Whether "the two armies fight without cutting" belongs to ancient war etiquette, and what other common etiquette are there?

In ancient times, it was the most basic war etiquette for the two armies to fight without cutting. In addition, as a country of etiquette, there are many common war etiquette, such as the Qing Dynasty, Five Rites of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the writing of the gauntlet during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In fact, many people find it hard to question. In the era of bloody slaughter in ancient times, it is incredible that real people can enjoy such high treatment.

I. Origin of Etiquette In fact, this word first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period because there was a need to send envoys between Chu and Qi to discuss war-related matters. At that time, there was a contradiction between Chu and Song. Because the king of Chu ordered the emissary to bypass the Song Dynasty, people in the Song Dynasty thought it was a provocation, so they personally killed the emissary of a big country like Chu. He was so angry that he began to send troops to the Song Dynasty. During the nine months of being attacked by Chu, Song had no foreign aid and no food. In desperation, he can only send messengers out to negotiate with Chu. Huayuan sent by Song also threatened to rebel. In the end, Chu decided to retreat, and the two countries also reached the etiquette of fighting between the two countries and not killing the messenger.

Second, other operational etiquette During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were many operational etiquette in the fighting between the two countries. For example, at that time, only nobles were allowed to go to the battlefield, and wars between the two countries had to be fought at the border. Before opening the business, they must write down the gauntlet and agree on the location. Although the war is cruel, their engagement letter also pays attention to etiquette and needs to be kind to the envoys of both sides. In a war, if the formations of both sides are not well arranged, it will be impossible to start a war, which may make both sides lose the opportunity to fight and eventually lead to the failure of the war.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were very chaotic and wars were very frequent, which led to the emergence of many operational etiquette. Do the two countries fight without killing messengers? , to all kinds of writing gauntlets, banquets, etc. The strange fighting etiquette is incomprehensible to people, but it seems to conform to the etiquette and the ideological and cultural influence of the dynasty at that time.