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Battle of Hefei Castle
New Hefei Castle in Dynasty Warriors 8
Date 234
253
Location Hefei, Yang Province (modern day Hefei, Anhui)
Result Wu retreats
Forces
Wu Wei
Commanders
Sun Quan (234)
Zhuge Ke (253)
Cao Rui (234)
Man Chong (234)
Sima Shi (253)

The Battle at Hefei Castle (合肥新城の戦い, rōmaji: Gappi Shinjō no Tatakai, translated as "Battle of Hefei's New Castle" in the Asian ports) is one of the conflicts during the Battles of Hefei featured in the Dynasty Warriors series. Historically, Sun Quan led many assaults on the castle that Wei built within Hefei, but his third attack to the area is given focus via a new castle in a different area built by Man Chong. In the games, the conflict takes place during the final year of the castle's sieges and it is the decisive battle between Wu and Wei. What separates this from previous campaigns in the area is that, by now, the Wei forces had built a large fortress made specifically to deter Wu.

With the inclusion of Jin in Dynasty Warriors 7, the sixth battle for the area was included. Here, the Wei forces are defeated at Dongxing and Zhuge Ke attempts to ride the momentum to defeat Wei once again; he ends up suffering a devastating defeat.

Role in Games[]

Dynasty Warriors[]

In Dynasty Warriors 3, Wei is centered in a castle, with the Wu army leading resistance. The stage features bridge layer ruins, traps, and various set traps. Players can choose to go left, right, or through the center of enemy resistance, with the left path offering hidden arrows and wind gusts, the right path featuring high enemy resistance, and the center path triggering an ambush or fire attack. The central gates cannot be opened until later in the stage from the opposing sides.

In Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends, three scenarios are presented for different characters. Men Huo confronts Zhuge Liang, who is sheltered by Wei, despite defeating the Nanman King's wrath. Lu Bu leads the castle's defenses for Dong Zhuo's army against Sun Ce, and Zhu Rong faces off against remaining females to prove her and her husband are the best couple of all the land. A portion of the incomplete castle is used as part of the default He Fei map and its variations.

In Dynasty Warriors 5, Wei is within He Fei Castle's inner, and outside areas. Wu's front is to the east and west of the outer region of the castle. Oscillating statues that shoot fireballs can be seen on the east and west sides of the stage, but only damage Wu officers. Rams will try breaking the central outer gates of He Fei Castle. There are critical ambush points in each region that one must be wary of. The inner pathways leading to the courtyard are also filled with fire breathing lion statues. Like in the fourth installment, incomplete traces of the future castle can be seen on the west side of the previous He Fei stage as a foreshadowing to the New Castle battle.

In Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2, the stage appears as one of the final battles for either Wei or Wu. In Wei's side of the battle, Cao Pi will order a charge, but when the Wei forces are deep in enemy territory, Ling Tong and Zhou Tai will break the castle walls, and charge the allied main camp. Gan Ning will also appear, and he will take the allied supply depot with a fire attack. Defeating Sun Quan will end Wei's story. In Wu's story mode, only a small portion of the map is revealed, so the Wu forces must capture the outer and inner gates in order to reveal the Wei army. Once the inner gate is taken, Sima Yi will launch an ambush on the Wu forces. Defeating Cao Pi ends Wu's musou mode. The treasure trove in Wu's version of the stage is guarded by Oichi. He Fei castle also appears in name as the Wei main camp in the Battle of He Fei.

In Dynasty Warriors 6, the Wu forces besiege the castle from three sides. The castle itself contains three traps ― One central conveyor belt and two fire pits in the western and eastern sectors of the castle. The conveyor belt leads to the inner main gate and activates every ten seconds or so, moving every soldier or item on it into a pool of water below. To deactivate the belt, the player must destroy the inner main gate. The fire pits are courtyards accompanied by traveling machines that are able to breathe fire. In Wu's scenario, the pits can be stopped by destroying all of the courtyard's machines. By contrast, in Wei's scenario, the pits will be stopped if the defending officer is defeated.

In Dynasty Warriors 7, Zhuge Ke leads Wu troops after gaining momentum from Dongxing. Sima Shi reinforces Sima Zhao and Zhuge Dan's armies to counter their push. Sima Shu moves to the center to haunt Ding Feng's advance with a ballista and secretly sends allied troops west to out flank the Wu army. He drives back Lian Shi's Assault unit to the east with pyrocannons, causing Wu's main force to arrive.

In the eighth installment, Wu's final historical stage is seen. Lu Xun orders the taking of nearby garrisons to create rams, which are destroyed by guillotines. Wei forces exit the eastern and western gates to repel Wu forces, breaking through the outer gates and breaking through the inner gates.

The stage reappears in Jin's expanded storyline in Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, with Sun Quan leading the siege alongside many warriors of his generation.

Warriors Orochi[]

In the first game of the series, Cao Cao leads a siege against Orochi at the castle, with Da Ji acting as the enemy main strategist. Cao Cao sends engineers to break the gates blocking the mountain path, hoping to boost the ally army's morale. Sun Ce reinforces Cao Cao, while Da Ji has engineers ready to burn down Cao Cao's main camp. Lu Bu charges the invading army at whim.

In Warriors Orochi 2, the stage is used as a dream stage for three master strategists: Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, and Shingen Takeda. They work together to defend the castle from Sima Yi's invading army. The first step is to prevent enemy rams from breaking down the gate. After Sakon's defeat, Kenshin Uesugi withdraws, while Kanetsugu Naoe supports the Uesugi troops attacking Yukimura. Kenshin's ambush point is foreseen, and the player must defeat him to protect the main camp. Sima Yi arrives with his main force in a fleet, and the player must defeat him to launch a full attack on the allied main camp.

Historical Information[]

Sun Quan, after suppressing the Shanyue tribes in Jingzhou and the minority in Wiling, sought to recapture Wu's Hefei Castle and push back Wei. After Man Chong's death, Sun Quan abandoned his first offensive in 230 and ordered Sun Bu to feign surrender to Yangzhou Governor Wang Ling. In 233, Man Chong abandoned Wu's Hefei Castle and built a new one in Hefei, which was the subject of numerous battles. Sun Quan led an army to take the western area around the new castle, but was driven back by military forces. In 234, Sun Quan gathered 100,000 troops to take the new castle, but was defeated by Man Chong's massive fire attack. After losing his nephew Sun Tai and seeing his troops suffer from illness, Sun Quan abandoned the idea and retreated.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms[]

In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan's alliance is challenged when they request Sun Quan's help in raising arms against the Shu army. The Emperor of Wu agrees and coordinates a large force to march towards Xincheng, Xiangyang, and Huaiyang. Cao Rui and Man Chong counter Wu's army, but Man Chong's plan fails, and Zhuge Jin flees. Lu Xun agrees to cancel Sun Quan's siege of Xincheng and plan a pincer attack. Zhuge Jin's troops are captured, and Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin delay their departure.

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