北方异族传说（国外英文资料）.docVIP

北方异族传说 The alien races in the north are relative to those in the central plains. In many cross novels and historical novels, the people from the north are portrayed, and they are usually shaped by hostile forces. In these descriptions, the peoples of the north are generally horseback riding and fierce - or, by horseback, ferocious. In fact, the cavalry, as a powerful arm of the era of cold weapons, was not at the very beginning. Men should make room for battle at once. First of all to have the reins; next to the saddle; and then to the stirrup. Have the reins, you can control the direction of the horse and retreat; with the saddle, people will not immediately before and after sliding, also not easily worn thigh skin; a stirrup, can light horse, and the horse in the speed is stable, can be used to control the horse feet, hands, bow control archery. Only with these three things, that is, the cavalry can archery and strong arms can surprise. No reins, stirrups, people can only hold the horses neck, legs tightly holding the horses belly, to prevent the fall. The cavalry of this state, by and large, is the height of the horses legs than the infantry, not any powerful arm. The reins, saddle, stirrup and not Ma Tiansheng components, they need people to invent. Generally speaking, the reins appear time quite early, after entering the Shang and Zhou dynasties in China has been quite popular, but it is relatively late, saddle stirrup. According to the current archaeological discoveries in the Northern Wei Dynasty indeed appeared bilateral stirrup. But before the Han, Jin and the two dynasties, although there are many clues, but it can not be asserted that there has been bilateral tic. And Qin Terracotta Army, there are unilateral pedal and upper horse step. A single kick can make the horse more convenient, but it doesnt help much to control the horse. And Takahashi saddle is even later - of course, this is also because the saddle is mainly leather, cloth products, not bronze