In the Middle Ages, Genghis Khan's iron horse could be said to have traveled half the world. The first record in the "History of the Yuan" is that the emperor has a deep and rough plan, and uses soldiers like gods, so he can destroy the country for forty times, and then ping the Western Xia. His miraculous deeds were very numerous, but unfortunately the historians at that time were not prepared, or most of them were lost to Ji Zaiyun.
As a generation of arrogant Genghis Khan, his military achievements at that time can be described as the pinnacle. Genghis Khan had a method of never starving his subordinates, but in World War II, the Japanese army followed suit and starved 50,000 people to death.
Genghis Khan's strategy
As a fighting nation, the Yuan Dynasty laid a large territory on top of the iron horse, but the so-called soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first. In the war, grain and grass can be described as the most important, especially for such a large-scale expedition of the Yuan Dynasty, soldiers did not have food to eat, which was fatal!
In this regard, Genghis Khan came up with an idea - every time he arrived at a city, he would plunder the food of the entire city as the "grain and grass" of the army! It was through this iron-blooded means that Genghis Khan ensured the grain and grass problems of the army.
And do not have to spend a lot of time to manage the territory that has been conquered, it is to fight forward vigorously.
As a nomadic people, the Mongols can be said to have grown up on horseback, because of their unique geographical environment and historical factors, they were born with farming as the main economic form, so they are accustomed to plundering when they lack materials.
Go grab! Go fight! The Iron Horsemen of Mongolia are extremely good at "mobile warfare"!
As one of the ceilings of combat strength at that time, the Mongol army had its own characteristics in marching and fighting. In mobile warfare, for example, the Mongolian army went to war with a group of cattle, sheep and horses, which could not only carry the weight of the army, but also slaughtered the shabu lamb that tried Mongolian characteristics.
Animal power marching is really a multi-purpose animal.
As a strong leader of the Mongols, Genghis Khan led the Mongols to lead his iron horses and long whips to a wider world, and these achievements were inseparable from the mobility of the Mongol troops. In this process, Genghis Khan's method of animal power marching is remarkable.
Whenever a city was captured, the resources of this city became the food and grass supply side of the Yuan army, and with the "help" of these cities, Genghis Khan led his army to the world.
However, the animal power march of the Japanese army in World War II was more like dong shi xiaoyi, and even starved 50,000 people to death!
Japan's Higashi Shiki
Japan's combat strength in World War II is also the first echelon of the countries, but after all, it is an island country, whether it is population or resources are difficult to compare with the big powers, at the beginning of World War II, the spirited Japan said to take China in March.
The Battle of Songhu shattered the illusion of the Japanese army, and finally fought more and more hard, and even transferred the combat strength of other places to China, but in terms of results, the results were very little.
As the war came to an end, Japanese troops in East Asia could no longer be withdrawn, and in this stiff situation, the Japanese were desperate to find an entry point that would allow them to get out of this awkward situation, and Imphal in India became their target.
Deciding to cross China and Burma and want to fight Imphal, India, Japan realized the biggest problem at the first time, the long 700-mile no-man's land, this logistics can not keep up, grain and grass are not good, how can this war be moved?
As soon as his mind turned, Mutaguchi Lian, chief of staff of the 15th Army, thought of the story of Genghis Khan's charged march, and when his brain was tapped, several military high-ranking officials felt that they had a head, and immediately ordered the nearby livestock to be plundered, and rushed to Burma with a large group of livestock.
A huge team, no lack of elephants and other animals mixed in, the result of this big clever move was found by the British army, the British bombers patrolling the air saw this "funny" team, and decided to open the eyes of the Japanese army.
With the roar of the bombers, one bomb after another was dropped, and in the chaos, the livestock and the army were in a mess, and the distance was not yet halfway through, the casualties were already difficult to measure, and the equipment was even more heavy.
The grain was not eaten, but it provoked a mouthful of fish. The gray and slippery Japanese army came to Imphal, and when they arrived at the place, they just wanted to plunder, opened the city gate and looked at it, but there was nothing.
It turned out that the local people had long known that the Japanese army was coming, and withdrew very early, leaving only an empty city for the Japanese.
For this 100,000-strong unit, this strategic attack did not bring the expected gains to the Japanese army, except for the artillery fire and hardships along the way.
At this time, the Japanese troops who wanted to continue to march with animal power found that the livestock were almost finished, there was no food left in the city, and the troops could only find food on their own in some nearby forests.
But for 100,000 people, these foods can only be a cup of water, and after eating the last meal, there is no next meal, so that the Japanese are very uncomfortable, eager to return to Tokyo.
In the end, the large troops who had accomplished nothing had to go back, and on this long journey, countless people starved to death.
In this way, Muta Koulian still wanted to awaken the spirit of the army through slogans, "Japan has been a herbivorous nation since ancient times", I don't know if I eat grass or not, anyway, when I finally returned, the original 100,000-strong troops were only 50,000 left!
Mutaguchi Lian wanted to learn Genghis Khan's way of marching, but he only got his form, but he did not get his god, and in Genghis Khan's time, the Mongolian iron horse marching with animal power was also an unstoppable army.
Along the way, the Mongols had a force that the European cities could not resist.
In this expedition, the Bombers in the air looked like targets, and from time to time bombing was like a joke to the clown.
But the Japanese army could not inflict more practical damage on them, and in the end, the livestock that were clearly the main force became a burden to them, and they could not be discarded, and it was difficult not to be discovered with the marching troops, and the harm outweighed the benefits.
The most crucial thing is that in the era of the Mongol Iron Horse, the speed of the Mongol army was unmatched.
Looking at Japan in that period, the opponent could not only beat them, the enemy was running, and the Japanese army could not stop it.
It was like the empty city that greeted the Japanese at the end, just like a silent mockery of them.
This bad chess game not only wasted part of Japan's combat strength, but also, at that time. This defeat was also a great spiritual blow to Japan at that time, and the decline of the Great Japanese Empire can be seen for a few points.
I have to say that the wisdom of the ancients is indeed worth learning, there are many talents like Genghis Khan in history, and their experience stories are indeed treasures left to us, but when we imitate them, we must also take into account the specific reality and take reality as the basis.
Better understand their strategy, rather than hastily follow suit, otherwise it will only be the same as japan in World War II! Strenuous and unflattering!