Absolutely agree with you on the Chinese part, they really were into using fire as an offensive weapon. The battle of Chi Bi being merely the best application of it. I'm not sure about using it as a morale weapon though, I was under the impression incendiaries were only used as killing tools, or as signal equipment.

I live in Singapore.

And I say the way to break through the centre of an enemy formation that isn't a phalanx is to just push harder on him than he is on you. Yeah.