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Zhang Kai is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Kai is a unique legendary Veteran hero in Total War: Three Kingdoms. He is a member of Gong Du in 190.

General Information[]

Attributes[]

Main Article: Attributes (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Expertise: 40
    • -3% construction cost (administered commandery)
    • +6 melee evasion
  • Resolve: 109
    • +46% general's health
    • +6k population growth (administered commandery)
  • Cunning: 48
    • +11% ammunition (own retinue)
    • +3 military supplies (own army)
  • Instinct: 85
    • +16% melee damage
    • -5% recruitment cost (this army)
  • Authority: 40
    • +1 unit morale (own retinue)


Background[]

Main Article: Background (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Slayer of Tyrants

  • +10 expertise
  • +5 resolve
  • +15 instinct
  • +1 resilience
  • +10% melee damage
  • +5 melee evasion

Supports War, Resents Discipline, Wary of Power.


Unit Statistics[]

  • Morale: 40
  • Melee Toughness: 30
  • Ranged Toughness: 36
  • Melee Power: 6


  • Hit Points: 18k
  • Melee Charge Bonus: 63
  • Melee Attack Rate: 10
  • Base Melee Damage: 714
  • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 567
  • Base Melee Evasion: 26%
  • Base Armour: 72%
  • Speed: 97


Traits[]

Main Article: Traits (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

Brave

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

Commends Bravery.


Fiery

  • +2 resolve
  • +6 instinct
  • +10% charge speed

Admires Zeal, Supports War, Disregards Diplomacy.


Elusive

  • +6 cunning
  • +2 instinct
  • +5% chance of evading capture post-battle
  • +10% income from commerce, silk and spice (administered commandery)
  • -15% chance of discovery when performing spy actions

Respects Caution, Respects Patience, Opposes Intimidation.


Skills[]

Main Article: Skill (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Endurance
    • +8 resolve
    • -50% attrition from military supply shortage (when commanding)
    • Enables: Fatigue Resistance (own retinue)
  • Opportunism
    • +5 resolve
    • +2 cunning
    • +2 enlightenment
    • Enables: Fire Arrows (own retinue)
    • +50% post-battle loot income (when present)
    • +5% melee armour-piercing damage (own retinue)
    • +5 ranged armour-piercing damage (own retinue)
  • Binding Fury
    • +4 resolve
    • +4 instinct
    • Ability: Binding Fury
  • Nature's Ally
    • +4 cunning
    • +4 authority
    • Ability: Nature's Ally


Abilities[]

Main Article: Ability (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Binding Fury (Melee Attack)
    • Can use if:
      • In melee
      • Engaged in a duel or has an attack order
      • Not on Elephant
    • Splash Damage: 7.5k
    • Duration: 10s
    • Cooldown: 60s
  • Nature's Ally (Passive Buff)
    • +25% speed
    • +10 morale
    • Ignore Forest Penalties
    • Range: 75m


Ancillaries[]

Main Article: Ancillary (Total War: Three Kingdoms)

  • Military Ji
    • Base Melee Damage: 567
    • Armour-Piercing Melee Damage: 567
    • Melee Attack Rate: 20
    • +9 resolve
  • Zhang Kai's Armour
    • Base Armour: 72
    • +12 resolve
    • +9 instinct
    • +5% melee attack rate
  • Brown Horse
    • Speed: 97
    • Mass: 1.5k
    • +2 resolve


Guanxi[]

Main Article: Guanxi

Zhang Kai doesn't have any relations with other characters.


Biography[]

The tale of Zhang Kai is a short and disputed one at best. What is known is that he was part of the very first Yellow Turban Rebellion under the Zhang brothers in 182. After the three brothers died, he spent years leading small militias and joining various Yellow Turban groups. However, as the warlords gained more and more power, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans became easy targets. In the early 190s, their territory was reduced to practically nothing, with most major late Yellow Turban figures dead. Without much of a choice, Zhang Kai surrendered to Tao Qian. Here Qian put him in command of a small unit.

Everything above is true, but at this point, we go into almost two millennia of speculation: the death of Cao Song. There are three main theories, one of which involves Zhang Kai. It is said that Tao Qian, fed up with the threatening Cao Cao on his border, ordered Zhang Kai to rob Cao Song's caravan and kill the man. However, when he and his cavalry overran the convoy, they took the money for themselves, divided it, and fled into the hills, far out of Tao Qian's reach.

Whether this is actually the case or not is unknown, as the circumstances behind Cao Song's death is a bit of a mystery. Nonetheless, Zhang Kai disappears from the history books around the time of Cao Cao's invasion of Tao Qian's territory.


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