In the era of cold weapons, armor was the most important means for soldiers to resist attacks and reduce casualties, and the quality and material of armor were different in different periods. From the initial cloth and leather armor to metal armor, the scope of protection has also been expanded until it surrounds the whole body. Although the solid metal armor can effectively defend against damage, this thing is also "full of weight" and is very uncomfortable to wear.
The Song Dynasty's "infantry armor" (infantry armor) is the heaviest armor in Chinese history, according to the "General Outline of the Martial Arts", "infantry armor" is made of iron armor leaves with leather strips or nails, which belongs to the typical armor, and the scope of protection includes the whole body. The infantry armor consists of 1825 armor blades, with a total weight of 29 kg, in addition, the armor is also equipped with a thick lining to cushion the violent impact of the enemy's blows and reduce the friction of the armor on the human body.
After the Song and Yuan dynasties, as cotton entered China, "cotton armor" appeared in the military camp. When making, take seven to ten pounds of cotton, repeatedly soak, dry, and compact, after layers of pressing, the cotton will lose its breathability, wear on the body with a popular saying is "very covered". Especially in the hot summer, the iron armor outside is directly sunburned, and it will soon be hot like an iron plate, coupled with the "very covered" cotton armor, the heavy armor soldiers are often miserable.
In the traditional Chinese art review, there is a saying that "the general is most afraid of the wind of unloading armor". Armor removal is a terrible disease, not out of thin air, but does exist. There are many great generals who did not die on the battlefield, but because of the "armor removal wind", they planted their heads.
The first to die by "unloading the armor wind" was recorded in the annals of history as the Wei King Leopard during the "Chu-Han War". The King of Wei was a nobleman of the State of Wei during the Warring States period, and when Xiang Yu was a prince, he was crowned the King of Western Wei. After Liu Bang pacified the Three Qins, he mixed with Liu Bang. However, after Liu Bang was defeated by Xiang Yu in Xuzhou, The Wei Emperor Bao rebelled against Liu Bang. Later, Han Xin led an army to attack The Wei King Leopard and fought in Shandong.
Wei Wangbao fell into Han Xin's ecstasy and was captured, the leopard was not convinced, Han Xin let him fight again, three days in a row, no victory or defeat, Wei Wangbao returned to the tent, took off his armor and got the "armor removal wind", before he had time to fight with Han Xin again, he was killed because of the "armor unloading wind", and the Wei state was destroyed.
The first fierce general of daming often encountered spring, and was also planted on the "armor removal wind". In the second year of Hongwu (1369), Chang Yuchun's Northern Expedition achieved the Great Victory of Kaiping, and led a large army to return to the Beijing Division. When traveling to the Liuhe River, Chang Yuchun, because of the heat and dryness, got off his horse and removed his armor, wanting to rest for a while before continuing to hurry. Who knew that he had actually obtained the "wind of armor removal", Chang Yuchun suddenly had unbearable pain all over his body, his condition deteriorated rapidly, and he died suddenly, only forty years old, and the whole country was shocked!
What is the disease of "nail removal wind"? As the name suggests, it is that after the ancient general marched to fight, because the blood was boiling and the body was too hot, he immediately removed his armor and was greedy for cold and wind, causing "stroke" symptoms. TCM thinks
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After the Great Khan, the stomach is not solid, the wind and evil are easy to invade, the meridians are bound, the tendons and veins are urgent, the qi and blood are not clear, and the pain is not clear
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When Chang Yuchun returned to Beijing, it was the height of summer, and the place of Liuhechuan was in the territory of Chengde City in present-day Hebei Province, and the temperature difference between day and night was extremely large. Chang Yuchun braved the sweltering heat to march during the day, and felt the cool weather in the evening, so he took off the armor on his body, from the boiling of blood to the sudden attack of the cool breeze, a large amount of sweat evaporated, resulting in a sharp drop in body temperature, vasoconstriction, insufficient oxygen supply, and even suffered from stroke, along with the dark wounds left by the conquest for many years. With the medical conditions at that time, there was no rescue at all.
Chinese medicine attaches great importance to "wind and evil", and there are many discussions on this.
"After the work, sweat, avoid the wind like an arrow", "avoid the wind like an arrow, avoid the color like avoiding chaos", "taste the wind like avoiding arrows, sit and lie down must be a preventive disease, because the hole is opened after eating, the wind only becomes paralyzed", "The sadness of the wind and evil is also penetrated, such as oil mixing noodles, easy to get in and out. Beware also"
。 Modern times there are many friends who like sports, remember that when exercising, you must not be greedy for cool wind and drink cold water, otherwise you may also be infected with this kind of "armor removal wind".
[Reference: General Outline of the Martial Classics" and "History of the Ming Dynasty", etc.]