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Read an article about why the Mongols were so effective.
1. Logistics is 90% of war. Armies need food, water and shelter. Mongols were nomadic herdsmen. Every year they moved the herds from the mountains down to the plains and then back again. A 14 year old Mongol boy could tell you exactly how to move a 10,000 man army a 1,000 miles, something seasoned generals have trouble with.
2. That same 14 year old boy slept with his armor and weapons at his side. Raiders attacked all the times and the men of the village had to scramble to gear up and drive them off. Raiders would steal your herd or your women. Both Genghis Khan's wife and mom were kidnapped by raiders on separate occasions. He did get them back though.
3. Children as young as 3 were trained how to ride horses and use weapons by their moms. Tactics were drilled into them by their fathers.
4. The more effectively you could organize, the higher your odds at winning. Mongols were raised in a tight organizational hierarchy.
So they lived the lives of soldiers in combat from birth to death. Moreover, they had officer level combat skills.
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1. Logistics is 90% of war. Armies need food, water and shelter. Mongols were nomadic herdsmen. Every year they moved the herds from the mountains down to the plains and then back again. A 14 year old Mongol boy could tell you exactly how to move a 10,000 man army a 1,000 miles, something seasoned generals have trouble with.
2. That same 14 year old boy slept with his armor and weapons at his side. Raiders attacked all the times and the men of the village had to scramble to gear up and drive them off. Raiders would steal your herd or your women. Both Genghis Khan's wife and mom were kidnapped by raiders on separate occasions. He did get them back though.
3. Children as young as 3 were trained how to ride horses and use weapons by their moms. Tactics were drilled into them by their fathers.
4. The more effectively you could organize, the higher your odds at winning. Mongols were raised in a tight organizational hierarchy.
So they lived the lives of soldiers in combat from birth to death. Moreover, they had officer level combat skills.
Thoughts?