All men, why did Genghis Khan give each soldier a set of silk underwear?

Along with equipping each soldier with a underwear to wear inside, the army of Genghis Khan caused terror across the Eurasian continent in the 13th century.

Well-known as an outstanding leader and military in the history of the world, the life of Thanh Cat Tu Han is covered by many thrilling and mysterious anecdotes.

Legend has it that the Mongol horseshoe under Genghis Khan once created sorrow throughout the Eurasian continent. So what is the key to this great master to train such an abominable army?

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In a research project entitled "Eastern Windstorms: From Thanh Cat Tu Han to Kublai Khan, dividing the continent of Asia - Europe" , the author thoroughly introduced the characteristics of organization and equipment. in the Mongolian army in the 13th century.

Accordingly, under the reign of Thanh Cat Tu Han, the military took control of the majority of people's lives and lives. In particular, male men aged 14 and over must all be in conflict, only physicians, government officials and clergy are exempt from the regime.

After receiving orders to recruit soldiers, young soldiers will leave the clan, preparing between 4-5 good horses. Concubines and children can also follow the army. But after demobilization, all property, family members had to leave the barracks.

The tent contained medicine, military equipment, and weapons, which were set up separately from the garrison area. New entrants to the barracks can immediately come here to get equipment, then officially join the army.

Genghis Khan organized the Mongolian army into groups of 10, including: "Yep" - 10 people a team ; "Soulful" - 10 yang, 100 people per team; "Minh An" - 10 souls, 1000 people per team; "Tho An" - 10 minh an, ie 10,000 people a team.

These units are managed, provided and mobilized by the general in charge of logistics.

Genghis Khan built a very strict and strict military organization system very early on.(Illustrations).

What's in every bag on horseback of Mongolian soldiers?

Each soldier must take responsibility for his equipment and undergo periodic inspections. If personal equipment is incomplete, they will be expelled from the army and deported home.

The soldiers were all given a set of silk underwear . This is also a famous anecdote about this legendary army.

The Mongols believed that the arrow was so sharp that it penetrated the armor, but could not penetrate the silk. In case the soldier wins the name, the silk will follow the tip of the arrow into the wound.

Usually, removing the arrow from the body will cause the wound to tear and become more serious. But when there are silk underwear, this silk layer will wrap on the arrowhead, making it easier and less painful to withdraw names.

Soldiers can withdraw their names by shaking the silk around the wound or may resort to the physician's treatment without worrying about the wound being torn.

Along with silk underwear, each soldier was equipped with a waistcoat . For heavy cavalry, they also had armor and a armor wrapped around their chests.

The heavy cavalry was also equipped with wooden shields, along with a helmet made of leather or iron depending on the rank. For weapons, each soldier has a bow with a arrow bag of no less than 60 names.

The light cavalry is equipped with a sword aimed at 2-3 spears. Meanwhile the heavy cavalry uses a long curved blade, mace, battle ax and a field of 4 meters long.

Military equipment also provides enough food and equipment for long marches such as war horses, cooking utensils, dry meat, water, arrow sharpener, sewing needles . and many other things for essential needs on the battlefield.

These military bags are made from cow's stomach. This special material has both water resistance and good elasticity, also has the ability to automatically float when falling into the water.

Mongolian soldiers, despite their position, were all equipped with fully equipped costumes, weapons to military supplies.(Illustrations).

Turn nomadic hobby into military training content

The military regime under Genghis Khan also possessed something very important. This exalted Great Master has brought the nomadic interest into a form of military training. That is the hobby of hunting and hunting.

The form of hunting training will help soldiers train their survival ability and cooperative spirit. The prey used in training is also varied, from reindeer to wild boars, wolves .

Hunting courses usually take place in the winter, lasting 3 months. This is a mandatory form of training and requires all soldiers to participate.

Winter training courses have become a familiar form of training for Mongolian soldiers.(Illustrations).

Based on the large and small scale of the teams, generals will apply different types of tactics.

A small team can array into a bow. The soldiers in the formation will ambush, lure the prey into the raid formation. When the prey has fallen into the trap, ambushers around will immediately encircle and defeat.

Disguise and deception are prominent tactics of the Mongols, even helping them to collect many victories in the field.

In addition, a different kind of casual battle of the Mongols is also known as "the school of battering". The beam field is especially useful when operating in the mountainside. The Great Khan and the high-ranking mandarin at the top of the mountain can witness the entire process of battle and attack.

Specifically, soldiers will from the first point gather and form a long line, sometimes stretching up to 130 kilometers. When there was a signal, all the soldiers with full weapons would immediately rush to the end, the formation was now converted to a bow, like a snake bending itself to hold its tail.

The army will wipe out all the prey on the way, cornering them into the siege. It is worth mentioning that since the array of battle until the siege, gathering, the soldiers are absolutely not allowed to kill their prey, not being allowed to let the prey escape from the siege.

During this entire process, generals will follow soldiers to monitor, guide and command their actions.

After all the prey has been cornered into the end point, the Great Khan will enter the encirclement, choosing for himself a prey to defeat. This is a form of encouragement of the fighting spirit of soldiers, because they will witness the talent of the supreme leader.

Later, Dai Han will go to the mountain, leaving to the soldiers of the remaining prey. At this moment, everyone had the opportunity to express themselves in front of the general. They can use their swords, bows or school to show off their talents when lowering their prey.

Finally, the elderly and children will ask Dai Han to bring alive prey. The hunt is also officially ended after the ritual.

In hunting practice, every Mongolian soldier has the opportunity to show off his martial arts abilities.(Illustrations).

Besides horseback riding, archery and swordsmanship, Mongolian soldiers are also trained in extremely strict discipline, always obeying the orders of their superiors and coordinating with each other flexibly.

Although their tactics are in essence not different from those of the nomadic tribes, it is the strategy and creativity that makes their army boom.

Through a series of training forms, the Mongolian empire formed an army full of fighting with top military technology at that time.

However, even if it was claimed all over Eurasia, the army that seemed "invincible" had failed three times in Dai Viet territory.

in front of one of the most powerful military forces in history has shown the great military power of the nation with the blood of "the dragon and the fairy".