Mongolian soldiers are strong. Because the Mongolians have lived a life of grazing on the grassland for a long time, most Mongolians have excellent physical fitness. Moreover, Mongols are called people on horseback, and they are as suitable for horses as their relatives. Therefore, most Mongolians are excellent reservists, and they can become qualified regular soldiers with a little training.
Compared with Mongolian soldiers, the physical quality of Ming soldiers is much inferior, and although the Ming army is also good at riding horses, it is just a drop in the bucket in front of Mongolian cavalry. When the cavalry of both sides fought each other on the battlefield, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty was easily defeated, and the Mongolian cavalry continued to fight and finally broke through the infantry camp. Although there were only 20,000 cavalry, they defeated the other 300,000 elite troops.
Secondly, the wrong choice of battlefield is also the main reason for the defeat of the Ming army. They chose the open field as the battlefield. This terrain is very beneficial to cavalry. Cavalry can play a great role in this terrain. Facing the cavalry who rushed to their own camp at high speed, the soldiers of the Ming army were under great psychological pressure. A panic spread among soldiers and even generals of the Ming army. The spread of such an atmosphere greatly reduced the morale of the Ming army. Soldiers from both sides scuffled, with Mongolian cavalry with high morale and elite of Ming Dynasty with low morale. Finally, Mongolian cavalry could even win the war and defeat the Ming army.
Although Mongolia was defeated by the Ming army, it was because Mongolia was defeated at the general level. In all arms, the fighting capacity of Mongolian cavalry is still very strong. In this 300,000-20,000-person war, the Mongolian cavalry, which occupied a favorable geographical position and harmony, easily defeated the Ming army.