Speaking of the elite troops in China's history, the first thing I think of is our People's Liberation Army, which has been defending the country for decades, which can be called an iron army, but the time is too close, everyone is very clear, I will not dwell on it.
A little further away we can trace it back to the Spring and Autumn Warring States.
Spring and Autumn Warring States: Qi Zhi Jie, Wei Zhi Wu Shu, Qin Zhi Rui Shi
"Xunzi. There is such a historical material in the "Discussion of soldiers": Qi Zhi's skill cannot meet Wei's martial pawns, and Wei's martial pawns cannot meet Qin's sharp soldiers.
What does that mean? It was that the elite troops of the State of Qi could not defeat the Wei Wu pawns of the State of Wei, and the Wei Wu pawns could not defeat the Great Qin Iron Army. These troops can be discussed by the famous Xunzi at that time, it is indeed a well-deserved elite at that time, take the Wei Wu pawns in the heyday, Wu Qi led 50,000 Wei Wu pawns in the Yin and Jin Dynasties to defeat the Qin army of 500,000, you can know that it is not a waste of time, Qin Zhiruishi that is the iron army that unifies the world, sweeping Liuhe, but the Xiongnu, who fought with at that time?
Then there was the Western Han Dynasty.
Western Han Dynasty: The Weihuo legion swept through the Xiongnu
Many of us today know the Northern Expedition Xiongnu during the han wudi period, and they were led by the brother-in-law and nephew of the han wudi emperor - Wei Qing and Huo Fuyi.
After several battles, let us know that there is no royal court in the south of the desert, the wolf juxu, and the qilian mountain.
It is conceivable that this army was very powerful at that time, and even in that era, Chen Tang issued a bold statement that those who violated our strong men would be condemned from afar.
Then, after three kingdoms and two Jin Dynasties, an army was sent out that made the enemy feel frightened.
Eastern Jin Dynasty: 80,000 Northern Fu soldiers defeated 800,000 Qin troops
This army was formed after the Southern Crossing of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when the family clan spent a lot of money, and achieved remarkable results, the most famous of which was the Battle of Shuishui, after which the Eastern Jin Dynasty began to be stable and peaceful. The defeated Jian Jian lost his elite, and his unified north fell into fragmentation, which can be imagined, so he became one of the classic battles in Chinese history with fewer victories and more victories, and then Liu Yu used this army to have many achievements in the Northern Expedition, and even used it to create the first dynasty of the Southern Dynasty: Liu Song.
After hundreds of years, in the last year of the Song Dynasty, another cavalry appeared on the land of Shenzhou and swept through Eurasia.
Yuan Dynasty: Mongol iron horse sweeps through Eurasia
This army was invincible, covering more than 16 million square kilometers of territory, almost equivalent to the two Chinas of today. Sweeping through Europe and Asia, countless countries destroyed from the Western Xia, the Jin Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty, sweeping through Europe and Asia, and even as far as hitting the Huarazim Country.
After the Yuan Dynasty was the Ming Dynasty, although it was no better than the Han and Tang Dynasties, but there was also an army, and the country was founded for three hundred years, and it did not taste defeat.
Ming Dynasty: The Ming Dynasty has not been defeated in the three hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty
This army became famous from the defeat of Chen Youyi's 600,000 troops at Poyang Lake, and then suffered a three-hundred-year defeat of the western hegemons portugal and the Netherlands, and finally after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, it could still capture Taiwan occupied by the Dutch. The majesty of the military is a must.
Of course, there are other iron floats in the Jin Dynasty, kidnapped horses, Tang Army of the Tang Dynasty, and Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, but they have not been able to persist to the end, and the late decline in combat strength is very fast, which can be understood.