When the two tribal confederations of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor met, the first large-scale war recorded in Chinese history occurred, which was called the "Battle of Hanquan"
The history of the Battle of Hanquan was also written in the book by people during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but there are many myths and legends in these records. For example, if the Yellow Emperor has spells, he can command tigers, leopards, and bears to help him fight, and he relies on these beasts to defeat Emperor Yan.
It sounds quite mysterious, but what do you mean by that? Some historians believe that these tigers, leopards, and bears actually refer to the symbols of various tribes. Ancient tribes often used a certain animal as their symbol, especially using beasts, because beasts represented power.
Therefore, those books say that the Yellow Emperor can command tigers and leopards, but in fact, in this war, the Yellow Emperor commanded a tribe with symbols of tigers and leopards, and these tribes united to defeat Emperor Yan.
Okay, so there's a new question. After the Yellow Emperor Alliance defeated the Yandi Alliance, it still faced the question: Do we kill the YanDi people and rob them all, or do we form an alliance? The Greatness of the Yellow Emperor is great, and he still chooses to form an alliance. This alliance is very powerful, and it is very remarkable that two large tribal alliances, combined, form a larger alliance. And it's not over yet. The next video will talk about the Yanhuang Alliance and Xuan you.