Trần dynasty military tactics and organization

Below are a list of Lộ quân: During the interwar periods, the Royal Vietnamese Navy consisted of two divisions: The total number of Trần naval vessels is uncertain.

However, figures from the Battle of Vạn Kiếp (11 February 1285) hint at a sizeable fleet, as the Vietnamese navy maintained over 1,000 medium-sized river sailboats.

[10] An important military policy of the Trần dynasty was "Ngụ binh ư nông" (Hán văn: 寓兵於農).

[5] The Trần continued and passed on proven Vietnamese military traditions, such as asymmetry, elusive face-to-face combat and enemy attrition.

Instead, the Vietnamese adopted a scorched earth strategy, carrying away what they could, and destroying everything else, so that nothing of use remained for the invading Mongolian troops.

From the beginning of the war, the Vietnamese military did not stop the Mongols, but let their army move deep into Đại Việt territory.

They understood that with huge numbers in their army, 500,000 soldiers and support personnel), the Mongols had substantial logistical needs.

[citation needed] The third time the Mongols invaded Đại Việt, they used 70 transport ships, and brought 170,000 koku of provender with them.

The Vietnamese army and navy awaited the arrival of the Mongols, and a naval battle occurred, in which the transport ships were almost all sunk.