For the character, see Meng Huo
King Meng Huo is a playable Nanman faction in Total War: Three Kingdoms. It starts the campaign in southern China, located in Jianning commandery. The faction appears in 190, 194, and 200. As King Meng Huo is a Nanman faction, it starts with its own Tribal Fealty.
Unique Features[]
- Unique Units
- Nanzhong Champions
- Nanzhong Spearmen
- Nanzhong Elephants
- Unique Buildings
- None
- Unique Features
- King of Kings
- Power of Love
- Tribal Fealty
- King of the Man
King of Kings[]
Upon gaining a Tribal Fealty, King Meng Huo gains a bonus for five turns in the form of a modifier called King of Kings. Its exact stats are as follows:
King of Kings
- +5% melee damage
- +25% character experience (faction-wide)
- +1 starting rank for all recruits (faction-wide)
- +10% income from all sources (faction-wide)
- +15% replenishment
There can be only one!
Power of Love[]
Throughout the campaign, King Meng Huo will gain various requests from Lady Zhurong. Meng Huo will receive the option to fight alongside Zhurong against her various enemies. If he agrees, both factions will fight against the same enemy. When this is the case, a passive combat ability is applied to the characters of Meng Huo and Zhurong themselves. Their exact stats are as follows:
Power of Love (Passive Buff)
- Enabled if:
- Friendly units are in range of this ability
- +25% Damage Resistance
- Immune to Fatigue
- Range: 5000m
- Duration: ∞
Those that heaven has placed together shall now rend their foes asunder.
Tribal Fealty[]
Main Article: Tribal Fealty (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
Fealty of the Man
- +10 prestige from Fealties (faction-wide)
- +1 available armies (faction-wide)
- +5 satisfaction (faction-wide)
- +10% research rate (faction-wide)
- +1 available tribal council positions (faction-wide)
- Unlock Unit: Nanzhong Champions (faction-wide)
- Unlock Unit: Nanzhong Spearmen (faction-wide)
- Nanzhong Elephants available for recruitment: +2 (faction-wide)
- -5 diplomatic relations with Han Empire factions (faction-wide)
The tribes of the Man are always upfront and loyal to a fault.
King of the Man[]
King of the Man is a passive effect unique to the faction of King Meng Huo. Its effects are as follows:
King of the Man
- +10% research rate (Nanman reforms)
- Access to all tier 2 reforms before uniting the tribes
- +50 diplomatic relations with Nanman factions
- -25 diplomatic relations with Han Empire factions
King Meng Huo knows who his friends are...
Starting Situation[]
Rise of the Warlords (190)[]
190 - King Meng Huo (Gold), Jianning Tribes (Red)
Meng Huo shows his friends every generosity, and his enemies an unending, merciless rage. Whilst some may identify this as a true loyalty, it belies another, deeper tendency towards rage, one which can erupt at the smallest slight, easily rising to become an all-consuming blaze. This tempestuous energy has led Meng Huo to dissatisfaction with his lot – he looks now beyond the valleys of his home to greater things – uniting the tribes, and destroying his enemies!
Start: Easy
King Meng Huo starts the campaign in Jianning commandery. He is at war with the much weaker Jianning Tribes to his east, who should provide little resistance to him. Beyond that, he is in a great position to expand, as he is surrounded by weak Nanman factions on all sides. Due to his passive +50 diplomatic relations, he is a good contender to unify the Nanman diplomatically. His greatest threats are Kings Mulu, Duosi, and Wutugu. King Meng Huo can find a great ally (and wife) in Lady Zhurong to his west. Overall, he is in the greatest position and the most likely contender to unify the Nanman under one banner.
- Characters
- Candidates
A World Betrayed (194)[]
194 - King Meng Huo (Gold), Ahuinan (Red)
Meng Huo shows his friends every generosity, and his enemies an unending, merciless rage. Whilst some may identify this as a true loyalty, it belies another, deeper tendency towards rage, one which can erupt at the smallest slight, easily rising to become an all-consuming blaze. This tempestuous energy has led Meng Huo to dissatisfaction with his lot – he looks now beyond the valleys of his home to greater things – uniting the tribes, and destroying his enemies!
Start: Easy
King Meng Huo starts the World Betrayed campaign in Jianning commandery. His territory has grown with one county. He is at war with Ahuinan to his south, fighting alongside Lady Zhurong. If Meng Huo takes out Ahuinan, he will have unified his home commandery. From Jianning, he is in a great position to expand in every direction, as he is surrounded by weaker Nanman factions on all sides. He also starts the campaign with great relations with Lady Zhurong, who remains his most obvious ally. King Meng Huo's most immediate threats are Kings Mulu and Duosi.
- Characters
- Candidates
Fates Divided (200)[]
200 - King Meng Huo (Gold), Enemies (Red)
Meng Huo has survived, drawing many Nanman tribes to his banner, but there is further work to be done. His tendency towards rage is called passion by some, and a worrying temperamentality by others. Either way, the tempestuous energy has led Meng Huo to always be dissatisfied with his lot. He still looks beyond the valleys of his home to greater things: finally uniting the tribes, and destroying his enemies!
Start: Easy
King Meng Huo starts the Fates Divided campaign in Yunnan commandery. Only three Nanman factions remain, and King Meng Huo is by far the most powerful of them all. A three-way war has broken out between himself and Kings Mulu and Shamoke. If Meng Huo defeats both, he will have unified the Nanman. From there he can begin striking at nearby Han Governors Liu Zhang and Shi Xie, who both seek to expand into Nanman lands.
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