I believe you have seen such a scene in many ancient TV series. When the enemy troops were climbing up using ladders, many of the soldiers upstairs did not push down the ladders, but instead threw stones downwards. Many people said that this operation was a bit silly. Was it because they were so nervous that they forgot to push the ladder and just threw stones? Is this the real result? In the battlefield, I would forget how to deal with the enemy due to nervousness. This is the first time I have heard of such an operation. Of course, this is not the case in fact. If every soldier forgets how to deal with the enemy because of nervousness, then what is the point of fighting in this country? It can almost be said to be defeated without a fight. So why do they want to stay far away? Why not push this ladder and throw down those heavy stones? In fact, there are natural reasons for it. First of all, we need to know the entire structure of the ladder. It is not like an ordinary ladder. The shoes were placed there, but he had a fixed structure. The enemy had fixed those ladders in advance before attacking. Therefore, when they climb up, they are very stable. We rarely see soldiers fall down because the ladder is unstable during the climb up.
Although the opponent will have some difficulty in throwing the stone down, it is still easier than pushing the fixed ladder away, because if they perform this operation, They will reveal their direction, and once they stand up from upstairs, they will become a living target downstairs. So out of this consideration, of course they were willing to throw stones down, and when the enemy attacked upwards, they could only climb up and had nothing else to do with their hands. There is no room for fighting back, so they are just a turtle in a jar. Secondly, in a war, time is still very important. If everyone spends their time pushing ladders. Then I think many enemy troops will climb directly up the ladder. So this approach is very unsafe. Under the circumstances, throwing rocks may be more efficient and more lethal than pushing ladders.
We need to know that when a stone falls, more than one person may be injured, because when a person climbs the ladder, the people behind him will follow, so if the person on top falls, It creates a domino effect. will fall together. So this strategy of killing many birds with one stone is quite practical. Finally, we need to know that on the ancient battlefield, no one had very good weapons and equipment, so relying on this most primitive and effortless way to damage the enemy is also a way to preserve battlefield strength. After all, it will take a while to make a weapon, but stones are relatively easy to obtain. You don't need to spend too much time to temper it. You only need to dig it out and transport it to a heavy building to use it as a weapon. The materials are simple and the time is short. So we all know why we throw stones instead of pushing the ladder. Of course, it's not because they are stupid.