Battle of a Go is the 55th chapter of the Kingdom manga, written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.
Summary
With the battle started and the 4th army going in strong, we go over to Qin capital Kanyou with Shou Bun Kun giving the latest update on the movements of both the armies to Sei. The Wei has now an army of 150,000 and left Gan Castle in order to launch an assault. That is the entire army in that region. Duke Hyou currently at Asui, has taken his 1st and 2nd army to engage the Wei forces in the Dakan plains. Sei mentions that at least they are fortunate that they don't have to deal with Keiyou impregnable defenses.
At the battlefield the unit Shin is in is separated from each other. Bi Hei currently fighting without his squad experiences fear and asks himself how you can do all of this. It is hard to breath with this mist of blood and the smell is unbearable. The sound of people screams and clashing weapons. Bi Hei is second guessing joining the army. His brother Bi Tou about to be killed, steps in and wound the Wei soldier. The Wei soldier tries to retaliate as Bi Hei can't move out of fear. Taku Kei however slays the Wei soldier.
A Wei soldier badmouths the Taku Kei squad because they can't do anything on their own as they need to us the entire Go to defeat a single soldier. Angered with this Bi Hei kills him. Taku Kei lost sight of Shin and Kyou Kai and asks Hai Rou of another squad if he has seen them. He then says that the crazy kid went in deeper in the enemy lines and thanks him as he is responsible for changing the flow of battle in our favor.
Although this only a small local change in flow. The people around him starting to notice Shin talents and states that he is on an entirely different level of a normal soldier. Shin is starting to run out of breath. He believes that it is more so the air that is heavier than it is the fact this is his first campaign.
The Wei soldiers are noticing him and starting to focus on him and are trying to seal his movements. Shin getting bored with killing small fries and the Wei captain is targeting Shin as he destroyed their rock formation. The captain of a chariot is pulling back from Shin. But he wasn't fast enough as shin jumps in the air in the chariot and kills him. Kyuu Gen lieutenant notifies his commander that their troops are being pushed back and asks if he needs to send the 3rd battalion. Kyuu Gen says that he is going to deploy another unit. Shin squad hears suddenly a rumbling and Shin states that something is coming.
Characters
Qin
Wei
- Go Kei Army
- Kyuu Gen Army
- Kyuu Gen
- Unnamed lieutenant
- Unnamed officers
- 2nd battalion
- Unnamed infantry commander
- Unnamed soldiers
- Kyuu Gen Army
High Points
- Go Kei has the entire Wei army of that region under him.
- The Wei intends to completely obliterate Qin forces.
- Shin and his squad get separated.
- Bi Hei is second guessing joining the army.
- Shin managed to change the flow of battle in that particular region in Qin favor.
- Shin starts to run out of breath due to the heaviness of the battlefield rather than exhaustion.
- Wei soldiers are focusing on Shin as they are trying to seal his movements.
- The 4th army managed to push back the Wei soldiers.
- Kyuu Gen sends in another unit to assist the Wei soldiers.
Trivia
- Hai Rou is identified by his name for the first time.