战争是人类社会普遍存在的生存法则之一。在特定的历史时期,或在某种特定历史条件下(排除异国异族的侵略和反侵略战争),战争除有其残酷性一面外,还有其积极性的一面。如在中国的先秦、秦汉时期,战争在中华各民族融合和文化交流方面,就曾发挥了重要的积极的作用。大量历史事实表明,中国内部各兄弟民族不断融合逐渐形成统一的中华民族,是经过历史上各民族之间的兼并战争而实现的[1]。科恩也曾指出:“大多数早期合并 War is one of the laws of existence prevailing in human society. During a specific historical period or under certain historical conditions (excluding foreign and inter-ethnic aggression and anti-aggression wars), the war has its positive side in addition to its cruelty. As in China’s Pre-Qin, Qin and Han Dynasties, the war had played an important and positive role in the integration of all ethnic groups in China and cultural exchanges. A large number of historical facts show that the continuous integration of various fraternal peoples within China and the gradual formation of a unified Chinese nation have been achieved through the merger wars between the various ethnic groups in history. Cohen also pointed out: ”Most of the early mergers