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Battle of Jianye
Jianye in Dynasty Warriors 8
Date 280
Location Jianye, Yang Province (modern day Nanjing, Jiangsu)
Result Jin conquers Wu and unites China.
Forces
Jin Wu
Commanders
Sima Yan
Du Yu
Sun Hao

The Battle of Jianye (建業の戦い, rōmaji: Kengyō no Tatakai) depicts the military conflict that led to Wu's collapse. Historically, Sima Yan lead a two year expedition towards Wu and the conflict ends with Sun Hao's surrender. Jianye, the location of Wu's capital, is taken and renamed Jiankang (建康, Kenkō). The area later became known as the same capital for the Six Dynasties, two of which include Wu and the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Role in Games[]

Dynasty Warriors[]

In Dynasty Warriors 4, the final battle is a long level where multiple Sun Jians appear and the Sun family arrives to aid Sun Jian. After Sun Jian is killed, Sun Ce steps up to take over the army, followed by Sun Quan, and Sun Shang Xiang is the last one to take over. The battle returns in Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2 as a battle in Wei's Musou Mode, with Sun Quan's death as the only victory condition. Players must starve defenders, destroy the western gate, flood the eastern gate, or wait for Sun Quan's order to open the gate. After completing this battle, players gain the option to end Shu at Cheng Du within Wei's scenario and may gain Gu Dasao and Masamune Date as members of their army. Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce has the map act similarly to Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2, with Sun Jian's death marking the end of the battle. In Dynasty Warriors 7, Jianye appears as the first stage in Wei's what-if route.

The stage also appears in Jin's hypothetical route with Sima Zhao leading the attack together with Wang Yuanji, Jia Chong, and Zhuge Dan. When Sun Xiu is beaten, Wu falls.

The area is reused in Wu's historical route as the Battle of Shiting.

The expansion gives a new stage for Shu forces depicting the Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, and Sun Shangxiang's escape from Sun Quan's men. Escaping from the throne room, they immediately are ambushed by Wu forces. Once a significant amount of troops are defeated, the way is cleared to the gate, defended by Ding Feng. Once outside, Chen Wu sends tigers to attack Liu Bei's forces. Soon after the defeat of the tigers, Pan Zhang appears in an attempt to retrieve Liu Bei, but Zhao Yun, intercepts the Wu general, and stalls for his lord's escape. After crossing the eastern bridge, Zhou Yu appears with ballistae. The battle is won when Liu Bei and Sun Shangxiang reach the escape point.

In Dynasty Warriors 9, Jianye is a full-fledged city in the southeastern part of China due to the game's open-world design. Providing many of the various shops that most major cities in the game have, Jianye serves as the heart of the Sun family and Wu Kingdom. After Sun Jian is slain while fighting Liu Biao in Jing Province, Sun Ce moves to reclaim his ancestral lands from the local warlords. However, shortly thereafter, he is mortally wounded while dealing with Gan Ji and others that try to take Jianye back from him, and succumbs to his wounds, leaving Sun Quan as the new leader of the Sun family and Wu.

After Chibi, Liu Bei will visit the capital for his political marriage with Sun Shangxiang but is ambushed by Zhou Yu's troops. He and other Wu forces are able to fight off the strategist's men before they escape back to Jing Province with the assurance of peace.

In Cao Pi's personal DLC, he invades Jianye after the annexation of Shu and killing Lu Xun at Lake Poyang. Left without any true generals, Cao Pi fights through the tenaciously guarded garrisons by Wu's remaining commanders before reaching Jianye. There, Sun Quan sets his capital on fire in a desperate bid to defeat Cao Pi. Unfortunately, Sun Quan is killed in their duel, and Cao Pi is finally able to unite the land.

During Zhong Hui's DLC, Sima Zhao chooses to target Wu first as most of their heroes had already passed away and were still weakened from their defeat at the East Gates battle. Zhong Hui is tasked with leading the attack and defeats Zhuge Ke to annex Wu. Afterwards, he blackmails Zhuge Ke into service by threatening to exterminate the Sun clan should the commander refuse.

Warriors Orochi[]

In Warriors Orochi 4, Jianye's castle appears as a meged with the western side of Mikatagahara. It is first seen when Ieyasu Tokugawa, Hanzō Hattori, and Ina are surrounded by Lu Bu's invading army. Naotora, using Aphrodite's powers, rescues Ieyasu and joins the Coalition. Later, Ieyasu, Mitsunari Ishida, Yu Jin, and Gan Ning defeat Lu Bu and Ares's armies. Yu Jin and Ina arrive to quell fights, but Hisahide reveals a plan to kill Nobunaga Oda. Yu Jin and Ina defeat both sides as punishment. In 4 Ultimate, the player must defeat Odin's army inside the castle to save allies. The Demon army led by Da Ji and Kiyomori attacks them, and the player must defeat them quickly. After defeating Odin's soldiers, Gaia and Loki must prepare for future encounters with Odin.

Historical Information[]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms[]

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Trivia[]

  • In the Dynasty Warriors 4 version of the battle, an oddity occurs with the imposter Sun Jians that if the player happens to be within a proximity of one's appearance point, then the Sun Jian imposter nearby will be rendered into the battle without a horse. This will not occur if the player is far away from any imposter Sun Jian's appearance point as they will be mounted on a horse as normal when rendered on-screen.
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