However, only the saying that the king of hundreds of soldiers is a gun has the origin of ancient books. Other statements may come from modern novels and storytelling.
From ancient books, the gun is called the king of hundreds of battles, in fact, because the gun always wins in war, and even there is a situation that "all weapons are defeated by the gun".
Cheng Zhongdou said: "The gun is the king of art, and it is difficult for the enemy with its various devices." "The world respects guns as the king of art, and beggars' gangs can't match this skill."
"Weapons" wrote: "The gun is the king of all weapons, and all weapons are defeated by guns. Drop the gun, so the stick is broken, and arrange flowers left and right, so the card is broken. Broken arrow, fork, shovel, double knife, short knife, broken whip, mace, broadsword, halberd, hook jump. People just didn't see the real guns, so they were fascinated by these devices. As soon as you get the real gun, you treat all the devices as jokes. I don't know: a bloody battle is hand-to-hand combat. If the husband and the enemy are within 20 feet, isn't that a bloody battle? What's the use of such a short weapon if the real gunman kills people and the enemy can't get within ten feet? Just to rob the camp, fight in the street, take a knife and slap your ears. As for the crossbow, it must be twenty paces away, the shield can be restrained, the gun can't hit, and it will take days. Although they are good at guns, they are not afraid. "
In modern times, A Xiang soldiers went on strike. Participants wear protective gear and use various weapons to fight. Parker always has a huge advantage in the circle of soldiers, and the winning rate is very high. Because it is one inch long and one inch strong, but it is flexible. There is also a saying in Japan that kendo is three times as long and pike is nine times as long. Even a novice who has only been practicing pike for a month can beat an old hand who has been practicing sword for many years in a one-on-one battle.
There is a saying called "sticking a knife under the moon for a lifetime", but this sentence is actually only from Lao She's novel. As a matter of fact, the reality is that those who have practiced long guns for only one month can beat and win those who have practiced swords for many years. There is a saying that "kendo is three times as long and pike is nine times as long." In other words, the power of kendo is three times that of karate in the same position, and the power of gun path is nine times that of karate in the same position. In other words, under the same training time, pike has the strongest fighting capacity. An inch long and an inch strong is indeed the truth.
It can be found that many military commanders who used other weapons in ancient books also used guns in official history. For example, Qin Qiong, who used a double mace in the Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties, was recorded as "leaping forward with a gun" in the Book of Old Tang Dynasty, stabbing an outstanding soldier assassinated by Emperor Taizong. In fact, in ancient China, blunt weapons such as whips, hammers and hammers were generally used with one hand as auxiliary weapons. For example, Li Yuanba is actually a fictional character in The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Lu Bu, who painted a halberd with Tian Fang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, was recorded in Hero at the end of the Han Dynasty as "the cloud confronted Bunaidu and Bunaidu stabbed the cloud with a spear." ? It is recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: "Ying Bu stabbed Zhuo with a spear, and he was interested in cutting it." There are many similar examples.
Some people may say that a spear is not a gun. In fact, the official classic of the Tang Dynasty, The Six Classics of the Tang Dynasty, and the important military work of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Beizhi, all refer to guns as the general term for spears. For example, "Wu Beizhi" said: "All the theories of calendar examination are guns and the like." In other words, many people think that it is the spear and spear of the horse god of war, but it is actually a kind of gun.
Needless to say, long guns deal with short soldiers. An inch long and an inch strong. You can refer to the strike of soldiers. Whether it is a one-on-one fight or a team battle, it is basically a long gun and a short gun to win.
"There is no hidden record": "Every time I see a one-handed master, it is generally a waste of words. I went behind enemy lines, leaving without a gun, and I was practical! " "The emptiness of the gun will change greatly, which will exceed the power of the knife."
Qi Ming Jiguang's "The Skill of Gun Training" explained the weapon system and the pike system: "A thin bamboo is one foot and eight feet, and a sharp blade is used on it, which is no more than four Liang, or it looks like a duck's bill, or a thin knife, or the tip is divided into two blades, and the method is also beneficial to the ridge to the blade. We must adhere to the orthodox roots, use the Yang family method, and kill the Japanese with the south from the beginning, all because of this, which is conducive to its advantages. The Japanese have a short blade and are used to it. He was stabbed before he reached me. "
Qi Ming Jiguang's Record of Training, Miscellaneous Collection, Volume II, General Theory of Training: "If you kill the Japanese at first, you will lose quickly every victory. Why? The knives used are all long cards and short knives. The enemy attacked the enemy with a pike. "
Although some people always say how sharp Japanese knives are. However, it can be found that Benduo Zhongsheng, the most fierce Japanese military commander, cut dragonflies with a pike. Makita Xincun, the first knight, used a cross gun in Japan. Many great swordsmen, such as Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, fight with long guns instead of the so-called Japanese mountain cities.
When dealing with long weapons, according to Weapons Records, "broken arrow was broken by imaginary string and halberd was broken". Guns draw circles to attack, and heavy weapons such as halberds and long-handled broadswords are difficult to defend.
Some people were misled by the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Lu Bu also used spears in the official history.
This can also be referred to Japan, which also has a long-handled knife similar to a sword, but the pike replaced it as the main battle weapon in ancient Japan. At first, Swiss halberds were arranged in the phalanx of Swiss spears, but their side branches gradually became smaller and the proportion of equipment in the army became lower and lower.
Except that the gun is the king of hundreds of battles, the king of weapons and the king of martial arts, other titles of hundreds of battles can hardly find the source of ancient books.
In addition, the practice of putting the knife first in the eighteen martial arts has led some people to mistakenly think that the knife is the first of the eighteen martial arts. The correct explanation is that the 18 kinds of martial arts are divided into nine long and nine short, the knife is the "first of nine short" and the gun is the "first of nine long". Moreover, this statement of "eighteen martial arts" only appeared on the stage in modern times and is not suitable for discussing actual combat.
As for the power, Qi Jiguang said: "Three arrows are one knife, three knives are one gun", and similar statements include "Three arrows are not as good as one knife, three knives are not as good as one gun" and "Three knives are not as good as one gun". Gunshot wound is a penetrating wound, which is large and deep, hurts multiple layers of tissues and easily hurts internal organs, so it is very fatal. Quite strong and sharp pyramid gun, alias "armor-piercing gun" line gun, is an armor-piercing weapon. The cone gun played a very important role in the process of fighting against the iron tower.
Speaking of war, it's actually a bit far. Looking back at the original ancient books, the gun is called the king of hundreds of soldiers, which actually means that the gun is very strong. No matter for novices or veterans, unless the training level is too different, one-on-one battles are always won with long guns, which can also be reflected in the military circle.