Ancient wars were frequent, and the wars in the cold weapon era were all hand-to-hand combat, and the vanguard troops in the front row were the first to be attacked. Ancient medicine was backward, and minor injuries and infections were fatal enough. Even ants live a disgraceful life. Arguably, no one wants to be a pioneer and a scapegoat. Why are so many people rushing to be pioneers?

First, the treatment is generous

In the war before the Spring and Autumn Period, the two armies fought a decisive battle in the open battlefield. The soldiers in the front row are indeed the soldiers with the highest casualty rate. In order to encourage the soldiers to advance bravely, the monarch gave generous treatment to the troops in the front row. In order to encourage the soldiers to go forward, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, asked the death squads to play on the mountain before coming out of the mountain, so that these widows could comfort the soldiers who were about to go to war. They are generally people who dare to stand at the forefront of the team.

Second, reward meritorious personnel.

Since Shang Yang's political reform, Qin has implemented the meritorious service system, and recorded the meritorious service with the first level of capturing the enemy in the war. Soldiers can get a title by beheading, and gain more land, wealth and social status. As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under the four rewards. In order to get rewards, these soldiers are scrambling on the battlefield, fearing that they will not make meritorious deeds, and they are all striving to be pioneers. Qin Jun is called the teacher of tigers and wolves, that's why!

Third, plunder wealth.

It is true that the troops in the front row were attacked first, but they also have the advantage of grabbing more trophies first. War is cruel to the defeated countries, and everything they have will be taken away by the victorious countries, including gold, silver and jewels, grain, grass, horses, beautiful women and so on. As long as the soldiers standing in the front row can defeat the enemy, countless wealth and beautiful women will be placed in front of them, so you know, it is natural to rush over and grab them.

Fourth, the casualty rate is low.

Low casualty rate? Yes, you heard me right. Since the Warring States period, the war is no longer a decisive battle between the two armies in the open, but a strategic battle with clever use of terrain, strategy and weapons. Bow and arrow are widely used as a long-range weapon. When bows and arrows come, the troops in the front row are often the blind spots of bows and arrows, because archery is aimed at the enemy in the middle, and bows and arrows fall from the sky at an angle of nearly 45 degrees. At the same time, the front row is just a blind spot.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) encourages the spirit.

Everyone should have heard that Japanese women died to encourage their husbands to go out to war. This is the inspiring function of patriotism and meritorious service. Ancient kings recognized the role of ideological encouragement long ago, and often encouraged soldiers to March forward bravely with the idea of serving the country and making contributions, and regarded dying in battle and being buried by horses as the highest honor of soldiers. For this, many people with high cultural level have sealed it as a lifelong belief, and Ban Chao's joining the army, Ma Yuan's being buried by a horse, and his father-in-law's loyal service to the country are the best manifestations.