Battles

If you are a ruler, viceroy, or governor, you will be able to appoint the commander and the staff officer when marching.
Additionally, you will be able to control the units you send into battle.
Commanders activate stratagems during battle. If the commander's unit is annihilated, the morale of all allied troops will greatly decrease.
Select "Battlefield" to check the map.

The number of stratagems that can be used and traps that can be set during a battle is determined by the INT (Intelligence) of the commander or the staff officer, whichever is higher.
You should therefore try to select an officer with high INT for either role.
Additionally, the higher the Overall Unit INT, the more quickly the Stratagem Gauge will fill.

Reinforcements can be requested from cities adjacent to the battlefield that belong to your own force, an allied force, or a coalition member force.
You can also request reinforcements from vagrant armies present in cities controlled by your force, provided those cities are adjacent to the battlefield or are the location of the battle.
When attacking a city belonging to the coalition target force, you will be able to request reinforcements even from coalition members not adjacent to the battlefield.
Annihilation of reinforcements has no effect on victory conditions.
Reinforcements will arrive a few days after the start of the battle. The exact number of days it takes for them to arrive is affected by the occurrence of typhoons and other disasters, friendship levels, and revolts taking place in the cities from which they depart.

A comparison of enemy and allied forces.

Information about the city.

Selecting this will take you to the Adjust Units screen.

Select a leader and deputies. The unit's abilities will receive a boost according to one of the deputy's abilities.
The unit's ATK, DEF, STR, and INT are based on both the leader's abilities and those of the deputy with the highest abilities. The unit's ability values will further increase if there is a Synergetic relationship between the leader and a deputy.
The deputy's values will also be applied to the unit's tactics, skills, and traits.
When the protagonist's unit is challenged to a duel, you will be able to select a deputy to participate.

The higher the unit leader's rank, the more troops they can lead. More troops also consume more supplies.

Different troop types have different abilities and normal attack ranges. The priority of action is cavalry, infantry, and archers, in that order.
The troop type's ATK and DEF directly affect the unit's respective ATK and DEF.
Note that some tactics and skills are only effective with specific types of troops.

Each siege weapon unlocks unique tactics.
Battle tactics using siege weapons are extremely effective against buildings.
It is a good idea to incorporate siege weapons on battlefields with many buildings or with strong buildings such as gates.

When units move into a river or an ocean, the unit type will change to ships.
Ships normally use arrow attacks.
Infantry, cavalry, and archery tactics become unavailable and are replaced by ship tactics.

ATK (Attack) determines the damage you deal to enemies, and DEF (Defense) determines the damage you receive.
A given unit's ATK and DEF are determined by its troop count, the LEA of its leader and deputy, and the ATK and DEF of its troop type.

A unit's tactics, skills, and traits are based on those of its officers. Additionally, the levels of a unit's tactics and skills are based on the highest level among its officers.

Number of Units Troops

Sunny　　Cloudy　　Rain　　Heavy Rain　Snow
Wind Direction

Weather affects the field of view and the tactics that can be used.
It changes with the passage of days, and can also be changed by using the "Call Weather" tactic.
Some weather, like rain and snow, reduces visibility and can also extinguish flames more easily. Whenever there is heavy rain, fires are certain to be put out.
When there is a fire, it will spread according to the direction of the wind. Wind direction can be changed with the "Call Wind" tactic.

Select "Begin Battle" and the battle will begin.

Check selected stratagems as well as the number of stratagems and traps.

Displays the current day. Battle will end after 30 days have passed.

Stratagems can be activated when the Stratagem Gauge is full. It fills every day, and the amount it fills is based on the total INT of the regular army units.
Stratagems normally have a wide area of effect and will affect many units. The area of effect is determined with the unit commander as the center.
Only the commander can execute stratagems. However, leaders of other units can propose stratagems to the commander.
You will not be able to use stratagems if the commander's unit is annihilated.

Unit movement speed and effects vary depending on the terrain. Pay attention to the terrain when positioning your troops.

Morale is indicated by the yellow gauge, and if it reaches a certain level, tactics and links will become available.
High morale increases both ATK and DEF, but when morale is low, soldiers begin deserting and your troop numbers will decrease.

Morale is affected by the following factors:

• · Increases a little automatically every day
• · Increases after destroying enemy constructions
• · Decreases daily if you run out of supplies

Each unit and construction has a field of view and is only able to detect enemy units within that area.
Field of view may be decreased by poor weather conditions.
The visibility range from widest to narrowest: sunny, cloudy, rain, heavy rain, snow.
Additionally, range of movement is displayed in blue, while enemy attack range is displayed in red.