Destiny of an Emperor 2 Han Zhong Generals
7. Han Zhong Generals
The Han Zhong area is basically after you beat Lu Bu and until you beat Zhang Lu at Han Zhong Castle. After this, it is onward towards Shu!
Xiahou Dun has been added since you can recruit him at Xin Ye. Read the Zheng Letter Guide if you want to know more about how exactly to recruit Xiahou Dun.
Cheng Yi – 3900 soldiers
Str. 110 – Int. 90 – Agi. 85 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
Weapon – Sword
Land: N/A
Analysis: You will find him at Nanzheng citadel. He, however, provides the weakest support for his side, so worry about him last.
Cheng Yin – 4500 soldiers
Str. 145 – Int. 100 – Agi. 100 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
Weapon – Sword
Land: Mtn
Analysis: He’ll be at Yangping Citadel with three other generals. I would venture to say he is the worst general of the group so deal with him last. Those Cheng’s, they are not too good.
Fa Zheng – 9470 (low)
Str. 110 – Int. 205 – Agi. 75
Weapon – Sword
Land: N/A
Rank – 19 / 34
Analysis: Well, you get him before you go to the Shu/Han Zhong area. A decent general who specializes in tactics, he is not really worth your time unless you missed somebody or something. Don’t get me wrong he’s better than Yi Ji and the recently re-acquired Chen Deng, but that doesn’t get him off the billetting.
Also, note that you can recruit Fa Zheng clones at Fu Shui Castle with the Zheng Letter. Later on at Fu Shui you can recruit better generals, like Zhao Yun clones and unfortunately Yang Huai too.
Hou Cheng – 4200 soldiers
Str. 185 – Int. 120 – Agi. 115 – A.P. 78 – A.C. 120
TP – 120
Weapon – Arrow
Land: Pln
Da Re, Hong Shui, Yin Xian, Yi Wen, Bei Shui, Xian Jing
Analysis: Well, he is a decent general. but his attack is lower than the other two fighters they have. I’d say they are all about equally difficult so take out Zhang Lu first and then use tactics like Luo Shi on Hou Cheng to cripple him. He is unrelated to the Hou Cheng later in the game at Bei Yuan Citadel.
Li Zhan – 4000 soldiers
Str. 130 – Int. 110 – Agi. 90 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
TP – 120
Weapon – Arrow
Land: N/A
Da Re, Tou Shi, Yin Xian, Yi Wen, Ji Mian, Li Fan
Analysis: He is at Nan Zheng also, but again is not much other than another balanced general. Take out Yang Bai and this guy as bow users always tend to be annoying. You’ll meet this man once more, with Jia Xu much later in the game.
Liao Hua – 9906 (highest)
Str. 170 – Int. 100 – Agi. 85 – A.P. 90 – A.C. 85
Weapon – Axe
Land: Mtn
Rank – 29 / 34
Analysis: Well, you have to fight him within the forest initially. He is by himself and is easy, and then he has the audacity to allow himself (you cant say no) to join your army. Well, he can’t force you to put him in your party. You have a general like him. His name is Zhou Cang. Enough said. Oh, but he ends up tied for the highest in soldiers. What a feat, still wasn’t used by me at all.
Ma Chao – 9863 (high)
Str. 240 – Int. 140 – Agi. 175
Weapon – Spear
Land: Pln
Rank – 9 / 34
Analysis: He is a tough fight when you fight him, but once you defeat him and his cousin you will be thankful that he joins you. Chances are, you will use him for the rest of the game. The strength is beastly, the agility is relatively high and the intelligence doesn’t drag him down, along with high soldiers.
Ma Dai – 9878 (second-highest)
Str. 230 – Int. 170 – Agi. 135
Weapon – Spear
Land: Pln
Rank – 10 / 34
Analysis: Probably one of the more underrated generals. Or rather, a Shu general who probably shouldn’t have stats as high as he does but you should take advantage of it. All you math majors can probably tell that he only trails Ma Chao in total points by 20, as the difference in agility is quite significant. However his tactical ability may make up for it and certainly his strength isn’t that much lower than Chao’s. That said when the time comes you may want to choose Chao over Dai as his soldier level is lower than Chao’s, but you should be using Ma Dai well into the ending of the game and maybe will want to take him out for Jiang Wei. His soldiers aren’t that high but at the end he catches up and ends with the second-highest.
Meng Da – 9468 (low)
Str. 180 – Int. 155 – Agi. 185
Weapon – Sword
Land: Mtn
Rank – 14 / 34
Analysis: A personal favorite, I generally use Meng Da for at least a while. He is useful throughout Han Zhong with his really high agility and overall versatility in other areas. I recommend using him as his agility is a great help although it is understandable if you go with a more proven general (such as Huang Zhong).
Pang De – 4100 soldiers
Str. 235 – Int. 110 – Agi. 125 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
TP – 100
Weapon – Spear
Land: Pln
Da Re, Hong Shui, Yin Xian, Yi Wen, Bei Shui, Xian Jin
Analysis: Pang De is a tough fighter, but not as intelligent as he was in the first DoaE. Also of note, you fight him twice and the second battle is one of the later Wei battles so he’ll end up being an important general facing you then. As for the battle here, at Nanzheng with Yang Bai, it is advised to take out Pang De first with either Li Jian or Luo Shi. He is by far the most powerful general in this battle. In fact, Li Jian may be more useful for you as then Pang De’s strength is equal to your best generals, so it’s like having 6 of your members against their 4.
Pang Tong – soldiers vary (lower generally)
Str. 150 – Int. 245 – Agi. 125
Weapon – Sword
Land: Mtn
Rank – 8 / 34 ( 3/ 34 if recruited later with Zheng Letter)
Analysis: It is unfortunate you only have him for so long. Pang Tong is a beast that isn’t slowed strength-wise unlike other tacticians. Always have him fight (I believe you are forced into a 5-person party when you get him anyway).
UPDATE: Pang Tong can be recruited after his death with the Zheng Letter, at An Ding Castle in Wei. He cannot be put in the billeting because it says the same thing it did earlier with Pang Tong when you had him (something to the effect of him having an ‘important’ mission). Not that you would want to get rid of him anyway, as his soldiers increase with your level. Give Pang Tong the Treatise and he will have 255 Int. to go with higher agility and much higher strength :) Pang Tong is a top 3 character when recruited with the Zheng Letter.
Yan Pu – 3800 soldiers
Str. 70 – Int. 155 – Agi. 95 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
TP – 160
Weapon – Sword
Land: N/A
Da Re, Tou Shi, Yin Xian, Ji Mian, Li Fan, Xian Jing
Analysis: Yan Pu is the strategist of Zhang Lu’s army but hardly one that should threaten you at this juncture in the game. Being their best tactician you will want to take him out after Zhang Lu, but he should not prove too difficult save for a Ji Mian or two.
Yang Ang – 3900 soldiers
Str. 155 – Int. 70 – Agi. 105 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
Weapon – Sword
Land: Mtn
Analysis: Yang Ang is at Yangping, right after getting the Ma’s. He is a decent general and his cohorts have very similar statistics outside of the tactician Yang Ren. I’d throw a tactic his way to cripple him and focus on getting Yang Ren out of there.
Yang Bai – 4400 soldiers
Str. 150 – Int. 85 – Agi. 85 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
Weapon – Sword
Land: N/A
Analysis: Yang Bai is at Nan Zheng, although he is not the most dangerous general here (that would be Pang De). He can take off a bit though so do Luo Shi or Li Jian him and that should neutralize him as you worry about Pang De.
Yang Ping – 4300 soldiers
Str. 165 – Int. 70 – Agi. 95 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
Weapon – Sword
Land: Mtn
Analysis: He is right on par with the other Yangping citadel generals, although he is probably the toughest warrior. That said Yang Ren can use tactics so you may want to kill him first, but Luo Shi Yang Ping to make sure he does little to no damage on your party.
Yang Ren – 3600 soldiers
Str. 140 – Int. 160 – Agi. 110 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
TP – 180
Weapon – Sword
Land: N/A
Da Re, Yin Xian, Feng Jian, Yi Wen, Ji Mian, Fu Sha
Analysis: Well, he can use tactics. Not very well but still, that is more than can be said of his cohorts. So do take him out and he should not do much harm while you are doing so.
Zhang Heng – 4600 soldiers
Str. 180 – Int. 75 – Agi. 120 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
Weapon – Sword
Land: Pln
Analysis: A decent warrior at Han Zhong castle, he is nearly identical to his relative (brother maybe?) Zhang Wei. His agility boost is probably more dangerous than Zhang Wei’s intelligence boost, so treat him as a more difficult opponent. Even then though, he should be priority number 3 (after Zhang Lu and Yan Pu).
Zhang Lu – 5100 soldiers
Str. 170 – Int. 190 – Agi. 175 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
TP – 220
Weapon – Sword
Land: Mtn
Da Re, Yin Xian, Yi Wen, Li Fan, Fu Sha, Xian Jing
Rank – 4 / 34
Analysis: Zhang Lu, the glitch DoaE2 never wanted. However, if you do manage to recruit him (at Xin Ye as the Zhang Song Shu hoopla is going on), you will be forever blessed. Whether or not your party is at a high level, Zhang Lu will have 5100 soldiers. That is enough to make his attacks more devastating than anyone else right now, including Zhang Fei, at least for the immediate future. Even later in the game he is a valuable asset and should probably be in your party at the very end, or at least be one of the last characters you option out of your party.
When you fight him at Han Zhong, he can be a difficult battle (especially if you didn’t recruit him eearlier). However his balance can’t match your generals, so take him out and stay healed while his other friends wail on you.
Zhang Wei – 4200 soldiers
Str. 180 – Int. 80 – Agi. 110 – A.P. 130 – A.C. 120
Weapon – Spear
Land: Mtn
Analysis: Zhang Wei is with Zhang Lu and is a decent fighter. As stated above, his stats are nearly identical to Zhang Heng, so use tactics on both of them to put them in a position to do nothing while you take out the more important members of Zhang Lu’s army, such as himself and Yan Pu.