The general draws his sword and rises in the south, and I am willing to do a long wind around the battle flag.
Throughout the ages, the battle flag is a very important existence for any period and country, especially in the battlefield, the importance of the battle flag to the army soldiers is even far higher than their own lives.
Even the smallest countries and groups have their own flags.
In ancient wars, whether it was the Spring and Autumn Warring States period when there were many princes, or the successive dynasties and dynasties under the unification of the world, each country had its own flag, and in the war, these flags were often the most eye-catching existence.
Nowadays, we can learn through many film and television works that when wars were fought in ancient times,
Carry the flag
Soldiers often dare to charge without weapons, and some people may not understand this phenomenon, but in fact, they are not simple.
1. Flag bearers
As a symbol of a country, a force or even a group, the battle flag has a unique meaning. A battle flag not only represents a pattern, but also an identity, for example, the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty are distinguished according to different classes and different identities.
Nowadays, we can see such a scene in many film and television works, when the two armies are fighting, there are not only officers and soldiers with various weapons on the battlefield.
There are also soldiers who are either riding horses or standing on chariots or standing in the queue, holding their own banners.
These soldiers often did not hold guns in their hands, nor did they wear long swords and waist knives, and at most they had a dagger in their arms, and they did not have any weapons from the outside.
However, whenever the two armies confront each other, these flag soldiers carrying the battle flag will also charge into the battle without hesitation, and will not be cowardly at all, which makes people extremely puzzled.
As we all know, the confrontation in the era of cold weapons is often a sword without eyes, not to mention being slashed and killed by the other side's soldiers, or being accidentally injured by their own soldiers, especially in the case of many people fighting,
These soldiers, who do not have any weapons, dare to rush to the front line of battle, are they not afraid of death? And what role do they play on the battlefield?
If anyone thinks that these flag soldiers are just pretending on the battlefield, or just to "give people heads", they are very wrong.
In fact, they are not simple, and the battle flag in their hands is even more effective on the battlefield, which is of great significance.
Second, the mysterious battle flag, the fearless flag bearer
If we want to know why these flag bearers dare to charge forward without fear of death, even if they do not have weapons, we must first understand the role of the flag in their hands in the war.
In the era of cold weapons, the role of the battle flag is more diverse.
The first function of the battle flag is to symbolize identity, the country has a national flag, the army has a military flag, and in ancient times, the battle flag of each army was usually painted with the surname of its own commander.
When the two armies are at war, each army will put up the banner of its own army, first, so that the enemy knows who he is fighting, and second, so that he knows who his enemy is.
This is the same as "coming to leave a name", and if you know that you are invincible, you will either fight to the death, or escape early, or surrender without a fight, and make plans early.
And after the battle, you can also make your army famous through the mouth of the enemy.
The second function of the battle flag is to lead the battle front.
In ancient times, tens of thousands of people fought countless battles, and due to the limitations of technology, when the two armies were mixed, it was difficult to ensure that the teams would be scattered between the teams.
Therefore, these flag bearers act as a guide, and where the flag goes, it represents which direction the corresponding battle front should rush to kill.
The third function of the battle flag is to cheer up the morale of the army.
In ancient times, when the two armies were fighting, the leading general would be accompanied by several flag bearers, and where the flag bearer was, it showed where the main general marshal of his own family was.
As the heart of the army, the life and death of the main general often determines the combat effectiveness of an army.
In many film and television works, we often see that when the main general of one side's army is killed, then their soldiers will lose the courage to fight, either fleeing or surrendering without a fight.
In addition, where the military flag is located, it also marks the ownership.
The military flag usually stands in its own camp, has the role of declaring sovereignty and rallying the hearts of the army, such as the battle to capture the flag when the two armies are fighting, and for example, Han Xin's sneak attack on the Zhao camp and the tactics of changing the flag in the Battle of Breaking Zhao are well reflected.
Then, since the battle flag is so important, then as the flag bearers in the army, their significance is naturally more extraordinary, and they often become the primary target of attack by the local army.
Why would they dare to charge without weapons?
This is only because these flag bearers will always have a team dedicated to protecting them, and all the people who can be selected to join this team are experienced in many battles.
Moreover, even if these flag bearers are really unfortunate enough to die on the battlefield, the soldiers who guard them will continue to carry the flag and take over their work.
Third, the role of the flag
In fact, in ancient times, there were not only battle flags, but also many flags, which played their own different roles, such as the flag when the formation was deployed, which mainly played a symbolic role to avoid our soldiers from straying into dangerous areas; and then the flag used for passing orders.
Due to the limitations of ancient science and technology and productivity, it is not as developed as it is now, so on the battlefield, the methods used to convey orders are mostly drumming, sounding gold, ordering flags, etc., and flag languages, as a way to be used to do more, often appear in various wars.
In any case, whether it is the flag bearers or the flag soldiers who convey orders, they all play an extremely important role in the battlefield, so they are also very dangerous.
If it were not for the truly heroic soldiers, they would never have taken on this heavy responsibility.