Age of Empires 4: The Siege of Kazan (The Rise of Moscow) - walkthrough Age of Empires 4 guide, walkthrough
On this page of the Age of Empires 4 guide you will find a walkthrough of The Siege of Kazan in the The Rise of Moscow campaign.
Last update: 08 December 2021
This page of the guide to Age of Empires 4 features a walkthrough of The Siege of Kazan mission in The Rise of Moscow campaign. You'll learn how to quickly develop your settlement and create an army that will allow you to conquer Kazan and eliminate the Khan's guards. We marked all the chests and relics and enemy camps on the map.
During this mission you can unlock the Classic Conquest trophy. You can read more about it on a separate page of this guide: Trophies/Achievements.
Map
The map below features the most important location in the mission The Siege of Kazan.
- (1) Enemy camp / production buildings,
- (2) Supply chest,
- (3) Relic.
Destroying the Tatar settlement
When the mission begins, select your troops and follow the main road until you reach the enemy settlement. Eliminate all units and burn the tents. Once you've taken over the camp, collect the supply chests and wait for the Villagers to arrive.
When the workers arrive, put up a Town Center, production buildings, and some houses to maximize your population. Start gathering resources and build as many Hunting Cabins as possible, which will generate additional gold.
One Warrior Monk will also arrive along with the Villagers. Wait for the Monk to heal your troops and divide them into 2 groups, then place the troops at the two river fords. You can also build Outposts near them to defend yourself against incoming enemy units.
Construct military buildings and a Monastery. Build the University and the Siege Workshop as soon as possible. At the University, research Chemistry and start making cannons.
Send a Scout to explore the nearby area and bring any found relics to the Monastery.
Once you've sufficiently developed your settlement and upgraded your military, assemble your army with the leader at the eastern river crossing.
Destroying the camp at the eastern ford
You will reach the enemy camp after crossing the river. Eliminate all units, destroy 2 enemy military buildings, and then burn all tents. Send some workers to the newly acquired area and build some Hunting Cabins and military buildings there. Then hire them to mine for gold or to hunt.
Create more army units and follow the road to the next enemy camp. Send a squad across the river to attack the enemy from two sides.
Construct some new military buildings and a Siege Workshop to build a powerful army as soon as possible, which should consist of minimum 150 units and several cannons. When you are ready, burn the wooden fortification and follow the road to Kazan.
Conquering Kazan
When you reach the bridge to the main city gate, you will be attacked by a squad of cavalry and several siege machines. Use cannons to quickly destroy the enemy machines. Heal your army and defeat the rest of the units on the bridge.
Put up a few more military buildings, build siege towers and set out to conquer the city.
Destroy 2 Outposts behind the bridge first, then send out the cannons to destroy the walls and siege towers. Defeat the cavalry and the archers that will jump at you from the gate, and send siege towers to the walls.
Once you break through the city walls, clear the entire area of enemy troops and destroy all enemy buildings. In the meantime, create new troops and set up Rally Points near the battle zone.
Send the infantry to the inner city walls and kill all archers. A squad of Khan's guards will attack you after you tear down the walls and get inside. You will recognize them by their orange armor. The mission will end successfully when you kill all of Khan's guards.