Due to the sheer insolence of the Horde turning up on my doorstep, I prefer to make them suffer in battle for every step they take in my land...

But I like the Horde's appearances, they add a real challenge to the game midway through and give you some of your most glorious battles (Come on when else will you fight thousands of warriors in a single battle and leave the field so full of dead you struggle to see grass?)

There is one problem with your strategy... If you don't bribe the Mongols quick enough they will re-emerge That can be nasty and often the former Mongols will rejoin their masters when they turn up again.