Warring States Cavalry Study

During the warring states period, cavalry started massively appeared in the Central Plains'battlefield above, this is the initial stage of development of the Central Plains cavalry. Although at present the study of the warring states cavalry on the academic circle, is not deep and few , there's an important part on cavalry history in the research field of Chinese military history, the warring states cavalry also has a profound impact on later development of cavalry, thus there's a large study value for the warring states cavalry. This paper mainly divided into four parts:The first part of this text, introduces emphatically the warring states cavalry's rise. The Central Plains cavalry when to appear is a twittering question. Combining with historical records and archeological discoveries, explores the Central Plains cavalry generate external cause and internal cause: the Central Plains war had been changing in the spring and autumn period and the warring states period and northern minorities'influence, leading to illustrates in the warring states periods, the Central Plains cavalry units already appeared, and had a certain quantity, proofing the Central Plains cavalry appear inevitability. Combining with historical records and archeological discoveries, shows the rise of cavalry, further explaining the rise of cavalry.The second part of this text is the summary of the warring states period cavalry steeds. First introduces cavalry steeds'ten producing important origins and each fiefdoms cavalry steeds'sources for each fiefdom, explaining that every state had certain horses. Second, introduces the cavalry steeds'selection and management system, for example in the qin state analyzing the main management system in the warring states period could be divided into central and local two parts and began to take shape. Selection of horses had also more matured, and formed scientific technology in selection. But during the warring states period, the Central Plains cavalry needed the horses——the horses by riding type, the quantities was few and supplied difficultly, so select material limitations exist difficulties. Final part introduces steeds harness, with the later steeds'main harness for basic, pointing out that harness of incomplete is the obstacle to the development of the warring states cavalry.This third part is the summary of the warring states cavalry. First introduces the cavalry of selection, from the record of selection system on six corporate governance cavalry beginning, contacting the cavalry training system later, not only cavalry training complex, but also source limited is the obstacle to cavalry's development. Second according to their said, analyzes HuFuQiShe to discuss the hu clothing style, summarizes hu clothes had certain improvement after entering the Central Plains. The last is introduced cavalry of weapons and equipment, due to harness unsound restrictions, bows and bronze sword is their offensive weapons, armor making cavalry moving easily on horseback is the defense equipment.The fourth part introduces cavalry applications during the warring states period. First, according to historical records and archaeological discoveries, discusses the cavalry quantities, points out the cavalry status in the war. Second, introduces the ancient basic army formations- "eight array", according to ancient "eight array" and terra-cotta warriors, illustrates cavalry units should be in place of the battle array, summaries cavalry'flexible and tactical characteristics. Third, combining with art of war, tells the cavalry at the time of the function and use principle, summaries rule of warfare cavalry. Through the battles in the historical records, further analyzes the application of cavalry in actual combat, explains the use of cavalry during the warring states period left model for later.Final, summaries the basic war law from the rise of the warring states, sums up the text, and says this paper deficiency by myself.