This Age of Empires 4 tutorial page provides a walkthrough of The Song Fortress 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Your task will be to occupy 3 bridges to Fancheng and Xiangyang, marked on the minimap.

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Divide the army into 3 groups and seize the posts.

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.

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Buildings next to the Ovoo can produce double the amount of military units and have access to improved technology.

after you grab collected minimum 55 military units at each bridge, the counterattack will begin.

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