The Chinese nation has always claimed to be descendants of the Yellow Emperor, with a history of more than 5,000 years. But about 5000 years ago, there was a crucial battle. In this battle of Zhuolu, our ancestors defeated the Chiyou tribe, and there was the saying of the descendants of the Yellow Emperor. So what about the battle of Zhuolu?
It was after the Battle of Hanquan that the Huangdi tribe, as the leader of the major clan tribes, entered a short rest period. However, with the gradual growth of the major tribes, the original allocated territory began to fail to meet their needs, especially many tribes from Dongyi, headed by Chiyou tribe, gradually expanded and attacked Yan Di tribe. The Chiyou tribe is very powerful and sharp-armed, and soon defeated the Yan Di tribe. Yan Di tribe was almost completely driven out of their residence, and Yan Di had to turn to the Yellow Emperor for help. Based on the principle of mutual assistance, Huangdi went out to crusade against Chiyou, which caused the earth-shattering battle of Zhuolu.
This war is actually a war between two tribes for rich territory. In various legends of later generations, this passage was deified, leaving many wonderful fairy tales, such as the human language of Chiyou tribe, bronze head and so on. Even now there is a saying that the Chiyou tribe is an alien invader, and the Yellow Emperor and others are the local inhabitants of the earth who rose up and rebelled. As for other so-called "ancient shemale disputes", they have been circulated in various online novels in recent years.
The war ended with the victory of the Yanhuang tribe, and the Chiyou tribe was driven out of the Central Plains, so Emperor Yanhuang became the ancestor of the Chinese people.
How many people participated in the battle of Zhuolu?
As a famous classic war in ancient China, the battle of Zhuolu has been ridiculed more and more in recent years. Some even claimed that Chiyou was abandoned by aliens and was a robot, but the significance of this war to the Chinese nation is self-evident. So how many people participated in the war at that time?
The war is so far away from us now that we can only guess from some fairy tales. All kinds of fairy history books don't record how many people took part in the war at that time, but according to the book, this is not a simple war between two tribes, but a war between two tribes, so the scale should still be ok, but limited by productivity and other conditions at that time, the number should be small. It should be impossible to claim hundreds of thousands of troops at any time, but according to historical records, the Yellow Emperor should be a clan tribe that accepted more than a dozen different totems at that time, and the strength of Chiyou should be similar. According to historical records, the total population of Xia and Shang Dynasties was only 56 million, but the population of two tribes should be even smaller, and each tribe may be less than 1 10,000 people. It is estimated that the strength of both sides is about 30 thousand, and it is even possible.
Although it is difficult to verify how many people participated in the war at that time, it is interesting to look at the people who came to help in myths and legends. It is said that Chiyou has 8 1 brothers, all of whom are animal-shaped, with copper toes and iron arms, and can eat sand and stones, so that many people suspect that they are all alien invaders. Later, Chiyou invited a rain master from Fengbo to give orders. In order to fight against them, the Yellow Emperor invited Xuan Nv, Ying Long and Yinglie for nine days, fought a soul-stirring battle and finally defeated the Chiyou tribe.
Who were the two sides in the battle of Zhuolu?
Pangu opened heaven, Nu Wa created man, and three emperors and five emperors ruled the world. In the myth and legend system of China, these are popular and commonly used sayings, and the Yellow Emperor is generally considered as the last one in Huang San. In the process of being in charge of the world, a great fiend named Chiyou had a covetous heart for the Central Plains and launched a battle with the army under the command of the Yellow Emperor. This is the famous battle of Zhuolu in history.
In the legend version above, there is a legend of the first-class fairy demon in the show of Ying Long, the rain Lord of Fengbo. So what are the warring sides like in real history? First of all, from the initiator of the war, the Chiyou tribe, according to ancient records, "Chiyou is in Shao Hao", it is generally believed that the Chiyou tribe is located in Qufu, Shandong. At that time, this place was ahead of the Central Plains in both agriculture and foundry, and it already had simple copper weapons, which were more powerful than the military. With the increase of population, this generation began to enter the Central Plains and appeared together with the original local tribes. Moreover, according to historical records, there are 8 1 Jiuli tribes under Chiyou. These tribes are well-armed and brave in fighting, so they have left the reputation of "copper head and iron forehead".
Compared with the Yellow Emperor, it should be the Yanhuang tribe. First of all, the Yellow Emperor should be the leader of the tribes at that time. After Yan Di was defeated by Chiyou and turned to Huangdi for help, Huangdi integrated the power of two engines. Although it lags far behind the Chiyou tribe in weapons and equipment, it was defeated in nine wars in the early stage (empty refers to repeated failures), and finally seized the opportunity and found the flaw of the Chiyou tribe through a counterattack.
The Historical Influence of Zhuolu Battle
The battle of Zhuolu was a famous battle, which had a far-reaching influence in China and even the world history. The Yellow Emperor Chiyou and others, especially Chiyou, were revered by countless people in later generations. Many dynasties revered him as "God of War, Master of Military Strategy" and was sacrificed by many people.
The battle of Zhuolu had a great influence, especially on the Han people. The Han nationality developed from the Huaxia nationality, which developed from the assimilation of other races in the Xia and Shang dynasties for many years, and the Xia and Shang dynasties developed from the tribes in the Yellow Emperor period. After the battle of Zhuolu, the Yellow Emperor continued to win a great victory and conquered all directions, which had a great influence on the surrounding tribes. Many clans merged into the Chinese nation one after another, which made the Chinese nation grow stronger and gradually evolved into the Xia Dynasty in the future.
Moreover, after the battle of Zhuolu, the power displayed by the Yellow Emperor shocked all the surrounding tribes, and they did not dare to wage war easily. Therefore, for a period of time, many places were in a relatively peaceful stage, and the living environment of various tribes was basically stable and no longer wandering around. This laid the foundation for the transformation of civilization from hunting to agriculture to a certain extent, which made a great leap in social productivity at that time.
The biggest impact of the battle of Zhuolu was still in the military. As the first large-scale tribal war in medieval history, the Yan-Huang allied forces fought a classic battle against the powerful Chiyou tribe. Among them, the Yellow Emperor's military talents have been widely concerned and played a very important role in the development of China's military literacy. This war can be said to have laid the tone for the Chinese nation.