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Go Hou Mei
Chinese Wu Feng Ming
Kanji 吴凤明
Epithet Wei's Number One General
Fire Dragon
Biographical Information
Status
Alive
Marital Status Unknown
Age Mid-thirties
Gender Male
Hair Brown
Skin Light
Relatives Go Kei (Father)

Unknown Mother

State Wei
Location Dairyou, Wei
Birth Place Wei
Professional Information
Classification Strategist
Commander
Cavalry
Occupation Strategist
Soldier
Head of the Go Family
Member of the Seven Fire Dragons
Affiliates Wei Military

Go Hou Mei Army
Coalition Army (defunct)

Military Rank Great General
Equipment Sword
Media
Japanese VA Daisuke Namikawa
English VA Caleb Yen
Appearance
Manga Debut Chapter 266
Anime Debut Episode 79
Game Debut Kingdom: Seven Flags

Go Hou Mei is a Great General of the Wei Military and currently the highest-ranking military officer of the entire military. He is the son of the late great general, Go Kei and is a member of the Seven Fire Dragons's second generation.

Appearance[]

Go Hou Mei is a rather young-looking man in his 30s, and clean shaving for his rank and responsibilities, unlike other great generals, he wears a mantle and a helmet, under which his long light-brown braided hair can be seen.

Personality[]

Go Hou Mei is a calm and tactical minded man when it comes to warfare. He has a very patriotic mindset towards his state and greatly wanted to honor his late father, stating how he will avenge his death by taking Duke Hyou's head. He has no qualms about sacrificing people in order to protect himself from danger, such as when he used one of his soldiers dressed him as a decoy to enable his escape from the Hi Shin Unit's attack and sacrificed his former teacher, Rei Ou to their leader, Shin without a hint of remorse or guilt. However, he is rational about his actions as he states that his former teacher had lost his edge while he will surpass him in a year. Thus, he concluded that with most of the Fire Dragons lost, his death would've led to the complete end of Wei in the future wars to come. Showing that he doesn't take enjoy in meaningless deaths.

History[]

Go Hou Mei was born the only son of the legendary Great General, Go Kei. Go Hou Mei was trained in military tactics from a young age by Rei Ou and his father. His accomplishments helped him climb the ranks of the Wei Military quite quickly and eventually reach the rank of Great General at a young age. When the Coalition Army was formed, he was appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the Wei Army.

Story[]

Coalition Invasion Arc[]

Go Hou Mei is first seen when the Wei army encountered Duke Hyou on their approach to the Qin city of Chuukou. Warning Shu Hi not to underestimate his father's killer, he orders the men to trap them in a pincer formation. When the Hi Shin Unit destroys the formation, he begins using the Ryudoryoku but the Duke halts his men and retreats to the Qin HQ. Wondering if the Duke knew what he was about to do, Go Hou Mei dismissed the notion and stated that only Ri Boku would understand the skill.

On the 4th day of battle, Go Hou Mei is intrigued by the Duke's abilities, wishing to observe them but the arrival of the Zhao army forces the Qin troops to flee. Meeting with Ri Boku, he deduces the need for a continued attack on the Qin state and is shocked at the reason for which the Zhao general called for the Coalition Army. At the Fuuman Plains, Go Hou Mei is the first to arrive at the meeting for all five leaders of the gathered armies and notes that Ordo is sharper than he looks upon hearing the Yan general speak.

Battle of Kankoku Pass[]

During the battle of Kankoku Pass, he faced the main defense in the National Gate. He sent 2 siege towers, one to Chou Tou and other to Kan Ki, the latter burned to ashes, lamenting the fact that the sadistic General burned his men. 

After that, he agreed on Ka Rin's strategy. Then, resent the other siege tower. 

After Ri Boku failed his attack on Sai, he admonished him and decided to assist the Coalition Army against Qi.

Fire Dragons of Wei Arc[]

Go Hou Mei led the defense of Choyou, with the remaining three Seven Fire Dragons as his deputies.

During the battle, he deployed a defensive tactics that could have been impossible to break through. From Qin strategy, with Ou Hon advise. Ou Hon, Roku O Mi and Shin broke through the defense simultaneously. Resulting the fall of Wei HQ and Go Hou Mei was forced to retreat to safety.

He was later reunited with Rei Ou who wanted to check the situation of HQ, but in the midst of confusion, Shin found them by luck and attack them. Seeing that his life was in danger, Go Hou Mei sacrificed his former teach by yelling his own name while telling him to escape. Go Hou Mei would instantly retreat after Shin cuts Rei Ou in half.

With the two members of Seven Fire Dragons slain on the battlefield, HQ now lost, The Wei was forced to make full retreat. In the aftermath, Go Hou Mei would have Rei Ou's army be under his command. He was killed by.

Western Zhao Invasion Arc[]

Go Hou Mei, Shuu Kou and Ran Bi Haku were discussing Qin's recent invasion of Zhao's heartlands and believe the attacking of Gyou will be Qin's lost while facing Tou Army outside Sanyou. He took the chance to reclaim areas up to Sanyou when Tou assisted the attack on Retsubi.

War of the Three States Arc[]

Go Hou Mei was recalled to Dairyou, by the King of Wei and those attending wanted to know his thoughts in the deal: making a three-year alliance with Qin, in exchange that Qin will assist Wei in capturing one of Chu's important strategic bases, Juuko City.

A year later, the state of Wei finally decides to join the alliance with Qin. Go Hou Mei commands Wei forces numbered 70,000 to assist Qin army of 50,000 against Chu of 110,000 soldiers in the Battle at Gecchi Plains. During the initial battle, Ba Kai, a Wei general, station on left flank was slain. With the loss of a general and Ran Bi Haku been put to stalemate. The Wei's offensive capabilities was reduced. Go Hou Mei decided to change the strategy, Wei forces become the supportive role, while Qin will be the main offensive role that will take down Chu HQ.

As the battle continues, Sen To'Un, out of boredom, decides to leave Roku O Mi Army behind and take on Go Hou Mei's headquarters' defense army. Seeing this, Ryuu Han been ordered to turn around and assist repelling Sen To'Un's forces and Roku O Mi finally caught up behind the Sen To'Un Army. When Chu's HQ been captured by Tou army, the whole of Chu army was given a full withdrawal. Giving Qin/Wei alliance their win.

In the midst of the battlefield, unbeknownst to Qin and Chu, another Wei army that brought Go Hou Mei's engineering siege tower to besiege the Juuko city. By the time the Chu army made complete withdrawal, the Juuko City walls were already captured.

Zhao's Retaliation Arc[]

Go Hou Mei is seen with Ha Ri and Gek Ka Kou as citizens of Dairyou celebrate the death of Kan Ki and Qin's loss against Ri Boku.

Abilities[]

STATS
Strength 63
Leadership 91
Intelligence 98
Experience A
Increasing invention

STATS
Strength 60
Leadership 89
Intelligence 98
Experience A
Inventing a new invention

STATS
Strength 60
Leadership 88
Intelligence 97
Experience B
Invention: 99


Go Hou Mei and Ka Rin were said to be prodigies in Coalition Army, he currently stands as the highest-ranking military officer in the entire Wei Military.[1] Following his former teacher Rei Ou's death during the Choyou Campaign, he stated that in one year he would have drawn equal level with him, and completely surpassed him in the next.[2] He later became the first member of the Seven Fire Dragons' second generation, further showing his military talent.

Physical Abilities[]

Go Hou Mei is very cautious about protecting his own life and is not exposing himself to even the slightest disadvantages. However, when presented with a very advantageous situation, he will fully utilize it to the utmost capability despite not possessing any talent for martial arts. He places his Headquarters far from frontlines and commands either from a Strategist Tower or a hill behind the lines. [3] And when in extreme and immediate danger, he will use a body double and escaped with an already secured route while being disguised as common soldier.[4] In order to protect his own life, he was even ready to sacrifice his master Rei Ou when ambushed by Shin of the Hi Shin Unit.

Leadership[]

Go Hou Mei is a capable and cautious leader as the highest ranked officer in Wei Military. His men are willing to offer themselves as body double to protect his life.

Tactical Abilities[]

Master Strategist: Go Hou Mei is a strategist who is both inventive and cunning. When defending the land of Choyou he constructed nearly flawless defensive formation comparable to a single fortress. It takes advantage of surrounding rivers and mountains to spread out the Wei army. Because all the directions were lined to each other, they could easily get tens of thousands of reinforcements from several directions.[5] The only way to overcome this formation was to make three successful attacks from different directions after a supporting attack from the front.

During the Battle at Gecchi Plains, it's mentioned that perhaps the only other general that can keep up with ferocity of his tactical offense is Ri Boku as he is able to break enemy's first line before Qin.[6] He served as the main strategist of the alliance and it's his plan that decides the success of the campaign as a whole. He uses his own army as a shield while letting Qin to storm Chu's HQ while at the same time sending a detachment force to capture Juuko City.

Poisoning: Go Hou Mei once mentioned that dabbled in the research of poisoning and using it in warfare but realized his expertise were second rate in compression to that of the late Sei Kai of Han.

Military Formations: He is one of two known great generals who is able to perform highly the advanced defensive tactic known as Ryuudou. He used the advanced tactic with excellent coordination and finesses when his army engaged Duke Hyou and his men. He also used the same pincer tactic his father did in the Battle at Dakan Plains and this seems to be the best way to utilize their state's war chariots on the battlefield.

Wei siege tower

Siege Tower constructed specifically for Kankoku Pass

Engineering: Go Hou Mei is very versed in engineering as he designed a siege tower (including a weight and lever system) specifically for the height of Kankoku Pass and siege crossbows that can fire bolts that are 4 meters long. This was impressive as siege crossbows were not commonly used at the time due to difficulties making them and he was able to manufacture enough of them to quickly be on the verge of overcoming the famous Kankoku pass with the combination of bolts, ladders, rope, and nets to form makeshift ladders that can scale even the walls of Kankoku Pass. It is noted that his skill in engineering is unmatched by any contemporary opponent as of now. During the siege of Juuko, he has shown a new version of siege towers that have additional floors for archer units and ropes to prevent them from getting toppled.

Gallery[]

Manga[]

Vol36colorpage
Go Hou Mei on Vol.36's color page.
Gohoumei hair
Go Hou Mei without his helmet.
Go Hou Mei sacrifice Rei Ou
Go Hou Mei sacrificing his former teacher, Rei Ou to escape Shin's blade.
Battle at Gecchi Plains Deployment Map
Go Hou Mei's position during the Battle at Gecchi Plains.

Anime[]

GoHouMei Season 3
Go Hou Mei in Season 3 of the anime.

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References[]

  1. Chapter 392 Page 7-8
  2. Chapter 401 Page 4
  3. Chapter 301 Page 15
  4. Chapter 400
  5. Chapter 380 Page 4
  6. Chapter 654 Page 9
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