Top Ten Famous Guns in Ancient Times

Top Ten Famous Guns in Ancient Times

In the era of cold weapons in China, people not only needed to be outstanding in martial arts, but also needed the help of weapons and roaring horses to stand out in the chaotic times and gain the title of marquis. Congratulations, general, and make great achievements! Looking back on thousands of years of history, the smoke has dispersed, and the cold iron that once shone with unknown amounts of warm blood has long been buried underground, sleeping in vain. Just as Du Mu said in "Red Cliff": "A broken halberd sinks in the sand, and the iron is not sold, but it will be polished and recognized by the past!" However, what is valuable is that some famous utensils have become famous throughout the ages along with the owner's momentary power, which makes people endlessly daydream. .

The gunman is the king of a hundred soldiers. It is said that one inch is long and one inch is strong. The gunman always resists the enemy head-on and does not use deceit, so the gun is called a gentleman's weapon. Have a chivalrous heart, otherwise you are not worthy of having a gun as your companion. The combat methods of spears are flexible and rich. When defending, you can cover, frame, block, and block. When attacking, you can pierce, stab, tart, attack, entangle, circle, take, pounce, point, and poke, etc. It is really unpredictable and endlessly magical!

The tenth most famous ancient gun - the Reed Leaf Spear

Made of iron, the spear is one foot three feet long. The spear head is as slender as a reed leaf, hence its name. Made of steel quenched with silver, it can break through armor. The owner is Yang Yanzhao, a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty. Yang Yanzhao, a native of Taiyuan, is actually the eldest son of the family. He followed his father Yang Ye in the expedition against Liao since he was a child. He became a vanguard in the army at the age of 29. He was wounded in the arm by a stray arrow in Shuozhou. He refused to retreat. The more he fought, the braver he became, and finally captured Shuozhou. .

After Yang Ye's death, he took on the responsibility of resisting the Liao Dynasty in the Hebei frontier. He experienced many fierce battles and shocked the Liao Dynasty. At that time, people called the Suicheng he guarded "Tiesui City", and Emperor Zhenzong praised him for "managing troops and protecting fortresses". The Liao people regarded Yang Yanzhao as the sixth star of the Big Dipper to control Youyan, so they identified Yang Yanzhao as the Liulang star in the sky and came to earth, so he called him Yang Liulang. The novel mistakenly said that he was the sixth son of Yang Ye. Fifty-six. age.

The ninth most famous ancient gun - Green Green Spear

One said it was made of Green Green Bamboo, and another said it was decorated with Green Green ornaments and made of fine steel and cold iron. It is one foot long and weighs sixty-eight kilograms. Its owner is Jiang Wei of the Three Kingdoms. It is also used by Liangshan hero general Dong Ping and the little overlord Zhou Tong. Jiang Wei, courtesy name Boyue, was a native of Ji County, Tianshui. He was extremely filial to his son, so Zhuge Liang adopted the plan of alienation during the Northern Expedition to capture him and pass on what he had learned throughout his life. After Zhuge Liang's death, Jiang Wei gradually took sole control of the military. Adhering to Zhuge's legacy, he carried out nine expeditions to the Central Plains with the green gun. However, he was framed by the eunuch Huang Hao and had an affair with Zhong Hui and Deng Ai. As a reward, he pretended to surrender due to sudden illness and was killed by Wei soldiers together with Zhong Hui. After his death, he was as brave as a chicken egg.

There is a line in a Dunhuang tune: How much can one learn from writing and swordsmanship? Fighting is like running around in the sand! The green gun in hand is like iron, the moon is bright, and the three feet of Longquan are brand new and polished. I admired the army of those days and praised the Confucian scholars for their virtues and abilities. Suddenly they heard the smoke rising in Sisai, and asked the Confucian scholars, who dares to calm down the storm?

The eighth most famous gun - the Five Tiger Soul-Severing Spear

Made of iron and steel, the gun is two feet long. It is the ancestral gun of the Luo family in the late Sui Dynasty. The owner, Luo Cheng, is a character in Sui and Tang novels, the son of Luo Yi, and Qin Qiong's cousin. He is skilled in marksmanship. Because of his handsome and unsmiling face, he is known as "Luo Cheng, who has a cold face and a cold gun." After the thirty-six heroes of Jiajialou became sworn brothers, they helped the Wagang Army defeat the Long Snake Formation and the Bronze Flag Formation, and won the first prize in the anti-king convention.

After Wagang Village was disbanded, he went to Luoyang with Qin Qiong and others. Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin were taken away by Xu Maogong later, while Luo Cheng stayed behind due to illness. When Li Shimin attacked Luoyang, Luo Cheng defected and was captured in one fell swoop. Wang Shichong and others defected to Datang. Later, Liu Heitai rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, and Li Jiancheng took Luo Cheng as a vanguard to suppress the rebellion, intending to frame him. As a result, Luo Cheng was lured by Liu Heitai to Zhou Xipo Silt River and shot with random arrows. He held the Five Tiger Soul-Severing Gun in his life and killed many heroes. A hero, the seventh hero of the Sui and Tang Dynasties!

The seventh most famous gun - the mighty water gun

The gun is nine feet long, with a head of one foot and three inches. It is made of fine steel mixed with gold and is unparalleledly sharp. Its owner is the Ming Dynasty. The famous Japanese general Qi Jiguang!

Qi Jiguang, courtesy name Yuanjing, was born in Penglai, Shandong.

The distant ancestor Qi Xiang was the founding father of Zhu Yuanzhang, so the family inherited the Mingwei general. At the age of 20, Zhang Juzheng appreciated his versatility in civil and military affairs and recommended him to the southeast coast to fight against the Japanese. At that time, the Ming army's armaments were slack, so Qi Jiguang recruited thousands of warriors in Yiwu. He formed the "Qi Family Army" and invented the "Yuanyang Formation" to fight against Japanese pirates for more than ten years, and finally wiped out the Japanese pirates that ravaged the coast. Later, he fought against Mongolia in the north for more than ten years, ensuring the security of the northern territory in the mid-Ming Dynasty. He had numerous achievements and numerous works in his life. An outstanding military strategist, calligrapher, and poet as famous as Yue Fei in the Southern Song Dynasty!

The sixth most famous gun - the gold-plated tiger head gun

The gun is made of mixed iron and fine steel, one foot, one foot and three feet long, and the head of the gun is shaped like a gold-plated tiger head. It gets its name from the tiger's mouth that swallows the blade. It is made of platinum and is extremely sharp. Unofficial history records that there are many people who make good use of this gun. Among them, the famous and brave owners are: Ma Chao, the Five Tiger General of the Three Kingdoms, Gao Chong, the most powerful general in the world in "The Complete Biography of Yue Yue", and Chang Yuchun in "The Heroes of the Ming Dynasty".

Here is an introduction to Gao Chong. Gao Chong, a character in the novel, was good at using a "tiger-headed golden gun" as thick as a bowl. He was ordered by his mother to rescue Song Gaozong who was trapped in Niutoushan. On the way, he met Niu Gao, Zheng Huai and Zhang Kui who were escorting grain and grass. Using some means, they deliberately killed the three of them and were defeated. Later, they revealed their purpose and became brothers with Niu Gao and others.

At that time, Niutoushan was surrounded by 600,000 to 700,000 Jin troops. He was so pampered but not angry. He urged his horse to charge into the enemy's formation. A big gun was like a dragon that was stirring up the river and the sea, killing the corpses of the Jin troops. Like mountains and rivers of blood, they broke through more than a dozen company camps in a row. When they met Jin Wushu, they drove him back with a single shot. They continued to charge into the enemy camp single-handedly, killing the enemy soldiers who knocked their horses down and killed them. Then they entered the east camp and exited. In the west camp, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, the golden soldiers were killed, throwing off their helmets and armor, screaming in agony, and making loud noises of grief.

Later I saw a place where the Jin army was stationing grain. They wanted to go up the mountain to burn grain and perform great feats. Unexpectedly, Ha Tielong ordered someone to push the iron pulley down. Gao Chong shot it away and the Jin army pushed it out again. Eleven of the dozen or so vehicles were picked up by Gao Chong one after another. When picking twelve vehicles, the horse was exhausted and fell down. Gao Chong was overturned to the ground and was killed by an iron pulley. Later generations wrote a poem and lamented: "Sacrificing one's life for one's country and going to the battlefield, one's loyalty can win glory every day. One's body is lost before one's pulley is broken, but it is a pity that the general's horse is not good." After his death, Jin Wushu was stunned for a long time and couldn't stop being amazed. He ordered his body to be returned to the Song Dynasty military camp.

The fifth most famous gun - Liquan gun

The Liquan gun is nine feet long, has a golden pole, a golden dragon head, and a sharp silver tongue. It is a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty who fought against the Jin Dynasty. The treasure in Yue Fei's hand. With this gun, Yue Fei defeated the Jin army repeatedly throughout his life, killed countless enemies, and won a great victory in Zhuxian Town, almost causing the Jin army to withdraw from Bianliang City in Tokyo! The story of his life is well known to every household and will not be repeated here.

The fourth most famous gun - Plum Blossom Gun

The material is unknown, and it is said that the earliest user was Huo Qubing of the Western Han Dynasty. At the age of seventeen, Huo Qubing went to conquer the Xiongnu with General Wei Qing. He bravely defeated the three armies and defeated the five kingdoms of the Xiongnu in six days. After returning to China, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty awarded him a high mansion, but Huo Qubing politely declined: "The Huns are not destroyed, so why should I take care of my family?" As a result, he became famous throughout the ages. However, he was jealous of his talent. He died of illness in Chang'an at the age of 23 and was given the posthumous title Marquis Jinghuan. It is said that the plum blossom spear technique passed down in later generations was favored by Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, and was introduced to Taizu's sect in Shaolin, where it flourished. The key points of its technique are: "The body moves like a cat, and the spear comes out as fast as a dart; if the spear touches a line, the spear cannot be swung." When we meet, the spear is held back like a tiger, and the spear appears like a dragon and a snake; the hand, eye, body and footwork are as strong as the tip of the spear."

The third most famous spear - Fire Dragon Spear

This spear. According to legend, it is about one foot long, and the whole body is made of iron-melted red copper. The head of the spear is carved into a hook like a fire dragon's head. The tip of the spear is a dragon's tongue, and the curve is like a flame, hence its name. The owner is the treasure in the hand of Hou Suhu of Jizhou in "The List of Gods". Su Hu, a character in the novel "Fengshen Yanyi", was a general in the late Shang Dynasty. He was worshiped as the Marquis of Jizhou. Because he was dissatisfied with the cruelty of King Zhou, he launched an army to rebel. However, he was defeated. He was afraid of the disaster of annihilation, so he had to sacrifice his beloved daughter Su Daji to King Zhou of Shang, who later followed King Wu to conquer Zhou, was killed by Jin Dasheng. He was one of the Dongdou Star Officials named in the "Feng Shen Bang". The other three were: Jin Kui, Ji Shuming, and Zhao Bing.

The second most famous gun - Gentian Silver Gun

Many people will be stunned when they hear the name of this gun. How can it be so familiar? Haha, yes! Let's look at the storyteller's description of his owner, and you will surely be surprised: "With a green rainbow sword in his left hand, a shining silver spear in his right hand, a white dragon horse under his crotch, and a white helmet and white armor, the savior rode alone on Changbanpo, fighting against two hundred thousand Cao's troops. They fought back and forth and killed more than seventy generals of Cao's army. The blood stained the soldiers' robes. He was invincible. Cao Cao asked in surprise from a high place: "Who is this?" Answer: I am Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong of Changshan! So Cao Cao ordered: Do not shoot arrows at the righteous! ’ Later Liu Bei praised: “Zilong is full of courage!” From then on, the bright silver gun in Zhao Yun’s hand got its name: Gentian Bright Silver Spear! According to unofficial history, the gun was passed down from the ancestors of the Zhao family. After the death of his brother Zhao Yun, it was passed down to Zhao Yun, who became famous in one battle and became famous all over the world. It seems! Although a gun is a sharp weapon, it still needs to be used well. Otherwise, it is like a famous horse thousands of miles away. Without Bole, no one will know it until death. Wouldn't it be a waste!

The most famous gun - the Invincible Overlord Gun

It is said that when the owner of this gun started his army, a meteorite fell from the sky, so he took the iron inside and mixed it with essence. The steel and gold were forged for nine days and nine nights, and finally this gun was cast. The gun appeared in the world, and the owner danced towards the sky. However, the cold light was shining everywhere, the golden color was brilliant, and the stream of light was reflected hundreds of meters away. The onlookers were shocked. The spear is one foot, three feet and seven inches long and weighs one hundred and twenty-nine kilograms. It is the heaviest spear in ancient and modern times. Its blade is extremely sharp and will kill you if you hit it. The barrel of the gun is thick and it will kill you if you sweep it. From then on, it will follow its master throughout the world. Unrivaled! No need to ask: the only one who can use it is Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu!

Some people may ask, doesn’t Overlord Xiang Yu use the Tianlong City-Breaking Halberd? right! That was Xiang Yu's first weapon. Because he thought it was too light, he switched to this god-given weapon - the Invincible Overlord Spear. In addition, Xiang Yu also had an "Emperor's Sword", which was even more powerful. Let's talk about it later!

It is said that Xiang Yu has an unusual love for Bawang Qianzong, so he named him "Ghost and God", which means: wherever the cold light shines, ghosts and gods are afraid. Usually two strong men are required to work together to carry it, but Yu is born with supernatural power. He often dances with one hand like flying among thousands of troops. He creates a set of "eighteen picks with one hand" and is invincible. He leads 8000 soldiers from Jiangdong to cross the Zhang River and sink the boat. He defeated Qin general Zhang Han and killed 200,000 soldiers, which shocked the princes. After destroying the Qin Dynasty, the Invincible Overlord Spear became famous all over the world! In the Battle of Pengcheng, Xiang Yu defeated Liu Bang's 560,000 allied army again with only 30,000 horses and "Ghosts" in hand, forcing the King of Han to sue for peace.

Later in the decisive battle at Gaixia, Xiang Yu led eight hundred cavalrymen to break out of the encirclement at night when they were short of troops and food. When he got lost, he was told a lie by an old farmer and mistakenly walked into the swamp. He was trapped on the left bank of Wujiang River. However, he faced dozens of Surrounded by thousands of Han troops, Xiang Yu held the "Overlord's Spear" in his hand. He still looked back and smiled at his subordinates and said: "Today I will have a happy battle with you all. I will need three battles and three victories. I will kill the generals, cut down the flags, and retreat the enemy. Let you know. It’s not because of my own strength, but it’s really because God wants to kill me!” Then he galloped out, and the result was as he said, everyone was amazed. However, Xiang Yu finally refused to cross the river and come back again, sighing for a long time, and committed suicide in Wujiang River! The voice of Sorazuo resounds throughout the ages! From then on, the thousand-mile black horse fell into the water and committed suicide, and the invincible Overlord Spear disappeared from the world of mortals.