In the course of thousands of years of historical development since mankind overcame the law of the jungle and established its own civilization and empire, countless great historical figures have emerged. Major countries of the world. Especially in the period when human society changed from slavery to feudalism, there were many great emperors known for their lifetime achievements.
For example, the most famous emperor of this period in Chinese history was the first emperor to conquer liuhe unified China. During the same period, the only emperor on the European continent who could rival Qin Shi Huangdi was Alexander the Great. However, although these two great emperors were roughly in the same historical period. However, since the two did not face each other on the battlefield, the strength of the two armies at that time was very weak, which became a controversial topic in future discussions.
Judging from the comprehensive strength of the two countries
Alexander the Great's army was able to ride across three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe, and eventually established Alexander the Great's Empire. The most powerful of its armies was the Macedonian phalanx. Phalanx is a tactic used in early Western infantry combat (adapted from The Greek Heavy Infantry Phalanx).
In fact, throughout the history of warfare in the ancient West, it predates Homer's time. Western infantry basically fought in a hurry (that is, chaotic warfare without any rules). Thus, when the strict Macedonian phalanx infantry formation method came out. Even in the face of multiple enemies, the Macedonian phalanx could easily defeat these unruly enemy troops.
In short, the emergence of the Macedonian phalanx in the history of Western warfare at the time was a major innovation in infantry tactics. For example, the key to the Greek army's ability to defeat the Persian army at the Battle of Marathon was that it completely overwhelmed its opponents at the tactical level of infantry.
The reason why Qin Shi Huang was able to sweep away Liuhe successfully ended the separatist forces in China for more than 800 years and finally established the first unified feudal monarchy in Chinese history. After the Shang martingale reform, in addition to the strong state power, the most direct reason also depended on the cavalry infantry army that crossed the battlefield of the Six Kingdoms.
The famous Macedonian phalanx
Today, many Europeans have long believed that if Alexander the Great's Macedonian phalanx really matched the Qin army of the time, they could still defeat it in one fell swoop. Because, even the mighty Persian Empire could not stop the powerful Macedonian phalanx, if the Qin army really fought against it at that time, it could only be the result of the scorpion in the car.
Of course, this is only part of the Europeans' thinking. The editor can only lament that we really never understood the views of these Europeans. So, in fact, who is stronger in the Macedonian Fangjie and the Qin army? Next, I will give you a careful analysis.
The biggest feature of the Macedonian team is its large number of people. The weapons carried by these soldiers were known as Macedonian spears (about 13 to 14 feet long), as well as cufflinks about 2 feet in diameter. Although this array may appear to be very bluffing on the surface, its drawbacks are also very obvious. By abandoning the frontal attack method, you can extinguish the rear of two wings or phalanxes at once.
Because, once the flank of the formation is broken, the spear array composed of these dozens of spears will be immediately paralyzed. After all, when such a long weapon is caught in melee combat, it cannot withstand the attack of short weapons.
In addition, Fang Jie did not have the strength to deal with the dense arrows. Whether it is light cavalry or large infantry regiments, only a small number of light infantry scattered in the square. The spearmen in this formation will then be left behind. For example, in 371 BC, Ibami Nanda ordered an army to attack the right side of the phalanx. As a result, the Spartan square bone was indeed cracked.
Based on the above shortcomings of the Macedonian phalanx, I believe that the experienced Qin army can see it at once after hundreds of major battles with the Six Kingdoms. In addition, the Qin army not only had a large number of cavalry, but also had countless strong long-range soldiers. According to historical records, the strength of the Qin army's bow and crossbow at that time was within 50 meters, which was almost the same as the lethality of the charge.
It can be seen that if Alexander the Great only wanted to conquer the powerful Qin army with the Macedonian phalanx, it would be a fantasy.