The military uniforms of the Han Dynasty were red and black. The Han army's armor uniforms, flags, etc. were mostly red and black, which were majestic and very good-looking.

Liu Bei magically mentioned the method of configuring different military uniforms for different arms, which also opened up Li Mengxi's thinking.

The color of military uniforms should be comprehensively considered based on the combat environment and the cultural factors of the civilization to which it belongs.

Cultural factors in the Central Plains include the rise and fall of dynasties and the end of the Five Virtues.

The Han Dynasty is the virtue of fire, so it is red. Zhang Jiao carried the banner of rebellion, saying that the sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the fate of the Han Dynasty is over, metal, wood, water, fire and earth, after fire, is earth.

Therefore, the Yellow Turban Army all wear yellow scarves on their heads, and yellow represents the color of earth.

Li Mengxi pondered, what was the combat environment like in the cold weapon era? Is it necessary to camouflage and then use camouflage military uniforms?

It seems unnecessary...

No, crossbowmen really need to disguise themselves.

Generally, an ambush is set up in a dangerous place. The ambush does not require sword and shield soldiers, but it is necessary to bring archers and crossbowmen.

Wait for the enemy troops to enter the valley, cut them off from head to tail, then block both ends, fire arrows at random, and then retreat.

Since among all the arms, only crossbowmen tend to ambush in dangerous places, hide in the woods, and bury themselves in weeds, and only crossbowmen may have more opportunities to hide, then they can deliberately

Use dark green or light green as the color of the crossbowman's uniform.

In this way, in places where crossbowmen need to ambush in dangerous places, such as on both sides of mountain roads, they can have better concealment, and the green military uniform can play a slightly unique role.

The crossbowmen wear green military uniforms, which is very suitable.

So what color should be used for the most important infantry uniform in ancient times?

You may not be able to think of a suitable color for a while. You might as well change your mind and think about the color first.

Military uniforms are not suitable as military uniforms.

First of all, white is definitely not suitable as a military uniform. White is too easy to get dirty. Moreover, in Han culture, white is closely associated with death and funerals, so wearing white is very unlucky.

In his previous life, Li Mengxi once saw such a point of view. It is said that regardless of Eastern and Western civilizations, military uniforms and military flags were mostly red in many periods. First, according to the theory of emotional color, red is a very warm and warm color, which naturally has the effect of mobilizing emotions.

Moreover, red is the same color as blood. When soldiers fight, it is not easy to see blood splashed on their uniforms, thus effectively reducing the psychological pressure of soldiers caused by blood stains.

If the soldier was wearing a white military uniform, the enemy's knife would rub against the soldier's finger. Before anything happened, the soldier's white military uniform would be splattered with a large amount of blood.

The blood stains on the white military uniforms are very dazzling. The soldiers will involuntarily see the blood stains out of the corner of their eyes. The nearby soldiers will also notice the dazzling blood stains on the white military uniforms. Originally, nothing can be seen when the blood drops on the ground, but when it splashes on the white

The military uniform amplifies fear.

It often happens that someone's hand is cut off by a cavalry's sharp knife. The knife is very fast, and the arm is only cold after being cut off, and even no pain is felt for a while.

The arm was cut off by the cavalry's saber. It was fine at first, but the infantryman turned his head and saw the column of blood rising from the severed arm. He was frightened by the blood and fainted.

If I couldn't see the blood, maybe the psychological pressure wouldn't be that great.

Therefore, Li Mengxi believed that red military uniforms were particularly suitable as infantry uniforms.

First, the color is warm, second, red is also stain-resistant, third, blood splashed on red military uniforms is very inconspicuous, and the blood may even make the red military uniforms more red. Fourth, red fuel is not expensive.

Crossbows wear green military uniforms, infantry wear red military uniforms, and there is another main unit left, cavalry.

Since the colors of the military uniforms are used to further distinguish the various arms, the crossbows are green and the infantry are red. The cavalry must not be able to use these two colors.

The first thing Li Mengxi thought of as a cavalry-specific uniform was black. Black is a very common color.

In ancient times, dyeing technology was underdeveloped. Some colors, such as purple, were difficult to extract. Therefore, things were rare and valuable. Purple was often associated with words such as luxury, princes, and nobility.

Using purple cloth to make military uniforms is too expensive and impossible to achieve, but with black cloth, there is no such restriction.

Hundreds of years after the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty had a prestigious elite cavalry unit-Xuanjia Cavalry.

Xuan, black, means black. The vest of the Xuanjia Cavalry, the armor of the knight on the horse, and the military uniform under the knight are all black.

The Xuanjia Cavalry slowly pressed over from the horizon, like a wall, and it was so dark that the visual impact was very powerful.

Li Mengxi also thought of something. He had learned physics in junior high school. The reason why colors appear is because the wavelengths of light reflected on objects are different, so they have different colors.

If the light reflection is not enough, armor of any color will actually look black when viewed from a sufficient distance.

When our cavalry is far away, the enemy sees our cavalry as a dense black line. When it is close, the enemy can clearly see the colors of the cavalry's armor and horses.

From a distance, the cavalry looks black, and if the cavalry wears black clothes and black armor, the black aura will be even greater.

Another point is that assuming that the cavalry in red uniforms and the cavalry in black uniforms charge towards the enemy formation.

Then, when approaching the enemy's formation, the enemy soldiers watched the cavalry gradually change from black to the color of the cavalry's armor, and then the color became clearer and clearer. This gave the enemy soldiers a controllable vision.

Signal.

To put it more simply, enemy soldiers can see the colors of the cavalry gradually becoming clearer, and they will feel more confident.

It's amazing that if soldiers can master more information themselves, they will become less fearful.

Some time ago, Li Mengxi was thinking about the order in which troops should be deployed during a siege. At that time, Li Mengxi thought that if all the troops for the siege were placed outside the enemy's city, then as the siege battle progressed, the troops would begin to be depleted, then

From the perspective of the city defenders, they will see that the number of troops outside the city is getting smaller and smaller.

This allows the defenders to catch a very obvious signal. The number of troops outside the city is decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. The defenders can see that the strength of the troops outside the city is gradually being depleted, so they can strengthen their belief in defending the city.

At that time, Li Mengxi assumed an extreme condition - that is, when only considering the order in which troops are deployed, what is the difference in the psychological pressure exerted on the defenders in terms of the order in which troops are deployed.

Situation 1: all the troops are pressed into the city at one stroke. In this case, when the siege begins, the enemy at the top of the city will see the gradual loss of our troops, giving the enemy at the top of the city a psychological hint that if they persist, they can win.

, which is not conducive to siege.

Scenario 2: Do not deploy all the troops at once, but do so in sequence.

Five days before the siege, 10,000 troops were sent to attack the city. The enemy defenders fought tooth and nail for several days. Seeing that our siege force had been depleted a lot, we felt happy and thought we were going to win.

At this time, on the sixth day, double the number of troops was sent, 20,000 were sent to continue the siege, and on the seventh day, 30,000 were sent.

In this way, the enemy not only cannot see that the number of troops outside the city is getting smaller and smaller, but also feels that the enemy is fighting more and more, and the more and more they are fighting, the more psychological pressure they have will become desperate.

Li Mengxi first heard about the method of attacking the heart, and he thought about it overnight. At that time, he summed up a heart-attack strategy specifically for deploying troops when attacking a city. The main content of the strategy was to deploy troops in waves, just like

The waves are higher than the other. Li Mengxi creatively named the strategy he thought of as "overlapping waves to attack the heart."

It's a bit mid-range, but it should be useful.

The mind-attacking tactics that I thought of back then can actually be applied to today's military uniforms.

If the cavalry is wearing red clothes and armor, when they are far away, they will see a mass of blackness. When they charge closer, the enemy soldiers will see a mass of red, and they will know, "Oh, we are approaching."

At this time, the soldiers saw red from the darkness in the distance, which is equivalent to seeing the army outside the city when they were defending the city, and their numbers became sparse.

And if the cavalry is wearing black clothes and armor, it will look dark from a distance. When they get closer, the blackness will become even darker. The enemy soldiers' eyes will widen, and they feel like mountains are approaching.

The blackness of the distant view is aggravated by the black clothes and black armor of the cavalry. Therefore, it can produce the effect that the cavalry is getting closer and closer, the black is getting heavier, and the momentum is getting more and more oppressive.

This is still consistent with the method of attacking the heart with waves.

What a cascading wave mind attack technique, it can be used in city sieges, and the color of the cavalry armor actually fits this strategy.

Probably no one among the ancient military strategists has noticed this. This is indeed Li Mengxi’s original creation.

Li Mengxi had some thoughts on how to choose the uniforms and colors of the three major types of arms: infantry, bow, and cavalry.

Tell Liu Bei what you think.

"The dark green color is suitable for bows and crossbows. Because if you want to ambush the enemy in a dangerous place, you must choose a crossbowman to ambush and shoot from a long distance.

If a soldier is crouching in a green robe without vegetation, his robe will be the same color as the vegetation on the left and right, making it difficult to distinguish from a distance, so he will be hidden, which will make it easier for him to crouch.

The red color is good for infantry. Because the red color is as fierce as fire, it can boost morale.

The infantry fights at close quarters, hot blood splashes everywhere, and the red blood falls on the red clothes. If the soldiers see no blood, they are not afraid of being injured, so they are not afraid of death. The red blood stains the red armor, making the clothes more colorful.

, to strengthen our military strength.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Black cavalry. The cavalry is a line of darkness when viewed from a distance. The knights are wearing black armor. When approaching, they are as black as the mountains, which adds to their power.

Therefore, in the future, my military robes will be green for the crossbows, red for the infantry, and black for the cavalry."

Li Mengxi's voice settled leisurely.

Liu Xuande looked at Li Mengxi. He opened his mouth but said nothing.

There really is no comparison between people.

Li Mengxi proposed using color, style, and the number on the flag to distinguish.

Based on what Li Mengxi mentioned, Liu Bei racked his brains and thought for a long time before he figured out that the color distinction method could also be used on the soldiers' armor, which would make it more clear at a glance.

Then, Li Mengxi thought deeply about the draft proposed by Liu Bei, and turned Liu Bei's draft into a complete plan that was carefully considered and implemented.

God, the color of the armor can actually have so much knowledge.

Green is good for hiding. Among all the armies, only those who use crossbows may be hiding in danger, so they use green for their bows and crossbows.

When the infantry fights in close combat, blood will fly everywhere, which is quite frightening. They wear red clothes, and the red blood splashes on the red clothes. They don't notice the blood, so the soldiers have no fear.

The cavalry is charging into the formation from a distance, but the color of the armor cannot be closely examined. Everything is black, a line of darkness. Even more so, the knights wear black armor. It is dark when they look at it from a distance, and it is even darker when they get closer and look even darker. Therefore, their power is even greater.

Liu Bei looked down at Li Mengxi, who had a childish look on his face, and sighed, "Xi'er, I don't know how many wise men in the world are like you."

Li Mengxi only smiled and said nothing.
To be continued...