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Originally Posted by Blademaster
Stores can only last for so long. Yes if you have water and farmland you are fine but what happens when the Mongols go on raids and kill all the farmers. History has proven that Mongols will kill farmers and destroy farming equipment as part of the overall strategy to starve out the opposing army.
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The problem for the Mongols is that Rome divided its population from its food. The horsemen could do devastating damage in the interior of Europe until they are the countryside bear, they could even sack Rome itself but along the coast would not be able to effect a seige of the big coastal cities who could ship in troops and supplies from across the empire.