The Bow,the Armor and the Political Rise and Fall of the Early Xia Dynasty
The rise and fall of the preceding period of Xia regime was not only related to the virtue of the monarch,but also the military power of the Xia Hou Clan and the Yi and Zhuo Sustainability Group.The military strength of the two sides was one of the important factors in the regime change.In the literature,it was of-ten said that"Yi made the bow"and"Zhu made the armor",in which the word"made"was not an invention,but should be used as"improved".should be referred to as"improvement".Houyi might increase the arrow feather in the arrow end of the way to improve the performance of the bow and arrow,strengthen the stabili-ty of the arrow in the flight process,the tribe's combat power can be enhanced;Zhu on the improvement of the armor should be highlighted on the body's key parts of the protection,manifested in the focus on the selection of materials,to increase the thickness of the leather of the important parts of the leather or would be braided in the leather armor on top of the brass and so on.The improvement of the armor's defense abil-ity enhanced the military strength of Xia Hou Clan,which provided a guarantee for defeating the power of Milestone.
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