中英双语话史记 第86期:唐朝军事力量

Tang Dynasty

唐朝

Military Power

军事力量

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

隋朝创立了一支专业的军队，称为府兵，他们是唐朝建立的常备军的基础。

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

兵役在国境防卫和都城执勤间往复。

Using this army together with auxiliaries recruited from ethnic groups

通过这支军队以及来自少数民族的辅助军，

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

大唐皇帝击退了侵略者，拓展了中国本土控制的疆域。

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.

在其权力达到顶峰之时，唐朝控制了中亚的大部分地区，领土延伸至伊朗和满洲以及韩国半岛的大部分区域。

The Tang became the greatest power in Asia.

大唐成为了亚洲最强盛的国家。