User:Hero of Chaos/Hei Zheng

Hei Zheng (rōmaji: Koku Sō) was a general of Wei and the King of Xu. Having fought many battles under Cao Cao, he was charged with treason and fled, creating the Kingdom of Xu in the process. He later returned to Wei and became Commander-in-Chief. He is also the husband of Cao Cao's oldest daughter Cao Ji.

Dynasty Warriors
Hei Zheng is a created officer in Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends, using the fighting style of Cao Cao. He is mostly seen fighting battles under Cao Cao.

The Empires games have Hei Zheng appear as an officer of Cao Cao in any scenario that has Cao Cao as a ruler.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games, Hei Zheng is a highly skilled officer. With 90's leadership and war, as well as high 80's intelligence, he does not need any supporting officers and can fight against any opponent by himself. With his politics and charisma being in the 70's as well, he can also assist in city development. Hei Zheng is best suited with any kind of infantry and cavalry units. His skill Puissance in the eleventh installment turns any unit tactics into critical hits, making them stronger and guaranteeing a 100% chance of any special accompanying effect. However, as most of Wei's officers, he is not suited for naval combat, despite his high battle stats.

Serving He Jin in the Yellow Turban Rebellion scenario, he serves Cao Cao in almost all subsequent scenarios, as well as Rise of Heroes. In the Nanman Rebellion, he rules his own force in Hanzhong.

Historical Information
Hei Zheng's origin is unknown. He is believed to have come from the far western lands, probably the Roman Empire. A folk tale describes him as the son of a Roman craftsman and a Chinese slave that had an affair with the craftsman. Shortly after Hei Zheng's birth, the village his parents lived in was abandoned and attacked. The villagers fled together and, having nowhere to go, they started a journey to the east. Most of the villagers, including Hei Zheng's parents, died during the journey due to illness, enemy attacks or they were captured by bandits. Hei Zheng and only 3 other villagers reached China after having travelled for several years, barely surviving the journey. He is believed to have learned the Chinese language from his mother.

Hei Zheng starts to appear in official records in 183, where he is described as a young foreigner at the age of 17 (18 in Chinese age calculation). Seeing it as his only possibility to survive in the unknown land, he entered the service of the Han imperial army, where he was put under the command of Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao, however, mocked him because of his foreign origin and treated him badly, despite Hei Zheng showing great fighting abilities. Because of this, he decided to resign and lived in the streets of Luoyang.

One year later in 184, the religious leader Zhang Jiao initiated a rebellion throughout the land. Hei Zheng was forced to serve the Han imperial army again. After he refused to serve under Yuan Shao again, he was put under the command of Cavalry Commander Cao Cao. Cao Cao ignored Hei Zheng's foreign origin and treated him just as his other soldiers, which earned him Hei Zheng's deep respect. Shortly afterwards, Cao Cao set out with Huangfu Song to aid Zhu Jun in Yingchuan commandery, where they fought the Yellow Turban leader Bo Cai. After having forced Bo Cai back to the city of Yangdi with a fire attack, Hei Zheng rode out and challenged Bo Cai to a duel. Bo Cai accepted and after 29 bouts, Hei Zheng managed to injure Bo Cai and killed him.