Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170305012118

It's about time I formalized the Xinese Military. Now before any of this is started Xin technically has 3 armies (Provincial Army/Militia, Imperial Army, and finally the forbidden army)

Firstly the Basic infantry or Di-bing:

Di-bing are the basic soldier of the Xinese military they are peasents marshaled from the villages of the empire. They are given basic training in the art of warfare and fall into two types: Spearmen and cross bowers.

Each Di-bing is given simple paper scale armor (Which is actually decent armor), a short sword, and if a spear men a large shield.

Zhong-bing:

Zhong-bing are a second tier of soldiers. They are recruited from cities and the middle classes and although lower then the soldiers of the Imperial army they are better then the basic Di-bing. They wear armor similar to the Di-bing but of metal scales and use long swords in combat.

Zhong-bing also form cavalry units for the Provincial Army and use lances and short swords on horse back. In this they are like lancers used to run down the light infantry, archers, and to chase of enemy cavalry.

Imperial Solider:

The heavy infantry of the Xinese military they wear ornate and effective armor and bear spears and swords (Medium length) they are some of the most dependable soldiers that any Xin commander can call upon.

Each Imperial Soldier is a soldier trained from childhood (Each family must provide a son for the Imperial army) in the arts of war and are heavily disciplined and effective. They are known as the 'Yellow Tigers' by outsiders.

Forbidden Infantry:

The Forbidden infantry are the elite of the Xinese military, hands down. They are orphans and the sons of nobles taken from childhood and trained to be soldiers. They are the royal guards and also the defenders of the capital Zhengzhou. They wear distinctive black and gold armor and are known as the 'Black Dragons'

They are armed much the same as Imperial soldiers they just are better at well everything then Imperial soldiers. Sadly they are not used for offensive duties that often (Only during a national emergency or in defense of the capital are they used)

Now for the other section:

Yui:

Yui are children taken as tribute from client tribes upon Xin's  eastern border. They are trained as specialized archers both horse and foot. They are also the 'marksmen' of the Xinese military able to hit targets from great distances with their bows.

Long-huo:

(These guys are rare and newer and only used in certain RPs) these men are soldiers trained in the arts of black fire (Gun powder) and use the bamboo long rifles or great 'Dragon Cannons' and are used to great effective against both massed infantry and cavalry.

Very experimental and only used in rare occasions or in a  emergency. 