Genghis Khan, a generation of Tianjiao. Numerous wars were fought with his Mongol warriors on all sides, carving out a large territory in Eurasia.
In order to intimidate the enemy and sweep away dissent, Genghis Khan slaughtered a city every time he conquered, but there were three kinds of people he resolutely did not kill.
What seems to be a benevolent move is actually an ulterior motive, and it turns out that this move makes him invincible.
Genghis Khan was a brilliant strategist and a ruthless ruler. Because the Mongol army is only 150,000~200,000, in order to avoid sleeping in the future, he will almost choose to slaughter wherever he goes.
According to historians' calculations, at least 30 million people died at the hands of Genghis Khan. However, before Genghis Khan's massacre of the city, thousands to tens of thousands of people were always pardoned, divided into three main categories.
1. First of all, craftsmen, the Mongol army will screen out craftsmen before the massacre, and let them help make catapults, fire crossbows and other powerful siege weapons. The walls could no longer hold back the Mongol army.
2. Secondly, strong civilians, a group of strong civilians were left behind as cannon fodder. These people, also known as "signers", had to carry supplies on their backs, dig fortifications and other manual labor, and served as vanguards in war, becoming human shields for the Mongol army, or throwing them into moats or trenches as stepping stones. With these people as cannon fodder, the losses of the Mongol army were significantly reduced.
3. In the end, some people who were afraid of death were deliberately released. Genghis Khan firmly believed that only "fear" could make a man surrender without a fight. These fleeing civilians would run to other cities and spread rumors that would cause panic. When the Mongols reached their next stop, the locals often surrendered their weapons out of fear.