For the faction, see Sima Yong (faction)
- Sima Yong is a Chinese name; the family name is Sima.
Sima Yong is a unique legendary Vanguard hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He leads his own faction, Sima Yong, in 291.
General Information[]
Attributes[]
Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
 Expertise |
 Resolve |
 Cunning |
 Instinct |
 Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 93 | 57 | 142 | 61 |
| -1% construction cost (administered commandery) +1 melee evasion +36% general's health +5k population growth (administered commandery) +16% ammunition (own retinue) +5 military supplies (own army) +32% melee damage -9% recruitment cost (this army) +2 satisfaction (faction-wide, if leader, heir or advisor) +2 unit morale (own retinue) | ||||
Background[]
Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
Shrewd Defender
- +30 resolve
- +50 instinct
- +20 authority
- +1 resilience
- +50% reinforcement range (faction-wide, if leader, heir or advisor)
- +50% income from family estates (if faction leader)
- +15% campaign movement range (faction-wide, if leader, heir or advisor)
- +20% speed (own army)
- Focuses on Duty
Traits[]
Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Determined
- Indecisive
- +4 expertise
- -4 authority
- -10% character experience
- +10 cover cost for enemy spies (if leader, heir or advisor)
- Decreases ambition to gain independence as administrator
- Resents Decisiveness
- Cunning
Skills[]
Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Vengeance
- Dignity
- +8 instinct
- Enables: Disciplined (own retinue)
- +5 noble support (faction-wide, if leader, heir or advisor)
- Roar of the Beast
- +4 resolve
- +4 instinct
- Ability: Roar of the Beast
- Intensity
- +8 instinct
- Enables: Mighty Knockback
- +25 charge speed (own retinue)
Abilities[]
Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Scare
- Reduces nearby enemy morale. Does not stack.
- Mighty Knockback
- Causes extra damage when knocking back enemies.
- Roar of the Beast (Active Debuff)
- Can use if:
- In melee
- Engaged in a duel or has an attack order
- Not on Elephant
- -18 Morale
- Range: 50m
- Duration: 15s
- Cooldown: 60s
- Can use if:
Ancillaries[]
Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Eater of Courage
- Sima Yong's Armour
- Red Horse
- Speed: 97
- Mass: 1.5k
- +2 instinct
Guanxi[]
Main Article: Guanxi
- Family
- Sima Gui (father)
- Lady Cheng (wife)
- Sima Song (son)
- Oathsworn
- Friends
- Acquaintances
- Dou Juanyue
- Sima Jiong
- Li Han
- Negative Acquaintances
- Rivals
Biography[]
Descendant of Sima Fu, the grand-uncle of the Jin Dynasty's Founder, Emperor Wu, Sima Yong inherited his father's titles in Taiyuan in 274 AD. However, his titles were modified and he was instead relocated to Hejian, which is how he became known as the Prince of Hejian. Sima Yong was well-liked for his supposed capability, which saw him put in charge of the defence of Chang'an in 299 AD amidst the chaos gripping Jin. Chang'an, a prosperous and well-defendable city, added greatly to Sima Yong's power, who would soon become a major player in the War of the Eight Princes.
In 301 AD, Sima Lun, after previously taking the title of regent for the developmentally disabled Emperor Hui through force, ousted Hui altogether and crowned himself Emperor. While certainly a bold move, this was about as effective as Yuan Shu declaring himself Emperor some 100 years earlier with largely the same effect: everyone attacked him. A broad coalition consisting of Sima Jiong, Sima Ying, and Sima Ai formed against Sima Lun. Sima Yong initially pledged loyalty to Sima Lun, but when the rebels began besieging Luoyang, he bravely switched sides. Three months after crowning himself Emperor, Sima Lun was deposed and forced to commit suicide.
After Lun's death, Emperor Hui was reinstated with Sima Jiong as his regent. With some shuffling of the line of succession, Jiong secured the future title of Emperor for himself after Emperor Hui's eventual death. Yet, with his increased powers, Jiong became arrogant and insufferable to just about everyone around him. With his popularity already nosediving, Sima Yong would have further reason to dislike Jiong when the latter began spying on him, distrustful of his initial support of Sima Lun as Emperor. Sima Yong twisted this around, stating that Jiong was plotting to assassinate him and seize control over the Empire, and rebelled against Jiong. Sima Ying, previously removed from the line of succession, joined Yong, and the two princes besieged Luoyang. In the middle of the siege, Sima Jiong accused Sima Ai (also present in the city) of betraying him. Ai's forces seized the imperial palace and the emperor and desperately held off Jiong's forces for three days. With enemies both inside and outside the city, Jiong's officers betrayed him, handing him over to have him executed.
After the chaos in Luoyang, Sima Ai became the new regent of Emperor Hui. Sima Yong had hoped to claim this post for himself and felt pretty resentful about the whole thing. He once again dragged Sima Ying along and attacked the capital again. While they outnumbered Ai's forces, the two princes were repelled and were about to break off their campaign and head home when Sima Yue, a powerful official in the capital, concluded that Ai would lose, captured him, and delivered him to the rebels on a silver platter. One of Sima Yong's subordiantes, Zhang Fang, burned Sima Ai alive.
The regency merry-go-round continued, with Sima Ying becoming the new regent who would definitely not be deposed in the near future. When he decided he wouldn't rule from Luoyang but from his own seat of power far away from the capital he was – to the surprise of no one – deposed. Sima Yue seized control of the capital and Ying and Yue spent some time fighting each other while Sima Yong spent his time sitting around building his own strength. Eventually Sima Ying, with the Emperor still in tow, "won" against Sima Yue but his army had mostly collapsed. Sima Yong was happy to take them in, only to "move" (read: kidnap) Emperor Hui to Chang'an, safely under his control. Sima Ying protested, but with his army suffering from a mild case of not existing, not much came from this.
Sima Yue continued his war, this time against Sima Yong, for control over the Emperor. Sima Ying, largely irrelevant at this point, fought on for a little while more before he ultimately lost and then died. To bolster their armies, both Yong and Yue began heavily relying on barbarian mercenaries recruited from beyond China's borders, particularly from the northern steppes. Sima Yue put forth a proposal that would quite literally split the Empire in half between them, but Sima Yong was confident of his impending victory. He then proceeded to lose every significant battle, ending in Chang'an falling and Yong retreating further and further to the west. The War of the Eight Princes came to an abrupt end when Emperor Hui died and was replaced with a new Emperor who wasn't handicapped. Sima Yong was summoned back to Luoyang and made the brilliant decision to actually go, believing he would receive new titles and a pardon. He was ambushed and killed along the way by Yue's forces.
The death of Yong more or less marks the end of the War of the Eight Princes, with Sima Yue being the ultimate victor of the civil war. He then died and China – significantly weakened as it was – was largely overrun by all the barbarians the various princes had been recruiting throughout the conflict. China remained divided until the rise of the Sui Dynasty in 581 AD. Not every story has a happy ending, I'm afraid.
Gallery[]
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