Mongols
"They answered what!?". the yellings were heard all across the main camp.
"Thats the problem great khan. They didn't answered and our diplomact says they don't plan to." the advisor rushed an answer.
"So be it. For their theivery they will be punished and for their ignorance and dissrespect they will be punished second time. We shall punish them by the our ancient rules. Now preaper our armies. Today we march."
"Yes great khan. The right punishment for the wrong sine. I shall ride now to the other camps."
It took only one day when the main camp was up. The khan preapered his armies. His plan was already ready.
But the Khan had only archers. His horseman will have to learn to wield another, melee weopne. Sword, the main idea was sword. Many were sent from China to the camps and swords were given to every horseman. Great swords. Long and think. Esy to weild and spin in their hand to crash an heavy blow into their enemies. With the adding of swords into the army the Mongols were no longer only horse archers, they were now also horse swordmen. A new type of unit was introduced in the Mongol armies. The Keshik. An horseman that was both an archer and a sword wielder. He had much less armor than in any other army as he didn't needed it. Thoe whole Mongol army was turned into Keshiks. and the invasion of Persia begun.
The khan made a highly advanced way of war. Besides the regular way of the Mongols. The ways of terror.
At first a force numbering 2500 keshiks invaded Persia from the north towards the city where the theif set. As they moved they raided and pillaged and burned everything on the way. When meeting with the Persian army they were ordered to march as close as they can to it, shooting arrows at it and than running back away, into Persia itself... And than run into the enemy army again and so on and on... The Mongol keshiks because of the retreate and attack strategy entered deep into Persia, pillaging and burning everything they can on the way.
A small time after another force numbering 2500 keshiks invaded Persia from the south. And with the exact same strategy. Now the Khan was sure the Persians tought this is all he can master against them. It didn't realy mattered if they begun to think what he wanted. That the Mongols are here to burn Persia into the ground. But now the time came for the real battles.
The 5000 keshiks inside Persia caused terror and burned farmlands and economic lines. Using the same tactics as always. Persia would be frightened from a 5000 keshiks power, but than came the real force. A force of 10000 keshiks invaded Persia.
It raided inside Persia straigh fron the middle of the borders taking over cities. Every city that did not agreed to give up was burned to the ground and half of it's people were slaughtered. Childrem and women were usualy sperd. The great force marched straigh to the theif city. When reaching the gates they called the people to give him up and surrender.
If they would agree the city will be speard, but the theif will have melt silver put into his eyes and ears. Gold and silver he took, gold and silver he will get.
The khan hoped to finish with the theif fast that he could march into the Persian capital and capture the Shah.
Because only 800 keshiks were left in Mongolia the khan called upon the Indian khanate to send men in case Mongolia is invaded by an ally of Persia. If they wish they are welcome to join the invasions themselves. The 800 keshiks continued to expand the empire towards the lands of the Russians. No one expected to meet them too soon.
Orders
Pay 5 gold (and thats a lot) to make my horse archers into the new keshiks, wich are the same just also having a big sword to weild...
Invade Persia as in the story.
Expand towards Russia with the 800 keshiks left. Have India defend my lands incase of invasion.