Why can't ancient people take off their armor even in hot weather after fighting?
In ancient wars, soldiers often wore heavy armor to resist cold weapons, while officers' armor was even heavier.
According to historical statistics, ancient armor was as light as 30 Jin and as heavy as 50 Jin. Most of them are woven with iron sheets, which can wrap the whole body tightly to resist the attack of cold weapons.
Wearing such heavy armor will have a remarkable effect, that is, Leng Xia is warm in winter. Metals are characterized by easy heat conduction and impermeability. Therefore, armor is extremely uncomfortable to wear.
Winter is better. In summer, real armor becomes an oven. If you do strenuous exercise, it's like taking a sauna.
It is hot to wear armor, but ancient generals or accompanying military doctors will solemnly warn soldiers and soldiers: "Never take off your armor immediately after the battle!" "
Why is there such an order? From a modern point of view, there are two reasons why you can't take off your armor:
1. General gave this order from the operational level.
In the era of cold weapons, going to war without armor is like dying. After all, martial arts people with stunts only exist in novels, and most of them are still flesh and blood.
A battle is over, but it doesn't mean there is no danger. The enemy may suddenly attack and make a comeback. If he rashly takes off his armor and the enemy suddenly appears, then the first person to die must be the one who is not wearing armor.
The reason why the military doctor asked for this is because there is a terrible disease in the military camp.
According to legend, Chang Yuchun, king of Kaiping, was as strong as an ox. He was one of the few valiant soldiers in the early Ming Dynasty. He followed Zhu Yuanzhang through many battles, but suddenly died in his forties.
Chang Yuchun died of this terrible disease: armor removal!
The so-called "disarming wind" refers to soldiers and officers. After a long and fierce battle, the heat and sweat emitted by their bodies could not be eliminated in time because of their thick and airtight armor, and their bodies were in a high temperature state. At the same time, fierce fighting will make adrenaline soar rapidly, the heartbeat will also accelerate and blood vessels will increase. A lot of oxygen needs to be consumed in battle, and people are prone to lack of oxygen.
If you take off your armor at this time, your sweaty body will encounter cold air, and a lot of sweat will evaporate, which will lead to a sharp decline in the problem. Suddenly, the body with cold hands will immediately contract blood vessels, which is likely to lead to insufficient blood supply to the heart.
What will happen if the blood supply to the heart is insufficient? Stroke followed! Even in modern society, stroke is a thorny disease, not to mention a battlefield with backward medical conditions in ancient times.
It was after the war, and Chang Yuchun couldn't wait to take off his sultry armor and think about being cool. As soon as the cold wind blew on the grassland, the problem appeared immediately, and medical technology did not allow him to be rescued. As a result, the ever-victorious general who swept the world and defeated Mongolia died in the wind of disarming.
Traditional Chinese medicine theory remembers that when I was a child, I always sweated when I was playing outside. Before going home, their families always refuse to come in immediately and let them stay for a while to "let the sweat flow down".
Including now, if we go back outside in hot summer, covered in sweat, we will put our bodies in the shade to cool down before entering the air-conditioned room, and then dare to enter the house. Otherwise, when we are warmed by the cold air of the air conditioner, we will soon feel uncomfortable.
This preventive measure is consistent with the principle of "disarming" in ancient battlefields, and they are all afraid of cool air entering the body. There is a saying in Chinese medicine: "After work, you are sweating like a pig, avoiding the wind like an arrow." The same thing.
It is precisely because of understanding the stakes that ancient military doctors asked soldiers and generals not to take off their armor to cool down after the battle. As early as thousands of years ago, Chinese medicine said that if you are caught in the wind of armor removal, your muscles will ache and your whole body will be cold, and even worse, you will die of a stroke on the spot.
People who like sports now will be caught off guard if they are not careful. Therefore, don't blow the electric fan and air conditioner immediately after exercise. Wash your body with warm water and gradually cool down, so that you can be healthy and stay away from stroke.