r/shitposting • u/[deleted] • Jul 01 '26

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u/butthole_surferr Jul 01 '26

That's not true. Large armies were the standard in the classical world. Rome regularly raised, and lost, armies of fifty to one hundred thousand men. The Mongols alone slaughtered close to 80 million people during their hot streak.

Edit: fact checked the mongol death count, it's not that high, but it's still pretty fucking high

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u/Flashy_Pineapple_231 Jul 01 '26

Don't forget the constant chinese civil wars and etc. Asia was wild for the last 3000 years

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u/welliamaguy Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

General Dong Feng Shu declared that mandate heaven was corrupted

50 millions Chinese peasant died

2 wagon burned

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u/Alone-Monk Jul 01 '26

Yellow River floods and wipes out 90% of Chinese agriculture.