But while the Mongols claimed control of Hungary, they could not occupy fortified cities such as Fehérvár, Esztergom, Veszprém, Tihany, Győr, Pannonhalma, Moson, Sopron, Vasvár, Újhely, Zala, Léka, Pozsony, Nyitra, Komárom, Fülek and Abaújvár.
Kralj Béla je šele po tretjem sporočilu pozval svoje plemstvo, naj se pridruži njegovi vojski v obrambi države.