Mission 09

This is a pretty fun one. It's the first of them where the enemy has a base it starts from scratch, just like you. I generally like to let them build and race them. However, I'll show you how to kill them quickly.

March your crossbows around behind the towers and archers. You might lose a couple from the towers but that's ok. Send half your barbarians after them (avoid killing the serfs on the roads making deliveries, that annoys the guards and your strategy will be ruined).


Use your other barbarians to sneak around the defenders to the east and destroy to town-in-the-making. Their scouts will rush to their aid but your men can take them out unsupported.







Your barbarians should destroy the western primary buildings. You know which ones by now. There is another storehouse in the middle, so take that out too when you're ready.








Use your crossbowmen to march along the northern rim towards the north east corner. It's important to face them north as they won't shoot at the serfs on the road. If they start shooting the swordsman at the front of the base will come up to kill them.




The crossbows should target the storehouse and schoolhouse. Sometimes they churn out a few of their own crossbowmen (probably by training recruits meant for the towers) so keep an eye on your guys as they do their thing.




Bring the barbarians across to help out once the western town is disabled. This will eventually provoke the defenders into moving but with the school/storehouse gone, the AI is screwed.






You might not be able to destroy the castle so build a small town whilst you are waiting for starvation to kill all of the enemy soldiers.










Use the equipment given to you at the start of the mission (for some reason the storehouse has tonnes of goods for your to use, not that you need much) and destroy the barracks. Mission over.