By systematically driving factions against each other, by manipulating others into attacking him and calling his allies to defend him, and by later confederating or vassalising the fractured remnants of once-great factions, Cao Cao can grow in territory and power without fighting a single battle. Because of this, you can conceivably win the game without ever being involved in any major conflicts. In desperate times when swift action is needed, rather than making two factions like each other less and hoping they might go to war вЂ“ you can directly trigger it without anyone knowing it was your doing. With Cao CaoвЂ™s faction, you can instigate a proxy war between two warlords. These unique abilities can be taken even further.

His agricultural garrisons help to make his farms more defendable and give stronger boosts to his armies. Playing as Cao Cao is all about long-term strategic planning preparing for war far in advance by setting the diplomatic stage to strike, while expanding your realm slowly but steadily. HeвЂ™s an excellent melder of emotions and can make others think more positively of himself or his allies, allowing him to get better diplomatic deals from those targeted. Of course, Cao Cao can also influence relationships to forge stronger bonds between warlords. This can fray their relations to the point where war is all but inevitable. He divides and conquers, manipulating relationships between factions by spreading rumours of disunity between them. His main strength lies in diplomatic exploitation. His children, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sun Ren are all in his family tree.Disclaimer: All details included below are subject to change as development continues and should not be considered final.Д¬ao Cao is a brilliant strategic commander, excelling in war and politics. Sun Jian starts with his historical wife, Lady Wu. Sun Jian starts as the faction leader of The Sun Clan of Wu, in Changsha Commandery, though the army he is in is to the north, near the capitol. When Sun Quan established the Wu dynasty, Sun Jian was posthumously named the first emperor. Despite being initially victorious, Sun Jian was ambushed and killed during the pursuit of Liu BiaoвЂ™s general Huang Zu in 191AD. Still Yuan ShuвЂ™s client, Sun Jian became embroiled in the conflict between him and Yuan Shao, and was sent to attack Yuan ShaoвЂ™s ally, Liu Biao, in Jing Province. The Coalition splintered after it became clear that chasing Dong Zhuo to ChangвЂ™an through the fortified mountain passes wasnвЂ™t an option.

Meeting Dong ZhuoвЂ™s army under Xu Rong at Yingcheng, Sun Jian lost the first battle, but quickly turned the tables, defeating Lu Bu and Hua Xiong (who was killed) at Yangren then defeating Dong Zhuo himself at Dagu, taking the remains of the imperial capitol where he reportedly found the imperial seal, which he then gave to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu took a liking to him and sponsored him as the Inspector of Yu Province and an imperial general. He gathered a large force of family friends and spirited adventurers and put down Dong loyalists and troublemakers along the way. Reinforcements from the capitol finally put down the rebellion, but the damage was done and Sun Jian went home to become prefect of Changsha.ДЄfter Dong Zhuo seized control of Luoyang, Sun Jian traveled north to join the coalition. The expedition ended in disaster when the commanding generals disregarded the advice of him and another provincial upstart named Dong Zhuo, which got the army divided and scattered. He then accompanied Zhu Jun to Liang Province to put down a revolt among non-Chinese auxiliaries and local Chinese officials. He did so and was commended for bravery to the Imperial court. Known as a brave man from the south, he was singled out by Zhu Jun, an imperial general also from Wu Commandery, to recruit volunteers and assist him in putting down the revolt. He spent much of his mid-career as an administrator to a few counties around the empire until the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He started out as a county government worker, but made his name when he defeated a band of pirates by himself while on a trip, then took part in the suppression of a local revolt, charmed a young woman from a much better family into marrying him, and got recommended to the Imperial civil service. Born in 155AD to a family without prestige or position in Wu Commandery, Yang Province, south of the Yangtze, Sun Jian was the definition of a self made man in Later Han.

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