A children’s novel by

Joseph Heatherly

Divide the horde into smaller sections of 10s, 100s, 1000, and 10000s. Doing so allows greater command.

The most important part of a Mongol army? The horse! He provides mobility and even nourishment in the harshest of weather.

The Mongols pack light; instead of food, bring a fishing hook and some string. Catch what you need, don’t weight yourself down

Mongols used their horses for everything, including speedy mail travel. In battle, horns and even arrows can be used to relay messages!

The weapon the Mongols were feared for; their deadly recurve bow. Unmatched in accuracy, and small enough to be fired from horseback, this bow is meant to kill armies!

Next to the bow is our favorite sword, the scimitar. Mostly used for slashing, this is made for horse combat!

Mongols didn’t bring war machines, they built them on site, often by engineers they captured from other cities. Using resources wisely, that’s the Mongol way!

To advance on a city, a human meat shield should be put in front of your soldiers. This is a great use for prisoners!

Mongols believe heavily in the use of spies. Years of intelligence gathering is sometimes needed to understand your enemy, and their weaknesses.

In order to conquer areas, its best to weaken them before drawing the sword. Diverting trade or rivers is a great start

Don’t just charge the enemy. Get on all sides of him, them squeeze in, crushing him from all sides.

This is very risky, but one of the best battle tactics to get your enemy to lower their guard is to fake a retreat, drawing them out of their lines as they chase after your “panicked” soldiers. Mongols did this better than anyone else.

The real key to Mongol victory. Make your enemies fear your approach. When you conquer a city, let some live a flee to other cities, spreading rumors of your ruthlessness!

Mongos are scary warriors, Swift travel, deadly weapons, and wise tactics makes the Golden Horde worthy of fear!