- Zhang He is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.
Zhang He is a unique legendary Sentinel hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is a member of Han Fu in 182 and 190. He later joins Yuan Shao in 194 and 200.
General Information[]
Attributes[]
Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
Expertise |
Resolve |
Cunning |
Instinct |
Authority |
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100 | 60 | 63 | 40 | 52 |
-20% construction cost (administered commandery) +32 melee evasion +18% general's health +2k population growth (administered commandery) +19% ammunition (own retinue) +5 military supplies (own army) +3% melee damage -1% recruitment cost (this army) +2 satisfaction (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister) +2 unit morale (own retinue) |
Background[]
Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
Courageous General
- +15 resolve
- +10 instinct
- +5 authority
- +1 resilience
- +3 morale (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
Commends Bravery.
Traits[]
Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Creative
- +12 expertise
- -5% construction cost (faction-wide, if leader, heir or prime minister)
- Commends Perceptiveness, Commends Flexibility, Resents Discipline.
- Cunning
- +12 cunning
- +15% chance of ambushing (this army)
- Commends Perceptiveness, Admires Intelligence.
- Resourceful
Skills[]
Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Zeal
- +8 expertise
- +10% armour-piercing melee damage
- +40% melee attack rate
- Geographic Mastery
- +4 expertise
- +4 authority
- Ability: Geographic Mastery
- Perception
- +8 authority
- Enables: Ignore Forest Penalties (own retinue)
- +25% chance of avoiding ambush (own army)
Abilities[]
Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- Geographic Mastery (Passive Buff)
- Can use if:
- Not on Elephant
- +100% Forest Spotting
- +50% Chrage Resistance
- +10% Speed
- Ignore Ground Type
- Ignore Forest Penalties
- Range: Infinite
- Duration: Infinite
- Can use if:
Ancillaries[]
Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)
- The Rule
- Base Melee Damage: 354
- Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 1.4k
- Melee Attack Rate: 24
- +5 resolve
- +10% melee evasion
- Zhang He's Armour
- Base Armour: 43
- +22 expertise
- +8% armour-piercing melee damage
- +10% character experience
- Grey Horse
- Speed: 97
- Mass: 1.5k
Guanxi[]
Main Article: Guanxi
- Acquaintances
Biography[]
Zhang He hailed from the present-day Hejian and was an Imperial loyalist in the 180s. He held the rank of major and fought on the frontlines against the Yellow Turban Rebellion led by the Zhang Brothers in 184. Following the Zhang Brothers' demise, he pledged allegiance to Han Fu, but when Yuan Shao took over Han Fu's territory in 190, Zhang He began to serve him. For his devotion to Shao, Zhang was promoted to colonel. After fighting in Yuan Shao's campaign against Gongsun Zan, he was again promoted.
In 200, as the war between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao intensified, Zhang He and Gao Lan were ordered to raid Cao Cao's supply lines. Zhang He opposed the plan, citing the vulnerability of Yuan Shao's own supply lines, but Shao overruled him. As predicted, Wei's forces raided Yuan Shao's supply lines, yet Zhang He was accused of defeatism. In response, he defected to Cao Cao's side and quickly rose in rank due to his knowledge of Yuan Shao's tactics and territory.
Zhang He launched an impressive spree of victories, becoming one of Cao Cao's foremost generals and going toe to toe with figures such as Xiahou Dun and Yuan. The Duke of Wei even trusted him enough to make Zhang He his personal bodyguard at times. Alongside Xiahou Yuan, the two generals pacified Liang province and defeated Ma Chao when he turned against Wei. It wasn't until 215, fifteen years after his defection, that Zhang He had his first taste of defeat, losing to Zhang Fei and being driven back by Liu Bei's forces.
After Xiahou Yuan's death, Zhang He took command near Hanzhong commandery and prevented a breakdown of the chain of command. However, he and Cao Cao were unable to retake the commandery. In 220, Cao Cao passed away, and his son Cao Pi became the Emperor of Wei, with Zhang He as one of his ardent supporters. Under Cao Pi, he continued to fight against Shu-Han and the Kingdom of Wu. He served under three generations of the Cao family, with Cao Rui being his final master. Zhang He ultimately died in 231 due to wounds sustained in combat, still a frontline general despite most likely being in his 60s
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Sentinel | Bao Xin・Cai He・Cai Yang・Cao Ren・Chang Diao・Chang Xia・Chen Heng・Chen Qian・Chen Wu・Chen Xiu・Cheng Pu・Congqian・Cui Jun・Deng Ai・Ding Feng・Gan Li・Gao Gan・Gongsun Du・Gongsun Xu・Guo Xian・Hou Yin・Han SuiS・Huang She・Huang YueyingF・Huang ZhongS・Huangfu Song・Jia Long・Jian Yong・Li Dian・Liang Xing・Liu Shang・Liu Yao・Lu Meng・Lu Zhi・Ma Mao・Qu Ying・Song Jian・Sui Gu・Sun JianS・Sun Shao・Taishi CiS・Tao Shang・Tian Fen・Wang Kuang・Wang Su・Wang Yu・Xia Zhao・Xiaoqiao・Xu HuangS・Xue Li・Yan Xing・Yang Bo・Yang Hong・Yang Zhong・Yin Li・Yu Jin・Yuan Shang・Yue JinS・Zang Hong・Zhang Hu・Zhang LiaoS・Zhang Ya・Zhao YunS・Zheng Bao・Zhu Zhi |
Champion | Cai Zhong・Cao Ang・Cao Hong・Cao Shuang・Cao Xi・Cao Zhang・Chang Xi・Chen Jiu・Chen Lan・Cheng Yi・Dong Feng・Dian WeiS・Gao Ding・Gao Sheng・Guan Xing・Guan YuS・Han Fu・Han Hao・Hong Ming・Huan Lin・Huan Zhi・Huang Gai・Huang Zu・Huo Nu・Ji Ben・Jiang Gong・Li Damu・Li Huan・Li Yu・Ling Tong・Liu Shao・Lu Kang・Pang De・Qu Gong・Quan Rou・Sen Pei・Song Yang・Tao Ying・Tuoba Liwei・Wang Xi・Wei Huang・Wei Jie・Wen Chou・Xiahou DunS・Xianyu Yin・Xin Ping・Xu ChuS・Xu Rong・Xuan Fan・Yang Feng・You Tu・Yu Qin・Zang Ba・Zao Zhi・Zhang Fang・Zhang Fu・Zhang Guang・Zhang Lu・Zhang YanS・Zhao Du・Zheng Yan・Zheng JiangSF・Zou Lin・Zuozi Hangba |
Strategist | Bao Xun・Bian Rang・Bu LianshiF・Cai YanF・Cai Yong・Cao Chong・Cao Zhi・Chang Lin・Che Zhou・Chen Biao・Chen Di・Chen Gong・Chen Lin・Chen Qun・Chen Zhen・Cheng Xu・Cheng Yu・Cui Lin・Cui Yan・DiaochanF・Ding Yi・Dong Yun・Dong Zhao・Du Qiong・Fa Zheng・Fan Qin・Lady FengF・Feng Shuo・Fu Gan・Fu Jia・Fu Wan・Gao Rou・Gaotang・Gongsun Xiu・Gu Yong・Guan Chun・Guan Jing・Guan Lu・Guan Ning・Guanqiu Dian・Guo Jia・Guo Tu・Han Ji・Han Ran・Han Rong・Han Yin・Handan Chun・Handan Shang・He Yan・He Zeng・Hu Zhao・Hu Zhi・Hu Zong・Hua Biao・Hua Tuo・Hua Xin・Huan Dian・Huan Fan・Huan Jia・Huang Wan・Hungfu Mi・Ji Miao・Ji Mu・Jia Chong・Jia Cong・Jia Xu・Jiang Ji・Jin Yi・Ju Shou・Kan Ze・Kong RongS・Kong Zhou・Kuai Liang・Kuai Yue・Liu Ba・Li Chao・Li Fu・Li Kang・Li Ru・Li Shao・Li Xiu・Liang Mao・Liu Dai・Liu Fu・Liu He・Liu Ji・Liu Yan・Liu Ye・Liu Yi・Liu Zhen・Lu An・Liu Fan・Lu Ji・Lu Kai・Lu Mao・Lu Su・Lu Xing・Lu Xun・Lu Yi・Lu Yu・Lu ZhengF・Ma Liang・Ma Midi・Ma Qiu・Ma Su・Ma Yu・Mao Jie・Mi Heng・Mi Zhu・Miao Xi・Min Chun・Pan Xu・Pang Ji・Pang Tong・Pei Jun・Pei Qian・Peng Yang・Qi Zhou・Qiao Zhou・Qin Mi・Quan Ji・Que Xuan・Ren An・Ren Jun・Ruan Yu・Shan Gu・Shan Tao・Shen You・Sheng Xian・Shi Wei・Shi Xie・Shi Yi・Shi Zhi・Sima Feng・Sima Fu・Sima Lang・Sima YiS・Su Shuo・Su Ze・Sun Qian・Sun Xu・Tao QianS・Teng Yin・Tian Chou・Tian Feng・Tian Jing・Wang Biao・Wang Can・Wang Dang・Wang Fu・Wang Jian・Wang Lan・Wang Lei・Wang Lie・Wang Su・Wang Xiang・Wei Dan・Wei Feng・Wei Shu・Wei You・Wei Zhao・Wei Hui・Wu Fan・Wu Shuo・Wu Zhi・Xiahou Rong・Xiahou Xuan・Xiahou Zuo・Xiahou Lang・Xiao QiaoSF・Xin Xianying・Xing Yong・Xu Gan・Xu Jing・Xu Miao・Xu Shao・Xu Shu・Xu Ta・Xu Xuan・Xu You・Xue Zong・Xun Wei・Xun Yu・Xun Yue・Yan Pu・Yan Xiang・Yan Yu・Yang Chou・Yang Dao・Yang Xi・Yang Xiu・Yao Tai・Yao Zhou・Ying Qu・Ying Yang・Ying Yu・Yu Fan・Yuan Long・Yuan Yi・Yue Dun・Zhang Chao・Zhang Cheng・Zhang Chunhua・Zhang Hong・Zhang Ji・Zhang Miao・Zhang Min・Zhang Quan・Zhang Song・Zhang Wen・Zhang Yun・Zhang Zan・Zhang Zhao・Zhang Zhen・Zhang Zhi・Zhao Ang・Zhao Qi・Zhao Wei・Zhao Yan・Zhao Yi・Zheng Mao・Zheng Mo・Zheng Sui・Zheng Tai・Zheng Xuan・Zhong Yao・Zhongchang Tong・Zhou Huan・Zhou YuS・Zhou Zhi・Zhu En・Zhu Gui・Zhu Han・Zhuge Jin・Zhuge LiangS |
Vanguard | Bu Ji・Bu Zhi・Cai Mao・Dong Zhuo・Gan Ning・Gongsun ZanS・Liu Qi・Lü BuS・Ma ChaoS・Ma TengS・Shisun Rui・Sun CeS・Sun RenSF・Xiahou Jie・Xiahou YuanS・Yan Liang・Ze Rong・Zhang FeiS・Zhang He・Zhang Yang |
Commander | Lady BianF・Lady CaiF・Cai Xun・Cao CaoS・Cao JieF・Cao Ren・DaqiaoF・Da QiaoSF・Dong PeishanF・Guan YinpingF・Liu BeiS・Liu BiaoS・Lady LiuF・Liu Yu・Liu ZhangS・Wang Lang・Lady WuF・Sun QuanS・Yuan AnyangF・Yuan ShaoS・Yuan ShuS・Yuan Tan・Yuan Xi |
Healer (YTR) | Han Xian・He YiS・Liu Pi・Wang Du |
Veteran (YTR) | Gong DuS・Guan Hai・Liao Hua・Pei YuanshaoS・Zhang KaiS・Zhao Bo |
Scholar (YTR) | Guo Da・He ManS・Huang ShaoSWang Rao・Xu He |