Speaking of the ancient Cold War, it was a bloody story. It is conceivable that when two armies armed with various cold weapons collided, time would be lost. As can be seen from the film and television drama, the scene is very chaotic. One second you cut an enemy soldier to the ground, and the next you may be hacked to death by enemy soldiers. To put it bluntly, everyone has his own destiny on the battlefield, and no one can care about anyone, so he can climb out of the dead pile. Every dynasty change in ancient times was basically a bloody battle, and the establishment of the dynasty was based on the bodies of thousands of soldiers in Qian Qian. China has a history of 5,000 years, and there are countless wars. From ancient war murals and modern film and television dramas, we can see that when the commander-in-chief orders a war, soldiers will take up arms and charge forward, but there is a phenomenon that many soldiers holding flags in the stormtroopers also charge forward. They held flags instead of weapons, so they rushed ahead. Why did the ancient flag bearer dare to charge ahead? What role do they play on the battlefield? ? There are many kinds of flags in ancient military ranks, including signal flags, command flags, contact flags, array flags, general flags, tooth flags and so on. Each flag has its own function, among which the signal flag, that is, the flag that soldiers carry the most charge, the command flag and the contact flag carry the most. Tooth flag is the flag of the whole army, usually with the commander in chief. The commander-in-chief follows wherever he goes, representing the soul and spirit of the whole army. Shuowen said, "Be obedient, so be diligent." "In the battle of Jingnan, Judy fought a big battle with Li Jinglong in Baigou River. He ate Li Jinglong, who had suffered from Judy's back road many times. This time, he wisely learned to deal with Judy as he did with you, and copied Judy's old ways. Due to lack of strength, Judy gradually gave in. Just as he was about to be defeated, a strong wind blew down Li Jinglong's handsome flag. When the Ming army saw the flag of the commander-in-chief fall, they shouted. " Yan Jun tried to fight back and won a complete victory. Our Red Army also has a famous saying, "Where the red flag goes, we will follow it." . "Visible flag represents a kind of spirit. ? Figure 2 The Ming Dynasty copied the Song Dynasty's "Eighteen Beats of Hu Jia", which shows the reason why the flag-bearer of the ancient Wufang Banner charged first. In ancient times, when traffic basically depended on walking and communication basically depended on roaring, drums, gongs and jingles were called the "three officials" of the ancient army, and they were also important command roles. A clear-cut flag can play a guiding role, guiding all troops to take the lead, and wherever the flag goes, it will go. In addition to guiding all troops, it can also play a role in supporting the site. A large number of flags look like rainbows, and the number of soldiers will be wide, which can deter the enemy. At the same time, the coach can know where his front line has advanced and the intensity of the battle according to the position of the flag. If his flag is erected less and less, it proves that the enemy has an advantage and needs to adjust the combat deployment in time. In the chaotic battle scene, it can also play the role of distinguishing between the enemy and ourselves and avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces. In order to better distinguish between the enemy and ourselves, some flags will also write the name of the country. Han Xin once led two thousand hussars to carry the banner of the Han army in the Battle of Zhao. After the deployment of Chair Zhao's own diversion, he led the army into Zhao's camp, unplugged Zhao's flag, and inserted a flag with the words "Big Man". When Zhao saw this scene, he thought that the camp had been occupied, and his morale was greatly reduced, and the whole army was defeated. ? Fig. 3 lancers, grooms and standard bearers in the Ming army's anti-Japanese expedition? Fig. 4 When the Ming army went out to fight against the Japanese aggressors, the scorpion flag bearer, the hook sickle soldier and the gossip flag could also be used to confuse the enemy. In order to confuse the enemy, the ancient army often chose to use many flags to bluff and intimidate the enemy. An army with a flag covering the sky is very different from an army with only trees and swords, and an army with few flags is very different. The flag of the commander of Taiping Army belongs to 500. Command flags and liaison flags also play the role of communication, ensuring that the orders issued by commanders can be quickly conveyed to the front. The flag is used when the formation or formation needs to be reorganized, and the flag is used to identify the affiliation of the personnel of their own troops. " In ancient times, the flags of the left, middle and right armed forces were different. Generally, the China army uses a yellow flag, a white flag for the right wing and a blue flag for the left wing. When fighting, the soldiers are under the corresponding flags. The various flags on the battlefield seem to be chaotic, and the actual division of labor is clear. * * * maintains the operation of various forces on the battlefield. ? Fig.5 In the ancient army of China, the small flag was widely used as a symbol to convey orders, called the command flag. In the ancient siege warfare, it was very important to put the flag on the enemy wall at the first time, which declared that the enemy city had been captured, which was very important to boost morale. In World War II, the Soviet Union planted a red flag in the German parliament building, announcing the demise of German fascism. The flag bearer in front of the charge played this role and was responsible for planting flags on the enemy tower. But many people will say that although the standard-bearer is a Hercules, he has no weapons after all. How can he protect himself in a dangerous battlefield? As mentioned earlier, the military flag will affect the morale of the whole army and even the victory or defeat of the war. Since it is so important, of course, they will not be slaughtered on the battlefield. There are soldiers around to protect them. Qi Jiguang stipulates that "whoever loses the flag will be beheaded by the whole team; Otherwise, those who are taken away by thieves will be beheaded by the whole team. Active redemption. "Visible to kill the flag bearer is still very difficult. Even if the flag bearer dies, the soldiers behind him will pick up the flag and continue fighting until all the soldiers in the team are sacrificed. This is why we often see in TV dramas that the last soldier will hold a military flag when he is killed. Therefore, as the standard bearer of the eyes and ears of the whole army, even if you rush to the front, it is not the easiest to die. Text: Yang Fei Reference: Shuo Wen and Shi Mingwen were created by the team of History University Hall, and the pictures originated from the network copyright and belonged to the original author.