Today in my game as the Russians I destroyed the Mongols the very turn they appeared. Before in my Byzantine and Turkish campaigns I dreaded get swarmed from the north by massive amounts of HA, and since this was the first time I had played as the Rus i thought my chances were slim. When the 20ish stacks appeared in Kazar, I took Jedi Prince Vladmir the seven-star awesome with a half mercenary stack of pavise arbalest, mamluk gunners, boyars and druiza (axe horses) and pegged the khan with 200 bolts and arrows. When he died and the horizon darkened with vast swarms of golden horde reinforcements, I withdrew and the Mongol Hordes were no longer a threat.

I always get my face beat if i am playing as an Islamic faction, and am surprised that the massive threat that makes the Russian campaign went down so easy. Anyone else have a similar experience?

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