Quote[/b] (Ludens @ June 18 2004,19:13)]This has been discussed extensively in the monastery. I can provide you with two links to discussions there. Especially the latter contains much information about the Mongols.
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Mongolian Question
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Best Military Tactic to Defeat the Mongols
As for my opinion: to take Europe, they would have needed to do a lot of siege work. I do not know if the equipment they brought with them was able to take on thirteenth century castles. But even if it could, they had to take many. Too many, in my opinion. Either they should have found a way to avoid it, or they would have lost because it took too long.
The best way to defeat the Mongols is not to fight them, but to hold onto what they can't take.
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