In ancient times, foreign countries attached great importance to cavalry. Why didn't ancient China pay attention to the development of cavalry?

Answer 1

In ancient times, foreign countries valued cavalry. In ancient times, China did not value the development of cavalry because of different social and military strategies in different cultural backgrounds.

In ancient foreign countries, cavalry was regarded as a powerful weapon and tactical tool that could quickly and flexibly cross the battlefield to attack the enemy's weakness and launch attacks from a long distance. Therefore, many countries developed cavalry, including France, England, Spain, Germany, and other countries in the medieval period of Europe.

In contrast, the development of cavalry in ancient China was relatively late. The main reason was that the society at that time had a high economic, political and cultural level. People paid more attention to the use of traditional weapons such as infantry and chariots. They thought that the use of cavalry would pose a threat to infantry, so they did not regard it as an important military tactical tool.

In addition, the cavalry in ancient China was more used for reconnaissance, harassment, and attacking strategic targets such as enemy grain and water sources rather than long-distance raids and attacks on enemy soldiers. Therefore, the cavalry in ancient China did not play its due role and did not become a main combat weapon and tactical tool.