on the other hand, gyula kristó and istván bóna think that the hungarian army returning from italy took part in the conquest of pannonia, but in different ways. kristó believes that the returning hungarian army had the task only to plunder the land, weakening the capability of the inhabitants to withstand the final attack, then crossed the danube, turning home, and after that two new hungarian armies, coming from east accomplished the occupation. bóna believes that the returning hungarian army played an active role in the conquest of pannonia, coming from the southwest, when other armies coming from east, from the eastern part of the carpathian basin, crossed the danube, attacking it from the north and east. he thinks that the hungarian army came back from italy because they received an order from home to come help in the conquering of pannonia, accomplishing it with an encircling movement.