From ancient times to the present, war is an unavoidable topic in this world, and our History of China can be said to be a history of war, so all dynasties and dynasties have attached great importance to military construction. In ancient times, there was no aircraft cannon in the war, and the charge was a particularly important link, but when the charge was made, the vanguard soldiers were the first to contact the enemy, and it was easier to sacrifice than the soldiers behind, so why did the soldiers like to be the vanguard soldiers?
First of all, the vanguard is not everyone can be, and it must have a certain combat strength. In ancient times, there were not many regular armies in war, especially in the turbulent years, the battles were fought at a loss, so it is generally said that hundreds of thousands of troops, many of them are temporarily captured Zhuangding. These strong men do not have any sense of combat, so they must have veterans with combat strength standing in front, taking a good lead, winning the battle in the front, and then having the confidence to continue to rush forward to kill, otherwise they will only collapse at a touch.
The second is the reward. In the war years, the people's lives were very difficult, and if they wanted to live a good life, it was the fastest way to make more military achievements. The people standing in the front row are the easiest to kill the enemy, and in the past, the calculation of military merit was to calculate how many enemy heads or objects on the enemy's body were cut off, so in order to live a good life, even if the danger coefficient is extremely high, it is also worth fighting. Every dynasty was not low in rewarding people with military merit, such as Zhou Bo of the Han Dynasty, who was the first to rush out as a vanguard and cut off the head of a local general before being reused by Liu Bang; Ding Feng in the Three Kingdoms period, who fought bravely and bravely, was the first to climb the city wall and open up a good situation for his army.
Then there is obedience to orders. Now we all know that obeying orders is the duty of a soldier. Under the influence of ancient Confucianism, the Son of Heaven was the supreme ruler of the country, and the whole world was the emperor. Soldiers blindly worship their leaders, so they don't compromise when they carry out their orders. If you can be placed in the first row, it represents the leader's affirmation of your ability and the trust in this person, so the soldiers in the front row will not only not retreat, but will be more desperate because they are reused.
Finally, there is the formation. In ancient times, the generals or strategists who led the army to fight were not only fought in many cases, but also the soldiers took the knife to do it, and the blind charge casualties would be very large. Both sides will study the enemy's weaknesses, and then set up different formations according to the weaknesses, often these formations will be used properly, the chances of victory will be greater. In ancient times, there were also many examples of winning more with less, such as the burning of the camp in the Battle of Chibi, such as Zhuge Liang's Bagua Array, which was said to be able to withstand a hundred thousand troops. With the famous defensive square circle array, the famous offensive crane wing array, and the fish scale array with both attack and defense, these formations are extremely deterrent. Each soldier has its own place, if the soldier in front of him escapes, it is likely that he will be stabbed to death by the overseers behind him, and then the others will quickly go up, otherwise if they are confused because of one person, the war will be in a position of defeat.
In fact, the ancient cold weapon war is greater than the modern hot weapon casualties, the sword has no eyes, but many soldiers can not retreat, born in a chaotic world, life is difficult, what can not be a soldier? In ancient times, heavy agriculture suppressed commerce, commerce could not be developed, the war led to a sharp decline in population and farmland was abandoned, coupled with various harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the poor people could not support themselves at all. It is better to become a soldier, practice your own skills, kill the enemy bravely on the battlefield, and never worry about eating and wearing after making military merits, which is also the best choice in this environment. Of course, I still hope that there will be no more wars in the world, and that everyone can live in a peaceful and stable environment