But one thing is strange, that is, in our film and television works, we can often see that ancient soldiers were very passionate when fighting on the battlefield. When fighting, it is called bravery, rushing, and merciless, especially like some pioneers or siege soldiers, who clearly know that this attack will not survive, but they still fight hard and are not afraid of death at all. So what is the reason? What spirit makes them not afraid of sacrifice?
The first point should be easy to explain. In fact, for ancient soldiers, life and death have been relatively light, because going to the battlefield itself is either your death or mine, so they also know that it is difficult for them to survive. Therefore, instead of this, it is better to fight hard on the battlefield, which may still leave a chance. The so-called attack is the best defense. Secondly, the military law of the ancient army was very strict. Without strict military law, it was difficult to run the army, so the ancient soldiers had good military discipline, which also led them to leave no bottom line when attacking.
The second point is actually very simple, that is, in ancient times, the meritorious military service was very important, and perhaps a battle would lead to the meritorious military service. Moreover, many ancient dynasties were very martial, and the rewards for military commanders were also very rich. As rulers, they are not stingy with the soldiers who fought against each other. Women and money are in the reward range, so every soldier wants to make a meritorious military service, so it is not a dream to get rich overnight.
The third point is also interesting. In ancient times, generals played a key role in the battle. Generally speaking, a competent and brave general will lead the charge. Vanguard or not, the general always stands in front of the camp, which is very inspiring to the soldiers. With the general in front, there is no reason not to charge as a soldier. In addition, there was a rule in ancient times that the first soldier who boarded the city gate or occupied the city would be rewarded, which also invisibly made the soldiers more brave.
The fourth point is actually the unspoken rule that everyone knows on the battlefield, that is, recruits are generally charged, not because recruits are not afraid of death, but because veterans have combat experience and often fight with many people, so veterans generally do not easily put them in front of the camp to die. Veterans are precious, which is also recognized by many troops. So for those recruits, they all want to be veterans, and recruits can only become veterans if they set an example first, so it is also necessary for them.
Ancient wars were tragic. In fact, if we look at those ancient cases in which fewer people win more, after all, there are only a few. In the era of cold weapons, there are too many times when less wins. At that time, the first spell was the level of commanders, and the second spell was the quality of soldiers.