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> The warfare of the steppes isn't what was in Europe, that get some thugs, have a couple miles stroll and beat up your neighbour's peasants.
If anything wouldn't that only go against your own argument? You don't need huge numbers of camp followers to 'get some thugs, have a couple miles stroll and beat up your neighbours peasants'. Also highly ironic that you even say such a things as that is far more applicable to nomadic warfare, that is the whole objective behind most of their campaigns, they head out, loot the country side, butcher the people and then demand tribute before heading home again.