Let's talk about Chu's head of the military affairs and Great General.
And her strenght as a commander.
Coalition War:
Karin gets selected in Chu to partecipate in the coalition war, the combined invasion from the other six states to wipe Qin off the map. At this time she is a General who has been rising through the ranks. Karin leads the second army and in her introduction, SSK (Chu's prime minster) calls her "a genius at warfare".
In this war, she sure has heck starts demonstrating her huge talent:
- Amongst the entire coalition, she is the one to understand how the troops should be fighting and she facts sends to Riboku orders from the HQ to pass out. Her strategy is about the Coalition soldiers fighting conservatively and if they do so, Kankoku pass will fall in 10 days time.
Riboku sees this and understands and literally gives order to everybody and their armies in the Coaliton to follow this strategy. Lol.
(He also calls her "the real deal").
- Her own plan to make Kankoku fall fools everyone, even Tou. Kanki is like: "this is bad, for real". Ousen's mad strategic vision saves the day but Ousen himself is amongst the very top brains of the series and Karin later reiterates that the man could get there thanks to that idiot Ordo.
Still from that arc:
- Karin is gigantic and literally is almost as tall as Kanmei. As weapon she also has a mace Moubu/Kanmei style and she is drawn perceiving arrow shots. While we didn't see her fighting, all leads to believe that she is a very powerful warrior.
- Already back then, Karin's own personal retinue of elite soldiers are classified by SSK to be #1 or #2 in the entire Chu's military.
(Also Taigo's unit, once considered one of the most powerful in the Ouki's army, was shocked that they couldn't even get a single step in against Karin's soldiers with their side flank attack).
So like I said all of this is from the Coaliton Arc, when she was still an unknown general to China. This event changed all that and put her name on China's grand map.
Chu's Head of the military affairs:
Years later, (Great General) Karin is invited to a meeting by Renpa to discuss Chu's future. Karin has now been Chu's #2 commander for a while and we have this meeting with the old legend. Upon these two meeting each other, the sensation I got is that it was a meeting between peers, top dogs who respect each other's status.
In this few chapters, we learn another few things.
- Ri En, who wants to rebuild a more powerful Chu than ever before, wants Karin to act as a part of a two people system with him. She's essential for the military side and she in facts accepts and becomes Chu's Head of the Military Affairs, a role that Hara directly parallels to Riboku's in Zhao and Shouheikun's in Qin.
"So after my lord SHK and Riboku in Zhao, the Chu have now elevated a skilled strategist in a position of great power".
After her nominee, Shouheikun puts the surprise attack on Chu that he had planned on hold.
- It is shown that Karin understands, just like Kou En, that Chu has yet to utilize the full potential of its resources.
- We also learn that Karin has 300,000 troops under her command. That's a fucking insane number lol.
Juuko arc:
During this arc, she is seen reflecting about Shouheikun's intentions. She correctly suspects about Tou's army and sends as help to Juuko Kouyoku and Hakurei and their armies. Now I won't talk about the Juuko battle here but Man'U own voluntary battle shutdown upon his interaction with Moubu is worth mentioning. Man'U in fact actually picks Karin's interest, who wants to have a coversation with him and see if he is "an useful idiot" otherwise she'll "cut him down right there".
Current events & final conclusions:
With us deeply into the Zhao invasions arcs, Chu (and thus also Karin) have been put on hold.
Anyway Great General Karin, Chu's #2, is undoubtely a monstrously powerful commander, one of the very best in China.
I think she is at least as strong as the likes of Koshou and Rinshoujo and when the big Chu wars come, we can expect absolutely terrific performaces on her part.
Put your thoughts and discuss:cheers:
@Owl Ki @Elder Lee Hung @FutureWarrior123 @Jailer @Blackbeard @Shanks @TheKnightOfTheSea @Luffy is the mc @Monet @Bepo @Nidai_Kitetsu etc.
And her strenght as a commander.
Coalition War:
Karin gets selected in Chu to partecipate in the coalition war, the combined invasion from the other six states to wipe Qin off the map. At this time she is a General who has been rising through the ranks. Karin leads the second army and in her introduction, SSK (Chu's prime minster) calls her "a genius at warfare".
In this war, she sure has heck starts demonstrating her huge talent:
- Amongst the entire coalition, she is the one to understand how the troops should be fighting and she facts sends to Riboku orders from the HQ to pass out. Her strategy is about the Coalition soldiers fighting conservatively and if they do so, Kankoku pass will fall in 10 days time.
Riboku sees this and understands and literally gives order to everybody and their armies in the Coaliton to follow this strategy. Lol.
(He also calls her "the real deal").
- Her own plan to make Kankoku fall fools everyone, even Tou. Kanki is like: "this is bad, for real". Ousen's mad strategic vision saves the day but Ousen himself is amongst the very top brains of the series and Karin later reiterates that the man could get there thanks to that idiot Ordo.
Still from that arc:
- Karin is gigantic and literally is almost as tall as Kanmei. As weapon she also has a mace Moubu/Kanmei style and she is drawn perceiving arrow shots. While we didn't see her fighting, all leads to believe that she is a very powerful warrior.
- Already back then, Karin's own personal retinue of elite soldiers are classified by SSK to be #1 or #2 in the entire Chu's military.
(Also Taigo's unit, once considered one of the most powerful in the Ouki's army, was shocked that they couldn't even get a single step in against Karin's soldiers with their side flank attack).
So like I said all of this is from the Coaliton Arc, when she was still an unknown general to China. This event changed all that and put her name on China's grand map.
Chu's Head of the military affairs:
Years later, (Great General) Karin is invited to a meeting by Renpa to discuss Chu's future. Karin has now been Chu's #2 commander for a while and we have this meeting with the old legend. Upon these two meeting each other, the sensation I got is that it was a meeting between peers, top dogs who respect each other's status.
In this few chapters, we learn another few things.
- Ri En, who wants to rebuild a more powerful Chu than ever before, wants Karin to act as a part of a two people system with him. She's essential for the military side and she in facts accepts and becomes Chu's Head of the Military Affairs, a role that Hara directly parallels to Riboku's in Zhao and Shouheikun's in Qin.
"So after my lord SHK and Riboku in Zhao, the Chu have now elevated a skilled strategist in a position of great power".
After her nominee, Shouheikun puts the surprise attack on Chu that he had planned on hold.
- It is shown that Karin understands, just like Kou En, that Chu has yet to utilize the full potential of its resources.
- We also learn that Karin has 300,000 troops under her command. That's a fucking insane number lol.
Juuko arc:
During this arc, she is seen reflecting about Shouheikun's intentions. She correctly suspects about Tou's army and sends as help to Juuko Kouyoku and Hakurei and their armies. Now I won't talk about the Juuko battle here but Man'U own voluntary battle shutdown upon his interaction with Moubu is worth mentioning. Man'U in fact actually picks Karin's interest, who wants to have a coversation with him and see if he is "an useful idiot" otherwise she'll "cut him down right there".
Current events & final conclusions:
With us deeply into the Zhao invasions arcs, Chu (and thus also Karin) have been put on hold.
Anyway Great General Karin, Chu's #2, is undoubtely a monstrously powerful commander, one of the very best in China.
I think she is at least as strong as the likes of Koshou and Rinshoujo and when the big Chu wars come, we can expect absolutely terrific performaces on her part.
Put your thoughts and discuss:cheers:
@Owl Ki @Elder Lee Hung @FutureWarrior123 @Jailer @Blackbeard @Shanks @TheKnightOfTheSea @Luffy is the mc @Monet @Bepo @Nidai_Kitetsu etc.
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