introduction
Eight feet of generals thousands of miles, pulling up the mountains and carrying the dings may not be strange. Fan Zengli had nowhere to go, and the road to Wujiangjun knew himself. - "Xiang Yu"
Since ancient times, there have been many records of Xiang Yu's heroic deeds, and Xiang Yu exists like a god in Chinese heart. In Xiang Yu's hometown, there are also weapons that Xiang Yu once used, namely the Overlord Bow, the Overlord Sword and the Overlord Halberd. One of the most famous is the Overlord Halberd, because it weighs 300 pounds, modern people can't even move it, but Xiang Yu uses it as a weapon, how did he do it? Why is the strength of modern people far less powerful than that of the ancients?
First let's take a look at the weapons, the Overlord Halberd, also known as the Heavenly End Broken City Halberd, is the main weapon of the Western Chu Overlord Xiang Yu. According to the literature, the Overlord Halberd is five meters long and weighs more than 300 pounds, and is made of meteorites. This meteorite is not an ordinary stone, legend has it that it landed from the sky and is a stone with divine power. On one side of the overlord halberd has a crescent-shaped sharp blade with a pointed tip, which is a combination of gun and knife modification, which can be cut and stabbed, and the wielding is heroic and practical.
When modern people see the Overlord Halberd, their first reaction is so heavy, how can it be used as a weapon? For modern people, not to mention the three-hundred-pound Overlord Halberd, even if it is an ordinary knife, I am afraid it will not be able to wield it for long. Modern people can't help but wonder: thousands of years ago, when materials were extremely scarce, how did the ancients hone such a heavy stone into a weapon for use? Is it that modern people are not as strong as ancient people?
According to the "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty", the examination of the Qing Dynasty was divided into a literary examination and a martial examination. The literary examination is to examine the Four Books and Five Classics, and the martial arts examination requires examinations of physical strength, martial arts and many other aspects. One of them is to take a stone peduncle, similar to modern weightlifting. Candidates need to lift the special stones for the examination, which are the number three hundred pounds, the second two hundred and fifty pounds, and the three hundred pounds, and the stone trays of more than three hundred pounds will be prepared in the examination room, and the candidates can also choose to lift heavier stones. During the exam, candidates need to lift the stone pedicle to their chests, and then turn it over once on each side of their waists, which is called "dedication seal", and only if the candidates have completed all of them can they pass the exam. It can be seen from this that although those who participate in the martial arts test do not have the strength of Xiang Yu's "pulling up the mountain", compared to modern times, the strength is also very large.
The description of Xiang Yu in the "Xiang Yu Benji" is as follows: "The nationality is more than eight feet long, the strength can carry the ding, the talent is outstanding, and the children of Wu Zhongzi have all been worried about the nationality." Using the modern measurement method, it is that Xiang Yu is about two meters high and can lift a thousand gold dings. The Ding mentioned in the text must no longer exist, but there is a Ding that weighs about 8 tons in Xiang Yu's hometown. No matter how much the true weight of this ding is, the person who can lift a ding must be born with divine power. We all know that the ancient Ding did a lot for sacrifice, not to mention that the Ding in the Qin and Han Dynasties was made of stone, and the weight of a Ding was impossible for modern people to really feel. Compared with Xiang Yu's ability to lift the top, we unconsciously began to ask, is it that human power has degenerated with the evolution of evolution?
What we need to know is that the environment in which the ancient people lived was very harsh. During the Qin and Han dynasties without advanced technology, it was necessary not only to resist the aggression of outsiders, but also to resist the harm caused by the natural environment and the attack of wild beasts. Another reason is that in ancient times, they were mainly engaged in agricultural activities, and many people began to do farm work from a young age, and in the process of working, they would also strengthen their strength, so the physical fitness of the ancients was very good.
As a soldier, Xiang Yu's military training in peacetime is even more indispensable. According to the "Xunzi Discussion", if an ordinary soldier wants to become a strong soldier, he needs to be able to wear armor, hold a spear, a sword hanging from his waist, a crossbow on his back and more than forty crossbow arrows, and also carry a ration for more than ten days, and walk more than 40 miles in half a day, which translates into modern weight, which is about 80 pounds to run a full marathon. It can be seen from this that Xiang Yu, as the commander of the army, is credible in saying that his strength is as great as divine power.
Looking at modern people, due to the development of science and technology, the things that originally needed manpower were replaced by machines. Modern people are mainly engaged in mental work, do not need a lot of strength, and modern society is to advocate peace, there will be no war of aggression between countries, if there is a natural disaster, most of them rely on the machine under technology. There is no need to resist foreign aggression, there are corresponding solutions in the face of natural disasters, for the attack of wild animals, many animals are endangered because of environmental degradation, wild animals can not even take care of their own safety, let alone attack humans, so people's limbs will slowly degenerate. Coupled with the lack of physical training of modern people, the strength will become very small. Combining the above reasons, it can be seen that the strength of modern people is far less than that of ancient people. epilogue
Although the period we are in seems to be calm and calm, it is actually a dark wave. Therefore, each of us must have the awareness of thinking of danger in peacetime, but also to strengthen physical exercise in peacetime, on the one hand, in order to strengthen the body and maintain health, on the other hand, to prepare for the rainy day, if one day the world becomes not peaceful, you can also contribute to your country. References:
"Xiang Yu Benji"
"Xunzi Discussion Soldier"