Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu is a character and AI opponent in Stronghold Warlords.
==Overview==
Sun Tzu is a famous philosopher and military general from ancient China. Mostly known for his lifetime work, he revolutionized and summarized his military views in The Art of War, which continues to be widely acclaimed to this day. Understanding that battles are often won not on the battlefield, but rather away from it, Sun Tzu's playstyle is dictated by his widespread use of the heavy troops of Imperial China.
==Information==
===Strategies===
Sun Tzu constructs a semi-symmetric square-shaped castle with single-layered walls and pairs of larger towers on two opposite corners each. He has gatehouses on all four sides, and adds arrow and fire arrow turrets to his walls. The other two corners serve as extensions of the inside with outward curvatures. Sun produces meat and rice, however he tends to field a rather extensive weapons industry in place of other popularity sources.
The armies of Sun Tzu tend to be heavily armored, slow to move, yet very durable and capable of dealing with most threats. Sun fields the full might of the Imperial army, with a heavy focus on imperial warriors and imperial guardsmen. Imperial crossbowmen are armored sharpshooters that take care of wall defenses and accompany footmen to battle. As an added frontline, imperial cavalry are tossed in small numbers to blunt any enemy cavalry. To support his units even further, Sun Tzu recruits imperial bannermen and much later on, the general.
The sieging capabilities of Sun are further augmented by his choice of siege engines. Combined with his nigh unkillable force, he builds catapults, fire arrow carts and mantlets to level structures and provide close-range defense for his men. A trebuchet or two or may also make an appearance with the objective of bombarding towers from afar.
sun_tzu_castle.jpg|Sun Tzu's castle
===Counters===
The soldiers of Sun Tzu may make up for their shortcomings in brawn, but they generally lack the range to deal with other ranged units. Using swift and mobile troops, such as the horse archer can keep themselves outside crossbowman range, eventually wiping out the enemy backline. The imperial armor is also vulnerable to displacement from catapults and flammable material from fire lancers and thunderbomb throwers. In small numbers, ballistae (both siege engines and turrets) can also be effective, as they dispatch any unit in one shot.
Sun Tzu's castle is not the most developed, but it tends to field a lot of armored units. Enemy crossbowmen on top of towers can prove dangerous to any unit attempting to destroy walls, so deploy siege engines to remove them first. Sun's troops tend to be very slow to come out of the castle to respond, allowing for setting up a killing zone around the gatehouse. Use fire to light up the area in order to cause further damage in Sun Tzu's ranks and infrastructure.
==Quotes==
*Stronghold Warlords
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