The traditional cold weapon of Great China-"mace"

The traditional cold weapon of Great China-"mace"

Mace is one of the ancient cold weapons in China, belonging to the whips in the short weapon sequence. It was widely used in Sui and Tang Dynasties, but it reached its peak in Song Dynasty. At that time, the biggest enemy of the Song Dynasty was the Jurchen nationality of the Jin Dynasty, and the prince Wan Yanzong Bi (Jin Wushu) of the Jurchen nationality had a special heavily armored cavalry.

Their armor can protect the horse, but the sword can't hurt it. Historically, this cavalry was called "iron float map". Since their appearance, they have accumulated brilliant military achievements with Yan Zongbi and once dominated the whole battlefield in the war with the Song Dynasty. Soldiers in the Song Dynasty had no choice but to be defeated.

Later, soldiers in the Song Dynasty found that iron mace, iron whip and other blunt objects did great harm to heavy armor, so they were widely used on the battlefield and became one of the main weapons in the war at that time. Mace is about one meter long and is made of metal. The whole composition is divided into two parts, namely the mace handle and the mace body. The mace handle is short, the mace body is quadrangular, and the joint between the mace handle and the mace body is thick.

The more you reach the top of the scepter, the thinner and heavier it is. The attack methods include smashing, chopping, sweeping, fighting and pressing. Usually two maces are used together. Therefore, some people later called it a mace for male and female mandarin ducks, and it can also kill people through defense such as armor, which is extremely lethal and ferocious.

There are many shapes of mace, such as bamboo mace, square mace, octagonal mace and spike mace. Among them, bamboo mace is named because it has a bulge every six or seven inches. Square-edged mace and octagonal mace are named after their body characteristics respectively. The body of the square-headed mace is quadrangular, and the body of the octagonal mace consists of an octagonal iron bar.

Spike Mays is special. Its mace is made of wood, equipped with four rows of serrated triangular nails, and a spike is installed at the beginning and end of the mace. It can be said that the attack power and lethality have been enhanced to the extreme. In ancient China, there were many military commanders who used maces, many of whom were famous in history.

For example, Qin Qiong Qin Baoshu, a famous soldier in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, who has read The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, should know that his golden cudgel is impressive, and Qin Qiong in history is also very brave. It is recorded that "Hu Guogong and Qin Qiong must fight first in every battle, and always serve as the first enemy among the armies". Later, Qin Qiong and Weichi Gong, another famous military commander in the Tang Dynasty, were regarded as two door gods.

Mace in Qin Qiong and iron whip in Weichi Gong have become folk weapons to ward off evil spirits. There is also a famous mace in the history of our country, which has an extraordinary position. That's the fourth son Zhao's gold mace.

Legend has it that you can beat a faint monarch or a traitor. There are nine dragons on this mace. If you kill a weak monarch, a dragon on the scepter will disappear Later, the golden mace was deified and often appeared in various romances. In our traditional culture, we can often see mace posted at the door of every household or the figure of a door god during the Chinese New Year.

Or the golden mace passed down from mouth to mouth among the people, all of which have pinned people's beautiful expectations. Mace is not only a weapon in China's history and culture, but also an ancient Chinese people's yearning for a better life, with their simple feelings, hoping that the country will be rich and strong and the king will be wise and beautiful.