Martin Laurie wrote:
> [The Lunar Empire is] being hit by the Horse armies in the East and the foot
> barbarian armies in the south...
>
> I think the Lunars have their best defences set against the Orlanthi as they
> have an active population there who are warlike and similar to their foes but
> against Pent, their defences are less effective - probably based on control
of
> river crossings and strong fortresses which horse barbarians always have
trouble
> with and using those points as springboards for converging couter-attacks
when
> the nomads stand still long enough (immensely tricky to execute this)
>
The Chinese used to play one set of nomads against the other, always supporting
the underdog to keep them busy.
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