What big bamboo pole? Is it called Langzhen, a magical weapon to fight against Japanese invaders?
The background of the invention of the Langzhen
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the humble bandits living in a small land constantly harassed the weak garrison on the southeastern coast of China's Longxing Land. Townships.
Japanese pirates mainly engaged in burning, killing, and looting. They moved away immediately after they succeeded. They were as slippery and flexible as mice, which caused a headache for the Ming army responsible for exterminating Japanese pirates.
According to the "Japanese Incident Story", the weapon "Japanese knife" used by the Japanese pirates was very sharp and could easily cut off the "spear" used by the Ming army soldiers.
The Japanese pirates were not only well-equipped, but also well-trained, with skilled combat and fighting skills. Their individual combat capabilities were significantly higher than those of the Ming army. The Ming army was defeated in several head-to-head confrontations with the Japanese pirates. .
The production of the wolf sword
In view of the short attack range and few attack forms of the "Japanese sword", General Qi Jiguang invented an invention that can limit the combat capabilities of the "Japanese sword" to the greatest extent. weapon wolf.
The design of Langzhen is based on the plant "Moso Bamboo" that grows in the south. Several iron tips like "branches" are fixed on specially treated bamboo poles. The bamboo poles are 5 meters long and iron. Branches are between 25 cm and 60 cm.
The name "Langzhan" is related to the shape of the weapon itself. "Wolf" refers to the "wolf fang spike" at the end of the iron branch, and "Langzhan" refers to the tool for stirring tea powder. Its appearance is somewhat similar to the tea ceremony tool "煅", so it was named Langzhan.
(After Qi Jiajun finished his meal, he picked his teeth with a wolf chopper and killed a few Japanese pirates for post-dinner exercise...)
The materials for making wolf chopsticks are common and the process is simple. A large number of troops can be equipped in a short time.
However, the individual combat capabilities of the "Langzhan" are not ideal. The iron tips on the bamboo poles cannot even cut through pork, and they basically have no lethality. However, General Qi Jiguang's ability to make the wolfzhan The purpose is not to attack, but to defend.
(Qi Jiajun-Yuanyang Formation)
The combat ability of Langzhen
Langzhen is a "team battle weapon". In layman's terms, Langzhen has There are three skills: "Slow down", "Silence", "Block", and "Disarm".
The picture above is the original "Mandarin Duck Formation" created by General Qi Jiguang combined with Langzhen's combat capabilities.
The traditional troop organization of the Ming Army is very similar to that of the Southern Song Dynasty. The spearmen are in a separate team, and the swordsmen and shield bearers are in a team. This organization was designed for the "Northern Yuan" Mongolian army in the north. , is not suitable for fighting against Japanese pirates.
General Qi Jiguang mixed the troops very cleverly. The wolf group stood at the forefront of the troops. As the most critical barrier, the five-meter-long wolf group will resist the Japanese pirates' attack. Keep shaking the wolf trap so that the iron points on the iron branches are hooked on the Japanese pirate's clothes.
Once trapped by the wolf trap, the Japanese pirates must use Japanese knives to cut off the complicated iron branches before they can move forward. However, the Japanese knives cannot cut off all the iron branches in a short time. Deeper and deeper.
While the Japanese pirates were in a hurry, the musketeers standing behind them would stab the Japanese pirates and harvest their heads. The musketeers would kill individual Japanese pirates who gradually approached the Langzhen group.
When the Japanese pirates abandon their swords and run away, the soldiers will rush forward to complete the final annihilation.
The Qi Jiajun relied on the "magic wolf trap" to annihilate the shameless Japanese pirates who invaded the southeastern coastal areas several times. After that, the Japanese pirates would be filled with fear whenever they saw the wolf trap!
Through the unremitting efforts of the Qi Jiajun, the southern border of the East China Sea in the Ming Dynasty restored its former peace. Weapons such as langzhen have also become the military spirit of the Qi Jiajun that people will always remember.