@PugJesusM to History RuinsEnglish • 4 months agoEnd of the Great Wall of China, Shanhaiguan Districtimagemessage-square9arrow-up1144arrow-down12
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minus-square@crank0271linkEnglish24•4 months agoI hope no invading forces try to wade out a few feet there.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish22•4 months agoThe wall would have been manned back in the day. Even if you sneaked a small force through, there’s no way 10,000+ men are getting through, let alone wagons. More than preventing invasions, it made it much easier to tax goods.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoThe thing was designed to keep armies out, not individuals. Plus there would obviously be guards at the end. What a silly thought
I hope no invading forces try to wade out a few feet there.
The wall would have been manned back in the day. Even if you sneaked a small force through, there’s no way 10,000+ men are getting through, let alone wagons.
More than preventing invasions, it made it much easier to tax goods.
The thing was designed to keep armies out, not individuals. Plus there would obviously be guards at the end.
What a silly thought