As a large country with a long history of 5,000 years, China has unearthed a large number of cultural relics from previous dynasties. And these ancient cultural relics not only allow us to lift the mystery of history and understand the unknown past of that history, but also their own artistic value and level of craftsmanship, which is even more incredible, making people dare not believe that they were born a thousand years ago.
In 1974, the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang were discovered, and those unearthed terracotta warriors directly made the Great Qin Legion that "swept through Liuhe and unified the world" come to us again. And the Qin Dynasty weapons unearthed by the Terracotta Warriors also let people understand why this Qin army was invincible.
The bronze weapons unearthed by the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang, the most fascinating of which is a Qin bronze long sword. This Qin sword has a willow-leaf-shaped sword body, reaching a length of about 90 centimeters, far longer than the swords of other Warring States princely states with an average average of 50 to 65 centimeters. And when it was unearthed, there was no rust, the blade was sharp, and the body of the sword was smooth, like a new sword.
After research, it was also found that this Qin sword actually adopted anti-rust technology similar to modern chromium salt oxidation technology, which did not begin to appear until the 20th century, and the weapons of the Qin Dynasty for two thousand years had already adopted similar smelting technology, which showed that the level of technology of the Qin Dynasty at that time was very superb.
Moreover, the Qin army at that time was also equipped with a very advanced weapon at that time - the Qin crossbow, and it was recorded in the "Historical Records" that the Qin army was "strong crossbow in front, and gong ge was in the back". There are as many as three kinds of Qin crossbows that appear in the Terracotta Warriors, including hand crossbows and crossbow machines. The crossbow arm of the Qin crossbow is generally 60-75 cm long and 4-5 cm wide, and is also equipped with special aiming aids. The lethality of the Qin crossbow is much higher than that of ordinary bows and arrows, and it is the peak of ancient long-range weapons in terms of range and power.
The Chinese military classic "Wujing Lecture Notes" has introduced the appearance of the Qin crossbow, in the battle of the Northern Expedition of the Xiongnu, the Qin crossbow played a crucial role, not only the accuracy of the Qin crossbow is much higher than the Xiongnu longbow, and the Huns' leather armor can not defend against the powerful penetration of the crossbow arrows, for the Xiongnu cavalry, the Qin crossbow is an invincible nemesis, and the Qin crossbow mechanical device is very complex, the Xiongnu people can not imitate and use at all.
The most lethal weapon of the Qin army is the pre-Qin poem "Repair my spear." "Go" in "Feud with the Son". The bronze ge excavated from the Qin figurine pit is divided into two types, one is an infantry ge, which is about 1 meter long, and the other is a kind of go that is used by cavalry and chariots, which is about 3 meters long. Ge is an important melee weapon for the Qin Army to treat cavalry, And Changge can inflict huge damage on warhorses, and its length advantage can be fully utilized in chariots, causing greater impact damage.
The Qin Dynasty's weapons are varied and of different types, allowing the Qin army to deal with various different types of troops in a targeted manner, or to exert the greatest advantage in different war scenarios. And the production process and anti-rust technology of Qin Dynasty weapons are very advanced, and even the modern manufacturing process is enough to compete.
The Qin Dynasty also attached great importance to the production of weapons, and had a complete set of weapons production system. The weapons of the Qin Dynasty were second to none in the entire era of cold weapons, and also made the Qin army one of the most effective armies in that era, and made great contributions in the major battles of Qin Shi Huang's unification of the world, the Northern Expedition of the Xiongnu and the Southern Expedition of Baiyue.