Song Liang Huai War Zone
Huai River Border Army. They were specialized in fighting Jin Dynasty troops.
Strength: Balanced roster, excellent ranged units.
Weakness: Units have high upkeep, difficult campaign map starting position
Song General's Bodyguard
Sword Militia
Song Spear Militia
Militia Fire Lancers
Huai Army Spearmen (The Huai Army was also called the Eight-Character Army due to their motto having eight characters: 赤心報國,誓殺金賊 which translates to "Loyal in protecting the kingdom; pledged to kill all Jin bandits.")
Huai Army Pikemen
Pear Blossom Gunners
Huai Army Swordsmen
Huai Army Longswordsmen
Militia Archers
Militia Crossbows
Song Archers
Song Crossbows
"Enemy-Vanquishing" Crossbowmen, in other words they wield the Divine Crossbow which is the Song Dynasty's steel arbalest used to counter enemy heavy cavalry. (Huai Only)
Song Riders
Song Heavy Cavalry
Song Ballista
Flamethrower
Catapult
Miao Warriors
Song JingHu War Zone
Song JingHu Border Army stationed at an area slightly to the south of Henan.
Strength: Balanced roster, excellent heavy cavalry choices
Weakness: Strong enemies at the beginning of the campaign, high unit upkeep
JingXiang (refers to the seven prefectures of Jingzhou) Provincial Swordsmen
In previous versions of Shaoding they had their own unique model as seen in the unit description picture, but since v1.1 they share the same model with the Song Militia Swordsmen.
These screenshots show their armor upgrade models
Level 1
Level 2
Jingxiang Provincial Sickle-Spearmen
Militia Fire Lancers with 1 Armor Upgrade
JingXiang Spearmen
They may look identical to the Huai Army Spearmen, but their helmets are a bit less armored
JingXiang Swordsmen
Song Archers and Crossbows with 1 Armor Upgrade
JingXiang Heavy Cavalry
Towering Back Soldiers
Song Xichuan Warzone
Interestingly, the Xichuan Circuit is an old name for what is now Sichuan (or Szechwan).
Strength: Strong, hardy heavy infantry and mountain fighters.
Weakness: Strong enemies at the beginning of the campaign, roster lacks cavalry.
Xichuan General's Bodyguard
Light Pikemen (Unique)
Pear Blossom Gunners with Armor Upgrade
Light Spearmen (Unique)
Light Infantry (Unique)
Armored Spearmen (Unique)
Jili (Caltrop) Spearmen
By translation the weapon is considered a spear, but it can also be used to bash foes
Heavy Infantry (Unique)
Heavy Axemen (Unique)
Light Archers (Unique)
Light Crossbows (Unique)
Heavy Archers (Unique)
Heavy Crossbows (Unique)
Xichuan Scouts
Song Imperial Court
Strength: Balanced roster, powerful economy
Weakness: Units have extremely high upkeep but below average fighting ability
Imperial Official's Bodyguard
Emperor's Personal Guard
Imperial Pikemen
Imperial Swordsmen
Imperial Polearms
Imperial Golden Spears
Dragon Banner Formation
Imperial Archers
Imperial Crossbows
Imperial Scouts
Imperial Cavalry