The might of Batu's army was such that none could resist it. He took Moscow the same year and Kiev in 1240. When the Russian armies saw Batu 's flags from afar, they dared not engage him in battle, but simply fled. This shows the reputation of the Mongolian horde.
拔都軍威強盛，一路勢如破竹，同年下莫斯科，一二四○年底下基輔，俄羅斯大軍不敢與之接戰，就逃之夭夭了，由此可見蒙古大軍的聲威。