The Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty in Chinese history to achieve great unification, the Qin Dynasty that ruled it was known as the "Emperor of the Ages", but if you want to defeat 6 countries to dominate the whole country, it is impossible to rely only on proper policies and first-class tactics, so why can the Qin Dynasty stand out?
With the excavation of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the "black technology" of the Qin Dynasty is now in the world, it can be said that without them, the time for the Qin State to destroy the Six Kingdoms and unify the whole country has to be pushed back for decades.
The first, the Qin Dynasty crossbow. According to the infantry figurines excavated from the Terracotta Warriors No. 1 pit, it can be known that each infantryman is "carrying a yagura and holding a bow and crossbow", and the No. 2 figurine pit has a special crossbowman queue, everyone is equipped with bows and arrows, even the armor on the chariot, holding the son, the go, but also has to be equipped with bows and arrows. It can be seen that bows, arrows, and crossbows are one of the most important weapons of the Qin Army.
Bows and arrows are seen a lot, today we talk about the "upgraded version of the bow and arrow" - the legendary "Qin crossbow".
In March 2015, China found the most complete Qin army crossbow, after expert testing, found that the Qin army strong crossbow range of 800 meters, what concept? The effective range of the Soviet-made AK47 rifle is about 400 meters, and the qin dynasty crossbow of our country more than 2,000 years ago already has such strength, which is really amazing! In addition, a batch of extra-large copper hammers were found in pit No. 2, each weighing 100 grams, and the crossbow that could match it must be a crossbow with greater tension and greater lethality.
I am afraid that before the army of the Six Kingdoms has rushed over, the Qin side has already fired bows and arrows, crossbows, and arrows, and ten thousand arrows in unison, piercing through the enemy army. This is not to say that the Six Kingdoms do not have crossbows and arrows, but the power is far less than that of the Qin Army, and I do not believe that I will look at the next "black technology".
The second is the arrow equipped with the crossbow of the Qin Army- the three-edged arrow. The simple explanation is that the arrow is triangular, with barbs and blood grooves, and it is no exaggeration to say that it can penetrate the armor and is particularly lethal. Prior to this, the traditional arrowheads from the Shang Dynasty to the Western Zhou Dynasty were bilateral flattened and far less powerful than the three-sided arrows of the Qin Army.
However, the three-edged arrow is expensive and particularly difficult, according to statistics, every soldier equipped with crossbow arrows in the Terracotta Army has 100 arrows, and you think about how much it costs. Other countries basically use the common two-sided arrow, which shows that the Qin Dynasty has a strong level of craftsmanship, far ahead of the other six countries.
And the first black technology Qin crossbow with special tweezers, up to 14 cm long, weighing about 100 grams, the most terrible is not this data, after laboratory analysis, the lead content of the Qin crossbow is as high as 7. 71%, arguably the earliest "poison warhead" in human history, is definitely the most advanced weapon at that time.
The 3rd, Qin Jian. The sword is often referred to as the "King of a Hundred Soldiers", it is the king of weapons, of which the Qin Sword is the best at that time. The unearthed Qin swords are made of bronze, with an average length of 81 to 94.8 centimeters, and the long swords of the other six countries in the Warring States period are generally 50 to 65 centimeters.
Not only the length, the Qin sword is long and not easy to break, because the copper-tin ratio in the Qin sword is more reasonable, harder than the bronze sword, and the excavated Qin sword is plated with chrome, which not only makes the sword sharper, but also plays an antiseptic role, and has to admire the craftsmanship of the Qin Dynasty craftsmen!
Whether it is the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Dynasty, the Great Wall, or the various "black technologies" mentioned today, each of them is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancient working people. After reading this, we can't help but admire them more than 2,000 years later!
References: "The Record of The Examiner", "The Complete Set of Weapons and Equipment of the Qin Dynasty Army in the Cold Weapon Era"