Historically, the military flag is an indispensable element in war, but the outside world can not help but wonder, the flag-carrying soldiers do not have weapons in their hands, why will they not be attacked? The reason behind this is simple!
The reason why the flag should be raised in ancient wars is mainly to show the camp, to tell friendly troops and enemies which dynasty and which army they are, and wherever the flag goes, it means that the city and pool there have been occupied by their own side. The second is the "marshal flag", which indicates the identity of the commander and tells the enemy who the commander is.
And these two kinds of flag carrying soldiers are not allowed to charge into the front, only as a way to show identity and the position of the commander, the flag bearer only needs to follow the commander forward, otherwise once the commander flag falls, it will be considered defeated by their own soldiers and begin to flee.
The third is the "order flag", which is given a flag by each group of infantry when marching. Since the battlefield is mobilized by the sound of drums, soldiers in the distance are likely to not hear, so they have to rely on the command of the flag to mobilize the army, and the commander will indicate the direction of the attack through different colors of the flag, and the General Outline of the Martial Economy mentions that "the south raises the red flag; The East raises the green flag; The West raises the white flag; Black flag is raised in the north", so the front-line flag bearers will see the commander's instructions and charge in the designated direction, and the squad soldiers to which the flag belongs will also follow the flag closely. Therefore, when training troops in ancient times, the first thing to learn was to "see the flag."
Since the role of the flag on the battlefield is so important, why doesn't the enemy attack the flag-carrying soldiers first when the two armies are engaged? After all, the flag bearer is not equipped with other weapons, and it will be easier to deal with than others.
In fact, the reason behind it is very simple, just because the flag is too important, so the military laws of all generations have strict regulations, once the flag bearer is not correct, all beheaded; If the flag is lost, the whole team will be cut off, and sometimes even the family will sit down and punish. Therefore, the flag bearer will be protected by the layers of the whole team of soldiers in the charging team, and it is difficult to break through the obstacle to the side of the flag bearer
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