

Captain Huang's Heavenly Fire can take out multiple units from distance, whereas Lao Chen will have to close in. While fighting, use your two heroes to kill larger groups of enemies. Don't waste your units on the shore, trying to take out the enemy ships - your town center is more than capable of taking care of them.


You'll be periodically attacked from the sea and on land, so don't stray too far to begin with. Gather the nearby treasures with your army. Put the town center gather point on wood and put the rest of your villagers to cut wood as well. Have your town center producing villagers constantly. Start with moving most of your villagers on food - there's a herd of animals southeast of your camp. In the beginning, you have a sizeable army, but don't be lulled into thinking you can defeat your enemy so fast.
