Chen Heng 陳橫
| Occupation | NGeneral | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | N | Biography in | |
| Cause of death | NKilled in battle Unverified | ||
| Existence | Fictional | Mentions |
Profile
Chen Heng is a general who appears in Chapter 15 of the Romance. When Sun Ce, attacking Moling, is struck by an arrow shot from the city wall and has it falsely announced in his army that he has died, Xue Li raises the troops inside the city overnight and sallies out in pursuit together with his valiant generals Zhang Ying and Chen Heng. Romance, Ch. 15 §40–41
But ambushers rise up on all sides, and when Sun Ce rides out at the front and shouts, the soldiers throw down their spears and swords and prostrate themselves. Zhang Ying is run through by Chen Wu's spear, Chen Heng is killed by a single arrow from Jiang Qin, and Xue Li dies amid the confusion of battle. Romance, Ch. 15 §41–42
Of the 120 chapters of the Romance he appears only in Chapter 15, and no chapter has his name in its title. In Chen Shou's main text, the Biography of Zhou Yu records only that Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce across the river, attacked Moling and defeated Ze Rong and Xue Li; Chen Heng's name appears neither in Chen Shou's main text nor in Pei Songzhi's commentary. Romance, Ch. 15 §41Records, Wu 9 §3
In the Romance
In Chapter 15 of the Romance, Sun Ce, having broken Liu Yao's camp in a night raid, makes Chen Wu a Colonel and sends him as vanguard to attack Xue Li. Chen Wu charges into the enemy formation with a dozen or so horsemen and takes more than fifty heads, and Xue Li shuts his gates and dares not come out. While Sun Ce is attacking the city, word comes that Liu Yao has joined Ze Rong and gone to take Niuzhu; at Niuzhu Sun Ce crushes Liu Yao's general Yu Mi to death under his arm, kills Fan Neng with a shout and routs Liu Yao's army. Liu Yao and Ze Rong flee to Yuzhang and take refuge with Liu Biao. Romance, Ch. 15 §36–40
Sun Ce turns his army back to attack Moling again, and while he goes in person up to the city moat to urge Xue Li to surrender, he is hit in the left leg by an arrow shot in secret from the wall and falls from his horse. His generals rescue him and take him back to camp, where they draw out the arrow and apply wound salve; Sun Ce then has it falsely announced in the army that the commander has been struck by an arrow and killed, and the army raises lamentations, breaks camp and departs all together. Romance, Ch. 15 §40–41
Hearing that Sun Ce is already dead, Xue Li raises the troops inside the city overnight and sallies out in pursuit together with his valiant generals Zhang Ying and Chen Heng. Suddenly ambushers rise up on all sides, and when Sun Ce rides out at the front and cries in a loud voice, 'Young Master Sun is here!', the soldiers are all startled, throw down every spear and sword and prostrate themselves on the ground. Sun Ce orders that not a single man be killed. Romance, Ch. 15 §41
Zhang Ying turns his horse to flee and is run through by Chen Wu's spear, and Chen Heng is killed by a single arrow from Jiang Qin. Xue Li dies amid the confusion of battle, and Sun Ce enters Moling, settles its inhabitants and then moves his army to Jing County to capture Taishi Ci. In the Romance, Chen Heng's name appears in only two places: where he leaves the city with Xue Li and where he dies. Romance, Ch. 15 §41–42
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Abilities
There is no record in the main text of Chen Shou’s Records, so only the Romance score is given.
- LEA38
- STR45
- INT33
- POL31
- CHA33
- VIR42
- ADP33
- SCH31
- DIP31
- DIS31
Evidence by ability
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Xue LiCh. 15 §41
NCalled a valiant general, yet killed by a single arrow from Jiang QinCh. 15 §41Ch. 15 §42
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Xue LiCh. 15 §41
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Xue LiCh. 15 §41
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Xue LiCh. 15 §41
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Xue LiCh. 15 §41
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Xue LiCh. 15 §41
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Xue LiCh. 15 §41
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Xue LiCh. 15 §41
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Xue LiCh. 15 §41
Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
3KDEX scoring — the Records use the main text of Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance uses the 120-chapter Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Click a source tag to open that passage in the reader.
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