What are the weapons that changed the history of warfare in ancient China?

Weapons, as an important source of combat power for armies, can provide a powerful impetus to revolutionize the mode of warfare. A number of weapons have influenced the conduct of warfare throughout history.

1, horse lance

Horse lance, the main form of the lance. Ancient Chinese cold weapon, is heavy cavalry weapon. Originated in the Han Dynasty, rise in the cavalry-based war dynasties - Wei Jin to Sui Tang period. This period of cavalry is the decisive force in the struggle for world domination, promoting the development of armor and weapons, creating a peak in the development of weapons and armor of the Chinese A cavalry mounted cavalry.

2, bow and arrow

The invention of the bow and arrow, so that the army can effectively combat the enemy at a distance, it is farther than the spear range, more accurate than the accuracy of the stone thrower, he did change the face of war in China. It is rumored that the bow and arrow were invented by the Eastern Barbarians, and that during the Shang Dynasty, there was already a prototype of the ancient Chinese compound recurve bow.

3, chariot

Before the chariot appeared, people fought by walking, often the army's strong or not, depending on the troops soldiers feet how, how combat. However, the emergence of chariots completely changed this face, according to archaeological proof, China's earliest chariots appeared in the Shang Dynasty, the battle of Mingjiao between the Shang and Xia is likely to rely on chariots to crush. Then later on in the battle against Gifang, Injun and Dongyi, the Shang army also used traces of chariots. Later, the Zhou improved the wheel and made more stable and faster chariots, and thus overshadowed the Shang militarily. Thus the process of the Zhou's destruction of the Shang was completed. In the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, the number of chariots often determined the military strength of a country. All in all, the emergence of chariots changed the way ancient China fought, and it was a sign of the people's success in using animals to fight with themselves.