Not very strong in ancient times. Otherwise, these grassland overlords, Huns, Turks and Mongols will not give birth to calves in the end.

But nomadic people are better than living without a fixed place and running fast. He can hit you, but it's hard for you to hit him. Like the Northern Expedition of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, you have to earn a hundred years' savings at a time. Just like Tubo in the Tang Dynasty, it's not that strong, mainly because you can't beat him.

After the popularity of hot weapons such as machine guns, although it is still difficult for the farming people to beat him, they dare not fight the farming people. After the popularity of airplanes, nomadic people have no advantage.