Chinese Warfare

The Chinese obviously had a strong military.
The evidence of which is the vast land they own.
they have conquered hundreds of villages and tribes.
The Chinese military was vast in numbers because of the size of their land.
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who was in the army

The Chinese had a huge army because of its vast size. The army was full of peasants they made up nearly 85% of the whole Chinese army they where taken from their farms put into training for a short time then thrown in to war.

When was China at war

China was mostly at war during the Han Dynasty. Because of enemies to the north. China could only be attacked by land from the west and the north. The other borders being surrounded by sea only enabling a attack on boats.

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how they where trained

The Chinese trained there soldiers by seeing what they could do well. They put you through a series of tests and if you were good at a particular thing they would make you say an archer or a footman. Depending on your skill level and what you where good at

What weapons they used

The Chinese used swords, bows and crossbows. In early Chinese warfare they attacked from chariots but as metalworking developed they used armed horses called Cavalry. The armour that they wore was normally leather but sometimes metal.

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