The Holy City | Learning Campaign - Saladin Stronghold: Crusader II Guide

Win:

• The location is conquered

Lose:

• Your Lord dies
• Time has passed: 15 days

Another siege mission - this time you will be able to rebuild some of your army, provided you have enough gold. It's a good idea to set the highest taxes from the very beginning - you can also increase food rations, as you will collect it a few times during this mission.

During this mission you will be given access to a new unit - Sassanid Knight. It's a very powerful unit, but extremely expensive, meaning that you will most probably refrain from hiring it during this mission. Another novelty is the Hussite War Wagon - a siege unit. Both of them were described in the "Units" section.

The gold income is very low during this mission, because you only have 8 peasants. The starting gold should be invested in Catapults and/or Mantlets. From time to time you will also receive reinforcements.

If you have Mantlets, you can easily get rid of enemies stationed on the walls.

This mission is a lot easier than the previous one, because you can use siege equipment here. Buy a couple of Catapults and start getting through into the enemy territory. Clear all the Conscripts blocking the entrance to the castle and clear the walls from the Archers - you can use your Swordsmen to focus their attention, while you finish them off with your Archers.

Catapults should make a short work off this wall.

After getting to the top, you should see a treasure on the left side. It's gold, with which you should buy more Mantlets, or Catapults. Kill all the enemies under the wall, burst through it and send all your Archers and Mantlets on the hill (like in the above screenshot). This will allow you to clear huge part of the map and make the whole mission a lot easier. Also, destroy the ruins near the gate, where you should find more gold.

The last obstacle in this mission.

Send all your forces further, into the North-Western section of the map - you will receive reinforcements, in a form of Healers and Arabian Archers. Use your gold and buy additional Catapults. Get through the Eastern wall - clear it from all the enemy Archers and get rid of the infantry approaching you from the South. All you have to do now is to push South and finish the mission.