There is a saying in the martial forest called "one inch long, one inch strong", which is especially obvious on the ancient battlefield, so we see that Alexander fought in the "Macedonian phalanx" that crisscrossed Europe and Asia, and its infantry was holding a spear up to six meters long, which could be crushed all the way on the flat ground, and the ancient Chinese generals and soldiers often held long weapons like spears and spears when they went to the battlefield, and few people used knives.
Famous generals in ancient times, such as Yue Fei, Zhao Yun, Yang Zaixing, etc., are famous for their marksmanship, so we can see that "Yue Family Gun, Yang Family Gun" and so on are born out of the battlefield martial arts, it is rare to see which famous general uses a knife, and it is said in the novel and that Guan Yu is good at using a knife, but that is actually not the truth, after all, Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Knife was not invented until the Song Dynasty, and the weapons that Guan Yu was really good at using were also long guns.
In fact, the knife was really widely used on the battlefield, mainly during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in the last century, the Twenty-ninth Army, in the case of insufficient equipment, specially formed a "big knife team", by Li Yaochen, who was good at martial arts and knew how to fly over the wall, taught many soldiers to practice martial arts, practiced the method of breaking the blade and the method of infinity knife, and repeatedly built up miracles on the anti-Japanese battlefield, "the big knife cut off the heads of the devils" became a declaration of the times.
It is precisely because of this historical background that we can see our soldiers wielding large knives to eliminate the enemy army in many anti-war dramas, and these large knives are often tied with red cloth strips, many people may think that it is purely for the lens effect, mainly for good looks, but in fact, it is not so, the red cloth strips tied to these large knives can save the lives of soldiers at critical moments.
These red strips of cloth look inconspicuous, but the role they can play is enormous.
The first effect is to say that soldiers can hold their weapons tightly, the weight of these large knives is often very high, although usually in the practice of the habit, but in the battlefield is changing rapidly, every time with the enemy need to use all their strength, after a long battle, there will inevitably be a risk of loss of strength, and it is even possible to hold the handle of the sword.
This situation is very dangerous for soldiers, because the enemy may attack at any time, but this situation is very likely, so the existence of this red cloth strip is very important, soldiers can use this cloth strip, their hands and knives tightly wrapped, to ensure that in any case, the knife will not fall out of hand, to ensure that they can fight in any situation.
The second role is to wipe blood, some friends who have experience in physical labor, should know that when doing physical work, there is usually a sweat towel for wiping sweat, this red cloth strip can also play a similar role, but not only wipe sweat, more is to wipe blood, you can wipe off the blood on your hands, to ensure that the knife will not slip.
The third role is to act as a bandage, the so-called battlefield knives and guns have no eyes, since on the battlefield, then some injuries are naturally inevitable, and if people can not get timely and effective treatment after being injured, then it is easy to cause very serious effects, and may even die because of excessive blood loss, so this small red cloth strip can save the lives of soldiers at a critical moment.