Since the birth of mankind, wars have inevitably occurred all over the world. In the history of China, countless wars have broken out since ancient times. Many people from humble origins gained military merits and honors from the war, and some of them paid tribute to the Prime Minister. But there is a problem that many people may not understand. How do soldiers calculate their military achievements in a war?

In the era of cold weapons, most people won the war by many people. A war, ranging from thousands of people to millions of people, spans thousands of miles. It is really difficult to count the number of enemies killed by an ordinary soldier.

In ancient China, it has always been popular to remember the first title, that is to say, when soldiers kill the enemy on the battlefield, they have to cut off the enemy's head and tie it to their bodies. After the war, he can take it as a reward. This method has long been used to calculate the size of military achievements. In the Qin Dynasty, after Shang Yang's political reform, it was regarded as a national policy to promote people's titles according to the size of their military exploits. From then on, people born in poverty had the road to promotion and wealth, and Qin's military strength was unprecedented, which laid the foundation for Qin to destroy the six countries.

But let's think of it this way. On the battlefield, when a soldier bravely kills the enemy, he must take off the enemy's head at the risk of being killed. His own safety can't be guaranteed, and time is so tight. Hanging on him will affect the effect. Don't pinch! The head is not easy to carry, so in large-scale wars, clever generals came up with some non-mainstream methods, such as using nose, ears and fingers instead.

Whether it is the first level or the ear, these methods have disadvantages. Some despicable people killed friendly troops in order to seize his booty, and what's more, they even killed poor people to pretend to be meritorious military service.

By the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, a series of criteria for evaluating military achievements based on combat performance appeared. As mentioned in the military system of the Ming Dynasty, those who can enter the enemy camp, those who can accomplish their mission and those who break the thief by surprise are all outstanding. Go forward and kill the enemy is a first-class merit. There are supervisors on the battlefield. These people hold paper and pens to record the achievements of soldiers in killing the enemy. In addition, they are also responsible for recording those who delay the retreat and escape of fighters. They should be rewarded and punished after the war ~