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I haven't posted a single chapter for a long time, so you may not be used to it.

Today I will briefly talk about bows, arrows, armor and other things.

It has been mentioned many times in the book before that the Tang Dynasty soldiers did not have full-time archers, and everyone had to shoot arrows and were equipped with step bows.

Among the standard equipment for infantry when they go out to war, the parts about bows and arrows are clearly written in historical materials: a bow bag, with a bow tip and bow string; an arrow pouch, with thirty arrows; and three pairs of bow strings.

According to the different functions of arrows, armor-breaking arrows, long-stacked arrows, etc.

The Tang army attached great importance to the use of bows and arrows, and its infantry tactics were clearly recorded in the records of Xuanzong's martial arts lectures.

When the two armies faced each other, the infantry advanced against each other with long spears or spears.

At a distance of 100, 70, fifty, and thirty steps, everyone placed the spear at their feet, listened to the sound of the horns, and fired the bow with a volley.

After shooting, place the step bow on the military uniform (the military uniform is specially designed and can hold a lot of things. For details, please refer to the mural), pick up the spear, and continue moving forward.

Note: There are no professional archers.

The archer is both a spearman, a sword and a shield soldier, and a warrior holding a long-handled blunt weapon.

A soldier must be proficient in a variety of weapons, which is very different from other dynasties and is rare.

I think it may be the legacy of the military soldiers. After the recruitment era, the cost of infantry training remained high due to inertia. We can see that the all-round soldiers were slowly cancelled during the Northern Song Dynasty, and the flower team became pure teams, which was obviously the cost reason.

Here we will add the difference between the military soldiers and the military soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Honestly, it's not the same thing.

First of all, the soldiers in the palace had a lot of fields and could not plant them all by themselves. They rely on the help of farming. The historical materials describe it as recruiting soldiers who were "completely out of business" or "seldom participated in agricultural labor."

The income of the military soldiers completely relies on farmland output, which is a residue of the manor system in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and can be regarded as a micro manor.

The soldiers paid for the equipment themselves and usually trained their own martial arts at home, such as riding, archery, guns, swords, etc. There are several concentrated trainings every year, and at this time they mainly practice large corps tactics such as queues, military formations, and flags and drums.

The soldiers of the palace have many privileges, such as tax exemption, etc.

If the land under the name is sufficient and the country has few foreign wars, life will be extremely rich.

Of course, we also know that with the increase of the population of the dynasty and the annexation of land, the land under the name of the government soldiers would become less and less. For example, Emperor Wen of Sui discovered in his later years that the government soldiers in some places in Guanzhong had only a dozen acres of land, which was enough to support his family and had no spare energy to support the training, so he began to immigrate to Guandong and free up land.

But no matter what, land annexation was a major trend. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the land of the government soldiers was greatly reduced, and they could not reach the standard of 140 acres at all, and their combat effectiveness began to decline. In addition, the frequent expeditions, the government soldiers began to accelerate bankruptcy and flee in large numbers.

By the Xuanzong Dynasty, the soldiers in the palace had already died in name only, and the court began to turn to recruit soldiers, and the Tenth Jiedu of Tianbao also appeared.

As for the military soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, I checked the information. On average, a military soldiers in the country only had 25-30 acres of land, and the land was not owned, but the country belonged to.

That is to say, it is not a private ownership system.

It can be imagined that after decades of development of this system, the soldiers of the garrison will gradually become slaves and tenants to officers...

After the output of twenty or thirty acres of land was deducted by the officers, it was difficult for life, let alone participate in high-intensity training. History has told us that even a few Japanese pirates can support them.

Therefore, many readers equate the military soldiers of the palace and the military soldiers, which is inaccurate.

Let’s talk about bows and arrows again.

Some people say "three arrows at the forefront", and a soldier can only fire three arrows at a time.

But what is the situation of the three arrows in front of the battle mentioned in ancient books? It means that the infantry rushed to the front of the cavalry and had only time to fire three arrows, rather than saying that you only have the strength to shoot three arrows.

In fact, even if the step bow is pulled to the fullest, the martial artists of the Tang Dynasty could shoot more than ten or twenty in a battle, and the weaker ones were about ten, but they were not far behind.

If you cum for a while, you can cum more.

If you have a archer with a softer force, shorter bow arm, and a shorter range, it is not a problem to shoot light with a quiver with thirty arrows. What's more, if the bow is not fully pulled, the effort will be completely different. During battles, you will not be fully pulled at all at all.

The military system stipulates that each person brings thirty arrows, which is not aimless.

Do you know about the martial arts examinations in the Tang Dynasty?

The battlement arrow mentioned above is shot at the battlement of the city wall.

The martial arts examination requires that the candidates shoot at the target at the battlement under the city and shoot 30 arrows.

Maybe you would say that this is a martial arts exam, with high requirements. But they are all professional martial artists. I am not as good as you, a fierce man who takes the martial arts exam, but it is worse than you. Shooting twenty arrows is not a problem - there is a requirement to bring 30 arrows in the arrow bag.

The bow is the treasure of the infantry in the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is the combat soldiers or auxiliary soldiers, all members have archers and must be able to shoot arrows.

If the enemy comes in iron armor, the bow is the best weapon to shoot them. Iron armor has protective power, but it is not absolute.

The armor-breaking arrow mentioned above is to deal with iron armor.

There is a record in "New Book of Tang":

(Xue Rengui) was about to go and feast in the inner palace. Emperor (Gaozong) said: "In ancient times, there were those who were good at shooting through seven letters. Please try to shoot them with five armors."

Rengui made a hole and the emperor was shocked and even gave it to Jian armor.

What does this mean?

Li Zhi said that in ancient times, some people could shoot through seven layers of armor with one arrow, so you can try firing five layers of armor.

Xue Rengui went up and pierced through with one arrow.

The power of a bow and arrow is directly related to factors such as the number of pounds and distances of the bow.

There is no history book about how far Xue Rengui shot, but the power of the step bow is indeed not something that iron armor can withstand.

In addition, in ancient sergeants used different types of arrows to shoot arrows on different occasions.

When shooting iron armor, use armor-breaking arrows, which are also stipulated in the Kaiyuan Army Saint. After the Middle Tang Dynasty, it was even clear that armor-breaking arrows should be brought.

If the armor-piercing arrows cannot penetrate iron armor at close range, then the volley of the Tang army's infantry formation in the first thirty steps can be completely cancelled, because the infantry front rows must be wearing iron armor, so why should they shoot?

Under close-range step bow and armor-breaking arrow shooting, the iron armor on ordinary soldiers is really paper-paste. Unless you have the "hard armor" specially given to Xue Rengui by Li Zhi.

Finally, a certain section is attached.

National Geographic has tested it with Japanese bows and British longbows.

Both bows that participated in the test were subject to the 23 kg standard. In ancient times, they were medium-sized practical bows.

The arrows with Japanese bows are longer; the arrows with British longbows are shorter.

The initial launch velocity of both bows is 34 meters per second.

Test results:

For human tissues. (No ar)

The depth of the Japanese bow is 30 cm; the depth of the British longbow is 25 cm.

The kinetic energy of Japanese bows using long arrows is stronger.

For European-style chain mail. (Mail)

The Japanese bow failed to shoot; the British bow was shot.

Because the arrows of the British bow are specially designed for chain mail, they are particularly slender and sharp.

Steel plates for armor. (Plate armor)

Both bows were successfully shot through.

The conclusion is: both Japanese and British bows can shoot through armor.
Chapter completed!