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Battle of Tong Gate
Tong Gate in Dynasty Warriors 8
Date March ~ September 211
Location Tong Gate, Si Province (modern day Tongguan, Shaanxi)
Result Victory for Cao Cao; Ma Chao retreats
Forces
Cao Cao's Forces Allied Forces
Commanders
Cao Cao Ma Chao
Han Sui
Pang De

The Battle of Tong Gate (潼関の戦い, rōmaji: Dōkan no Tatakai) was a rebellion raised against Cao Cao after the Battle of Chibi. Historically, the battle occurred because Cao Cao ordered an expedition against Zhang Lu, but the warlords of Xiliang misinterpreted Cao's behavior, and mistakenly thought that Cao was trying to attack them instead.

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the conflict's reasoning is distorted to portray Cao Cao as a malicious individual. The rebellion's reason is that Ma Chao wants to avenge the death of his father. It was on this battlefield where Ma Chao famously dueled Xu Zhu.

Role in Games[]

Dynasty Warriors[]

In Dynasty Warriors 4, the map is divided into two parts, separated by the Wei Shui River. Ma Chao's unit faces battles with Cao Hong, Dian Wei, and Xu Zhu. Xu Huang crosses the river via a bridge layer, and if he disintegrates Han Sui's unit morale, Cao Cao offers him the chance to rejoin him. Han Sui can defect due to Ma Chao's suspicion, but Xu can be defeated. A castle in the northeast manned by Cao Ren is an easy-to-defeat attacking post. In Dynasty Warriors 8, the player repels surrounding enemies to prepare for the rams. Jia Xu suggests Cao Cao to persuade Han Sui, while Ma Chao sends Pang De to prevent his defection. In Dynasty Warriors 9, Ma Dai leads Ma Chao's vanguard, and the main battle at Tong Gate is fought. Ma Teng forms a coalition with the Wu forces, and they are contacted by strategists and Liu Bei to join their secret alliance against Cao Cao.

Warriors Orochi[]

The Samurai forces encounter Dong Zhuo's army here in Warriors Orochi. Wanting to assist Sun Ce, Nobunaga convinces Sakon to work for the Little Conqueror. Their path is obstructed by the Orochi army with Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei also present for assistance. Nobunaga's army escorts Sakon's escape from the field and cover him from further attacks. They must also defeat Dong Zhuo as well, who is leading the army. If Dong Zhuo is defeated before Sakon arrives at the escape point, Sakon will automatically arrive and the battle is won.

Warriors Orochi 2 gives the battle to the Wei forces. Here, Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao and his army must fight the Serpent forces who have sorcerers that can constantly resurrect their men. They are almost beaten, when Nobunaga, Mitsunari, and Katsuie come to the rescue. Though they are able to put certain demons under their control and kill Kiyomori, they are too late to stop Orochi's full resurrection. To prepare for the fight against Orochi, Nobunaga, Mitsunari, and Katsuie joins Cao Cao's forces.

Warriors Orochi 3 has the coalition from the future participate this battle on Da Ji's side. While fighting the Wei forces on the frontlines, they fail to notice Lu Bu and Diaochan struggling with Nezha. The confrontation ends with Diaochan's death and Lu Bu's retreat. Susano'o soon makes his appearance, but is stalled by Keiji long enough for the alliance to drive Cao Pi and Sima Yi. Before leaving, they order Xu Zhu, Sima Shi, and Mitsunari join the coalition. Later, Sima Shi, who received the report of Diaochan's death, decides to return to a previous battle at Tong Gate involving the demon army. In the battle, Sima Zhao holds out against an assault by the demon forces, and Sima Shi arrives with a large fleet to assist Sima Zhao. Leaving the boats behind, the coalition returns back to Tong Gate, where the boats are still present. Using the boats as a path to retreat to, Diaochan is eventually rescued from Nezha's wrath, and she joins the coalition in gratitude.

In Ultimate, the hypothetical version of this stage allows players to fight under the Wei army's side. Seeing that Da Ji has holed herself at Tong Gate, Mitsunari first orders the protection of the frontline garrisons to buy for the engineers to build arrive. After defeating Kiyomasa, the engineers report to have had their path blocked by Sima Wang, forcing the Wei army to clear the path for them. Cao Pi proceeds to move to the front to provide space for the engineers. Once the engineers arrive, they are spotted by Zhang He, and he mobilizes to attack them. Once Zhang He has been repelled, the engineers finish the siege ladders, but their attempt to set them is impaired by Wang Yuanji's attack, and she must be defeated. Once the Wei forces reach Da Ji's main camp and defeat Sima Zhao, Susano'o, and Nezha arrive, vowing to capture Da Ji themselves, and attack both parties. Defeating Da Ji will end the stage.

Kessen[]

In Kessen II, Cao Cao wins the Battle of Chi Bi and plans to invade Wu. However, Ma Chao attacks Xuchang, prompting Wei to intercept. The battle takes place in a barren desert with stone gates and a slim river. Cao Cao has three strategies: attacking the gates, distracting the enemy, or ambushing them. The remaining army attacks the southern gate, and Cao Cao drives the rebels back. After the conflict, Ma Chao joins Liu Bei's siege against Liu Zhang, but Zhuge Liang fears being caught in a pincer between the two forces.

Historical Information[]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms[]

Following Ma Teng's failed attempt to assassinate Cao Cao and his execution, Cao Cao placed a bounty on Ma Teng's head, who was later executed alongside his younger sons. Cao Cao advised Cao Hong and Xu Huang to stay at Tong Gate and return with reinforcements. Ma Chao's men hurled insults at Cao Hong, but Xu Huang tried to dissuade him from leaving. Cao Hong eventually departed outside Xu Huang's notice and was ambushed by Ma Chao.

Ma Chao took the pass, and Cao Cao assembled his generals to face Liang's forces. He dueled with Ma Chao, but was rewarded with a pardon for his efforts. As the season got colder, Cao Cao struggled to maintain his encampment and faced Xu Chu, who fought bare-chested. Cao Cao's men mobilized, and Xu Chu was forced to flee.

Jia Xu advised Cao Cao to use his friendship with Han Sui to sow discord in the alliance. Cao Cao agreed and sent a letter to have a private meeting with Han Sui. However, Han Sui denied this and continued exchanging casual letters with Cao Cao, further aggravated by his growing agitation.

Ma Chao demanded Han Sui to show loyalty by inviting Cao Cao into a trap, but Cao Cao sent Cao Hong with the statement "The Prime Minister wishes for you to come over as planned." The fight was eventually broken up by the coalition's officers. Han Sui began making contact with Cao Cao over his future if he defected, and Cao Cao took advantage by cleaning up Ma Chao's forces.

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