In ancient wars, how did hundreds of thousands of troops go to the toilet?

Eating, drinking, lazing and sleeping is a part of life, this is something that everyone has to experience every day, it seems very simple, but once there are more people, even simple things will become very complicated. Especially when it comes to going to the toilet, if everyone defecates in the open, then we can't believe how bad the environment we live in. In ancient times, when the army was marching and fighting, hundreds of thousands of people could only be solved anywhere without toilets?

China is known as the country of etiquette, and it is naturally impossible for hundreds of thousands of people to defecate in the open.

No matter what period of time, fighting a war is the most important thing for a country and a tribe, so there is no trivial matter when the troops are marching, and everything must have a law. Toilets may seem like an insignificant time, but in ancient times, when medical care was not developed, a large amount of feces could cause a plague. Therefore, when the troops are marching, the location of the toilet is also the focus.

When the general army is marching, the scouts have already explored the terrain suitable for camping, and then after the army is stationed, they start to build camps.

When the army of the ancient Tang Dynasty was stationed, a temporary wooden wall should be built around the camp, the production method is very simple, first cut down two rows of trunks, one row long and one row short, the roots of the long trunks are burned with fire, and then the general trunks are buried in the ground, the second row of trunks is also the same operation, but the second row of short trunks should be in the inner circle of the camp, and keep a little distance from the first row of trunks, so that the two rows of trunks can be set up between the planks, for patrol use, and things can be placed under the planks, **sundries, etc.

Secondly, we should choose a place to act as a toilet at the downwind outlet, the distance can not be too close to the camp and not too far, and not too close to the water source and granary, there are several ways to build the toilet, the simplest is to dig a big pit directly, after the toilet in the open air is convenient, the soldiers have to bury things with soil to avoid attracting flies. If there is a condition, you can also use wooden rafts to build sheds, and the same thatched pit is a simple large soil pit. Don't underestimate the simple toilet, feces can be used during the offensive and defensive battles**.

If it is a defender, you can boil the dung water and splash it directly on the enemy army besieging the city, this is called gold water is extremely poisonous, as long as it is stained with gold water and does not die of disgust, the wound will also worsen, and finally kill people. The besieging side is simpler, boil it in gold water, then put it in a vat, and hit it directly into the city with a trebuchet, the taste is simply not too sour.

We all know that when fighting in ancient times, a small dispatch ranged from tens of thousands of people to hundreds of thousands of people, and all soldiers were wearing armor and holding heavy shields and **. So for this situation, many people will have a question, how do so many people go to the toilet? And at that time, all the armor was worn, and it was very complicated to wear, unlike now, when the belt is pulled, and the pants can be taken off when you untie it, and a toilet is provided.

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Ancient generals who led troops to war also thought about this question. Qi Jiguang, a well-known young general in our country, once stipulated the problem of soldiers going to the toilet in his "Actual Record of Military Training". Qi Jiguang divided the toilet problem into two parts: day and night, when soldiers go to the toilet during the day, they have to rely on their waist cards, not just on the one you want.

You can't go out of the barracks to go to the toilet at night, you can only solve it in the barracks. If the camp is withdrawn the next day, it will be buried in place, and if the camp is to continue, it must be cleared.

Zeng Guofan, a general of the Qing Dynasty, also mentioned the study of soldiers' toilets in his book "Song of Victory". He described in detail the location of the latrines, such as the place where the latrine should be dug should be considered two factors, one is to be far away from the water source, and the other is to be far away from the downwind of the grain and grass, and the location of the camp should be neither far nor close. Is there any justification for this?

The answer must be yes, otherwise it wouldn't have taken so many years.

First of all, it is easy to understand that staying away from water sources, we know that going to the toilet is a smelly and dirty thing, and water is the most important thing in marching and fighting. If the problem of going to the toilet and drinking water is confused, nausea is secondary, and once the health problem affects the soldier's combat and delays the fighter, then the problem is big. And why should the toilet be built at the downwind outlet?

We know that one person goes to the toilet and smells, and tens of thousands of people go to the toilet, and the smell is tantamount to a nuclear bomb**. So once the smell spreads to the enemy along the wind, isn't it equivalent to telling the enemy, we have a lot of people here, you dare to run!

Therefore, marching and fighting in ancient times was a very troublesome thing, not to mention that a small life could be lost at any time, even this daily life problem was also a very difficult thing. However, this also reflects that there are many problems, but human wisdom is endless. When the problem comes, don't panic, solve it.

It's like the problem of millions of people going to the toilet, it's hard to solve it just by thinking about it, but in the end, it's not solved.

It's okay in the wild. The ancient army carved out areas in the field, then dug pits for people to use the toilet, and buried them when they left.

It's all solved anywhere, because it's very tense and dangerous on the battlefield, so it's not so much exquisite.

Personally, I think that the ancient armies were all defecating on the battlefield, because at that time, it was not said that there was no special way to build toilets, and there was no time, basically in the war.

On the battlefield, the ancient army would not go to the toilet, they were not in the mood, they did not have time to go to the toilet, they really couldn't help it, and solved it on the spot.

I think in ancient times, it should be to find a fixed position to act as a toilet, and there is no need to cover it very carefully, after all, it is generally men who go to war, so there is no need to be so particular.

Yu Hou will lead the two teams of people to dig a big toilet first, and after digging, they can ** the army needs, and each army will dig one by itself.

Generally, it is solved on the spot in the wilderness, and the toilets of the ancients are called thatched houses, which are also packed in barrels, but they are not easy to carry when fighting.

In ancient times, when the army of millions was fighting, they would dig toilets in the downwind direction near the camp to solve the problem of going to the toilet. In addition, the army will send people to clean up the excrement.

The million-strong army is all rough men, and the battles outside are solved in the grass, and they are not very particular about hygiene.

Ancient people also had a centralized place to go to the toilet. They have simple toilets built around their tents!

At a time when modern weapons were not yet so advanced today

The moment is, all kinds of big and small battles, and the crux of the decision to win or lose is the return of the two sides of the dao.

The ratio of force to force. From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when 400,000 people were buried in Changping, to Han Xin's troops, all illustrate the importance of military strength.

Military strength is manpower to put it bluntly, so in the process of marching and marching, as the saying goes, people have three urgency, how to deal with the problem of these soldiers going to the toilet? I can't help but believe in the wisdom of the ancients! Let's reveal the secrets above.

The so-called latrine is really a big pit, and this big pit should insist on a commensurate interval with the water source and the place where the food is stored, but it should not be far away, so as not to leave the team regularly after the latrine.

At the time of the Crusades, Frederick II demarcated the site of the first latrine for camping, requesting that it be a downwind outlet, separate water sources and military stoves, and bury the latrine during the march to avoid military leakage and virus contamination.

One of the most casual was Genghis Khan, who, on the march, asked not to build latrines, but to find the same place to deal with them, and to leave without having to dispose of them, and he set a plan to change the camp every three days. The toilet methods of these marches of the predecessors were full of cleverness.

Although this problem can be solved anywhere, but it is also in the case of only one or two people, so tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of troops travel, that must not be solved anywhere, if it is solved anywhere, it must be how much smell pollution, visual pollution of the scene, but also pollute the water source, breed flies and insects, lead to the spread of many diseases, if they are all sick, then what kind of battle is there, just surrender and admit defeat.

So not only will it not be solved anywhere, but it will also be listed as a top priority. Not only to build, but also to build in the right place. In the army, you still have to cook.

Even the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms wrote that Zhuge Liang took all kinds of living facilities for the soldiers he took when he went on the expedition, and they were built in strict accordance with the standards, which naturally included toilets, and other armies too, basically divided a group of people to build thatched houses, and fought for war and retreat without any chaos, but in addition to Genghis Khan's army and individual guerrilla armies, Genghis Khan did not require the army to build toilets, and even feces would not be processed in an emergency (I guess it would be built when it was stationed). And there is no need for the guerrilla army to build toilets, after all, it is necessary to shift positions anytime and anywhere.

In the West, there are also scholars who believe that the Roman legions in the imperial era also built temporary toilets when they marched. It's similar to the old toilets in our old villages, digging a trench (we are a pit) and building planks on it. It is said that when the army wants to live for a long time, it will also be equipped with a flushing toilet, which I don't really imagine, so let's make up for it ourselves.

How could a qualified general not pay attention to this aspect? If it is not done well, it will make the soldiers sick and weaken their combat effectiveness, and if they can't win the battle anyway, it is basically the fault of the generals.

I think that the ancient soldiers who went to the toilet must have been solved anywhere, and then after the solution was solved, and then keep up with the large army, especially in the process of marching, it is impossible to set aside time specifically to solve the problem of personal toileting.

How to solve the toilet problem in ancient marches and wars is an equally important thing in logistics and food and grass.

Because wherever the army goes, if the toilet problem is not dealt with, it will cause large-scale malaria and disease in the summer, but the centralized toilet cannot be far away from the barracks, and the general march and battle are dug not far from the camp tent.

There is a water source upwind of the tent and a toilet downwind. In general, the excrement is burned before the army is launched.

The most primitive and economical method, no tools, find a place, take off your pants, you can also bring a shovel, dig a pit before pulling, bury it on the spot after pulling, green and pollution-free, can be described as a perfect example of harmony between man and nature.

This is a good question, in the past, there were few adults in my country. So they can do whatever they want. There are also temporary toilets in the office.

In ancient times, the officers and soldiers were basically men, so it was basically solved anywhere, and if you want to build a latrine, it is not too much of a waste of time.

In the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, it is written that Zhuge Liang brought all kinds of living facilities for the soldiers he took when he went out to fight, and they were also built in strict accordance with the standards, which naturally included toilets, and other armies were also, basically divided into a group of people to build thatched houses, and strive to fight and retreat without any chaos.

At that time, because there were many people, if you excrete everywhere, it was likely to cause pollution, so there was a unified solution to the low point.

I guess it's anywhere, because after all, there was no such thing as a public toilet in ancient times, but I feel like it's coming, and there's no way to do it.

I feel that it should be the same as the war, it is a militarized management, and the army generally solves the toilet problem in a unified place.

In fact, modern people don't know much about this problem, so I think it should be solved on the spot, after all, there were no toilets in ancient times.