| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 成何, 成何, Chéng Hé |
| Nickname | Army Inspector under Yu Jin (于禁督军) |
| Other name | Thành Hà |
| INFORMATION | |
| Died | 219 |
| Death Reason | Killed by Guan Yu's arrow during the Flood at Fancheng (novel) |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Cao Wei |
| Battles |
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Biography & Historical Record
Cheng He (成何, Thành Hà) was a Cao Wei officer who served as army inspector (督军) under Yu Jin (于禁) during the Fancheng campaign of 219 AD. He appears in both the novel and historical commentary on the flood disaster that destroyed Yu Jin’s camp. Cheng He warned that the low ground near Zengkou (罾口) was vulnerable to flooding — advice Yu Jin ignored with fatal consequences.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 74 (Pang De Takes His Coffin to Battle; Guan Yu Floods the Seven Armies) covers Guan Yu’s siege of Fancheng and the famous Flood at Fancheng. Yu Jin and Pang De (庞德) lead seven armies to relieve Cao Ren (曹仁). Cheng He inspects the camp site and warns Yu Jin that the terrain is flood-prone, but Yu Jin dismisses him. When Guan Yu dammed the Han River, the camp was inundated; Cheng He fought alongside Pang De on the rooftops and boats but was killed by an arrow shot from Guan Yu himself during the chaos.
Cheng He (成何) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Fancheng campaign begins
Guan Yu besieges Fancheng; Cao Cao dispatches Yu Jin and Pang De with seven armies to relieve the city — the historical and novel setting for Chapter 74.
Flood warning ignored
Cheng He, as Yu Jin’s army inspector, warns that the camp at Zengkou lies in a flood zone. Yu Jin rejects the counsel; days later Guan Yu’s water attack sweeps the Wei camp.
Killed by Guan Yu’s arrow
After the flood, Cheng He joins Pang De in resisting from boats and high ground but falls to an arrow fired by Guan Yu — one of several Wei officers lost in the disaster that ended with Yu Jin’s capture and Pang De’s execution.
For detailed historical records, archives, and official chronicles, explore Cheng He on Kongming’s Archives.
Key Relationships
Family
- No family recorded.
Friends
- Pang De (庞德, Bàng Đức): Fellow Wei commander who fought fiercely after the flood; Cheng He fought beside him until slain.
- Yu Jin (于禁, Vu Cấm): Commanding general whose camp Cheng He inspected — though Yu Jin rejected his flood warning.
Enemies
- Guan Yu (关羽, Quan Vũ): Shu commander who engineered the flood and personally shot the arrow that killed Cheng He.
Other
- Cao Ren (曹仁, Tào Nhân): Wei defender holding Fancheng whom Yu Jin’s relief column was sent to rescue.
- Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo): Wei ruler who ordered the seven-army relief force under Yu Jin and Pang De.
In Novel
Chapter 74
- Cheng He (成何, Thành Hà): Army inspector under Yu Jin; warns that the camp at Zengkou is vulnerable to flooding but is ignored. When Guan Yu floods the seven armies, Cheng He fights on with Pang De and is killed by an arrow from Guan Yu.
In History
Summary
- Cheng He (成何, Thành Hà) served under Pang De around 219 AD during the Fancheng crisis. Historical sources note his subordinate role; the flood warning and manner of death are elaborated in the novel.
Year: 219 AD
- Guan Yu besieged Fancheng and flooded Yu Jin's camp; Pang De was captured and executed, Yu Jin surrendered — the Battle of Fancheng.
Historical Record
- Referenced in ROTK Chapter 74 and associated with Sanguozhi, Wei scroll 18 (Pang De biography context).
- Pang De's historical biography records his defiance before death; Cheng He's specific warning about flooding is primarily a novel detail.
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