- Cheng Yu is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng.
Cheng Yu is a Strategist hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is a member of Cao Cao in 194 and 200.
General Information[]
Attributes[]
Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
 Expertise |
 Resolve |
 Cunning |
 Instinct |
 Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 45 | 94 | 52 | 44 |
| -6% construction cost (administered commandery) +8 melee evasion +9% general's health +1k population growth (administered commandery) +37% ammunition (own retinue) +9 military supplies (own army) +7% melee damage -2% 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)
Ruthless Pragmatist
- +10 expertise
- +20 cunning
- -2k population growth (administered commandery)
- +4 food production (if leader, heir or prime minister)
- Supports Cruelty, Disregards Kindness
Traits[]
Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Cruel
- +6 instinct
- +2 authority
- -4 public order (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
- +5 military supplies (own army)
- +10% income from peasantry (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
- Supports Cruelty, Disregards Kindness
- Arrogant
- +2 instinct
- +6 authority
- -15% chance of evading capture post-battle
- Loathes Arrogance
- Resourceful
Skills[]
Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Guile
- +8 cunning
- Enables: Guerrilla Deployment (own retinue)
- +25% chance of ambushing (own army)
- Inspiring Surge
- +4 cunning
- +4 instinct
- Ability: Inspiring Surge
Abilities[]
Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Inspiring Surge (Passive Buff)
- Can target if:
- General
- -2s decreased cooldown of abilities
- Range: 50m
- Duration: Infinite
- 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
- Vestments of Learning
- Base Armour: 10
- +4 cunning
- Black Horse
- Speed: 97
- Mass: 1.5k
- +2 cunning
Guanxi[]
Main Article: Guanxi
Cheng Yu doesn't have any relationships with other characters.
Biography[]
Born in Dong commandery in 142 AD, Cheng Yu's first deed of note was in 184 AD, when he butted heads with a local county official who joined the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He was later granted a job by Liu Dai, yet Cheng Yu refused. It was only when Cao Cao took over Liu Dai's territory after he died in 192 AD that he became an official for the warlord. Cheng Yu remained loyal to Cao Cao during Lü Bu's rebellion in his home territory, fighting alongside Xun Yu and repelling an assault by Chen Gong into his home commandery. When Cao Cao returned from his campaign to deal with the situation, he rewarded Cheng Yu's loyalty by making him Chancellor of Dongping. He also became a trusted advisor to the warlord around this time.
When Emperor Xian, previously controlled by the infighting generals Li Jue and Guo Si in Chang'an, fled to Cao Cao's territory, Cheng Yu was appointed to the empire's Imperial Secretariat. He was later appointed administrator of Jiyin. Cheng Yu was a bit more... "practical" than some of the other advisors. When Liu Bei surrendered to Cao Cao in 196 AD, most of Cao Cao's advisors argued to let him go, with the goal of turning him into an ally or vassal in the future. Cheng Yu's solution involved the simpler approach of just lopping his head off, though Cao Cao eventually chose the former solution. He became infamous for his violent (even for the time) solutions to problems, though Cao Cao still trusted Cheng Yu greatly.
By 200 AD, with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao being locked into a large war, Cheng Yu held the rank of General. He remained in Dong commandery for the duration of the war, even going so far as refusing reinforcement to avoid drawing attention to the region. Apparently, this worked well enough, because Dong commandery was not invaded during the war. When Yuan Shao died, Cao Cao launched an offensive against his bickering sons Yuan Tan and Shang. Cheng Yu recruited refugees into the ranks of Cao Cao's armies and later defeated Gao Fan in battle. The Yuans would be nothing but a memory by 204 AD thanks to a mixture of Cao Cao's invasion and a rather unhealthy dose of family infighting.
After 204 AD, the aged Cheng Yu went into partial retirement, acting only as an advisor to Cao Cao anymore. He was among those who urged him to take the title Duke of Wei in 217 AD. He briefly served as Commandant of Guards for the royal family before he was dismissed for constantly fighting with the Commandant of the Capital. He was re-employed and granted a fiefdom when Cao Pi came to the throne as the first Emperor of Wei in 220 AD, yet Cheng Yu died of old age soon after. Cao Pi had him buried with the highest honours.
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