Hvordan begrænsede kinas store mur mobiliteten hos den mongol hær?
Mongol military tactics and organization
Hver mongolsk soldat havde typisk 3 eller 4 heste. Ved at skifte heste kunne de ofte rejse med høj hastighed i dagevis uden at stoppe eller slide dyrene op. Deres evne til at leve af jorden, og i ekstreme situationer af deres dyr (især hodemælk), gjorde deres hære langt mindre afhængige af det traditionelle logistiske apparat, der anvendes i landbrugsarmer. I nogle tilfælde, som under invasionen af Ungarn i begyndelsen af 1241, tilbagelagde de op til 160 km om dagen, hvilket var uhørt for andre hære på den tid.
Mongol military tactics and organization
Each Mongol soldier typically maintained 3 or 4 horses. Changing horses often allowed them to travel at high speed for days without stopping or wearing out the animals. Their ability to live off the land, and in extreme situations off their animals (mare's milk especially), made their armies far less dependent on the traditional logistical apparatus of agrarian armies. In some cases, as during the invasion of Hungary in early 1241, they covered up to 100 miles (160 km) per day, which was unheard of by other armies of the time.
Mongol military tactics and organization