Ancient wars, to a great extent, were the struggle for manpower between countries. After all, there were not many very advanced weapons and equipment at that time, and unlike the weapons in the hands of modern soldiers, there were many generations of differences.
This makes most wars won by superior manpower, which is also the reason why monarchs of various countries desperately wanted to increase their population at that time. A mature man equipped with weapons and protective equipment can be put into battle as a soldier, and the training time is very short. A soldier who can go to war can be trained in a month. So what are the examples of wars in ancient times?
In fact, it's not just a battle of water. These battles are all about winning more with less, especially this time. Many people shouted after learning: this is a long knowledge!
In fact, there were many famous battles in ancient times, such as the battle of Makino in the late Shang Dynasty. In this war, Zhou Wuwang led the Western Zhou allied forces with less than 50,000 people and wiped out Shang Zhouwang's170,000 troops, thus wiping out the main force of Shang Dynasty. In the Battle of Julu in Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu led the Chu army with only 50,000 people, defeated the 400,000 troops led by Wang Li, and wiped out the main force of Qin Jun.
In addition to these, in fact, the gap between the enemy and me is the biggest and the process is the strangest. Battle of Red Cliffs is the most popular. Sun Liu, who was in an absolute disadvantage, defeated Cao Cao's 800,000 allied troops in Chibi. Before the war with Cao Cao, there was constant suspicion between Sun and Liu, which can be said to be strange bedfellows. But in the end, Cao Cao defeated the powerful one by chance, and Cao Cao's army lost more than half and had to flee to Wei.
In this battle, Sun Quan, a "landlord", constantly oppressed Liu Bei by virtue of his local advantages, and even made things difficult for Liu Bei everywhere on the most important ordnance. There is almost no tacit understanding between the two armies. According to historical records, if we really fought with Cao Jun on the ground, Cao Cao might be able to defeat Sun Liu's allied army without 50,000 men.
Sun Liu's allied forces skillfully took advantage of Cao Jun's incompetence in water warfare and tied the warships together with a trick. Although this increases the stability of the ship, it also brings many problems, such as the difficulty of fleet coordination and the slow attack speed. At this time, the famous fire detector appeared. Sun Liulian's military fire attack destroyed most of Cao Jun's troops and almost all the ships of Cao Jun. At this time, Cao Cao had to retreat. This is the famous burning Red Cliff.
After this war, the prototype of Wei Shuwu's three-point world gradually emerged. It was this battle that wiped out the spirit, which gave Shu and Wu a rest for a period of time and became one of the battles of the three kingdoms.