Into China

Into China is the first scenario of the Genghis Khan campaign in Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings.

Genghis Khan must defeat four Chinese factions, the Tanguts, Hsi Hsia, Jin, and Sung. To do it, a huge fleet or destroying the Wall of China is required, which gets easier after attacking a tribe of Engineers which allow the Siege Workshop to be built. The former Engineer base is a good place to start off and build an army. The Jin build a Wonder if you take too long to defeat them so should be them a top priority. A navy is needed to reach their base, which is surrounded by towers. Cannon galleons are critical in ensuring that transports survive long enough to offload troops unless you land north of his city. After the Jin are defeated the other factions can defeated in a fairly straightforward manner. In the far west of the map, within the wall, are a few Bombard Cannons that can be captured.

Notes/Trivia

 * The factions are accurately portrayed from a historical perspective. The Sung (also known as the Southern Song Dynasty) was a militarily weak dynasty that was constantly beset upon by its neighbors. The Hsi Hsia ("western Hsia" in Chinese) were a minor tribe to the west of China who had military clashes with the Song. The Tanguts were a clan hailing from the northwest of China and had connections with the Mongols, often warring with them. The Jin were a dynasty of Manchu and the greatest threat to the Song dynasty prior to the Mongol invasion. The descendants of the Jin dynasty would eventually conquer China as the Qing dynasty some four hundred years later.