Age of Empires 4: The Song Fortress (The Mongol Empire) - walkthrough Age of Empires 4 guide, walkthrough
This Age of Empires 4 tutorial page provides a walkthrough of The Song Fortress in The Mongol Empire campaign.
Last update: 25 November 2021
This page of the guide to Age of Empires 4 contains a walkthrough of The Song Fortress mission in The Mongol Empire campaign. It will allow you to collect all supply crates and burn enemy farms and camps. You'll also learn how to destroy the enemy fort and prepare for the siege of Fancheng and Xiangyang.
Map
On the map below, we've marked all the most important locations and objects in The Song Fortress mission.
- (1) Supply crates;
- (2) Market;
- (3) Enemy camps/farms;
- (4) Temple.
Destroying the fort
Once the mission begins, eliminate all enemy units along the road. Go further down the path and defeat the Chinese squad that secures the bridge.
Before you continue, take the narrow path north and burn down all the enemy buildings at Doutai Market. The resources that you get from looting buildings will come in handy later in the game.
Send a Scout to recon the entire area. The region features some supply crates, several farms and small enemy camps.
Follow the main path, destroying all Chinese buildings along the way.
The next bridge will be protected by a small barricaded unit. Use the small path to go around the bridge and attack the enemy from two sides.
Keep going and eliminate all the barricaded Chinese units that block the access to the fort from the east. When you reach the camp, reinforcements will arrive from the north. Attack the Song fort from two sides and destroy all the tents and buildings inside.
After burning the fort, head to the nearby temple and wait for the Monks to heal your army.
Siege of Fancheng and Xiangyang
Once you reach the designated location, you will meet an allied army equipped with siege machines. Your task will be to protect the machines from enemy attack.
Place your squads near the machines and eliminate any Chinese troops coming from the nearby bridge.
Once you defeat the enemy units, you will get new military tents, as well as new mission objectives. Your task will be to occupy 3 bridges to Fancheng and Xiangyang, marked on the minimap. Divide the army into 3 groups and seize the posts.
Put up army tents near the posts to quickly resupply your troops. Above all, hire infantry units that will perform better in a battle on a narrow bridge.
Place a Blacksmith at The White Stupa Landmark, too. The White Stupa generates stone without the need for a quarry, and works like an Ovoo. Buildings next to the Ovoo can produce double the amount of military units and have access to improved technology.
Once you have collected minimum 55 military units at each bridge, the counterattack will begin. Eliminate all enemy waves that come from besieged cities until the bar in the upper left corner of the screen fills up.