I have literally used every RTS game available to simulate Kankoku Pass battle, creating the geographical features, spamming soldiers, creating walls and structures. From Total War Three Kingdoms, Age of Empires to Stronghold lol.
Even modded some in-game characters to resemble China's warring states period generals lol.
@Fleet Admiral Lee Hung not even feckin Ousen himself flat out stating that Riboku was superior in the battle is enough for some folk.
Riboku was 100% responsible for killing Makou and was the brains behind dealing with Akou since nobody on the Zhao left wing had any idea how to deal with the Shells Formation.
What did Ousen directly contribute towards dealing with CGR and Gyou'un? Nothing. He threw Ouhon and Shin at the problem and had them deal with it.
Ousen was also completely blindsided by Bananji (who was sent out by Riboku) and had no counter to him. Ouhon and Mouten saved his bacon there on their own initiative.
He could replace them with someone else? With who? Makou was dead, Akou was already there or incapacitated, Denrimi wouldn't last a day and Sou'ou is all brawn.
What Ousen beat Riboku at was the grand campaign strategy (the refugees, burning the food stores and Qi resupply) but it was Riboku who had Ousen outmatched during the actual Battle of Shukai Plains with Shin/Mouten/Ouhon filling in the gaps in Ousen's battle strategy whenever Riboku made a hole in them.
Easy man lol.
Riboku is pretty great general. However the hype is too much.
when you are in the war, the final result is the answer. Same with football match, you dont care how many shot on goals Liverpool created if the end of the day Real Madrid scored the winning goal.
@Fleet Admiral Lee Hung not even feckin Ousen himself flat out stating that Riboku was superior in the battle is enough for some folk.
Riboku was 100% responsible for killing Makou and was the brains behind dealing with Akou since nobody on the Zhao left wing had any idea how to deal with the Shells Formation.
Both commanders applying same tactics from the beginning till end but in the beginning Riboku achieved his targets before Ousen while Ousen achieved in right wing later than him that's why mentioned superior there but never mentioned that he's below Riboku as general. He just compared the situation.
In the end with same strategy, it was Ousen who took win not so claimed "superior Riboku".
What did Ousen directly contribute towards dealing with CGR and Gyou'un? Nothing. He threw Ouhon and Shin at the problem and had them deal with it.
Ousen was also completely blindsided by Bananji (who was sent out by Riboku) and had no counter to him. Ouhon and Mouten saved his bacon there on their own initiative.
What did Riboku did after killing Makou on the left to achieve clear win against Ousen. He left Kisui on his own to finish everything there which cost him the whole war. He had the said advantage/superiority as mentioned by Ousen but still achieved a big fat zero.
but it was Riboku who had Ousen outmatched during the actual Battle of Shukai Plains with Shin/Mouten/Ouhon filling in the gaps in Ousen's battle strategy whenever Riboku made a hole in them.
Just like young trio for Ousen, Riboku had Gyou'un, CGR and Kisui. Both of them made there bet on some outsiders there on either of the wings. But sadly it was Ousen's side who succeeded. Lol
In the Shukai plains, it was " great commander and most dangerous man of all china " RIBOKU who lost within few hours at center in face to face confrontation against Ousen. And pretty badly at that.
Ousen was also completely blindsided by Bananji (who was sent out by Riboku) and had no counter to him. Ouhon and Mouten saved his bacon there on their own initiative.
What bro ? It wasn't only Ousen who got his HQ attacked but at the same time Riboku’s HQ was also attacked. Both had exactly same strategy and timing but at first day Riboku achieved his target but in center's war, it was Ousen who took superiority as first it some normal or elite soldiers reached Riboku’s HQ but at the next moment it was Shin who reached there. Sadly Riboku again got saved by Houken.
If you got few more "ifs" for Banaji reaching there first or Riboku some other greatnesses becoming lame tricks, than Riboku also planter that fat man from former Keisha army to stop Qin's Right wing but that trick also failed.
Once again it was Riboku who lost in the center pretty badly and in few hours against Ousen. Lol
Yup definitely MouBu is the beast here with his martial prowess if you are just comparing the individual strength. Is this the only thing that the Riboku boys got correctly !? Lol
Brother, it's actually Riboku’s fans who are overestimating him way too much.
Riboku actually had great chances to win to the end by starving the qin army out inside Gyou but the zhao King conveniently cut him off from his army at that moment.
Easy man lol.
Riboku is pretty great general. However the hype is too much.
when you are in the war, the final result is the answer. Same with football match, you dont care how many shot on goals Liverpool created if the end of the day Real Madrid scored the winning goal.
Both commanders applying same tactics from the beginning till end but in the beginning Riboku achieved his targets before Ousen while Ousen achieved in right wing later than him that's why mentioned superior there but never mentioned that he's below Riboku as general. He just compared the situation.
In the end with same strategy, it was Ousen who took win not so claimed "superior Riboku".
What did Riboku did after killing Makou on the left to achieve clear win against Ousen. He left Kisui on his own to finish everything there which cost him the whole war. He had the said advantage/superiority as mentioned by Ousen but still achieved a big fat zero.
OwlKi. Brother, totally agrees with you here.
Just like young trio for Ousen, Riboku had Gyou'un, CGR and Kisui. Both of them made there bet on some outsiders there on either of the wings. But sadly it was Ousen's side who succeeded. Lol
In the Shukai plains, it was " great commander and most dangerous man of all china " RIBOKU who lost within few hours at center in face to face confrontation against Ousen. And pretty badly at that.
What bro ? It wasn't only Ousen who got his HQ attacked but at the same time Riboku’s HQ was also attacked. Both had exactly same strategy and timing but at first day Riboku achieved his target but in center's war, it was Ousen who took superiority as first it some normal or elite soldiers reached Riboku’s HQ but at the next moment it was Shin who reached there. Sadly Riboku again got saved by Houken.
If you got few more "ifs" for Banaji reaching there first or Riboku some other greatnesses becoming lame tricks, than Riboku also planter that fat man from former Keisha army to stop Qin's Right wing but that trick also failed.
Once again it was Riboku who lost in the center pretty badly and in few hours against Ousen. Lol
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Yup definitely MouBu is the beast here with his martial prowess if you are just comparing the individual strength. Is this the only thing that the Riboku boys got correctly !? Lol
Brother, it's actually Riboku’s fans who are overestimating him way too much.
In the Gyou campaign, Riboku and Ousen were portrayed of a similar level. For the broader strategic vision, Ousen got the edge. In the direct battlefield, Riboku's strategies were better, as Ousen himself said.
As for the food supplies, the time that it took the horse Riboku sent to get to Kaine was time that was lost, obviously.
I think that - hadn't Riboku been taken away under the orders of the pedo king - who would have ultimately succeeded there is made unclear. I need to reread this great arc though.
Kanki is a goat lol. His tactics work coz he is commanding bandits and misfits too.
Imagine commanding a unit like HiShin to move out. They would go all out lol.
Especially if the battlefield doesn't have a simple layout. In an open field I can't see Ousen winning but Ousen would simply retreat against someone like Moubu until he gets an area he can manipulate.
Especially if the battlefield doesn't have a simple layout. In an open field I can't see Ousen winning but Ousen would simply retreat against someone like Moubu until he gets an area he can play manipulate.
The likes of Riboku and Ousen are mad dangerous everywhere. Their manipulation and strategic ability both in the short and in the long term is lethal in any terrain, their battle formations are of the highest level etc.
I don't know why some have this idea that they are somehow less dangerous in open fields lol. I'm picking them any day.
The likes of Riboku and Ousen are mad dangerous everywhere, their manipulation and strategic ability both in the short and in the long term is lethal in any terrain, their battle formations is of the highest level etc.
I don't know why some have this idea that they are somehow less dangerous in open fields lol. I'm picking them any day.
The likes of Riboku and Ousen are mad dangerous everywhere. Their manipulation and strategic ability both in the short and in the long term is lethal in any terrain, their battle formations are of the highest level etc.
I don't know why some have this idea that they are somehow less dangerous in open fields lol. I'm picking them any day.
Moubu charge though can break any formation though. It's like his warfare defies tactics. Sure Ousen or Riboku may take away more men from Mou Bu but the only realistic outcome here is Moubu breaking into the HQ and taking their head.
Moubu charge though can break any formation though. It's like his warfare defies tactics. Sure Ousen or Riboku may take away more men from Mou Bu but the only realistic outcome here is Moubu breaking into the HQ and taking their head.
I see many things that they could do. A tactical top tier like Gokei created a situation where a martial beast like the Duke and his men charging had gotten trapped by his soldiers in numerical advantage and would have outright killed him right there had he decided not to engage in a duel with him. And there were other factors as well that gave the Duke the battle, don't want to get into that lol.
I can also see them creating a situation where he gets 2vs1. Or gets stabbed in the back while fighting someone. Or even both lol. Don't want to think about all the possibilities now lol. The level of manipulation and strategic vision of the battlefield that they have is tremendous.
He's ultimately a man just like everyone else and can absolutely be put in bad, bad spots. He has grown from Bayou and won't be baited by the likes of Chou Sou anymore but Ousen and Riboku is another thing entirely.
Absolutely not, and I can’t fathom anyone who does. In a strategic fight involving army maneuvering and such? Sure. In a headon battle? Hell no.
Moubu annihilated Rihaku’s defensive formations in Bayou which were famed throughout China. Rihaku once defended against a Yan Army of 50K Yan mountain lads with only 7K Zhao Plainsfolk. Moubu butchered Rihaku, which Ouki stated was not a feat possible in tactics. This also matches what Shouheikun said about Moubu, tactics will not stop him, through martial might Moubu pulls off the impossible, this has been stressed multiple times in canon.
What tactics does Ousen have that can defeat Moubu? Shells and Joints? Please, that tactic can’t even defeat Bananji, it could only stop him and certainly did not stop Gyou’Un, Moubu would crush this tactic with extreme prejudice. Hell, Chou Sou pulling every strategy with prep time out of his ass and with Riboku being the true master-planner, couldn’t defeat Moubu, merely corner him. Moubu had arrows sticking out of his arms and torso and was still plowing through Chou Sou’s encirclement without issue. And this was with Chou Sou using strategic warfare, not headon warfare tactics like we are discussing with Ousen atm.
What warriors does Ousen have who can stop Moubu? I won’t even mention them by name because they’ll all be reduce to clouds of powdered blood against Moubu. Even Gyou’Un and Gaku Haku Kou (blessed be their names) are getting pounded by Moubu.
In terms purely of head-on warfare, Ousen gets steamrolled by Moubu. Let Ousen defeat Ordo in headon warfare and then we can talk about Moubu, but Ousen’s strengths are as a strategist, not as a head-on commander. Head-on Ousen loses to Moubu, Kanmei, Renpa, Yotanwa, the Juukou gang, maybe Gaimou, maybe Duke Hyou, even Riboku who is also primarily a strategic commander would defeat Ousen head-on.
Ousen beating Moubu in a head on clash of forces is the most foolish thing I've read these days since the invisible handcuffs on King and Queen.
Like wth, Moubu pierced through even Kanmei's forces his way through - tactics wont work against him. On a plain land in a army v army war, Moubu is undoubtedly the strongest General.
Easy man lol.
Riboku is pretty great general. However the hype is too much.
when you are in the war, the final result is the answer. Same with football match, you dont care how many shot on goals Liverpool created if the end of the day Real Madrid scored the winning goal.
The final result is the answer? So strip away any and all context as to how the victory was achieved regardless of whether it was through battlefield tactics or campaign strategy, ignore who contributed to the victory and only look at the final result? The final result alone will tell us who the better tactician is?
Well I guess that means Sanyou Mougou is a superior General to Sanyou Renpa since the final result was that Mougou won and Renpa lost.
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