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LORDS OF THE RISING SUN
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Yoshitsune is more skilled at fighting than yoritomo, so at the start of the
game make sure you have almost full strength and men before you try attacking
anything. Your main objective now, because you are near maximum status, is to
deal with your brother and to capture enemy castles. If you take over enemy
castles, the enemy troops will have nowhere to recruit more men and all your
brother`s men and land is yours if he dies. Your next job is to try and secure
the eastern half of the island. To do this, take over all the castles and
destroy or recruit all the armies on that side of the island. Now concentrate
on the rest of the island. In Edo try to leave a general with the least siege
abilities as he probably won`t need to siege castles anymore. Remember one
general will do and if the general is at Edo, Nagoya will be easier to storm by
boat. If you can send a general from Akita to Matsue via Aikawa you will have a
good base from which you attack the western castles. Once you have complete
control over the main island then you should be able to wipe out the remaining
four castles on the 2 smaller islands. Don`t go for these unless you have a
very firm base otherwise you will have to trek all the way back should a range
trooper take over the castle.
YORITOMO
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A great politician and strategist but try to take Edo first because it`s the
only castle you won`t have to lay siege to take. If you`re lucky though, you
may reach Toyama or Nigata before anyone else. The same rules apply to yoritomo
as with yoshitsune: wait until you nearly have a full army before attacking. Be
careful if you get into any fights, because you have a low battle skill and a
smaller army with a higher skill can easily wipe you out. At the beginning of
the game try to avoid taking risks and instead concentrate on improving your
skills. if you ever fight your brother and survive long enough, chase him on
horseback, because if you slay him things can change dramatically.
OVERALL
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Participate in battles as you tend to lose more men if you don`t. Chasing the
general on horseback often leads to early victory as you can wipe out armies in
one battle instead of at the end of the game, and once you`re confident it`s
possible to do it every time: but do not engage in the siege sequence, because
losing can be costly. The most important factor in battle is strength and long
journeys can weary your troops, so ensure they have plenty of rest before a
battle. An army coming by sea will be tired but faster and more flexible, so
meet them on the shore and the advantage will be with your men.
Whichever character you've chosen, try to isolate the rest of the island so
you`re more able to concentrate on attacking the enemy and won`t have to worry
about defensive manoeuvres and precautions: but watch out for the enemy trying
to out-flank you. The islands will all be bitterly fought over, so ensure that
your troops have confident strength before attacking. The islands are well
worth going for though, because they are ideal resting places for a tired force
and good generals can interchange their armies from island to mainland without
meeting to many problems. The key to early victory is to recruit many more
armies than your enemy, thus trapping him in a spiders web and gradually
wearing him down (of course he can always try the same tactic on you, so
beware). It`s important to have a strong hold on north and south japan, as a
rogue force can wreck havoc and open up flanks, causing all sorts of problems.
If you`re unsure of your force, avoid battles because he who fights and runs
away really does live to fight another day. Ninja assassins may sound
appealing, but only resort to them as a last resort and don`t send them too
hard a mission because they might turn back and recognise you as the enemy.
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