In most people's cognition, ancient wars were basically ma ge shrouded corpses, extremely tragic, fierce collisions between various cold weapons and armor, and blood and flesh.
As shown on the screen, each side brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and as the drums sounded, the armies of both sides rushed up...
In fact, in ancient times, fighting was very regular, just like the Games, the referee signaled to start, and the two sides could fight!
When the two countries are at war, they must write a war book
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the war between countries is very regular, and the next battle book is a necessary process, and then the time and place will be agreed, and then the two sides will go to the appointment; The location of the engagement is generally at the junction of the two countries, that is, in the border zone.
This is the so-called salute before the soldiers, and there is also the saying that the two sides will not kill each other when they fight.
Because there were too many princes in the world at this time, and the territory of these princes was generally not large, and the population was very small, the war between the two countries was basically the war of kings, and they were more for resources. At that time, the operation was not mainly based on heavy damage to the enemy, but in the case of being able to distinguish between victory and defeat, try to minimize casualties and divide resources.
If the war is finally lost, there may be room for negotiation, but if the sneak attack fails, the consequences will be more serious.
Before the two teams fight, a 1-on-1 duel is fought
In the records of the Three Kingdoms, there are countless wars that are more similar, that is, the two armies will leave an open space in the confrontation, and each side will send military generals to single out.
The first reason is etiquette. The greatest etiquette of fighting in ancient China was to salute first and then soldier.
Another point is that the people at that time worshipped heroism, and whoever had the greatest strength and who was more courageous had the supreme honor.
The most important reason is actually morale, before the war, first send the general up to single out, can play a role in finding out the strength of the other side and deter the other side.
The morale of the soldiers who win one side is greatly boosted, the other side will continue to send people to single out, if the loss is more miserable, then there is basically no need to fight a group fight, at this time can withdraw, can not withdraw to negotiate peace or surrender, unless you want to break the net.
To win or lose with the least sacrifice, I don't want to fight.
Drumming is a signal to start
Ancient armies made sense to beat the drums, like the whistle of the referees of the Games, usually, to hear the drums and go in, and to hear the gold and retreat.
In ancient times, there was no communication equipment, because the drum sound spread far, so it was selected as the signal launched by the charge, and the soldiers heard the drums on the battlefield and understood that they were going to attack; Moreover, the first article of the ancient military rule was "those who do not enter the drum are cut off."
In addition, the drums have a stimulating effect and can greatly boost morale.
The wars in the Spring and Autumn period were harmonious
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the armies between countries were very regular, such as "no serious injuries, no north", that is, if the other side was injured, it could not fight a second time, and if the enemy was defeated, it should be accepted as soon as it was good; It sounded outrageous, but it really existed at the time.
In the battle between the Jin and Chu states, the Jin state was defeated, and on the way to escape, some of the soldiers' chariots fell into the mud pit, and the Chu army that chased them actually helped the Jin state repair the chariots; The Jin army continued to flee, the Chu army continued to pursue, who knew that the Jin army's chariot was broken again, and the Chu army helped them repair it again.
Then, after chasing for a while, the Chu army stopped chasing...
Originally, in ancient times, there was a kind of etiquette, defeated the enemy army, if the enemy army retreats, you can choose to pursue, but chase for a while can not chase, which is the origin of "fifty steps laugh a hundred steps".