In film and television dramas,

I often hear about "soldiers of the three services" or "commanders in chief of the three services".

Which army do you mean?

In fact, in different times, the three armed forces have different meanings.

For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period,

"Shang Jun book soldiers keep" article:

"A strong man is an army, a strong woman is an army, and old men and women are an army. This is called the three armies. "

The three armed forces, here can be understood as a strong male army, a strong female army, and an old and weak army, each performing its duties.

For example, strong men mainly participate in the war, strong women mainly build fortifications, and the old and weak mainly prepare food.

In that historical record of the Qi Taigong family,

"Jin Shifu took the car as the general, Shi Xie went to the army, and Luan Shu went to the army."

The three armies here refer to the upper army, the middle army and the lower army.

In Zuo Zhuan's Five Years of Huan Gong,

"The king is; Guo Fu will be the right army, Cai Ren and wei ren are Yan; The Duke of Zhou is a black-shouldered general, and the Chen people belong to him. "

The three armies here refer to Zuo Jun, Zhong Jun and the Right Army.

Of course, the three armed forces are sometimes not the three armed forces, but may just be the general name of the army.

Therefore, under different circumstances, the three armed forces have their own points, depending on the specific situation.

Note: The Book of Shang Jun, collected works of Shang Yang and his later studies.

Historical Records of Qi Taigong Family tells the story of the rise and fall of Jiang Taigong and Qi. Xi, last name.

"Zuo Zhuan Huan Gong Five Years" is about Lu Huangong's five years. Guo, Gu.