CH421: Retracing Steps
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http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3588902531
Summary:
-SHK in armor hype! (ok he looks kinda ordinary in armor IMO)
-SHK and SBK prepare to ride to Kanyou to quell the rebellion. Before they set off, SBK thank SHK for his encrypted message to HSU which saved the lives of many including himself. He also apologized to SHK for not believing the news of his defection from Ryo's faction.
-Before the announcement of his defection, SBK, who already caught news of SHK's planned defection, wanted to discuss the matter of quelling the rebellion but refrained from doing so as it might put SHK's life at risk. SHK agree with SBK's decision as Ryo's spies has already infiltrated even his own group of servants.
-SHK points out that the political struggle between Ryo and the king is meaningless now as the winner will be finally decided by the Battle of Kanyou.
-To ensure Sei's safety, Heki did not allow Sei to go on a meeting with Ryo without protection and thus he sent enough troops to protect Sei against an army.
-SBK seems shocked to hear the word "world"* coming from Ryo. As a Ryo follower for 10+ years, SHK agreed and even though he regarded him as one of the most notorious prime minister/chancellor in Qin's history together with Shang Yang and Fan Ju(google these 2 names if you are interested). It seems like both SHK and SBK agree that indeed they have yet grasp the full capabilities/power/caliber(*器量, i have no idea how to translate this word) of Ryofui.
-Back in Kanyou, HSU is fighting the waves of rebel between them and the walls of Kanyou. Hanoki's son seems concerned about HSU's advances but Hanoki ordered him to ignore them as the rest of Kanyou's gates are about to be breached.
-Indeed, two of the remaining gates opened simultaneously and due to the limited number of SHK's special forces, they will be unable to stop the invading rebels.
-With the gates open, Hanoki and his son entered Kanyou.
-Ten reminded Shin that they cannot retrace the steps of what happened at Tonryu where they failed to save Seikyo. They have to protect Sei's children now.
-Shin realizes the importance of that and rallied both his own troops and the Sai militia, telling them that the rebel army's main objective is not to takeover Kanyou but to kill the royal family and push Ryofui up the throne, and this gave them the motivation and morale needed for the battle.
* "world"(天下, directly translated to: "under the heavens") refers to the world currently known to the Chinese, which consists of the current 7 states and the less civilized tribes and people outside China that they know of.
We will probably see a real battle next chapter where the fired up HSU and co. demolishes the rebel army and the arrival of SHK and SBK at Kanyou as reinforcements....or according to the hints at the end of the chapter, it could also be about the meeting between Ryofui and Sei back at You.
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