and harsh sound. It only takes a few forwards and reverses, and the sharp blade of a horizontal knife has been polished.

The rest only needs to be polished with rough sword stones. After several polishing, it is done with badger oil and a horizontal knife. With the steam hammer, forging sword armor is not a difficult task for the Song Dynasty.

It saves time and effort while also ensuring quality.

Xiao Tali knew that the armored swords and swords of the Song Dynasty were the best weapons in the world. Not to mention the quality, the weight was not so unacceptable. The most important thing was that the standards were the same. Taking a horizontal knife could easily insert the scabbard of any horizontal knife, and it could be tightly matched.

There were more than a dozen horizontal knives in a basket, but the apprentice polished them all in just one hour, and there was no corner cuts. At this speed, Xiao Tali believed that the Khitan was the most powerful.

The most important thing is that it takes only two veterans and two apprentices to easily build so many swords. This is just a room in a factory in Dasong, and how many such rooms are there in this factory?

How many swords and armor are there every day? Xiao Tali feels chilling when he thinks about it.

Moreover, these arsenals in the Song Dynasty were made almost every day. Xiao Tali believed that the swords and armors made by these factories could be equipped with seven or eight thousand people within one day, and there was still a world of people in these military factories in the Song Dynasty.

There is an independent courtyard in the already heavily guarded military factory. Xiao Tali originally thought that Zhao Zhen would not take her to watch, but she was too worried and Zhao Zhen walked in directly.

After entering it, Xiao Tali discovered that this was the arch and crossbow courtyard of the Song Dynasty, which was specialized in the creation of crossbow arrows.

From the horse ratchet crossbows used by cavalry to the three-bow bed crossbows guarding the city, these crossbows have nearly a hundred types of sizes and sizes, all kinds, exquisite and beautiful, and they also reveal their fierceness everywhere.

Crossbow arrows have always been long-range projection weapons of the Song Dynasty. It was not until the emergence of firearms that the crossbow arrows of the Song Dynasty gradually decreased, some were replaced by muskets, and some were transferred to defend the city.

However, crossbow arrows were not eliminated in the army. Although the firearms have a long range and powerful range, they are also loud and sometimes have certain dangers. The storage and transportation costs are far different from crossbow arrows.

Therefore, a considerable number of crossbow arrows were still retained in the Song army. Even military officers who actively promoted the popularization of muskets, who maintained the organization and inventory of crossbow arrows in the army.

The craftsmen in the Crossbow Courtyard are more involved in assembly, because the Song Dynasty’s crossbows only have one project in the arsenal, which is assembly, and production has been completely handed over to wooden factories across the country for production.

But there are some tricks. The imperial court bids for wooden tools factories every year to undertake it. However, each wooden tools factory only produces a part on the ratchet crossbow. They only need to make a crossbow frame, a machine bracket, or even polish a section of crossbow arms.
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