In ancient times, the army of the Xia Dynasty, as a full-time tool of the ruler's conquest, was like a sharp sword to guard the peace of the country. The purpose of their existence was to defend their homeland, maintain unity, and lay a solid foundation for the prosperity of the Xia Dynasty. With the emergence of the state form, the Xia Dynasty army became a full-time tool for conquest, replacing simple conflicts between tribes. Before the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, inter-tribal warfare was mainly undertaken by young men from within, but with the formation of a unified tribal community in the Central Plains and the emergence of state institutions, the establishment of full-time combat teams became inevitable.
The Willing Oath was the earliest military law in ancient China, marking that the Xia Dynasty already had strict military discipline. The army of the Xia Dynasty was directly controlled by the Xia King, like a tiger descending from the mountain, extremely powerful. In war, they demanded that all combatants strictly follow orders, and those who fought bravely and carried out orders were rewarded handsomely, and those who did not do so were severely punished. This military system ensured the Xia Dynasty's superiority in warfare, allowing Qi to establish his dominance and establish the glorious Xia Dynasty.
The Xia Dynasty's army was dominated by infantry, but the chariot soldiers had already begun to emerge. As the main form of battle in the Xia Dynasty, the car battle was tacitly coordinated by the left, right, and royal people, and continued until the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The emergence of this form of combat not only greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Xia Dynasty army, but also had a profound impact on the military development of later generations. Just as mountain streams flow into rivers and eventually into the sea, the development of the Xia Dynasty's military also injected a steady stream of vitality into the prosperity of Chinese civilization.
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