Japan is short of iron ore. Before modern times, there was really nothing to see armor. Basically, it's leather armor Therefore, the Japanese blade is thin and sharp, such as a kitchen knife, and tangdao should consider sundering armor, and the blade is like a machete. Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the last general and a disciple of Bokuden in Tsukihara, blade master, was called General Hao Jian. He was besieged by the rebellion of three family ministers, and the rebel expert Matsunaga Hisahide was behind him. Zhao Yi put his collection on the floor of the room, cut one out and took it out. The mixed soldiers couldn't get close at the moment, so they finally took off the door leaf as a simple shield and rushed up to hold him down and stabbed him to death.
The main reason is that there are few soldiers and they can afford it, and the number of enemies is small and there is no heavy armor. There is a story in my impression that Daming used dozens of famous knives before he died in the besieged city. This kind of refining knife is not bad to fight alone, but it is useless to fight with a large corps.
Boxwood scabbard, knife and variegated ribbon
1. The bronze sword was replaced by the iron sword, and the ring sword only appeared in the period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.
2. Touma is not the reason why a straight knife becomes a machete. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties-Sui and Tang Dynasties, the horse show rose, and China's knife was always straight. It was not until the Song Dynasty that machetes appeared. The curved knife replaces the straight knife because its performance is better than the straight knife and it is more conducive to cutting.
3. The horse war corresponds to the rise of long weapons.
Japanese swords were developed, and armor developed rapidly during the Warring States period. Battlefield weapons changed from Taidao bows and arrows to big guns, and short weapons basically became self-defense and beheading tools in the heyday of the Warring States period. It is true that the bending of Japanese knives is due to the horse war, but for a long time from the end of Heian to the end of the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the end of Muromachi, Japan was generally not equipped with enough furniture, which is why Taidao still exists. The great development of Japanese Dao was in the Edo period, because it corresponded to unarmed combat. Therefore, Japanese knives have developed, but the development is not as intense and obvious as that in China.
Gold, silver and Tang broadsword
Japanese Dao should be a household name, but throughout Japanese literature, the introduction of Dao only stays in the mountain city, and the types are far less than those in ancient China. You can speak mandarin? Sword, spear, halberd, axe, hook, fork? Eight kinds of weapons, and armor is also very important equipment in the war, but it seems that Japan has not yet developed it. Adapting to the environment is of course the trend of weapon evolution, but many specific technologies are eliminated not because they are not practical, but because of the limitations of cost, raw material sources and closed technology. For example, the loss of mountains is obviously not due to weak protection.
In the face of this type of heavily armored cavalry, the general sword is basically useless, too short and too light. A row of Ma Chong came and trampled to death, and the heavy armor was not afraid of sharp weapons. Yue Fei crosses, and Dong Xian is trampled to death. To deal with this kind of enemy, there is a recorded British longbow, which can shoot through the plate armor of heavy cavalry; The other is to cut the horse's leg with a sledgehammer (a hook and sickle gun in the novel). In addition, China's armor has never been on the road of full-body armor. Jin Dynasty iron tower is a sage, and its protection ability is not good. Bows and arrows are ok, and Japanese knives have no pressure to break armor.
Later, the prototype of embroidered spring knife used by Royal Guards was also made in tangdao, not Japanese, and the technology was improved. If necessary, it can be used as a sabre, but the cost is high, and it can only be used by a special unit such as Royal Guards. On the large-scale battlefield, it is still the world with long guns and short guns. In fact, in the Warring States period, for example, Japan did not use long weapons such as spears and knives to kill each other as some people imagined. However, due to Japan's low productivity, the wealthy elite can only provide soldiers with only 1mm light foot armor for barely self-defense, so they seldom use heavy armor blows such as Gu Duo, whip and mace.
Gold and silver cross knife
The reason for the prevalence of mountain cities is the peaceful period after the edo period. In other words, today's Japanese knives are only used for personal martial arts, not for fighting. Qi Jiguang's armor has been declining for a long time because of firearms. Soldiers in coastal areas basically don't wear armor, while mountain cities specialize in armored forces and are naturally fierce. And in the early coastal areas, the militia was the main force. How to fight against specially trained soldiers? You know, there are many Han pirates in China, and only a few use mountain warriors. Don't be confused by film and television works. You can check the enemy's structure, whether there are more soldiers or pirates and robbers.
Why do you think that mountain city is a knife when you mention it, and that warriors fight side by side with mountain city on the battlefield? The Japanese also know that fighting with armor is a chicken rib, and people kill too many knives with bows and arrows. Playing with knives is more of a self-defense weapon and a status symbol. This is like saying that a pistol is a status symbol of a general in the army. The general went to war with a pistol? Japanese knives have formed a traditional culture, and now they have been handed down as a set of perfect culture. Until the Second World War, knives were decorations for imperial officers. A long time? Knife? The actual function of has gone far beyond? Weapons? The category of.
I just want to express three points:
First, there was no sword that could be called "tangdao" in Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty has a vast territory, and the development of weapons is also based on what we have. A very simple example is that the classic sword guard of Sassanian dynasty appeared on the sword of Tang Dynasty, and the sword of Tang Dynasty was full of flowers. There is no so-called "tangdao" standard sword. You can call it Tang Hengdao, Tang Yidao and so on, even if these individuals. Zhou Zhengwu's "tangdao" just moved the Japanese Tang straight knife, which was called "Tang broadsword" in Japan, and it was called "tangdao" without any change. The shape of this sword is just one of the more common sword types in the Tang Dynasty.
Second, what do you mean you don't need to be eliminated? Not to mention whether China really correctly restored the sword skills of the Tang Dynasty, the historical view is wrong in the first place. After the Tang dynasty, the glory of the sword in the Tang dynasty was difficult to continue for two reasons. First, the cost performance is too low.
Second, part or all of the technology is lost. Whether it is necessary to restore is one thing, and whether it can be restored correctly is another matter. Don't use the former to cover up just because there is the latter. How many wonderful things China has lost. This is an indisputable fact. Besides, whether you know it or not, I have to remind you. Mountain cities are also classified. Their ancestors were not swords of the Tang Dynasty, but they had their own clear development route. To say that China really benefited from forging technology such as Baotou Steel. This technology has also improved the overall performance of the mountain city.
During the Warring States period, Japanese samurai used guns as their main weapons. Later, the shogunate was gone, the guns were gone, and the knife became the mainstream. During the Warring States period, wild Taidao was mainly used in mountain cities, which was longer, wider and thicker than that in the shogunate period. Because when you chop someone, you have to chop the armor first. Later, the shogunate died, and no one wore armor every day, so the knife became a thin knife. Basically, the two are the difference between an army thorn and a scorpion. In the face of real power comparison, everything that is not practical will be eliminated. Japanese knives are famous, but the scale of the war is not large enough, which has cultivated a fine knife culture.
Lacquer sheath with spotted rhinoceros handle Jin Ge Zhu Yu Dao
Japanese Dao has so many unique cultures and histories, and many famous Dao have their own unique names, such as Sanri Yueju, Tsurumaru Kuninaga and so on. Even the knife has its own name and rich history. At that time, I felt why China is rich in resources, but there are not many famous swords that people can remember. What weapons should be used on any occasion? The battlefield in China is too vast and the terrain is different, so weapons will change with different enemies. Bronze weapons are not worse than iron weapons in parameters, at least have their own advantages, and are better than iron weapons in storage and maintenance. It is not because iron weapons are better than bronze in rolling.
The problem with bronze is that copper and tin are not associated, so it is difficult to find adjacent producing areas, thus achieving low output and high price, which is why it is not as good as iron. In ancient China, those who mastered the core technology were always those with skills and no science. In case of natural and man-made disasters, there are some things that future generations cannot do.