
Unique units of Gongsun Zan are White Horse Raiders and White Horse Fellows, powerful units of horse archers, which give an advantage on the battlefield during the initial stages of the campaign.

Playing as this leader, the player will not have access to typical administration posts that have been replaced by military positions that can be taken by other generals, giving various bonuses. This is a classic warlord with military roots, who, however, does not have his own unique resource for use on the military map, but compensates with other qualities. Gongsun Zan is the warlord of the Vanguard class. Sun Jian himself, given his guard class, works great in defense and blocking enemy generals - he does not deal great damage, but is very resilient - also provides increased range of movement on the campaign map and a morale boost when attacking. When playing Sun Jian, the player will be able to build a unique building, Mercenary Outpost, which increases the income from trade and accelerates the replenishment of wounded soldiers. Unique units for Sun Jiana are Mercenary Archers, Mercenary Infantry and Mercenary Cavalry, so the player has access to a very diverse army from the beginning of the game. The high level of heroism allows the player using Sun Jian to maintain a large army and achieve rapid military expansion.

Heroism grows when a player loses fewer soldiers during a battle than the opponent, and when the faction leaders win fights. His special feat is Heroism, a unique resource that gives bonuses to public order and reduces the cost of hiring units and their maintenance. Sun Jian, another Sentinel-class warlord of the Sun Jian faction. Liu Bei himself, like Cao Cao, is great as a commander on the battlefield, supporting his troops, and at the start of the campaign, he gives his faction a bonus of +4 points for public order and -50% for the cost of maintaining the infantry militias. During the game, the player will have access to a unique, Shu Han Tax Collection building, increasing income from the peasantry and the ability to join confederation with other factions from the beginning of the game. Both of these units are excellent in ranged combat since they are also effective in close combat with enemy infantry, they don't come with ranged units' usual drawback. The units unique for Liu Bei are Yi Archers and Yi Marksmen, ranged units otherwise available from level 3 and 6 of the commander's experience. If used accordingly, Unity gives a huge advantage. In addition, thanks to Unity, Liu Bei is able to take control of the territory of the Han Empire without military conquest. Increasing the level of unity will allow the player to quickly gain prestige, it will be possible to occupy more positions of administrators, and at a sufficiently high level, the faction will receive a powerful bonus to income from all sources. His special treat is Unity, a unique resource for this character. Liu Bei is the second of the six class commander-class leaders available to the Coalition. Playing as Cao Cao, the player will have access to two unique structures: Farming Garrisons and Tuntian Conscription. Most of his abilities allow you to further strengthen the cavalry. These units give a huge advantage in the initial rounds and are a perfect combination with Cao Cao, who has bonuses that reduce the cost of maintaining the cavalry and increase the number of military resources. Unique troops for Cao Cao are two branches of shock cavalry, Tigers and Leopards Cavalry, and Tigers and Leopards Heavy Cavalry, otherwise available between 3 and 6 levels of experience of the commander. The recommended style of play of this warlord is diplomatic manipulation, for which the credibility can be used.

This resource is limited and updated after a while. This mechanics can be used in the diplomacy window. It can be used, for example, to provoke a military conflict between the two factions (proxy war). During the game, you can use it to manipulate and influence the actions of others in diplomacy. This is a unique resource that mainly represents the respect of other factions of the Coalition led by Cao Cao. A characteristic feature of Cao Cao is Credibility. Cao Cao is the first in line, the warlord of the Cao Cao faction, Commander class, is also the warlord recommended at the beginning of the game, as he will make the initial hours easier.
