Child of Fate is the 266th chapter of the Kingdom manga, written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.
Summary
Duke Hyou and his army continued to crash through the Wei army. Heads and body parts flew as the Wei army was unable to stop the advance. As Wei commanders reported the situation from mobile towers, Go Hou Mei, commander-in-chief of the Wei army, cautioned his men to respect the Duke's power, since he was the man who defeated his father, Go Kei. He orders the Wei chariots to sandwich the Duke Hyou troops and grind them down. As the Duke Hyou soldiers are stymied by the pincer attack, Shin leds his soldiers down the slope and crashed into the Wei chariots' right flank.
The attack gave the Duke the chance he needed and orders his soldiers to attack the right. Suddenly the Wei chariots found themselves pincered instead. Go Hou Mei's commanders suggested they utilize the fourfold wall, but he wanted to try something more interesting. From his command tower, Go Hou Mei directed his troops into a swirling formation, the battlefield becoming a whirlpool. Sensing something off, Duke Hyou withdrew from the battle, realizing that a dangerous general had appeared in Wei. Go Hou Mei watched the Qin forces retreated, pondering if Duke Hyou saw through his Ryuudou, but dismissed it as impossible since Ri Boku is probably the one other person who understands the formation.
That night, Duke Hyou pays a visit to the Hi Shin's camp. After explaining the gravity of the invasion, he offers to let Shin accompany him in the upcoming battles. That is the duty of a general who fought on the front lines.
Characters
Qin
- Hi Shin Unit
- Shin
- Ka Ryo Ten
- Den Kou
- So Sui
- Unnamed others
Wei
- Go Hou Mei Army
- Go Hou Mei
- Shu Hi
- Unnamed officers
- Unnamed members
- Go Kei Army
- Go Kei (mentioned)
Zhao
- Ri Boku Army
- Ri Boku (mentioned)
High Points
- First appearance of Go Hou Mei and Shu Hi.