In the history of China, there have been many national heroes, and Zheng Chenggong is one of them. Why did Zheng Daying achieve such a great achievement? This is because he has a mysterious army under his command. So what is the name of this mysterious army? Where are they powerful? Let me reveal the secret to you today.
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In the Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall in Xiamen, a special armor is displayed. The iron armor is draped on a mannequin. The entire armor is composed of fish scale iron sheets, and the armor is run through the iron wire. When you look closely, there is no omission. It is a very rare heavy armor in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
In the era of cold weapons, all armies paid great attention to the soldiers' armor , but for the sake of physical flexibility during combat, heavy armor will never become the mainstream armor. Generally, cowhide light armor will be used to arm soldiers. The heavy armor in Zheng Chenggong Museum is roughly estimated to weigh at least 30 kilograms. For the soldiers at that time, it was definitely a high "weight" battle. Many tourists doubted the authenticity of this armor when they saw it. But the editor will tell you responsibly that this armor is definitely real, and there is a heroic, wise and strategic story behind it.
0000s, Dutch became the maritime overlord after Spain. They then began the colonization journey. Soon, they invaded Luermen and brazenly announced that this was their "territory". Zheng Chenggong learned of the bullying suffered by the people of Luermen, so he decided to drive away these invaders and let the people live a good life again.
However, the Dutch's foreign guns and cannons are too powerful. There is only a long sword and iron spear in their army, and they are no match for others at all. In order to overcome this shortcoming, Zheng Chenggong asked experts many times, but cold weapons against hot weapons is like an egg hitting a stone. If you want to win, you can only think about it in your sleep.
Zheng Chenggong didn't believe in evil. He believed that although the Dutch foreign guns were domineering, they could still be restrained by iron armor, but what kind of iron armor could be used to withstand the power of the projectile? Zheng Chenggong decided to do some experiments himself.
Zheng Chenggong came to the school field. He held up a Dutch foreign gun seized in the battle and shot at a layer of iron armor thirty steps away. As a result, the pair of iron armor was completely penetrated. Then he raised the gun and shot two layers of iron armor. Until three layers of iron armor were added, Zheng Chenggong found that the projectiles of the foreign gun were finally blocked by the iron armor. Zheng Chenggong was overjoyed and ordered the Ordnance Camp to manufacture three layers of heavy armor in large quantities, using it as a secret weapon to fight against the Dutch sheep gun.
Iron Armor was made and Zheng Chenggong expressed his purpose, which was to establish an Iron Armor Army.
Wearing an iron armor army weighing 30 kilograms and being able to fight must be as strong as a cow. Zheng Chenggong decided to personally select agile Iron Armored Army soldiers and use 500 kilograms of stone lion as the identification condition. Only those who can lift the stone lion around three circles are qualified to become a member of the Iron Armored Army.
That's it, Zheng Chenggong spent a year training this iron armored force, making it the ace force under his command, known as the "Iron Man Army".
When Zheng Chenggong officially ordered the attack on the Dutch city of Gelanzha, the Dutch soldiers relied on their sharp foreign guns and thought they could easily defeat the Iron Armored Army. But what they could not imagine was that the "unrivaled" lead bullets shot from foreign guns hit the thick armor of the Iron Armored Army, and only flashed a little spark, making it difficult to cause substantial damage to the Iron Armored Army. In this way, the Iron Man Army charged and the Dutch soldiers were defeated. In the end, these Dutch colonists had to roll up the bedding, board a boat in a hurry, and returned to their hometown dejectedly.
A readers will have questions at this time, why is Zheng Chenggong's army full of big swords and spears, but can defeat the Dutch with musket ? In fact, this question is simple or not, and there are roughly three important reasons.
1, Zheng Chenggong's army has always been known for its strict military discipline. All the soldiers were ready to die, and they never had timid or surrendered during the battle. Faced with enemies with national hatred and family hatred, the soldiers' fearless spirit was fully utilized.
2. Since the Iron Man Army is equipped with armor on a large scale, even if the musket causes fatal damage to it, the Iron Man Army comrades behind will immediately fill the gap and maintain the overall combat effectiveness of the army.
3. Although the Dutch musket is powerful, it also has its own shortcomings. The muskets at that time were all flintlock . After one shot, the ammunition was loaded immediately, which would form a firepower vacuum period. During this vacuum period, the Ming soldiers had already come to their sight. During close combat, the Dutch soldiers holding the musket were simply waiting to be cut in front of the big sword and spear.
To sum up, we know that behind this armor in the museum is such a heroic story. And this armor is the best interpretation of Zheng Chenggong's loyalty and courage throughout his life.
