In ancient times, why didn't the defenders directly push down the ladder, but tried their best to stone it?

Anyone who has seen the movie hacksaw ridge will wonder why the Japanese army didn't burn and blow up the rope ladder of the American army.

The Japanese army is not a fool and does not understand the role of rope ladders in the US military. But why didn't the Japanese burn them?

The film tells the audience with cruel reality that how many people were killed by the US military in order to capture the piano clock? A regiment was basically dead, and the follow-up troops were afraid to go up. Even with the support of aircraft and artillery, they were afraid of being beaten.

The greatest principle of war is to destroy as many enemies as possible and save as much as possible. This can be seen from the blocking wars in Tashan and SongGu Feng, and the influence of blocking wars on the success or failure of a campaign can be seen.

The reason why guarding the city is because guarding the city is a node to delay the enemy's attack and a sacrifice for the future big counterattack, which can be seen from the defense of Stalingrad.

Battle of Red Cliffs, if it weren't for Zhang Liao's clinging to Hefei City, won the time for Cao Cao's cavalry to breathe and regroup. Cao Cao has already lost the Central Plains. In the battle of Hefei, Zhang Liao frightened Wu, and never dared to cross the river to attack Wei Dacheng again, for fear of being surrounded by invincible Wei cavalry in the land war and becoming the dumpling stuffing of Wei cavalry.

An army dares to attack the city, and its confidence comes from many people. An army dares to defend the city, and its confidence comes from a strong soldier. A good soldier is not afraid of many people, but he is afraid that the other side is elite. As long as the opposing generals are not smart, the defending side has an eight-point chance of winning.

Siege is a taboo for military strategists. The Thirty-six Plans of the Art of War by Sun Tzu does not regard siege as a plan, because siege is the worst choice and the unwise choice of opposing generals.

China: Since the literati came to power in the Song Dynasty and the soldiers stepped aside, China's army stopped fighting in the battlefield. They were fooled by the idea that literati had friends coming from afar.

There is still a way to knock down the ladder, which is also the first choice. Guarding the city means that the number of defenders is less than the number of offensive and defensive, or that there is a gap in combat effectiveness. The attack and defense will arrange a large number of people to attack the defenders above the city. It takes a lot of effort to push down the ladder, so that people's bodies will be exposed for a long time and easily hit (such as bows and arrows at the gate).

It is also difficult to push down ladders in cities. Many people support it, but one or two people can't push it, and many people can't push it. Of course, the placement of the ladder is also very particular. If the ladder exposes the city head, the defenders use forks and sticks, but they can't expose their bodies. Many hands make light work, and many ladders are knocked down. When the ladder stood upright on the wall and didn't pop out, the defenders couldn't push it, so they had to throw it at the attacker.

Have you ever heard of fire thorns? Dedicated to guarding the city and burning ladders.

The supporting point of the ladder is at the foot of the city. If the ladder is pushed down and pushed out, it is impossible. There are archers down there who see the whole city exposed, so it's strange not to shoot you. There is a mechanical problem here, and using stones is the most convenient defense.

The city guards will prepare some long sticks with forks to push the ladder! But without this long stick, people alone can't push the ladder open! And it takes at least a few people to push the ladder away. At this time, it depends on the comparison of quantity and endurance! When attacking a city, the number of ladders will generally cover a measured city wall (the interval is usually two to three meters or more)! With such a dense ladder offensive, it is difficult for defenders to collapse at the same time even with tools! What's more, the archers of the attacking side can also assist (shooting the targets visible on the wall and interfering with the reinforcements on the back of the wall), which is one of the reasons why the city was breached. Don't be confused by the scenes of movies and TV series! Even those ladders want to attack the city? Joke! Even if you don't push it away, attacking traffic at this time is also a death! It is impossible to achieve the output of breaking the city.

Not easy to push! You may also be shot to death by random arrows!

That can't be pushed back.

There is no difference in technical methods between ancient wars and modern wars. The city keeper not only directly pushed down the ladder, but also smashed it with stones.