Gathered at You is the 411th chapter of the Kingdom manga.
Summary
Shin, along with the other Hi Shin soldiers, is attacking Wei soldiers as they perform hit-and-run attacks amongst the battlefields. Shin is then notified that the Wei has begun to fall back. Shin says that their main target is the city of En. He orders his unit to pull back to where Ten and the main army are.
At their HQ, Ten is being told that they've captured most of the interior of the castle in the distance. She orders Den Yuu and the others to keep attacking the castle, but pulls back Kyou Kai Unit and the Hi Hyou Unit. She mentions that they need to have their Cavalry start heading to Kou hills today. She says that the plan is to match pace with Ryuu Koku and siege the cities of En and Hoyou together. She says that they will take those bases with just the Ryuu Koku army and the Hi Shin Unit.
A messenger comes in with an update from the southern fortress. When Ten turns around, she is shocked to see Shin. He and his unit are back, and they've smashed and broken through the enemy forces. Shin managed to drive away that huge army faster than she predicted. Shin sees that she is busy as well, and he notices that Sanki city has already fallen, and tells her that this must be Kyou Kai. She says that this was not that big of a city to begin with, so this is about right. However, she does mention that she was expecting Shin not until tomorrow at least. She makes the joke that this must be due to Shin being in top condition, as he isn't dealing with Ryuu Koku's nagging anymore. Shin mentions having the main force move in, too. She says she already knows and that she is sending men off to Kou hills now. She tells Shin that he and Kyou Kai should take a 11000-man detachment and head for Keisui further in. Shin then thinks about the progress they made, as now they can have a 1000 detachment when they used to only have 1000 or fewer as a unit. He tells them they really have gotten bigger, and Ten agrees.
With this, Qin is attacking the cities of En, Sanki, Hoyou, and now Keisui. That said, their target, the city En, shouldn't fall to anything less than a 10,000-strong army. Suddenly, a messenger arrives, looking for Ka Ryo Ten. The messenger says that he has a message from the chief of Kanyou. He states that it was urgent enough that he had to swap mounts and ride throughout the night. However, when looking at the scroll, she notices something. The seal on the letter is broken, and she asks what happened. The messenger starts sweating and says that this must be due to one of his horses falling from a broken leg. He asks her to keep this a secret from the chief. If he were to find out, he would be scolded. Shin asks what the message is about. She says that Shou Hei Kun wants them to take Koku Road when attacking En. Shin doesn't understand how he can know the terrain so well from Kanyou. She tells him not to underestimate her sensei. She mentions that he also wants them to be careful of the weather. It is also written that after En comes Kyou, Sou, and then Kou. Shin says that there is no way in hell that someone in Kanyou can know the weather out here. Sh, he, however, says that he can. Shin then remembers that it's only a couple of days now until Sei's coming-of-age ceremony. 10 days remain. At long last, the moment has come.
You, this former capital was located 150km to the Northwest of Kanyou, situated between the river to the south and the mountains to the north. This city served as the capital of Qin from the reign of Duke Toku, the 6th king of Qin, all the way until the reign of Duke Kaikou, the 19th king of Qin. The city's interior had already been completely decorated in blue. For the state of Qin that worshipped the water, blue was the first national color of Qin. And now, this former capital, which had been spending its days in peace, was packed to the brim with people and was once again enveloped in a nervous atmosphere.
The king Ei Sei appears. He remembers this place as he was nine years came to this place to inherit the throne. Shou Bun Kun is waiting for the king. When he arrives, he greets him and tells him that the time has finally arrived. However, a voice tells them to hold. Once they turn around, they see the Queen Mother, which shocks everyone. The Queen Mother asks Shou Bun Kun why he is acting so surprised. Isn't it natural for a mother to come to her son's coming-of-age ceremony? He says that the matter of the state of Ai has yet to be resolved. She states that she is aware of that, and since she has chosen to see herself all the way here, they will have plenty of time to discuss any issues in detail once the festivities have concluded. Upon getting closer, she notices that Ei Sei has gotten big.
Ryo Fui arrives as well, and he monologues his inner thoughts that it is finally time for him to harvest from 23 years 23-year-long investment.
Characters
Qin
- Royal Palace
- Duke Toku (Mentioned)
- Duke Kaikou (Mentioned)
- Ei Sei Faction
- Ei Sei
- Shou Bun Kun
- Unnamed officials
- Ryo Fui Faction
- Ryo Fui
- Shou Hei Kun (Mentioned)
- Son Chiku
- Unnamed officials
- Ei Sei Faction
- Hi Shin Unit
- Shin
- So Sui
- Ka Ryo Ten
- Den Yuu (Mentioned)
- Kyou Kai (Mentioned)
- Unnamed others
- You City
- Unnamed citizens
Ai
- Royal Palace
- Queen Mother
- Unnamed eunuchs
Wei
- Unidentified Army
- Unnamed officers
- Unnamed soldiers
- En City
- Unnamed soldiers
High Points
- The Hi Shin Unit main target is the city of En.
- Kyou Kai is attacking a Sanki castle.
- Ryuu Koku army and The Hi Shin Unit are attacking the cities of En and Hoyou.
- Kyou Kai and Shin with 1000 men will be headed for Keisui.
- Ka Ryo Ten received a message, but the scroll seal is broken.
- The Hi Shin Unit has been ordered that after En comes Kyou, Sou and then Kou.
- 10 more days until Ei Sei coming of age ceremony.
- Ei Sei arrived at You.
- The Queen Mother arrived at You.
- Ryo Fui arrived at You.
- The city of You was the former Royal capital of the Qin state.
- You served as as the capital from the reign of Duke Toku, sixth King of Qin all the way until the reign of Duke Kaikou, 19th King of Qin.
- Blue used to be the National color of Qin but was to change to Black in Ei Sei's Generation.
- First appearance of Son Chiku.
- Duke Toku, 6th king of Qin and Duke Kaikou, 19th king of Qin is mentioned for the first time.