Song Qi
Song Qi, courtesy name Zijing, was a Chinese essayist, historian, poet, and politician of the Northern Song dynasty.
Imperial advisor
Song was a Grand Councilor in the Imperial Chinese court. In this role, he was called to become a military analyst:While China had many men in Chinese cavalry, very few of them actually had horses to ride; and if they did actually have a horse, they did not ride well. In stark contrast, the military forces arising from Inner Asia had many horses and the men had excellent riding skills.