Genghis Khan had created the most powerful state, with an extremely vast territory covering China' Korea and even much of Europe and Central Asia, and was able to do this, which also showed his own great ability, and with the establishment of Mongolia, it was accompanied by the collapse of many small states.
In the war against the Khwarazm Kingdom, he captured 500,000 women in the other country, why did he want to capture so many women?
Kill the envoys
Located in Central Asia, the Khwarazm State was a vast arab country at that time. In 1215 AD, Genghis Khan was leading an army against the Jin Dynasty, and in order to obtain money to reach a trade agreement, he signed a trade agreement with the Khwarazm State, opening up the trade route from the Central Plains to the Arab countries.
A lot of money can also be obtained through this trade route. Later he sent envoys and caravans, which numbered about 450 people, brought more than 500 camels, countless goods unique to the East, and in addition to a lot of money. After the envoys arrived at the jurchens, the local officials saw so many camels and goods that they became greedy.
Because at this time, the country of Khwarazm was not a weak country, he killed and plundered everywhere in the local area, and the land area gradually expanded, and it also had a certain position in Central Asia. Although he knew that the emissaries were from Mongolia, they ignored it and directly slandered the messengers as spies, killed them, and then robbed them of the many treasures they had brought.
After the news reached Mongolia, Genghis Khan did not think that the other party saw the money and pointed out, but felt that there might be some misunderstanding, and sent several envoys to inquire about the reason, hoping to resolve the matter peacefully. But after the other party saw the envoy, there was still no change.
Instead, the envoys were insulted, killed the chief envoy, shaved the two deputy envoys into bald heads, and then drove them out of the country. The Mongols found this a great insult, and soon Genghis Khan personally led an army to begin a crusade against the country.
Annihilation of the nation
At this time, the country of Khwarazm had a military strength of more than 400,000, and its territory was also very vast, and it did not care much about Mongolia. After many provocations by the other side, Genghis Khan entrusted the task of opposing the Jin Dynasty to his subordinates, personally led 200,000 Mongolian Iron Ages to conquest, and demonstrated his strong combat ability on the battlefield.
In less than half a year, it took 8 cities and pools of the other side and occupied a large area of land. He directly occupied his capital in 1221, and after occupying the capital, he ordered the killing of all 1.2 million people in the city to deter the other side. At that time, some nobles fled in all directions, hoping to make a comeback.
The following year they gathered another 100,000 soldiers, but before they met Genghis Khan's troops, the soldiers had no intention of turning around and fleeing, fleeing to the Indus region and being chased by the Mongol army, and after a major battle, 100,000 troops were completely destroyed, and the dynasty that once dominated Central Asia was completely exterminated.
Genghis Khan led an army of 200,000, wiped out a dynasty in 5 years, and captured 500,000 women from the country.
The reason behind it
Genghis Khan himself was able to fight well and had a strong strategic vision, and the reason why his Mongol generals were able to dominate Asia and Europe was not only the strength of the cavalry, but also related to the orders issued by Genghis Khan. On the battlefield at that time, soldiers were often wounded or even lost their lives.
How to stimulate the combat effectiveness of these soldiers to a greater extent is also something that the leaders need to consider. Genghis Khan naturally understood this, and he had been thinking about how to reward his soldiers from a very early age. There was a provision in the Mongol army in the early days.
After occupying a country, all the adult males in the other country are killed, some skilled people can stay as slaves, and young children can stay and raise them as soldiers, and then snatch the women away as captive slaves.
Since then, when fighting everywhere, Mongolia has continued this rule. These booty also made the Mongol soldiers more courageous on the battlefield. After five years of conquest and the elimination of the Khwarazm state, Genghis Khan captured 500,000 women, hundreds of thousands of whom also became slaves to Mongol soldiers.
It is said that at that time he directly ordered that all 500,000 women be rewarded to his soldiers, because the number was so large that each soldier could choose three female prisoners, who lost their personal freedom after the fall of the country and became randomly selected slaves.
Many of them died not long after being selected by soldiers because they could not stand the humiliation. But this move also greatly stimulated the Mongol soldiers, making them more courageous on the battlefield, and only when they won on the battlefield and eliminated other countries, they would have countless wealth and beauty.
epilogue
Genghis Khan has been using this method for more than 20 years, which has greatly stimulated the combat effectiveness of soldiers and made them invincible on the battlefield, but this success has been accompanied by the demise of countless countries, the displacement of countless women, and female prisoners have become a tool in his hands.