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Special attacks |
Mountain Palm Burst
Back, Forward, Punch
Overlord Punch
Down, Forward, Punch
Combo Kick
Back, Forward, Kick
Combo Palm
Down + Punch (in mid-air) |
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In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Jang Fei is portrayed as a strong
but reckless general, but according to historical recordings he was not only
powerful but as skilled as Guan Yu in leading troops. He was also talented
at calligraphy, with his Pa Meng Mountain style being an often copied form
of calligraphers in training. One of Guan Yu's statements was very clear in
defining Jang Fei's nature: "My brother Jang Fei can claim the head of a
general in an army of millions as easily as if he were removing it from a bag."
It was this statement that kept Tsau Tsau alert about Jang Fei.
When Tsau Tsau pursued Liu Pei across the Ch'ang Pan bridge, Liu Pei's army
was less than one-tenth the size of Tsau Tsau's. As everyone panicked and
attempted escape, Jang Fei ordered his soldiers to bind branches behind their horses' tails.
When the dust kicked up, it looked as if a huge army was traveling in a defensive
formation. Tsau Tsau was led to believe there was an ambush. As he was deciding
whether or not to continue his pursuit, Jang Fei appeared, alone, and stood at
the end of the bridge. He shouted to Tsau Tsau's army, "Jang Fei is here,
who dares come forth for a death match?" No one came forth to answer the fight.
Tsau Tsau's sub-general, Sya-Hou Chieh, was frightened to death by the roaring
shout, and upon seeing this, the morale of Tsau Tsau's entire army was crushed,
causing them to turn and flee. Unaware of the true size of Liu Pei's army,
and faced with decreasing morale, Tsau Tsau abandoned his plans of pursut.
This gave Liu Pei's army a chance to rest and regroup.
However, Jang Fei liked to drink. When he heard that Guan Yu was killed by
Sun Ch'üan, he became extremely depressed and drank every day. Once he was
drunk, he began hitting his soldiers to unleash his rage. Eventually, two of
his soldiers, Fan Chiang and Chang Ta, could no longer take this treatment, so
they assassinated Jang Fei while he slept, and escaped to the Kingdom of Wu,
keeping his head for a trophy.
Losing both of his greatest generals in such a short period of time crushed
Liu Pei's plans to return the House of Han to great power. Not only that, but
the three were sworn brothers who had been together for a long time. Liu Pei
ignored Chuge Lieng's advice and abandoned his plans against Tsau Tsau. Instead,
he turned his sword against Sun Ch'üan and the Kingdom of Wu. However, he lost
this battle to a young general named Lu Hsün, and passed away.
The three sworn brothers - Guan Yu, Jang Fei and Liu Pei - are still fondly
remembered today for their kinship.
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