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Ranking of siege weapons in Ancient Wars

5. Grapple is a kind of capture weapon specially used to capture the enemy, also known as tie, rope sleeve, flying hook or flyer, etc. The iron hook is shaped like an eagle's claw, and the five fingers can move. Tie it to an iron rope or rope, throw it on the enemy, quickly retract the rope, and you can catch the enemy. 4. The length of Hao bridge in Song Dynasty is subject to Hao. There are two large wheels in front of the bridge and two small wheels behind the bridge. If the wheels sink into Hao, the bridge can be crossed. If haokuo, use the folding bridge, that is, connect the two haos, with a rotating shaft in the middle, and the usage is the same. 3. The ladder is a tool for climbing the city wall. It is said that the ladder was invented by Lu Ban, a craftsman in the spring and Autumn period,

5. Grapple

This is a kind of capture weapon specially used to capture the enemy, also known as' tie soldier ',' rope sleeve ',' flying hook 'or' flying dog '. The iron hook is shaped like an eagle's claw, and the five fingers can move. It is characterized by being tied to an iron rope or rope. After throwing it on the enemy, quickly retract the rope and you can catch the enemy.

4. Duhao utensils

Brief introduction the length of haoqiao bridge in Song Dynasty is subject to haoqiao. There are two large wheels in front of the bridge and two small wheels behind the bridge. When the wheels are sunk, the bridge can be crossed. If haokuo, use the folding bridge, that is, connect the two haos, with a rotating shaft in the middle, and the usage is the same.

3. Ladder

Introduction is a tool for climbing the city wall. It is said that the ladder was invented by Lu Ban, a craftsman in the spring and Autumn period. In fact, it existed as early as the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. At that time, it was named 'hook aid'. Spring and Autumn period; Luban improved it. During the Warring States period, the ladder was composed of wheels, ladder body and hook. The ladder body can be tilted up and down, and can be carried by manpower to the city wall; There is a hook at the top of the ladder, which is used to hook the edge of the city; Wheels are installed under the ladder body and can be moved. In order to ensure the safety of the people pushing the ladder, the Song Dynasty ladder learned from the improvement experience of the ladder in the late Tang Dynasty. The bottom of the ladder is designed as a model with shielding on all sides, and the outside is reinforced with raw cow leather. When the personnel push the cart in the shed close to the enemy's wall, it can effectively resist the damage of the enemy's arrows. There were many kinds of ladders used to attack the city in ancient times. The cloud ladder was a kind of huge, bulky and complex structure. During the Three Kingdoms period, Gan Ning, a senior general under Sun Quan, led his troops to attack Cao Cao's Anhui city. When attacking the city, he originally planned to send soldiers to transport soil, build earth mountains, erect cloud ladders and fly bridges to approach the enemy's wall. However, general LV Meng thought that this method was time-consuming and laborious. It was better to take advantage of the sharp morale of the army and attack with bows, crossbows and stones to win a quick battle. Sure enough, he finally won with a strong attack.

2. Rush

It is also called "Linchong" or "opposite building". It is an armored siege tower, that is, the main weapon to destroy the city wall or gate with the force of collision. It belongs to the siege equipment in ancient China. Linchong LV bus is a five story siege tower with eight wheels. The lowest layer is the soldiers who push the car forward, and the other four layers are loaded with combat soldiers who attack the city. The car is about 12m high, 6m wide and 8m long. Features the car can use its own height to shoot directly into the city from the car. It can also be used to approach the city wall, destroy the women's wall (buttress wall) and directly attack the enemy on the city wall. In addition to being equipped with various long weapons, the vehicle is often loaded with heavy weapons such as powerful crossbows and stone guns.

1. Bow and arrow

A long-range weapon with a sharp edge launched by a bow in ancient times. The bow consists of elastic arms and flexible strings; Arrows include arrows, shafts and feathers. The arrow is made of copper or iron, the rod is made of bamboo or wood, and the feather is the feather of an eagle or eagle. It is one of the important weapons used by the Chinese army in ancient times.