Was there only 18 weapon in ancient times? If not, what else?

In fact, the knowledge of eighteen weapons is a general term, which does not mean that there were only eighteen weapons in ancient times. And this statement is not original. This statement is the first time in Yuanqu. Eighteen kinds of weapons refer to swords, spears, halberds, axes, forks, whips, mallets, hammers, sticks and meteors. Besides these, the first thing to say is bows and arrows. Secondly, there are hidden weapons such as umbrellas and fans that often appear in film and television dramas. In the ancient army, there were related skills such as shields.

The first thing to say is bows and arrows. In fact, bows and arrows are not put in the eighteen weapons, but they can definitely be put according to the frequency of use. Because bows and arrows, as the only long-range firepower output of individual soldiers in ancient armies, will not be absent in any war. And every dynasty has its own bow and arrow. In addition, every dynasty had people who could use bows and arrows well.

Secondly, there are hidden weapons such as umbrellas and fans that often appear in film and television dramas. In fact, hidden weapons is not just throwing darts and throwing knives at hidden weapons. The definition of a hidden weapon is actually a weapon that you don't look like. For example, iron fans, mysterious umbrellas and other weapons that can often be seen in film and television dramas. In fact, there are traces of iron fans, but there are no mysterious umbrellas in history. There is also a famous hidden weapons in history, which is the Judge's Pen. Of course, this pen is not used for writing, but for self-defense.

Finally, in the ancient army, there were related skills such as shields. In Hollywood's Marvel comics, we can see that the weapon used by Captain America is a shield. In fact, in the ancient army, the shield hand had to undergo special training. And you must be a very powerful soldier to be elected as a shield hand. In addition to using shields to defend the enemy's bows and arrows, shield hands should also know how to use shields to attack. However, most shield hands are equipped with short knives. After all, the short knife is more lethal to the enemy.