What a shocker!

I was up for a big challenge so started a game as volger-bulgars in XL on hard/high - I was keen to take on the full might of the horde

I managed to take a few provinces, got muscovy and novgorod (or whatever they're called from memory), 1230 comes around and then the massive horde arrived - all 2300 of them.

I checked again - yup....2300. A couple of half stacks............

I sent an emmissary down to them to enquire if some of them had been delayed, or perhaps 20,000 were hiding behind a large bush or something, but no - just didn't turn up....

Mind you - they ayttacked me on their first round. I won the battle killing 300 and losing 300. I took their Khan captive and ransomed him back for 12,000 florins. Each warrior must have shelled out 6000 florins each!

So, so far the terrifying massive horde has been quite a windfall!