Abstract As a great engineering work for the purpose of military defense in the time of Cold Weapon, the Great Wall's military function is of the most importance. This study takes the Xiaohekou section of the Great Wall in Mount. Zhuizi constructed in the Ming Dynasty in Liaoning Province as the research object. In addition, this study discusses the relationship between the terrain and its site selection and layout from the military perspective. This research analyzes the trend and the grade of the terrain, the distance, the view range, and the effective firing range between the main body and the subsidiary establishments through GIS software. The GPS data collected in the on-site investigation were used, applying the theories of military geomorphology. Furthermore, this study concludes the characteristics of the site selection and the layouts of the city walls, the hollow watchtowers, the Ma'mians, and the signal towers on different terrains and the reasons behind.

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从军事角度看明代长城选址和布局的特点：以小河口段为例

摘要长城在军事上是一项伟大的工程工作，是冷战时期军事防御的一项重要工程。本研究采用了长城山的小河口段。以明代在辽宁省修建的Zhu子为研究对象。此外，本研究从军事角度讨论了地形与其场地选择和布局之间的关系。这项研究通过GIS软件分析了主体与子公司之间的地形趋势和坡度，距离，视野范围以及有效射击范围。利用了军事地貌学理论，使用了在现场调查中收集到的GPS数据。此外，