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Cai Zhong is a Chinese name; the family name is Cai.

Cai Zhong is a fictional Champion hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is a member of Cai Mao in 190. He later joins Liu Biao in 194 and 200.

General Information[]

Attributes[]

Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Expertise: 45
    • -5% construction cost (administered commandery)
    • +8 melee evasion
  • Resolve: 75
    • +25% general's health
    • +3k population growth (administered commandery)
  • Cunning: 42
    • +8% ammunition (own retinue)
    • +2 military supplies (own army)
  • Instinct: 64
    • +10% melee damage
    • -2% recruitment cost (this army)
  • Authority: 44
    • +1 unit morale (own retinue)


Background[]

Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Filial & Pious

  • +5 expertise
  • +5 resolve
  • +5 cunning

Commends Honour, Opposes Criminality, Opposes Cruelty.


Unit Statistics[]

  • Morale: 60
  • Melee Toughness: 23
  • Ranged Toughness: 30
  • Melee Power: 5


  • Hit Points: 18k
  • Melee Charge Bonus: 161
  • Melee Attack Rate: 24
  • Base Melee Damage: 98
  • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 354
  • Base Melee Evasion: 8%
  • Base Armour: 35%
  • Speed: 97


Traits[]

Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Feared

  • +8 instinct
  • +4 authority
  • Enables: Scare
  • +2 morale in enemy territory (own army)

Supports Intimidation, Admires Power.


Solitary

  • +6 expertise
  • +2 cunning
  • -2 satisfaction (this army)

Disregards Sociability.


Co-ordinated

  • +6 expertise
  • +10 maximum cover when spying

Commends Physical Ability.


Skills[]

Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Patience
    • +8 resolve
    • +25% chance of capturing enemy officers post-battle
    • Increases rate of wall and settlement damage during sieges (when commanding)
  • Binding Fury
    • +4 resolve
    • +4 instinct
    • Ability: Binding Fury


Abilities[]

Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Scare
    • Reduces nearby enemy morale. Does not stack.
  • Binding Fury (Melee Attack)
    • Can use if:
      • In melee
      • Engaged in a duel or has an attack order
      • Not on Elephant
    • Splash Damage: 7.5k
    • Duration: 10s
    • Cooldown: 60s


Ancillaries[]

Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Spear
    • Base Melee Damage: 88
    • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 354
    • Melee Attack Rate: 24
    • +3 expertise
    • +3 instinct
  • Soldier's Reinforced Leather
    • Base Armour: 35
    • -5 expertise
    • +4 resolve
    • +4 instinct
  • Brown Horse
    • Speed: 97
    • Mass: 1.5k
    • +2 resolve


Guanxi[]

Main Article: Guanxi


Biography[]

Cai Zhong is a fictional character made up for Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In reality, Cai Mao was the only son of Cai Feng. He was a military officer who switched sides when Liu Cong surrender to Cao Cao, alongside Mao. He died later during the Battle of Red Cliffs in 208.


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