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No, the Yuan (Yuen in Wade Giles) Dynasty was a Mongol-ruled dynasty. It was anti-Chinese in its ideology and barred many worthy Chinese from the ruling class.
The Song dynasty the Mongols destroyed, had, at the time, the world's highest iron output, was grossly innovative, and had an advanced proto-capitalism.
One of the things is, the longer Chinese history lasts, the worse China becomes. It has an unparalleled history of environmental degredation; at the start of Chinese history, the lands that would become modern China had a biodiversity approaching that of the Amazon, but by the start of the Christian-era, rhinoceros armor became impossible, as the rhinoceros became extinct, and the treasure fleets of the Ming dynasty could not be replicated in the Qing, as the lumber resources involved had already been depleted.
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Originally posted by Inst View Post
One of the things is, the longer Chinese history lasts, the worse China becomes. It has an unparalleled history of environmental degredation; at the start of Chinese history, the lands that would become modern China had a biodiversity approaching that of the Amazon, but by the start of the Christian-era, rhinoceros armor became impossible, as the rhinoceros became extinct, and the treasure fleets of the Ming dynasty could not be replicated in the Qing, as the lumber resources involved had already been depleted.Semper in excretum. Solum profunda variat.
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this page http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.swf is a good way to understand many thingsSolon you Greeks will be for ever kids,you forget your history and you start all over again(Plato)
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Originally posted by Big K View Posti played and conquered the whole known world :)
i took the red fraction(couldnt remember the family name) only by chance...i achieved every missions that the senate comitted. but they still wanted the head of my fraction leader!!!
i tried to attack ROME but ROME himself and the other 2 fractions were too strong to handle. so i re-loaded from the time before my attack...and i didnt attacked...instead of this i sacrificed my leaders... :( ....otherwise Rome would attack on me....so silently i managed to build strongholds around the city of ROME. hehehehe when i decided that i gathered enough force to capture Rome i attacked at once and captured the city before other 2 fractions come their help...heheheh
the game sad that i captured Rome became the ultimate ruler :P
on the other hand i captured all of North Africa...Balkans, Anatolia, Europe, Middleeast, England, Germany, only the Siberia left...
when a city begun to rioting i bult up a arena... :) and they calmed down...isnt it ironic? :P
I usually play as the green faction(Brutii). This lets you conquer Greece and Egypt which gives you a lot of money.
I'm playing Sudden strike : resource war now. The only thing i find odd is that for a resource war there is no concept of units being cut of from supply lines. Isolated supply units in some corner of the map can keep regenerating ammo/construction equipment and petrol. :) On the other hand it is just a game.
You should try barbarian invasion which is an add on for rome total war. You can fight night battles. It's fun."Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most." - Thucydides
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Originally posted by joken gonzo View Postwow the fast moving and wild mongol horde vs the hard discplined roman legionaires to me it comes down to a battle of wits who is the better tactian and who can utlize their advantages better
Mongolians when they were young practiced to shoot animals in the eyes from across large rivers. They have more horse riding, training then any other cavalry in the world and their arrows cut through thick metal armour like a chainsaw through cream. Mongols only had true difficulty against the Asians in terms of wars. Europeans were just scraps of meat. Iranian/russia/east europe fell in few few years but it took mongols nearly 100years to defeat china. And even when they did capture song, the ruler was so pro chinese he moved the mongol capital to china and made chinese the official language. Mongolians also sufferered hundreds of thousands of casualties against Japan. More then a quarter of a million men lost against korea. They never managed to capture vietnam after hundreds of thousands of dead soldiers. Mongols were powerful and effective but mainly only against european metal hunks and scarf wearing middle easterners.
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Originally posted by retaxis View PostWild? they were the most disciplined and orderly and brave people in the world at that time. Mongolian's are put into squads of ten. If one member of a squad takes a wrong foot, the whole squad is killed maintaining absolute discipline.
Originally posted by retaxis View PostMongolians when they were young practiced to shoot animals in the eyes from across large rivers. They have more horse riding, training then any other cavalry in the world and their
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Originally posted by retaxis View PostWild? they were the most disciplined and orderly and brave people in the world at that time. Mongolian's are put into squads of ten. If one member of a squad takes a wrong foot, the whole squad is killed maintaining absolute discipline.
Mongolians when they were young practiced to shoot animals in the eyes from across large rivers. They have more horse riding, training then any other cavalry in the world and their arrows cut through thick metal armour like a chainsaw through cream. Mongols only had true difficulty against the Asians in terms of wars. Europeans were just scraps of meat. Iranian/russia/east europe fell in few few years but it took mongols nearly 100years to defeat china. And even when they did capture song, the ruler was so pro chinese he moved the mongol capital to china and made chinese the official language. Mongolians also sufferered hundreds of thousands of casualties against Japan. More then a quarter of a million men lost against korea. They never managed to capture vietnam after hundreds of thousands of dead soldiers. Mongols were powerful and effective but mainly only against european metal hunks and scarf wearing middle easterners.
'Ayn Jalut (September 8, 1260)
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Mongols only had true difficulty against the Asians in terms of wars.Mongols were powerful and effective but mainly only against european metal hunks and scarf wearing middle easterners.
Mongolians when they were young practiced to shoot animals in the eyes from across large rivers. They have more horse riding, training then any other cavalry in the world and their arrows cut through thick metal armour like a chainsaw through cream
And their arrow shooting was hardly super human.Last edited by troung; 12 Mar 08,, 18:54.To sit down with these men and deal with them as the representatives of an enlightened and civilized people is to deride ones own dignity and to invite the disaster of their treachery - General Matthew Ridgway
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However their organization was exceptional. My vote is for the Mongols, because militarily their ability to perform on the battlefield (the combination of discipline and control) was pretty much unmatched. However they were incapable of constructing a lasting empire because their society was a loosely clan based structure that occasionally came together around one man.
Rome would have been smashed on the battlefield, however within a man's lifetime whatever the Mongols had erected in Rome's place would crumble.
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However their organization was exceptional. My vote is for the Mongols, because militarily their ability to perform on the battlefield (the combination of discipline and control) was pretty much unmatched.
However they were incapable of constructing a lasting empire because their society was a loosely clan based structure that occasionally came together around one man.Rome would have been smashed on the battlefield, however within a man's lifetime whatever the Mongols had erected in Rome's place would crumble.To sit down with these men and deal with them as the representatives of an enlightened and civilized people is to deride ones own dignity and to invite the disaster of their treachery - General Matthew Ridgway
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Originally posted by Kansas Bear View Post'Ayn Jalut (September 8, 1260)
That battle had the Mongols out numbered, fighting in enemy territory and fighting against a bunch of bandit mongols. By then the Mongol empire was already split into four smaller nations. Compare the mongols under subudei with the legions under julius caesar and the Mongols would still win even if they are outnumbered 10:1.
Mongols have the advantage of speed which allows them to pester the enemy, destroy their food supply, scare the enemy and force them not to sleep or just running away at will. Their small horses were particularly designed for stamina, endurance and speed. Plus they would have used Chinese siege weapons and explosives on the metal hunks.
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