Sima Cuo's aim is to build a team that can surpass Zhao immediately? Cavalry Khufu? And Qi? Combat cavalry? Infantry overtook Wei? Wei Wuzu? Elite force. Therefore, its selection and training must be extremely harsh, and it is indeed the case.
Before Sima Cuo raised the iron eagle sword, there were iron eagle swordsmen in the Qin army, but the number was very small, only a hundred people. The reason is that the selection is extremely strict and many soldiers are incompetent. In the Warring States period, elite teachers from various countries appeared one after another. Wei Wuzu, Qi, Zhao and others. They are all elites, and they can often take one as ten on the battlefield, and their power is naturally considerable. Take Wei Wuzu, the strongest infantryman, as an example. He has made great contributions to the expansion of Wei's territory. In the Yin-Jin War in 389 BC, Wu Qi led 50,000 Wei Wuzu and a small number of cavalry and chariots, and defeated 500,000 troops of Qin, which was definitely a shame for Qin.
When preparing for Iron Eagle Sharp, Sima Cuo naturally drew lessons from these elite teachers, especially Wei Wuzu. When Sima Cuo selected Tie Ying Ruishi, it was necessary to add more stringent conditions to Wei Wuzu's selection criteria.
When Wei Wuzu was selected, it was like this: soldiers should bring 1 spear, 20 long arrows, 1 coolie, and three days' rations, totaling 50 kg, and then they can go out immediately, and qualified soldiers can become a member of Wei Wuzu.
In order to build an army beyond Wei Wuzu, it is impossible for Sima Cuo to become an iron eagle sharp soldier only under such conditions. On this basis, soldiers should be equipped with full armor, 1 dagger, 1 dagger, 1 shield, with a total weight of 80 kg. After galloping 65,438+000 miles, they will join the battle, and then the cavalry will ride out. After customs clearance, you will also participate in various battles, martial arts and so on. Only in this way can you become a real iron eagle warrior, which is very strict for soldiers. Therefore, among the 200,000 new troops, only 1600 iron eagle soldiers can be selected.
The combat effectiveness of this 1600 Iron Eagle Ruishi is amazing, but in fact, this statement of Iron Eagle Ruishi does not exist in history, it is just an army written by Sun Haohui. There are not many descriptions of Qin Jun in historical records, and there is no mention of Iron Eagle Sharp, but Qin Rui did exist in history. Xunzi in "On Soldiers" has this evaluation:
Qizhi's attack, you can't meet Wei's ranks; Wei's ranks can't meet Qin's sharp people. This involves Qi, Wei Wuzu and Qin Ruishi. Qi's martial arts is the weakest, and Wei Wuzu's fighting capacity is also amazing. Under the command of Wuqi, it has played a huge role, but its national strength is also amazing, so it is difficult to replicate it for a long time, unless it is a country with a vast territory and rich national resources.
Xunzi describes Wei Wuzu's selection and training methods in detail, while Qin Ruishi does not explain his selection and training methods in detail. In fact, Qin Ruishi is not the elite of Qin Jun like Wei Wuzu is the elite of Wei Jun, but the whole of Qin Jun. Qin Jun's reform originated from Shang Yang's political reform, and Qin established a 20-level rank system. From the level of male scholar to the level of 20, with the rise of titles, the titles awarded are getting richer and richer. The enemy's head is a tool for Qin soldiers to make meritorious deeds.
Of course, there are rewards and punishments. For soldiers who do not act on the battlefield, the punishment is also quite severe, and they will sit together. There are five people and one Wu, and these five people are connected. If one person breaks the law and five people are punished together, the only way to get rid of punishment is the enemy's head, and so on. Under this system, Qin people are basically soldiers, everyone wants to make contributions, and everyone can only make contributions to improve class status. Therefore, Qin Jun's fighting capacity is amazing.
Even the well-trained Wei Wuzu can't compete with it.