NO.9 Ninth place: Byzantine Jiawei Cavalry Byzantine Jiawei Cavalry flourished in the period of Justinian I, and won brilliant victories under the command of Belisarius and Narcissus. Armored cavalry wear armor and use spears and bows and arrows. Obviously, the implementation of such a mutation is to make every soldier who has undergone strict training have both mobile "firing speed" and "impact". Western military historians call this kind of cavalry "double-effect cavalry", that is, those cavalry who can kill the enemy from a long distance and launch surprise attacks at close range. After Byzantine heavy riding, only the heavy musketeers in17th century had this function (including the later breastplate cavalry). I think the best example of this cavalry advantage is the Battle of Kassilingham in 553. The Franks suffered huge losses under the double attack of Byzantine armored cavalry and eventually lost. 1 1 century ago, Byzantine armour-stomach cavalry was the most powerful army in the Near East, and their defense was probably the strongest among medieval cavalry. Although the number is small, they all undergo strict training and have the cooperation of other arms. And Byzantium attached importance to riding and shooting. In addition to heavy cavalry, there are many light archers, such as the early Takan.
NO.8 Eighth place: The Roman Legion The Roman Legion is undoubtedly one of the strongest military forces in history. In the process of Rome's development from a city-state to the overlord of the Mediterranean world, the Roman legion has always played the role of a mainstay. There is a proverb in the west: "brilliant Greece, great Rome." He also said, "Rome is invincible." * * * and the beginning of the times, the Roman legions fought countless battles in the Mediterranean world, and successively defeated the Latin Allies, Idalia, Gauls (including Gauls in the mountains and Gauls outside the mountains), Samoans, Italians, Epirus, Syracuse, Carthaginians, Spaniards, Maqidun, Corinthians and other Greek city-states, Teutons and Sembri. It can be said that Rome has never had a decisive advantage over its enemies. When Marius met Teutonic and Sembri, and Caesar went north to attack Gaul, compared with the enemy, the Roman army they brought had no numerical advantage, or even surprisingly few; When fighting the Germans, the height of the other side became a huge shadow in the hearts of the Romans; When Roman legions with infantry as the main body appeared in the East, Pattaya's erratic archers gave them a completely strange war experience. But Rome won! Not in a short time, but in 700 years, the Roman legion was always able to defeat the enemy and maintain and expand the land of Rome.
NO.7 Seventh place: Teutonic Knights The Teutonic Knights were established the latest among the three major European Knights, but they have the strongest fighting power and influence. In history, I'm afraid no army can fight against a complete country for hundreds of years like the Teutonic Order. Although this army was not invincible, it did control most of the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea in its heyday, including Latvia and Lithuania.
NO.6 Sixth place: Mongolian Warrior1From the end of the 2nd century to the beginning of the 3rd century, Mongolians in Northeast Asia were founded by Genghis Khan and maintained by his successors. This Mongolian cavalry got rid of the shackles of traditional European military thinking and established an unprecedented world empire. The establishment of this army should be attributed to Bater's son Temujin.
NO.5 Fifth place: tarquin, tarquin has always been the dream of Europeans. Since the Xiongnu soldiers led by Barambo invaded Donggot in 374 BC, the panic in European countries has lasted for hundreds of years. Huns are excellent riders and have been trained since childhood. Some people even think that the stirrup was invented by them, because it allows riders to attack with a flat gun, thus increasing their fighting ability. They are very mobile and can replace horses many times in one day, so that they can keep moving forward and make the enemy feel scared. Their other sharp weapon is the compound bow, which is better than the bow used in the west. It can open the bow before and after the stirrup. Their tactical characteristics are shocking and frightening lightning attacks. They are a light cavalry unit, and their political organization needs a strong leader to lead them to achieve their goals.
NO.4 fourth place: Han Army The Han Army and the Roman Legion were tied for the two most powerful armies in the world at that time, but in the battle against the enemies of nomadic people, the record of the Han Army was undoubtedly much better than that of the Roman Legion. Han army is a typical all-round army in human history. It not only has strong fighting capacity and well-organized infantry, but also uses a cavalry mainly to fight against nomadic people. At the same time, the Han cavalry may be the strongest and largest melee Qingqi in history. With the wide use of crossbows, the Han army has a great advantage in confronting other countries' troops. This super-era weapon, with an effective range of 300 meters, can shoot seven arrows in one minute, and its penetration is even stronger than that of the early muskets. It is destined to be a nightmare for riders from the moment it was born. All these illustrate the fact that the Han Dynasty rarely heard of failure in its two-century expansion history.
NO.3 third place: Crusaders Crusaders are the most mixed teams in history, but in all fairness, although most Crusaders ended in failure, the elite fighting capacity of Crusaders cannot be ignored. Usually, the first-line formation is used to fight, and the "wedge" longitudinal deep combat formation is rarely used. Knight configuration in the front, knight attendants and infantry in the back. The battle began with the soldiers riding on the ground. At the beginning of the battle, it was divided into small teams and individual soldiers. There is little cooperation between cavalry and infantry, and insufficient attention is paid to the role of infantry. There is no unified command in combat. Crusaders usually don't go far from the barracks to pursue the enemy. They are equipped with siege equipment. They can smash fortress walls and castle walls with siege hammers, and they can also move siege tower with wheels. Crusaders used large cargo ships to transport troops and weapons when conducting joint expeditions on land and sea or at sea. In the joint expedition of land and sea, they tried to organize the coordinated operations of Lu Haijun, and stipulated the starting point and time of the expedition and the place and time for Lu Haijun to meet on enemy territory.
NO.2 second place: Spartan heavy infantry Spartan heavy infantry is a legend in the history of eternal war. This is the first completely professional army in history. Every Spartan was a born warrior with strong will and strict discipline. Throughout Greek history, Spartan heavy infantry has always been a powerful and KB representative, and its excellent attack ability has made Sparta invincible. At this point, even the later Macedonian phalanx cannot be compared. In the civil war in Borobenisa, the blockade of 90,000 Spartan heavy infantry killed the Athenian side almost at the beginning of the war, which forced the Athenians to retreat to the city for several years. In the early Greek-Persian War, Leonidas's 500 Spartan soldiers fought with 3000 Greek allied forces against 654.38+10,000 Persian troops. In the end, Persia narrowly won under the guidance of Greek traitors. A year later, in the decisive battle in Platia, 30,000 Greek allied forces, mainly Spartan heavy infantry, won the 80,000 main force of Persian elite and completed "glorious revenge". You're welcome to say that in the case of the same number or a slight disadvantage, the Spartan heavy infantry can completely blow up the armies of all countries in the world at a small price. The reason why it ranks second is that it is not as good as China and Tang Jun in quantity.
1 is a bit of a misnomer. After all, teamwork is not as good as Sparta's heavy infantry in terms of fighting consciousness, tactics and physical quality, but the tradition of China's army is sea of people tactics. First place: Tang Jun is different from the Han army, which is composed of a single Han people. Tang Jun is an army composed of many nationalities. Outstanding generals in the Tang Dynasty made it a world-class army while drawing on the strengths of all ethnic groups. Tang Jun cavalry are usually equipped with long weapons, similar to Zhang Ba snake spears. The front end is sharp and flat, which can be cut or stabbed directly. In melee, it uses a horizontal knife. Tang Jun cavalry can be divided into light cavalry and heavy cavalry. Xuanjiabing is said to have been created by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, wearing armor and horses with costumes. Horse's wardrobe can often be divided into "face curtain" to protect the horse's head, "chicken neck" to protect the horse's chest, "vest" to protect the horse's body, "riding back" to protect the horse's buttocks and "parasitism" to stand on the horse's buttocks (almost protecting cavalry). Although there are not many heavy cavalry, they have always been the main force of field charge because of their good protection and great impact, especially in the open western regions, and there is a lot of combat space.