Logistics

[antisocialmunky]

It is very possible to do these feats of logistics. Especially directly transporting mass foodstuff instead of relying more on foraging. I want to ask if the Hellenistic Kingdoms made use of directly transporting food in large numbers for long term campaigning frequently?

I've read of Warring States China with several hundred thousand troops (Not much of an exaggeration) campaigning on both sides with mass numbers of food arriving. If the troops got their food supply cut it would mean instant disaster due to having so many men. Footmen of that time and place were trained and experienced conscripts trained with usage of long halberds, sword and shield, other close combat weapons along with missile troops. They were formed in blocks with combined missile and melee sort of like pike and shot.

I think its mentioned in Art of War. I'm sure they had a ridiculously good Logistics System as Northern China was able to send massive foot armies into Inner Mongolia where there is no such thing as forage unless you want to eat grass. They were also able to fight Muslims in the -Stan regions so that meant transporting supply across some of the most inhospitable mountains and deserts.

Or maybe Western Historians just haven't gotten around to declaring all the numbers fake and untrustworthy as they like to do.