Some people say that ancient soldiers in China wore armor, while western soldiers wore armor. Is that so?

In fact, the historical development of the East and the West is strikingly similar in this respect. Around the 5th century BC, heavy infantry appeared in ancient Greece, and China in this period just entered the Warring States Period. We can't know whether there were heavy infantry in the Seven Heroes of the Warring States at that time, but from the figures of the Qin Dynasty, we can find that at least in the Qin Dynasty, Qin Jun had a certain scale of heavy infantry.

In the history of western infantry, heavy infantry is an infantry with armor and heavy equipment. When light and heavy infantry cooperate, heavy infantry is generally the main arm. In the terracotta warriors and horses, the main arms with this feature have also been found. The main part of the first pit is armored infantry, the middle part of the second pit I area is all armored infantry, and the third pit is armored infantry.

If these infantry are regarded as the reappearance of Qin people's heavy infantry forces, we can find the basis from their establishment, layout and tactics. The equipment, organization and layout of these infantry in the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses Array are completely set according to the general characteristics and requirements of heavy infantry. They are mainly placed in the center of the military array and undertake large-scale decisive battles with other arms.

The heavy infantry of Terracotta Warriors can be divided into ordinary heavy infantry and special heavy infantry. Ordinary heavy infantry has light leg protection and a calf strap? Zha xingteng? The way to bind. The shoes are lighter and the waist is short. There is no heavy protective layer on the knee, which is more flexible and agile than special heavy infantry. Extra heavy infantry has heavier leg protection and looks a bit bloated. With cotton wool tied to your legs and single-beam boots on your feet? The method of binding is stricter than the protective equipment of heavy infantry before, which seems to be different from before.

There are many striking similarities between the light and heavy infantry of Terracotta Warriors and Horses and those of Greece and Rome.

First, heavy infantry is the main force of infantry. The earliest Greek Dorian phalanx? What plays a decisive role is the courage, firmness, physical strength, personal flexibility and skills of soldiers, especially heavy infantry. ? Greek countries in the medium term? Heavy infantry has become the main core of the army, which determines the outcome of the battle. ? Macedonia-Alexander phalanx in late Greece? All soldiers are heavy infantry? Light infantry only incorporated? Half square? Medium.

Ancient Rome Each regiment includes four types of infantry: light soldiers, spearmen, main soldiers and reserve soldiers. The Qing army equipment is a light infantry composed of recruits; Back soldiers are reserve soldiers composed of veterans; The other two infantry

..... is the main fighting force, namely the backbone of infantry. ?

Heavy infantry is the main force in Qin terracotta warriors and horses, whether it is pit 1 or pit 2. Not only in large numbers, but also in the center of the army array, which is basically the same as that of the Greek and Roman infantry.

Second, compared with the heyday of Greece and Rome, they put most of the light infantry in the first place to meet the enemy, not the center of the army. In Athens in the heyday of Greece, light infantry were usually deployed on the two wings of the phalanx. At that time, the front and wings were the first to be attacked by the enemy, because these were the first positions to receive the enemy. The light soldiers in Alexandria, Macedonia formed a scattered formation, engaged the enemy on the whole front, and used it to expand the results. Roman light soldiers fought in scattered formations on the front and wings. The front of the first pit and the front of the detachment of the second pit of the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses Array are also equipped with light infantry, which reflects that Qin people have the same principles as Greece and Rome when using light infantry.