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古代世界有过两次著名的火牛战:古罗马时期的汉尼拔的火牛战和我国战国时代田单的火牛战。这两场火牛战均可称作中外战争史上的奇特战例。汉尼拔是古代迦太基的名将。公元前218年,他率领迦太基军队翻越人迹罕至的阿尔卑斯山,出其不意地攻入北意大利。翌年,当他率军从康帕尼亚转向阿普利亚时,被足智多谋的罗马独裁官费边堵截在法列尔努斯地区。费边派兵控制了大小通道隘口。汉尼拔几次冲杀都未能突围,且无后援,损兵折将,危如累卵。但他没有因为形势险峻而沮丧。他急中生智,巧施诡计,暗令士卒四下收集干柴和葡萄枝。然后将其系在从当地掠来的战利品——近2000头牛的角上。当夜幕降临之后,迦太基人将牛赶到山脚下,汉尼拔命令点燃系在牛角上的干柴和树枝,驱牛上山。突然,火光骤起,牛群狂奔,把守通道的罗马士兵看到这奇异的景象,惊恐万状,以为被迦太基的军队包抄,慌乱之中,放弃了阵地。在通道附近山岗上安营的费边看到此景唯恐有诈,不愿夜战,令士卒不准出击。于是,汉尼拔率全军携带战利品安然通过通
The ancient world had twice the famous fire bull war: the ancient Roman Hannibal fire bull war and China’s Warring States Period, the field of fire bull war. Both these firearms can be described as peculiar cases in the history of Chinese and foreign wars. Hannibal is the ancient Carthage’s star. In 218 BC, he led the Carthaginian army to cross the inaccessible Alps and inadvertently attack North Italy. The following year, as he led the army from Campania to Apulia, he was beaten up in the Fairenus area by a resourceful Roman dictator. Fabian sent troops to control the size of the pass. Hannibal several times have failed to break through the blasts, and no backup, loss of soldiers off, dangerous as eggs. But he was not depressed because of the steep situation. He was quick-witted, crafty, obscurity ordered to collect dry wood and grape branches. And then tied it to the spoils from the local - nearly 2000 cows in the corner. When the night fell, the Carthaginians rushed the cattle to the foot of the mountain, and Hannibal ordered the burning of dried firewood and branches on the horns to drive the cattle up the mountain. Suddenly, when the fire flashed and the herd bolted, the Roman soldiers guarding the passage saw the bizarre scene in horror, leaving them out of position as they were outraged by Carthaginian troops. In the vicinity of the channel on the hillside camp in Ferbie see this scene fear fraud, do not want night fighting, so soldiers are not allowed to attack. As a result, Hannibal led the army safely through the pass