| “ | The Ming will learn to fear Le Trien’s skills on the battlefield. | ” |
| —Dialogue in A Three-Pronged Attack | ||
Le Trien (Vietnamese: Lê Triện) is an infantry hero in Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas. He has the appearance of a Champion. As a hero, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health. He is available in the A Three-Pronged Attack scenario from the Le Loi campaign, and the Scenario Editor.
Campaign appearances[]
Bayinnaung[]
- The White Elephant: One of Princess Thepkasattri's bodyguards is a renamed Le Trien. The bodyguards have to be killed in order to capture the princess' dowry.
Le Loi[]
- A Three-Pronged Attack: Le Trien leads the northern Viet base and ambushes Ming caravans attempting to reinforce Wang Tong's forces in the east.
History[]
He was based on a Vietnamese hero named Lê Triện (? - 1427). His real name is Lý Triện. He was one of the first men to join Lê Lợi's Lam Sơn insurgent army. In February 1427, he was killed in action when the Ming general's Phương Chính attacked Từ Liêm while Đỗ Bí was captured. Lê Lợi after became a king, he rewarded his father Lý Ba Lao and his son Lý Lăng for Triển's sacrifice and his services and let them change surname from Lý to Lê.
