People have not always wanted war, it was like this before, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future. After a war, the harm brought to people is too painful, it is not as simple as just someone dying in battle, the battle is generally a man, if the man dies in battle, his family will encounter the threat of brokenness. Then, since it is a war, there will certainly be someone who will stand at the front of the line and lead the charge first, so that their lives are not the greatest threat?
In ancient times, military science and technology had not yet developed, except for dynastic changes and aggressive wars, generally before the war was preceded by a precursor, that is, generally the war book would be written before the war. Most of these battles will be fought in more open places, because they generally do not spoil the people too much and cause the hatred of the people, after all, the people are not easy, and it is very important to win the hearts and minds of the people. Of course, it is impossible for the people to be unaffected by war at all, but sometimes it may not be so serious.
Choosing a good place may be about to start fighting, generally as soon as the commanders at all levels give the order, they will start to charge forward, and the people standing in the front will of course be afraid, which can be understood as anyone who will be afraid, seeing so many enemies in front of them with weapons rushing towards themselves, how can they not be afraid? But in fact, the warriors standing in the front are not "they are the most likely to be killed" as we think, when charging, the team will generally naturally disperse, which is not prescribed by anyone, probably in order to facilitate the swing of the weapon, without accidentally injuring teammates. That is to say, when they first meet, they will not try their best to fight, so no matter where they stand, the safety factor of the soldiers themselves is similar, but the person in the front will make people feel like a cushion. Then again, if you don't fight each other, you can be killed even if you hide in the old nest.
Since standing at the front of the line can cause a particular sense of fear in the heart, why is there anyone else standing at the front? This is certainly not all the result of the persecution of the chief, because even if some people are forced to stand in the front row, as long as the chief does not pay attention, they will certainly avoid it because of fear, and only those who voluntarily rush forward to kill at the front can avoid these embarrassing things. Of course, those who volunteer may be in order to get more subsidies, that is, military pay; some may be that the family needs his payment more, to maintain their livelihood, whether they can bring money and food home in the end, in order to survive, they always have to fight for their lives. Even if the generals do not arrange for them to stand in the front, they may take the initiative to ask for battle and stand in the front row, because they understand that this position is prepared for them, and someone must stand, so why not take the initiative?
To put it bluntly, there may also be a certain utilitarianism in this, and everyone knows that standing in front will make people feel afraid, since people who stand in front have certain ideas in their hearts. Some are forced by the pressure of life to keep their families alive, and some people may be what we call, wanting to mix a good impression in the eyes of the general.
Whatever the soldiers standing in front of us for, we should look at them with admiration, most of them are fighting for the country or the organization, and if the country is gone, then there is nothing. If there is no war, people can live well, once there is a war, in fact, standing wherever it is dangerous, so the people standing at the front can only calmly face all this, do not have to think about others, in fact, it is useless to think.