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Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun

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Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun Campaign #7: A Friend in Need

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The Scilla stronghold

Goal: Protect the Paekche and destroy Scilla.

The Skinny: This is another one of those "jump start" scenarios. The Paekche are under attack as this scenario starts. You happen to have some axemen in their town, so immediately select them and move them towards the catapults that are firing at the Paekche. You have to destroy the catapults with your axemen, even though they will likely die in doing so.

Quickly go back to your village and find your cavalry and send them to the Paekche town to take care of any Scilla stragglers.

Once the town is secure, find the gold deposits just a little north of the center of the map. There are two Scilla towers here. Destroy the one that directly guards the tower then wait as Scilla villagers come one by one to their deaths. If you successfully destroy most of their villagers, the Scilla will not build up.

During all this, you also need to start expanding your own village, following the standard operating procedures you should know by heart by now. Be prepared for the Scilla to dribble attacks from the north and northeast. Build a few towers and a wall between the forest and the eastern edge of the map and move your soldiers to protect these borders.

The Scilla are spread out in their defensive posture, but be warned - there are plenty of them. Build a temple to create some priests and encroach upon the Scilla territory with a few towers to get their attention.

Protect your priests and use them to convert the soldiers that come to destroy your towers. Once you work your way close enough to their city, use stone throwers to destroy their towers. Work your way into the Scilla lands along the eastern edge of the map, where they are less fortified.

From here on in it's pretty much the brute force method. Just be cautious and don't overcommit. Your priests will help immensely if you can keep them alive.

Dangers: Don't allow the Paekche government center to be destroyed and move your axemen quickly! Also, seize control of the gold mines early on to deny the Scilla the resources they need and to kill most of their villagers.

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