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 | | As often happened when invaders from the north established themselves in China, the cavalry eventually declined in effectiveness due to horse shortages, the difficulty of administering the traditional recruitment system under new social conditions, and the growing distaste of the aristocracy for military affairs as they began to adopt the values of the Chinese gentry. |
 | | The Jin emperor then sent reinforcements north: Yongxi 永锡 leading the troops from Zhending 真定 and Zhongshan 中山 (numbers not given), and Wugulun Qingshou 乌古论庆寿 leading 18,000 Imperial Guards, 11,000 infantry and cavalry from the Southwestern Route 西南路, and 10,000 soldiers from Hebei, with Li Ying in charge of the supply train. |
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