In TV series, we often see such scenes. When the two armies are fighting, in order to enter the enemy's city wall, one side will set up a ladder on the city wall, let the soldiers climb up the city wall along the ladder, kill the enemy, and then enter the enemy's city.
is the soldiers guarding the city. When they saw the enemy erecting ladders and climbing up the ladders one by one, Why didn’t they directly overturn cloud ladders and ? This way, wouldn’t the enemy on the ladders be wiped out in one fell swoop? instead has to struggle to hit the enemy with a stone? Soldier: Whoever pushes will be stupid!
The origin of the ladder.
No matter in any era, as long as there is a conflict between and irreconcilable with , the problem will be solved through violent means. This is the origin of the war. Once a war breaks out, it will definitely cause people to lose money and will definitely shed blood and sacrifice. Therefore, the weapon is crucial in war.
In that era without high-tech weapons, wars broke out between countries. In addition to placing troops, the importance of weapons is self-evident. In that era, in order to conquer cities and occupy the enemy's walls, ladders came into being.
So who invented the ladder? The person who invented the ladder is Luban , known as the "original carpenter". Lu Ban is good at making various tools, and is skilled and famous. At that time, Chu State , in order to attack Song State , Lu Ban asked to make weapons to attack the city, and the cloud ladder came out.
Since then, whenever a war occurs, people will see the figure of cloud ladders. After all, it is a powerful weapon for siege. Wouldn't it be a pity if you don't need it? But people also have this doubt: Why don’t the soldiers guarding the city directly overturn the ladder?
Why don’t soldiers overturn the ladder?
Whenever the enemy troops climbed up from the ladder one by one, the audience would be anxious and angry for the soldiers guarding the city. However, the soldiers guarding the city not only did not overthrow the ladder immediately, but instead had to work hard to smash the enemy with stones. Isn’t this stupid?
In fact, these soldiers guarding the city are not stupid. Since they are not stupid, why don’t they directly overturn the ladder? First: the bottom of the ladder is heavy, and it forms a certain angle with the ground, and it is still long, so it is not easy to overturn; second: if you push the ladder, you will be exposed and you will be shot to death by the enemy archer.
Practice has brought true knowledge. is precisely because of the lessons learned from the past that these soldiers guarding the city will not overthrow the ladder, but will have to work hard to smash the enemy with stones to death. There is another advantage of smashing with a stone. is that it can shoot down all enemies on a ladder, just like " domino effect ".
Life wisdom
On the battlefield, there is no eyebrow in the sword. If you want to win, the first thing the soldiers must do: while killing the enemy, protect their own safety. is precisely because pushing the ladder will put yourself in danger, so the soldiers choose to smash it with stones.
Addlers watch the excitement, and experts look at the tricks. In the eyes of laymen, some of the practices of are "'s magic weapon to win ", but in the eyes of insiders, they are "'s deadly poison ". For this reason, it is not your professional business, so it is best to shut up to avoid harming others and yourself.
