Tang and Song military
Tang
- They had a strong military
- They used a fubing system
- the fubing system was a local militia system that could be mobilized quickly in times of war
- Had 634 military units called Zhechongfu
- Each Zhechongfu was divided into subunits called tuan of 300 men, dui of 50 men, and huo of 10 men
- Their centralized government did not last very long
- Used daggers, bow and arrow, sword, and pike for offensive weapons
- Armor and shield were used for defense
Song
- The song military was organized to ensure that that army couldn't threaten the imperial control
- the imperial army was divided among three marshals
- military strategies and military training were treated as science that could be studied and perfected
- Used knife chariot, rammer, repeating crossbow, catapults, iron swords, boats, warships, and flame ejectors
- Zhao Kuangyin was the military leader of the song dynasty
- the south was founded by Zhao Gou who was the son of kuangyin
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