[ Cai Mao’s brother. Surrendered to Wu before Chibi, but executed by Zhou Yu.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Ts‘ai Ho
Simplified Chinese: 蔡和
Pronunciation: Cai4 He2
Cantonese (Yale): Choi Wo
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Coi Wo
Min-Nan: Coa Hoo
Family and Relationships
Cai Mao, Cai Zhong, Cai Xun (Brothers); Lady Cai (Sister); Liu Cong (Nephew)
Fact vs. Fiction
Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction
- Was never at Chi Bi or killed, like the rest of the Cai’s he simply vanished from the records when Jing fell.
Literary Appearances
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 34, 46, 47, 49
Biography
Used by Cai Mao to guard the east gate in case Liu Bei slipped through his plot. Later, after Cai Mao was executed by Cao Cao, Cai He was sent with Cai Zhong as pretend defectors to spy on Wu but Zhou Yu and his officers saw through the ploy. Cai He was fed information that Huang Gai, Kan Zhe and Gan Ning which to defect and when the attack started, Cai He was sacrificed to the flag.