It is said that the knife of the Song Dynasty was improved according to the Mo knife, and it is estimated that it will not turn without eight-pack abs!
Mo knife, horizontal knife, ritual knife, barrier knife for the Tang Dynasty four major sabre system, compared with other knives, the mystery of the Mo knife is that later generations have not found its true face in any current mausoleum, even the written mention is rare. So much so that many netizens believe that it only exists in the imagination and interpretation of later generations, and it has never appeared in history.
In fact, there is a record of Modao in the history books, it really existed, and it once shined on the ancient battlefield.
Mo knife, about 2 to 3 meters long, weighs about 20 catties, double-edged, no arc, and the handle is elbow or even longer. The main attack cavalry, the gravity of the sword body is strong, the upper is good at breaking the armor, sweeping the horse's hooves, often in front, the soldiers march together, there is a thunder sweep, destroying the withering and decaying energy.
There is such a paragraph in the Old Tang Book: "Kan Ling, a native of Linji in Qizhou, makes good use of a big knife, is one zhang long, and has two blades, called Mo Dao." Several people were killed in each move, and there was no one who did it before. ”
In the New Tang Dynasty Book, there is also "(Li) Heiye is ** Tubo, the long blade stands in front of the battle and shouts, when the heir, everyone is broken, kills several people, and the lineup is stationed." The soldiers of the former army came out with their long swords in their hands, and entered like a wall. The heir is the first to fight hard, and the direction is ......The heir came out of the back of the thief's camp, combined with the Hui Hui, attacked from noon to unitary, beheaded 60,000 people, filled the ravines and died twelve or thirteen. ”
Swinging the knife for about 6 hours, more than 20 catties of big knives, "people and horses are broken", ordinary people cut vegetables and have already been soft, and it is difficult for non-powerful people to hold this device, which may also be one of the reasons why Modao later disappeared in the long river of history!
Although with the advancement of bow and crossbow gunpowder, more lightweight and flexible weapons have come out, the Mo knife may no longer be suitable for the new battlefield, and finally fell in the long river of history!