There are two ways the player can continue the campaign from there. To create a stable economy, the player might need to create a handful of Villagers, build many Farms around their three Town Centers, gather from the mines and assign lumberjacks to the forest. The army, consisting of 16 Knights, 11 Throwing Axemen and the hero Charles Martel, is at the south of the map, not too far from the now-Moor-controlled city (Poitiers). In the north lies Tours, a city owned by the player, with a handful of villagers, lots of buildings (including a few Guard Towers for defense), and many Gold and Stone mines for a stable economy, yet no army (on Standard difficulty, the player also starts with a Castle). The player faces two enemies in this scenario: the Berbers ( Turks/ Berbers in the Definitive Edition, yellow) and the Moors ( Saracens, green). If given enough time, they would begin attacking with Mamelukes as well. Being the stronger enemy, they frequently attack with Camel Riders and Scorpions, occasionally with Trebuchets if they have reached the Imperial Age. Moors ( Saracens) is occupying Poitiers, at the southern tip of the map.In the Definitive Edition, they will advance to the Imperial Age and attack with Capped Rams, Light Cavalry, Two-Handed Swordsmen, and Genitours. They frequently attack with Light Cavalry and sometimes with Battering Rams. Berbers ( Turks, Berbers in the Definitive Edition) is at the southwestern part of the map, being the weaker enemy.They train Camels, Knights, and Scorpions, but will switch to Mamelukes given enough time.
The Moors (3, Green) have occupied the city of Poitiers to the southwest, making their army harder to defeat.They train Light Cavalry, swordsmen, and rams, but their town is not well-defended and could fall to an early attack. The Berbers (2, Yellow) occupy the western edge of the map.Charles Martel's army is to south of the city. The Franks (1, Red) defend the large city of Tours to the north.While Frankish Knights can defeat them, the Moslems spend fewer of their resources fielding armies. The Berbers and Moors utilize inexpensive troops in combat.This will slow them down while you send for Charles Martel's army and build up your defenses.
Yet Charles Martel gathers the disheartened Frankish army for one last stand at the city of Tours. The lightning-quick strikes of the Moslem horses break the city of Bordeaux, and then Poitiers, leaving precious little of the Frankish kingdom to defend. Yet the storm of Moslem horses continues to rage throughout Europe, leaving conquered cities and shattered armies stunned in its wake. It is impossible to imagine the world ending on such a fine fall day.