The goal of Genghis Khan's first western expedition was to seek revenge on the Western power Hua Lazimo.
At that time, Genghis Khan's Mongolia belonged to the emerging superpower in the East. Khwarazm belongs to the Western superpower. Genghis Khan unified the various tribes in the north of the desert and laid half of the Jin Dynasty, while Khwarazm became independent from the Seljuk Empire, unified the Central Asian river region, the Khorasan region and most of the Iranian plateau, and divided the once-powerful Western Liao. The contest between these two superpowers should, logically, be a good drama to watch. Moreover, in terms of strength, Khwarazm is by no means inferior to Mongolia. At the same time, mongolia belonged to the labor expedition, while Hua Lazimo was in a strict position. Mongolia to fight the flower lazi mold, there should be no chance of victory. But it turned out that the Mongols had taken down the Khwarazm like a decaying one. So what exactly is the reason for the failure of the Khwarazm?
(Genghis Khan's Western Expedition)
This problem is very complicated, we may wish to start from the specific campaign, such as the Mongol army attacked the new capital of Khwarazm, Samar.
It took only five days for the Mongol army to attack Samarkand, so how could it have taken down the capital of Huarazimo in just five days?
The city defense at that time was actually very strong, except that the city walls were built very high and the moat was dug very deep. There were also 110,000 horses and horses in the city, including 60,000 Conriers and 50,000 cannibals. In addition to the soldiers, there are thousands of war elephant troops. You know, in the era of cold weapons, the war elephant troops were simply giants on the battlefield, much more powerful than any fire bull array in China. In addition, in order to prepare for this war, Hua lazimo also prepared grain and grass for three years. In other words, even if you don't fight, stick to the city for three years, drag the Mongols to death.
The reality was that it was only five days. Why did it only last five days?
The first is because Genghis Khan has taken two other important towns on the outskirts of Khwarazm: one is The Cursed, and the other is the Non-Flowering. In this way, the stem of the sandals is allowed to form a situation of an isolated city. Genghis Khan's tactic was known as the "wing-out-and-head" tactic. This produced a great psychological shock in the hearts of the Hua Lazimo people, making them feel that even if they had three years of grain and grass, they felt that defending the city was ultimately a dead end.
(Arithmetic Mahabharata)
The second is the manager's cowardice. Mahamadhara was originally a man of great talent, and it was in his hands that the Khwarazm was able to flourish for a time. But I don't know why, but when I fight against the Mongols, I am cowardly. The moat of Samargan was originally dug very deep, but after Mahama looked at it, he shook his head and said: What kind of moat is this? The Mongols threw a whip in it and filled it in. If this was said at the time of excavation, there would be no problem at all. But Mahabharata said it when the Mongols were about to attack. At this time, except for discouraging the soldiers, it had no effect at all. Mahamagh's son Zalandin had some skills, but he was arrogant and had a disagreement with Mahabharata, and his views were inconsistent. With two managers like that, what kind of battle can they fight? And most crucially, when the Mongols were about to attack, both of them abandoned the city and fled, leaving the general to guard it. Can this be kept?
(Human Shield Siege)
Genghis Khan was able to take down the dried samari in five days, and there was a big trick. At that time, the Mongol siege equipment was not very powerful, and their original siege ability was not strong. However, they invented a super desperate tactic, that is, to put the prisoners captured from the city of Never Spend and Blackmail thorns at the forefront of the siege team, and forced them forward with arrows to climb towards the city. In order to survive, these captives had to run forward desperately. The Mongols then used these captives as "human shields" to attack the city. This was a devastating attack on the defenders of the city. Because they did not dare to release arrows, they killed their own people by releasing arrows. But the most feared thing on the battlefield is hesitation, and when you hesitate, morale will go down. So the Mongols soon attacked the city.
Of course, some reasons can be summarized, but these three reasons are main. Especially the last move, it can be said that the Mongols' killer weapon, the most powerful siege weapon, is much more powerful than the ordinary stone thrower. They have adopted this method in many places, and they have tried and tested. But only the Mongols could come up with such a dehumanizing tactic, and in their minds, the enemy country had no one, just like dealing with their prey or the tools in their hands, they could dispose of it at will.