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


Gongsun Xu is a Sentinel hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is the heir of Gongsun Zan in 190 and 194.


General Information[]

Attributes[]

Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Expertise: 80
    • -15% construction cost (administered commandery)
    • +23 melee evasion
  • Resolve: 52
    • +13% general's health
    • +2k population growth (administered commandery)
  • Cunning: 77
    • +27% ammunition (own retinue)
    • +7 military supplies (own army)
  • Instinct: 42
    • +5% melee damage
    • -1% recruitment cost (this army)
  • Authority: 38
    • +1 satisfaction (faction-wide)
    • +1 unit morale (own retinue)


Background[]

Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Brave General

  • +10 expertise
  • -10 resolve
  • +20 cunning
  • +10 instinct
  • +1 resilience
  • +8 military supplies (own army)
  • +2 morale in enemy territory (when commanding)

Commends Bravery.


Unit Statistics[]

  • Morale: 45
  • Melee Toughness: 25
  • Ranged Toughness: 29
  • Melee Power: 5


  • Hit Points: 18k
  • Melee Charge Bonus: 119
  • Melee Attack Rate: 29
  • Base Melee Damage: 232
  • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 164
  • Base Melee Evasion: 23%
  • Base Armour: 30%
  • Speed: 94


Traits[]

Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Brave

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

Commends Bravery.


Determined

  • +6 resolve
  • +2 instinct

Admires Zeal, Respects Decisiveness.


Cunning

  • +12 cunning
  • +15% chance of ambushing (this army)

Commends Perceptiveness, Admires Intelligence.


Skills[]

Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Tempered Deflection
    • +4 expertise
    • +4 resolve
    • Ability: Tempered Deflection
  • Intuition
    • +8 expertise
    • +25% chance of evading capture post-battle
    • +15% income from industry (administered commandery)


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


Guanxi[]

Main Article: Guanxi


Biography[]

Gongsun Xu is a bit of a footnote in history, mostly because he died at a young age. He was the son of Gongsun Zan who had taken control of a portion of northern China when the Han Dynasty collapsed. Eventually, Yuan Shao deceived and betrayed Gongsun Zan. While initially victorious, even taking land from Yuan and forcing a truce, Gongsun Zan was eventually driven back by a series of defeats to his capital in 198.

Gongsun Xu was outside the city at the time with a small force. His father had sent him a letter to seek aid from Zhang Yan and his Black Mountain Bandits. Xu convinced Zhang to join him, but when they returned in early 199, the capital had already fallen and his father along with his generals had all been executed. Gongsun Xu then spent a short while roaming northern China fighting Yuan Shao's forces in the ocassional skirmish before ultimately being ambushed and killed by nomads.


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