Borrowing A Shoulder to Lean On is the 329th chapter of the Kingdom manga.
Summary
Shin, and the Hi Shin Unit meets Ei Sei who is heading towards Sai with a cavalry unit. He tells him that Ri Boku is coming with his army and that Duke Hyou is killed. Meanwhile the Hi Shin Unit members are wondering who the man that Shin is talking to is.
Later on, Shin tells them that it's the king of Qin that he was talking to. In disbelief, Shin tells them that he helped him in his rebellion against his brother, and then Bi Hei remembers that Hyou looks just like him.
Shin goes to where Ei Sei is residing, and soon Ten comes as well. She informs them that the city is sturdy and has good defenses, but that the walls are low, and it will come to a melee fight - and that's bad because the Qin have only around 5,000 soldiers, while the Ri Boku army is 30,000 soldiers.
Shou Bun Kun tells them that there is a chance, because Sai's population is around 30,000 people, of which 20,000 are children, women or the elderly. Ei Sei is in joy to hear that and tells Shin and Ka Ryo Ten that with this they have a chance, because the population of Sai should fight too. Ten asks how he is planning to make the population, which is not even nearly able to fight, defend Sai. Ei Sei says that it's his task to transform everyone into soldiers.
Characters
Qin
- Royal Palace
- Ei Sei Faction
- Hyou (mentioned)
- Sei Kyou Faction
- Sei Kyou (indirect mention)
- Ryo Fui Faction
- Ryo Fui (mentioned)
- Shou Hei Kun (mentioned)
- Ei Sei Faction
- Ei Sei Army
- Ei Sei
- Shou Bun Kun
- Unnamed officers
- Unnamed members
- Duke Hyou Army
- Duke Hyou (mentioned)
- Mou Bu Army
- Mou Bu (mentioned)
- Kan Ki Army
- Kan Ki (mentioned)
Zhao
Trivia
- First appearance of Kan Shuu. He is not identified by his name in this chapter.