- Chen Gong is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.
Chen Gong is a unique legendary Strategist hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is a candidate for the Han Empire in 190, later joining Lü Bu in 194.
General Information[]
Attributes[]
Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
 Expertise |
 Resolve |
 Cunning |
 Instinct |
 Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 53 | 117 | 41 | 36 |
| -7% construction cost (administered commandery) +11 melee evasion +13% general's health +2k population growth (administered commandery) +50% ammunition (own retinue) +12 military supplies (own army) +3% melee damage -1% recruitment cost (this army) +1 satisfaction (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister) +1 unit morale (own retinue) | ||||
Background[]
Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
Master Magistrate
- +10 expertise
- +25 cunning
- +5 instinct
- +1 resilience
- +2 public order (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
Admires Ambition, Admires Intelligence.
Traits[]
Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Trusting
- +6 expertise
- +2 resolve
- -10 undercover network cost for enemy spies (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
- Respects Patience, Commends Trustworthiness
- Cautious
- +6 cunning
- -4 instinct
- +10% chance of evading capture post-battle
- +10% chance of avoiding ambush (own army)
- Respects Caution, Wary of Zeal, Dislikes Carelessness
- Defiant
Skills[]
Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Composure
- +8 cunning
- Enables: Fire Arrows (own retinue)
- Enables: Night Battles (this army)
- Analyse Weakness
- +8 cunning
- Ability: Analyse Weakness
Abilities[]
Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Analyse Weakness (Passive Debuff)
- Can target if:
- General
- -20% Melee Evasion
- -20% Armour
- Range: 50m
- Duration: ∞
- Can target if:
Ancillaries[]
Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Ceremonial Sword
- Base Melee Damage: 321
- Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 80
- Melee Attack Rate: 30
- +6 authority
- Chen Gong's Armour
- Base Armour: 20
- +18 cunning
- +30% ranged block chance
- +15% speed
- Black Horse
- Speed: 97
- Mass: 1.5k
- +2 cunning
Guanxi[]
Main Article: Guanxi
- Rivals
Biography[]
Chen Gong was born in central China, where he was apparently a local celebrity. He was Filial & Incorrupt, heroic, and a friendly individual with many friends and associates to rely on. While he was certainly popular, he wasn't exactly the brightest. During the chaos of the 190s, Chen Gong joined up with the warlord Cao Cao, where he became an officer. While in Cao Cao's service, Xun Yu described Chen Gong as being decently talented, though rather slow at making decisions, effectively calling him stupid.
When Liu Dai was killed by Yellow Turbans, it left the admittedly small area Dai ruled over leaderless. Chen Gong, a native of the area, travelled to the region and called in his vast network of friends to support Cao Cao, eventually convincing them to submit to the warlord willingly. Despite his praises of Cao Cao to the natives, Chen Gong's relationship with the warlord was rather shaky. Gong was convinced he was slowly losing Cao Cao's favour and would eventually be dismissed and fade into obscurity.
When a certain Lü Bu, on the run after killing Dong Zhou, launched a rebellion in Cao Cao's territory, Chen Gong was quick to defect, hoping for an opportunity to rise through the ranks. Chen Gong became an advisor to Lü Bu but, doubting Chen Gong's loyalties, he all but ignored the man. Soon after, Cao Cao recaptured his home commandery forcing Lü Bu to flee east. Chen Gong accompanied Lü Bu as he travelled east and, to the surprise of nobody, immediately betrayed and overthrew Liu Bei. This led to Cao Cao and Liu Bei forming an unlikely alliance against Lü Bu. By 198 AD, Lü Bu and Chen Gong were captured and both sentenced to death.
Apparently, Cao Cao still held some fondness for Chen Gong. Despite executing him, the warlord made sure that Chen Gong's family was spared and even looked after, making one wonder whether or not he truly was slipping from Cao Cao's favour and if he could've risen to greatness had he simply remained loyal.
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