Summoning of the Great General of the Great Qin Empire

Chapter 145 Sun Qian introduces the terracotta warriors and horses

Pit No. 25 is located on the north side of the west end of Pit No. 120. It is opposite to Pit No. 520 from east to west. It is 68 meters away from No. [-] Pit in the south and [-] meters away from No. [-] Pit in the east. The area is about [-] square meters. It consists of a chariot and horse house. There is a horse chariot and four terracotta warriors and horses in the carriage house. A total of [-] terracotta warriors and horses can be unearthed in Pit No. [-].

Judging from the internal layout of Pit No. 3, it should be the headquarters of Pit No. [-] and No. [-].In the wars before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the commanding generals often had to take the lead and charge forward, so they often had to be in front of the soldiers.During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, with the increase in the scale of wars and changes in combat methods, the position of commanders began to shift to the central army.

The War of the Qin Dynasty separated the headquarters from the Central Army, which was a great progress in the development of military tactics.The headquarters was independent to study and formulate rigorous combat plans, and more importantly, the personal safety of the commanding generals was further guaranteed.This is an important sign of the mature development of ancient military tactics.

"How many types are these terracotta warriors divided into?" Fusu just stood in front of Pit No. [-] and didn't see all of them, so he raised his head and asked Sun Qian curiously.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the terracotta warriors and horses are distinguished in terms of identity. There are two main categories: soldiers and military officials. Military officials are divided into low-level, middle-level, and high-level. General soldiers do not wear crowns, while military officials wear crowns. The crowns of ordinary military officers and generals The crowns are different, and even the armor is also different. The terracotta warriors include infantry, cavalry, and chariot soldiers. According to actual combat needs, warriors of different arms have different equipment.

Most of the figurine pits are warrior figurines, most of whom hold bronze weapons, including bows, crossbows, arrowheads, beryllium, spears, Ge, Shu, swords, scimitars and battleaxes. A tassel made of thread.Military officials wear long crowns, and they are more numerous than generals.The faces, figures, expressions, eyebrows, eyes and ages of the terracotta warriors are all different.

Chariots, that is, the soldiers on the chariot except the driver and the driver.Generally, there are two sergeants on the chariot, which are the figurines on the left side of the chariot and the figurines on the right side of the chariot.The figurine on the left side of the chariot is wearing a long jacket, with armor on the outside, leg guards on the shins, and a middle headband on the head. The left hand holds spears, daggers, halberds and other long weapons, and the right hand is in the shape of pressing a chariot.The figure on the right side of the car has the same attire as that on the left side of the car, but the posture is reversed.They are the main force of chariot combat.

The weapons held by the standing shooting figurines are bows and crossbows, and together with the kneeling shooting figurines, they form a crossbow army formation.The standing shooting figurines are located at the front of the formation, dressed in light battle robes, with hair tied in a bun, leather belts around the waist, and square-mouthed pointed shoes on the feet. The attire is light and flexible.This posture is just like the "Wuyue Spring and Autumn" recorded in "The way of shooting, the left foot is vertical, the right foot is horizontal, the left hand is like holding a branch, and the right is like holding a child. This is the way of holding a crossbow."

Kneeling and standing shooting figurines are the same as standing shooting figurines. The weapons they hold are bows and crossbows. Together with standing shooting figurines, they form a crossbow army formation.The standing shooting figurines are located on the front of the formation, while the kneeling shooting figurines are located in the center of the formation.The kneeling shooter is wearing a war robe and armor, with a bun on the left side of the head, feet on the square mouth and pointy shoes, the left leg is bent, the right knee is on the ground, the upper body is turned slightly to the left, and the hands are on the body. The right side is holding a bow up and down, showing an individual soldier's practice action of holding a bow.

Warrior figurines are ordinary soldiers, with an average height of about 1.8 meters.As the main body of the army formation, the largest number can be divided into two categories according to the difference in clothing, namely, warriors in battle robes and warriors in armor.They are distributed throughout the army formation as the main combat force.Most of the figurines of warriors in battle robes are distributed on the front of the formation, flexible and mobile; while the figurines of warriors in armor are distributed in the formation.Both types of warriors hold actual combat weapons, with a high-spirited temperament, moving in silence.

In terms of status, the figurines of military officials are lower than the figurines of generals, and can be divided into middle and lower ranks.The number is the least, and it can be divided into two categories: generals in battle robes and generals in armor.Judging from the appearance of the armored general figurines, they wear a double long crown or a single long crown, and there are several different forms of armor.

The figurines of generals in battle robes are plainly dressed, but decorated with bows on their chests, while the chest, back and shoulders of generals in armor are decorated with eight colorful flower knots, which are gorgeous and elegant, setting off their rank, status, and Majesty in the army.In addition to the difference in costumes and general figurines, military officials are also slightly different in spirit.

The figure of military officials is generally not as plump and burly as that of generals, but they are taller on the whole, with broad shoulders, chest upright, and solemn demeanor.They show more of their diligent thinking, brave and capable side, and some miss their hometown.

Cavalry figurines are only buried in Pit No. 116 and No. [-], and there are [-] pieces, which are mostly used for surprise attacks in wartime.Due to the special types of arms, the attire of cavalry is obviously different from that of infantry and chariot soldiers.They wear small round caps, jackets with tight sleeves, cross-collared right lapels and double breasts covering the chest, tight-fitting trousers, short boots, short and small armor, and no shawls on their shoulders. Arms, no armor on hands.The clothes are short and light, with a horse in one hand and a bow in the other.

The figurine of the driver is a chariot driver, wearing a long jacket and armor on the outside, the arm armor reaches the wrist, the hand armor, the shin guards, the neck armor around the neck, the headband and the long crown , Raise your arms forward as a driving posture pulling the bridle.

There are four pottery horses driving in front of each chariot in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit.

The pottery horse is similar in size to a real horse, about 2.10 meters in length and 1.72 meters in height.The shapes of the four horses are basically the same, with their manes cut and tails tied, their necks raised and their heads raised, and their mouths open to whine.The two service horses in the middle have their ears forward and look forward; the necks of the horses on both sides are slightly twisted to the outside, eager to move, and they are extremely handsome.

They are modeled on real horses. The main characteristics of horses are small size, short neck, and broad head.

The pommel horse is only buried in the No. 1.72 figurine pit, with a height of 1.33 meters from the head to [-] meters from the top to the top.

Pottery horses are small in size, with a heavy head, protruding nasal bone, slightly thick neck, low chignon armor, broad and slightly concave back, wide chest, and well-developed limbs. Also a good horse to ride. "

Sun Qian gave a detailed and meticulous introduction, and made Fusu feel drowsy and beat him up.

Sun Qian was very speechless when he saw this, you asked me to introduce him, and now I am talking about spitting and dry mouth, you are so lucky, you actually want to sleep!

"Father, Father!" Xiaoying tugged at the corner of Fusu's clothes cutely and shouted, "Master Sun Qian is angry!"

I'm going, kid, don't cheat me. When Sun Qian heard the eldest son's idiotic words, he was frightened to death. He quickly knelt down and said, "I don't dare."

"Um, Sun Qian, I'm sorry, I'm a little sleepy and can't help it, don't mind." Fu Su woke up and scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Your Majesty is ashamed of my humble minister. You have to deal with all kinds of affairs on weekdays, reviewing memorials for the country and the people and dealing with serious affairs. You are extremely exhausted. You should be sleepy in your spare time." The memorial has been dealt with by the cabinet, you are so tired, I have never seen such a lazy emperor, I will learn from you when I have time.

(End of this chapter)