Eikyuu is the 678th chapter of the Kingdom manga, written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.
Synopsis
As the Hi Shin Unit rushes to the battlefield, Ba'In explains the situation to Shin and co. as the battlefield spread through a wide area separated by the mountains and that the Qin are losing all over the place with the left wing being the most likely one in an especially bad place. They are then ordered to join the left wing and take Eikyuu, since the Zhao is not expecting any more reinforcements from the Qin after their streak of losses.
Meanwhile Ma Ron visits the HQ of the Kan Ki Army and gives his reports on the current situation to Kan Ki. He states that the Hi Shin Army has arrived in half a day sooner than expected and believes that if their path is unseen to the enemy then they might be able pull something off against the Zhao.
At the same time, Shin and the Hi Shin forces finally arrive at the battlefield where they are welcomed to the sight of a field of carnage littered with corpses of Qin soldiers. And from a distance on the opposite side of the battlefield, Zhao general Gaku Haku Kou is looking down upon the battlefield as he expresses surprised at the appearance of even more Qin forces while the Zhao are still in midst of killing the remaining Qin. During which one of his commanding orders the deployment of Zhao soldiers to begin an attack on them. During this development, Shin spots and notices the remaining Gyoku Hou soldiers have not been all wiped out yet. And that remnants of their soldiers are still fighting in clumps while an injured Ou Hon is unconscious on the ground as Ban You, in tears, guards him with some remaining soldiers. Shin immediately orders the Hi Shin soldiers to move out in to order to save them as he rushes in headfirst to their rescue.
Characters
Qin
Zhao
Characters Introduced
Zhao
High Points
Trivia
- The chapter cover shows Ou Hon being lovingly embraced by wife, Sai Ka.
- Ki Shou is introduced but his name will not be given yet.