Although the special forces are only a branch of the army that has emerged in modern times, in fact, in the dynasties and dynasties of our country, there will actually be some ace troops, and their comprehensive combat capabilities are far beyond ordinary soldiers. For example, during the Ming Dynasty, the Shenji Battalion, as the world's first firearms unit, their combat effectiveness is self-evident.
Yanyun Eighteen Ride
Of course, comparison is human nature, and it is precisely so that for the ace troops of ancient China, different people will naturally have different rankings. However, when it comes to the strongest unit, Yanyun Eighteen Horsemen is absolutely worthy of the expectations of the public, although the whole team is only eighteen people, but each one is able to fight with one hundred masters, and the combat effectiveness is incomparably strong.
Therefore, the Eighteenth Horse of Yanyun was once also known as the strongest special forces soldier in ancient China, in addition to this, they were also the most mysterious troop in Chinese history. Let's take a look at their stories and see if they're really as tough as the legend says?
Private armed forces
It is reported that The Eighteenth Horse of Yanyun was the escort of the Sui Dynasty general Luo Yi, and he had accepted the idea of loyal protection from an early age, so except for Luo Yi's orders, under normal circumstances, no one could mobilize them. In a way, Yanyun Eighteen Horsemen is equivalent to a private armed force.
However, because Luo Yi was a loyal subject, Chaotang did not deliberately target Yan yun eighteen horses, but instead entrusted them with heavy responsibilities. In the face of the Turkic invasion, Luo Yi received orders to take Yanyun Eighteen horses to the desert to garrison the border pass.
During this period, Yan Yun's eighteen horsemen killed the Turks, and repeatedly set a record of taking the first rank of an enemy general in the ten thousand armies, and after that, their reputation slowly became louder and louder. At the same time, Yan Yun Eighteen rode a plain black dress with a cloak, and the image of carrying a bow and arrow on the back of a satchel on his waist also became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Fatal flaws
It's just that Yanyun Eighteen Horses are not superior in numbers after all, and the ancients often said that it is difficult to fight with two fists and four hands, so what they are best at is often sneak attacks. This means that if it is a head-on battle, the tactics of the sea of people alone have the opportunity to drag them to death.
This led to the fact that during a confrontation between Luo Yi and Su Dingfang, the famous general of the early Tang Dynasty, Yanyun Eighteen Horsemen died in order to escort Luo Yi, who was under siege, and all of them died. I have to say that such a group of tough generals ended up like this, but it is a regrettable thing.
Mysterious
It is worth mentioning that there are many theories about the ending of Yanyun Eighteen Horsemen, in addition to all the sacrifices for the protector, many people are influenced by the novel and believe that they were handed over to Luo Cheng by Luo Yi. However, Luo Cheng is actually a fictional character, which to some extent adds a lot of the mystery of Yanyun Eighteen Riding.
In short, the strength of Yanyun Eighteen Horsemen was beyond doubt, otherwise they would not have been able to rely on eighteen people to defend the Attack of the Turks. To know that these nomadic peoples in ancient times who vainly tried to infect the Central Plains were more powerful than one, so it is not too much to call the Eighteen Horses of Yanyun the strongest special forces in ancient China.