Establishing an Empire
Genghis Khan and his loyal advisors led a large army of 100,000 well-experienced soldiers to participate in several wars in attempt to expand their territory. Examples of the wars that were fought were against China (Xi Xia, Jin, Sung), Khwarzim (Iran, Usbekistan, Turkmensitan), and Russia (Ukraine to Kiev). In the end of these wars, the Mongolian empire had acquired more land in 25 years than the Romans during the 400-year rule. Many of the battle tactics used by the Mongols were not used before, which may have given them an advantage against their opponents. The top 3 traditional strategies were used and efficient, except when fighting against walled cities.
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Spy networks were made to spy on the opponents the day before an attack on that empire. Spies would acquire knowledge and note supple sources so that the officers could perfect their strategies for the next day.
Coordinated attacks were often used by the military to give warning or produce wave attacks to intimidate and frighten their opponents. These included: ambush and hit-and-run.
Also, rapid communication was utilized thourhgout each war. Sets of relay stations were set up to converese to and from the battlefields. Although these strategies were effiecient in every battle, when versing walled cities, Khan and his advisors had to amend their plans in order to be successful in the next war. These tactics included:
Cataputing: The mongols would shoot diseased animals, large stones, and flaming bombs over the walls.
Isolating: Cut off supplies to the cities resulting in starvation of the habitants.
Damming: Rerouting the river streams and breaking the irrigation systems to flood the city from within.
Recreation: The soldiers would recreate themselves and make extra campfires to make it seem there were more soldiers in this army in a form of ambush srtategy.
Overall, the battle tactics used by the Mongols were extremely intelligent and would show their excelence through the various victories of the Mongolian army.
Coordinated attacks were often used by the military to give warning or produce wave attacks to intimidate and frighten their opponents. These included: ambush and hit-and-run.
Also, rapid communication was utilized thourhgout each war. Sets of relay stations were set up to converese to and from the battlefields. Although these strategies were effiecient in every battle, when versing walled cities, Khan and his advisors had to amend their plans in order to be successful in the next war. These tactics included:
Cataputing: The mongols would shoot diseased animals, large stones, and flaming bombs over the walls.
Isolating: Cut off supplies to the cities resulting in starvation of the habitants.
Damming: Rerouting the river streams and breaking the irrigation systems to flood the city from within.
Recreation: The soldiers would recreate themselves and make extra campfires to make it seem there were more soldiers in this army in a form of ambush srtategy.
Overall, the battle tactics used by the Mongols were extremely intelligent and would show their excelence through the various victories of the Mongolian army.