If the layout of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Dynasty is modeled after the political center of Qin Dynasty and the shape of Xianyang, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit symbolizes the army of the underground kingdom of the Qin Mausoleum, that is, a ghost army!

Why did Qin Shihuang bury him with so many terracotta warriors?

Some people think that the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was designed in essence according to the ancient etiquette requirements of "death is like life". Because after Qin Shihuang ascended the throne, most of his energy and time were spent on the war to unify the whole country. At that time, he led thousands of troops to fight in the north, thus annexing six countries and unifying the world. In order to show his achievements before his death, it seems inevitable to be buried with him in the form of an army.

Most scholars believe that the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Dynasty are part of the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, reflecting the military situation of Qin Shihuang before his death, but they have different views on specific issues.

The first view is that the large-scale group sculptures of Qin Jun unearthed in the pit of Qin figurines are the symbol of Qin Shihuang's creation and strengthening of centralization; A large number of terracotta warriors and horses in the pit are the image records of the powerful military forces under the rule of Qin Shihuang. In a sense, it can also be said to be the symbol of Qin Shihuang's eastern patrol escort.

The second view is that the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit symbolizes the troops stationed outside the capital, which can be called the Suwei Army. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Array 1 with chariots and infantry alternately arranged is the right army, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit No.2 with chariots and cavalry as the main body is Zuo Jun, the unfinished abandoned pit is the proposed Zhong Jun, and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit No.3 is the shogunate of the commanders-in-chief of the right, left and Chinese armed forces. The pit itself symbolizes the barrier of the garrison. Defending the capital by the three armed forces is the embodiment of Qin Shihuang's desire to strengthen centralization and safeguard national unity.

The third point of view is that the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Army of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum is an unfinished project, and all of them should have 50,000 Terracotta Warriors and Horses. This huge army array is equipped with troops in front, back, left, right and middle, which is actually the most basic array method practiced in the Qin Dynasty. One of the characteristics of square formation is "thin in the middle and thick in the square". China's army, Serenade, received more soldiers from four peripheral teams. The military array of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses is configured according to the square matrix method of "thin with medium and thick with square".

The fourth view is that the three pits of Terracotta Warriors and Horses are not symbols of the left, middle and right armed forces, but reflect the three components of the Central Army in the Qin Dynasty. The third pit is by no means what people usually call the headquarters, but should be the palace guard Lang Wei who symbolizes the command of the doctor. Pit No.1 is a reflection of the Miyagi Guards under the jurisdiction of Wei Wei, or the Confederate Army. The second pit reflects the capital garrison commanded by the lieutenant, which can be called the North Army.

As for the No.3 pit, some people think that it belongs to the clan of soldiers and is used for military sacrifices. It is the place where the master and master who are the objects of ancestor worship in the army and the two masters who have been placed are located.

For the No.2 pit, it was suggested that it is a four-beast array, that is, the curved array is Zhu Bird array, the mixed array of chariots, infantry and cavalry is Xuanwu array, the array composed of cavalry chariots is Qinglong array, and the chariot array is White Tiger array.

Some scholars believe that the Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the "positive array" described in Wei Manzi. Some scholars believe that the terracotta warriors and horses are a group of figurines buried for Qin Shihuang.

The purpose of building terracotta warriors and horses cannot be confirmed, but from the current research results on the military system of Qin Dynasty, the second and third views are more convincing.