A terrible wail filled the entire Temple of Light...... Well, in fact, it is a cross-era greenhouse, and the black man who was cut in two gradually changed from wailing to **, and finally the voice became lower and lower, until he became a corpse and returned to death.

The Parthian envoys all looked back and forth between the black man who had been cut in two and the Eastern Imperial warrior in a warrior's suit, as if they were wondering if what they were seeing was real.

In fact, Milates lied, the popularity of scale armor in Parthia is not so common, similar to the set of scale armor that is displayed for display, the defense is not bad, it is generally equipped for heavy cavalry, and the infantry can wear scale armor must definitely be the elite of the elite.

It's almost the same thing, no country's monarch will arm all his soldiers to the teeth, and even the weapons and equipment will vary from elite to elite. In the country of Parthia, there is not only this kind of armor, but also other styles of armor such as sewn armor, but there is a little Miratus who is not nonsense, and the scale armor taken out to show off is indeed a relatively strong defensive one in the Parthian Empire, otherwise it would not be specially used to show off.

What now? A samurai of the Eastern Empire was just a blow, and the armor that seemed to have strong defensive power was directly cut in half by the armor of the people, not only did he kill an attendant, but it also became a shameful thing to show off.

"What kind of material is that sword?"

"It's steel, a sword made of steel!"

It is obviously a knife with only one blade, but the body of the knife is a straight shape, and not only is it considered a sword in Chinese culture, but also people from Central Asia think that it is a sword rather than a sword.

The sword should have a bend in the general perception, for example, Parthia and Bactria also have swords and swords, but the sword is a weapon with a bend amplitude, and the bend of the sword in the two countries is still very large, even greater than the bend of the crescent. The sword is basically 35 centimeters in length, and the sword rarely exceeds 40 centimeters.

Lu Zhe vaguely remembered that steel had appeared as early as the sixth century B.C., the first appeared in India, originally called Indian steel, and then sold from India to Syria, which became famous in Syria, and then large-scale use after the rise of Parthia, because later Parthia also mastered the technology of making steel, and set up a steelmaking base in Damascus. Originally originating in Hyderabad, India, Indian steel ended up being known worldwide by names like Uzi steel or Damascus steel.

I heard you right. The Indians really had the technology to make steel in the sixth century B.C., but they didn't know that because of the limited relationship between materials and technology, the emergence of steel-smelting technology did not make steel a metal popular, but it was very rare, so rare that a weapon made of steel and metal materials was enough as an heirloom.

India is a tragic existence in history, and even after the Persians obtained the production process of Indian steel, it is famous all over the world in the name of Damascus or Uzi steel, along with the symbols of "0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9" are also invented by Indians. But in the end, because it was the Arabs who spread to the rest of the world, the symbol that was supposed to be called "Indian numerals" was named "Arabic numerals".

Of course, the Parthian Empire was now in the midst of a rapid rise, and they had not yet mastered the technology to smelt steel. At present, it was the Seleucid Empire that learned the steel smelting technology from India, after all, the trade route from India to the Mediterranean region was in the hands of the Seleucid Empire, and the Parthian Empire was still a regional power on the shores of the Caspian Sea, not a regional power.

The Parthians knew about the existence of the metal material "steel", and they knew even more about how strong and sharp the weapons made of steel were. But in their understanding, even if a weapon made of steel and metal is sharp, it is difficult to cut a person into two with armor in one blow?

The Chinese civilization has a unique ability to open the edge, and it is not as simple as sharpening the weapon. Famous swords and famous swords have a complex opening process, which is repeatedly smelted with some other elements, and it is also a layer of inexplicable flakes, which has the effect of preventing rust and strengthening sharpness.

Obviously, the horizontal knife worn by Lu Zhe's personal guard is through a special opening technique, and it must be an extraordinary warrior with martial arts skills to be selected as a personal guard, excellent weapons plus some skills in martial arts, to deal with a "wooden stake" that stands upright, as long as the weapon is suitable and dexterously uses mechanics, then there will be a greater power than one plus one.

After the silence went from silence to a burst of discussion, and after the discussion gradually became quieter, the envoys from Bactria, Apollodas and Miratus, looked at each other, and the first step in their demonstration was planted, not only did they not achieve the purpose of the demonstration, but it was very embarrassing.

"Your Majesty, Imperial Emperor," Mirats said with more humility, "your country is far more powerful than you think. ”

"Of course!" Lu Zhecai didn't understand what modesty was: "Actually, we also have a scale style of armor, do you need to take a look?" ”

Apollodas stood up and bowed, "If you can, it would be great." ”

According to the established customs of the Mediterranean and Central Asian regions, it should be the turn of the Eastern Empire to show their armor next, and the people of Parthia and Bactria have already decided that since the Eastern Empire has such a strong weapon, it is natural that it must also have armor made of steel, so it is still necessary to look at it.

Lu Zhecai didn't know what customs were in the two countries, but in his opinion, they were all extremely indifferent things, and the diplomatic relations between countries could be compared by looking at a few pieces of science and technology? If you really look at a few pieces of armor or weapons to compare the strong and weak, there is no need for war to break out in the world, and they all take out their best weapons to exhibit, and the bad side just surrenders and admits defeat.

Because there was no preparation in advance, Lu Zhe did not immediately appear wearing all kinds of armor after agreeing, he first summoned a palace guard and asked Yan Bi to introduce the armor on the palace guards to the envoys of the two countries.

The soldiers of the palace city are divided into several kinds, there are city wall guards, patrol guards, guards of the palace, etc., the palace guards are the guards of the palace, and the armor on their bodies belongs to the light armor, which is not too strong in terms of protection.

"My soldiers are not experimental tools, they can fight to the death. But it is not allowed to fall victim to the exhibition. Lü Zhe rejected the request of the envoys of the two countries for direct experimentation.

The palace guard who came out was immediately moved, and at that moment, the loyalty in his heart soared again and again, and when he said it in an old-fashioned way, Lu Zhe asked him to kill himself immediately or hit the wall and die, and it is estimated that he would not have any hesitation.

Let the palace guards take off their armor, and someone brought in a humanoid shelf that originally belonged to the armor prevention, and fixed the armor on the shelf after a little busy work.

"Please."

It was Miratus who was the hands-on, and he chose one weapon after another to attack at the armor fixed on the wooden frame, and the collision of metal and metal in the hall brought all kinds of noises.

Piercing armor on a wooden frame and wearing it on a human body are two completely different postures, and the wooden frame does not have any curves, and there is absolutely no effect that the human form can exert when worn on the body. As a result, under the attack of Miratus's continuous change of weapons, the armor was unexpectedly broken. In fact, even if it is worn on the body, there are various ways to take the human body into account, and it is impossible to avoid being broken.

"If there is no mistake, this armor called Zha Armor is the most equipped armor in this Eastern Empire?"

"Yes, the armies of the Eastern Empire who fought against the Xiongnu and other tribes on the steppe, they were generally wearing armor of this style."

"The armor that was brought for the experiment is a light armor, and it seems that His Majesty the Emperor does not take this matter seriously."

"Maybe he didn't understand the importance of this meeting?"

Lu Zhe really didn't know the customs from afar, but it was absolutely impossible to say that he didn't attach importance to this meeting. It's also the first exchange of three civilizations, isn't it?

Next, the defense test for various types of light armor and heavy armor was carried out, and it became more and more difficult to destroy one set after another. Until the final finale, that is, a set of steel heavy armor was brought out, no matter how hard Miratus tried, he couldn't destroy it.

Holding his waist, panting. Milat touched the steel heavy armor like a baby: "Valuable, priceless!" ”

It's priceless, which means it's not something that can be popularized at all. In fact, the whole East is just such a set of steel heavy armor, which is still put up as a set of collectibles to look good.

After almost ten years of exploration and research, the master craftsmen under the rule of Lu Zhe have developed a set of steel smelting technology, not only hard steel but also soft steel, if you know the smelting methods and processes of Indian steel, you will find that there are many similarities between the two sets of technologies.

Uzi Steel ...... Or it should be called Indian steel, it is made by sealing and burning black manganese, bamboo charcoal and certain plant leaves in a clay oven, and when these things are melted, the dregs form a mass of metal, which is then repeatedly melted and cooled four or five times before being refined into a metal block.

Black manganese ore is also available in China, and the southern black manganese ore is mainly some associated ores, the quantity is extremely rare, but it is relatively more in Yandi and Liaodong, but the quantity is also very limited, so the steel smelting belonging to the Chinese civilization is naturally not based on black manganese.

At present, the steel of the empire is actually a method of steelmaking, and it has worked the temperature and the fusion of elements, and it has also increased the number of repetitions of smelting, and the corresponding material increase is used to achieve the fusion of elements required for steel, so compared with the steel metal made of black manganese, the two steels are different in terms of elements and patterns.

It is certain that the steel metal on Lu Zhe's side is definitely not as good as Indian steel, but after mastering the process, because there is not much restriction on raw materials, their steel production is definitely much higher than that of Indian steel, which is subject to black manganese ore.

What can be mass-produced is a good thing, and what can't be mass-produced is a collector's item even if it is good, not only Lu Zhe thinks so, but the country's high-level is also adhering to the same concept, the newly researched steel-smelting technology needs to be improved, and the center does not have any intention of increasing production. There is this kind of thinking mainly because the iron smelting technology is still an advanced technology, and can achieve the goal of high output, the use value of iron weapons has not been fully excavated, and I don't know how much distance there is from the elimination, so the more exquisite and advanced technology still continues to hold a research attitude, and waiting for the iron will be eliminated when it is the most reasonable arrangement.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, your country's civilization is very bright." Milates had no doubt that a civilization with so many styles of armor would be a nation without deep culture: "We Persians are also a people with a long history, and two countries with deep civilization should be friends. ”

Apollodas thought that Milat was going to talk about the history of the Babylonian Empire again, but he didn't expect Milat to ask for friendship directly.

"Friends?" Lu Zhe burst into a cheerful laugh: "The empire welcomes friends. ”

Miratus immediately showed a happy expression: "That's great," he paused to look at Apollodas, then looked at Lu Zhe for a moment, and continued: "There must have been trade and cultural exchanges between the two friend countries, but now there are a group of down-and-out refugees settled in the middle, and there are many barbarian tribes on the way to exchange. ”

Lu Zhe still had a smiling expression: "And then?" ”

"You have sent a powerful army to fight against the barbarians to the north, and there are also armies operating in the northwest of your territory," Milat said tentatively, as if after deliberation and deliberation, "perhaps the two friends can cooperate first and open the way to trade and exchange?" ”

"Good advice." Lu Zhe nodded.

The Parthian Empire is in the rising stage, and the direction of expansion in this stage is the east, and their east is the kingdom of Bactria, and the current strategy is to unite any country in the Parthian Empire that can ally with them, and obtain nutrients from money, materials, and population in the war, until they absorb enough nutrients before falling out with the current allies.

The Kingdom of Bactria did not know if it realized that it would be the next target of the Parthian Empire after it had accumulated enough strength, and Apollodas, as the envoy of the Osidmus dynasty, looked happy and excited when he saw that the ruler of the Eastern Empire agreed.

Lu Zhe didn't know what kind of thinking he was thinking about, so he asked directly: "So what are your specific suggestions?" ”

Mirartus was stunned by the question, he thought that Lu Zhe would have a lot of reactions, but he didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

Apollodas was also very direct: "We can do a two-sided attack from the east and west!" ”

Lu Zhe still had a smiling expression on his face, but he was snorting coldly in his heart, the Western Regions is the food of the empire. And now it seems that these guys from Central Asia are also looking at the Western Regions? (To be continued......)