中英雙語話史記 第86期:唐朝軍事力量

Tang Dynasty

唐朝

Military Power

軍事力量

The Sui had instituted an army of professional soldiers known as Fubing, a basis for a standing army that was adopted by the Tang.

隋朝創立了一支專業的軍隊，稱爲府兵，他們是唐朝建立的常備軍的基礎。

Military service was rotated between defence of the national frontiers and duty in the capital.

兵役在國境防衛和都城執勤間往復。

Using this army together with auxiliaries recruited from ethnic groups

通過這支軍隊以及來自少數民族的輔助軍，

the Tang rulers pushed back invaders and so extended their territorial control beyond China proper.

大唐皇帝擊退了侵略者，拓展了中國本土控制的疆域。

At its peak of power, the Tang controlled large parts of central Asia all the way into Iran as well as Manchuria and most of the Korean peninsula.

在其權力達到頂峯之時，唐朝控制了中亞的大部分地區，領土延伸至伊朗和滿洲以及韓國半島的大部分區域。

The Tang became the greatest power in Asia.

大唐成爲了亞洲最強盛的國家。