Late game Kong Rong - Ranged Retinue choice?

[Wesu.]

So I'm approaching late game with my Kong Rong playthrough and I was wondering what you guys give your strategists.. Onyx Dragons or Thunder of Jian'an? Trebuchets or nah?

[seyferseed]

I am also very interested in this topic.

[Wesu.]

Wow after 2 years, I got a reply!

[Gwyd1on]

Necro.

[Buldor]

Bit of a bizzare time to necro a 2 year thread, but whatever!

It depends on your comp. If you're running 2/3 cavalry, then trebuchet's aren't going to be ideal as you'll be quite aggressive and they'll just die. 1-2 just for siege there.

Trebs you always want at least 1-2 so you can effectively siege or have instant attack (siege attacker).

The rank 4 retinue of crossbowmen are actually better. They perform the same in range and are cheaper. Affording 2 armies is always better than 1 that just costs more.

Dragons are good but this depends on your economy, As you're on Kong Rong, I would recommend large pushes with full force, then disbanding and centralizing for a bit so your trade doesn't suffer. So I'd run 4 of his rank 4 crossbowmen, 2 trebs. And then have as many armies as I can field, muster them, take my objectives, disband all but 1/ 2 after.

Also, the AI is helpless as per all TW games vs horse archers if you want to try that style.

If you're holding ground and just want a defensive army to be a pain in the arse, repeaters are actually quite good for siege defense, or 2 giant crossbows + 2 ranged units of your choice.