About the rattan armor of the southern barbarian army in the Three Kingdoms

This question is somewhat questionable. We cannot look at what the person who interviewed Wang Jun said. He is misleading the public.

Armor is very strong. There are some that cannot be penetrated by ordinary iron bullet guns. They are made of ironwood in North Korea, which is the hardest. As for the rattan armor, let’s start with it. Let’s put it aside and look at several types of armor. The most common one is fish scale armor, with armor plates stacked one on top of another. It was the most common in ancient China and was only found when the country was strong, such as the Tang Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. During the Song Dynasty, the country's financial and military strength was greatly reduced. All soldiers wore leather armor. Those in the TV series Water Margin were real. There was no money to make iron, so they could only use leather and cloth, so iron armor was produced at that time. , such as the golden gunman Xu Ning's Tang Jia armor, it is really a treasure. When the country was strong in the Ming Dynasty, it also used iron armor. Later, when the country's power failed, it had to use cloth armor.

What is the power of iron armor? Yuan Chonghuan was fighting against the Qing Dynasty at that time. According to historical records, Yuan Chonghuan was hit by an arrow like a hedgehog, but nothing happened to him. The reason was that he was wearing heavy iron armor. The Eight Banners Army wore cloth and leather armor. Originally, Yuan Chonghuan's army was good at fighting. Because of its superiority in armor, the Eight Banners Army was very afraid of it.

Iron fish scale armor is very effective when defending against knife cuts. The armor plates stacked together can slow down the impact of the knife. However, when defending against spears, because they are not tightly stitched, it is easy to be The tip of the spear can cause damage, so in the West, in order to defend against knights' spears, chainmail appeared. Ancient China should also have had chain armor. When the spear tip was pierced, the ring would just catch the spear tip to protect it. The disadvantage is that if the gap is small and the chain is thin, it will break easily; if it is thick and the hole is large, it cannot effectively defend the bow and arrow, and the arrow branch will penetrate the hole and cause fatal damage.

What about Tengjia? It cannot be denied that some wild vines in Yunnan are tough and strong, but you can find one detail. Since they are very tough and strong, those with some biological knowledge should know that the phloem density of this plant is small, and the xylem should have no gaps. , with such a structure, the water in the plant cannot escape, so it cannot be ignited by fire. Friends in the countryside must have a deep understanding of this. The stronger the tree, the harder it is to light it when you use it to make a fire for cooking. It can be seen that What a big joke Luo Guanzhong has played on everyone. Some people will say that it cannot be lit if it is dipped in oil. Note that this oil is not liquid anymore. It seeps in and blocks the remaining gaps so that insects cannot get in. Tung oil is poisonous. If it is soaked in the main insect repellant, it will not be ignited even if the air is isolated.

So what is the fatal weakness of Tengjia? Three words: There are big gaps. The more resilient the vines are, the thicker they are. The vines on TV are too thin. Is it useful? Not necessarily, do you think a bundle of thick vines can wrap a person tightly? Impossible, it's either like silk, which can be woven to cover the whole body, while rattan can only be roughly wrapped around a person, exposing a large gap, and archers can take advantage of this opportunity to show off their power.

So there is no record of rattan armor later. During the Song Dynasty, Dali State generally used elephant skin to make armor, which was invulnerable. Rattan armor has never been seen. As for some people say that historical records record that Zhuge Liang captured Meng seven times. So there should have been artillery and automatic personnel carriers at that time in history. At that time, the rebellion in the south was quelled. It took only three months to escape to so many places mentioned in the book? Without modern motorized infantry equipment, it was simply too late. A small group of rebel forces were quickly put down. As for Meng Huo, he was not captured by Zhuge Liang and surrendered on his own. When we study the Three Kingdoms, we generally use the records of the Three Kingdoms. For the standard, not Romance of the Three Kingdoms.