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-- Introduction
-- Terra Cotta Pit 1
-- Terra Cotta Pit 2
-- Terra Cotta Pit 3
-- Bronze Chariots
-- Military Formation of Terra Cotta Army
-- Exquisite Weaponry of Terra Cotta Army
-- From Rudiment to the Masterwork
-- Lifelike Terra Cotta Figures

Located 20 meters (66 feet) to the north of Pit 1, Pit 2 is a vertically upturned 'L' shape and consists of four sections.

In the first section, the easternmost position, a cache of archers lay in wait. One hundred and sixty heavily armed kneeling archers lined in four intervals are surrounded by one hundred and seventy two standing archers. The formation greatly enhances the defensive strength to the army.

The second square serves as the chariot base. Here, sixty-four war chariots were divided into eight groups. Each had a charioteer with a soldier on each flank. This formation, known as "light chariots," was an innovation on the original use of chariots, which had an additional squad of infantrymen. The new formation enabled the chariots to move faster.

Six chariots accompanied by cavalrymen were positioned in the northern most camp. This camp was divided into eight groups. The fourth section, located in the center, was for chariots, infantrymen and cavalrymen. Nineteen chariots were divided into three columns, six in the first and the third and seven in the second column. A figure of a general was found in one chariot and the rear guard of the formation comprised thirty-two infantrymen and eight cavalrymen. It is thought that the cavalrymen acted as messengers.

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