Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Mongols take over China

Hello, its Chong Gei with what might be my last post ever. The Mongols are coming. Its taken them almost 6 decades, but they have overrun almost all of china. My little corner is the last piece of freedom. You see, back in 1209, Genghis Khan declared war on Western Xia. He defeated them fairly quickly, and in 1211, declared war on the Jin Empire. He was very skilled in battlefield combat, but severely lacked when it came to taking cities. With the help of Muslim and Chinese Engineers, he built the Muslim Phao, a trebuchet with a range of 300 meters. With these, he easily could destroy enemy fortifications. It actually took the Mongol Empire until 1234 to take the Jin capitol, but that is because the capitol was moved right before the Mongols took it. This was then followed by the Tangut Xi Xia Dynasty, then the Yunnan dynasty, and finally, Song China in 1276. I am part of that dynasty. What I am telling you is happening right now. I can see them coming. It will be a long day.

"Mongol Invasion of China." Web. 20 Oct. 2010. http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Mongol_invasion_of_China.
 

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