Chinese (Age of Empires II)/Strategy

The Chinese are a civilization that has many economic bonuses and can specialize well in both defense and offense. They start out with extra villagers and their Town Centers support extra population. This gives them an edge early in the game as they can gather resources more quickly. They can also research technologies at a cheaper prices, allowing them to divert the saved resources into either more villagers or extra military units. In terms of military they have many options. They have full archer and infantry technologies so can create an effective foot army. Their unique unit, the Chu Ko Nu, is a crossbowmen with a short range but shoots multiple arrows at a time. In groups these can provide powerful close range support. They have access to all siege weapons except the Siege Onager.

The disadvantages of the Chinese is that they lack the Paladin and Hussar. In addition while they can attack and defend equally well they aren't great in either and lack military bonuses.