Show's Over is the 318th chapter of the Kingdom manga.
Summary
Ou Sen's Army of 10,000 wipe out the Chu intruders in a flash and prevent them from opening the gate of Kankoku pass. Mou Gou and his lieutenants are relieved to see that they were saved at the last moment, while Kan Ki and his subordinates comment on how Ousen not only saved Kankoku pass, but the whole state of Qin from falling.
At the coalition's HQ, Shou Shin Shun understands from the cheering that something went wrong with the operation of the Chu army. Ri Boku detects that it was general Ou Sen who came to assist the wall defenders. This infuriates Shou Hei Kun, who is wondering what Ordo was doing while his opponent, Ou Sen, was moving his army so freely.
In reality, Ordo, after losing his 8,000 elite soldiers, was forced to remain put in Ou Sen's forts. Ordo's scouts were searching for Ou Sen's army but all they could find was a unit of less than 10,000 men stationed in the forest. That lead him to believe that the rest of the army was hiding somewhere setting a new ambush. Ordo's fear was read and planted by Ou Sen himself who, after beating his opponent in a psychological level, was free to move his army and assist the Kankoku pass.
General Ka Rin snaps when she sees the signal of failure. After Bam Yuu runs away as yells for him, she angrily claims that the "show" is over and blames Kan Mei for the loss. In truth, Kan Mei's death is a huge factor, due to it giving Mou Bu's army the opportunity to assist the neighboring battlefields.
Shin's plan was read by general Kei Sha, who didn't take the bait, so no decisive moves were made there. That is until commander Heki appears with his unit and starts marching to where general Kou Son Ryuu was stationed. Duke Hyou, seeing this, leads his army to that direction as well, with the intention of taking the Zhao general's head. Keisha sees through the enemy's movements and sends an order for Kou Son Ryuu to retreat, but before the order is sent, a message from Ri Boku arrives, telling all the Zhao armies to withdraw back to their campgrounds.
Ten reunites with the Hi Shin unit and informs Shin of what has taken place in the other battlefields, as well as Kan Mei's death. She also tells him that all coalition armies, apart from Yan has retreated back to their starting points and expresses her optimism about the war's outcome towards Qin's favor.
Characters
Qin
- Ou Sen Army
- Ou Sen
- Unnamed officers
- Unnamed members
- Mou Gou Army
- Mou Gou
- Unnamed officers
- Unnamed members
- Kan Ki Army
- Kan Ki
- Unnamed officers
- Unnamed members
- Duke Hyou Army
- Duke Hyou
- Unnamed members
- Hi Shin Unit
- Shin
- Ka Ryo Ten
- Den Yuu
- Bi Hei
- Kei
- Unnamed others
- Tou Army
- Tou
- Unnamed members
- Gyoku Hou Unit
- Ou Hon
- Unnamed members
Chu
- Royal Palace
Wei
- Go Hou Mei Army
- Go Hou Mei
- Unnamed officers
- Unnamed members
Zhao
- Ri Boku Army
- Ri Boku
- Unnamed messenger
- Kei Sha Army
- Kei Sha
- Unnamed officers
- Unnamed members
- Kou Son Ryuu Army
- Kou Son Ryuu
- Unnamed officers
- Unnamed members
- Ri Haku Army
- Ri Haku (mentioned)
- Unnamed members