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Battle Tactics Methods of Genghis Khan

Many different types of tactics were used by Genghis in warfare:
-  Lake bait tactic. This tactic was used when he defeated Ong Khaan of Khereid . The main idea of this tactic was to weaken the enemy force by alluring them to be divided into many fragments and exhausting each small division. Like many streams and creeks becoming a lake, this tactic is all about hitting an enemy force from all sides. The main idea of this tactic is to vanquish larger armies with a smaller force.
- Chisel attack. This tactic is used to penetrate to the core or center of the enemy force and attack the main force of the enemy army like a chisel. It is like a blitzkrieg designed to embarrass and confuse the enemy army. This chisel tactic is all about making disorder in the array of the enemy force by hitting the main force at the center. Usually when using this tactic, the special task forces are in the front as the first wave, followed by a second or perhaps third wave to support the chisel attack. Sometimes, in order to disarray the enemy line, Mongols used untamed horses running to the center of the enemy force.

- Advancing tactic. The vanguard traveled in advance and tried to eliminate the ports and strongholds. Zeb, Subedei, the famous generals of Genghis, were very skilled in surrounding enemy forces and eliminating them. If the enemy force was strong enough to resist, the army would pull back for two or three days ride. This made it look like the army was exhausted and fleeing from battle. This would distract and weaken their opponent, and then the Mongol army would attack from unforeseen sides. The maneuver of the advancing army was controlled from the top of the mountain by flags in daytime and fire at night.

The Advancing tactic was widely used when fighting with the Altan State and China. Light cavalrymen of the Mongols attacked persistently; restlessly shooting with arrows from the distance. When the enemy force weakened, the heavy cavalrymen hit to the center or from the side. If enemy force ran away from the battlefield, the Mongols would always chase them until it is exhausted. This was the main principle of Genghis’’ battlefield strategy.

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7 Responses to “Battle Tactics Methods of Genghis Khan”

  1. Haiden Rogers says:

    thanks heaps for this great info. im doing an assignment on mogols and this has helped me alot.i watched the movie mongol and it is totally different to what i knew about it. if you have any more cool stuff about temugin(genghis khan please send us some thanks, Haiden email [email protected]

  2. Christopher Lemmer says:

    This was a great resource im proving a case that genghis khan is the best military leader of all time for an important school project which is worth 45% of my final mark so thanks tonnes this was a great help

  3. daniel says:

    yeah this info is the only stuff i could find on his tactics, and it was reaaly good. thanks for this help it was much needed and is greatly appreciated, aagain, the movie didnt have much help with his tactics, but still a good watch. cheers!

  4. pepe says:

    u guys have narely info on the gengi khan

  5. Coleman says:

    Who wrote this? It just says admin….

  6. Player1up says:

    Lake Bait Tactic sounded a lot like the thing we know today as Guerrila Warfare…

  7. emily says:

    I NEED THE AUTHORS NAME OF THIS WEBSITE FOR A RESEARCH PAPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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