Are the ancient archers in China really worse than those in the west 100 times?

First of all, do you think it is really appropriate to put the bow and arrow arms that have appeared for thousands of years together? In different times, the difference between tactics and weapons has been enormous.

Second, the so-called western archers don't know which country you want to come from. If we take Europe as an example, the only famous archer in European history is the English longbowman who is famous for his long range. But it flourished in the Middle Ages, from 15 to16th century, about 200 years. Then there was the crossbow, but it never formed arms. It was only an auxiliary weapon, and the crossbow in Europe rarely burst. In other words, in the long history of Europe, only the British are the main force with Gong Bing flavor. However, at that time, the tactics of long archers were mainly to get together and face the oncoming knights, starting from about 300 meters, covering and shooting with dense and high-speed arrow nets. It is said that the longbowman carries 24 arrows, and the average firing rate is 12 arrows per minute, which is of course quite powerful.

Third, there are no so-called riding and shooting arms in the west.

Fourthly, China began to form an army with long-range weapons such as crossbows, which began in the Qin Dynasty. However, due to the small standardized operation ability, it is impossible to equip a large number of crossbows like the Qin Dynasty. It is said that due to the existence of Zhuge Liannu, crossbowmen has been established in Shu. But in ancient China, bows and arrows were long-term controlled military weapons. It should be said that the Song Dynasty was a place where long-range weapons were widely used. Facing the nomadic people in the north, various crossbows have played a great role. Including bed crossbows, crossbows and other heavy crossbows. This should be said to be much more advanced than the situation in Europe at the same time.

Fifth, archers actually appeared very early. It is said that the northern nomads in the Three Kingdoms period can use the so-called riding and shooting tactical skills at will, but it should be said that Mongolian cavalry or Yuan Dynasty cavalry took this skill to the extreme. The biggest feature of bow riding is not bow and arrow, but speed. Although archery tactics have high requirements for archery, a higher level should be the requirement for riding ability. The power of bow-riding tactics lies in repeatedly attacking, circuitous, mobilizing and attacking the enemy by using mobility, and resolutely not adopting frontal attack means. Players should say more about tactical victory.

Only the above 5.9 can prove that it is inappropriate to put the bow and arrow arms of different times, different cultural backgrounds and different equipment together.