Who is the strongest gun, bow and rider?

Tenth place: Macedonian phalanx troops

Since the Battle of Issa in 333 BC and the Battle of Goga Milla in 332 BC, the reputation of Macedonian phalanx has spread all over the ancient Mediterranean world, and Macedonia's enemies will tremble at the mention of its name, because Alexander the Great made it a legend: he was invincible. Macedonian phalanx is a tactic of early infantry fighting. Before Homer's time, infantry fighting was like a swarm of bees, so the Macedonian phalanx with strict formation method could easily defeat the enemy with dominant numbers but chaotic, which was a tactical innovation at that time.

The heavy infantry in the phalanx holds a round shield with a diameter of about 1 m in the left hand and a pike with a length of about 2 meters in the right hand, which are arranged side by side in a dense and neat formation and advance like a giant hedgehog. Generally, a phalanx consists of eight soldiers arranged in a column of 1, and then extends to the left and right according to the total number of soldiers. Assuming that the total force is 1 0,000, the front of the phalanx will be composed of 1 1,200 soldiers, and its length is about 1km.

The shield in the hands of the soldiers in the phalanx protects their left side and covers the right side of the adjacent comrades. Once the soldier in the front row falls, the soldier in the second row will quickly fill the gap left by him. The essence of the all-phalanx tactics is that all soldiers, Qi Xin, work together and go hand in hand, and those who run away from the battle will be severely punished.

However, the Macedonian phalanx also has a fatal weakness, that is, as long as we try our best not to let it have a unified battlefield, we can kill it only by attacking its wings or back and not its front. For example, in 37 1 BC, the Thebes strategist Ibminoda used troops with a depth of 16 in Luctra, and entered from the right side of the phalanx, thus breaking the phalanx of Sparta. However, Thebes' victory was concealed by the new phalanx of Macedonia in 338 BC.

Ninth place: Byzantine armored stomach cavalry

Byzantine armored cavalry was very popular in the period of Justinian I, and they won brilliant victories under the command of Belisarius and Narcissus. Cavalry riders wear armor and use spears and bows and arrows. Obviously, the implementation of such a mutation is to make every soldier who has undergone strict training have both mobile "firing speed" and "impact". Western military historians call this kind of cavalry "double-effect cavalry", that is, those cavalry who can kill the enemy from a long distance and launch surprise attacks at close range. After Byzantine heavy riding, only the heavy musketeers in17th century had this function (including the later breastplate cavalry). I think the battle of Kassilingham in 553 is the best embodiment of this cavalry advantage. The Franks suffered huge losses under the double attack of Byzantine armored cavalry and eventually lost.

1 1 century ago, Byzantine armour-stomach cavalry was the most powerful army in the Near East, and their defense was probably the strongest among medieval cavalry. Although the number is small, they have undergone rigorous training and have the cooperation of other arms. And Byzantium attached importance to riding and shooting. In addition to heavy cavalry, there are many light archers, such as the early Takan.

Eighth place: Roman legion

The Roman Legion is undoubtedly one of the strongest military forces in history. In the process of Rome's development from a city-state to the overlord of the Mediterranean world, the Roman legion has always played a mainstay role. There is a western proverb: "brilliant Greece, great Rome". He also said, "Rome is invincible." * * * and the beginning of the times, the Roman legions fought countless battles in the Mediterranean world, successively defeating the Latin Allies, the Idalarians, Gauls (including Gauls in the mountains and Gauls outside the mountains), Samoans, Italians, Epirus, Syracuse, Carthaginians, Spaniards, Macedonians, Corinthians and other Greek city-states, Teutons, Sembres and Seleucus. It can be said that Rome has never had a decisive advantage over its enemies.

When Marius met Teutonic and Sembri, and Caesar went north to attack Gaul, compared with the enemy, the Roman army they brought had no numerical advantage, or even surprisingly few; When fighting the Germans, the height of the other side became a huge shadow in the hearts of the Romans; When Roman legions with infantry as the main body appeared in the East, Pattaya's erratic archers gave them a completely strange war experience.

But Rome won! Not in a short time, but in 700 years, the Roman legion was always able to defeat the enemy and maintain and expand the land of Rome.

Seventh place: Teutonic Knight

Teutonic Knights was established the latest among the three knights in Europe, but it has the strongest fighting capacity and influence. In history, I'm afraid no army can fight against a complete country for hundreds of years like the Teutonic Order. Although this army was not invincible, it did control most of the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea in its heyday, including Latvia and Lithuania.

Sixth place: Mongolian warrior

From the end of 12 century to the beginning of 13 century, Mongolians in Northeast Asia were founded by Genghis Khan and maintained by his successors. This Mongolian cavalry got rid of the shackles of traditional European military thinking and established an unprecedented world empire.

The establishment of this army should be attributed to Bater's son Temujin.

Fifth place: tarquin.

Tarquin has always been a European dream. Since Barambo led Xiongnu fighters to invade Donggetan in 374 BC, the panic in European countries has lasted for hundreds of years.

Huns are excellent riders. They have been trained since childhood. Some people even think that the stirrup was invented by them, because it allows riders to attack with a flat gun, thus increasing their fighting ability. They are very mobile and can replace horses many times in one day, so that they can keep moving forward and make the enemy feel scared.

Their other sharp weapon is the compound bow, which is better than the bow used in the west. It can open the bow before and after the stirrup. Their tactical characteristics are shocking and frightening lightning attacks. They are a light cavalry unit, and their political organization needs a strong leader to lead them to achieve their goals.

Fourth place: Han army

The Han army and the Roman legion were tied for the two most powerful armies in the world at that time, but in the battle against the enemies of nomadic people, the record of the Han army was undoubtedly much better than that of the Roman legion. Han army is a typical all-round army in human history, which not only has strong fighting capacity and well-organized infantry, but also has cavalry mainly against nomadic people. Han cavalry may be the strongest and largest melee light cavalry in history.

At the same time, the extensive use of crossbows gives the Han army a great advantage in confronting other countries' troops. This super-era weapon, with an effective range of 300 meters, capable of shooting seven arrows in one minute and even stronger penetration than the early muskets, was doomed to be a nightmare for cavalry from the moment it was born. All these illustrate the fact that the Han Dynasty rarely heard of failure in its two-century expansion history.

Third place: Crusaders

Crusaders are the most mixed team in history, but in all fairness, although most Crusaders ended in failure, the fighting capacity of the Crusaders elite can not be ignored. Crusaders used knight army tactics. Usually, the first-line formation is used to fight, and the "wedge" deep combat formation is rarely used. Knight configuration in the front, knight attendants and infantry in the back. The battle began with the engagement of the earth cavalry. At the beginning of the battle, it was divided into small teams and individual soldiers. There is little cooperation between cavalry and infantry, and insufficient attention is paid to the role of infantry. There is no unified command in combat.

Crusaders usually don't go far from the barracks to pursue the enemy. They are equipped with siege equipment, and use siege hammers and movable siege tower with wheels to break through fortress walls and castle walls. Crusaders used large cargo ships to transport troops and weapons when conducting joint expeditions on land and sea or at sea. In the joint expedition of land and sea, they tried to organize the coordinated operations of Lu Haijun, and stipulated the starting point and time of the expedition and the place and time for Lu Haijun to meet on enemy territory.

Second place: Spartan heavy infantry

Spartan heavy infantry is a legend in the history of eternal war. This is the first completely professional army in history. Every Spartan was a born warrior with strong will and strict discipline. Throughout Greek history, Spartan heavy infantry has always been the representative of strength and KB, and its excellent attack ability has made Sparta invincible, even the Macedonian phalanx can't compare with it.

In the Boluo-Benessa Civil War, the blockade of 90,000 Spartan heavy infantry killed the Athenian side almost at the beginning of the war, which forced the Athenians to retreat to the city for several years. In the earlier Greek-Persian War, 500 Spartan soldiers in Leonidas and 3,000 Greek allied forces fought against the Persian army of 654.38+10,000, and finally Persia narrowly won under the guidance of Greek traitors. A year later, in the decisive battle in Platia, 30,000 Greek allied forces with Spartan heavy infantry as the main force and 80,000 Persian elite as the main force completed "glorious revenge".

You're welcome to say that in the case of the same number or a slight disadvantage, the Spartan heavy infantry can completely blow up the armies of all countries in the world at a small price. The reason why it ranks second is that it is not as good as China and Tang Jun in quantity.

First place: Tang Jun.

This first place is not worthy of the name. After all, teamwork is no match for Sparta's heavy infantry in terms of fighting consciousness, tactics and physical quality, but the tradition of China's army is sea tactics. Unlike the Han army, which is composed of a single Han people, Tang Jun is a multi-ethnic army. The outstanding generals in the Tang Dynasty, while drawing on the strengths of all ethnic groups, built them into a world-class army.

Tang Jun cavalry are usually equipped with long weapons, similar to Zhang Ba snake spears. Its front end is sharp and flat, which can be directly cut or stabbed. In melee, use a horizontal knife. Tang Jun cavalry can be divided into light cavalry and heavy cavalry. Xuanjiabing is said to have been created by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, wearing armor and horses with costumes. Horse's wardrobe can usually be divided into "face curtain" to protect the horse's head, "chicken neck" to protect the horse's chest, "vest" to protect the horse's body, "riding back" to protect the horse's buttocks and "parasitism" to stand on the horse's buttocks (as if to protect the cavalry's back). Although there are not many heavy cavalry, they have always been the main force of field charge because of their good protection and great impact, especially in the western regions where the region is open.

There are four main types of Tang Jun's military horses: Mongolian horses (three hippos) from Hulunbeier grassland, Kazakh horses from the western regions, Yanqi horses and Willema horses. Especially the latter two, because of their tall, strong, long neck, smooth gait and free extension, sensitive to reins, are the most used horses in Tang Jun regular cavalry.

Tang Jun First Infantry Regiment12,500 men, under which there is a battalion and a regiment, each regiment has 200 men (sometimes in groups of 300 men), and each regiment has a captain. Each regiment has two brigades, each with 100 people, and each brigade has a brigade commander. Each brigade has two teams, each with 50 people, and each team has two teams. Each team is divided into five fire sites, 10 people, and the fire sites are long. The sources are mainly from Bashu, Sanhe and Yingchuan areas; The cavalry composed of Longxi warriors is the most powerful.

Every soldier in Tang Jun is equipped with a bow, 30 arrows, a Land Rover (arrow bag), a horizontal knife, a grindstone, a knotting cone, a felt hat, felt wool and other equipment, and there are often private horses where conditions permit. Tooth soldiers are the pro-soldiers of our time, generally the most elite soldiers.

The horizontal knife is a sharp weapon in Tang Jun's melee, the so-called "Tang broadsword". Its blade is narrow and slightly curved, which is the originator of Japanese Dao later. Ink knife is a sharp weapon in Tang Jun's step tactics. Mo Dao, also known as Paidao, is a long-handled double-edged knife, about three meters long, similar to a three-pointed double-edged knife. Mainly used by elite soldiers, it is very powerful. Li, a famous Tang Jun, is a master of ink knife.

There are two kinds of Tang Jundun: square and round. There are many styles of square shields, such as hand cards, Peng cards, dovetail cards and push cards, which are mainly used by infantry. Round shield, also known as group cards. Because of its small size and flexibility, it is mostly used by cavalry, but it is also used by infantry. The common style of square shield is that the bottom edge is flush, and the upper end is composed of two gourd-shaped arcs with a bulge in the middle. Later, two sharp hooks were installed on the iron shield, which became a new weapon-hook embedding, which can be attacked and defended. Xiliang regiment is mainly equipped with this kind of hook embedding, belonging to the spearmen in the Tang army.

Tang Jun's military bows are divided into four types: long bow, angle bow, micro bow and lattice bow, in which the long bow is used by infantry (the main equipment of Xiliang regiment), the angle bow is used by cavalry, and the micro bow and lattice bow are special long-range projection weapons for guards.

Tang Jun's crossbow was a very powerful long-range weapon at that time, and it was a special advanced weapon for the army (bows and arrows were not controlled weapons in the Tang Dynasty, but could also be owned by the people. Tang Jun generally uses four kinds of crossbows: Fuyuan crossbow has a range of 300 steps (450m), Zhang crossbow has a range of 230 steps (345m), Angle crossbow has a range of 200 steps (300m) and single crossbow has a range of160th step (240m). Horsemen often use crossbows, which are more powerful, accurate and long-range than bows and arrows, but have poor firing speed and flexibility. To be a skilled crossbowman requires special training.

Special forces: Chi Bing

Iron Eagle Ruishi is the most elite army of Qin State. During the old Qin Jun period, Iron Eagle swordsman was famous all over the world, and the whole army was only worth 100 people. After Sima Cuo became a general, he established the iron eagle sharp system while retaining the simple drawing system of the iron eagle swordsman. This iron eagle sharp-edged warrior is not only skilled in fencing, but also proficient in horse fighting and foot fighting. He is also proficient in any weapon. Wei Guowu was the most elite infantry at that time, and the world called him "Wei Wuzu". Riding is called elite by "Tiger Knife Knight" of Zhao State and "Fighting Knight" of Qi State. After the Qin reform, the new army was born in the war to recover Hexi, and was exclaimed as a "sharp division" by the world. Sima Cuo founded Tieying Ruishi in this name: dismounting is based on surpassing Wei Wuzu, and riding is based on surpassing Anlo Zhao knights and riding with Xiongnu.

Tie Ying Ruishi's simple Rafah is extremely harsh: first, physical quality. Wu Qi trained Wei Wuzu to hold a spear, carry 20 long arrows and a hard bow with iron tires on his back, and carry rations for three days, with a total weight of about 50 kilograms. People who can sprint 100 miles in a row and immediately engage in fierce fighting can be considered as soldiers. In addition, Sima Cuo also added full armor, wide dagger, fine iron dagger and cowhide shield, with a total weight of about 80 kilograms; After this, you can enter all kinds of martial arts; Step over Wu, ranking first in the infantry of the new army of Qin, and riding over Wu in the cavalry of the new army; After the individual simply pulls through the customs, he has to go through various formations and weapons. So one by one, anyone who can become as sharp as an iron eagle is almost an invincible warrior! The new army of Qin is 200,000, and the Iron Eagle is only 1600.

In the middle and late Warring States period, the fighters were comparable to Zhao, and the infantry was stronger than the division of the six countries. After occupying the upper reaches of Bashu Yangtze River, the development of Zhou navy greatly surpassed that of Chu army. Qin's various large-scale offensive and defensive equipment is very complete, and the supply of grain, grass and soldiers is also quite sufficient. Therefore, it is no suspense that the State of Qin wiped out the ants in the Six Kingdoms, just as the autumn wind swept away the leaves, and the victory of small resistance could not reverse the fate of the Six Kingdoms.