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Gongsun Du is a Chinese name; the family name is Gongsun.

For the faction, see Gongsun Du (faction).

Gongsun Du is a Sentinel hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is the leader of his own faction, Gongsun Du, in 190, 194 and 200.

General Information[]

Attributes[]

Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Expertise: 88
    • -17% construction cost (administered commandery)
    • +27 melee evasion
  • Resolve: 62
    • +19% general's health
    • +2k population growth (administered commandery)
  • Cunning: 53
    • +13% ammunition (own retinue)
    • +3 military supplies (own army)
  • Instinct: 53
    • +7% melee damage
    • -2% recruitment cost (this army)
  • Authority: 56
    • +2 satisfaction (faction-wide)
    • +2 unit morale (own retinue)


Background[]

Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

The Warlike

  • +10 expertise
  • +15 instinct
  • +5 authority
  • +1 resilience
  • +5 military supplies (faction-wide)

Admires Zeal, Supports War, Disregards Diplomacy.


Unit Statistics[]

  • Morale: 45
  • Melee Toughness: 27
  • Ranged Toughness: 30
  • Melee Power: 5


  • Hit Points: 18k
  • Melee Charge Bonus: 119
  • Melee Attack Rate: 29
  • Base Melee Damage: 236
  • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 164
  • Base Melee Evasion: 27%
  • Base Armour: 38%
  • Speed: 94


Traits[]

Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Cruel

  • +6 instinct
  • +2 authority
  • -4 public order (faction-wide)
  • +5 military supplies (own army)
  • +10% income from peasantry (faction-wide)

Supports Cruelty, Disregards Kindness.


Brave

  • +12 resolve
  • +3 morale (when commanding)

Commends Bravery.


Determined

  • +6 resolve
  • +2 instinct

Admires Zeal, Respects Decisiveness.


Skills[]

Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Perception
  • Bravery
  • Composure
    • +8 cunning
    • Enables: Fire Arrows (own retinue)
    • Enables: Night Battles (this army)
  • Precision
    • +8 expertise
    • +10% ranged armour-piercing damage (own army)
    • +10% ranged firing rate (when commanding)
  • Tempered Deflection
    • +4 expertise
    • +4 resolve
    • Ability: Tempered Deflection


Abilities[]

Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Tempered Deflection (Active Buff)
    • Can use if:
      • Not on Elephant
    • +50% Ranged Block Chance
    • Range: 50m
    • Duration: 20s
    • Cooldown: 60s


Ancillaries[]

Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Jian
    • Base Melee Damage: 220
    • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 163
    • Melee Attack Rate: 30
    • +9 expertise
  • Expert's Leather
    • Base Armour: 38
    • -3 expertise
    • +6 authority
    • -3% speed
    • -3% melee attack rate
    • +6 charge bonus
  • Grey Horse
    • Speed: 97
    • Mass: 1.5k
    • +2 expertise


Guanxi[]

Main Article: Guanxi


Biography[]

Whilst Gongsun Du didn't play much of a role in the Three Kingdoms period of China, he did play a part in Korean history. Gongsun Du's territory was located in the far north-eastern corner of China, far away from the chaos caused by the collapse of the Han Dynasty. He didn't join the coalition against Dong Zhuo and remained one of the tyrant's few influential supporters.

By Dong Zhuo's orders, Gongsun Du seized the north-eastern corner of China for himself. He then was given the orders to launch an invasion of Korea. Gongsun Du gathered his armies and conquered many territories on the western coast of modern-day North Korea. A later attack into southern Korea would fail, but Du firmly established himself as the ruler of northwestern Korea.

He died in 204 of old age, leaving his son, Gongsun Kang, to complete the conquest of the Goguryeo kingdom. The successors of Du came very close to completing their conquest but ultimately were defeated by Sima Yi in response to an open revolt against the Kingdom of Wei in 238.


Trivia[]

  • Despite sharing the same family name while also having adjacent territory, Gongsun Du and Gongsun Zan have no blood lineage.

References[]

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