They could be here in just a few years. At least I had a lot of money donated for the crusade by good Catholics, so I built up universities, hospitals, new cities, new military buildings.
I also established first royal retinue of 2500 pikemen, 2500 archers, and 500 heavy infantry (1 Defense to 1 Skirmish ratio). German cultural retinue are the Knights (150 heavy cavalry + 100 light cavalry per unit), which aren't that great in general, and are particularly godawful against horse archer hordes.
Kingdom of France collapsed, and as the most powerful ruler in that region I intervened. Thank to my immense prestige, Papal support, and force of arms to convince any doubters, I got crowned as king of France. I'm not yet sure if both titles should stay together or go to different sons as is tradition.
There was another urgent matter that Egypt had a Sunni Turk next in line. I got queen's infidel husband killed, and managed to get that heir over and convinced him to follow Jesus.
Since this went well enough, I invited claimant to throne of Syria, got him baptized, and pressed his claim. Shia Syria took over Crete, Euboia, and some Anatolian coastline, and was the last serious Muslim power in the Mediterranean Sea. Unfortunately his heir was Shia and I was unable to deal with it, so Syria went back to Shia.
The Mongols are taking their sweet time, fighting other hordes. It's probably taking so slow as horses chasing each other around on the steppe is just taking forever. So far they went from 116k to 102k of initial event troops - but they will get reinforcements.
Their invasion of China is still ongoing.
After Eastern Roman Empire collapse, queen of Thrace started unifying the dukes, so maybe it will reemerge after all?
The whole Syria expedition was a debacle, they should have been crusade target. Egypt is also not completely secure.
The Mongols are coming and there will be a big war between them and the settled people. Best case scenario - those settled people will be Indians.
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